This is a strategic rethink of Yate, a historic town North of Bristol. The town centre is diversified to provide a wide range of shops, workhubs and apartments. The existing GP surgery and community facilities are retained and enhanced with quality outdoor spaces, and new greened streets strengthen connections with the town’s main hubs; the bus station, the train station, the River Frome and the new Green Loop around the perimeter of the town.
Shortlisted for Future Place - The Pineapples Awards 2022
Plans for this 11.5 ha waterfront site will deliver 1,000 new homes, including affordable housing, two GP practices, a dental practice, nursery, flexible work and community spaces as well as an art-house cinema and extensive leisure facilities. A new 400-space cycle hub and over 1,700 residential bike-parking spaces, will encourage low-carbon transport and support wellbeing.
Shortlisted for Future Place - The Pineapples Awards 2022
Riverside Sunderland will be a sustainable carbon neutral development created by zero-waste construction processes using MMC. Part of a masterplan that will double the resident population of Sunderland city centre from 2,500 to 5,000 and increase employment by 50%, when complete, 10,000 people will work at Riverside Sunderland. New leisure spaces include music venues such as the Auditorium and £80m Arena and a new digital library.
Winner of Future Place - The Pineapples Awards 2022
The Honey Monster cereal factory site will be transformed into 1,997 homes, a creative film hub and light industrial units. New public realm includes public access and a proposed dock extension to the Grand Union Canal with public trails for pedestrians and cyclists connecting the community to a wider network of green public spaces.
Shortlisted for Future Place - The Pineapples Awards 2022
The project is located next to Truro city centre, on four hectares of publicly owned brownfield land. Building on the 15-min city principle, the £177m scheme includes 300+ new homes and connect Truro’s historic city centre with the River Allen. The new pattern of streets and massing will retain, improve and create views to key heritage assets, such as Truro Cathedral and the Viaduct.
Shortlisted for Future Place - The Pineapples Awards 2022
This project regenerates, diversifies and expands the 57-acre Heath Business and Technical Park in Runcorn. The masterplan includes 616 homes including affordable housing, offices, a conference centre, affordable artists’ studios and a Vertical Farm. The residential mix ranges from one-bed flats to five-bed houses, senior living accommodation and 20-bed extra-care facility.
Winner of Future Place - The Pineapples Awards 2022
Five residential blocks consisting of 433 high-quality homes for local people, with 50% affordable will be created on land within the setting, but excluding, the Grade II Listed Town Hall and Assembly Hall. Former car parks will be transformed into residential, the New Civic building will have a restaurant and café, and a nursery and commercial spaces will be delivered which, along with the existing Assembly Hall, will add to this mixed-use place.
Shortlisted for Future Place - The Pineapples Awards 2022
One Waterloo replaces the Elizabeth House building with a workspace and transforms the user experience in and around one of the UK’s busiest rail stations. Two new squares, a pedestrianised shopping and dining street and a green 200m promenade offer more permeable, accessible and enjoyable routes to connect the station to the South Bank, Leake Street and York Road.
Shortlisted for Future Place - The Pineapples Awards 2022