January 2006 ZBROJOVKA BRNO AREA Development Frameworks and Masterplans Andrew Tindsley Urbanism Director BDP January 2006

Introduction to Building Design Partnership and who are BDP:  Founded in 1961 as a multi-discipline practice  Comprehensive professional services for the built environment  Over 20 professional disciplines  Partnership workstyle with customers, colleagues and communities  Goal of excellence in design and service  Ethical values in all things  Internationally recognised with over 400 awards for design

January 2006 Commercial Residential Retail A diverse portfolio of projects – in the UK and overseas

January 2006 Glasgow Science Centre Projects in a wide range of sectors Education Healthcare Leisure

January 2006 Glasgow Science Centre But of course you also have excellent architects and engineers

January 2006 All within the context of a high quality public realm

January 2006 Our portfolio – masterplans and development frameworks Canary Wharf Liverpool 1 Ropewalks – Paradise Street

January 2006 Masterplans and development frameworks Spinnigfields Manchester Stockport Town Centre Sheffield City Centre

January 2006 Organisation & Tasks Project Co-ordination Transportation MASTERPLAN Elements Areas Densities Locations Connections Exemplars Constraints DELIVERY STRATEGY COSTS & CASHFLOW PHASING & COST ANALYSIS Urban Design Sustainability & Accountability Quality of Living Re-using brownfield sites Design Components Project Definition Detailed Design Strategy Environments for Business PLACEMAKING Key Influences and Assumptions Optimising development potential Creating places where people what to be Liaisons Liaison community / city Masteplanning team Planning the study Our approach – bringing it all together

January 2006 Character- Richness and uniqueness Appropriate Form- New urban forms Planned Activity- Understanding use of place Connectivity- Linkages and permeability Perception/response- Evolution of use Sustainable structure - Adaptive blocks History and context - Responding to site A strucutured approach to Placemaking Components of Quality

January 2006 Quality of Placemaking: Infrastructure Strategies Car Park Strategy – Paradise Street Rail infrastructure – Hong KongInterchange – Paradise Street

January 2006 Quality of Placemaking: Density Built Form Privacy Mix of uses Sunlight and Daylight Amenity

January 2006 Quality of Placemaking: Disposition,Form and Character of Blocks Mix Sectional Character Block Size

January 2006 quality locations to live, work and invest new destinations and attractions easy access to the open air opportunities for natural links setting high standards for the future Spatial Connections: Urban Places

January 2006 LEISURE RETAIL & RESIDENTIAL BUSINESS & COMMERCE Coffee & Croissant Lunch with Friends Visit a gallery Listen to music Social drink after work Eating out Attractive environs Access to transport Social Focus Interesting atmosphere Attractive and inviting places and spaces Access to and from public transport A good address Local amenities Safe and secure Sport and exercise A place to meet Listen to music History and heritage The less tangible but equally important Placemaking issues Appropriate space

January 2006 Understanding the elements – condition and character Realise the potential of underused assets- the river? Strengthen links and connections with the environs, relate to the neighbourhood Retain and restore the best, take a forensic approach and be prepared to clear the ground and start again, Be innovative with potential land uses, analyse the physical, but use all your senses to assess the possibilities BUT ABOVE ALL CREATE A NEW HEART!

January 2006 The site is rich with possibilities but the obvious may not be the best approach. It is appropriate to replace one industrial use with another in the same location or premises? Are the buildings suitable for commercial use in the 21 st C? If not what other uses can they be utilised for? Is there a demand for small scale ‘incubator / nursery space? BRNO has many students, could this be a new home for some of them? What will happen to the riverside – don’t turn your back on it a waterside location adds great value to any development

January 2006 A similar study Holbeck Village - Leeds

January 2006 Holbeck Village - Leeds

January 2006 Hale Village – North London A similar study

January 2006 Hale Village – North London

January 2006 Case Studies – masterplans and development frameworks Haffen City Hamburg Hangzhou China Marseille City Centre Waterfront City Melbourne

January 2006 Drawing on experience La Seyne Sur Mer

January 2006 places to live places to learn places to work places to play

January 2006 ZBROJOVKA BRNO AREA Thank you