TOWN & CITY REGENERATION
MICHAEL GRUBB STUDIO DELIVERS PUBLIC REALM LIGHTING STRATEGY FOR BRIGHTON’S CIRCUS STREET DEVELOPMENT As an ever-evolving seaside resort, visitors and residences of Brighton have seen many improvements in recent years. One of the latest is the imaginative transformation of a formerly-disused area of the city centre into a vibrant new social, cultural and economic quarter.
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he much-heralded Circus Street development draws inspiration from Brighton’s historic agricultural laines, as well as the urban grain of the city’s older parts. Under the ownership of regeneration specialist U+I, the development benefits
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from the creative and inspirational approach that the company is known for. The mixed-use site includes 142 shared-ownership and private homes, 450 student accommodation bedrooms, 30,000ft 2 office space, and food, drink and retail units. It
also features the city’s first ever purpose-built dance space, which will be run by South East Dance. Renowned architecture firm shedkm and landscape architect J & L Gibbons were appointed to deliver the project. Working in
conjunction with these two key partners, accomplished lighting design practice Michael Grubb Studio was brought into the project to deliver an innovative public realm lighting strategy and detailed technical designs for the development.
