Hastings Pier has been named the UK's best new building seven years after it was destroyed by a devastating fire. Rebuilt at a cost of £14.2 million ($18.9 million), the pier's redevelopment was partly financed by a local crowdfunding project.
Hastings Pier has been named the UK's best new building seven years after it was destroyed by a devastating fire. Rebuilt at a cost of £14.2 million ($18.9 million), the pier's redevelopment was partly financed by a local crowdfunding project.
Alex de Rijke
Although an estimated 95% of the pier's original upper structure was destroyed in the 2010 fire, much of the ironwork beneath was salvageable. Instead of destroying the pier's remains, dRMM's winning design restored and strengthened the surviving metal structure.
Although an estimated 95% of the pier's original upper structure was destroyed in the 2010 fire, much of the ironwork beneath was salvageable. Instead of destroying the pier's remains, dRMM's winning design restored and strengthened the surviving metal structure.
Alex de Rijke
A new wide deck has built as a community space that is expected to host markets, concerts and public events.
A new wide deck has built as a community space that is expected to host markets, concerts and public events.
Alex de Rijke
Designed by architecture firm dRMM, the redeveloped structure was awarded the Stirling Prize by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA).
Designed by architecture firm dRMM, the redeveloped structure was awarded the Stirling Prize by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA).
Alex de Rijke
The pier reopened in April 2016, a decade after the attraction was closed to the public amid safety concerns.
The pier reopened in April 2016, a decade after the attraction was closed to the public amid safety concerns.
Alex de Rijke
Hastings Pier was shortlisted for the RIBA Stirling Prize in July alongside five other buildings, including a redeveloped dockyard in Kent and a new college campus in Glasgow.
Hastings Pier was shortlisted for the RIBA Stirling Prize in July alongside five other buildings, including a redeveloped dockyard in Kent and a new college campus in Glasgow.
Alex de Rijke
A pavilion in the center of the pier is home to a cafe and will host concerts and other public events.
A pavilion in the center of the pier is home to a cafe and will host concerts and other public events.
James Robertshaw