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Tobacco Warehouse Apartments, Stanley Dock Properties Ltd.,

Stanley Dock, Liverpool, UK Design Summary - March 10th 2016
Context
”One of the most stupendous industrial
buildings in Britain... a major local
landmark” - SAVE Britain’s Heritage
Stanley Dock sits at the heart of Liverpool’s
docks - the largest and most complete system
of historic docks anywhere in the world.
Designed by the renowned Jessie Hartley of
Albert Dock fame, Stanley Dock comprises
three architecturally and historically important
buildings - the North, South & Tobacco
Warehouses - all of which are either Grade II
and II* Listed.
The principal building is the iconic Tobacco
Warehouse - once the world’s largest brick
warehouse. Standing 125 feet (38 m) high,
the 14-storey building was at the time of
its construction in 1901 reported to be the
world’s largest building with a floor-area of
150,000 sq.m. (1,614,586 sq.ft.) or 37 acres
(15 ha). Its construction absorbed 27 million
Existing view of Tobacco
Warehouse from South Lane
Recent photo of Stanley Dock with the Tobacco
Warehouse to the right of the image with the
refurbished North Warehouse on the left
bricks, 30,000 panes of glass and 8,000
tons of steel. It could accommodate 70,000
hogsheads of tobacco, each weighing 453 kg
(1,000 lbs) some of which were stored for up
to 15 years before being bought or collected
by cigarette manufacturers.
The dock is a UNESCO World Heritage Site
and a key heritage asset for Liverpool city.
The Grade II listed Tobacco Warehouse is
being transformed into duplex, loft-style
apartments with dual aspects overlooking
the historic waterfront and a new central
courtyard.
Together with the recent restoration of the
North and Rum Warehouses and launch of
Titanic Hotel and Rum Bar, the generous
living spaces at Tobacco Warehouse will
help Stanley Dock to become an important
uptown district and trendy new area for the
City of Liverpool.
Proposed Site Plan

North Warehouse

Tobacco Warehouse

South Warehouse

Proposed Site Plan

Car Park & Plant proposed for Basement with two access ramps.

189 car parking spaces

Proposed Basement Floor Plan

Ground Floor maintains pedestrian permeability with Exhibition Space,
Commercial & Retail units, & internal courtyards with natural light &
parking ramps to basement.

A Commercial space D Commercial Space

840 sqm + courtyard 560 sqm + courtyard

B Commercial space Exhibition space

1970 sqm + courtyard 1750 sqm + courtyard

C Commercial space
830 sqm + courtyard

Proposed Ground Floor Plan

Typical Corridor Floor plan at level 2, 5, 8 & 11
538 total no. of apartments over 13 floors

South Lane South Lane

Type A - 2no. Bedrooms with 2no. wall

windows - 130/ 170 sqm

Type B/C - 2no. Bedrooms with 1no. shared wall

window - 90/ 110 sqm

Type D & E - 2no. Bedrooms with 2no. courtyard

facades & external corner Windows - 120/ 135 sqm

Proposed Typical Corridor Floor Plan

Thirteenth Floor plan with the addition of 35 no. single storey penthouse apartments
Dockside which are accessed from the thirteenth floor.

Type G3 - 2no. Bedrooms corner units - 152/

158 sqm

Type G.0 - 2no. Bedrooms

- 90/ 110 sqm

Type G2 - 2no. Bedrooms

- 151/152 sqm

Types G1 - 1no. Bedroom

- 103/109 sqm

Proposed Thirteenth Floor Plan

The internal courtyards are formed by demolishing the inner 4no.
columns/ 5no. beam widths to form interconnected landscaped courtyards
at the ground floor mid plan.

Proposed Section A-A - Tobacco & South

Warehouses

Proposed Section A-A

Duplex loft style two bedroom apartments, with dual aspect, with
windows on historic facade & new glazed courtyard facade.

double height living

accommodation against
courtyard glazed facade

central stair as a dividing element

between kitchen & sitting exposed painted concrete structure
accommodation juxtaposed with fine finishes

CGI view of proposed courtyard with

bridging apartments & courtyard links under

Reference Images
Unit Type A, 2 bedroom 130 - 170 sqm, dual aspect, located adjacent the
existing fin walls spans 8no. structural bays with 2no. external windows.

