Regeneration & Conservation
Design
Community stage
Floating performance area with surrounding seating
Mixed use
Millennium Mills
Active Open space
Compliment's
Silo D
Grass Bund
Communal, organic seating
Office buildings
Offices varying in size including a landscraper
Find out more about our design ideas by clicking on each of the maps.
DESIGN CONCEPTS
We will retain the main access points to the site to reduce financial strain and retain the existing pathways throughout the site.
There will be minimal car access (shown in purple) but the car access will be heavily pedestrianised to reduce the ecological impact of cars throughout the site.
Access points and movement network
Green and Blue Infrastracture
The majority of the green infrastructure will be around Silo D. As this will attract more people, encouraging the land for wildlife and towards the water-edge.
Trees and planting, green roofs, green walls, walking routes will promote more green infrastructure on site.
We will lower the level of the docks edge as there is a lack of interaction with the water due to the height and a hard barrier between the pavement and the water.
We chose to keep the original Millennium Mills structure but compliment the original structure with a more modern and mixed use form.
We also chose to create offices in the shape of the existing land markings to create a more organic form.
Retained features
Public Open Space
We have highlighted the main areas of open space.
The orange demonstrates active and social areas created through the mixed use Millennium Mills.
The green shows open and grassy areas including a bund and seating combination as well as a social and more park style open area to compliment the heritage aspect of Silo D.
Land Use
Commercial Units & Office Space will bring an economic activity to the area, open space will keep the area active during the night
Turn the Millennium Mills into a mixed-use building, providing cafes/restaurants on the ground floor
Residential to the east of the site will provide the area to become a new community-neighbourhood.
Post Covid-19
An extension of commercial open spaces will allow to have more social distance between the users and allow space for shops to open out into the streets
Pedestrian footpaths will accommodate cycling lanes, running tracks, playgrounds and an area for a promenade that are accommodating several activities simultaneously
Natural spaces support better mental health which means that providing parks will result in a safe social interaction at a distance
To accommodate quiet spaces for people to work in public buildings (for example, a library)
