Paradise View
City-Centre Office-to-Residential Conversion Project

Sector
Residential
Service
Civil & Structural Design
Completion
2024
Project Value
£40M
Location
Birmingham
Client
Topland Group & Colico Living
Architect
DAY Architecture
Contractor
BAM
Project Details
Paradise View involved the refurbishment and conversion of Beneficial House in Birmingham city centre to create residential accommodation. The project combined residential redevelopment, structural assessment, vertical extension considerations, highway works, and significant third-party infrastructure coordination.
We provided full civil and structural engineering services for the refurbishment, including load assessments to determine the capacity of the existing structure to accommodate the proposed vertical extension and redevelopment works. The existing building and city-centre location required careful coordination of structural interventions and construction constraints.
A key aspect of our role was the preparation and coordination of submissions to Network Rail due to the presence of a tunnel beneath the building. Our involvement also included Section 278 works and associated infrastructure design to support the development.
Services
Full civil and structural engineering design for refurbishment
Structural load assessment for vertical extension
Assessment of existing structure for redevelopment
Network Rail submission and coordination due to tunnel interface
Section 278 highway works design
Infrastructure and external works design
Structural modification design associated with refurbishment
Coordination with contractor, architect, and statutory stakeholders


