Upper Trinity Street, Digbeth: Plans revealed!
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Huge plans have today surfaced for Upper Trinity Street in Digbeth
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Developer Cole Waterhouse and Corstorphine+Wright Architects have today released their vision for a new cultural, commercial and residential neighbourhood at Upper Trinity Street in Digbeth.
This vision is in direct response to Birmingham City Council's Curzon HS2 Masterplan - which can be viewed here - and the emerging Digbeth Masterplan, which sets out to work closely with the Council to compliment other changes coming to the area.
THE VISION
900 new homes in heights of up to 31 storeys, new creative, cultural and commercial spaces will be formed alongside a new public park, with artwork. Ambitious stuff!
ENRICHING DIGBETH
With Digbeth already a unique place to work, attention turns to turning it into an established place to live AND work. With its edginess, creative community, eclectic venues all within close proximity, this is what makes Digbeth cool!
Importantly, Cole Waterhouse and co have sought to capture all of this in their plans, and uncover the many historical layers that this area has to offer.
To their almighty credit, the developer plans to bring these layers to the surface, with these long forgotten historical buildings now set to become the main focal point of this new development.
"Our vision for Upper Trinity Street taps into the uniqueness of Digbeth, creating a 24/7 community that harnesses the characteristics of ‘Digbethness’ and creates an attractive cultural-led neighbourhood to live, work and visit.
We want Upper Trinity Street to once again play its part in a vibrant Digbeth, delivering spaces for people to live, work, create and enjoy whilst respecting the existing built heritage of such as the Lock Keeper’s Cottage, Bowyer Street Pumping Station, Upper Trinity Street Supply Station, Dead Wax and the Clements Arms." - Cole Waterhouse.
PLANS
ADDERLEY YARD
This new dynamic, pedestrian friendly new urban space will provide a venue for leisure, events, eating and drinking.
MAKERS YARD & PUMP HOUSE PASSAGE
The Makers Yard will become a place for working surrounded by flexible employment spaces.
Pump House Passage will provide a fluid pedestrian link connecting Adderley Yard and Pump House Park which itself will connect through to the canal network and connectivity from Liverpool Street to Bowyer Street.
PUMP HOUSE PARK
Not only is the Lock Keeper's Cottage and Pump House being retained, it has been meticulously planned to make it a prominent focal point of the new development.
Steeped in history, the area is to become a new urban public park and will deliver circa. 4,000 square metres of public realm.
SKYPARK
A forward thinking one this.
Running along Upper Trinity Street, the Skypark will naturally form a southern anchor for 'The Brummie Highline', a proposal being brought forward and led by the City Council in the years to come, with the aim of transforming Digbeth and of course, Birmingham.
Plans will include a connection between the site and the canal network, with vital pedestrian and cycle routes into the City Centre.
WHAT NEXT?
The developer, architects and Planning Officers at Birmingham City Council will discuss the plans, a few tweaks will inevitably take place, before a Full Planning application is submitted in the very near future.
As ever, we'll be sure to keep you in the loop every step of the way.
Words by Stephen Giles. Artists Impressions from Corstorphine+Wright Architects