page_title: The Cube, Birmingham
section_title: Crown
hierarchical_section_title: The Cube, Birmingham / Architecture / Crown
caption_attribution_description: English: View from level 25 of The Cube, Birmingham, England, looking north west. Visible above the top bar, which more or less obscures the line of Broad Street (left to right): Flares nightclub (former Second Church of Christ Scientist), Ikon Gallery, Quayside Tower (in front of National Indoor Arena), Spring Hill Library (mid-distance), Symphony Hall, Hyatt Regency, Rep, Library of Birmingham, Baskerville House, right horizon: Barr Beacon. Below top bar in centre: Gas Street Basin.
context_page_description: The Cube is a 25-storey mixed-use development in the centre of Birmingham, England. Designed by Ken Shuttleworth of Make Architects, it contains 135 flats, 111,500 square feet of offices, shops, a hotel and a 'skyline' restaurant. It is the final phase of The Mailbox development.
  The site is enclosed by The Mailbox complex, Commercial Street, Washington Wharf apartment complex and the Worcester & Birmingham Canal.
context_section_description: The third element is the two storey crown that sits on top of the cube element. It is two storeys in height and will house facilities for the boutique hotel and a rooftop restaurant with skybar, offering panoramic views of the city centre. Unlike the rest of the Cube, the crown is constructed from a steel frame due to the complexity of the glazing. Four of the corners overhang the edge of the cube element, creating an angular form. The restaurant was designed by Conran & Partners and was to be operated by D&D London, in their first venture outside London, but they later pulled out. The new restaurant called "Steakhouse Bar and Grill" by Marco Pierre White opened in December 2011. It takes up the entire 14,000 sq ft (1,300 m²) top floor of the scheme as part of a £10 million investment by Sanguine Hospitality Limited.
caption: View from restaurant on level 25, looking north-west
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