Selfridges Building, Birmingham

Selfridges Building
View from Park St car park
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General information
TypeDepartment Store
Architectural styleBlobitecture
LocationPark Street, Birmingham, England
Coordinates52°28′40.02″N 1°53′32.13″W / 52.4777833°N 1.8922583°W / 52.4777833; -1.8922583
Construction started1999
CompletedSeptember 2003 (2003-09)
Cost£60 million
OwnerSelfridges & Co.
Technical details
Structural systemSteel framework with sprayed concrete facade
Floor count6
Floor area14,864m² (160,000sq ft)
Design and construction
Architect(s)Jan Kaplický, Amanda Levete
Architecture firmFuture Systems
Structural engineerOve Arup & Partners
Services engineerOve Arup & Partners
Main contractorLaing 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 one of the backgrounds as part of the Architecture theme in Windows 7

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