New Century House

New Century House
New Century House
	New Century House, Miller Street
General information
Status	Completed
Type	High-rise office
Architectural style	Modernist architecture
Location	NOMA, Manchester,; Greater Manchester,; England
Address	New Century House, Corporation Street, M60 4ES
Construction started	1959
Completed	1963
Inaugurated	11 May 1963
Owner	NOMA
Height	50 metres (160 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	14
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Gordon Tait of Sir John Burnet, Tait & Partners ; George S. Hay of CWS
Main contractor	John Laing & Son
Listed Building – Grade II
Official name	New Century House, including its attached conference hall and abstract concrete relief wall in the entrance piazza
Designated	24 November 1995
Reference no.	1255052

New Century House is a high-rise office building with an attached conference hall, in the NOMA district of Manchester, England. The building is 50 metres (160 ft) tall and has 14 floors. There is office space, conference and catering facilities, and a gym.

History

Co-operative Group

New Century House was designed by G. S. Hay and Gordon Tait and constructed by John Laing & Son for the Co-operative Insurance Society in 1962.^[2] The attached New Century Hall has a capacity of 1,000 people. New Century House and Hall were listed in 1995 as Grade II as a good example of a high-quality post-war office building. It is considered one of the finest modernist towers in the United Kingdom alongside its sister building the CIS Tower (1962, Grade II), the Arts Tower in Sheffield (Grade II*) and Euston Tower (1970) in London. It is described in its listing as, "A design of discipline and consistency which forms part of a group with the Co-operative Insurance Society".^[1]

NOMA

In 2013, Co-operative Group employees moved from New Century House to One Angel Square. New Century House is now part of the NOMA redevelopment scheme. Office and kitchen space in New Century House is available to local small to medium-sized businesses. New Century Hall is now available as a venue.^[3]