Vaux September Exhibition Boards 1-6.Pdf

VAUX Site Analysis

Location

The site is located on the St Peters Sunderland south banks of the River Metro Metro Wear, just north west of St Mary’s Sunderland City Centre. Car Park

The Bridges The site was once St Mary’s Shopping Way dominated by the Vaux Centre Keel Brewery, which ceased River Wear Square operation in 1999. The historic maps below show The Site how the site has changed between the late 19th century and the late 20th century. Riverside Park

Galley’s Gill Road

Ordnance Survey Historic Maps © Crown Copyright 1897 1941 1970 The embankment is dominated © Crown CopyriTheght and Landmark Information Gr oup LGarrisonimited 2013 all rights reserved. This map may not be reproduced without permissi on. 649Field314490 Parade Ground, County: DUTheRHAM Scale: 1:2,500 Date: 1941 roads surrounding the site have by rail lines. The Vaux Brewery, Fire Station and Empire Theatre been widened to make more room founded in 1837 can be seen on can be made out on the map. for cars, eroding the tight street the site. Later, new road configurations will grids. This map shows the centre drastically change the layout of before the Bridges was built in this area. 1988.

Connections

The masterplan has been designed to maximise physical connections into and out-of the site, as well as making the most of views to the riverside.

The Keel line acts to draw people into the site as well as connect it to Keel Square, the high street, KEY University areas and MAC Quarter which is under development.

The Local Area

University of Sunderland Music, Arts and Cultural Keel Square City Campus Quarter A new public square, completed The University hosts 20,000 Incorporating the newly this year and decorated with trees, students. Buildings on the refurbished Dun Cow Pub, fountains and benches. Work has city campus include the the Londonderry and Empire started on the Keel Line, a piece Murray Library, Design Centre, Theatre. Plans will see a new of artwork, which will stretch from CitySpace Gym and Leisure square created in-front of the the new Square to the cliff-edge, Centre and the Sciences old fire station, which will be celebrating Sunderland’s maritime Complex. turned into a music and arts and industrial heritage. venue. VAUX Design 1 Principles The following diagrams illustrate key elements which have influenced the design of the masterplan:

View towards the bridge: from Livingstone Rd and St Mary’s Way 2 3

Keel Line: running from Keel Two grids: to connect the site Square to the cliff-edge to St Mary’s Way 4 5

Pivot: creating a central area Building line: all buildings face to the scheme following the onto the street new grid 6 7

Cliff top edge: circular pedestrian Vehicular spine: primary and cyclist route with views to the vehicular access through the river and embankment site 8 9

Parking strategy: provides Active ground floor: leisure and parking off vehicular spine retail at the heart of the scheme to create a vibrant centre 10 11

Mix of uses: promotes variety Heights and massing: step and allows for flexibility up in building heights from 6 storeys to 7 then 8 storeys

Landscape Strategy

PROPOSALS FOR THE FORMERSUB VAUX BREWERY SITE Our Landscape Architects are

VAUX MEZANINE COMMERCIAL

MEZANINE in the process of drawing up a COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL 1 in 25 Slope landscape strategy for the site. The strategy will incorporate the KEEL LINE following elements: What’s this all about? Creating a 1 Streets Vaux . Sunderland | Landscape Masterplan | Discussion 02 | Aug 2015

Masterplan: Streets

Boulevard Communal street Vista street

GIA 78.4m2 GIA 78m2

GIA 90.4m2

GIA 90m2 GIA 98m2 GIA 100m2 DUPLEX DUPLEX

GIA 60m2 GIA 72m2 12 GIA 70m2 GRASS The former Vaux Brewery is a key site GIA 65m2 OFFICE GIA 77m2 9 GIA 50m2 20

GIA 71.2m2 GIA 79m2 SS GIA 70m2

GIA 75m2 GIA 65m2 Framework for a Mix of Uses BUS STOP GIA 86m2 SS 18 13GIA 71.2m2 OFFICE GIA 84m2 PAVED GIA 96m2 The diagrams to the left and below identify three types of streets 10 GIA 70m2 14 16 OFFICE GIA 80m2 GIA 62m2

