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Glenn Howells’ Wolverhampton office facade completes
The City of Wolverhampton Council’s office development i9, which has been designed by Glenn Howells Architects and features curved glazing, is progressing towards completion later this year. The brick-faced, precast external facade on the six-storey building has now been completed by contractors Graham. The next phase of construction will see roofing, internal partitioning and further glazing, mechanical and electrical works.
The development is part of the
Wolverhampton Interchange scheme that recently won the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) West Midlands
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Award for Planning Excellence 2020. i9 follows the award-winning i10 complex, constructed on the opposite side of Railway Drive.
The finished building will provide up to 52,000 ft2
has potential for 5,600 ft2
of Grade A office space, which of retail or
leisure space, and is planned for completion in summer 2021. City of Wolverhampton Council and leading property developer, Ion, selected Glenn Howells Architects’ design for i9 as the winner from a shortlist of 10 UK leading architects and urban design practices within a national design competition.
The design has “drawn influence from
Wolverhampton’s family of red-brick Victorian buildings – providing a complementary, contemporary addition fit for 21st century working life,” said the architects. Its bull-nose, curved glass corners “address key approaches,” and deep brickwork piers help to shade the building and “articulate its tripartite proportions,” Glenn Howells Architects added. The building is set to house a mix of retail and leisure on the ground floor as well as a rooftop amenity space, with views towards the city centre conservation area and Interchange. The project has targeted a BREEAM Excellent rating.
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