Birmingham's new Magistrates' Court is a proposed £80m court building in Birmingham

Birmingham

Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...

, United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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, currently in the design stage. It is located on the Masshouse

Masshouse

Masshouse is a site within Birmingham, United Kingdom which is under development with the construction of 13 new highrise blocks intended for public services, commerce and residential purposes. When completed, the blocks will have a prominent position on the Eastside skyline.-History:The Masshouse...

 redevelopment site, in the Eastside

Eastside, Birmingham

Eastside is a district of Birmingham City Centre, England currently undergoing a major redevelopment project. The overall cost when completed is expected to be £6–8 billion over a period of ten years which will result in the creation of 12,000 jobs. 8,000 jobs are expected to be created during the...

 area of the city.

Design is being undertaken by architects Denton Corker Marshall

Denton Corker Marshall

Denton Corker Marshall is a major award-winning Australian architecture practice established in Melbourne in 1972. It was founded by architects John Denton, Bill Corker, and Barrie Marshall...

 with engineers Mott MacDonald

Mott MacDonald

The Mott MacDonald Group is an employee-owned company management, engineering and development consultancy serving the public and private sectors world-wide...

 providing structural, building services, façade and fire engineering services. This is the same team which designed Manchester Civil Justice Centre

Manchester Civil Justice Centre

The Manchester Civil Justice Centre in Manchester, England houses the Manchester County Court and the Manchester District Registry of the High Court, Manchester City Magistrates’ Family Courts, the District Probate Registry, and the Regional and Area Offices of the Court Service.It was constructed...

, also for Her Majesty's Courts Service

Her Majesty's Courts Service

Her Majesty's Courts Service is an executive agency of the Ministry of Justice and is responsible for the administration of the civil, family and criminal courts in England and Wales....

.

The 15 storey building will have a floor area of approximately 20000 square metres (215,278 sq ft) and will house 24 magistrates courts. The façade is envisaged as a flowing wave like combination of aluminium and glass, with no sharp corners. This is somewhat similar to the famous façade at the Birmingham branch of Selfridges

Selfridges

Selfridges, AKA Selfridges & Co, is a chain of high end department stores in the United Kingdom. It was founded by Harry Gordon Selfridge. The flagship store in London's Oxford Street is the second largest shop in the UK and was opened on 15 March 1909.More recently, three other stores have been...

 at the Bullring shopping centre.

The building is expected to be completed and occupied before the end of 2012.

Birmingham Magistrates' Court

Birmingham Magistrates' Court

Birmingham's new Magistrates' Court is a proposed £80m court building in Birmingham, United Kingdom, currently in the design stage. It is located on the Masshouse redevelopment site, in the Eastside area of the city....

 is currently located at Victoria Law Courts.