Quayside Tower is a
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commercial building in
Birmingham
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,
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. 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
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, 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.
The tower has a gross area of with available for let once refurbishment was completed.
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Attached to the podium are a series of up to 20 abstract concrete reliefs by ]William Mitchell William Mitchell may refer to:
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which were commissioned by John Madin
John Hardcastle Dalton Madin (23 March 1924 – 8 January 2012) was an English architect. His company, known as John H D Madin & Partners from 1962 and the John Madin Design Group from 1968, was active in Birmingham for over 30 years.
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in 1965.
The GI for this building was record setting by a prominent West London broker.
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Emporis entry
Skyscrapernews entry
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Buildings and structures in Birmingham, West Midlands