Paradise Development 2022

[MWS]

Building works are still progressing, One Centenary Way looks to be near completion (at least on the outside).

I was in town last week and it was surprising how much space there is around the buildings, they look really close together from the live cameras.

Planning permission has been granted for more open spaces...

Planning for new public realm awarded - Paradise Birmingham

Planning permission has been granted by Birmingham City Council today for a significant new public realm at Paradise Birmingham.

www.paradisebirmingham.co.uk

...as well as the new hotel earlier in the year.

And a sixth live camera has been added, showing the site of the Octagon.

 

[MWS]

A concrete base/platform has been laid for the Octagon...

Live Camera feed & Timelapse Progress videos - Paradise Birmingham

Progress steams ahead at Paradise Birmingham, watch the live camera feed and timelapse videos of the mixed use development in Birmingham

www.paradisebirmingham.co.uk

One Centenary Way (still) looks near completion and early work has begun on Three Chamberlain Square (another camera added).

They continue to announce new tenants include this one, who now doubt will charge you a (small) fortune for the experience...

F1® Arcade confirms Birmingham for second venue - Paradise Birmingham

F1® Arcade, the first Formula 1® licensed premium experiential venue of its kind, will speed into Birmingham after a deal was agreed to bring this unique attraction to the city. F1 Arcade will occupy an 11,000 sq. ft unit at Two Chamberlain Square at Paradise Birmingham, the £1.2 billion...

www.paradisebirmingham.co.uk

 

[MWS]

Doesn't seem that much has happened but here's a review of the development for the year...

View from Paradise – December 2022 - Paradise Birmingham

After the ups and downs of a two year global pandemic, 2022 at Paradise started as it meant to go on, with a busy schedule of events, stories and major announcements. First off at the start of the year was the news that the Octagon residential tower – due to become the tallest building in […]

www.paradisebirmingham.co.uk

 

[mikejee]

None of the few new inhabitants seem to be concerned with producing anything useful , unless you consider F1 useful. Seems a lot of waffle to me

 

[MWS]

The third new building - One Centenary Way - has been completed (sort of). The worst of the 3 for me - I like the first and the second is ok - and when I look at it I think lovely place for pigeons to sit and...

Also the developers/council always like to push 'bringing new jobs' but all the first mentioned tenant seems to be doing is relocating (from Solihull?).

One Centenary Way completion milestone - Paradise Birmingham

Birmingham’s latest and one of its largest contemporary commercial buildings, One Centenary Way, has reached its final construction milestone. The building has reached Practical Completion (PC) this week, with contractor Sir Robert McAlpine handing the building over to developer and asset...

www.paradisebirmingham.co.uk

 

[Tinpot]

The third new building - One Centenary Way - has been completed (sort of). The worst of the 3 for me - I like the first and the second is ok - and when I look at it I think lovely place for pigeons to sit and...

Also the developers/council always like to push 'bringing new jobs' but all the first mentioned tenant seems to be doing is relocating (from Solihull?).

One Centenary Way completion milestone - Paradise Birmingham

Birmingham’s latest and one of its largest contemporary commercial buildings, One Centenary Way, has reached its final construction milestone. The building has reached Practical Completion (PC) this week, with contractor Sir Robert McAlpine handing the building over to developer and asset...

www.paradisebirmingham.co.uk

Just looks like a warehouse racking system.

 

[Radiorails]

The building looks like it was built "on the cheap" compared with other cities and particularly those in European cities. The description gives "pure electricity" ?, "agile furniture" - I hope that also applies to the staff. The so called lantern description is laughable. Its feature seems to be a multitude of coloured lights.

 

[Vivienne14]

One Centenary Way reminds me of that IKEA wire racking system ! Viv.

 

[mikejee]

Agree it is very ugly and probably built on a cheap modular system that can be duplicated in many places for no extra development costs. I wonder if " SMART access to services, information and facilities throughout its large, 22,000 sq ft floorplates" means you will have to always have a smartphone with you (or a chip inserted into you) to get around?. Probably not, but in the future

 

[Astoness]

The third new building - One Centenary Way - has been completed (sort of). The worst of the 3 for me - I like the first and the second is ok - and when I look at it I think lovely place for pigeons to sit and...

