Hanley City Centre Competition - Our Response (hover mouse over numbers for description)    
         
    1. Central multi purpose / performance event space7. Central mast carries potential cable car and stage infrastructure4. Existing pedestrian route from central forest park widened over bridge5. Existing concrete bridge clad with planting reinforcing green perception to the ring road6. Cable car link to central forest park providing security by overlooking and lighting3. Tontine Square with Street Market2. Walk through water feature in Fountain Square10. St. Johns church converted to form Youth Centre with adventure play9. New square improves setting of refurbished St.Johns church8. Relationship with St Johns church improved by climbing wall and café. Vertical circulation from the street added11. Potential deck added to form roof top park 12. Roof top ice rink/paddling pool13. Lavender covered roof14. Potential colourful ceramic community art wall15. Potential entrance and link utilising existing fire escape route16. Improved links and relationship with hope street mixed use quarter17. Break out roof garden / park with views over the city18. Cable car station19. Potential Roof mounted wind farm making use of existing high altitude and strong winds20. Potential City Centre roof top farm with bee hives 21. Carefully considered, coloured and fragranced roof planting22. Existing national cycleway enhanced 23. Dedicated covered modular cycle storage facilities24. Deep dropped curbs removed improving pedestrian links over Stafford Street into the Cultural Quarter25. Existing toilet and shower facilities enhanced by planted floral walls26. Stafford Street becomes key stop on the National Cycle Network27. Potential glazed covered winter gardens and café 28. Potential cable car link to business quarter and Hanley bus station29. Potential new shopping centre development30. Potential new bus station31. Potential high quality, high density mixed use development32. Potential ceramic clad residential landmark tower building43. Potential new Tesco store34. Potential Pedestrian and cycle link to existing cycleway network (Old loop line railway to Burslem, Longton and Festival park)35. Potential cable car link to Hanley Park and University Quarter36. Potential cable car link to Stoke railway station37. Potential new Business Quarter38. Museum39. Victoria Hall40. The Regent Theatre41. Potential 'Hope Village' mixed use development42. Potential mixed use development over the existing tesco car park on the existing transfer slab44. Hotel with potential extensions45. Potential extension to the Potteries Shopping Centre46. Potential ground level arcade of shops47. The Tontine Centre48. Potential footbridge to improve links to surrounding areas49. Potential new office tower to act as focal point for Business Quarter50. Town Hall51. Stage with video screen52. Café and kiosks serving main square53. Wall climber glazed lifts and slide serving roof top park54. Art installations to mark transitions between squares33. Potential perimeter park and cycle facilities55. 'Greened' Walls56. Bus super stop with shelter57. Potential new multi-storey car park to replace existing58. Bridge link between cable car station and proposed roof top park63. Potential cable car link with Stoke Collage  
       
    Our Response Funding Key Existing City Aerial View Aspirational Green City Aerial View    
       
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