Whitehall Waterfront

Whitehall Waterfront is suited at the heart of Leeds often known as the “Knightsbridge of the north”. There are amazing views from different building that overlooks the River Aire and the Leeds Liverpool canal to the south with views over Leeds city to the north. The building is made up of both commercial and private properties. It has a healthy combination of owners and tenants who work hard to ensure that the building is regarded as the finest in Leeds.

A short walk from the White Waterfront stands the truck lifting tower. The truck lifting tower is a 100 year old building that no longer has a function. View of the truck lifting tower that formed part of the Central Station railway complex which lay between Wellington Street and Whitehall Road. The Central Station closed in May 1967 and the rest of the buildings and railway lines are now all gone, but this tower, now Grade II listed, remains and has been incorporated into the Aireside Retail Park. This listed building gives value to the whole area and that includes the Whitehall Waterfront. 

As I visited the site, I observed the material closely of my chosen building. The exterior wall looked like beige concrete bricks. The stairs leading to main entrance was made of steel and the door itself was made of black metal. In between the concrete wall outside, there is glass covering the majority of the building. The interior looked unfinished; the first floor has a wood floor that has been placed temporarily to allow builders to work in the space. The wall inside is not rendered and in consequence the grey bricks are still visible. There are still pipe lines visible that looks like they need to be covered. From observing, the first floor looks approximately three metres and a half, and the ground floor looked much taller with an estimation of about four metres. The first floor contained beams that looked like strong wood painted in pink. It is however the first floor that looks more unfinished compare to the ground floor.

The building is currently under renovation by an architecture company called Erdy Mchenry Architecture. Their world is apparent on the ground floor which is half occupied by a company. The finished part of the interior looks modern with a gentle finish. The waiting and reception area is fully furnished with white painted walls, with steel stairs on the left leading to the first floor. In the first floor there is a meeting room with modern furniture and the same theme was evident as the wall was also painted white. The mood was very calming and it felt relaxed, but the same thing could not be said t the majority of the interior. The other side of the building is still looking rough as mentioned above. The space all together is very spacious and more than big enough to carry my major project design.