We’re thrilled to share of our recent planning approval for Colmore Row. GPAD have been working collaboratively with Marlborough Property Company and V7 to develop a best-in-class office restoration in the heart of Birmingham’s Colmore and Environs Conservation Area. Forming part of the Snow Hill Masterplan and wider regeneration for Birmingham City, the sensitive retrofit will deliver a highly sustainable, people focused workspace, that celebrates the unique history of the site and surroundings.
Built in 1917, the Portland stone exterior to this Edwardian Neo-Baroque style building will undergo a light refurbishment to bring it back to its former glory. The proposals consolidate and retrofit the existing non-designated heritage building to reinvigorate key architectural features that contribute to its longstanding significance and character. The thoughtful restoration and extension have been designed to integrate seamlessly into the historical landscape while achieving exemplary sustainable credentials.
“As a strength-based organisation, V7 know the importance of teamwork, especially in development management of the UK’s office sector as we strive to retain existing buildings but still refurbish them with one eye on ESG and the other on viability for our clients. The team we have appointed to design and rebuild 90 Colmore Row is a diverse senior team fully committed to our vision for the project illustrating leadership through expertise in their respective disciplines. When dealing with the redevelopment of any existing building, no one member of the team can have all the answers as there is a journey of discovery through feasibility, strip out and surveys. The key is remaining positive and solving the problems presented by the physical building and stakeholders – something this team has done from day one and is doing at every Design Team Meeting and Inspection. People – the reason I love what I do in Real Estate!”
– Zak Veasey, Director V7
Read more about Colmore Row on our project page here.
GPAD have secured planning permission for 130 Old Street, an existing office building in which they are currently one of the tenants. The refurbishment and extension of the existing building will deliver high quality office space as well as on site affordable workspace.
The retrofit project will see the retention of the existing concrete structure, with the addition of two new floors and extensions to the lower existing floors, providing a sustainable solution that will result in over eight storeys of floor space.
As part of the works, the principal façade will also be replaced with a new elevation that will look to improve the dialogue with the street through a more permeable ground floor. Juliette balconies on the upper floors create life; overlooking the street and animating it. The scheme proposes a palette of locally sourced brick and textured pink concrete to the principal façade, offset with metal cladding and fin details to the two new storeys and ground floor, creating a façade that has depth, a sense of permanence, and craft. The grid is dispersed with offset openings to make use of the existing structure and to break down the mass of the building.
Charles Bettes, Managing Director at GPAD: “We contribute to a lot of projects in Islington and particularly on Old Street and we hope that this scheme gives something back to the street whilst repositioning the existing building to meet the demands and desires of modern office users.”
GPAD and client Tellon Capital have secured planning permission to progress with the rooftop extension and refurbishment of 16-18 Eastcheap, a late Victorian building in the heart of the City of London’s insurance district. Read More
We delighted that Crinan Street be shortlisted for the AJ Retrofit Awards in the Office under 2,000m2 category. Read More
We are excited to announce that Concordia Works has won the 2017 BCO National Award in the Projects Up to 1,500m2 category, after its success in the same category for the regional awards. Read More
