Birmingham City FC unveils striking chimney towers stadium plan

The showpiece floor, designed by Heatherwick Studio with US stadium specialist MANICA, will  shaped the centrepiece of a brand new Birmingham Sports activities Quarter in Bordesley Inexperienced .

The Birmingham Metropolis Powerhouse stadium will price an estimated £1.2bn to construct. Its distinctive design delivers a steep, tight bowl forming a 360-degree wall of supporters and high-performing acoustics to amplify the noise and soccer environment.

The retractable roof and moveable pitch will permit the stadium to flip between soccer, main occasions and live shows

The twelve chimney-form towers echo the brickworks that after sat on the location.

They may present structural help for the roof whereas accommodating lifts and staircases and serving to with air flow.

One chimney will even comprise a elevate to the very best bar within the metropolis, providing panoramic views and a storytelling expertise celebrating Birmingham’s industrial previous.

At floor stage the workforce guarantees a real seven-day vacation spot slightly than a matchday-only fortress. Plans embrace meals markets, cafés, play areas and new public realm to open up a beforehand closed-off pocket of East Birmingham.

Tom Wagner, Knighthead co-CEO and Birmingham Metropolis chairman, stated the goal was to have the stadium open for the 2030/31 season, with public engagement kicking off in 2026.

The Powerhouse might be seen from 40 miles away and is pitched as a brand new beacon on the town skyline

“It is a large milestone for Birmingham Metropolis Soccer Membership, creating a house for the membership that displays our ambition to compete on the highest stage. Greater than that, the long-lasting design is an announcement of intent for the Metropolis of Birmingham and the West Midlands, testomony to a area that’s on the rise.

“The stadium attracts upon the proud heritage of the West Midlands – a heritage of business, ingenuity and progress.”