Dandara Living

Part of the Arena Central regeneration scheme, the Dandara Living private rental scheme is creating 324, one and two-bedroom apartments building a vibrant new community in the heart of Birmingham.

The project consisted of two-blocks of 19 and 24 storeys, rising from a former underground carpark adjacent to the iconic Alpha Tower. The two blocks are connected by a walkways at every level, with the pre-existing car park providing 151 spaces incorporated into the design to provide spaces for the development.

The building utilises modern methods of construction extensively, using a high-quality pre-fabricated concrete slabs, panels and facades to create the apartments, resulting in greater efficiencies in both cost and programme time. Each level of the two blocks had a potential placement time of just 10 days, with pre-fabricated bathroom pods also used to speed up the process.

We met regularly with representatives from adjacent properties and issued a monthly newsletter to maintain business as usual for our neighbours and constructed a wooden shed for the Birmingham Nature Centre and a modular bathroom pod for Dudley College, providing a lasting legacy for the local community.