Quayside Tower | |
Building Type: | Commercial & Residential |
Location: | Broad Street, Birmingham, England |
Coordinates: | 52.4772°N -1.911°W |
Completion Date: | 1965 |
Height: | 70m (230feet) |
Floor Count: | 19 |
Architect: | John Madin |
Quayside Tower is a modern commercial building in Birmingham, England. It is situated on Broad 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 by John 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 by Kenmore Group.[1]
The tower has a gross area of 11148m2 with 8918.4m2 available for let once refurbishment was completed.[1]
Attached to the podium are a series of up to 20 abstract concrete reliefs by William Mitchell which were commissioned by John Madin in 1965.
The GI for this building was record setting by a prominent West London broker.