The proposals will act as a catalyst in the wider regeneration of Digbeth from a post-industrial wasteland to the new 'Creative Quarter' envisioned in the Birmingham Big City Plan. The scheme attempts to channel the transformative potential of the new Curzon Street HS2 station into a positive outcome for the wider area, providing community facilities, enhanced public realm, new pedestrian cycle routes, and new affordable housing, for the community of creatives the area aims to attract.
The layout aims to combine different uses and user groups within a holistic plan, providing opportunities for workers, residents, bars, cafés, shops and artists to come together in unexpected and intriguing ways. The scheme relies on layers of visibility through the façade; the different building types clearly express their activity and function onto the public realm whilst retaining required degrees of privacy and attaining optimal natural lighting conditions.
