Fusion Tower, formerly known as Froomsgate House, is a
high student accommodation building in central
Bristol
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, England, situated at the junction of Rupert Street with
Lewin's Mead
Lewin's Mead is an area of Bristol, England, part of the city ward of Cabot, Bristol, Cabot, in the historic centre of the city, lying just outside the former medieval town walls. Several old buildings survive, including the Lewin's Mead Unitaria ...
.
History
Froomsgate House was completed in 1971 as a 15-storey office building. The building had of office space and was serviced by three lifts.
There were also three floors of car-parking. The building was owned by Froomsgate House Realty Ltd and managed by Hartnell Taylor Cook LLP.
The name derives from an ancient
city gate
A city gate is a gate which is, or was, set within a city wall. It is a type of fortified gateway.
Uses
City gates were traditionally built to provide a point of controlled access to and departure from a walled city for people, vehicles, goods ...
by the
River Frome which once stood on the site.
Notable tenants include the
Crown Prosecution Service Southwest.
On the first floor of the building is a mosaic mural map, the Froomsgate Map, executed by artist Phillipa Threlfall. This artwork was commissioned by the developer Laing Development owned by
John Laing plc. The map depicts the surrounding area in 1673 as originally shown in
James Millerd's map of that date. It is sited on the first floor as it was originally envisaged that Froomsgate House would be linked to other surrounding buildings by elevated walkways.
In 2014, Fusion Students, a property developer, converted and redeveloped the building into 480 bed student accommodation.
It involved adding two new floors on top of existing roof level of the building. The accommodation building includes three to six-bedroom apartments, studio flats, a gym, a concierge service, a cinema, games area and off-street parking.
See also
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List of tallest buildings and structures in Bristol
This list of tallest buildings and structures in Bristol ranks skyscrapers and other structures by height in Bristol, United Kingdom, that are at least 40 metres tall.
Complete and under construction
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References
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Buildings and structures in Bristol