One Centenary Way, Birmingham, UK - Construction with Community

Follow here with It'sYourBuild, the development of One Centenary Way, a 280,000 sq. ft 13 storey building, the first build as part of Phase Two of Paradise Birmingham.


In brief

This development is quite unique as it has had to address a number of below-ground constraints. 

The main one is that the A38 Queensway Tunnel, running directly underneath the building, is to remain active throughout both the construction and its future occupation.

Given this there is very little opportunity for the building to make contact with the ground as a traditional building would. The innovative solution in the absence of a normal load-bearing core, has been for the building’s façade to provide the stability in the form of a "Vierendeel Exoskeleton".

In addition to this solution, and to avoid any interface with the live A38 tunnel, One Centenary Way will sit on storey height transfer trusses. This will result in transfering the load of the façade and the buildings floorplates either side of the tunnel.  Then, by constructing a podium slab on top of the trusses, a lid will be formed to the car park and a table created for the Vierendeel Exoskeleton to sit on.

Wow what a build and a masterclass in both design and engineering!

The developer is Argent.  The architect is Glenn Howells.  The contractor is Sir Robert McAlpine

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There are now over 900 photos of the construction of this building and can be seen in reverse date order in the full gallery here: One Centenary Way Full Construction Gallery

Latest Photo: 24th February 2024

Photography by Daniel Sturley

The view from the 12th floor terrace.

Photography by Daniel Sturley

See the full gallery for recent photos from the Paradise Birmingham Community Photographers Visit to the 12th floor terrace on 14th April 2023

The story so far

July 2020

 

August 2020

 

 

September 2020

 

October 2020

 

December 2020

 

January 2021

 

February 2021

 

March 2021

April 2021

May 2021

June 2021

July 2021

August 2021

September 2021

25th September. Photography by Daniel Sturley

21st October 2021.  Photography by Daniel Sturley

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13th November.  Photography by Daniel Sturley

11th December 2021

Photography by Daniel Sturley

15th January 2022

Photography by Daniel Sturley

23rd February 2022, from the 18th floor outside terrace of 103 Colmore Row.

8th March 2022 from the Library

26th March 2022

16th April 2022, from the Brindleyplace rooftop at sunrise.

21st May 2022 from New Street

25th June 2022 from the Library

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17th July 2022

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29th July 2022

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6th August 2022

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27th August 2022

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25th September 2022

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17th December 2022

Photography by Daniel Sturley

Latest Photo: 4th February 2023

Photography by Daniel Sturley

See the full gallery for recent photos from the Paradise Birmingham Community Photographers Visit to the 12th floor terrace on 14th April 2023:

The view from the 12th floor terrace.

Photography by Daniel Sturley

There are now over 900 photos of the construction of this building and can be seen in reverse date order in the full gallery here: One Centenary Way Full Construction Gallery

Project dates

14 Mar 2019 - On-going

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03 Mar 2022 - Daniel Sturley 		Gallery

The Construction of One Centenary Way - March 2022 Update

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One Centenay Way is externally complete all but the last few floors of windows and the parapet detail.

Construction photos covering late January to late February in this gallery.

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One Centenay Way is externally complete all but the last few floors of windows and the parapet detail.

Construction photos covering late January to late February in this gallery.


16th January 2022

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20th January 2022

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3rd February 2022

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5th February 2022

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17th February 2022

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18th February 2022

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19th February 2022

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23rd February 2022

Photos taken on the 'Sky High Birmingham' trip to the 18th floor outside terrace of 103 Colmore for a special invite enthusiast photographer event at sunrise. Thanks so much to them for inviting us!

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Photography by Daniel Sturley

 

26th February 2022

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Photography by Stephen Giles

There are now nearly over 750 photos of the construction of this building and can be seen in reverse date order in the full gallery here: One Centenary Way Full Construction Gallery

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The Construction of One Centenary Way - January 2022

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With the external structure now complete and the windows chasing up fast we can get a better sense of how the building fits in with its surrounding architecture.

Lots of photos in this construction photo gallery update covering late December to January 15th (above).

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With the external structure now complete and the windows chasing up fast we can get a better sense of how the building fits in with its surrounding architecture.

Lots of photos in this construction photo gallery update covering late December to January 15th (above).


19th December 2021

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30th December 2021

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2nd January 2022

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6th January 2022

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Photography by Daniel Sturley.

There are now nearly 600 photos of the construction of this building and can be seen in reverse date order in the full gallery here: One Centenary Way Full Construction Gallery

 

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23 Mar 2021 - Daniel Sturley 		News & Updates

The Construction of One Centenary Way - March 2021 Update Two

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A lot is happening now at the site and the progress is fast! The building will be structurally all steel and the full girth of it can be seen from Centenary Square (the first photo in the main article). The outer perimeter structure is visable from all around the site and the central core structure is rising fast too with a maze of black girders appearing above the hordings.

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A lot is happening now at the site and the progress is fast! The building will be structurally all steel and the full girth of it can be seen from Centenary Square (the first photo in the main article). The outer perimeter structure is visable from all around the site and the central core structure is rising fast too with a maze of black girders appearing above the hordings.


Construction of One Centenary Square in Birmingham

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All photography by Daniel Sturley

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