Curzon District December 2011
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Potential Metro route Metro stop Improved pedestrian connections New vehicular access
a sequence of places / eastside masterplan Key principles • Creation of a major Civic Square within the park. • A high quality setting for Curzon Street Station and Woodman Public House. • Potential for new cultural building and activities. • A second access to HS2 station linking Eastside and Digbeth. The Cultural City The Promenade will open out into the proposed Curzon Square - a new civic space, developed within the Eastside City Park, which will become a focal point for Eastside as a major cultural destination, and open up regeneration opportunities in Digbeth. Curzon Street Station The former Curzon Street Station terminus, built in 1838, will be at the heart of the new square, celebrating the Grade I Listed Building’s status as the oldest surviving railway terminus in the world. The former passenger booking hall was once the terminal of the first London to Birmingham line; the arrival of the HS2 railway alongside the building will provide new opportunities to reinvigorate the building and its setting. This masterplan encourages early, innovative re-use of the building, potentially combining a cultural use with a HS2 amenity function. To transform the setting of Curzon Street Station, New Canal Street could be rerouted to the rear of the building; this would allow the building to be set off by the pedestrian plaza. 19 18 eastside masterplan / a sequence of places between the two squares. The Hotel La-Tour and Masshouse developments will provide part of the northern edge to the route to the Promenade. Curzon Promenade could also allow for some access by Rapid Transit Vehicles as a direct route from the City Core into the heart of Eastside, and serve the Curzon Square station access. Park Street Gardens The area of Park Street Gardens that remains unaffected by the station building should be incorporated, with a clear definition of its character, as part of the Promenade’s future detailed landscape design. Curzon Street Station Curzon Square A fine setting for Curzon Street Station; creating a new cultural hub for the city that links Eastside and Digbeth with a major city centre public square. Aerial view of Curzon Square Eastside City Park Ashted Pound Walk
Eastside Locks
Curzon Promenade HS2 Station and Station Square New Street to HS2 - One station Curzon Square n NORTH Development principles KEY
Curzon Square Landmark building HS2 entrance Active frontages Potential Metro route Metro stop Improved pedestrian connections
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Eastside provides the opportunity to build upon the attraction of the Eastside City Park and Think Tank Birmingham Science Museum with the development of a major new art gallery on land between Fox Street and Grosvenor Street in an area currently identified as an informal area within the Eastside City Park. The site also has the potential for a feature building that would provide a visual ‘book-end’ to the western edge of Eastside City Park It is proposed that new gallery and museum buildings could continue the northern side of The Promenade and frame Curzon Square - which will become home to outdoor sculptures, concerts and events - a significant attraction in its own right. Heritage
The Woodman Public House (Grade II Listed) should also be retained within the square with potential to refine the rear and single storey elements of the building to enhance the setting of the Curzon Street Station and the immediate public realm. New uses will be encouraged for the Christopher Wray building (Grade II Listed), potentially incorporating it within an adjoining art gallery. HS2 Curzon Square Entrance Curzon Square would be a further enriching of Eastside City Park when surrounding sites are developed and extend below the HS2 viaduct and the existing railway arches in what could be an exciting multifunctional space leading towards Fazeley Street. In order to maximise the regeneration benefits of the HS2 station, and to provide passenger choice, the opportunity to create an additional entrance to the HS2 station is vital at Curzon Square. Escalators could bring rail travellers down from the platforms above to a concourse below the viaduct structure which together with ancillary retail uses and a taxi pick up/drop off point, would significantly enliven the under-croft space.
