Exchange Square Phase 2

Exchange Square is a mixed-use development in Birmingham city centre, close to the Eastside regeneration area and the Curzon Street corridor. The scheme delivers apartments, commercial space and public realm across a set of buildings sharing common podium and basement levels, forming part of the wider regeneration of the eastern side of the city centre.

Phase 2 involved tall framed construction above shared lower levels, so the structural design had to reconcile residential and commercial planning grids with parking, servicing and circulation below. That normally means transfer structures at podium level, stability provided by cores and shear walls, and foundations designed around existing infrastructure and ground conditions in a dense urban setting. Construction sequencing, crane positioning and the interface between phases all influence the structural arrangement as much as the loading itself.

Carl contributed to the structural engineering design and delivery of the project while employed at Curtins, working within the consultant design team.