Also the developers/council always like to push 'bringing new jobs' but all the first mentioned tenant seems to be doing is relocating (from Solihull?).

One Centenary Way completion milestone - Paradise Birmingham

Birmingham’s latest and one of its largest contemporary commercial buildings, One Centenary Way, has reached its final construction milestone. The building has reached Practical Completion (PC) this week, with contractor Sir Robert McAlpine handing the building over to developer and asset...

www.paradisebirmingham.co.uk

bet that took a really good architect to design that one...my 6 year old grandson could build a more interesting building with his lego

 

[MWS]

Another building soon to start appearing, wonder how it'll look next to the Town Hall...

Three Chamberlain Square starts on site - Paradise Birmingham

Construction work on the latest commercial building at Paradise Birmingham, Three Chamberlain Square, has begun. Activity to prepare the site for work has already been taking place throughout 2023 and direct work will now be visible upon the site situated next to The Town Hall and fronting...

www.paradisebirmingham.co.uk

 

[Stokkie]

Another building soon to start appearing, wonder how it'll look next to the Town Hall...

Three Chamberlain Square starts on site - Paradise Birmingham

Construction work on the latest commercial building at Paradise Birmingham, Three Chamberlain Square, has begun. Activity to prepare the site for work has already been taking place throughout 2023 and direct work will now be visible upon the site situated next to The Town Hall and fronting...

www.paradisebirmingham.co.uk

The architects' vision appears to be an office block set in a red cage...
https://www.paradisebirmingham.co.uk/2023/10/16/nabers-uk-first-for-birmingham/
Link amended to show artist's impression.

 

[johnny082]

All this confirmed my belief that I have become a grumpy old git. Bring back the old Birmingham of which we were proud. However, each to his own

 

[Stokkie]

I grew up with Brutalist Birmingham and had an affection for the John Madin external design of the previous library (though I remember the Victorian Library just about too). I guess we will have to see what 'Paradise' looks like when we can walk between the buildings. It isn't just individual designs, but how they fit, or don't fit together.

I don't know who said 'If yow doh like it now, yow kin kum back in a few years when we've knocked it all down agen.' Lots of the city still resembles a building site. But I went to Coventry last week and I still think we've got the edge in architectural design. (Excepting Coventry Cathedral).

 

[Tinpot]

There seems to be an obsession with High Rise buildings in Brum now. I hope someone is thinking about adequately funding the Fire Service with suitable equipment and staffing. Also I thought that the need for offices was reducing as workers rethink their lives after covid and continue to work from home.

 

[mikejee]

Development companies care little about the actual needs of the community. This is shown by the fact that housing developments are usually largely the more expensive houses with few that are aimed for fulfilling the housing needs of the country. With office blocks , when they are being/have been built they can be put on the books as expensive assets, even if not being used.

 

[Stokkie]

There seems to be an obsession with High Rise buildings in Brum now. I hope someone is thinking about adequately funding the Fire Service with suitable equipment and staffing. Also I thought that the need for offices was reducing as workers rethink their lives after covid and continue to work from home.

Yes, BCC policy changed and a lot of high rise is planned in certain zones including the city centre. I think more would have been built but for Covid. There is supposed to be lots of trees and some green space as well. Glenn Howells and The Big City Plan are informative. As ever the Birmingham Post is a good read. The youngest of us will see how it works out!

 

[MWS]

One Centenary Way appears to have been completed. Difficult to read the guff without being cynical...

Birmingham’s most sustainable new office building launches - Paradise Birmingham

One Centenary Way, the major new landmark and highly sustainable commercial building in the heart of Birmingham, has been officially launched today, 19th October. The launch event saw a wide range of the city’s business community come together to mark this important milestone for the city’s...

www.paradisebirmingham.co.uk

Three Chamberlain Square is progressing and the Octagon already looks enormous and there's still 20 storeys to go.

Also on one of the cameras you can see that the scaffolding is finally coming off the building on the corner of Paradise St and Suffolk St, now called Paradise View - more apartments.

 

[Stokkie]

The Octagon will be a giant at 49 stories. Residential flats.
https://www.paradisebirmingham.co.uk/live/octagon/

I suspect that the Birmingham skyline will change dramatically as big a change as the introduction of Brutalist Modernism in the 1970s.

 

[mikejee]

Probably will be named Shiny Glass Short-termism