Our involvement on Mayfield began in 2016 through a competition process, with our winning entry going against previous plans to demolish much of the site’s existing heritage assets, instead choosing to save the former Mayfield Station building and depot. We then worked as the overall masterplanner for the project, with our Strategic Regeneration Framework endorsed in 2018 by Manchester City Council’s Executive Committee.
Since then, we’ve been appointed as the landscape architects for the new 6.5 acre Mayfield Park, which will become the first public park to be created in the city for 100 years, and we've also designed a new multi-storey car park. Both of these elements are part of the first phase of plans, along with 319,900 sq ft of world class commercial space across two buildings by Bennetts Associates and Morris + Company, who are delivering The Poulton and The Republic respectively.
During the course of the initial SRF discussions, we worked to produce detailed designs for an elevated temporary office space, the Gatehouse, which by the time the SRF was endorsed, had become the projects site office with flexible workspace for local start-up businesses and a food market/ pop-up bar at ground. The Gatehouse has since become a hub of activity, with events including a biketrack, a community garden and playground design workshops with the local Primary school. The meanwhile programme has been expressed most vividly with the retained depot, which has been transformed into a new live music venue - Depot Mayfield. With the help of meanwhile and event specialist This Must Be The Place Agency, this historic building has assisted to bring 330,000 visitors to Mayfield in 2019 after more than 30 years of decline.