GIA 72m2 GIA 72m2 1 OFFICE 60,000m² Vaux Sunderland | Landscape Masterplan | Discussion 01 | Aug 2015 GIA 72m2 2 SUB KEEL LINE 11GIA 74m2

GIA 66m2 CARPARK GIA 64m2 MEZANINE spaces for GIA 65m2 4 to be provided within the scheme. Each street-type will have its COMMERCIAL within Sunderland City Centre. The new parking SS 5 15 17 MEZANINE 19 3 SS

The masterplan creates a framework to guide SS COMMERCIAL own character, created using distinct materials and landscaping new office spaces hotel and Street type 2 6 proposals displayed on this board are future building on the site. The simple blocks space Green Street 7 - examples of how these streets could look are provided below: leisure uses Vaux Sunderland | Landscape Masterplan | Discussion 01 | Aug 2015 Vaux 8. Sunderland | Landscape Masterplan | Discussion 02 | Aug 2015

shown on the plan will be designed in detail as IN PROGRESS WORK Street type 2 for a mixed-use development which Landscape Projects | Landscape Architects investors and occupiers come forward. Green Street Street 1: Boulevard 1:1250@A3 will combine new public spaces with Boulevards 12 9 20

SS The majority of the buildings will be Grade A 13 SS 18 10 14 16 1 2 11 offices, and the idea is to provide active ground 4 restaurants, cafes, office and leisure SS new, 5 17 15 19 3 SUB SS up to 200 spaces for SS 6 floor units to accommodate restaurants and BLOCK 3 STUDY Vaux Sunderland | Landscape Masterplan | Discussion 01 | Aug 2015 09.08.2015 connected spaces. VAUX new food, drink 7 cafes, providing interesting and vibrant streets. 8 MEZANINE public VauxSS . Sunderland | Landscape Masterplan | Discussion 02 | Aug 2015 COMMERCIAL and retail MEZANINE COMMERCIAL homes COMMERCIAL spaces The north west corner of the site has The diagram on the right shows how this could 1 in 25 Slope Street 2: Communal street 1:1250@A3

work. Landscape Projects | Landscape Architects Communal Streets

12 9 20

been dedicated to residential uses SS

KEEL LINE Landscape Projects | Landscape Architects 13 SS 18 10 14 16 River Wear 1 2 11 4 with fantastic views over the Wear. SS 5 15 17 19 3 SS

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7 Bollards 8 Vaux . Sunderland | Landscape Masterplan | Discussion 02 | Aug 2015 The Keel Line, a pedestrian link from SS

Street 3: Vista street 1:1250@A3 the new Keel Square to the cliff-edge MP 90 Riverside Park Footpath Streets with Vistas OFFICE Phase 1 building BUS STOP DW 12 OFFICE 9 20 Bollard SS

OFFICE along entire SS 13 18 will connect the site with the Riverside 10 16 OFFICE 14 SUB KEEL LINE CARPARK 1 2 MEZANINE 11 COMMERCIAL Sloping masonry 4

cliff-edge SS MEZANINE Potential hotel 5 17 15 COMMERCIAL 19 3 SS park, city centre, new developments SS 6 Landscape Projects | Landscape Architects location Landscape Projects | Landscape Architects 7 at the MAC Quarter, the High Street Landscape Projects | Landscape !2()27)4%01)$% Architects 8 (foot) SS .0-20%%2 '0%%-120%%2/0%#%$%-21

and the Bridges Shopping Centre. 1:1250@A3 Residential Quarter

12 Cafe / Restaurant Space 9 20 Built into Cliff

SS BLOCK 3 STUDY VAUX 09.08.2015 SS 2 32.6m 13 18 Landscape Projects | Landscape Architects Places Project Timeline: Vaux . Sunderland | Landscape Masterplan | Discussion 02 | Aug 2015 Masterplan: Places

Cliff top promenade 10 Keel line MATLOCK STREET Square Promenade The diagrams below identify the different types of spaces Street frontage GIA 78.4m2 Gill GIA 78m2 GIA 90.4m2

GIA 90m2 GIA 98m2 GIA 100m2 DUPLEX 16 DUPLEX

GIA 60m2 GIA 72m2 12 GIA 70m2 GRASS

GIA 65m2

GIA 77m2 9 Vaux SunderlandGIA 50m2 | Landscape Masterplan20 | Discussion 01 | Aug 2015

