The \u00a360m groundbreaking building will be clad in solar panels and would rise to 29-storeys containing nearly 250 co-living apartments.<\/p>\n
Local developer and investor GNM Developments is proposing to redevelop a canalside site in the Gas Street Basin with the slender tower to be known as \u2018The Narrowhouse\u2019.<\/p>\n
Designed by architects Broadway Malyan, the project will feature more than 4,000m2 of building integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) on the building facades.<\/p>\n
When complete, the building will capture more energy than the predicted needs of residents, with the ambition for the excess to be fed back into a local microgrid, allowing neighbours to benefit from this sustainable energy source.<\/p>\n Subject to planning consent, work on The Narrowhouse would begin in 2026 with completion scheduled for 2028.<\/p>\n Gerald Manton, managing director of GNM Developments, said: \u201cThe Narrowhouse is more than a building. It\u2019s a statement about the future of sustainable urban living.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to position Birmingham as a global leader in sustainable development.\u201d<\/p>\n Hugo Fitzgerald, principal at Broadway Malyan, added: \u201cThe Narrowhouse is a pioneering proposal which we hope will set a new benchmark, both in terms of energy-positive and super slim building design.<\/p>\n \u201cThe proposals ground the development in its history. Re-using stacked brick from the original building to form the podium makes the building relatable and with the retention of the Toll House, echoes the past.\u201d<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n![\"-\"](\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2025-03-20-at-07.59.20.png\")
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