Existing Structures
The site on Short Hill uses an existing structure that will be renovated and transformed into the restaurant. There were many reasons behind selecting an existing structure to use, the first being that I personally like to create the interior of a building within a designated space as it creates a challenge to recreate the space so that it works in a more suitable way, and also again I selected this for the personal reason that I simply prefer older architecture.
Historic Buildings and Urban Rejuvenation
Adaptive Reuse - Old buildings often outlive their original purposes. Adaptive reuse, or re-use, is a process that adapts buildings for new uses while retaining their historic features. An old factory may become an apartment building. A rundown church may find new life as a restaurant... And a restaurant may become a church
Taken from - http://architecture.about.com/od/preservation/g/reuse.htm
From a previous project studied this year during the Applied Design and Technology module I looked at a topic that I think is one of the key architectural today - the rejuvenation of the high street. Looking at the Mary Portas review and the guidelines set out by the government as to how we as a community can bring our high streets back to life.
Taken from - http://architecture.about.com/od/preservation/g/reuse.htm
From a previous project studied this year during the Applied Design and Technology module I looked at a topic that I think is one of the key architectural today - the rejuvenation of the high street. Looking at the Mary Portas review and the guidelines set out by the government as to how we as a community can bring our high streets back to life.
Whilst the images above are worlds away from the Lace Market area where the site is based it is clear that over the year this space has been redeveloped to become one of the most desirable areas within the city to live, work, shop and eat. With the historic buildings through out the streets of the old head of the lace industry have been redesigned to suit their new purpose. Number 10 Short Hill is one last remaining buildings to be redeveloped within the area (and through research into the site it redeveloped into offices over the next few years!)
These buildings within the Lace Market are an example of how the rejuvenation of the high street can work and how these old builidngs have been brought back to their former glory with a new function - some of them even look a lot better than the new buildings within the area. Although a personal opinion Im glad that not all these old structures have been removed to make way for new ones that remove the history of the area.
Reading an article - Role of Historic Buildings in Urban Regeneration from RIBA highlights how there have been success of the regeneration of these industrial areas like the Lace Market all over the UK. "Architects are very aware that it is a much greater challenge for completely new places to succeed in capturing peoples’’ imagination or engendering affection to the same extent as those places that are based on historic buildings and areas" This quote from the article highlights how the re use of old buildings is one that is important. Building new buildings in the place of old structures removes the emotional attachment people within that area have to those places that have stood for years and if redeveloped are far more likely to visit than a new building.
Looking at the Lace Market there are many examples of how old buildings have been used to rejuvenate the area over time. For example further down the road from the site there is the Pitcher and Piano Pub - found within an old church. There are many reasons people visit this eatery - one being its old and gothic structure that people are attracted and the history of its walls.
These buildings within the Lace Market are an example of how the rejuvenation of the high street can work and how these old builidngs have been brought back to their former glory with a new function - some of them even look a lot better than the new buildings within the area. Although a personal opinion Im glad that not all these old structures have been removed to make way for new ones that remove the history of the area.
Reading an article - Role of Historic Buildings in Urban Regeneration from RIBA highlights how there have been success of the regeneration of these industrial areas like the Lace Market all over the UK. "Architects are very aware that it is a much greater challenge for completely new places to succeed in capturing peoples’’ imagination or engendering affection to the same extent as those places that are based on historic buildings and areas" This quote from the article highlights how the re use of old buildings is one that is important. Building new buildings in the place of old structures removes the emotional attachment people within that area have to those places that have stood for years and if redeveloped are far more likely to visit than a new building.
Looking at the Lace Market there are many examples of how old buildings have been used to rejuvenate the area over time. For example further down the road from the site there is the Pitcher and Piano Pub - found within an old church. There are many reasons people visit this eatery - one being its old and gothic structure that people are attracted and the history of its walls.
Park Hill, UrbanSplash
Although not a restaurant the redevelopment of Park Hill in Sheffield is one of the most iconic redevelopments of today. I was able to visit the site last year. As my first ever interior architecture project we looked at the redevelopment of the Lenton flats in Nottingham (currently being demolished as the council did not believe rejuvenation was the way).
Park Hill was a social housing estate constructed in the 1960’s as a result of the clearances created by the Government at the time. At the time the orginal architects of Park Hill - Jack Lynn and Ivor Smith created three different types of housing for single pensioners to families of six and sometimes even more. In 1998 Park Hill became a Grade II lisited builing. “We accept that Park Hill has its flaws but we believe it's better than a lot of the mediocrity that is defining our cities in their renaissance race.Besides, getting rid of it is not a 'sustainable' solution, not when it can be saved, repaired and made good again.” A quote from UrbanSplash
It was in the 1980s that the Park Hill began to decline. It was no longer a popular place to live within Sheffield. The flats along with the area are now being redeveloped to suit, single residents,elderly residents, familes and business that will fill the commercial space available.
Developing this space will create a new community and area within Sheffield. The way in which this has been developed can be considered alongside the way in which Short Hill has been. Although not on the same scale they are both listed buildings. The development at Park Hill shows how listed buildings can be redeveloped.
Park Hill was a social housing estate constructed in the 1960’s as a result of the clearances created by the Government at the time. At the time the orginal architects of Park Hill - Jack Lynn and Ivor Smith created three different types of housing for single pensioners to families of six and sometimes even more. In 1998 Park Hill became a Grade II lisited builing. “We accept that Park Hill has its flaws but we believe it's better than a lot of the mediocrity that is defining our cities in their renaissance race.Besides, getting rid of it is not a 'sustainable' solution, not when it can be saved, repaired and made good again.” A quote from UrbanSplash
It was in the 1980s that the Park Hill began to decline. It was no longer a popular place to live within Sheffield. The flats along with the area are now being redeveloped to suit, single residents,elderly residents, familes and business that will fill the commercial space available.
Developing this space will create a new community and area within Sheffield. The way in which this has been developed can be considered alongside the way in which Short Hill has been. Although not on the same scale they are both listed buildings. The development at Park Hill shows how listed buildings can be redeveloped.