Project places students at the heart of key Birmingham regeneration area
Glenn Howells Architects has announced planning permission for the new student accommodation project, City Locks, for specialist student housing provider, Alumno Developments.
The project will be located along the canal’s edge in Birmingham’s Eastside, a stone’s throw from the site of the proposed HS2 terminus, and the recently opened, award-winning £12m Eastside City park.
The 625-bed scheme will provide generous well-lit spaces, organised around accessible communal areas. The entrance to the entire development will be placed in the central building, creating a legible ‘heart’ within the plot and a key social space to facilitate student life …