New Street facade dulling given the go ahead
RECOMMENDATIONS to dull part of the shiny stainless steel façade wrapping around Birmingham’s New Street Station have been approved.
The measures are having to be introduced to stop the façade acting like a giant mirror and heating up surrounding properties.
The two affected areas are to the north-west corner by the media eye and the taxi pick up to the south.
Councillors on the city’s planning committee backed the recommendations at its meeting yesterday.
The façade was a major factor in giving the new station its distinctive look when redevelopment plans began four years ago.
However, subsequent tests on the building have identified two potential hot-spots which could act like a giant magnifying glass when the sun is in a particular position.
