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Build local

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We think that Birmingham could do something new in the way neighbourhoods are planned and built.  We could design a new type of house — the ‘Birmingham House’ — that would be modern, but also fit in with the places it would be built.

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Birmingham could create a new way of building smart neighbourhoods.  The 'Birmingham House' idea should reflect the needs of modern living but builds on the authenticity of the place.

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Option S9

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Southside for medium rise buildings

Southside would become a high density but medium rise area  6 to 8 floors high. With buildings based on a perimeter block system. A perimiter block system is one where the buildings enclose semi-private “courtyards”. The ground floor of these buildings would have space for shops and cafés.

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Southside medium rise. Southside would become a high density but medium rise area of 6 to 8 storeys based on a perimeter block system, with mixed uses on the ground floor.

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