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Our scheme is a celebration o theunique architectural, cultural and social
qualities o the St. George’s Square
quarter.
The objective is to create a calm,
dignifed and coherent sense o placewhich will:
• Welcome visitors to the town.
• Accommodate a wide range o
managed and inormal activities
throughout the year.
• Provide a vibrant social space.
• Reinorce the sense o civic pride elt
by the people o Huddersfeld or theirtown.
The Vision
A Place to Celebrate...
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An enhanced setting or the buildingswhich ront onto and defne the spaces:
• Each is unique, occupying a special
place in the hearts o local people.
• Each has a story to tell,architecturally, in history and withinlocal olklore.
• Each is o very high architectural
quality; every edge to the space isdefned by a visual gem.
The Railway Station: A Stately Home
with Trains in It?
Britannia Buildings: The home o
Huddersfeld Building Society -
Now the Fourth Largest in the World,
Who designed it?
The George Hotel: The Birthplace o
Rugby LeagueLion Arcade: When will the Lion awaken?
Historical Context
A Story to be Told...
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Historical Context
The Development o the Square
Huddersfeld 1826Huddersfeld 1850
Huddersfeld Circa 1900 Huddersfeld 2006
St George’s Square was created duringthe latter hal o the 19 th Century during
the rapid urbanisation o Huddersfeld,
spurred on by the Industrial Revolution.
During this period the Railway Station
was built which prompted extensionnorthwards o the town centre.
The square became ully ormed uponcompletion o the Ramsden Estate plan
o 1854.
The square now provides a key gatewayto the town both to travellers by rail and
by road.
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Scale
An Imposing Scale, Rich in Character
The Square has been an awesomescale heightened by the power and
grandeur o the architectural setting.
An opportunity exists or an enhancedsetting or the buildings which ront onto
and defne the spaces:
• It has an unprecedented scale.
• There is a ow between dierent
parts o the space. The ‘T’ shape is
the product o a collection o spaces.
• There exists a strong sense o
enclosure.
• The ‘whole’ can only be viewed rom
the area immediately in ront o thestation portico.
4.1
Aerial view o The Square
Site Area
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Piccadilly Gardens - Manchester Covent Garden - London
St. George’s SquareMillennium Square - Leeds
Comparative Scale Studies to give an
indication of the size of space.
St George’s Square is a similar scale to
Piccadilly Gardens in Manchester.
Other similarities exist such as:
• Both spaces operate as a transport
interchange.
• Have water as a central visual focus.
However Piccadilly Gardens does
not offer a multifunctional accent
space. Similarities in this regard exist
with Leeds’ Millennium Square (with
a capacity of 20,000 people), and
Manchester’s Albert Square situation
adjacent to the Town Hall (with a
capacity of less than 10,000 people).
Scale
How Does it Compare?
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• Transport corrections
Buses/Taxis
• Space creates a setting
or the acades • Meeting place
• Visu al ocus
• Event
• Gateway Space
• Flexible
• Car park
• Reinorces the symmetry o
the acade
• Frames the gateway space
• Setting space or the enclosing buildings and
approach to the station• Extension o caes/restaurants to outside space
• Colour/oral displays
• Perormance
• Gateway rom east and west
• Cul tural ocus
• Hin ge point• Conn ecting space
• Visual ocus
• Go-through space
between activity areas
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Design Development
Spatial Organisation
The Square has fve constituent parts.
Each part has the potential to have a
distinct role, unction and character.
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There Are Clear Lines o Movement and
Views Across the Space.
• There are specifc entrance points or
gateways into the Square.
• Vehicular movement is confned tothe edges o the space.
• Clear lines o pedestrian movement
are maintained across the space.
• Clear views o the Railway Station
açade, in particular the Portico shall
be maintained at all times.
Design Development
Movement & Views
5.2
Vehicular (red dashed line) and Pedestrian movement (blue dashed line) across the square.
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Design Development
Geometry
Elements of the Public Realm are
arranged along formal lines of geometry
thus complementing and reinforcing the
neo-classical design principles upon
which the architectural context was
conceived.
Areas will be created on either side of
the station portico and between the
George Hotel and Britannia buildings in
order to frame the lower space.
A formal grid of water jets will be aligned
with the symmetry of the portico.
The statue of Harold Wilson will be
relocated to the point at which the axis
created by the centre line of the station
and the lower space meet.
5.3
Plan indicating lines and geometry
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‘It may be that i shall leavea name sometimes
remembered with expressions of good
will in the abodes of those whose lot it is
to labour by the sweat of their brow; when they shall
recruit their exhausted strength with
abundant and untaxed food,
the sweeter because it isno longer leavened with a
sense of injustice.’
Sir Harold Wilson
Current statue within St. George’s
Square, one o Huddersfeld’s most
prominent fgures
Formal Pleached Trees
Strong symmetrical lines elongate, green,
aid movement, and enclose the square
Sir Robert Peel
Former statue within St. George’s
Square, which included the inscription
below on its plinth
Neo Classical Architecture
Neo Classical Renaissance Architecture
dominates the square
Italianate Detailing
Strong use o geometry & symmetry create
a strong identity
Civic Focus
Continue the tradition o high quality
bedding within the square
Sir Robert Peel1873
Somerset House - Central Water Feature Villa Lante, Italy - Simple, symmetrical
Italian landscapes
Design Development
Character
The existing character o St George’sSquare is inormed by a number o
themes:
• Neo Classical Architecture
The Square is one o the fnest neo
classical spaces in the renaissance style
to be ound in the North o England, i
not the whole o the UK.