GIA 71.2m2 GIA 79m2 SS GIA 70m2

GIA 75m2 GIA 65m2 GIA 86m2 SS 18 Bridge 13GIA 71.2m2 GIA 84m2 PAVED 14 GIA 96m2 and connections which the masterplan intends to create. 10 GIA 70m2 14 16 GIA 80m2 GIA 62m2

GIA 72m2 GIA 72m2 1 GIA 72m2 2

11GIA 74m2

GIA 66m2 GIA 64m2 Road GIA 65m2 4 The pictures below illustrate how these places could look VauxSS Sunderland | Landscape Masterplan | Discussion 01 | Aug 2015 5 15 17 Gill 19 3 November 2014 Carillion and igloo SS Vaux Sunderland SS and feel: 1 6 Regeneration win 2 7 Fontaine Cliff-top promenade Vaux8 . Sunderland | Landscape Masterplan | Discussion 02 | Aug 2015 Vaux Sunderland Landscape Projects | Landscape Architects bid to re-develop Multi-storey Car Park SS

11 IN PROGRESS WORK Cliff-top promenade former Vaux Cliff top promenadeLandscape Projects | Landscape Architects

Street 1:1250@A3 Brewery Site Matlock Queen 4 Dunning Cliff-top promenade Offices 12 9 20 Car Park CUMBERLAND STREET SS Vaux Sunderland | Landscape Masterplan | Discussion 01 | Aug 2015 13 SS 18 10 16 Precedent images demonstrating the St 14 1 2 11 4

December 2014 Team of SS 5 17 scale of the proposed residential uses St 15 SS 19 3 SS

SS consultants Vaux Sunderland 6 5 17 7 Cliff-top promenade 8 appointed to bring STOP Vaux . SS Sunderland | Landscape Masterplan | Discussion 02 | Aug 2015 15 BUS forward proposals ST MARY'S WAY STOP

3 BUS 19 1:1250@A3 Vaux Sunderland | Landscape Masterplan | Discussion 01 | Aug 2015 Keel line ST MARY'S WAY March 2015 Siglion launches - Keel Line 12 9 20

BUS SS STOP 13 18 10 16 Ideas to as a partnership 6 STOP BUS 14 1 2 11 connect the 4 between SS Keel Line with 5 15 17 19 3 SS

LANE embankment City Council, BUS Way KewTreetop Walkway Vaux8 . Sunderland | Landscape Masterplan | Discussion 02 | Aug 2015 below St Mary's SS Carillion and igloo Keel Kew Landscape Projects | Landscape Architects Square Landscape ProjectsLandscape | Landscape Architects Projects | Landscape Architects Regeneration Line Location for Landmark Building - 1:1250@A3 Argos Stores Squares 12 9 20 7 SS 13 SS 18 Potential Exhibition Space 10 14 16 1 2 11 June 2015 Meeting with local 4

SS 5 15 17 19 3 SS

SS councillors 87 6

7 Multi-storey 62 to 66 LANE Landscape Projects | Landscape Architects 8

BUS 61 Vaux SS. Sunderland | Landscape Masterplan | Discussion 02 | Aug 2015 60 0 59 car park 58 July 2015 Stakeholder Landscape Projects | Landscape Architects Road 57 56 Street West 1:1250@A3 8 55 Promenade workshop with 54 Northumbria Police Station Keel local groups and 53 Promenade 12 9 20

52 13 SS 18 Square 10 16 Livingstone 55 businesses to get 14 Magistrate's Court The Crystal Exhibition 1 2 SS NOMA, Co-op building, 254 11 YORK STREET 4

SS initial thoughts on 5 17 Centre, London 15 19 3 SS

Manchester SS masterplan 6 7

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SS Landscape Projects | Landscape Architects Landscape Projects | Landscape Architects August 2015 Exhibition on Wear View House 1:1250@A3 the emerging Government Office Illustrative masterplan to 284 proposals 278 showing how the N scheme could look September 2015 Final exhibition on We are 3 proposals here Landscape Projects | Landscape Architects Creating Connections: Creating Activity: Gilbridge House Phase 1

