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‘An important first step in creating a new heart for our neighbourhood’
The winning design of a competition which called for “inspiring and inclusive ideas” for a car park opposite St Mary Redcliffe church has been revealed.
Groupwork, McGregor Coxall and Hydrock are the winners of the Redcliffe Way Design Competition, with Portwall Lane car park set to be transformed by what the judges called an “innovative approach to architectural design (which) was matched with a sensitivity to local community needs, providing homes and green space that the city could be proud of”.
Bristol City Council-owned housing company Goram Homes will now appoint the team to the next stage of the design process and help prepare the pre-application, as well as co-designing a community engagement strategy with the Redcliffe Neighbourhood Forum.
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Architects promise “an alternate reading of Bristol’s heritage” – image: Groupwork, McGregor Coxall and Hydrock
Melissa Mean of Redcliffe Neighbourhood Forum said that reclaiming Redcliffe Way for homes, nature, and community infrastructure “has long been the ambition of the Redcliffe community”.
“The winning design is a really exciting and thoughtful response to this challenge. We look forward to working with the team on what will be an important first step in creating a new heart for our neighbourhood.”
An “animated courtyard” will frame St Mary Redcliffe church – image: Groupwork, McGregor Coxall and Hydrock
Tom Renhard, cabinet member for homes & housing development, added: “This competition is a fantastic example of how developers can work hand in hand with the community to design new homes and spaces with the neighbourhood’s needs front and centre.
“I am excited to see how the development progresses and seeing Redcliffe Neighbourhood Forum’s vision for the space realised.”
Main image: Groupwork, McGregor Coxall and Hydrock
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