King鈥檚 Cross architect to lead consultant team including Civic Engineers on 鈥檕ne of biggest growth opportunities in country鈥�
Allies & Morrison has been picked to develop a 10,000-home masterplan for land around Manchester United鈥檚 Old Trafford stadium.
The practice behind the King鈥檚 Cross regeneration project will lead a consultant team including SLA landscape, Civic Engineers and JLL for the mixed-use development of the Trafford Wharfside site.
The team was appointed following a tender exercise by Trafford council, which owns the land, with the project being part of the wider regeneration of the Old Trafford site which includes a new 100,000-seat stadium designed by Foster & Partners.
The Wharfside project will focus on waterfront land facing Manchester Ship Canal, opposite Chapman Taylor鈥檚 MediaCityUK development on Salford Quays.
Trafford council said the site, which is well served by public transport links, offers 鈥渢remendous opportunity for future growth and potential鈥�.
The team will work with both the council and the football club along with the Greater Manchester Combined Authority and a proposed Mayoral Development Corporation to deliver the masterplan, which is expected to be complete by early next year.
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The council鈥檚 executive member for economy and regeneration Liz Patel said the scheme was 鈥渙ne of the biggest growth opportunities in the country鈥�.
鈥淣ew homes, new neighbourhoods, new businesses, new jobs, new green spaces and new community facilities 鈥� all within walking distance of public transport.
鈥淎 lot of publicity has been about Manchester United鈥檚 new stadium 鈥� this regeneration will complement those plans, and our master plan will be central to shaping the future of this area,鈥� she said.
Allies & Morrison partner Paul Eaton described the appointment as a 鈥渉uge opportunity for Trafford, for the city and for our Manchester studio鈥�.
鈥淭rafford Wharfside has been recognised for some time as a focus for regeneration in the city, with the potential to become a thriving new neighbourhood,鈥� he said.
鈥淥ur team will shape a proposal for the area that realises this exciting potential; a sustainable, deliverable vision that integrates new homes and employment with sport, supporting Trafford鈥檚 aspirations and ambitions for the future.鈥�
Foster & Partners鈥� plans for the new 拢2bn stadium, which include three 200m-tall spires, were revealed last month. The practice is leading on a separate masterplan for land owned by Manchester United which includes the site of the existing Old Trafford stadium.
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