Building work has begun on a key residential scheme in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter.br The Lampworks, in Harford Street, is a build-to-rent (BTR) development providing 148 apartments.br It is Hungarian-owned Cordia UK’s first BTR project and will feature A and B EPC-rated homes, making it one of Birmingham’s greenest residential projects. br The Lampworks is part of an ambitious redevelopment by Cordia of a large part of the Jewellery Quarter’s Great Hampton Street area. This includes the city's first shared living scheme, Bradford Works, which will contain 54 self-contained micro-apartments with communal spaces including lounges, kitchens, dining areas and workspaces.br br br The company yesterday (TUES) held a ceremony marking the commencement of building work on The Lampworks, which included the burying of a time capsule.