"When I think back to the original design brief, I think we wanted a big red box, something visible from a long way away," recalls Toxteth TV board director Nick Stanley. Well it may not be totally red, but Toxteth TV's new multicoloured HQ in Liverpool is certainly big, boxy and very, very striking. So much so, it has already scooped both the Best Public Building and Building of the Year categories in the BDA's 2004 Brick Awards. Apart from its distinctive technicolor contribution to Windsor Street, Toxteth, and holding its own against the looming backdrop of Liverpool's Anglican Cathedral, the building is also noteworthy in other respects. It was built for a total cost of only ￡1m. That includes design fees and fit out and works out at just ￡66/ft~2. Pretty good going in this day and age, even for a low-budget affair.
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