A tour of the Rotunda apartments

Birmingham's iconic Rotunda has now been officially unveiled to reveal a glamorous transformation from derelict office block to stylish living complex. Take our photo tour below...

A view from the Penthouse Apartment. nextpage

The lounge in the Penthouse Apartment.nextpage

The bedroom in the Penthouse Apartment.nextpage

A balcony outside a duplex apartment in Rotunda.nextpage

The bedroom inside a duplex apartment in Rotunda.nextpage

Glenn Howells of Glenn Howells Architects, who carried out the design work, with the managing director of developers Urban Splash West Midlands, Nathan Cornish, inside a duplex apartment.

Glenn said: "Finding a use for it was quite a challenge. It was no longer useable as an office building so we started looking at a range of other uses."nextpage

Glenn and Nathan in an open-plan kitchen area of a duplex apartment.

Nathan said: "A hotel was originally considered. Then, we looked at what the building lends itself to, and at a very early stage it was clear that residential was the best use for it."nextpage

The iconic Rotunda building, which had been empty since the 1980s.

The architects and developers worked closely with Jim Roberts, the original architect, now 87, who shared his original designs with them.nextpage

The stunning view from the Penthouse in the Rotunda building, looking out across Birmingham city centre.