York Central is set to transform a large brownfield site in England. It will deliver 2,500 new homes (at least 20% of which will be affordable) and create up to one million sq ft of office, retail, and hospitality space. The project also includes improvements to the York Railway Station and an enhanced National Railway Museum.
Allies and Morrison selected as lead masterplan architect for 45-hectare site with Grant Associates set to design the park and public realm. Other architects joining the team include Sheppard Robson, Cartwright Pickard, Corstorphine & Wright, Haworth Tompkins, 3DReid and re-form.
Allies and Morrison will continue to work with Joint Venture development partners McLaren Property and Arlington Real Estate on the overall vision and design guide for the 45-hectare site and a new Innovation Hub. The site is being brought forward by majority landowners Homes England and Network Rail in collaboration with key stakeholders, the City of York Council, and the National Railway Museum.
Grant Associates will lead the landscape design of York Central, including the park, public realm and extensive green space, as well as future plans for the coal drops area of the site.
The design team will also include Sheppard Robson, selected to work on the planned Government Property Agency’s (GPA) new 195,000 sq ft government hub, which could be home to up to 2,600 civil servants.
Cartwright Pickard is one of a group of architects working on the residential elements of the project, alongside the Leeds studio of the national practice Corstorphine & Wright for the Build to Rent and Haworth Tompkins on the affordable homes. 3DReid has been selected for the hotel and Western Station entrance, while re-form landscape architecture, which has extensive experience working in York, is set to work on Museum Square and the public realm within the first phase of delivery.
Image Credits: Courtesy of McLaren Regeneration and Allies and Morrison