| Bayside | |
|---|---|
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| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Residential |
| Location | Worthing,BN11 United Kingdom |
| Address | Brighton Road |
| Coordinates | 50°48′43″N0°21′39″W / 50.812°N 0.3608°W /50.812; -0.3608 |
| Construction started | November 2017 |
| Topped-out | 1 October 2019 |
| Completed | 2022 |
| Opening | 2021 |
| Cost | £45 million[1] |
| Owner | Roffey Homes |
| Height | 52 metres (172 ft)[2] |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | Bayside Vista: 15[3] Bayside Horizon: 6[3] |
| Lifts/elevators | Bayside Vista: 10[4] |
| Design and construction | |
| Architecture firm | Allies and Morrison |
| Website | |
| Baysideworthing.co.uk | |
Bayside is a residential development located on the eastern approach toWorthing town centre inWest Sussex,England. Designed byAllies and Morrison, it consists of two main buildings, the tallest of which, Bayside Vista, is a 15-storey tower that reaches 52 metres (172 ft) and is the tallest building in Worthing. It replaced the Aquarena swimming pool.
The 0.7-hectare (1.7-acre) site is about 500 metres (0.3 miles) to the east ofWorthing Pier, on the edge ofEast Worthing. It is bounded by Brighton Road to the north, Splashpoint Leisure Centre to the west, Merton Road to the east and the town's seafront and beach to the south. Views extend southwards across theEnglish Channel and the Bay of Sussex and northwards towards theSouth Downs.[5]
Construction began in November 2017 and the building was topped out on 1 October 2019. It was completed in 2022.
Roffey Homes originally proposed a 21-storey £40 million tower on the site. Planning permission was rejected byWorthing Borough Council in September 2015.[6]
Roffey appointed new architects,Allies and Morrison, in November 2015. The 141-home scheme with a new seafront square, cafe and 620 m2 (6,700 sq ft) of commercial space was approved by Worthing Borough Council in January 2017.[7] Bayside Vista is a 15-storey tower while Bayside Horizon is much lower and fronts Brighton Road. Once approved,Peter Bottomley, MP forWorthing West called for a Government inquiry into the plans[8] but theSecretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government,Sajid Javid declined the request to intervene.[9]
Designed to act as a counterpoint to the horizontal massing of the adjacentSplashpoint Leisure Centre, Bayside acts as a marker of the start of the town centre esplanade and beach, with a lantern-like structure.[3] According to Ben Cheal of Roffey Homes, the design from Allies and Morrison incorporates features from historic buildings in Worthing.[10] Writing in theArchitects' Journal, Ella Braidwood called the overall design of Bayside 'playful' and described the Bayside Vista tower as 'curvaceous'.[11]
The tower won the 2023 Building Beauty Awards held by the Royal Fine Arts Commission Trust. The 'impressive' building was praised for its references to local Regency architecture while creating 'an original and powerful landmark'.[12] It was described as 'a worthy replacement for the depressing 1960s swimming pool that previously occupied the site' and 'bookends the seafront terraces of Regency Worthing, harmonising with their white stucco while steering clear of weak historicism'. This award meant the tower represented the UK for the International Building Beauty Prize at the 2023World Architecture Festival inSingapore.[13]
Masterchef winnerKenny Tutt opened his second Worthing restaurant, calledBayside Social at Bayside in 2021.[14][15] The restaurant was closed on 15 April 2023, with the owners blaming 'rising costs' and the 'long-lasting effects ofCOVID-19 on hospitality businesses'.[16]
Bayside Vista is the tallest tower in Worthing.[17][18][19] When it was topped out on 1 October 2019 it overtook Manor Lea inWest Worthing which had previously been Worthing's tallest building at 43 metres (141 ft) tall since it was built in 1967.[20][21]
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