Press Release 28 August 2019

PARK HILL ART SPACE GRANTED PLANNING PERMISSION BY SHEFFIELD CITY COUNCIL

We are pleased to announce that our plans for Park Hill Art Space by award-winning architects Carmody Groarke, have been granted Planning Permission and Listed Building Consent by Sheffield City Council, through a unanimous vote by the Planning Committee.

This national flagship project will transform the heart of the iconic Park Hill Estate by providing a world- class destination for arts, culture and heritage. Underlining Sheffield’s role as a key player in the Northern Powerhouse, Park Hill Art Space will be a major economic driver for the city, acting as a catalyst for its visitor economy and a creative industry incubator encouraging inward investment.

“We are delighted that Sheffield City Council have approved our plans for Park Hill Art Space. Over the past four years based at Park Hill, we’ve worked closely with the local community to deliver a relevant and ambitious programme of exhibitions and events. The opportunity to build on this work by establishing a major new cultural destination for the region will be significant for Sheffield. This project is also much more than an arts development, it is about recognising the pivotal role of culture in shaping the future of the city.” Louise Hutchinson, Artistic Director/CEO, S1 Artspace

Building on Sheffield’s reputation as a city of culture on the world stage, Park Hill Art Space will feature one of the largest contemporary art galleries in the North of England as well as artist studios, workspace for creative businesses, learning and community studios, heritage flats, accommodation for visiting artists, a gallery shop and café. The project will provide public access to the Duke St block of the Grade II* listed Park Hill estate, including access to flats as part of a public heritage offer.

The existing concrete structure of the building will be carefully restored and provide a framework for the repurposed spaces. The new build art gallery will be connected to the base of the residential tower, utilising the former Link pub as the entrance space, café and gallery shop. The gallery building is designed as a series of interlinked rooms, partially submerged into the sloped landscape and organised around a secure external courtyard. The art gallery will be built from brick and concrete, making a material link to the original buildings of Park Hill.

“Our designs have been continually inspired by our client’s vision for a new visual arts venue which feels creatively progressive but also deeply rooted to its sense-of-place in Sheffield and to Park Hill itself. This marks an important milestone in the delivery of that vision and one which plays a significant role in safeguarding the future of Park Hill.” Andy Groarke, Carmody Groarke.

The plans also include designs by Jonathan Cook Landscape Architects which will transform the landscape of Park Hill into an urban sculpture park, and residential flats by Urban Splash which will complete Phase 4 of the Park Hill Estate.

S1 Artspace, is a valued and respected gallery and studio organisations based in the North of England. Established in 1995 by artists living and working in Sheffield who wanted to create a different type of studio organisation; one where artists would collaborate, share ideas and create opportunities for themselves. Over its 21-year history, it has provided 160 artists with studios, presented work by over 550 artists and commissioned 80 new works. S1 Artspace is currently based at interim premises in the former garage building at Park Hill whilst it delivers Park Hill Art Space.

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Notes to Editors:

Park Hill Park Hill Estate, the largest listed structure in Europe, was one of the most spectacular examples of a new approach to communal living in post-war Britain. Opening in 1961, it was built to house over 3,000 people and sits on an imposing 32-acre site overlooking Sheffield station, close to the city centre. Designed by young Sheffield City Council architects Ivor Smith and Jack Lynn, the estate was inspired by modernist architect Le Corbusier’s Unité d’Habitation building in Marseille. The economic and industrial challenges of the 1980s accelerated the decline in Park Hill’s utopian idealism and it became a notorious site for anti-social behaviour and crime. Fortunes began to change in 1997 when it was granted a Grade II* listing and, in 2004, Urban Splash embarked on a major overhaul of the estate creating 260 homes and 10,000 sq ft of workspace, with Phase 2 due to be completed in 2021.

S1 Artspace S1 Artspace is a charity founded in Sheffield in 1995 to enable artists to develop new work and inspire new audiences for the arts. S1 delivers a programme of exhibitions and events that connect with a broad audience, locally, nationally and internationally, at its gallery in the former garage building at Park Hill, Sheffield. Since 1995, S1 has provided 160 artists with studios, presented work by over 550 artists and commissioned 80 new works. Of these 6 were Turner Prize winners and 5 nominees. Artists based at S1 have been selected for New Contemporaries, British Art Show, won the Northern Art Prize, the Silver Lion at the Venice Biennale and regularly exhibit their work worldwide.

Carmody Groarke Carmody Groarke was co-founded in 2006 by Kevin Carmody and Andy Groarke. The practice has developed a reputation for working internationally on a wide range of arts, cultural, heritage and residential projects. Projects include the New Architecture Gallery at the RIBA headquarters, the permanent memorial to the 7 July London bombings, Frieze Art Fair London 2011-2013, Antony Gormley’s artist studio and White Cube gallery at Glyndebourne. Recent projects include the new Windermere Jetty Museum in the Lake District, an extension of the Museum of Science & Industry in , a major renovation of Dorset County Museum in Dorchester, a new V&A Members' Room, Julian Opie’s new studio, and a private art gallery.

Urban Splash Urban Splash was founded in 1993 by Chairman Tom Bloxham MBE and Creative Director Jonathan Falkingham MBE. Currently celebrating its silver anniversary, the company has spent 25 years working with world-class architects and designers to restore old buildings and create new, sustainable communities. Headquartered in Manchester, with regional bases in , , , Sheffield and , the company has invested a billion pounds creating more than 5,000 new homes and jobs in over two million sq. ft of commercial space. Urban Splash is leading on the development of Park Hill in Sheffield. It has won more than 400 awards for delivering challenging regeneration projects.