- Quayside Tower
Infobox building
building_name = Quayside Tower
caption = Quayside Tower from the front
building_type = Commercial &Residential
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location = Broad Street,Birmingham ,England
coordinates = coord|52|28|38.03|N|1|54|39.63|W|type:landmark|display=inline,title
completion_date = 1965
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height = convert|70|m|ft|0
floor_count = 19
main_contractor =
architect =John Madin
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awards =Quayside Tower is a modern commercial building in
Birmingham ,England . 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 , it was refurbished in 2003 to a design by Richard Johnson & Associates to give it a more fashionable appearance. Ashford Construction stripped all 16 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 byKenmore Group .cite web|url=http://www.ashfordconstruction.net/Commercial_Quayside.htm |title=Quayside Tower, Broad Street, Birmingham |publisher=Ashford Construction |accessdate=2008-09-02]The tower has a gross area of convert|11148|m2|sqft|0 with convert|8918.4|m2|sqft|0 available for let once refurbishment was completed.
ee also
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List of highrise buildings in Birmingham, UK References
External links
* [http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=quaysidetower-birmingham-unitedkingdom Emporis entry]
* [http://www.skyscrapernews.com/buildings.php?id=194 Skyscrapernews entry]
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