The Octagon, Birmingham: World’s First Pure Octagonal Tower
Автор: VU.CITY
Загружено: 2025-10-24
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The Octagon in Birmingham—designed by Glenn Howells Architects—is the world’s first pure octagonal residential tower: 155m, 49 storeys, 370 homes. We modelled it in VU.CITY to test how an eight-sided form performs in the real city—corner views in every apartment, multi-directional daylight, skyline panoramas, and street-level integration.
Building at this scale in an octagon is structurally complex. But the payoff challenges the typical rectangular tower: no more single-aspect, monotonous units. We take you inside the model to show what residents actually experience and how the building fits Birmingham’s urban context.
Question for architects, engineers, and developers:
Is geometric innovation the future of better urban living—or does the rectangular tower remain king for buildability and cost?
👇 Tell us where you land.
Project facts
• Height: 155m • Floors: 49 • Homes: 370
• Architect: Howells Architects
• Location: Birmingham, UK
• Model: VU.CITY
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