London Design District by various Design District is London’s first permanent, purpose-built workspace for the creative industries. 16 buildings by eight pioneering architects, one minute from North Greenwich Underground station. The District supports an ecosystem of creative businesses and helps foster connections through affordable spaces, comprehensive facilities and a thriving events programme. Source: London Design …
Sovereign Square Park, Leeds by Re:Form Landscape Architecture Sovereign Square is the first public realm project in the centre of Leeds for a generation, and is an integral part of a wider masterplan vision from Leeds City Council to regenerate the South Bank Area. Ultimately connecting the city centre to the future park centre. The …
New Road, Brighton by Gehl Architects and Landscape Projects The modified street re-opened in 2007, with a shared granite surface with no delineation between the pavements and carriageway. Street furniture, including a new bench along the Pavilion railings, has created a space that is now one of the liveliest places in Brighton. Lighting has …
Egham Gateway master plan by Allford Monaham Morris Egham Gateway is a new mixed use development in the Runnymede borough of Surrey. Four mixed use buildings combine new retail, leisure, residential and student accommodation, around a pedestrianised public realm, creating a gateway from Egham Station to the town centre. Source: Allford Hall Monaghan Morris Map …
Wellington Place, Leeds by DLG, Arup, Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios Architects (FCBS), Carey Jones and Gillespies, Martha Schwartz (Landscape) Wellington Place marks an important part of Leeds’ industrial history. The site was once home to Wellington Station and a confluence of goods rail-yards, the remaining wagon hoist tower of which stands in Tower Square to …
Altrincham Health and Wellbeing centre by AFL Architects for Citybranch / Trafford Clinical Commissioning Group The new health centre in Altrincham – an integration of health, social and community space – has already been recognised as a step-change in the approach to NHS primary health care. The new building sits within a complex urban site …
West Gorton Community Park by BDP, Arup and Groundwork for Manchester City Council West Gorton Community Park is the first of its kind in Greater Manchester. Informally titled the “sponge park” for its contribution in helping to tackle climate change, the space is brimming with nature–based solutions that blend effortlessly as features in the landscape …
Bonn Square, Oxford by Graham Massie In retaining that which is essential and of historic value, and by folding a taut sandstone surface over its currently fragmented extent, the resultant space achieves a spatial clarity and a dialogue with the material fabric of Oxford, while multiple surface textures allows for a subtle patterning and articulation …
Aura, Great Kneighton by Tate Hindle for Countryside Properties Aura is an example of how good new housing communities can be if a local authority put all their effort behind them and refuse to accept the disappointing norm. It is developed on land owned by Cambridge City Council who have been working for more than …
Abode, Cambridge by Proctor and Matthews / BBUK Studio Limited for Countryside Properties Timber cladding, gable ends, a pedestrian focused public realm and generous planting all give an informal, rural character to this neighbourhood. Built on the former Clay Farm site, Abode at Great Kneighton is a key part of a major new housing and …
Trafford Council, Trafford Town Hall, Talbot Road, Stretford, M32 0TH
