We were employed by
Bracknell Forest Borough Council to help develop an Urban Design
policy for Bracknell town centre and were part of the
Town Centre Forum. For many years we have been promoting the
potential for the improvement of Bracknell town centre and now
developers are queueing up with major projects in mind. We hope that
some of our requests and ideas are included, such as a more human
character to replace the concrete, underpasses and prominent
multi-storey car parks.
Our
ideas included making landmarks of roundabouts, making 'gateways'
into the town, getting rid of an inner ring road which is acting as
a restrictive collar, facing shops outwards, linking up walkways and
creating a park by the station, making more surface level short-term
parking, adding residential accommodation and leisure
facilities/cafes, improved landscaping and higher density
development like traditional towns to produce a more human and
vibrant atmosphere.
The
Council also employed us to convert a redundant office block into
flats - the building has since been converted into an hotel.