Adjaye reveals Hackney 'fashion hub' plans
David Adjaye's Hackney ‘fashion hub
Buildings will rise to five and eight storeys in height
David Adjaye will design two buildings for Hackney’s ‘fashion hub’ rising to eight and five storeys in height.
As revealed last month by BD, the architect was hired by the Manhattan Loft Corporation to design permanent retail spaces based around the existing Burberry, Aquascutum and Pringle outlet stores.
“Our proposals offer a beacon for Hackney Central,” said Adjaye. “The buildings will create a light-filled, compelling environment that captures Hackney’s creative energy, gives local residents a sense of pride in their built environment and provides an exciting new draw for visitors.”
An existing, temporary building on the site, which currently houses the Aquascutum brand, will be removed to make way for the new buildings.
The plans for the development will see some 7,000 sq m of new retail space created for fashion outlets, a café, restaurant and design studios.
In addition new open space, pedestrianised areas and signage will be created to encourage visitors to explore Hackney Central and visit Mare Street, Narroway and other surrounding retail areas.
Harry Handelsman, chief executive of Manhattan Loft Corporation, added: “The aim of this fashion hub is to establish a focus in Hackney Town Centre for the promotion of both local and international brands involved in the design, manufacture and sale of retail products.”
A planning application is due to be submitted at the end of March.
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Not so much a beacon : more a balls up!!!!!! Any attempts to insert opportunistic developments into this area will destroy the little plausibility it still retains. Hackney has become what it is now not by the generosity and goodwill of developers : they have only come trolling along once the "cake was baked"! All those artisans who moved into the area BECAUSE it was run down and cheap are now seeing their dreams evaporate in a mist of speculation and greed. So bugger off Harry and "loft out" some other areas of London that will subscribe to your mantra of "too little, too late and too expensive!!!!?? " You wouldn't know a loft conversion if it parked itself in your arse!!! The average loft conversion in London is an offensive joke to anybody who has experienced the real thing in the USA and elsewhere! The term implies scale, height, light and spacial freedom. MLC have consistently produced rabbit-hutches marketed as "lofts" : and the idiotic public have fallen for the dysfunctional marketing and promotion Harry has engineered. Sad!!!
Keith I think I love you.
Bravo Keith!
Here here! Great speech Keith!
Very true, sadly 'development' is was ever thus ..... Covent Garden and Camden Market are obvious examples of areas which initially had great grass roots support only to be taken over by those who were only interested in generating money. It looks a lot like the South Bank .... even got 'living statues'. The artists and artisans will move elsewhere, although the 'elsewhere' is getting more difficult to find.
i love keith too.
Where is the site exactly?
Will bd let us know if they find out when the planning application is submitted?
As a local resident I have a particular interest in the area and would like to see the full details of the proposal.
...When it 'has been' submitted.
here here, Keith
My first thought was 'what a load of crap' but previous commenters have put it far more expressively.