Architects
A hallmark of successful urban regeneration is inspiring and thoughtful architecture. Design excellence is a priority for Eastgate Quarters and The Leeds Partnership has sought this from the outset. Sir Terry Farrell was commissioned to develop the outline masterplan, creating a new sustainable district in Leeds, with the retail fully integrating with the variety of other uses.
Following the initial design concept, a strategic design review panel consisting of The Leeds Partnership, Leeds City Council and John Lewis was created to ensure the architectural aspirations of the Sir Terry Farrell masterplan for the scheme are realised.
The Leeds Partnership has now appointed six of the most talented architectural practices and designers to deliver its 140,000 m² retail-led mixed used regeneration scheme of Leeds city centre.
The Jerde Partnership/Benoy
Los Angeles-based The Jerde Partnership, in collaboration with Benoy, have been chosen to design Templar Street. Comprising 84,000 m² of retail, Templar Street will be home to the best of British high street retailers, including the recently announced 18,250m² Marks & Spencer anchor store.
Based in Los Angeles, The Jerde Partnership is an architecture and urban planning firm that designs unique places. Nearly 800 million people visit Jerde-designed places every year and over 100 Jerde-designed places have opened in diverse cities, such as Budapest, Hong Kong, Las Vegas, Los Angeles and Osaka. It's international portfolio has expanded beyond its retail and entertainment roots to include hotels, casinos and resorts; residential complexes; office and commercial facilities; transit-oriented mixed-use hubs; major urban districts; waterfronts; town centres; community plans; and visionary master plans.
Benoy is an internationally acclaimed, award-winning firm of Architects, Masterplanners, Interior and Graphic Designers. Whilst specialising in retail design, Benoy’s remit embraces a range of work - increasingly falling under the umbrella of ‘Mixed-use’, including Commercial, Hotels and Resorts, Leisure, Airports and Transportation, and Residential. Key schemes include Bullring in Birmingham, Bluewater in Kent, Brindleyplace in Birmingham and Elements in Kowloon, Hong Kong.
Acme
Recently formed architectural practice Acme Space has been appointed for the 26,000 m² John Lewis anchor store. The flagship store for the retailer will be its first store in the city and strengthen its regional offer.
ACME Space is an emerging international studio practising contemporary architecture and urbanism. Since its inception in 2007, the company has been short-listed in several competitions and worked on projects across the UK, the US and Germany, ranging from domestic houses in rural settings to larger retail buildings and urban masterplans. Recent projects include domestic houses in Norfolk and London, a public realm masterplan for Bishopsgate Goodsyard and a 2500sqm retail building and urban roof for Sevenstone, Sheffield.
Heatherwick Studio
Heatherwick Studio will design Harewood Courts, adjacent to the Victoria Arcade, home to Harvey Nichols. Harewood Courts will be the new home for classic designer labels and international luxury brands with up to 200 designer homes above the retail units.
Heatherwick Studio was established by Thomas Heatherwick in 1994 to make unique design projects happen. Today a team of architects, designers and makers operate from a studio and workshop in King’s Cross – an environment where project management and implementation takes place in parallel with experimentation with ideas, materials and manufacturing processes. Projects include East Beach Café in Littlehampton, West Sussex, the world flagship store for French brand, Longchamp in New York, the redevelopment if a million square food shopping mall in Hong Kong and the British Pavilion for Shanghai’s World Expo in 2010.
John McAslan + Partners
John McAslan + Partners will be responsible for the sensitive restoration of the listed buildings within the scheme, such as the Templar Building and Eastgate, originally designed and inspired by Sir Reginald Blomfield, responsible for London’s Regent Street terraces.
John McAslan + Partners is a multi-disciplinary practice with a reputation for clarity of thought, sensitivity to social and cultural contexts, and a commitment to quality. Working across two studios, in London and Manchester the specialist teams cover historic and heritage buildings, urban infrastructure, commercial buildings, culture and education buildings, interiors and landscape architecture. Projects include The Roundhouse, London, The Royal Society of Arts, London, University of Manchester and Peckham Square, London.
Gross Max
Edinburgh-based Gross Max will deliver the schemes public realm. The creation of thoughtfully designed public realm is essential to the success of the scheme ensuring a congruent flow between both the different styles or architecture and the neighbouring parts of the city.
GROSS. MAX, founded in 1995 by partners Bridget Baines and Eelco Hooftman, has been widely regarded as one of the few U.K based exponents of a new generation of contemporary European landscape architecture. The practice has won numerous competitions and awards for public space and was presented the 3rd European Landscape Award in January 2007. Recently completed projects include the New Bullring in Birmingham, Rottenrow Gardens Glasgow, Lyric Square London, the public spaces surrounding Royal Festival Hall in London, and Potters Fields Park on the bank of the Thames next to Tower Bridge.