CONTRACTOR APPOINTED TO £7.5M RESIDENTIAL SCHEME
Construction company mac-group has been appointed to build a new £7.5m residential development in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter.
The Photographic Works on Camden Street will be built on the site of a former photo processing building, which Solihull-based mac-group has also been contracted to demolish. In its place will be a four-storey development, designed by BPN Architects on behalf of property development company Hatchbury.
The scheme will comprise 43, one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments and five two-storey duplex apartments/townhouses. There are external terrace gardens to the rear of the development over a steel transfer structure, under which is car parking for 27 vehicles and ancillary storage facilities. All of the homes will be available for private sale.
Ray O’Sullivan, director of the mac-group, said: "This is a much-needed residential scheme in an historic area of Birmingham and we’re pleased to have been appointed to deliver it for Hatchbury.
"We’ll be working closely with the developer to build a high-quality development that reflects the area’s history and sits neatly in its surroundings. We’re looking forward to bringing it to life."
The building will be constructed using a steel frame to the podium, with a lightweight steel frame above. External facade features will include detailed bespoke brickwork that are designed to reflect the style of film strips, which fade as they rise towards the light, and feature precast banding elements, plus Crittall-style windows and sloping Patent glazing to the third floor. Bespoke interior design elements will feature photographic themes of light and dark, and exposure and enlargement.
PMP Consultants has been appointed as project manager and quantity surveyor, while Couch Consulting will undertake the structural engineering. Halligan Consulting Engineers will complete the mechanical and engineering aspects of the build.