Vaux . Sunderland | Landscape Masterplan | Discussion 02 | Aug 2015

Emerging masterplan & phase 1 boundaries Phase 1 Architects, Fielden Clegg Bradley Studios, are drawing up November 2015 Hybrid Planning Meanwhile uses

GIA 78m2 GIA 78.4m2 The masterplan has been designed to GIA 90.4m2 GIA 90m2 GIA 98m2 GIA 100m2 DUPLEX DUPLEX

GIA 60m2 GIA 72m2 One of the key objectives of the masterplan is to provide 12 GIA 70m2 GRASS

GIA 65m2 GIA 77m2 9 20 detailed plans for the Phase 1 building, which will provide a GIA 50m2

GIA 71.2m2 GIA 79m2 SS GIA 70m2

GIA 75m2 SS GIA 65m2 . m GIA 86m2 NIA-Floor SS 1089 .4 Sq 18 13GIA 71.2m2 GIA 84m2 PAVED Application due GIA 96m2 10 GIA 70m2 14 16 GIA 80m2 GIA 62m2 provide active streets, with shops, cafes, GIA 72m2 GIA 72m2 1 series of office floors over a publicly accessible ground floor a scheme which is well connected to the city centre. GIA 72m2 2 11GIA 74m2

GIA 66m2 GIA 64m2 to be submitted: GIA 65m2 4

SS restaurants and leisure uses occupying 5 15 17 designed to accommodate a cafe, restaurant and retail offer.

STOP 19 3 BUS The linear layout of streets provide maximum movement SS SS

BUS STOP Full detailed 6 STOP BUS

LANE ground floors, leading to active public BUS CGI images showing how the building could look are provided through the site, as well as providing numerous new access 7

LANE planning for phase BUS 8 below. As part of this phase, landscaping works will also be

spaces. SS

points onto St Mary’s Way. Further connections include: IN PROGRESS WORK 1 building and Landscape Projects | Landscape Architects provided, including a high quality pathway along the cliff-edge, Landscape Projects | Landscape Architects infrastructure, and and hard and soft landscaping works in spaces off the Keel line. a. Incorporating the new Keel Line - which extends New public spaces are being designed to outline application 4 into the site. Plans are being drawn up to provide a invite people into the site to enjoy views Meanwhile Uses for the whole site promontory which could also connect the Keel Line to of the Wear and the bridges, as well as

Vaux . Sunderland | Landscape Masterplan | Discussion 02 | Aug 2015 Riverside park below. providing space for future events such as Meanwhile uses December 2015 Statutory During the early phases of development,

GIA 78m2 GIA 78.4m2

GIA 90.4m2

GIA 90m2 food, drink and music festivals. GIA 98m2 GIA 100m2 DUPLEX DUPLEX

GIA 60m2 GIA 72m2 12 GIA 70m2 when much of the site is vacant, spaces GRASS

GIA 65m2 GIA 77m2 9 20 GIA 50m2

GIA 71.2m2 GIA 79m2 SS GIA 70m2

GIA 75m2 SS GIA 65m2 GIA 86m2 NIA-Floor SS 1089 .4 Sq. m 18 13GIA 71.2m2 Consultation GIA 84m2 PAVED GIA 96m2 m4 b. Providing a pathway along the entire opportunity for 10 temporary carpark GIA 70m2 14 16 accessed off new road GIA 80m2 GIA 62m2 will be temporarily landscaped to alignment GIA 72m2 GIA 72m2 1 GIA 72m2 m5 2 11GIA 74m2 m2

GIA 66m2 GIA 64m2

on planning We are also developing ideas to animate GIA 65m2 edge of the cliff 4 provide areas for meanwhile uses. This existing carpark SS retained and capacity m5 17 m3 STOP reduced by new road 15 BUS

STOP alignment m1 19 3 BUS SS application SS

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the cliff-edge to include a restaurant BUS m 6 STOP will allow the space to be used creatively

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BUS b partially set into the cliff-face. Views and 7 during the early construction phases, LANE 8 BUS

SS creating interest and activity on the site

Early Summer 2016 Phase 1 building access will be improved to Riverside Park IN PROGRESS WORK

