The Southern Quarter
- South Central Leeds’ new Cultural Quarter incorporating the Tetley Brewery Site
Chase Hanyilu - Project Manager Mel Backhouse - Architect Adam Hegab - Architect Benjamin Courtney - Architect Samuel Spence - Architect Lauren Di Pietro - Architect Sam Maindonald - Landscape Architect Naomi Rosser - Landscape Architect Jenna Counsell - Landscape Architect
Our vision is to create a cultural heart to the city of Leeds, and expand on the exisitng cultural quarter - an area alive with art, heritage, entertainment and dramatic architecture, a setting to which artists are inpired and drawn to, and a place for the public to visit and enjoy. The cultural quarter will form part of wider plans for the regeneration and economic development of the city.
The main issues on site that we wanted to tackle were; • the separation of the site in relation to the rest of the city; • regnerate the neglected area of the site, as this could lead to further problems of crime; • improve transport links to the site; • expand the current cultural quarter of Leeds City Centre.
We are aiming to create a sensitive response to the cultural and historical aspect to the Tetley Brewery site by unlocking accessibility to and from the important cultural landmarks of Leeds City Centre, and achieving this through exploiting the connectivity of the site, and expanding the current cultural quarter to South Central Leeds, incorporating the site of Tetley Brewery and Holbeck’s new Urban Village.
Precedents of Cultural Quarters Sittingbourne’s new cultural quarter and new public realm around the cultural quarter. The new cultural quarter exhibits a cinema, a flexible performance space and a multi purpose public realm.
For some time Southampton City Council has had an ambition to create a cultural heart to the city. This will include; • A new Arts Complex; • Public Squares • BBC South Broadcasting House • A City Library and Archives • Historic city centre parks • Mayflower Theatre • Southampton Solent University Sir James Matthews Building
Scope of the site These are the areas that we have the right to change amd plan. • the residences overlooking the Tetley Brewery site are out of our scope; • the Grade II listed building is within our scope and must be considered throughout the planning; • the Salem church is incorporated within our scope.
Stakeholders These are the people who have an influence on our project. They could stop the project, or give it the go ahead at any time through the design. These include; • Sponsors; • Government; • Environmentalists; • Leeds City Council; • and The local and existing residents.
Risks of the project • • • • •
A lack of funding; Planning permission; Resistance to the infastructure; Resistance from local residents; The land may not be suitable for the purpose.
Mitigating against these risks • Sponsors will help fund the project • As the project has educational benefits there may be subsidies from the government; • The area, South Central Leeds, needs redeveloping, and therefore should get planning permission as this scheme is beneficial to all; • Negotiations must be made about the infastructure and how this may impose on areas outside of our scope. This must be a sustainable build with minimal disruption; • Regular meetings will be held with local residents to ensure their benefit as well; • Surveying of the land must be properly carried out; • Flood precautions taken as the site is close to the River Aire, with the possibility of redirecting the river to chanel flooding.
Business Case for our proposal To justify why the project should go ahead. Financial Benefits • The project can generate income to eventually pay for itself. Cultural and Community Benefits • • • •
Maintain the heritage of Leeds Educational Recreational Social meeting spaces
Accessibility • Connectivity to the city centre • Connections to major cultural venues throughout Leeds • Unlocking accessibility through new planned routes and boulevards leading to the city centre, and cultural venues.
As our scheme is driven by unlocking accessibility to the city centre, we have identified key routs and paths that will draw people to our site from landmarks across the centre that are linked to our culteral quarter, such as; • Leeds Arena; • The Royal Armouries Museum; • The West Yorkshire Playhouse; • Leeds Train Station; • and The new Holbeck Urban Village. Where these routes and connections meet on our site form natural pathways through the site, and create zones for the cultural quarter. The canal has also been re routed in order to run through our site and create a natural water feature. This will also help to improve flooding conditions as it will redirect and chanel water.
The Green zone indicates an open exhibition space. The Pink zone represents social functions, such as food courts and seating will be located here under a canopy. The Orange zone indicates indoor gallery spaces. The Blue area is designated for teaching studios and educational facilities. The Brown space will house an underground car park, as well as more social functions above at ground level.
Museums in Leeds • • • • • •
Royal Armouries Leeds City museum Museum of the History of Education Thackery’s Medical Museum Discovery Centre U-Boat Museum
Music Venues
Theatres in Leeds
Libraries
Art Galleries in Leeds • The Henry Moore Institute
Art Education of Leeds • • • •
University of Leeds Leeds Metropolitan University Northern Film School Leeds College of Art
Disciplines studied include; • • • • • • • • • • •
Animation Creative Advertising Fine Art Fashion Graphic Design Illustration Photography School of Architecture and Design Textiles Visual Communication The Performaing Arts
We have developed a wider scheme based on the concept of unlocking accessibility to the city centre. We have created new pedestrian corridors that link and follow the new route infastructure from the Tetley Brewery site to key landmarks and cultural aspects in Leeds City Centre. The boulevards aim to solve the initial problem of access and transport to the site in South Central Leeds, creating a friendly journey to draw people to the area as well.