Selfridges, Birmingham - all you need to know

The Selfridges department store, one of the chain’s four branches in the UK, has been one of Birmingham’s main attractions since it opened in 2003.

Selfridges forms part of the Bullring shopping district, yet it is the only building there that stands out distinctly from the rest.

A unique example of ‘blob architecture’

Selfridges in Birmingham is one of the finest examples of so-called ‘Blob Architekture ’, or ‘blob architecture’ for short.

Buildings constructed in this style have an organic, amoeba-like form without any angular lines.

Selfridges’ curved façade consists of 15,000 anodised discs on a blue background, which glow in the dark.

Selfridges was designed by the Czech architect Jan Kaplický.

Selfridges

The Selfridges department store is situated on the corner of Moor Street and Park Street, right in the centre of Birmingham.

Moor Street railway station is situated directly opposite the building, whilst the main New Street station is about a 5-minute walk away.

The department store is open daily from 10.00 to 20.00, until 21.00 on Saturdays and only until 17.30 on Sundays.