Please wait while image loads hit F5 to refresh

Instructions: To move the image around, keep your finger pressed on your mouse button, with the cursor inside the image box and drag from left to right.

PC users: To zoom in press 'A'. To zoom out press 'Z'
MAC users: To zoom in press 'Ctrl & shift'. To zoom out press 'Ctrl'

The Willis Building

This 360 degree view of the Willis building shows the lawn area on the roof. The tinted windows in the background are the rooftop restaurant.

The Willis building in Friars Street, Ipswich was officially opened in June 1975. Designed by Lord Foster, the building has won many awards and is one of the youngest buildings to be given Grade 1 Listed status.

The building is easily recognised by its unique glass cladding - 890 tinted panes, plus another 180 round the restaurant. Three escalators rise up through the central atrium of the building to the rooftop restaurant and the roof itself, complete with lawn and privet hedge. It was from this roof top area that these 360 degree images were taken.

The original site of the building contained shops, housing, a derelict brewery, a gunsmith and saddlers. The roadway was diverted to leave a heart-shaped area. By stretching the plans to the very edge of the site only four floors were needed to meet the original space requirements.

Web link for Willis