Five Ways Tower
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Five Ways Tower is a 23 storey commercial building on a 2.1 acres (8,498.4 m²) prime site located in the Birmingham City Centre
by the corner of Frederick Road and Islington Road, near to the Five Ways
roundabout and close to Five Ways Station, at the gateway to the Edgbaston
area of Birmingham
15, England
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The building was completed in 1979.
Several top brand hotels initially expressed interest in acquiring the building from its current owners, since its solid concrete design is a 'text book case' for coverting into a business class hotel with considerable space for conference, banqueting and leisure facilities.
The building has in excess of 100,000sqft of existing net office space with considerable scope for further expansion, six lifts, basement storage, a double height floor at the top which could be redesigned into magnificent executive quarters or as a destination restaurant. The building has a large carpark with parking for approximately 200 cars allocated to the Tower.
The building's architect
was Philip Bright of the Property Services Agency
. Andy Foster described it as being similar to the work of James Stirling
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Birmingham City Centre
Birmingham city centre is the business, retail and leisure hub of Birmingham, England. Following the removal of the Inner Ring Road, the city centre is newly defined as being the area within the Middle Ring Road. Birmingham city centre is undergoing massive redevelopment with the Big City Plan...
by the corner of Frederick Road and Islington Road, near to the Five Ways
Five Ways, Birmingham
Five Ways is an area of Birmingham, England. It takes its name from a major road junction, now a busy roundabout to the south-west of the city centre which lies at the outward end of Broad Street, where the Birmingham Middle ring road crosses the start of the A456 .-History:The name of Five Ways...
roundabout and close to Five Ways Station, at the gateway to the Edgbaston
Edgbaston
Edgbaston is an area in the city of Birmingham in England. It is also a formal district, managed by its own district committee. The constituency includes the smaller Edgbaston ward and the wards of Bartley Green, Harborne and Quinton....
area of Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
15, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
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The building was completed in 1979.
Several top brand hotels initially expressed interest in acquiring the building from its current owners, since its solid concrete design is a 'text book case' for coverting into a business class hotel with considerable space for conference, banqueting and leisure facilities.
The building has in excess of 100,000sqft of existing net office space with considerable scope for further expansion, six lifts, basement storage, a double height floor at the top which could be redesigned into magnificent executive quarters or as a destination restaurant. The building has a large carpark with parking for approximately 200 cars allocated to the Tower.
The building's architect
Architect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
was Philip Bright of the Property Services Agency
Property Services Agency
The Property Services Agency was an agency of the United Kingdom government, in existence from 1972 to 1993. Its role was to “provide, manage, maintain, and furnish the property used by the government, including defence establishments, offices, courts, research laboratories, training centres and...
. Andy Foster described it as being similar to the work of James Stirling
James Stirling (architect)
Sir James Frazer Stirling FRIBA was a British architect. He is considered to be among the most important and influential British architects of the second half of the 20th century...
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