
Plan for world’s tallest octagonal resi tower
Developer Argent has unveiled plans to construct the world’s tallest pure octagonal residential building at the Paradise site in Birmingham.
Birmingham-based Glenn Howells Architects has designed the Octagon tower which will rise to 49 storeys.
It will house 346 build to rent flats, with up to eight to a floor getting their own uninterrupted panoramic views of the city.
Public consultation on the scheme has started today with a planning application to be lodged this summer with work scheduled to be completed by 2024.
The landmark will be built at the northern apex of the Paradise site, on land currently occupied by the 77 Paradise Circus Queensway office building and fronting Summer Row.
Birmingham-based Glenn Howells Architects has designed the Octagon tower which will rise to 49 storeys.
It will house 346 build to rent flats, with up to eight to a floor getting their own uninterrupted panoramic views of the city.
Public consultation on the scheme has started today with a planning application to be lodged this summer with work scheduled to be completed by 2024.
The landmark will be built at the northern apex of the Paradise site, on land currently occupied by the 77 Paradise Circus Queensway office building and fronting Summer Row.
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