Snowhill

Snowhill
Artist rendition of the Snowhill development upon completion.
Snowhill is located in West Midlands county
Snowhill
Location within West Midlands county
General information
StatusPhases 1 and 2 – Completed
Phase 3 – On Hold
Phase 4 – Under Construction
TypeHotel, residential, office and retail
Architectural stylePostmodern
LocationSnow Hill Queensway,
Town or cityBirmingham,
CountryEngland
Coordinates52°29′03″N 01°53′56″W / 52.48417°N 1.89889°W / 52.48417; -1.89889
Current tenantsKPMG, Barclays, DWF
GroundbreakingApril 2006
Completed2022
Opened2023
Height138 metres (453 ft)
Technical details
Structural systemSlipform concrete cores, steel frame, concrete floors
Floor count43
Design and construction
Architect(s)Sidell Gibson Architects
Structural engineerCauntons, Curtins, WSP Global
Services engineerArup, Cundall, Hoare Lea
Other designersAlan Baxter & Associates LLP, Fairhursts, Glenn Howells, The Weedon Partnership, Yuanda
Quantity surveyorGleeds
Main contractorOne Snowhill: Kier Group,
Two Snowhill: Balfour Beatty
Website
http://snowhill.reflectorinteractive.com//

Snowhill is a mixed-use development in the Colmore business district, known historically as Snow Hill, in Central Birmingham, England. The area, between Snow Hill Queensway and Birmingham Snow Hill station, is being redeveloped by the Ballymore Group. The £500 million phased scheme has been partly completed on the site of a former surface car park adjacent to the railway station and West Midlands Metro terminus.

As part of the project, St Chad's Circus on the Inner Ring Road was levelled and reconfigured to create a new square adjacent to St Chad's Cathedral and a viaduct was constructed alongside the station for the extension of the West Midlands Metro into the city centre.

A 13-storey office building called One Snowhill was completed in 2009.[1] Tenants are KPMG, Barclays and DWF. The 14-storey Two Snowhill was completed with ground floor retail space in May 2013.[2] The 17-storey Three Snowhill was completed in 2020.[3]

  1. ^ "Commerz Real acquires environmentally sustainable office scheme in Birmingham". property-magazine.eu. 21 January 2010.
  2. ^ "US property giant Hines confirms deal to complete Two Snowhill". Birmingham Post. 28 April 2011.
  3. ^ Corser, John. "Three Snowhill: Birmingham's largest single office development work completed". www.expressandstar.com. Retrieved 22 September 2022.