Creating ambitious workplaces for businesses across Birmingham and the West Midlands

From our home on Colmore Row in Birmingham’s town centre, we’ve spent decades getting to know the city and the businesses that have raised it up. With 50 years of experience behind us, our team combines local knowledge with design expertise to help realise office projects of all scales across Birmingham and further afield. 

From design and consultancy to refurbishment and fit-out, we create spaces that make a statement, supporting the way your business works today, and where it is heading next.

Workplaces designed around your Birmingham business

Every organisation uses its workplace differently. A growing business may need greater flexibility, while an established company may be looking to bring teams together or strengthen its brand. We start by understanding what your workplace needs to achieve, then develop the design around the ways your people work and collaborate. 

The best workplaces care for more than just aesthetics. If you’re looking for function AND form – a space that will help define your culture for years to come – then you’re in the right place. Whether you’re looking to unlock the potential of an existing Birmingham office or require support delivering a new Cat A or Cat B fit-out, we’re here to help. 

Our designs are bespoke to the space you’re working in. We can manage your project from initial concept through to completion, or provide specialist support at any stage of the process. The most important thing is that you and your people end up with a space in which they can thrive. 

Cat A, Cat A+, or Cat B?

If you’re fitting out an office, you’ll usually come across three terms: Cat A, Cat A+ and Cat B. The main difference comes down to how much of the work has already been done before you move in.

If you’re taking a new lease, you’ll usually inherit a Cat A or Cat A+ space and need a Cat B fit-out to make it your own. If you’re not sure what you require, get in touch. We can advise on the right approach for your building and timeline.

  • Cat A

    Cat A is the basic, unfinished office space. It typically includes essentials such as raised access flooring, suspended ceilings, lighting and mechanical and electrical services, but leaves the space largely open and ready for the next stage. You then decide how you want the office to look and work.

  • Cat A+

    Cat A+ gives you a more ready-to-use office without the commitment of a full fit-out. It builds on Cat A with practical additions such as furniture, meeting or breakout areas, improved finishes and other workplace essentials, so you can move in and start working with less work required.

  • Cat B

    Cat B is a complete office fit-out designed around your business. It takes the Cat A space and transforms it into a finished workplace, with everything from partitioning, meeting rooms and kitchens to furniture, branding, finishes, lighting and specialist technology. The result is an office designed specifically for your people and how you work.

Why Rhino?

With 50 years of experience and deep roots in Birmingham, we understand the city’s commercial landscape, from its buildings and business districts to the demands of modern workplaces. 

Our local knowledge, combined with extensive in-city experience, gives you a team that knows exactly how to turn ambitious plans into exceptional spaces. 

While Birmingham is at the heart of our experience and our home, we work with businesses across the UK to deliver ambitious workplace projects wherever they’re needed.

Our Birmingham Projects

 

10 Colmore Row

A full Cat A refurbishment of this 40,000 sq. ft building in the heart of Birmingham’s Colmore Business District, including a new reception, upgraded lifts, WC cores and landlord areas, and new mechanical and electrical services that helped the building achieve an EPC A rating. 

King Edward House, New Street

An 80,000 sq. ft transformation of a 1930s Art Deco building into a modern Grade A workplace, delivering Cat A fit-out across seven floors alongside a new reception, gym and roof terrace — achieving a BREEAM Excellent rating and WiredScore Gold certification.

 

The Mailbox office design and fit out by rhino interiors.

The Mailbox

A 50,000 sq. ft transformation of ground floor retail space at the iconic Mailbox into flexible co-working space, combining Cat A and Cat B works to create a Business Hub and Winter Garden breakout area for flexible workspace operator IWG Spaces.

FAQs
  • Can you refurbish an existing Birmingham office while it’s occupied?

    Yes, we have experience delivering refurbishment projects in occupied and part-occupied buildings, working closely with clients to plan the programme and minimise disruption to day-to-day business.

  • What types of Birmingham businesses do you provide office fit-outs for?

    We work with a range of organisations across sectors, from businesses taking on a new Cat A space for the first time to established companies refurbishing or expanding their existing Birmingham premises.

  • Do you work with offices in Birmingham city centre as well as the wider area?

    Yes, our Birmingham project experience spans prominent city-centre buildings as well as premises across the wider West Midlands.

  • Can you help us make the most of a smaller Birmingham office space?

    Yes. Good space planning matters just as much in a smaller footprint. We look at layout, furniture and storage solutions to make the most of the space available, without compromising on functionality or design.

  • What’s the difference between a fit out and a refurbishment?

    A fit out often refers to fitting out a space from a Cat A shell to a finished workplace, while a refurbishment involves upgrading an existing, previously fitted-out office. Many projects involve elements of both, and we can advise on the right approach for your building.

It all starts with a conversation

Our Birmingham Office is situated in the heart of Colmore Row and can be easily accessed from Birmingham Snow Hill and New Street on-foot.

The team are always eager to help, so feel free to get in touch, give us a call or drop in anytime.


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    Whether it’s an office refurbishment, a fresh design, a completely new building for hundreds of staff, an overhaul of a warehouse or industrial building, or much more, our specialist team are here to help.

    Our office on Colmore Row in Birmingham is open weekdays from 8:30am – 5:30pm. We’re always up for a chat over a cup of coffee, so don’t hesitate to call in.

    Birmingham contacts
    0121 7289977
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