At this point, the HS2 viaduct would be some 5m above ground level. The space underneath should be bridged in such a way that it allows for a wide area to physically and visually link Banbury Street/ Andover Street and New Canal Street - this will be essential in ensuring that connections into Digbeth are legible. The Locally Listed Eagle and Tun Public House is directly impacted by the HS2 route. However, the height of the HS2 structure may just be sufficient to allow for part retention if the viaduct is designed to allow for a meaningful structure to remain. The building could potentially be incorporated into the concourse building or part of the active uses within the square. Regenerating Digbeth The additional HS2 station entrance and improved connections to the northern part of Digbeth would transform the development potential of Typhoo Wharf, Warwick Wharf and other sites. Wider investment will also follow, breathing new life into the Warwick Bar Conservation Area as part of the Big City Plan’s aim to create a rich creative and cultural quarter within Digbeth. Improved links will also better reveal the Grade II* Listed Gun Proof House which could promote its museum as a further visitor attraction in the area. There will also be the opportunity to significantly open up access to the Digbeth Branch and Grand Union Canals which will reinforce pedestrian connections and provide new investment opportunities. Curzon Square link to Digbeth Curzon Square - heart of Eastside n NORTH
KEY Improved connections Eastside City Park The heart of Eastside’s regeneration is Eastside City Park - the city centre’s first new park in 125 years. Its opening in 2012 will draw new visitors into the quarter, and provide the catalyst for development on surrounding sites. Key principles • World class green space. • Promoting development opportunities overlooking the park. • Utilising space beneath the HS2 viaduct. The Park
Curzon Square will open out into Eastside City Park’s formal gardens which include a family based science garden attraction leading to green, tranquil spaces with water features and attractive planting. The formal pedestrian Park Promenade route alongside the Millennium Point and new BCU buildings will create a focus for movement through the park, to the canalside and to the rest of Eastside beyond. Curzon Street To the south of Curzon Street, planning consent exists for a major mixed-use development. A fresh approach to this development opportunity will be required as a large part of the site is directly affected by HS2. Overlooking the park and with easy access to the HS2 station, the site particularly lends itself floor-plate office uses, hotels and some residential as part of the mix. Buildings of between 5 and 6 storeys would be acceptable, with careful modelling of their rhythm and profile to minimise the impact of shading on the park. There should be active frontages and main entrances along Curzon Street. Potential development along Curzon Street looking towards Masshouse ® Curzon Square Eastside Locks
Curzon Promenade HS2 Station and Station Square New Street to HS2 - One station Eastside City Park Ashted Pound Walk
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The Park Landmark building Active frontages Public transport route
Potential Metro route Metro stop Improved pedestrian connections New vehicular access Nature reserve ®
Key principles • Continuing the promenade through to the canal. • Creating an accessible canalside environment. • Creation of active frontages. • A landmark university campus building. • Curzon Circus as a prominent gateway to the City Centre. Ashted Pound Walk begins at Cardigan Street and acts as an extension to the Park Promenade linking the city core to the canal via the park enabling a lively canalside environment. This is a vital connecting route that will lead into Eastside Locks and Pound Square transforming and extending access to the canal network via the sequence of distinct spaces and places that create this unique linear park. University Campus The new BCU campus will be developed on the land between Cardigan Street and the canal. The character of Eastside City Park changes at Cardigan Street, which will remain a vital vehicular route serving the quarter. The broad pedestrian promenade route on the northern side of the park will then continue into Ashted Pound Walk direct through the BCU site to the canal; this is a primary pedestrian connection from the heart of the quarter to the canal at Ashted Locks, enabling the creation of a lively canalside environment. eastside masterplan / a sequence of places a sequence of places / eastside masterplan 23 22
incorporate a new road to the rear of the buildings within the working-zone space required to build the HS2 viaduct. This road, running from the junction with Curzon Street and Cardigan Street, would take general traffic and servicing (for the development and HS2) from Curzon Street to allow it to become a more pedestrian friendly and public transport only route (with Rapid Transit Vehicles) alongside the park - this would allow for greater integration of the developments into the park, and create a more tranquil feel to the formal gardens area. During the period up to the releasing of the land for HS2, the remaining part of the site could be used as parking associated with the new development - however some hard and soft landscaping would be required to create a satisfactory environment surrounding new buildings. The parking servicing the development could continue to be a use of the space under the HS2 viaduct once completed. This site could also be used for temporary leisure uses or allotments. There will be significant headroom below the HS2 viaduct which could potentially lend itself to car parking/leisure/sports uses. Cross section of potential development ‘Park Promenade’ Ashted Pound Walk Eastside City Park will be connected to the canal network by Ashted Pound Walk - a key pedestrian route at the heart of the proposed BCU city centre campus. The new university buildings will draw significant activity and life through the quarter and create a major new hub for learning within the City Centre. ® ® Development principles Eastside
City Park Curzon Square Eastside Locks
Curzon Promenade HS2 Station and Station Square New Street to HS2 - One station Ashted Pound Walk
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KEY Ashted Pound Walk Landmark building Active frontages Public transport route
Improved pedestrian connections
New vehicular access Nature reserve
Potential BCU links ® Potential for a landmark University building terminating the City Park at Cardigan Street The tree-lined route will remain open and publicly accessible - it has great potential to become a lively and attractive place as a focus for activity generated by the university campus. New buildings on either side of the promenade should provide active frontages along its entire length; these could be retail, cafe and restaurant units, cafeteria and bar uses ancillary to the educational uses, and should include entrances into the buildings together with large ground-floor windows revealing activity inside. Blank walls, plant rooms and high- level windows will be unacceptable. A principle of link bridges established between Millennium Point and BIAD could be extended throughout the BCU Campus to enable secure and easy access between buildings for students and staff.
