Bayside, Worthing Explained

Bayside
Status:Completed
Building Type:Residential
Cost:£45 million[1]
Owner:Roffey Homes
Location:Worthing,
United Kingdom
Address:Brighton Road
Coordinates:50.812°N -0.3608°W
Start Date:November 2017
Topped Out Date:1 October 2019
Completion Date:2022
Opening:2021
Height:1720[2]
Floor Count:Bayside Vista: 15
Bayside Horizon: 6[3]
Elevator Count:Bayside Vista: 10[4]
Architecture Firm:Allies and Morrison

Bayside is a residential development located on the eastern approach to Worthing town centre in West Sussex, England. Designed by Allies and Morrison, it consists of two main buildings, the tallest of which, Bayside Vista, is a 15-storey tower that reaches 1720 and is the tallest building in Worthing. It replaced the Aquarena swimming pool.

The 0.7ha site is about 5001NaN1 to the east of Worthing Pier, on the edge of East 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 the English Channel and the Bay of Sussex and northwards towards the South Downs.[5]

Construction began in November 2017 and the building was topped out on 1 October 2019. It was completed in 2022.

History

2015 original scheme

Roffey Homes originally proposed a 21-storey £40 million tower on the site. Planning permission was rejected by Worthing Borough Council in September 2015.[6]

2017 revised scheme

Roffey appointed new architects, Allies and Morrison, in November 2015. The 141-home scheme with a new seafront square, cafe and 620m2 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 for Worthing West called for a Government inquiry into the plans[8] but the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, Sajid Javid declined the request to intervene.[9]

Architecture

Designed to act as a counterpoint to the horizontal massing of the adjacent Splashpoint 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 the Architects' 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 2023 World Architecture Festival in Singapore.[13]

Bayside Social

Masterchef winner Kenny Tutt opened his second Worthing restaurant, called Bayside 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 of COVID-19 on hospitality businesses'.[16]

Ranking among Worthing high-rise buildings

Bayside Vista is the tallest tower in Worthing.[17] [18] [19] When it was topped out on 1 October 2019 it overtook Manor Lea in West Worthing which had previously been Worthing's tallest building at 43m (141feet) tall since it was built in 1967.[20] [21]

Previous uses of the site

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Seafront development is ‘catalyst for ‘change’. The Argus. Siobhan. Ryan. 22 November 2017. 18 January 2020.
  2. BaysideWorthing . Bayside Apartments . 1034048368979394565 . 27 August 2018 . Bayside Fact #3.
  3. Web site: Allies & Morrison Architects. e-Architect. 30 January 2020.
  4. Web site: What You Can Expect From the Bayside Apartments on Worthing Seafront. 14 December 2017. 20 January 2020.
  5. Web site: Bayside Apartments: New development is taking shape on Worthing seafront. Isabella. Cipirska. Worthing Herald. 29 April 2019. 18 January 2020.
  6. Web site: Worthing seafront tower plans rejected by council. BBC News. 23 September 2015. 18 January 2020.
  7. Web site: Worthing Aquarena redevelopment plans approved. BBC News. 20 January 2017. 18 January 2020.
  8. Web site: Worthing MP calls for inquiry into Aquarena development after plans approved. 24 January 2017. Josh. Walton. The Argus. 18 January 2020.
  9. Web site: £45 million Aquarena Redevelopment in Worthing to Go Ahead. The Argus. Neil. Vowles. 2 March 2017. 27 January 2020.
  10. Web site: Goodbye Aquarena, Hello Bayside!. Building AW. November 2017. 20 January 2020.
  11. Web site: Allies and Morrison's 'playful' Worthing seaside homes win planning. Architects' Journal. Ella. Braidwood. 25 January 2017. 20 January 2020.
  12. Web site: Spocchia . Gino . 2023-11-16 . Allies and Morrison wins 2023 Building Beauty Awards for Worthing scheme . 2024-03-25 . The Architects’ Journal . en.
  13. News: 2023-11-11 . Worthing tower block wins UK's most beautiful new building award . 2024-03-25 . ITV News.
  14. Web site: Bayside Social, Worthing: ‘Riotous colour and wake-me-up flavours’ – restaurant review. Jay. Rayner. The Guardian. 23 January 2022. 27 July 2022.
  15. Web site: Burger King? Kenny Tutt is hungry for more success with a patty restaurant. Karen. Pasquali-Jones. 13 July 2022. 28 July 2022.
  16. News: Carden . George . 2023-04-04 . Seafront restaurant run by MasterChef winner announces closure . 2024-03-26 . The Argus.
  17. Web site: Tallest tower in Worthing could be approved despite more than 2,300 objectors. 19 January 2017. The Argus. Neil. Vowles. 20 January 2020.
  18. Web site: Aquarena development ‘to add £15m to town economy’. 18 January 2017. James. Butler. 20 January 2020. Worthing Herald.
  19. Web site: Plans for Worthing's tallest building approved by councillors. Planning Resource. 23 January 2017. David. Dewar. 20 January 2020.
  20. Web site: Manor Lea. 2013-03-15. 28 August 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130828213741/http://skyscrapernews.com/buildings.php?id=5873. dead.
  21. Web site: Worthing Local Interest Study. PDF. Worthing Borough Council. 8 May 2013. 10 September 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130910165849/http://adur-worthing.gov.uk/media/media,99455,en.pdf. dead.
  22. Web site: Worthing Historic Character Assessment Report. Harris. Roland B.. December 2009. 10 December 2019.
  23. Web site: Demolition of the Aquarena. The Argus. 25 February 2018. 21 January 2020.
  24. Web site: Rapid expansion between World Wars. Freddie. Feest. 2012. 21 January 2020. 30 December 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191230002315/http://www.feestspada.com/worthing_history/history_pages/html/rapid_expansion.html. dead.

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