Selly Oak Listed Building

A remarkable transformation has occurred in Selly Oak, Birmingham, breathing new life into a structure that once stood as a beacon of healthcare and healing. The former hospital, with its rich history and legacy of care, has been meticulously repurposed, evolving from a place of medical treatment to a haven of modern living.

The challenge of converting such a significant building, steeped in history and memories, into contemporary residences is no small feat. The primary objective was to ensure that the 44 new apartments would offer all the comforts of modern living while paying homage to the building’s storied past.

A foundational step in this transformation was the integration of top-tier insulation. Given the building’s original purpose and age, it was essential to ensure that the new apartments would offer optimal thermal comfort to their residents. The insulation ensures a consistent indoor temperature, providing warmth during the colder months and a cool respite during the warmer seasons, making each apartment a haven of comfort.

Complementing the insulation, metal framing was meticulously installed throughout the building. This framework provides essential structural support, ensuring the building’s longevity and safety. Moreover, it offers the flexibility to tailor individual spaces, allowing each of the 44 apartments to be customised to cater to its residents’ unique needs and preferences. This adaptability ensures that every apartment is a living space and a personalised home.

Drylining was employed extensively to refine the interiors further and set the stage for subsequent decorative endeavours. This technique offers a smooth and even surface, ensuring that the interiors of the apartments are both functional and aesthetically pleasing. Drylining is particularly beneficial in repurposed structures, as it allows for the concealment of any imperfections or inconsistencies in the original walls and provides added insulation and soundproofing.

The transformation’s finishing touch was the detailed process of skimming. This technique perfects the surface of the drylined walls, ensuring a flawless finish ready for painting, wallpapering, or any other form of interior decoration.

In essence, the former hospital in Selly Oak, Birmingham, is a testament to adaptive reuse’s power. Through strategic planning and the meticulous application of insulation, metal framing, drylining, and skimming a once-medical facility has been reborn as a collection of 44 modern apartments, each echoing whispers of the past while offering the luxuries of contemporary living.

Services Provided – Insulation, Metal Framing, Drylining and skimming for transforming this former hospital into 44 new apartments.

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