The Tea Factory / BBC Midlands, Birmingham, UK

At the former Typhoo Tea Factory, Stoford and Howells revitalise a 100-year-old industrial building for the next 100 years, transforming a site that was derelict for four decades into a dynamic media hub for 700 TV and radio staff.

Project Information

Project Name

Location

Building type

Building Condition Before Retrofit 

% Of Structure Retained 

Building Size m2 

Earmarked for Demolition? Y/N 

Building Repurposed/Change of Use? Y/N 

Developer  

Architect  

Engineers  

Contractor    

Environmental  

Embodied Carbon Data Available? 

Demolition Waste Diversion Estimates Available? 

Operational Carbon/Energy Use Data Available? 

Biodiversity Net Gain?     

Social Value  

Contribution to Housing stock? 

Improvements in Social Infrastructure? 

Effect on local businesses?  

Job Creation? 

Community Engagment? 

Financial  

Cost analysis Demolition vs. Refurbishment? 

Economic Value of Retrofit? 

Government Grants Available? 

What grants and financial incentives would have been beneficial?   

Policy and Regulatory  

Policies that disincentivise re-use? 

Policies that incentivise or facilitate reuse? 

Policy changes desired

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