Virtual Exhibition | North Quay

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“Creating a vibrant landmark place to visit and work, right at the heart of Hayle Harbour.”

OVERVIEW

This proposal features a wide range of uses for this site which will all hold together with the aspiration of becoming a publicly accessible ‘landmark’ for Hayle Harbour. The proposal for East Quay will emerge from the desire to create a building(s) with an ethos which captures the rich tapestry of harbour life.

The centrepiece of the East Quay project is a new public building which will contain art gallery / exhibition space and a filmhouse.

Along with the desire for a public presence on this site, there is also the requirement for harbour users to retain access and usage going forward. The local fishing industry will be served by improved fish landing / handling facilities. The proposal contains a wide range of workshop sizes and scales and there is currently firm interest from a number of suitable potential tenants.

Externally, the form of the buildings will be both striking, and contextually respond to both the heritage and future life of the port and its community. The detailed brief for the buildings has been developed in collaboration with the harbour owners, the Filmhouse operators and art space managers / tenants.

The proposed building(s) and associated landscaping will be simple and robust, with dedicated areas being to a standard that reflects the requirement of public access.

Access and movement around the site will need to carefully balance the operational needs of the harbour and a level of accessibility that allows the public to access certain areas unhindered and in a welcoming manner.

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“A sustainable place to live surrounded by nature.”

OVERVIEW

Riviere Fields has been envisaged as a new sustainable hamlet, accessible to all, embedded in the surrounding landscape. The project includes 254 dwellings (36% of which are affordable homes) set around well designed landscape spaces.

A central Green Spine connects it to Hayle and to the neighbouring developments. This central green corridor forms the backbone of the proposed development; at its heart, a community green space, the Splatt, takes the place of the traditional village green. From this central hub, a clear network of streets and spaces articulates a series of residential plots, making the most of specific views and orientation.

The careful articulation of the building terraces along the land’s contours has allowed a gentle modeling of the ground, taking in account issues of accessibility, emergency and car access and refuse collection.

Sustainability is a key emphasis for the development in both arrangement and building design. The masterplan strategies, aims and material choices will offer a cohesive scheme with clear sustainable credentials aligned with the latest contemporary construction and passive design methodologies. Riviere Fields is an opportunity to design new contemporary housing for the local population which offers a better internal environment, a sense of community, place and wellbeing, and is more adaptable to future uses.

A structured network of play spaces and pedestrian and cycle routes weave their way through the development providing spaces for recreation and play in a rich landscape environment. Water management and biodiversity corridors have been carefully considered in order to respond to the physical opportunities and challenges of the existing site.

Forming good street frontages with houses overlooking the public realm and with integrated car park

Distancing the buildings from the existing tree belt and breaking the massing in smaller buildings

Realigning the southern terrace of semidetached houses with the Victorian houses on Clifton Terrace

Creating usable and over-looked amenity space and protecting biodiversity corridors

Incorporating sustainable urban drainage systems

Integrating pedestrian and cycle routes

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OVERVIEW

The proposals for Hayle Harbour respond to the development principles approved at the outline planning stage in 2010. These principles, which are listed below, relate to the economic, social and environmental wellbeing of the town and the wider region, and are aimed at delivering a sustainable future for Hayle. They remain as valid today as they were, and are consistent with the core objectives of the National Planning Policy Framework.

to stimulate and sustain economic growth in the town and in West Cornwall by providing high quality, flexible, ICT-connected business premises in a very desirable setting, and by creating a more positive local business climate.
to realise the full potential of the harbour land, replacing dereliction and inaccessibility with opportunities for all to benefit from the town’s exceptional beauty and inspirational history.
to release the site’s inherent value, giving people the chance to live, work and socialise on the water’s edge and within the water.

to protect, enhance and promote the truly distinctive historical built and natural heritage, reflecting the World Heritage Site status.
to introduce wider choice for the residents of Hayle and West Cornwall – choice of housing, jobs, shopping, leisure and transport, all within the local area.
to make Hayle Harbour a desirable and sustainable destination for home owners and businesses.
to generate investor confidence in Hayle at all levels, from local businesses and home owners to inward investors in higher value added businesses.
to develop proposals in a way that makes efficient use of previously developed brownfield land.

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“A unique coastal neighbourhood created around sheltered gardens.”

OVERVIEW

This area will feature townhouses of a range of sizes offering a variety of choice for potential residents. Each dwelling has access to well managed communual landscape, and sheltered external spaces to benefit from throughout the year. This setting ensures that a strong maritime character is achieved despite having minimal estuarine views.

