Designed by JC Loudon, Birmingham Botanical Gardens is one of the UK’s most significant historic botanical sites, holding a Grade II* listed status and renowned for its rich biodiversity.
The gardens, which include inspirational glasshouses and a landscaped environment, have remained largely unchanged since their establishment in 1829 and the heritage infrastructure is now fragile and deteriorating.
Conservation and repurposing works are critically important to ensure there is no loss of amenity to the city’s urban community who benefit from this culturally and scientifically importance green space.
Our project development team has already worked with the client, regional and national stakeholders, to secure National Lottery Heritage Fund investment and we have been retained to provide project governance and project management support as the project transitions through the iterative design process and subsequent investment rounds.
Project stakeholders and funders recognise the unique opportunity this project offers to create a regional legacy that respects the historic context, promotes important educational awareness of bio-diversity in our modern world, and increases accessibility to urban green spaces that we now recognise as beneficial to the overall health and well-being of society.
Against that background we are leading the development of a scheme that will remove later additions to the buildings and reveal the original glass house structures as first designed and built nearly 200-years ago.
The new entrance, including mixed use retail and hospitality space (an important revenue stream for future commercial success), will improve accessibility and enhance the visitor experience. Within the grounds there are plans to build a new education hub to support school run bio-diversity and environmental conservation programmes.
| Procurement Route | Value | Services Provided |
|---|---|---|
| Currently in Design Phase | £20m | Cost Planning, Cost Management, Project Development, Project Management |
