GJS MANCHESTER G R E A T
J A C K S O N
S T R E E T
QUICK FACTS
SITE PROFILE
WIDER TRANSPORT NETWORK
- The site sits in the administrative boundary of Manchester City Centre (Castlefield) and is immediately adjacent to Hulme on its south. - Both areas are characterised by diverse population groups and a considerable proportion of young people aged between 20-29.
Hulme
3.7km Salford Quays
Major Age Group
2km Old Trafford
percent of residents are aged between 2029. 19,476 in total
Manchester
Trafford Airport 13km
HISTORICAL ANALYSIS
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Major Occupation Type
percent of residents are of professional occupations
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Economic Activeness
percent of residents are economic active
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percent of residents are aged between 2029. 23,825 in total
Chinatown
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Castlefield
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Civic Quarter
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DISTRICTS
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One of the oldest neighbourhoods in Manchester marked by red-brick warehouses, iron railway viaducts, waterside restaurants & bars, and pleasant canal paths.
2- Petersfield
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Deansgate Interchange
Clusters of key public facilities such as Central Convention Complex, Bridgewater Concert Hall, Great Northern Shopping Complex, and Hilton.
2 Deansgate Transit Hub
Clusters of 5-6 floor red-brick office buildings, visually coherent to Castlefield Conservation Area.
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Metrolink Station
Deansgate
4- Hulme
A neighbourhood of turbulent industrial heritage, now dominant by 2-3 floor residential buildings.
Inner Ring Road
Oxford Road Station
First Street
Major+Minor Nodes
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percent of residents of working age are economic active
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1- Castlefield Conservation Area
Major Traffic Route
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LANDMARK
3- Castlefield Office Quarter
Rengent Rd & Tritiny Way
5- Great Jackson Street
The Site
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Hulme
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LAND USE & MOBILITY
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Serial Vision
TOWNSCAPE & HERITAGE
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Metrolink Network
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SERIAL VISION
LEGIBILITY
Railway Track
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- Adjacent to: First Street, Castlefield Quay, Hulme Park.
percent of residents are Afro-Carribean 7.7percent Chinese
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- Current State: part of Great Jackson Street Development Framework (updated in 2017);
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Major Ethnicity Group (apart )from white
Retail Centre
- The site is well-connected to city centre by efficient provision of public transport network: train, tram, bus and vehicle routes,. - Deansgate tram & train station is within 5-min walking distance to the site. - A majority of key public space and destinations of employment and leisure in city centre is within 15-min walking distance to the site. - However, the path around the site boundary is not pedestrian-friendly due to the heavy volume of vehicles on Mancunian Way and Deansgate Interchange.
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- Located on the southwest fringe of Manchester inner ring road, directly neighbouring Deansgate Interchange; - Bounded by Chester Road (A56) to the north, Mancunian Way to the southwest, and Great Jackson Street to the East; - 1.6 hectares in total: 3/4 surface parking, 1/4 underused green;
City Centre
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City Centre
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Salford Central
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STRATEGIC LOCATION
GJS masterplan framework area, now occupied by surface car park, will see ‘intense‘ development coming in next 10 years.
POLICY & DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK
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Great Jackson Street Development Framework
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Hulme Park
Residential
Greater separation between buildings
Commercial use at ground floor
New cycle path through site
Very ‘tall’ buildings
Standing on Silvercroft St towards Renaker development, Hilton in sight.
The Site
Inactive Frontage: Unused Green Buffer
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- At Deansgate Interchange - Very open, wide vision, lack of enclosure - Only some resi- towers show sense of place
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- On Chester Rd towards west - Grade II Quay warehouse signals canalside - Vision suddenly becomes wider
Standing on Silvercroft St towards St. Georges Apartment.
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OPPORTUNITIES AND CONSTRAINTS
Primary Vehicle Route
2007
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2017
1:1 Commercial versus Residential
Higher quality Public Realm
A range of accommodation types
Vibrant Sustainable Accessible Mixed-use Safe
Key Transit Nodes
Site
Permission being progressed
CONCEPT 1: Two Centres, Small Blocks - Creating twin blocks with individual courtyards, active frontage is promoted on ground floors to increase activity and footfall.
