One Centenary Way

A unique landmark for Birmingham has come to life in the shape of a lantern area at the top of the latest building at Paradise, One Centenary Way. The 35,000 sq ft lantern is a major feature of the building and adds a colourful new landmark to the city skyline – visible from miles around.

It is made up of 504 individual glass units with 576 reflective backing screens that can be controlled by a mixing desk style control panel to select the appropriate colour to allow the building to play its part in supporting and highlighting key dates and causes.

The lantern – which can project more than 1 million different colours – sits atop the 70 metre tall commercial building.

Built environment consultancy Arup has taken three floors and 69,000 sq ft of space at One Centenary Way, while global bank Goldman Sachs has taken five floors and 110,000 sq ft of space for its permanent home in the city.

The building, designed by Glenn Howells Architects and constructed by main contractor Sir Robert McAlpine, offers 280,000 sq ft of space across thirteen floors and is one of the largest commercial buildings in the city.

It features a number of highly sustainable features including the supply and sourcing of materials, construction methods, being all-electric and SMART enabled, and being home to the city’s first cycle hub.