| Quayside Tower | |
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 Quayside Tower from the front | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Commercial &Residential |
| Location | Broad Street,Birmingham, England |
| Coordinates | 52°28′38.03″N1°54′39.63″W / 52.4772306°N 1.9110083°W /52.4772306; -1.9110083 |
| Completed | 1965 |
| Height | 70 metres (230 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 19 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | John Madin |
Quayside Tower is amodern commercial building inBirmingham, England. It is situated onBroad Street, one of Birmingham's busiest streets. It forms a prominent part of the Broad Street skyline which consists of many other highrise buildings.
Originally built in 1965 to a design byJohn Madin, it was refurbished in 2003 to a design by Richard Johnson & Associates to give it a more fashionable appearance. Ashford Construction stripped all sixteen floors above the podium and added a new curtain walling from the top downwards. This produced a new roof feature which was designed by Watts & Partners. A new reception area was constructed and the 240 space car park was refurbished. It was developed byKenmore Group.[1]
The tower has a gross area of 11,148 square metres (119,996 sq ft) with 8,918.4 square metres (95,997 sq ft) available for let once refurbishment was completed.[1]
Attached to the podium are a series of up to 20 abstract concrete reliefs byWilliam Mitchell which were commissioned byJohn Madin in 1965.
The GI for this building was record setting by a prominent West London broker.
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