Ensure new development do not block key views from Castlefield Conservation Area
Merchants Warehouse: Grade II
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Middle Warehouse: Grade II
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3 towers, 32 floors-tallest 400 residential units
Create inclusive, attractive and vibrant public space
Bus Stop
Bridgewater Canal Offices: Grade II
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Create a neighbourhood that balances the delivery of development framework and the respect for historic character, while ensure human scale design, and sense of place
Piccadilly Gardens Townhall
Central Library Piccadilly Station
Convention Complex
1 building, 13 floors 53 apartments
Provide walkable, safe environment for pedestrians
Pedestrian Route
St. Peter’s Square
4 Residential towers 62 floors, 1,508 units
Promote mixed-use, high density development
Car Free Route
Museum of Science and Industry
Pedestrian Route
Planning Application
Support employment growth
Deansgate Station
Secondary Vehicle Route
Albert’s Square
Underused Green Buffer
Listed building: Student Accommodation
Southwestern gateway to city centre
Metrolink Network
Arndale
Railway & Tram Viaducts Vehicle Road
Principles
Train Track
Victoria Station
The Site Surface Parking
DESIGN CONCEPTS
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The site was originally developed as part of the Hulme area and by the middle of the 19th century most of it was laid out in a gridiron pattern of terraces. The site was separated from the rest of Hulme by the construction of the Mancunian Way in 1965, and the residential properties which occupied the site were demolished to make way for the construction, and the street layout altered to its present day configuration.
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Visual connections
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CONCEPT 2: Green Centre, Tranquil Community
CONCEPT 3: Free Centre, Versatile Edge
- Creating a more private and inward neighbourhood with a central green area, active frontage is provided on ground floors along main road to ensure safe and walkable paths along site, while the central green is kept tranquil.
- Creating a vibrant residential neighbourhood of choice, served by office space buildings as key landmarks, retail services at site entrances, and a central public realm that is safe, animated and fully accessible.
St. Georges Apartment: Grade II* M62 to Liverpool
Hilton Merchants Warehouse: Grade II
Deansgate Station
Middle Warehouse Grade II
Oxford Road Station
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SCALE 1:10000
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OPPORTUNITIES
CONSTRAINTS
Potential active frontage
Potential edge for higher permeability
Busy roundabout is not pedestrian-friendly
Ideal position for new landmark
Core area for high-quality public space
Light and views can be blocked by adjacent skyscraper
Strategic location for redevelopment
Potential pedestrian connections
Movement barrier for vulnerable groups
Key views towards conservation area
Key views into site
Existed landscaping can block access to site
Potential spot for new bus stop
Commercial boost from adjacent site
Noise and Pollution from heavy transport volume
Public Space Pedestrian and Cycling
Green Space
Pedestrian and Cycling
Residential
Visual Connections
Residential
Visual Connections
Retail mixed with Resi
Corner Buildings
Office mixed with Resi
Corner Buildings
Office mixed with Resi
CRIT III I URBAN DESIGN PROJECT I MAY 2018
OPTION DEVELOPMENT Maximising Key Views to the Site
Adjusting Height to Immediate Context
Updating Circulation Paths and Access
Midtownscape to site surroundings, esp. Castlefield ......to create a coherent Conservation Area
...... to create a more permeable street and block system ......that is barrier-free and easy to move around
...... to locate focal points and active frontage
Defining Strategic Location of Uses
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Final Option
Classifying Spatial Hierarchy
Central Square Public
MASTERPLAN (1:1000 @ A1)
> Arrival Place Public
Building Footprint
> Front Meeting Points Semi-Public
Residential Courtyard Semi-Private
Central Square
Arrival Place
Pedestrian and Cyclist Path
Front Meeting Points
Residential Courtyard
AXONOMETRIC (1:1000 @A1)
Visual Reference to Castlefield Warehouse
3-floor Townhouses with active frontage and animated streetscape
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Industrial Hut as catalyst space with uncertain functions, which can be developed in further stages and support adjacent development
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Residential Road: 6m right-of-way
Enhancing corners (anchor building), landmark and active frontages (shop fronts and residential facade with windows)
SECTIONS (1:1000 @ A1)
BEFORE VS. AFTER On Crown St towards northwest (Chester Rd), with Grade II listed warehouse in sight
Residential Office
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13m Neighbourhood Shared Path
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Pedestrian Walkway
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Running Path
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‘Free Centre’: the public meander
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