Archive for the 'URBAN REGENERATION' Category

Masterplan for Church Road, Tranmere

Wednesday, March 7th, 2007

Urban reality – working at the edge
As part of the HMRI lead developer selection process we were commissioned by Miller Homes to respond to the Masterplanning/Architecture and design component of the design brief.
The area was defined by an historical linear street with a predominance of 19th century terraced homes as backdrop.
The Masterplan capitalised […]

Regeneration of Birch Hill, Rochdale

Wednesday, March 7th, 2007

Vibrant new uses
Working with Miller Homes, we developed a Masterplan for the re-use of an 18 acre hospital site to form 360 residential dwellings.
The scheme included 329 new homes in a mix of townhouses, mews and apartments, together with a further 30 dwellings from the refurbishment of an existing listed hospital building.
The scheme incorporated a […]

Masterplan for Hyndburn, Accrington

Wednesday, March 7th, 2007

Reinforcing local identity
Following on from the initial site appraisal undertaken by Hyndburn’s regeneration team, we developed an advanced Masterplan for an extended redevelopment drive to include both clearance and selective intervention.
We addressed the wider public image of the area by key strategic redevelopment to reverse the decline of recent decades. Improvements were proposed […]

Masterplan for Burnley, East Lancashire

Wednesday, March 7th, 2007

Innovative remodelling as a keynote
The core study area formed roughly a triangular block of some 20 hectares immediately south east of Burnley Town Centre.
The objective was to strengthen and enhance the local community by the provision of a regenerated infrastructure with selective interventions to provide a vibrant mix modelled on successful urban patterns.
The grid iron […]