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Stephen Robinsselected projects

Chesterfield Waterside, Chesterfield.Masterplan to outline planning submission and canal basin to detailed planning ap-plication.

Associate Director overseeing the preparation of a 24ha mixed use waterside masterplan onabrownfieldsiteadjacenttoatowncentre.Theredevlopmentinvolvesthecreationofamixeduseheartsetaroundanewcanalbasinservingastheterminusforanewlyrevitalised40milestretchofcanal.Proposalsalsoincludeanewnavigablecanalarm,1,200homes,shopsbars,cafes,reasturants,officespace,anecologicalpark,homezonesand an extensive SUDS network.

Client:ChesterfieldWatersidePartnership


Lower Broughton, Salford ManchesterDevelopment framework toward SPD

Associate Director overseeing the design aspect of a 50ha+ regeneration scheme in the heart of Manchester. Regeneration proposals involve the repopulationofafailingneighbourhood,provisionofnewjobsarenvis-agedlocalcentreandthecreationofacitysignificantwatersidepark.

Client:CountrysideProperties


West Ruislip, HillingdonMasterplan to outline planning submission

ProjectleaderfortheredevelopmentofanexMinistryofDefencebrownfieldsiteintheLondonBoroughOfHillingdon.Theredevel-opmentproposes500newhomes,acommunityhall,schoolandnewplayingfields.

Client:St.Modwen&Vinci


Tattenhoe Park, Milton Keynes.Development framework to outline planning submission.

Projectleaderfora52hasiteproposinganewneighbour-hoodofover1,300newhomes,withshopsandcommunityfacilities,publicopenspaceandanewprimaryschool.Theaimofthemasterplanistodeliveranattractive,wellde-signedplacetolive,withstrongconnectionstosurroundingneighbourhoodsandthewidercity.

Client: English Partnerships.


Ipswitch F.C, Ipswitch Initial Ideas Masterplan

Design leader investigating the redevelopment potential of Ipswitch F.C’s training ground facilities.


Armstrong Creek, Melbourne, AustraliaTransit-Oriented Development Hub Design Concept

Design leader overseeing the concept design of the Arm-strong Creek Station interchange and a mixed use local centre. Services include site planning incorporating urban design,landscapearchitecture,engineeringandtransportplanning.

Located to the southwest of Geelong on the Geelong-War-rnambool railway line, the concept incorporates designand infrastructure elements suchas stationarchitecture,streetdesign,SUDS,PSD,andgreen roofs.Thedesignprovidesformaximumlong-termflexibility,anticipatingchange both in future travel behaviour and future land-use patterns.

Thedevelopmentproposesasustainablecommunitythatsets new benchmarks in best practice transport-oriented urban development.

Client: Department of Transport and the Greater Geelong CityCouncil.


Diriyah, Riyad, Saudi ArabiaMasterplan

Design leader overseeing the design of a new expatriate communityinRiyad,SaudiArabia.

LocatedwesternRiyad the proposal incorporates over1,000newhomesinamixtureofapartmentsandterraced,semi detached and detached houses. The heart of the schemeprovidesarangeofcommunityfacilitiesinclud-ingasouk,ciniemaandcommunityclubhouseallsetingenerous,spectacularlandscape.

Client:MilleniumDevelopment&SaudiOger


National Institute of Technology, Raipur, India Masterplan

The guiding vision for the masterplan is to:

DeliveraworldclassNationalInstituteofTechnologyforRaipurinordertoattractthehighestofqualityofstudentandteachingstaff.Thecentreofexcellencecombinesbestpracticeinurbandesign,sustain-

ability,education,residential,landscapedesignandtransportplanningtodeliveranewexemplaryintegratedcampusenvironmentwiththespecificremitofpromotinganinternationalstandardoflearning.Setaroundabeautifulcentralpark,academicresidential,sports, leisureandresidentialusesareconnectedbyanetworkofpedestrianpathsandcycleways.Internationalstandardarchitecturethatrespectstheuniquebuilding heritage of the region provides a backdrop for creative learning.


Oak Park, Detroit, United States of AmericaResilient Cities Compeition (2nd Place)

DetroitexemplifiesthetypicalAmericancitysufferingfromdecliningfortunesofthecarindustryandemptyabandonedstreetscausedbythesubprimemortgagecrisis.WithlargeareasofDetroitabandonedandlefttodecayitstimetore-evaluatethefundamentalstruc-tureofthecityalongsiderecommendationsforanewdensersuburbangraintocreateatrueresilientcity.

Bygivingbackswathesoflandwithinthecitytourbanagriculture,biofuelcropsandrenewableenergyresourcessuchassolarfarmscanweturnabandonedpartsofthecitytothe advantage of all and instil a shift to localised urbanism and sustainable living post peak oil.Thesubsequentreducedcityareaavailableforresidentialuseenablestheopportunityfortheintensificationandrestructuringoftheremainingsuburbanareasintolocalcentrescapableofsupportingthemselvesfromasocial,environmentalandeconomicstandpoint.AllthismustbeinkeepingwiththeAmericanDreamoffreedomofchoice.Opportunityforeverypersontochoosehowtheywanttolive,whethertoredeveloptheirplotoflandontheirown,orperhapswithaneighbor,ormaybeadeveloper,ortokeepthebighouseandall the land. Broad choice of accommodation is at the heart of our proposal to foster diverse socialsustainability.