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What Durrat Al Bahrain (left) Where Bahrain Island Who The government of Bahrain and Kuwait Finance House Why The US$1bn residential, commercial and leisure scheme involves creating “atolls” and “petals” within the Gulf as a basis for 1,800 villas and community areas, retail and leisure facilities. Within the 20 sq km development area, there will also be a centrepiece marina with a luxury hotel, water sports centre, theme park, a crescent-shaped island linked to the mainland via bridges to form a town centre. Completion date is 2009. |
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What Islamabad Tower (left) Where Central lslamabad Who Designed by Atkins, developed by Pak Gulf Why When completed, the 3m sq ft (278,700 sq m) mixed-use development will be the tallest building in Pakistan. The centrepiece of the scheme, which has a project value of US$300m, is a 30-storey, 350-bedroom world-class hotel topped by a panoramic restaurant. The design includes a shopping mall, offices and 300 apartments. It is due to be finished in 2009. |
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What Bahrain World Trade Centre (left) Where On the shores of the Arabian Gulf in the downtown central business district of Manama, Bahrain. Who Designed by Atkins. Contractors are AA Nass and Murray & Roberts Why The design is based on two 50-storey, 240m tall, sail-shaped office towers. They are positioned on top of a three-storey sculpted podium and basement, encompassing a shopping centre, restaurants, business centres and car parking. It will feature three 29m-diameter horizontal-axis wind turbines that will deliver up to 15% of the building’s total annual energy requirements. |
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What Ducie Street (left) Where Manchester Who Architects: Woods Bagot. Developer: Inacity Why The 60-level, 200-metre complex will be the UK’s tallest residential building to have received detailed planning consent. The building, and two adjoining medium-rise blocks at Ducie Street, will include 710 apartments, a 220-room, five-star hotel and 80,000 sq ft of retail space, restaurants and bars. Plazas and public spaces, historic canal frontage, a nine-metre grand stair and a bridge link to Manchester’s Piccadilly Station — one of the UK’s busiest transport hubs, will surround the scheme. Construction will start later this year. |
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What Dubai Sports City (left and below) Where Along Dubai’s Emirates Road and the Dubai-Al Ain Road, which will provide easy access to it from Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, Dubai and Sharjah Who Dubai Sports City Why The Sports City will be the cornerstone project of Dubailand, a 50m sq ft metropolis incorporating world class sports facilities, four sports stadiums, global brand sports academies, luxury residential and commercial properties, leisure facilities, hotels, entertainment outlets, schools, a medical centre and a sports-themed shopping mall.
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What Quartermile Where Edinburgh Who Architects: Foster & PartnersDevelopers: Gladedale Group and Bank of Scotland Why The £350m redevelopment of the former Edinburgh Royal Infirmary is one of the UK’s largest urban regeneration projects. Quartermile will provide over 1,000 homes, over 300,000 sq ft of Grade A office accommodation and 80,000 sq ft of leisure and retail space. |
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What Renfrew Riverside (left) Where Braehead, near Glasgow Who Capital Shopping Centres and partners Why A multi-million pound retail-led mixed-use regeneration project, spread over 185 acres, is set to play a central role in the transformation of the River Clyde, Scotland. It will be a mix of leisure, 700,000 sq ft of business space, a new public park and 2,000 homes. |
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What Portobello Dock (left) Where Grand Union Canal at west London’s Ladbroke Grove, W10 Who Derwent Valley Why The revamp of the 1.8-acre former Virgin Records HQ will include the redevelopment of the existing stable block to create a new 25,000 sq ft, six-storey landmark office building, the refurbishment of the Portobello Dock building, 18,000 sq ft of offices and the conversion of Kensal House, a former office building, into 12 luxury flats. The scheme is due for completion in 2007. |
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What St Stephen’s (left) Where Hull Who ING Real Estate Why The £200m 559,700 sq ft scheme, which is set to revitalise Hull city centre, will have a 110,000 sq ft food store, 320,000 sq ft of retail, 150,000 sq ft of leisure, 220 homes, a hotel, a 1,550 space car park and a new home for the Hull Truck Theatre Company and the Albemarle Centre for children’s music. It is set to be finished in autumn 2007. |
New horizons A look at some of the most striking mixed-use developments taking place around the world.
