Ufa - the importance of heritage in contemporary developments

1. Ufa: The importance of Heritage
in contemporary developments

2. • Slides 1-11 are a series of examples of small
scale heritage buildings, stone, brick and
wood being retained and embedded in
economically successful town centres.
Although they pose a problem to “rational
planning”, they do force designers to adapt
their requirements and in so doing create a far
richer urban fabric, on a human scale and with
a clear local identity. Most developers see
heritage as a positive marketing tool for their
locations. In other words it makes money over
the longer term.

12. Kings Cross: Embedding heritage to
enhance land values

13. • The Kings Cross development is on one of the most
valuable sites in Europe. The developer chose to retain
all buildings of heritage value (including ones which
were not subject to any statutory protection). The
masterplan was derived from the history of the site. It
reflected the form of the old railway lines to provide a
rational context for the retained buildings. New
infrastructure, landscape, and roads were threaded
around existing structures. The centre piece is the
Granary warehouse which is now a new university. The
design was challenging throughout but the result has
been a new quarter for London with some of the
highest development values. The sense of place given
by the heritage was instrumental in attracting
businesses including Google, BNP Paribas and The Aga
Khan Foundation.

14. The Granary Building: 19th century industrial heritage converted into a university

15. The Granary

16. The Granary

24. Framework Principles

25. Framework Development Areas …

32. Goods Street

33. The Gasholder Triplet
Kings Cross: Opening up the Grand union Canal and
reusing 19th century gas holders for luxury housing