Selfridges Building, Birmingham

Selfridges Building
Selfridges Building
	View from Park St car park
General information
Type	Department Store
Architectural style	Blobitecture
Location	Park Street, Birmingham, England
Coordinates	52°28′40.02″N 1°53′32.13″W
Construction started	1999
Completed	September 2003
Cost	£60 million
Owner	Selfridges & Co.
Technical details
Structural system	Steel framework with sprayed concrete facade
Floor count	6
Floor area	14,864m² (160,000sq ft)
Design and construction
Architect	Jan Kaplický, Amanda Levete
Architecture firm	Future Systems
Structural engineer	Ove Arup & Partners
Services engineer	Ove Arup & Partners
Main contractor	Laing O'Rourke

The Selfridges Building is a landmark building in Birmingham, England. The building is part of the Bullring Shopping Centre and houses Selfridges Department Store. The building was completed in 2003 at a cost of £60 million[1] and designed by the architecture firm Future Systems. It has a steel framework with sprayed concrete facade.[2] Since its construction, the building has become an iconic architectural landmark and seen as a major contribution to the regeneration of Birmingham.[3] It is included as a desktop background as part of the Architecture theme in Windows 7.

Architecture

The architecture firm Future Systems were appointed by Selfridge's then chief executive, Vittorio Radice, to design only the third store outside London. Although Selfridges was physically integrated with the Bullring Shopping Centre the client wanted a distinct design approach which would set the store apart from the rest of the development and become an instantly recognisable signpost for the brand.[1] The building's facade is curved, wrapping around the corner of Moor Street and Park Street. The facade comprises 15,000 anodised aluminium discs mounted on a blue background.

Awards

RIBA Award for Architecture 2004
Concrete Society Awards, Overall Winner 2004
Structural Steel Awards 2004
Royal Fine Art Commission Trust, Retail Innovation 2004
Institution of Civil Engineers, Project Award Winner 2004
Civic Trust Award 2004
Retail Week Awards, Retail Destination of the Year 2004

Gallery

Detail of aluminium disc cladding
View from the Bull Ring
Road level view of building
Interior escalators
Side view of the building

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References

Flatman, Ben (2008), Birmingham: Shaping the City, RIBA Publishing, p. 147, ISBN 978-1-85946-245-4
Selfridges Structural Frame, Steel Construction.org, archived from the original on 24 October 2010
Brown, John Murray (28 September 2015). "Regeneration and quality woo savvy shoppers to Birmingham". Financial Times. ISSN 0307-1766. Retrieved 22 January 2016.

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[simm-1] Flatman, Ben (2008), Birmingham: Shaping the City, RIBA Publishing, p. 147, ISBN 978-1-85946-245-4

[pmsa1-2] Selfridges Structural Frame, Steel Construction.org, archived from the original on 24 October 2010

[3] Brown, John Murray (28 September 2015). "Regeneration and quality woo savvy shoppers to Birmingham". Financial Times. ISSN 0307-1766. Retrieved 22 January 2016.