The Tower of Love, perched on the Blackpool seafront, incorporates Lignacite’s planished Roman Brick.
The concept was to create a civic space that framed couples between the ocean and the Blackpool Tower, as they exchanged their marriage vows. At ground level a restaurant connects promenade and horizon views.
Festival House has outwardly pitched walls, exaggerating its scale from all angles. The engineered timber construction is set on a plinth. The Roman Brick has been used as cladding to protect the walls from the Atlantic weather.
The blocks are made from recycled glass which is bound together in a limestone matrix and then planished. Planishing is a technique that creates a polished finish, but with a degree of texture.
On the main building it has been stepped to create small overhangs and interest with additional shadow. The overall result combines recycling and sculptural form.