i9 Office Building, Wolverhampton Mixed-Use Architecture Project, Ion West Midlands Property Images
i9 Office Building in Wolverhampton
West Midlands Ion Property Development design by Glenn Howells Architects, England, UK
29 November 2021
Design: Glenn Howells Architects
Location: Wolverhampton, West Midlands, central England, UK
One of the 2021 Brick Award winners – for the Commercial Building category
Bricks: Ibstock

photos courtesy of Brick Awards / architects
i9 Wolverhampton Interchange
An eye-catching modern office development at the heart of the City of Wolverhampton, i9 is the third building in the Interchange master plan. It follows on from i11 and the award-winning i10 complex on the opposite side of Railway Drive. Strategically positioned between the city?s railway station and civic core, the building was constructed by ION Developments for City of Wolverhampton Council. The design was by Glenn Howells Architects, who won a national competition to secure the contract.

i9 is an exciting statement that uses inspired contemporary design. However, care was taken from the earliest stage to ensure that the building also fits within the streetscape. As Wolverhampton is known for its historic family of red brick Victorian buildings, i9 was built using Ibstock?s Aldridge Smooth Red bricks. This paid homage to the industrial characteristics of the city?s Victorian architecture, and ensured sensitivity to neighbouring landmarks such as the Chubb Buildings and Prin...