The 50p building - people not happy at world s first Octagon residential tower in Birmingham
The purely octagonal residential tower - part of the Paradise development - has garnered a mixed response
13:55, 30 APR 2021
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Readers have had their say on the world s first purely octagonal residential tower - dubbed the 50p building by one commenter.
By Dave Rogers 2021-04-30T06:17:00+01:00
Architect also cleared Midlands planning with student flats scheme
Glenn Howells Architects has been given the green light by Birmingham planners for a 49-storey residential tower at Argent’s Paradise scheme in the city.
The 155m tall building is called Octagon because of its shape and will be one of the tallest in a glut of towers planned for the city.
The scheme has earned its Octagon name because of its shape
The tallest will be a 61-storey block at 100 Broad Street by another local firm Glancy Nicholls, which is also behind a 51-storey scheme at One Eastside.
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Developer URW and Glenn Howells Architects have unveiled designs for a 46-storey tower next to the Westfield shopping centre in west London,
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In 2017, Allies and Morrison was granted outline planning permission for 1,347 homes across three sites on behalf of developer Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW), which owns the Westfield shopping centre and the surrounding land.
Under the previous plans, the scheme – named Site C – was set to have 1,100 homes across eight blocks, ranging from eight to 23 storeys in height. Glenn Howells has now submitted revised outline plans to Hammersmith and Fulham Council for Site C, which would see 1,760 homes provided across nine blocks, up to 45 storeys in height. As well as the 45-storey tower, the scheme would also feature a 34-storey tower, a 24-storey block and two 19-storey blocks.
By Dave Rogers2021-04-29T16:14:00+01:00
Octagon scheme designed by local practice Glenn Howells
Contractors are on alert after Argent was given the green light this morning by Birmingham planners for a 49-storey residential tower at its Paradise scheme in the city.
Designed by local practice Glenn Howells Architects, the 155m tall building is called Octagon because of its shape and will be one of the tallest in a glut of towers planned for the city.
The scheme has earned its Octagon name because of its shape
The tallest will be a 61-storey block at 100 Broad Street by another local firm Glancy Nicholls, which is also behind a 51-storey scheme at One Eastside.
Approved - The world s first octagon-shaped residential tower at Paradise site in Birmingham
Councillors voted unanimously in favour of the plans despite concerns raised by the Ancient Monument Society
16:56, 29 APR 2021
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Plans to build the âworldâs first purely octagonal residential tower in Birmingham have been unanimously approved.