Overbury wins £13m BBC Digbeth fit-out deal

The deal marks the ultimate stage of the broadcaster’s transfer from The Mailbox, the place 650 employees are presently primarily based, to its new inventive base within the coronary heart of the town’s rising media quarter.

Developer Stoford and BAM started reworking the derelict Tea Manufacturing unit right into a shell-and-core workplace scheme in early 2024, with completion due in December 2025.

Overbury will then take over for a nine-month fit-out working from December 2025 to the tip of September 2026.

The four-storey fit-out contains one TV studio and gallery, eight radio studios, ten edit suites, a radio drama studio, lecture theatre, and a collection of equipment and assembly rooms. It can additionally cowl full M&E works, raised entry flooring, acoustic finishes, and FF&E set up.

Designs have been led by BBC Office with J4 Tasks as challenge supervisor, MGAC as price advisor, AWW Architects and IDSR dealing with structure and interiors, CMB on MEP design, Arup as structural engineer, and Ion Acoustics overseeing sound efficiency.