Landscape Projects | Landscape Architects and keeping it open to the public. due to start on site - which could help reduce anti-social

Vaux . Sunderland | Landscape Masterplan | Discussion 02 | Aug 2015

behavior in hidden areas along the lower Meanwhile uses 1 & 2: Temporary Event Temporary Landscaping m1: temporary event/ exhibition space: layout shows typical chalet/ shed sizes for a christmas market with a large carousel

GIA 78m2 GIA 78.4m2

GIA 90.4m2

GIA 90m2 GIA 98m2 GIA 100m2 DUPLEX DUPLEX Sites 1 and 2 GIA 60m2 GIA 72m2 12 GIA 70m2 GRASS

GIA 65m2 Early 2018 Phase 1 building embankment. GIA 77m2 9 20 GIA 50m2 Space Examples: Examples: SS a GIA 71.2m2 GIA 79m2 GIA 70m2

GIA 75m2 SS GIA 65m2 GIA 86m2 NIA-Floor SS 1089 .4 Sq. m 18 13GIA 71.2m2 GIA 84m2 PAVED GIA 96m2 10 m4 GIA 70m2 14 16 GIA 80m2 GIA 62m2

GIA 72m2 due to be ready GIA 72m2 1 GIA 72m2 m5 2 11GIA 74m2 m2 The diagram on the left shows ideas for GIA 66m2 m2: Container units approx GIA 64m2 23500mm x 5895mm (general GIA 65m2 4 50m People are key to making this site work, purpose container) aligned with Keel line to form temporary retail units for occupation SS m 5 m3 15 17 two meanwhile uses on the site and how 50m

STOP 19 3 BUS SS m1 SS BUS STOP and initial and we want to create spaces which m 6 STOP BUS LANE much room they will take up. The images BUS people can enjoy and take ownership of. 7 below illustrate similar uses: infrastructure due LANE 8 BUS for completion SS

Landscape Projects | Landscape Architects Precedent images of active spaces in the UK and Europe

September 2015 Exhibition VAUX Phase 1

1 The Brief

Building 1, together with the completed Keel Line will form the anchor for Phase 1 of the Vaux Site. The building provides a series of office floors over a publicly accessible ground floor, designed to accommodate an exciting mix of retail, café and restaurant offers. As an office building, it is aimed to attract a variety of prospective tenants, both in terms of their size and their type, environmental agenda, capital and running costs.

This results in the honest use of materials, exposed structural elements and simple but carefully considered detailing. The proposal for the building is for it to have strong horizontality on the exterior that offers opportunities for shading and intermittent opening windows. The courtyard facades, to complement this has a vertical language.

2 The Layout

The concept for the building is simple and strong. The upper levels of the building are arranged in a ‘horseshoe’ that creates an east facing open courtyard. The courtyard becomes the focus of the workplace, facing onto and framing a view of Wearmouth Bridge. The lower levels of the building are set back from the Keel Line, and are accessed off a covered, public colonnade that again overlooks the Bridge and the North Sea beyond.

3 Character

The architectural language of the building draws inspiration from the maritime and industrial heritage of the site and its adjacent riverside areas. At a large scale this can be found in the giant girder that supports the building along its front, and the ‘Liner’ like horizontal facades of the building above. At a smaller scale the building will have details, such as perforation patterns to the façade, that will reflect the manufacturing activity of Sunderland’s past.

4 Materials

In reference to the metal working associated with Sunderland’s shipbuilding and industrial heritage, the external material of the building is of a bronze/ brass appearance. It will catch the light during the day, as well as be illuminated in the evenings.

