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One Centenary
Way and Arup
A pivotal building within the Paradise
redevelopment, One Centenary Way
employs an expressive yet rigorously
efficient structural solution to solve tricky
below-ground constraints, including
the A38 Queensway Tunnel. Denied the
possibility of a load-bearing core, the
new building’s façade steps in to provide
structural stability in the form of
a Vierendeel exoskeleton.
Developed by MEPC, designed by
Howells, this 13 storey, 280,000 sq ft
building, is home to environmental
consultancy Arup, global banking
group Goldman Sachs and real estate
advisors JLL.
This tour will focus on Arup’s fourth
largest global office and their journey
in pushing the boundaries of the future
office, intelligent building design and
sustainable fit-out.
The office achieves WELL™ Building
Platinum Certification; further enhancing
Arup’s commitment to its 1000
employees as well as providing additional
workspaces to support neurodiversity,
wellbeing, and inclusivity.
With input from the occupier, workplace
designer and developer this tour offers a
well-rounded overview of a progressive
occupiers journey to delivering a future
ready office. A short update on the BCO’s
Guide to Fit Out is also included.
Centenary Way,
Birmingham, B3 3HJ
103 Colmore Row,
T3
Birmingham, B3 3AG
103 Colmore
Just as the 1970s NatWest tower changed
the skyline of the City of London, so too
has 103 Colmore Row. Replacing John
Madin’s 1975 Birmingham NatWest Tower,
the 26-storey speculative vertical building
is a workspace community, designed like
stacked towers.
The use of the predominately glazed
façade allows the building to reflect the
streetscape around it. Located within the
historic Colmore Row Conservation area,
a structure this tall could have dominated
its neighbours, but instead, cleverly using
a considered pallet of materials, stepped
volumes and a four-storey loggia has
allowed it to sit respectfully within
its context.
There is a dramatic four-storey entrance
colonnade, art gallery, members club
with roof terrace and street-level café.
The double-height 24th-floor restaurant,
Orelle, for tenants and city residents
alike, offers unparalleled views over
Birmingham.
Energy Scheme, with electricity generated
from renewable sources.
The 223,632 sq ft, grade-A building is
rated BREEAM Excellent, EPC A and has
WiredScore Platinum digital connectivity.
The tour will be introduced by the
buildings developer Stirling Property
Ventures and also take in visits to the
fitted out tenant floors of Facepunch,
Shoosmiths and X&Y.
It is the city’s first central business district
commercial office development to benefit
from Birmingham City Council’s Direct
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