Go-ahead for Birmingham's £500m Paradise Square

The first three construction projects in the £500m Paradise development in central Birmingham have been approved for construction.

Three planning applications were passed for The 'Sky Pool'.This will link two residential buildings at the 10th floor and allow residents to swim from one building to the other.

The pool is entirely transparent and structure free, 25m long, 5m wide and 3m deep with a water depth of 1.2m.

Designed by Arup Associates, with specialist input from Eckersley O’Callaghan and aquarium designers Reynolds, the pool will have glass that is 20cm thick.

Sean Mulryan, Chairman and CEO of developer Ballymore Group has been the driving force behind the pool.

Ballymore and partners Eco World are developing the second phase as Eco World Ballymore.

The buildings that the pool link are part of the second phase of the development which will be released to market in September, soon after the first residents have started to move in following the completion of phase one.

Ref: Construction Enquirer
21/09/15