Island House was a locally listed building in Birmingham's Eastside area, with a roughly triangular footprint.

[2] Originally it was designed to be used as office building and warehouse for the prominent “Messrs Churchill & Co” machine tool company.

Although Island House's future was jeopardised by the City Park Gate development, the building (along with a local public house, the Fox and Grapes) was included in these plans; with a refurbishment and an upwards extension designed by Make Architects for Quintain.

[3] In early 2012 there was a campaign to save Island House, after Quintain had applied for permission to demolish.

Permission, in principle, was given by Birmingham City Council Planning Committee on 26 January 2012, however, it emerged there was an outstanding Section 106 agreement for refurbishment.