CWA to refurbish Grade II-listed building
ENGINEERING consultancy CWA has been appointed to deliver a conversion project for a historic Birmingham building.
It will carry out civil and structural engineering work on the refurbishment of Birmingham Assay Office in Newhall Street.
Assay office staff and archives have moved out of the building, which was built in 1878, to a purpose-built base in the Jewellery Quarter.
It is now planned to convert the Grade II-listed building into 30,000 sq ft of offices. Plans have been drawn up by architects Glenn Howells on behalf of property group TCN UK who acquired the building last year.
The Assay Office was significantly extended from 1890 through to the mid-1970s. Proposals for the building are sensitive to the heritage and industrial significance of the building, with many of its historical features incorporated into the plans.
CWA director Jim O’Donnell said: “This is a very interesting project because of the history and significance of the building. It is important to preserve its character while at the same time providing modern working spaces.”
