Birmingham Smithfield, Birmingham, UK - Placemaking with Community

Birmingham Smithfield is a £1.9bn city quarter set to be crafted into a sustainable and buzzing residential, leisure and entertainment district.


BIRMINGHAM SMITHFIELD

Bounded by Moat Lane, Bradford Street, Rea Street, Pershore Street and Edgbaston Street, Birmingham

View the site map HERE.

 

PROJECT TEAM (OVERVIEW):

Partners: Lendlease Smithfield LLP

ArchitectsHaworth Tompkins, dRMM, Intervention Architecture, Minesh Patel Architects and RCKa

Public Realm & Landcape: James Corner Field Operations

Project ManagerRidge LLP

Quantity Surveyor: Aecom

Principal Advisor to Lendlease: Turner & Townsend

Structural Engineer: Arup

Civil Engineer, Transport: WSP

Heritage: Montagu Evans

Planning ConsultantDP9

Planning Application Number2022/09643/PA

 

BIRMINGHAM SMITHFIELD

Birmingham Smithfield is a new £1.9 billion city quarter set to be crafted into a sustainable and buzzing residential, leisure, & entertainment district.

The 42-acre site will see the introduction of 3,500 new homes, public squares and green spaces, new transit routes, c. 1M SF of offices, restaurants, a music venue, an art gallery, a hotel, artists’ spaces, and a primary school/creche.

Phase one will introduce new builds and tie Southside, Digbeth, and the city centre together at the earliest opportunity with a 16,491-sqm public realm.

Manor Square will sit above the buried remains of the de Birmingham family manor house and moat & will be celebrated as the birthplace of the city, with a landscaped event space for up to 7,000 people.

New Market: Split into two buildings, the market sits in front of Manor Square.

The indoor market will consist of fish and meat, a dining hall, restaurant and event spaces, and the open and rag market.

Commercial Office Building: A new G+11 floor office building will be delivered, along with a square-facing terrace and street-level frontages.

Smithfield Gardens: 'Smithfield Gardens' will become the site’s first neighbourhood, accommodating 429 (1-3 bed) homes over builds of seven to 15 storeys, with a garden, community room, lounges, play areas, and ten flexible commercial units.

This fronts onto Central Boulevard, a major transit spine that will open up the entire site and connect surrounding neighbourhoods.

Dean Street Energy Centre: This will allow easy connection to the Birmingham District Energy Circuit (BDEC), a city-wide district heating strategy.

With these hybrid plans now approved, a legal agreement will need to be secured to secure the following:

  • 10.87% on-site affordable housing across the masterplan, rising to a potential 20% should grant funding be secured
  • An intermittent viability review throughout the delivery of the development
  • Securing the architect of individual plots through to the completion of that plot
  • Provision for a primary school (anticipated to be 2 Forms of Entry)
  • Public spaces: Allow for the inspection of public spaces by the city council for agreement & for spaces to be maintained as publicly accessible

Future Phases (including Plot 4A below - adjacent to Manor Square, below, for 408 BTR homes)


Smithfield proposes four primary development zones containing a workspace-led zone, including hotel, commercial, educational, cultural, and entertainment floorspace.

Other zones are earmarked for more living, entertainment and community uses, with a new school, creche, and potential for a community library.

Watch this space!!

Birmingham Smithfield, images from Lendlease.

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Project dates

16 Mar 2019 - On-going

Passions

Construction & regeneration

Contact

Your Place Your Space

Jonathan Bostock

0121 410 5520
jonathan.bostock@ yourplaceyourspace.com