5 Environmental Agenda

The building has a strong environmental agenda. In developing the building as a healthy workplace, it is fully naturally ventilated and passively cooled. The verdant courtyard at the heart of the building lets fresh air deep into its core. Opening windows are provided throughout, and generous floor to ceiling heights both help the natural ventilation as well as allow daylight deep into the building. Exposed concrete ceilings provide ‘Thermal Mass’ that helps keep the building warm in winter and cool in summer. VAUX Phase 1

Phase 1 Visualisation

Phase 1 Infrastructure and Meanwhile Uses

The diagram on the right shows the infrastructure which New footpath Temporary footpath will be constructed as along cliff-edge to connect to part of the first phase of Temporary hard Cumberland/ development. landscaping Matlock Street

One of the key principles New road of the development will into the be to make sure the site scheme is attractive and being used during the early construction phases. These spaces will be landscaped and open Meanwhile Use for people to enjoy Spaces to articulate or hold events and Temporary soft journey from centre to Permanent exhibitions- examples of landscaping Phase 1 building how these spaces could landscaping be used are detailed below:

1 2 3 Events & Landscaping & Temporary Exhibition Growing Spaces Structures Spaces

Garden of 10.000 Bridges, West 8, Xi’an 15 Knots, ATLAS and Forbes Lipschitz, BOXPARK: Food, Drink and Fashion Pop- International Horticulture Exhibition, Jardins de Metis International Garden Up, Shoreditch, London China Festival

Pop-up Airstream gig at Ouseburn Flow Line, Michael McGillis, Auvergne, Pop-up Beer Garden in Philadelphia Festival 2014 France © M. Fishetti/VISIT PHILADELPHIA™

View Tube: Exhibition Centre, Olympic Reaseheath College garden, Dig the Roker Pods, Marine Walk, Sunderland Park, London City 2015, Manchester City Centre VAUX Consultation Responses

Over 400 people attended the public consultation we held in September and we received 136 responses to the questionnaire. We have responded to some common comments below:

Is there demand?

One of the main aims of the masterplan is to provide Grade A office space in Sunderland City Centre. There is virtually no Grade A space at present, which means companies requiring this space are taking their business elsewhere.

The purpose of the masterplan is to attract investors and create demand, whilst at the same time providing a well-thought out scheme which makes the most of the site. It allows each development block to be built separately, as occupiers and investors come forward, but means once everything is built out, each block is in keeping with the site as a whole.

Tenants and occupiers are likely to want to move into a building which is built and ready to go before they sign any contracts - this is why the process has to be managed as a whole - building investor confidence, getting funding for the space and getting the right occupiers in. igloo Regeneration are leading property experts and have been brought in to manage this process.

Could the buildings be higher?

We received a number of comments on the height of the buildings. We feel that the heights proposed will create streets which are vibrant from the ground up, but in line with comments we have raised the current heights of the residential buildings up to 7 storeys and the office buildings up to 6 storeys. The extra floorspace produced by much taller buildings would exceed the potential demand for the site, but the masterplan can accommodate higher buildings in a number of places, should demand increase in the future. We think the building heights now showing, alongside the 8 storey iconic building proposed for the centre of the site, will create a really interesting scheme. We have provided some precedent images of how this scale of building could look:

Will a pedestrian bridge over the Wear be provided?

A pedestrian bridge is not being proposed as part of this scheme due to this being economically unviable. However, should a bridge become viable in the future, it could still be integrated into our scheme at a number of locations. Instead we have focused on providing improved pedestrian and cyclist connections to the city centre, along the cliff edge and to Wearmouth Bridge, where pedestrians can cross the river at present.

Feedback from the Questionnaire: 37% 28%

On a scale of 1 to 5, to what 14% extent do you think the proposals 11% achieve our objective of supporting 9% investment and regeneration in Sunderland City Centre? 1 2 3 4 5 Does not Fully Achieve Achieves

37%

On a scale of 1 to 5, to what extent do you think the proposals 25% achieve the aspiration of creating a development which enhances 14% 14% connections and views out to the 10% embankment and River and back into the city centre? 1 2 3 4 5 Does not Fully Achieve Achieves

74%

65% 60%

50% Meanwhile spaces: Our proposals will incorporate a strategy for temporarily using parts of the site which are not being used for the first 31% phases. Which of the following uses would you most like to see on the 22% site?

Pop-up Growing Sports Space Temporary Green food and spaces, facilities for music exhibition spaces, drink e.g. festivals spaces e.g. lawns festivals allotments and places to sit

Tell us what you think: Please click the survey link below to provide us with your feedback on the proposals for the former Vaux Brewery site: www.surveymonkey.com/r/vaux180915

The survey will be open till October 5th 2015.