Colmore Gate, Birmingham - Page 2

van heckler · September 12th, 2008, 01:38 AM

I agree with that. I'm disappointed with the 7 I gave it when it really deserves a 9.

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Brum X · September 12th, 2008, 03:21 PM

9/10 for me, i think its a great looking tower, if it was 30 metrees higher it would be 10/10

Sandblast · September 12th, 2008, 03:53 PM

Considering its age, it always looks clean & fresh ..... as if it were completed just yesterday. There is a certain quality about it that I like, perhaps because of it's dark appearance, I don't know, it just looks good as you emerge from Snow Hill Station & look up at it..... the interesting arch detail, the unusual roof line etc. It would've been good to have had a taller building here, but I think it looks just great as it is.

GrAfiK_248 · September 13th, 2008, 09:55 PM

One of my favorites. Love it! Need more quality buildings like this.

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Sandblast · September 14th, 2008, 10:03 PM

Nice pictures GrAfiK.

Sandblast · September 30th, 2008, 12:41 AM

Yes, they are great

GazKinz · September 30th, 2008, 02:19 AM

Eugh grating PoMo, 3/10

i_like_concrete · September 30th, 2008, 07:04 PM

8/10

But it would be 9 if i didn't know what the ground level was like. It is a very high quality building and a great example of post-modernism, a great Birmingham building.

henry hill · July 23rd, 2009, 08:03 PM

nice 8/10

Sandblast · September 23rd, 2009, 08:20 PM

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Still like this one, not huge, but you'd struggle to find such a perfectly formed office building like this in Leeds, Liverpool or Manchester

GeorgeGriffiths · December 13th, 2009, 08:06 PM

Ugly. Aged. Stumpy. Short. Boxy. Basically, it's terrible. 1/10.

Sandblast · December 20th, 2009, 01:02 AM

Quote:

Ugly. Aged. Stumpy. Short. Boxy. Basically, it's terrible. 1/10.

Will "age" better than Sheffield's finest Mr Griffiths

eh?!?!

... not a bit boxy either!!!!

Merry Christmas.

GrAfiK_248 · December 20th, 2009, 11:53 PM

Colmore Gate is a lovely example of 90's architecture, one of my fav's in brum - sheffield would be happy to have that one.

ellbrown · November 13th, 2010, 08:51 PM

They recently replaced the reception area. I've taken a series of photos of the changes. Including the removal of those canopies on Bull Street.

See this set on my Flickr Colmore Gate

Some shots of the changes ...

Feb 2010

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Colmore Gate from Bull Street by ell brown, on Flickr

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Colmore Gate - Construction Site from Bull Street by ell brown, on Flickr

April 2010

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Removed canopies on Colmore Gate, Bull Street by ell brown, on Flickr

July 2010

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Colmore Gate - New entrance by ell brown, on Flickr

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Colmore Gate - New entrance by ell brown, on Flickr

October 2010

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Colmore Gate - Bull Street side by ell brown, on Flickr

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Colmore Gate - finished Reception area by ell brown, on Flickr

ellbrown · November 13th, 2010, 09:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Biosonic

I am afraid I don't have much information on this, other than it is located in the heart of Birmingham's CBD opposite Snow Hill station and next to St Philips' Cathedral

It is by the Seymour Harris Partnership.

The information is in the Wikipedia article Colmore Gate

Quote:

Colmore Gate is an office and retail building in Birmingham, England. An example of early 1990s architecture by the Seymour Harris Partnership, the lift shaft is on the outside of the building and the windows are tinted a dark blue colour. The design blends a traditional look with modern materials and style. It is situated in the heart of the business district of Birmingham. The building is home to many large companies.

The building was constructed after the developers bought the patch of land off another developing company whilst they were constructing a building there. The structure of a building was on the site and it was taken down before construction of Colmore Gate began.

Also detail in Pevsner Architectural Guides: Birmingham

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Colmore Gate, shops and offices of 1990 - 92 by the Seymour Harris Partnership, with a fourteen-storey tower. Silver reflective glass and more blue pearl granite. The mullions defining the centre of each side end at the top in half-rounds, like Cass-Gilbert-period New York. Very dominating from Colmore Row and the Cathedral churchyard. Built for the Church Commissioners.

ellbrown · November 13th, 2010, 09:20 PM

There is now a Tesco Express in one of the new retail units on Colmore Row. One is To Let.

joshwebb · January 20th, 2011, 07:19 PM

10/10 design so classically good it doesn't need to be that tall

Sandblast · April 30th, 2012, 09:28 PM

Another couple of years has passed, and still there is no other office building in the regions that looks as elegant as the 25 year old Colmore Gate tower in central Birmingham..... small, but perfectly formed

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darksider95 · July 11th, 2012, 08:46 AM

7/10

Aaronj09 · July 13th, 2012, 12:28 PM

Nothing great about this building despite Sandblast's insane ramblings (possibly a symbol of his age).

