Session on working with complex places from Future of London's 23 June conference. Speaking in this session were: * Andrew Beharrell, Senior Partner, Pollard Thomas Edwards * Esther Everett, Interim Head of Physical Regeneration & Design, London Legacy Development Corporation * Chris Hall, Director, Bilfinger GVA * Neil Taylor, Kingston Futures Programme Manager, RB Kingston * Chair: Ziona Strelitz, Director, ZZA Responsive User Environments

1. CREATING RESILIENT TOWN CENTRES
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2. CREATING RESILIENT TOWN CENTRES
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Working with complex places
Chair: Ziona Strelitz, Director, ZZA Responsive User Environments
Panel: Chris Hall, Director, Bilfinger GVA
Neil Taylor, Kingston Futures Programme Manager, RB Kingston
Esther Everett, Interim Head of Physical Regeneration & Design,
London Legacy Development Corporation
Andrew Beharrell, Senior Partner, Pollard Thomas Edwards
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3. Working with complex places
Chris Hall
Director, Bilfinger GVA
CREATING RESILIENT TOWN CENTRES
TUESDAY, 23 JUNE 2015
HILTON TOWER BRIDGE, LONDON SE1 2BY
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4. gva.co.ukShort presentation title here / November 2010
Working with Complex Places
Vauxhall
Roehampton
Walworth Road

5. gva.co.ukShort presentation title here / November 2010
• Understand all of your audiences
• Embrace how they will change
• Celebrate differences, distinctions,
character
• Everyone deserves a high quality place –
public realm, maintenance, buildings
• Beware TV makeovers and artisan bakeries
Working with Complex Places

6. Working with complex places
Neil Taylor
Kingston Futures Programme Manager, RB Kingston
CREATING RESILIENT TOWN CENTRES
TUESDAY, 23 JUNE 2015
HILTON TOWER BRIDGE, LONDON SE1 2BY
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17. Riverside Strategy

18. Eden Quarter
Development
Brief
•1,200 Homes
•450k sq ft retail
•150k sq ft Grade A office
•New public square
•New public realm
•New bus station

23.  The Ancient Market
 Hampton Court
 Bushy Park
 Richmond Park
 All Saints Church
 Etc...etc

24. Eden Walk circa 2020

25.  Continuous dialogue
 Pragmatism
 Compromise
 Finding shared objectives
 Bravery

26. Kingston Ancient Market
Great British Market Awards:
Best small outdoor market in
the UK
Great British High Street Awards:
Best London high street

27. Working with complex places
Esther Everett
Interim Head of Physical Regeneration & Design, London
Legacy Development Corporation
CREATING RESILIENT TOWN CENTRES
TUESDAY, 23 JUNE 2015
HILTON TOWER BRIDGE, LONDON SE1 2BY
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28. WORKING WITH
COMPLEX PLACES:
NEW CONNECTIONS, A
MASTERPLAN AND
SEEDING USES
IN HACKNEY WICK AND
FISH ISLAND
Creating Resilient Town C
ESTHER EVERETT
INTERIM HEAD OF DESIGN AND PHYSCIAL
REGENERATION,
THE LONDON LEGACY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
23rd June 2015

29. 1
2
3
5
5
WE ESTIMATE THE FRINGE
AREAS COULD DELIVER
APPROX 15,000 NEW
HOMES AND 10,000 JOBS.
THIS IS ABOUT THE SAME
NUMBER AS THE OLYMPIC
LEGACY PLUS STRATFORD
CITY WILL DELIVER.
OVERALL THERE COULD BE
UP TO 70,000
NEW RESIDENTS
OLYMPIC FRINGE MASTERPLAN – STARTED IN 2006

30. THE NEED FOR PRO-ACTIVE INTERVENTION

31. HACKNEY MARSHES
STRATFORD
LEYTON
BROMLEY-BY-BOW
HACKNEY WICK
A. FRINGE PROGRAMME 2009-2012

32. B. ‘TOWN’ CENTRES AND
CONNECTIONS 2014 - 2020

33. RELEVANT LOCAL PLANS
Inclusive Design
Standards
HACKNEY WICK
NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE
RELEVANT POLICY

34. A NEW
NEIGHBOURHOOD
CENTRE

35. What is already happening in the area?
Legacy Corporation schemes
with planning consent
1. Hackney Wick station
2. East Wick and Sweetwater
Other major schemes
A. Here East
B. Neptune Wharf
C. Groveworld (88 and 80-84
Wallis Road)
1
B
2
2
A
C

36. What do we mean by
a neighbourhood
centre?
HWFI: A NEW NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE -
THE STRATEGY:
1. CONNECTIVITY
2. A NEIGHBOURHOOD MASTERPLAN
3. SEEDING USES

37. Our vision & objectives
• Help deliver a “neighbourhood
centre” at Hackney Wick
• Maximise the regeneration
potential of an improved HW
station
• Create a place with a distinctive
character which supports the
areas creative and business
communities
• and reflects its cultural heritage
• Creating a vibrant centre with an
appropriate balance of uses
• Improve connectivity within HW
and with the Queen Elizabeth
Olympic Park

38. THE LACK OF WESTERN CONNECTIONS

39. REPLACING AN EXISTING FOOTBRIDGE

40. WITH A NEW VEHICULAR CONNECTION

41. HWFI NORTH – SOUTH ROUTE

42. Opening up the public realm
EXISTING- barriers to movement PROPOSED- opening up key routes

43. Hackney Wick station redevelopment

44. Cultural &
industrial
heritage
Industrial uses in Hackney Wick Hackney WickED arts festival

45. Delivering new homes
Approximately 500 new homes, ranging
from 1 to 4 bedroom units

46. WORKSPACE STRATEGY

47. WORKSPACE STRATEGY
• Reprovision of overall employment
floorspace
• Increased employment density
• Well located workspace clusters
• Flexible and low cost workspace
• Enhancing heritage buildings
• External yards and communal
spaces
• A public face

48. A MIXED USE NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE
Our plans include:
• No net loss of overall employment
floorspace
• Well located workspace clusters,
• New local amenities
• A comprehensive approach to public
space
• Enhancement of heritage buildings
• Approximately 500 new homes, ranging
from 1 to 4 bedroom units
• A mix of integrated parking and limited on
street parking

49. FRONTSIDE GARDENS - TEMPORARY SKATE/BMX PARK 2013

50. HUB 67- DECEMBER 2014

51. STREET INTERRUPTED _ BEFORE

52. HACKNEY WICK - STREET INTERRUPTED 2011

53. THE WHITE BUILDING - FEBRUARY 2012

54. THE WHITE BUILDING - JULY 2012

55. STITCH INTO THE
BIGGER PICTURE

56. Working with complex places
Andrew Beharrell
Senior Partner, Pollard Thomas Edwards
CREATING RESILIENT TOWN CENTRES
TUESDAY, 23 JUNE 2015
HILTON TOWER BRIDGE, LONDON SE1 2BY
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75. Working with complex places
DISCUSSION
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