• Cultural Heritage
The Square has been home to twopolitical dignitaries Sir Robert Peel and
Sir Harold Wilson.
• Civic Focus
The Square is the only major civic space
within the town.
• Traditions
There is a number o traditional
elements associated with the Square
such as oral bedding displays, watereatures and transport (a place to catcha bus, train or taxi).
The design ollows Renaissance design
theory as described by Leonbatista
Alberti 1452:
a. Good places occupy hillside sites.
b. They should be terraced.
c. They should be aorded a good
degree o enclosure.
d. The terraces should be used or
outdoor activities.
e. Plans should be simple, geometrical
and symmetrical.
f. There should be no axial connections
between terraces.
g. There should be a central water
eature.
h. There should be trees.
i. Topiary o evergreen plants should be
incorporated.
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6.0St Georges Square General Arrangement Plan
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8.0Levels and Drainage
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Avenue o Planes
Box Headed
Limes
Box Headed Limes:
Tilia cordata
(or Tilia cultivar)
To be selected rom the same
source and to be o uniorm
habit and size
Avenue Trees:
Platanus x aceriolia
To be selected rom the same
source and to be o uniorm
habit and size
Seasonal Beds:
Seasonal bedding design
and planting pallette to be
agreed in consultation with
Kirklees MBC.
Street trees provide colour, texture
and shade, and an indication o the
seasons. Trees shall be cleared
stemmed in order to maintain good
sight lines or saety and security.
Root barriers will provide protection
to existing underground utilities.
9.0 Avenue Trees:
Platimus x aceriolia
30 - 35cm girth, 3.5 - 4.0m
clear stem. Min 10m height
Box Headed Limes:
Tilia Cordata or similar Tilia
Cultivar. Min 25cm girth.
2.2m clear stem. 5.0m height
Movable plant beds:
Seasonal planting
pallette to be agreed
in consulation with Kirklees MBC
Avenue o Planes
Tree Pit Detail
Each tree to be provided with
approximately 5m3 topsoil.
Where trees are sufciently
close together planting pit to
be a continuous trench. Paving
over trench supported with
proprietary root cell system, tree
pits urnished with root directors,
automatic irrigation system
and drainage. Tree grille to be
panels with stainless Steel slots
with infl paving panels to match
surrounds. Drainage rom tree
pits via sumps into surace water
drainage system.
TreeGrille
Paving
Planting Strategy
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Granite SettsColour: ‘ Kobra Grey’
Flamed fnish. Size: Random length
x 150 x 150. Stretcher Bond
Granite SettsColour: ‘ Kobra Green’
Flamed fnish. Size: Random leng-
hts x 150 x 150. Stretcher Bond
Granite SettsColour: ‘ Crystal Black’
Flamed fnish. Size: Random length
x 150 x 150. Stretcher Bond
Granite SettsColour: ‘ Classic Grey’ Flamed fn-
ish. Size: Random lengths x 150 x
150. Stretcher Bond
Typical Section showing Footway to Carriage with Grey Green Mix
Materials Palette
York Stone Flags
‘Classic
Grey’
Granite
Kerb
‘Kobra
Green’
Granite
channel Random width
mix granite setts
25mm upstand
Typical Section showing Warm Granite Mix
Typical Section showing Grey Granite Mix
York Stone Flags
Typically 600 x Random length x
63. Diamond Sawn fnish. Laid to
stretcher bond
Stretcher Bond
Surace fnishes are:
All pedestrian areas:
Yorkstone slabs to be locally sourced
and selected to match the colour and
texture o existing paving. Much o
the existing paving to St Georges tobe reclaimed and re-used wherever
possible. Typical sizes are 600 x
Random Lengths. Diamond Sawn
fnish.
Kerbs:
‘Classic Grey’ Granite
Channels:
Granite to match carriageway
Carriageways:
Granite Setts with a selected mix o
3 colours, Flamed fnish. Granite is
the preerred material or areas that
are subject to vehicular trafc as it is
resistant to chemical spillage.
Materials
A palette o natural stone materialshas been selected that balances
reerences to the local context with
more contemporary construction
technologies and fnishes.
Kerbs are in a light colour in
contrast to background materials to
dierentiate vehicle carriageway and
to signal level change. Kerb upstand
is typically 25mm and 100mm
on parts o Railway Street where
the carriageway is more heavily
trafcked.
Typical Vehicle Area Mix
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Lighting design has three aspects:
The Highways lighting scheme
General lighting to the square and
roads. The existing scheme will be
entirely replaced. New lamps and
columns or both carriageways and
soley pedestrian areas will achieve a
coherent coordinated scheme which
is designed to be efcient and keepslight pollution to a minimum. This
aspect o the lighting design scheme
will be co-ordinated with the other
components below.
Decorative lighting:
Uplights to Avenue trees, seating
and planters, lighting to two water
eatures.
Art: Façade lighting and projections:
It is proposed to light principle
acades: The Station ront, The
George Hotel, The Britannia Building
and The Lion Arcade. Other eature
lighting to include eatures in paving
and possibly timed projections onto
building acades.
Opportunities or Lighting Eects:
Trees will be either uplit or have
estoon lights within the canopy.
Surrounding buildings will be uplit
and the scheme will be developed in
conjunction with a lighting artist.
Opportunities include:
• Lighting buildings in sequence o
age.
• Projections o images relevant to
building’s ormer uses or historical
signifcance e.g. Rugby League and
The George Hotel.
Lighting Design
General Lighting
Decorative Lighting
Effect Lighting
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