BBC BIRMINGHAM
Typhoo Tea Factory Building
Aka "The Tea Factory"
Bordesley Street, Birmingham, B5
Click HERE for the map of the site.
PROJECT TEAM:
Partners: Stoford, Benacre 2022 LLP (The Gooch Estate)
Architects: Howells, BDP, Grant Associates
Cost Consultant: MGAC
Project Manager: Arcadis
Principal Designer: Anstey Home
Structural Engineer, Transport: BWB
Services Engineer: ESC
Groundworks, External Packages: DWJ Harkin
Contractor: BAM Construction
Fire Consultant: Jensen Hughes
Agent(s): Savills & Wallis Real Estate
Planning Consultant: Turley
Planning Application Number: 2022/08628/PA
THE TEA FACTORY
The Tea Factory, a 1929-built industrial building, is being transformed into an 84K SF state-of-the-art broadcast centre – and it’ll be the BBC’s greenest building (EPC ‘A’, BREEAM ‘Outstanding’).
The Tea Factory will be home to BBC Birmingham from 2026/27, marking the beginning of a new era for production and the creative industries in the city.
Two-thirds of the building’s structural frame will be utilised and adapted to house several editorial teams, including The Archers, BBC Newsbeat, BBC Asian Network, BBC Radio WM, and Midlands Today.
With rooftop terraces, there will also be a new public realm and square, allowing for a canal-side quarter, with further potential for bars, cafes & restaurants as the masterplan evolves.
The masterplan of the wider site aims to deliver up to 800,000K SF of new residential, office, and hospitality space, over the next decade.
Typhoo Wharf, images from Howells & BBC.
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