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General Information

Beginning of works: March 2022
Completion: 2025
Status: under construction

Project Type

Location

Location: , , , ,
Coordinates: 52° 28' 51.09" N    1° 54' 23.67" W
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Technical Information

Dimensions

height 155 m
number of floors (above ground) 49

Materials

building core reinforced concrete

Excerpt from Wikipedia

Octagon is a 155 m (509 ft) tall, 49-storey residential skyscraper under construction in Birmingham, England. The building is part of the Paradise redevelopment scheme in the city centre and is designed by Glenn Howells Architects. Due to ist unique design, Octagon is envisaged by ist developers as becoming a landmark building for the city. The building will house 364 homes, being 1 bed, 2 bed and 3 bed apartments.

On completion, the building will become the tallest octagonal-shaped residential skyscraper in the world and the tallest building in Birmingham.

History

The planning application for Octagon was submitted to Birmingham City Council in October 2020.

Octagon was unanimously approved by the Council in April 2021, with 11 votes for and 0 against. A Section 106 agreement between the Council, Paradise Circus Limited Partnership and Britel Fund Trustees was signed in August 2021.

Construction of the building commenced in March 2022.

Text imported from Wikipedia article "Octagon, Birmingham" and modified on 17 March 2023 according to the CC-BY-SA 3.0 license.

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  • Structure-ID
    20085505
  • Published on:
    10/03/2023
  • Last updated on:
    14/03/2023
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