Simple Abstract 218
The information for my comments below was sourced from Wikipedia.
The Toast Rack, (the Hollings Building), is a Modernist structure in Manchester, England.
Completed in 1960 as the Domestic Trades College, it became part of Manchester Polytechnic, then Manchester Metropolitan University, until closure of the campus in 2013.
Designed by the city architect, Leonard Cecil Howitt, it is known as the Toast Rack due to its distinctive form, which reflects its use as a catering college.
The architecture critic Nikolaus Pevsner described the building as "a perfect piece of pop architecture".
It was Grade II listed in April 1998 by English Heritage who describe the structure as, "a distinctive and memorable building which demonstrates this architect's love of structural gymnastics in a dramatic way".
A semi-circular restaurant block is attached to the west and is informally known as the "Poached Egg".
Manchester Metropolitan University left their Hollings campus in 2013 as they consolidated their facilities towards the city centre.
The building is awaiting redevelopment.
Simple Abstract 218
The information for my comments below was sourced from Wikipedia.
The Toast Rack, (the Hollings Building), is a Modernist structure in Manchester, England.
Completed in 1960 as the Domestic Trades College, it became part of Manchester Polytechnic, then Manchester Metropolitan University, until closure of the campus in 2013.
Designed by the city architect, Leonard Cecil Howitt, it is known as the Toast Rack due to its distinctive form, which reflects its use as a catering college.
The architecture critic Nikolaus Pevsner described the building as "a perfect piece of pop architecture".
It was Grade II listed in April 1998 by English Heritage who describe the structure as, "a distinctive and memorable building which demonstrates this architect's love of structural gymnastics in a dramatic way".
A semi-circular restaurant block is attached to the west and is informally known as the "Poached Egg".
Manchester Metropolitan University left their Hollings campus in 2013 as they consolidated their facilities towards the city centre.
The building is awaiting redevelopment.