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• Level of Award:

  Special Award

• Region:

  West Midlands

• Local Authority Area:

  Birmingham

• Owner:

  Urban Splash Ltd.

• Entrant:

  shedkm

• Architect:

  shedkm

• Developer:

  Urban Splash West Midlands

• Landscape Designer:

  Martha Schwartz

• Services Engineer:

  Bennett Williams

• Structural Engineer:

  Curtins

• Contractor:

  Urban Splash Build

• Quantity Surveyor:

  Simon Fenton Partnership

• Primary Use Class:

  B1 Business
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Information about this winner

Originally designed by Sidney Stott and WW Gibbings, this iconic landmark building has been derelict since the 1980s.  Transformed by the speculative building scheme, the building is now home to a hotel, restaurant, shops and over 100 businesses.  The decision to express the new accommodation as a glass box set within the brick shell is both expressive and practical: the decks between the walls offer service access and a means of escape. The new roof structure provides a penthouse level of accommodation, we well as creating one of the country’s largest green roofs. This is a bold move and the scheme is now a beacon of regeneration for Birmingham. It is an inspired intervention, and is a positive signal for the city. An excellent billboard for optimism and regeneration.