Forgotten Spaces Sheffield 2011: Proposals K – P

Source: Sheffield Hallam University

Kindergarten by Sheffield Hallam University

This is a 1:100 model of the proposal; it shows the site up to the Porter Brook and the surrounding buildings.

Source: Ark D M Team

‘Life is a beach’ by Ark D M Team (Yuan Zhang / Blazej Zemleduch / Katarina Rozvadska /Jason Hayter / Adrian Hallam / Rosie Carnall)

Life is a beach when we make use of forgotten spaces which have been with us all the time. Opening up rivers for local people’s pleasure will open up minds.

Source: Buro Happold

L/E/G/O - Lynwood Educational Garden Opportunity by Buro Happold (Richard Ian Campbell / Ben Kirkpatrick)

L/E/G/O will provide an adaptable, multi-purpose structure which allows a wide range of educational and social activities to take place within a space that can be enjoyed all year round.

Little Mester Gardens by Matthew Mudd

A beautiful public garden that acts as the heart of the city’s cultural industries quarter. Combining Sheffield’s reputation as the nation’s greenest city with its heritage as Britain’s centre for steel.

Lunch Break by Richard James MacCowan

Creating an enjoyable space in a sunny spot looking at the plants and animals whilst enjoying your lunch.

Manor Top Commons by Neus Vilalta, Bob Levene, and James Starky

Manor Top Commons re-imagines a site of demolished housing as Common Land, with orchards and lakes, pastures and meadows. A rural landscape in the heart of the estate.

Source: waparchitects

Norton Prospect Tower and Labyrinth by waparchitects

A reinvention of Norton Water Tower with lightweight metal spiral access ramps making it into a public prospect tower with a labyrinth laid out on the covered reservoir.

Source: Studio Polpo

North by North West by Studio Polpo with Steve Parnell

Linking the city to the Peak District along the forgotten stretch of the Upper Don river from Kelham Island to Malin Bridge via a unique and forgotten landscape.

Pigs, Bees and Bells by David Britch, Eamonn Canniffe and Stephen Martlew

A productive proposal for the terrain vague between Broad Street and Victoria Quays employing the joyful activities of the swineherd, the apiarist and the bell founder.

The Porter City by Dom LewIs and Max Aughton

The Porter City, an Art Gallery, Historic Walk, Nature Trail and cross city link showcasing all that’s great about Sheffield whilst pursuing to revitalise the CIQ and the surrounding area.