Issue 2 - Chapman Taylor

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Achievements Chapman Taylor
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BATh // uK
Client: multi Development uK
THIs £360 MILLION DEvELOPMENT, HAs bEEN POsITIvELY RECEIvED bY CONsuMERs AND
RETAILERs ALIkE. ThE BATh ChRoNIClE
The 4th of november, 2009 saw the opening of Phase 1 of the
southgate, bath redevelopment in a low key event which was
nonetheless eagerly anticipated by the people of bath. The
redevelopment area embraces five hectares of bath city centre.
Chapman Taylor worked for 15 years on the project that has
transformed what was a rather squalid area of this World Heritage
listed city by the intervention of an extension to the traditional
urban grain of bath, through a series of new public streets and
spaces to complete the city centre.
The scheme was designed with respect to the city’s Georgian
architecture and contains a mix of uses anchored by retail,
including a residential element and provision for a health club. The
masterplan revitalised and strengthened links to the railway station
and provides the basis of a wholly integrated transport interchange
via the adjacent new bus station.
The opening of the first phase proved to be a success with
automatic counters registering a footfall of 80,000 people on the
first weekend alone.
The project was completed in september 2010 and received The
Georgian Group Architectural Giles Worsley Award for a new
building in Georgian Context in november 2010.