Green light for Birmingham 1,200-bed student scheme
Construction & Build
A Birmingham university’s plans to create more than 1,200 student rooms in two blocks rising to 14 and 35 storeys in the heart of the city has received the thumbs up from planners.
University College Birmingham aims to redevelop the Cambrian Wharf canalside site with the £100m-plus project designed by Associated Architects.
The landmark project will consolidate UCB’s existing halls across the city.
The site, which presently is home to a 1970s low-rise student halls complex, is located beside the Birmingham and Fazeley Canal to the west and the B4135 Parade to the north, near the 49-storey Octagon project being built by Midgard and the consented 46-storey Brindley Drive project
Proposed Paradise Circus cluster: Terracotta cladding distinguishes Cambrian Wharf student accommodation scheme from surrounding tower projects presently under construction or consented
Its professional project team includes PM and cost consultant MGAC, MEP engineer Crouch Perry Wilkes and structural engineer Counch Consulting.
Written by Aaron Morby @ Construction Enquirer