What is the design rationale behind proposals for the Masterplan and the Campus?
The SRF will provide a robust set of principles within which both diversity and design quality can thrive, where priority is afforded to creating an integrated piece of urban fabric, with continuity, community and human scale as the enduring aspiration. The design aspirations for the masterplan can be referenced back to the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment’s (CABE) guidelines for successful masterplanning, which can be summarised as aiming toward: • the rejuvenation of an area of underused buildings and dereliction into one with a strong identity and a unique sense of place where distinct new buildings and spaces are integrated with the industrial and railway heritage of the site; • a redevelopment that continues the character, grain and scale of Manchester and forms a distinctive mixed-use area; • the formation of a major urban riverside park with attractive and successful outdoor areas valued by people who use them; • the definition of continuity and enclosure –
Related Questions
- It looks as though the Health Campus proposals will reduce available Green Space. Is this the case and what is the Masterplan team doing to protect open space?
- If the SRF/Masterplan is approved, does it mean that the Mayfield Campus development will definitely go ahead?
- What consultation has taken place over the SRF/Masterplan proposals, and have any objections been raised?