Architecturally, these buildings should be well considered, good quality ‘background’ buildings which evoke the character of the scale of a traditional harbourside settlement, but without pastiche.

The overarching concept of creating a fine grain development on The Yard site has been well received by both the Client, Local Authority and Heritage bodies.

The approved strategy recognises that this part of the site requires a strong sense of character of its own, whilst still being an integral part of the North Quay site. The generally low rise development of two to three storeys will consist of a townhouse typology which benefits from an outlook onto a communal lush sub-tropical garden, and also benefits from sheltered private courtyards and roof terraces.

At the northern end, the development should look to respond positively to the setting of the existing granite chimney which is one of the few built structures remaining from the industrial past. The sub-tropical gardens between the dwellings wll be free from vehicles, and become communal spaces which the residents and visitors can enjoy. The front doors for the dwellings will be accessed via this space providing a lush semi-private garden.

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“A family of buildings arranged within a lush sheltered landscape.”

OVERVIEW

The site is within a historic disused quarry. Open to the south, overlooking the harbour and East Quay with the west and eastern boundaries formed by steep densely vegetated cliff faces. This site will contain a cluster of modestly scaled apartment buildings.

It is intended that the spaces between the buildings will create a hierarchy of engaging shared landscaped gardens. The design is simple and robust enough to withstand the rigours of the exposed marine location.

The naturally wild cliff face will continue to be home to an abundance of plant and animal life, offering privacy, and a tranquil backdrop to north facing rooms. The Yard location boasts views across the Stable Block towards East Quay, and at upper levels a view of the wider harbour.

The buildings will be joined at ground floor via a landscaped plinth which sits above a concealed car parking area, The shared landscape will flow between the buildings. The backdrop of the wild cliff faces will complement and contrast the more selective, maintained gardens that sit on the plinth.

The spaces between the solids will be naturally private, sheltered from the coastal weather by both the residences and the cliff. Wood-lined intimate walkways meander between trees and shrubs offering places to relax and reflect, which then open up to create larger public squares for play and socialising.

The seasonal and colourful nature of the planting in Chieftain’s Yard, will contrast the more neutral changing tones of the wild cliff faces.

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“Renovating the historic buildings and improving harbour facilities”

OVERVIEW

This proposal will form the key entrance space to the east of the site, and will set the tone for design and spatial quality for the wider North Quay site. At pedestrian level, it is envisaged that this threshold space will act as a key heritage interpretation area before ‘rounding the headland’ and emerging into North Quay proper.

The Grade 2 Listed Stable Block - one of the last visible historical remnants - will be transformed and enable the public realm adjacent to be activated. The proposed design utilises the full extent of the redundant and neglected space which exists behind the existing Stable Block structure. This space currently presents a visually negative space which can be viewed from an elevated position from the main pedestrian route along the North Quay access road.

The proposal for the Stable Block area will be modest, and respectful of the existing Grade 2 Listed building. The character of the stone building will be preserved and restored where possible to create space(s) which will be made available for local businesses. The two new sheds are scaled in a way that reflects the historic setting but also create an attractive entrance sequence to the North Quay area.

OVERVIEW - The Customs House

The proposals have been developed by the Harbour Authority to offer flexibility for a wide range of commercial and leisure uses, related to and in support of the emerging thoughts on improvements in harbour facilities:
New open quayside deck to give boat storage and slipway parking.
Cranage area to the south of the main slipway, on the new hardstanding.
Repairs to the old slipway.
Pontoon between old slipway and main slipway.
Gated access into the slipway/office area. Vehicle gate to control slipway access and for security, with a pedestrian gate that can be used to totally close access to the area when high risk operations are taking place such as cranage.
Boat wash facilities which include capture of waste water, to comply with environmental regulations.
Power & water points on dry berthing area.
The sensitive and clean refresh of the existing Grade 2 Listed Customs House will be complemented by a modest extension / modification.
New pontoons will be installed to enable easier access to the water than is currently provided. Generally, these will be tethered to the ground / existing slipway, but allowed to rise and fall with the tide.

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	THE YARD	Zone 2

	CHIEFTAIN'S YARD	Zone 3

	THE HILLTOP	Zone 4

	HILLTOP CAR PARK	Zone 5

	HOTEL + SPORTS HUB	Zone 6

	EASTERN GATEWAY	Zone 7

	STABLE BLOCK	Zone 8

	EAST QUAY	Zone 9

	RIVIERE FIELDS	Zone 10