Living With Water – RIBA Competition – Hull
Introduction
Simon Foote Architects designed a landscape-led scheme, as part of a RIBA competition, for Hull City Council to create a unique and distinctive urban neighbourhood balancing public space whilst achieving the development potential of a site that is at high risk of flooding.
The Proposal
The feasibility study incorporates areas specifically designed to flood using SUDS system including swales, to store and stem water . An elevated pedestrian route provides pedestrian and cycle access through the site. An enhanced biodiversity strategy to include water plants, supporting native and migrating wildlife has also been incorporated.
The proposed development features a mix of houses and apartments with an iconic, flagship high-rise waterfront apartment building. This defines the site and the design allows below plinth level parking to be utilised.
Design Solutions Summary
- Landscape led scheme with SUDS system including swales, to store and stem water.
- Ground level to the rear of houses, elevated to new plinth level at 4.5 AOD, the 1:100 flood event level.
- An elevated pedestrian route through both sites, set at a plinth level of 4.5 metres AOD level.
- Areas of the site are designed to flood.
- Residential-led scheme, with 81 houses and 100 apartments.
- Iconic, flagship high-rise waterfront apartment building, to define site.
- Enhanced biodiversity strategy including water plants, supporting native and migrating wildlife.
- Below plinth level parking, set at the existing ground level.
