The Cube | |
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General information | |
Status | Completed |
Type | Mixed use – Office, Retail, Residential, Hotel |
Location | Birmingham, West Midlands, England |
Coordinates | 52°28′30″N 1°54′25″W / 52.4750°N 1.9070°W |
Construction started | 2007 |
Completed | 2010 |
Cost | £100 million |
Height | |
Roof | 70.4 m (231 ft) |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 24 |
Floor area | 450,000 square feet (41,806 m2) |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Ken Shuttleworth |
Architecture firm | Make Architects |
Developer | Birmingham Development Company |
Structural engineer | Buro Happold |
Main contractor | BuildAbility |
The Cube is a 24-storey mixed-use development in the centre of Birmingham, England. Designed by Ken Shuttleworth of Make Architects, it contains 244 flats, 111,500 square feet (10,359 m2) of offices, shops, a hotel and a 'skyline' restaurant. It is the final phase of The Mailbox development.
The site is enclosed by The Mailbox complex, Commercial Street, Washington Wharf apartment complex and the Worcester & Birmingham Canal.[1]