What Durrat Al Bahrain (left)
Where Bahrain Island
Who The government of Bahrain and Kuwait Finance House
Why The US$1bn residential, commercial and leisure scheme involves creating “atolls” and “petals” within the Gulf as a basis for 1,800 villas and community areas, retail and leisure facilities. Within the 20 sq km development area, there will also be a centrepiece marina with a luxury hotel, water sports centre, theme park, a crescent-shaped island linked to the mainland via bridges to form a town centre. Completion date is 2009.
What Islamabad Tower (left)
Where Central lslamabad
Who Designed by Atkins, developed by Pak Gulf
Why When completed, the 3m sq ft (278,700 sq m) mixed-use development will be the tallest building in Pakistan. The centrepiece of the scheme, which has a project value of US$300m, is a 30-storey, 350-bedroom world-class hotel topped by a panoramic restaurant. The design includes a shopping mall, offices and 300 apartments. It is due to be finished in 2009.
What Bahrain World Trade Centre (left)
Where On the shores of the Arabian Gulf in the downtown central business district of Manama, Bahrain.
Who Designed by Atkins. Contractors are AA Nass and Murray & Roberts
Why The design is based on two 50-storey, 240m tall, sail-shaped office towers. They are positioned on top of a three-storey sculpted podium and basement, encompassing a shopping centre, restaurants, business centres and car parking. It will feature three 29m-diameter horizontal-axis wind turbines that will deliver up to 15% of the building’s total annual energy requirements.
What Ducie Street (left)
Where Manchester
Who Architects: Woods Bagot. Developer: Inacity
Why The 60-level, 200-metre complex will be the UK’s tallest residential building to have received detailed planning consent. The building, and two adjoining medium-rise blocks at Ducie Street, will include 710 apartments, a 220-room, five-star hotel and 80,000 sq ft of retail space, restaurants and bars. Plazas and public spaces, historic canal frontage, a nine-metre grand stair and a bridge link to Manchester’s Piccadilly Station — one of the UK’s busiest transport hubs, will surround the scheme. Construction will start later this year.
What Dubai Sports City (left and below)
Where Along Dubai’s
Emirates Road and the Dubai-Al Ain Road, which will provide easy access to it from Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, Dubai and Sharjah
Who Dubai Sports City
Why The Sports City will be the cornerstone project of Dubailand, a 50m sq ft metropolis incorporating world class sports facilities, four sports stadiums, global brand sports academies, luxury residential and commercial properties, leisure facilities, hotels, entertainment outlets, schools, a medical centre and a sports-themed shopping mall.
What Quartermile
Where Edinburgh
Who Architects: Foster & PartnersDevelopers: Gladedale Group and Bank of Scotland
Why The £350m redevelopment of the former Edinburgh Royal Infirmary is one of the UK’s largest urban regeneration projects. Quartermile will provide over 1,000 homes, over 300,000 sq ft of Grade A office accommodation and 80,000 sq ft of leisure and retail space.
What Renfrew Riverside (left)
Where Braehead, near Glasgow
Who Capital Shopping Centres and partners
Why A multi-million pound retail-led mixed-use regeneration project, spread over 185 acres, is set to play a central role in the transformation of the River Clyde, Scotland. It will be a mix of leisure, 700,000 sq ft of business space, a new public park and 2,000 homes.
What Portobello Dock (left)
Where Grand Union Canal at west London’s Ladbroke Grove, W10
Who Derwent Valley
Why The revamp of the 1.8-acre former Virgin Records HQ will include the redevelopment of the existing stable block to create a new 25,000 sq ft, six-storey landmark office building, the refurbishment of the Portobello Dock building, 18,000 sq ft of offices and the conversion of Kensal House, a former office building, into 12 luxury flats. The scheme is due for completion in 2007.
What St Stephen’s (left)
Where Hull
Who ING Real Estate
Why The £200m 559,700 sq ft scheme, which is set to revitalise Hull city centre, will have a 110,000 sq ft food store, 320,000 sq ft of retail, 150,000 sq ft of leisure, 220 homes, a hotel, a 1,550 space car park and a new home for the Hull Truck Theatre Company and the Albemarle Centre for children’s music. It is set to be finished in autumn 2007.
