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T Illuminated Water Our lighting strategy uses both Ambient and Feature lighting to a create high quality contemporary evening space. Transitional and Gateway lighting draw users into the square and supports the feeling of safety and security by creating welcoming entrance zones. Break-out feature zones create pockets of excitement and break the space down to enhance the feeling of making progress through this large square. The ability to see the next breakout feature draws users through with a visual connection. The feature zones are connected using linking effect lighting treatments working in harmony with the feature zones. Illuminated Trees Our intention is to create a magical space and a memorable place, that users will feel comfortable and safe during the hours of darkness.

Pool of Memory - A Grand Gesture - the Pool of Memory provides a world class setting for the Hall of Memory. A Place of Retreat - Here Dynamic Calm the heritage of the city is Water remembered with a space for reflection and contemplation. This is an area of calm and Our Centenary Maze App contemplation where people of allows visitors to take control all ages can come together and of the water jets resulting remember the past. The Hall in a fun (if wet!) interactive sits in a pool of water providing experience. Activated from stillness and reflection. This isa the library terrace, users place to stop and rest, to meet have a birds eye view of the with friends and with strangers action while footfall to the and to enjoy the springtime sun. Response to Feedback: library is increased. Activate Wow Water Screen - This is a the maze walls and see if Following our feedback session with the panel we space of mystery, spectacle and your friends can escape. visual delight: Water jets create an undertook internal discussions and project workshops ephemeral plinth and a postcard Flexible Permanent to ensure that we responded to comments made on our setting to the library. They also Stage 1 submission. Below is a summary of feedback provide flexibility and when off, a space that can accommodate recorded and our response. 8000 people, an ice skating rink, a city wheel, a specialist market or City Council: an impromptu REP performance. It is absolutely critical that scheme presented at public consultation is a £5m scheme. Critical to retain essence of submission ‘core scheme’ while reconciling costs.

Broadway Malyan: We have worked hard (and smart), with our cost Knowledge Mound consultants Tweeds on this. We are confident we have Lawn of Play delivered a high quality scheme which is in line with the Stage 1 ‘Core Scheme’ and within the available Levels budget of £5m. We are confident that the scheme presented here retains the innovation and wow factor of the stage 1 submission. Our full cost plan forms part of this submission along with our considered ‘Menu of Opportunities’. Here you will note that works to King Level Access - Elegant access - proposed new levels create an elegant and simplified access across Alfred’s Place, Wi-Fi to the square, The Water Wall to Centenary Square from House to the Library retaining existing trees. Paradise Circus Queensway are all identified as sitting Knowledge Mound & Lawn of Play - Terrace of Play - these diverse levels create a place for Level Access outside the current budget. children, young and old and families to come together for fun, play and life with new levels to be navigated that provide possibility and challenge. Raised edges here provide perch seating opportunities and integrated Hostile Vehicle Mitigation. Pool of Memory : Pool of Memory - A Wall of Water - a tactile and shimmering edge to the Pool of Memory creates Consider maintenance costs (although costs sit an alluring perimeter and elegant plinth to the Hall of Memories. outside of capital budget) CLASS LD P R L Broadway Malyan: A O C

We are aware that the public realm needs to be W E an enduring component of the urban landscape, designed for a long life and able to accommodate A social changes. We have had consideration of Full Unifying Lifetime costs while considering material selection and scheme design. We have provided a schedule of anticipated maintenance costs at 1 year and 5 years. Our work for Birmingham City Council has exposed us to specifying materials that will be available for the Surfaces next 20+ years and that do not come with prohibitive lead times. We acknowledge that utilities companies and Unifying Grand Gesture others will occasional need to undertake repair Two bespoke blends of 100% natural stone topped, man made paving units are to unify the square. works and have selected modular block materials so These provide a high quality, robust and durable solution within project budget. these activities can be undertaken and the square reassembled with relative ease. The Grand Gesture A distinctive dark paved carpet flows across Centenary Square from building face to building face, linking the square to adjacent developments and providing a feeling of a larger civic square. New Connectivity Birmingham City Council: public transport proposals are seamlessly integrated into the square. Retain existing trees outside Baskerville house? Connectivity Spotlights of verdant green and shimmering reflective black provide pools of character and interest Broadway Malyan: within the square. These are connected with inscribed granite timelines which provide a record of Always keen to retain existing Green Infrastructure, we Birmingham’s history and heritage and create rhythm and movement within the square. have worked hard to retain the mature London Planes at the front of Baskerville House. A manipulation of levels and inclusion of ramp/steps have facilitated this. We have mirrored the retained trees with two new Play Walls mature trees to frame views. FORMAL INFORMAL

Users: Employees & Commuters Hostile Vehicle Mitigation For the old

Furniture For the young ‘My company just relocated our head office Timber Benches to Birmingham. I love the new location. Contemporary Palette - High quality furniture in beautiful The tram drops me in the square in the tactile materials. Robust in nature these are durable, long life morning. At lunchtime, when its nice, elements provided in a range of materials - hardwoods and I bring my lunch here and soak up the granites with steel detailing. sunshine, enjoying the trees and watching people coming and going. It’s a moment Formal and Informal Seating Edges - Furniture that offers of calm in a busy day and a great place to social interaction as well as solitude. Seating opportunities for all ages, young and old. Comfort is considered with seating meet colleagues and friends after work...’ provided in the shade and the sun, with and without back and arm rests. Play walls become perching points for parents and others wanting a quick stop.

Seating with added WOW - Benches can be provided with integral wi-fi and charging points for mobile devices keeping In the shade In the sun everyone connected and making the square a digital landing page for the council online (Menu of Opportunities).

Integrated Hostile Vehicle Mitigation -Where not covered by benches or play walls, HVM is provided by integrated seating elements which provide opportunities for sitting and resting as well as protection. Banking Manager, 42, Edgbaston