Unit Type A - Unit Type A & A1- Unit Type A1 -

Lower Floor Plan at levels 1,4, 7 & 10 Entrance Floor Plan at levels 2,5, 8 & 11 Upper Floor Plan at levels 3,6, 9 & 12

Proposed Typical Unit Type A

Unit Type B/C, 2 bedroom 90 - 110 sqm, dual aspect, located off centre off
the existing single external widow spanning 6no. structural bays.

Unit Type B/C - Unit Type B/C & B1/C1- Unit Type B1/C1 -
Lower Floor Plan at levels 1,4, 7 & 10 Entrance Floor Plan at levels 2,5, 8 & 11 Upper Floor Plan at levels 3,6, 9 & 12

Proposed Typical Unit Type B/C

Unit Type D, 2 bedroom 130 - 135 sqm, dual aspect, located between the
new internal courtyards

Unit Type D - Unit Type D & D1- Unit Type D1 -

Lower Floor Plan at levels 1,4, 7 & 10 Entrance Floor Plan at levels 2,5, 8 & 11 Upper Floor Plan at levels 3,6, 9 & 12

Proposed Typical Unit Type D

Unit Type E, 2 bedroom 150 - 185 sqm, dual aspect, exterior corner units

Unit Type E - Unit Type E & E1- Unit Type E1 -

Lower Floor Plan at levels 1,4, 7 & 10 Entrance Floor Plan at levels 2,5, 8 & 11 Upper Floor Plan at levels 3,6, 9 & 12

Proposed Typical Unit Type E

Unit Type G, 1/2 bedroom 100 - 158 sqm, single/dual aspect, Penthouse
level Apartment

Typical Unit Type G -

Penthouse level 13

Proposed Typical Unit Type G

Section of a pair of interlocking dual aspect Apartments with double height living
spaces at the brick facade & opposite at the glazed courtyard wall. Their entrances
are located off a central corridor at the mid floor of a group of three floors.

Proposed Section AA detail

Ground Floor Enterprise/ office space with shared social/ retail
courtyards with natural light.

exposed structure with

contemporary inserts

Premium space adjacent new Large open plan area with enclosed
glass facade dockside structures/ meeting rooms

CGI view of social courtyard at ground level

Reference Images
 Tobacco Warehouse Mix of Use

Total The Tobacco Warehouse will have a

Level GFAsqM GFAsqM GFAsqM GFAsqM GFAsqM no.s no.s no.s no.s no.s no.s ApartmentNo.s sustainable mix of residential and commercial
D1ͲExhibition B1ͲOffice Plant/Store Residential Total TransportProvision AptTypeA AptTypeB AptTypeC AptTypeD AptTypeE AptTypeG uses ,as shown in section below, as well as in
the table to the left.
Car MotorͲ
Parking cycles Bicycles
B Basement 0 0 1946 0 1946 189 8 617 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
G Groundfloor 1750 4175 0 0 5925 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 residential
2 1stͲ3rdfloor 0 0 0 17128 17128 0 0 0 52 26 34 8 8 0 128
5 4thͲ6thfloor 0 0 0 17128 17128 0 0 0 52 26 34 8 8 0 128
8 7thͲ9thfloor 0 0 0 17128 17128 0 0 0 52 26 34 8 8 0 128
commercial
11 10thͲ12floor 0 0 308 16512 16820 0 0 0 50 22 36 4 7 0 119
13 Penthouse13thfloor 0 0 0 4358 4358 0 0 0 35 35 car/ bike park
TotalGFA 1750 4175 2254 72254 80433 189 8 617 206 100 138 28 31 35 538
sqm sqm sqm sqm sqm
538units

Proposed Area Schedule

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Dockside View of Tobacco Warehouse

Courtyard View within Tobacco Warehouse View of Pneumonia Alley

Stanley Dock Properties Ltd. Tobacco Warehouse,

at Stanley Dock, Liverpool
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