5/10

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September 30th, 2008, 02:19 AM	#27
GazKinz Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Camden Town Posts: 2,185 Likes (Received): 0	Eugh grating PoMo, 3/10 __________________ My best shots of 2010 http://www.flickr.com/photos/gazkinz/

September 30th, 2008, 07:04 PM	#28
i_like_concrete cockney sparrow Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: London Posts: 3,359 Likes (Received): 58	8/10 But it would be 9 if i didn't know what the ground level was like. It is a very high quality building and a great example of post-modernism, a great Birmingham building. __________________ Mother earth couldn't give a shit about your iphone or social networking strategy Flickr Pinterest

July 23rd, 2009, 08:03 PM	#29
henry hill Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 22,982 Likes (Received): 3	nice 8/10 __________________

September 23rd, 2009, 08:20 PM	#30
Sandblast Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: BIRMINGHAM ... in exile in the wilderness of rural Gloucestershire Posts: 2,863 Likes (Received): 2	image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr Still like this one, not huge, but you'd struggle to find such a perfectly formed office building like this in Leeds, Liverpool or Manchester Last edited by Sandblast; September 23rd, 2009 at 08:28 PM.

September 12th, 2008, 01:38 AM	#21
van heckler Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Wolverhampton/Birmingham Posts: 2,725 Likes (Received): 3	I agree with that. I'm disappointed with the 7 I gave it when it really deserves a 9. image hosted on flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/spatho/2275659964/sizes/o/in/photostream/

September 12th, 2008, 03:21 PM	#22
Brum X Brum X Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Birmingham, UK Posts: 3,969 Likes (Received): 16	9/10 for me, i think its a great looking tower, if it was 30 metrees higher it would be 10/10

September 12th, 2008, 03:53 PM	#23
Sandblast Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: BIRMINGHAM ... in exile in the wilderness of rural Gloucestershire Posts: 2,863 Likes (Received): 2	Considering its age, it always looks clean & fresh ..... as if it were completed just yesterday. There is a certain quality about it that I like, perhaps because of it's dark appearance, I don't know, it just looks good as you emerge from Snow Hill Station & look up at it..... the interesting arch detail, the unusual roof line etc. It would've been good to have had a taller building here, but I think it looks just great as it is.

September 13th, 2008, 09:55 PM	#24
GrAfiK_248 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Birmingham Posts: 3,145 Likes (Received): 13	One of my favorites. Love it! Need more quality buildings like this. image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr

September 14th, 2008, 10:03 PM	#25
Sandblast Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: BIRMINGHAM ... in exile in the wilderness of rural Gloucestershire Posts: 2,863 Likes (Received): 2	Nice pictures GrAfiK.

September 30th, 2008, 12:41 AM	#26
Sandblast Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: BIRMINGHAM ... in exile in the wilderness of rural Gloucestershire Posts: 2,863 Likes (Received): 2	Yes, they are great

December 13th, 2009, 08:06 PM	#31
GeorgeGriffiths Sheffield Wednesday Join Date: May 2009 Location: Sheffield and South Yorkshire; Wales Posts: 388 Likes (Received): 0	Ugly. Aged. Stumpy. Short. Boxy. Basically, it's terrible. 1/10.

December 20th, 2009, 11:53 PM	#33
GrAfiK_248 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Birmingham Posts: 3,145 Likes (Received): 13	Colmore Gate is a lovely example of 90's architecture, one of my fav's in brum - sheffield would be happy to have that one.

November 13th, 2010, 08:51 PM	#34
ellbrown flickr ell brown Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Birmingham Posts: 3,122 Likes (Received): 0	They recently replaced the reception area. I've taken a series of photos of the changes. Including the removal of those canopies on Bull Street. See this set on my Flickr Colmore Gate Some shots of the changes ... Feb 2010 image hosted on flickr Colmore Gate from Bull Street by ell brown, on Flickr image hosted on flickr Colmore Gate - Construction Site from Bull Street by ell brown, on Flickr April 2010 image hosted on flickr Removed canopies on Colmore Gate, Bull Street by ell brown, on Flickr July 2010 image hosted on flickr Colmore Gate - New entrance by ell brown, on Flickr image hosted on flickr Colmore Gate - New entrance by ell brown, on Flickr October 2010 image hosted on flickr Colmore Gate - Bull Street side by ell brown, on Flickr image hosted on flickr Colmore Gate - finished Reception area by ell brown, on Flickr __________________ Flickr ell brown Facebook ellr.brown Twitter ellrbrown I use the Creative Commons - Attribution licence http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en_GB

November 13th, 2010, 09:20 PM	#36
ellbrown flickr ell brown Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Birmingham Posts: 3,122 Likes (Received): 0	There is now a Tesco Express in one of the new retail units on Colmore Row. One is To Let. __________________ Flickr ell brown Facebook ellr.brown Twitter ellrbrown I use the Creative Commons - Attribution licence http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en_GB

January 20th, 2011, 07:19 PM	#37
joshwebb Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Birmingham, England Posts: 1,606 Likes (Received): 5	10/10 design so classically good it doesn't need to be that tall

April 30th, 2012, 09:28 PM	#38
Sandblast Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: BIRMINGHAM ... in exile in the wilderness of rural Gloucestershire Posts: 2,863 Likes (Received): 2	Another couple of years has passed, and still there is no other office building in the regions that looks as elegant as the 25 year old Colmore Gate tower in central Birmingham..... small, but perfectly formed image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr

July 11th, 2012, 08:46 AM	#39
darksider95 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 3 Likes (Received): 0	7/10

July 13th, 2012, 12:28 PM	#40
Aaronj09 Not a Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Leeds Posts: 7,680 Likes (Received): 213	Nothing great about this building despite Sandblast's insane ramblings (possibly a symbol of his age). 5/10 __________________ CONFIRMED SIGHTINGS OF POSITIVE AND REALISTIC CASES FOR SCOTLAND TO BECOME INDEPENDENT: 0

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