Island House (Birmingham)

Island House (Birmingham)

Infobox building
building_name = Island House
native_building_name=


caption =
former_names =
building_type = Office
architectural_style =
structural_system =
location = Birmingham, United Kingdom
owner =
current_tenants = Urban Fusion
landlord =
coordinates = coord|52.4806|-1.8907|display=inline,title|region:GB_scale:2000
start_date =
completion_date = 1912
demolition_date =
height =
diameter =
other_dimensions =
floor_count = 3
floor_area =
main_contractor =
architect = G. E. Pepper [cite book |last= Foster |first=Andy |title=Birmingham |series=Pevsner Architectural Guides |origyear=2005 |year=2007 |pages=190 |publisher=Yale University Press |isbn=978-0-300-10731-9]
structural_engineer =
services_engineer =
civil_engineer =
other_designers =
quantity_surveyor =
awards =
references =

Island House is a locally listed building in Birmingham's Eastside area.

Built in 1912, [cite web |url=http://www.designbuild-network.com/projects/city-park/ |title=City Park Gate, Birmingham City Park Gate, Birmingham, United Kingdom |publisher=designbuild-network |accessdate=2008-06-28] Island House vaguely resembles the Flatiron Building in New York City. However, although the Flatiron Building was built on a triangular plot of land, Island House was not restricted by land - one road (Fazeley Street) ran adjacent to the building, but there was ample development land to the north. [cite web |url=http://expbirmingham.wordpress.com/2007/05/17/island-house/ |title=Island House |publisher=Birmingham: AAH |date=2007-05-17 |accessdate=2008-06-28]

Located next to the Masshouse developments, Island House is currently occupied by Urban Fusion, a Birmingham-based arts and culture company. The building is used in conjunction with other establishments in the city, including the Ikon Gallery. [cite web |url=http://www.urban-fusion.info/strand/view/1/ |title=Urban Fusion |accessdate=2008-06-28]

Although Island House's future was jeopardised by the City Park Gate development, [cite web |url=http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/GenerateContent?CONTENT_ITEM_ID=81562&CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE=0&MENU_ID=0 |title=Eastside – City Park Gate |publisher=Birmingham City Council |accessdate=2008-06-28] the building (along with local public house the Fox and Grapes) has been included in these plans; with a refurbishment and height extension designed by MAKE Architects for Quintain.

References


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Council House, Birmingham — Birmingham Council House Birmingham Council House, Victoria Square General information Type Municipal headquarters Architectural style …   Wikipedia

  • Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery — Established 1885 Location Chamberlain Square, Birmingham Visitor …   Wikipedia

  • Birmingham New Street railway station — Birmingham New Street redirects here. For the actual street, see New Street, Birmingham. Birmingham New Street …   Wikipedia

  • Birmingham Coach Station — The station at night Other name Digbeth Coach Station Location …   Wikipedia

  • Birmingham Moor Street railway station — Birmingham Moor Street Restored GWR entrance to Moor Street, 2006 Location …   Wikipedia

  • Birmingham School of Art — School of Art and Design Building, Margaret Street Type Art school Location Birmingham, West Midlands …   Wikipedia

  • Birmingham — This article is about the city in England. For the U.S. city named after it, see Birmingham, Alabama. For other uses, see Birmingham (disambiguation). City of Birmingham   City and Metropolitan borough   …   Wikipedia

  • House music — House Stylistic origins Disco, electronic, garage, Hi NRG, soul, funk, synthpop, dub, hip hop, boogie Cultural origins Early 1980s in Chicago, United States Typical instruments Samp …   Wikipedia

  • Birmingham, Michigan — Infobox Settlement official name = Birmingham, Michigan settlement type = City nickname = website = http://www.ci.birmingham.mi.us imagesize = image caption = image image mapsize = 250px map caption = Location of Birmingham, Michigan government… …   Wikipedia

  • Birmingham Zoo — Infobox zoo zoo name=Birmingham Zoo logo=BhamZooLogo.jpg date opened=1950 location=Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham] , Alabama area=122 acres (0.5 km²) num animals=750 num species=250 members=AZA website=http://www.birminghamzoo.comThe Birmingham… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”