A semi-public route on the line of the former Penn Street should bisect through the block, from the Promenade forming a link through to the Moby Dick Public House and Pound Square. The Grade II Listed Moby Dick Public House should be retained and incorporated into the university campus. The buildings should also address the canal with accessible active frontages to the ground floors enlivening the canal-side. There is potential for balconies and terraces above to provide overlooking and to make the most of what could be a very attractive location. The building facing the Eastside City Park on Cardigan Street should retain the height constraint approximately set by Millennium Point. In addition, it will also terminate the long views through the park and should provide a strong architectural statement as a landmark building. Curzon Circus The development site between the canal and Lawley Middleway has the potential to accommodate a tall building of up to 25 storeys in order to terminate the long views eastwards along the park’s promenade route, and to also address the location’s status on Curzon Circus as a key gateway to Eastside and the city centre. To the south of Curzon Street and alongside the HS2 line, there are further development sites for office/hotel/residential uses. The sites could be used to replace student accommodation lost from the Curzon Gate building, much of which would need to be demolished to make way for the HS2 route. The canal-side locations should be maximised in order to bring activity and improved access to the canal. There is potential for buildings here to step up from those alongside the park from six to ten storeys, as there would be no shadowing and the impact of the HS2 viaduct would be mitigated. Between the new HS2 viaduct and the existing railway viaduct lays a largely landlocked area of land, this could be developed as a limited access nature reserve managed by a trust and opened to the public on specific occasions. Access is via a listed portal bridge to the canal tunnel.
25 24 a sequence of places / eastside masterplan eastside masterplan / a sequence of places Ashted Pound Walk link to Eastside Locks Eastside Locks Key Principles • Creation of a destination mixed- use development. • Maximising historic features and canalside location. • High standards of design and sustainability. From Ashted Pound Walk and other surrounding routes, the Eastside Locks development would form its own distinct series of places and development opportunities based around the existing street patterns and canal-side spaces. Outline planning consent exists for a mixed-use development compromising hotel, office, residential, retail and leisure uses. This Masterplan continues to support the form of development not included within the new BCU site. It is recognised that the quantum of floorspace within the approved mix of uses may alter and require some flexibility given changing markets and demands over time. Within Eastside Locks, the retention of important heritage assets is vital in order to protect and enhance the character of the Warwick Bar Conservation Area. Historic fabric such as the walls, pumping station that enclose the canal should be preserved, retained and where possible used as part of new structures alongside the towpath. The locally listed Belmont Works should also be retained, incorporated and brought back into active use as part of the overall development. Designed as a distinctive, high-density urban business park, Eastside Locks focuses on the historic flight of canal locks, and proposes a series of high- quality public spaces within a vibrant working and living environment. Canalside development potential Eastside
City Park Ashted Pound Walk Curzon Square Curzon Promenade HS2 Station and Station Square New Street to HS2 - One station Eastside Locks
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Landmark building Active frontages
Public transport route Improved pedestrian connections Potential BCU links
development principles / eastside masterplan Residential HS2 will make it possible to get to the centre of London as quickly as from outlying London suburbs. Commuting to London from attractive for many more people. The new Eastside City Park will assist in making the area more attractive for residential uses in the future. Future residential development should focus on larger units suitable for family living. Some residential development has already taken place at Masshouse and extant planning consents within the area contain a mix of uses including residential. Student residencies have also been constructed at Curzon Gate and on Jennens Road, and there is great opportunity for further development given the close proximity to Birmingham City University (BCU), Aston University and other potential educational lead developments in Eastside. The predominant uses for Eastside should continue to be office, leisure and learning lead, however residential uses will form an important part creating a liveable and vibrant quarter of the city centre. Education A key part of Eastside’s regeneration has been to focus on providing space for the expansion of educational facilities within the city centre. Birmingham Metropolitan College, BCU and the Ormiston Academy have all invested in new buildings and taken accommodation in the quarter. BCU has identified a need for a 400,000 sq ft campus and work has started on a first phase of development adjacent to Millennium Point. This masterplan brings forward the site at Cardigan Street for the campus development. Hotels
Currently a 174 bed ‘Hotel La Tour’ is under construction in Eastside with several existing planning consents including: • Curzon Park: 190 bed (3 Star). • Eastside Locks: 185 bed. • Masshouse: Up to 350 bed. The Masterplan would see a similar Download 366.57 Kb. Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: 
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