Salford 4 Life : Salford UK

The Salford House 4 Life project, promoted by Salford Urban Regeneration Campany /URC/, the Centre for Construction Innovation (CCI), national health service /NHS (Salford), Central Salford URC, Salford City Council and BRE /Building Research Establishment Limitted, invited participants to design a new exemplar family housing scheme, on a 1.45ha brown-field site in the heart of the Greengate area of Salford near Manchester city center. The competition site is located in a key development site known as The Exchange, Green gate, an area remarked for development. This area is the historic core of Salford overlooked by Manchester Cathedral and it is found only 5 minutes stroll walk from Manchester‘s Victoria Station and the shopping heart of Manchester, yet abandoned to decades. The development scheme defined to be an exemplar project showcasing the feasibility of achieving maximum energy efficiency and zero carbon status via sustainable design initiatives, construction techniques and integration of renewable energy technologies. These concepts have been considered and applied in all aspects of the project from the early design phase till the completion of the project. In Urban design analysis, I tried to see extensively the site footprint through time and I understood it is historic core of Salford especially the medieval period market place now it is proposed to be green gate new square .Therefore, the transformation of this vacant and derelict land will reconnect the historic center of Salford to Manchester. The link from Manchester will establish beneath and around the existing railway viaduct to reach the new green gate square. I provided an attractive pedestrian route, lined with active ground floor units, ample tree planting and lighting columns providing a welcoming space to stroll through. I provided pocket park and new road to articulate green gate areas since there are some listed building in the site.