West Street Underpass View

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1 Underpass View

2 distinctly maidenhead THE SITE TODAY View towards Telephone Exchange View west down View east from A4 The 0.24 ha site is a car park situated at the end of. runs to the north. Service bays facing from the south are used by retailers for deliveries. is situated immediately north of the site, which is accessible via an underpass. The site is situated adjacent to predominantly commercial buildings including a Telephone Exchange and offices to the north of, together with the listed United Reform Church and a Premier Inn. SITE View along (A4) Marlow Road Castle Hill Frascati Way King Street Queen Street Site

3 Marlow Road distinctly maidenhead VISION FOR OPPORTUNITIES CREATING A VIBRANT NEW ENTRANCE TO MAIDENHEAD TOWN CENTRE WITH NEW PEDESTRIAN CONNECTIVITY The proposals ICPLES : EXPLORE POTENTIAL FOR A LANDMARK Castle Hill The proposal is to create a landmark building on the prominent corner, visible locally as a marker for the edge of the town centre. The building will benefit from views of Kidwells park. whilst re-establishing and improving physical and visual links. The proposal will complete the existing streetscape of. Multiple routes View of Kidwells Site connected Quick access to Quick access Convergence Potential for a Hustle and Multiple routes past site means Park to the park station, site is 0.3 to of routes on pedestrian link bustle of High past site means OUR corner PROPOSAL gains miles away via pedestrian prominent Street adjacent corner gains prominence walkway corner site to site will aid prominence activity around proposal 14 storey building Berkshire House MAIDENHEAD TOWN CENTRE l PRE-APPLICATION 01 l 5.2 * BRINGING KIDWELLS PARK BACK INTO MAIDENHEAD TOWN CENTRE Explore potential for a landmark Create a distinguishable building on prominent corner. Create visible building from north of the park, train station, civic centre and. Create a marker for the northern point of town centre and helps orientate around the town. Bringing back into town centre Create a distinguishable building on prominent corner Create visible building from North of the park, TRAIN STATION, civic centre and LES : CREATE FRONTAGE TO Sign posts the northern point of town centre and helps orientate people Create green spaces for people to enjoy. Better green links between town centre and. OUR PROPOSAL Our proposal Create green public realm for people to enjoy Reference to historic maps of where site was part of 2 Better green links between town centre and 1 CPLES : CREATE FRONTAGE TO MAIDENHEAD TOWN CENTRE l PRE-APPLICATION 01 l Create frontage to Locate entrances to the building along to create street activity. Create open space in front of underpass entrance to create a sense of place. Give the building a presence facing Frascati Way. Becomes a catalyst for further development of. OUR PROPOSAL 4 Locate entrances to the building along to create activity Create open space in front of underpass entrance to ground the building Give the building a prescence facing Frascati Way Incremental development would add strong urban edges and complete the urban grain of West street MAIDENHEAD TOWN CENTRE l PRE-APPLICATION 01 l 5.11 Create frontage to Maximise views from the building to. Create an attractive frontage to, rather than ignoring it. Give the building prominent corners onto Bad Godesberg Way and Frascati Way, giving it a presence. MAIDENHEAD TOWN CENTRE l PRE-APPLICATION 01 l 5.4 Maximise views of from within the building to create value

4 PECT CHARACTER AND HISTORIC BUILDINGS OUR PROPOSAL - Elevation along distinctly maidenhead OUR PROPOSALS Opportunity to complete the street Opportunity to complete the street Sainsburys Adobe Systems Market Street What this could look like Pearce Premier Building Inn Kidwells Park Drive BT Exchange Site General bulk mass and height along suppots a landmark building on site Enhanced approach and entrance to Appropriate distance from Underpass BT exchange respects building and allows for potential future phased redevelopment View to new underpass entrance Active Street A subtantial end stop to respects the existing build character and mass on the street New Landscaping View of potential building from MAIDENHEAD Frascati TOWN Way CENTRE l PRE-APPLICATION 01 l 5.7 Plan of proposal in context

5 LOOK AND FEEL A MIXTURE OF PAVING AND PLANTING IN THE OPEN SPACE HIGH QUALITY BUILDINGS WHICH LOOK GOOD AND AGE WELL INTERACTIVE LANDSCAPING - SUITABLE FOR EVERYONE TO USE A MIXTURE OF GREEN PLANTING AND PLACES TO MEET AND TO SIT SOMEWHERE FOR PEOPLE TO SIT AND EAT THEIR LUNCH A MIXTURE OF THROUGH-ROUTES AND PLACES TO STOP OFF TERRACED HARD LANDSCAPING POCKETS OF LUSH PLANTING BENCHES AND DECK-CHAIRS MIXED WITH PLANTING SOMEWHERE COMFORTABLE TO SPEND A FEW MINUTES - OR MORE BENCHES AND DECK-CHAIRS MIXED WITH PLANTING GLASS BUILDING FRONTS FACE ONTO OPEN SPACES BRINGING PEOPLE THROUGH THE SPACE MAKES IT FEEL BUSY AND ATTRACTIVE INTERESTING MATERIALS AND DETAILS IN THE PUBLIC SPACES LEVEL CHANGES AND STEPS CREATE PLACES FOR PEOPLE TO SIT NEW RESIDENTS HAVE A PLACE TO MIX WITH CURRENT RESIDENTS AND OFFICE WORKERS The images above are examples of what we think the new public realm at could be like