Regeneration Project, Wolverhampton Bridge

Landmark regeneration and pedestrian footbridge in Wolverhampton.

A regeneration project based around a high profile pedestrian footbridge reconnecting the city centre to the increasingly important northern quadrant of the city, currently separated by a 1960’s inner ring road. The bridge concept has attracted considerable interest from the business, academic and sporting sectors in the city, with support from the City Council, the University of Wolverhampton and Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club.

The gold bridge could be a new landmark construction that changes the face of the City of Wolverhampton. The footbridge would form a spectacular silhouette – three flowing arches spanning a total of 180 meters, and at its highest, standing some 40 meters above the City. The design offers a safe and comfortable experience for users, by providing appropriate levels of lighting and adequate sight lines. An urban environment can sometimes make people feel ill at ease; so it is vital that the footbridge is open and well lit along its length. The bridge would represent a physical and symbolic gateway to new jobs, state of the art student housing, new learning opportunities, together with the aspirations held by Wolverhampton Wanderers for the Molineux.

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It had taken eighteen months for us to decide that we would re-locate to the ‘Strettons’. Moving house for us meant also moving an established ceramics and painting studio, we were concerned about finding a property within our budget that would also have the appropriate space.
It was obvious from our early property searches that finding the perfect ‘fit’ was very unlikely, so we took the opportunity to visit an open information weekend run by Johnson Design Partnership. We were immediately encouraged by what we saw and once we had purchased the property, we invited Johnson Design to visit and take a look.
Our original idea was to do a loft conversion as planning permission was already in place, but after a couple of exploratory meetings it became clear that this was unlikely to exploit the position of the property to its best advantage or indeed answer our need for comfortable bespoke studio space. These design conversations helped us focus on the true potential of the property, gradually the idea of a glass link between the original house and separate garage emerged as the way forward.
The final result is overwhelmingly better than we imagined it might be. ‘The Link ‘ has already become a creative centre, providing a light and airy space connecting inside and outside areas from both studio and house; not only is it a functional dining and living area but a truly peaceful and contemplative place to soak up the stunning changes in light of the sky and the landscape which surround us, but also a space to dream and imagine – a painting or ceramic form in the making?
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Mr and Mrs Farrell - Stretton Hills, Shropshire

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Mr and Mrs Pavard

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Simon Aldridge, Paragraph 79 House

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