urban case study edinburgh zones and regeneration
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URBAN CASE STUDYURBAN CASE STUDY
EDINBURGH EDINBURGH
Zones and Zones and RegenerationRegeneration
You have to add detailed You have to add detailed annotations to eight annotations to eight sketches.sketches.
The aims of the exercise are to:The aims of the exercise are to:
help you help you visualisevisualise different different parts of Edinburghparts of Edinburgh
help you to help you to knowknow important important urban detailsurban details
EdinburghEdinburghThe CBDThe CBD
Princes Street; Rose St; Princes Street; Rose St; George Street; Lothian George Street; Lothian RoadRoad
The Central Business The Central Business DistrictDistrict
CBD is bisected by the Castle and CBD is bisected by the Castle and Princes St Gardens, and there are Princes St Gardens, and there are planning restrictions which ensure that planning restrictions which ensure that the historic nature of Edinburgh is the historic nature of Edinburgh is conserved.conserved.
The main streets business/ shopping The main streets business/ shopping streets are streets are Princes StreetPrinces Street and George and George StreetStreet, which run east to west, and the , which run east to west, and the adjoining streets.adjoining streets.
The Central Business The Central Business DistrictDistrict
First developed around the oldest part of Edinburgh – the Castle area, and later expanded onto Princes Street when the Norloch was drained and the New Town was built. Now includes George Street and the joining streets.
The Central Business The Central Business DistrictDistrict
Maximum accessibility Maximum accessibility for workers AND for workers AND customers– roads and customers– roads and railways converge e.g. railways converge e.g. WaverleyWaverley
Highest land values so Highest land values so high order services e.g. high order services e.g. GAP, Jenners, financial GAP, Jenners, financial and law institutions.and law institutions.
High land values so High land values so buildings grow upwardsbuildings grow upwards
The Central Business The Central Business DistrictDistrict
Also entertainments Also entertainments e.g. e.g. Rose StreetRose Street bars bars and restaurants. and restaurants. Pedestrianised area.Pedestrianised area.
The Central Business The Central Business DistrictDistrict
Financial institutions Financial institutions e.g. e.g. Standard LifeStandard Life headquartersheadquarters
Law institutions e.g. Law institutions e.g. Edinburgh Solicitors Edinburgh Solicitors Property CentreProperty Centre
Recent Changes in The CBDRecent Changes in The CBD1. Closed streets within the CBD and pedestrianisation
e.g. Rose Street 2. Altered road network to include one way system, bus/taxi
lanes and cycle lanes e.g. Charlotte Square, Queen Street, Princes Street
3. Modernised city centre shops, including new shopping malls
e.g. Harvey Nichols store, Waverley Centre 4. New offices, apartments, and hotels and conference
centres e.g. Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC),
Sheraton Hotel, The Scotsman newspaper offices 5. Renovated tourist facilities and cultural attractions
e.g. National Gallery of Scotland, Dynamic Earth exhibition
6. Refurbished or new civic buildings e.g. Scottish Parliament on Holyrood Road
7. Multi-storey car parks adjacent to shopping malls e.g. St James Centre
EdinburghEdinburghThe New TownThe New Town
Northumberland St; Queen Northumberland St; Queen St;St;StockbridgeStockbridge
Edinburgh : The New TownEdinburgh : The New Town
Photograph by permission of GetMapping plc
Very distinctive, planned, pattern of residential crescents and rectangles separated by private gardens
Edinburgh : The New TownEdinburgh : The New Town
high quality high quality stonework – often stonework – often decorativedecorative
four or five four or five storey storey residentialresidential is common is common
Edinburgh : The New TownEdinburgh : The New Town
some poorer buildings some poorer buildings (built originally by (built originally by speculative developers) speculative developers) have been renovated or have been renovated or re-developedre-developed
Edinburgh : The New TownEdinburgh : The New Town
mews areas mews areas nearby – nearby – originally for originally for stables etc now stables etc now desirable small desirable small houseshouses
Edinburgh : The New TownEdinburgh : The New Townbasements and basements and ground floor – may ground floor – may now contain now contain restaurants, small restaurants, small offices or specialist offices or specialist retail outletsretail outlets e.g. Alpine Bikes in e.g. Alpine Bikes in StockbridgeStockbridge
customers have high customers have high levels of disposable levels of disposable incomeincome
Edinburgh : The New TownEdinburgh : The New Town
large houses may large houses may be turned into flatsbe turned into flats(must conform to (must conform to strict planning strict planning controls)controls)
highly desirable highly desirable properties, properties, therefore well therefore well maintainedmaintained
wide streets of original wide streets of original cobbles provide parking cobbles provide parking (often “nose to footpath”)(often “nose to footpath”)
close to city centre close to city centre theatres, restaurants theatres, restaurants etcetc
Edinburgh : The New TownEdinburgh : The New Town
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EdinburghEdinburghAssimilation of Assimilation of the Inner City into the Inner City into the CBD the CBD = now part of = now part of the CBDthe CBDEg Fountainbridge; Eg Fountainbridge; Gorgie and DalryGorgie and Dalry
Edinburgh : Inner City - assimilation into the CBDEdinburgh : Inner City - assimilation into the CBD
re-development of brown field re-development of brown field sites is common - often were sites is common - often were industrialindustrial
replaced by various land uses – replaced by various land uses – residential, commercial, retail, residential, commercial, retail, leisureleisure
Fountain Park Leisure Complex has Fountain Park Leisure Complex has multiplex cinema, bowling, McDonalds multiplex cinema, bowling, McDonalds etcetc
Edinburgh : Inner City - assimilation into the CBDEdinburgh : Inner City - assimilation into the CBD
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Edinburgh : Inner City - assimilation into the CBDEdinburgh : Inner City - assimilation into the CBD
sites near the sites near the Union Union CanalCanal have potential as have potential as high quality high quality residentialresidential or or officeoffice space space
““Edinburgh Quays” Edinburgh Quays” (beside Union Canal)(beside Union Canal)(Phase 1 complete (Phase 1 complete 2004)2004)will provide will provide apartmentsapartments, , officesoffices, , restaurantsrestaurants““The ExchangeThe Exchange” – finance ” – finance
related offices with high related offices with high levels of levels of ICTICT provision provision
This photo = Scottish Widows Bank HQThis photo = Scottish Widows Bank HQ
Edinburgh : Inner City - assimilation into the CBDEdinburgh : Inner City - assimilation into the CBD
Photograph by permission of GetMapping plc