THE HOLT TOWN RING
master plan for a high density residential and mixed-use commercial scheme
THE HOLT TOWN RING
MANCHESTER, 2006
The Holt Town Ring will provide a framework that will act as a spine for the new community and its surroundings. It will integrate existing infrastructure, the canal and river, the rich architectural heritage, and the latent ecological framework into the development of five distinct neighbourhoods. The best features of both the city and the suburbs will be provided through a well balanced mixture of urban typologies and facilities as well as a variety of public routes, public spaces and landscapes. One half of the Holt Town Ring will function as a higher density neighbourhood, with apartment buildings, commercial programme, services and working spaces. The second half of the Holt Town Ring will offer high quality landscapes that are directly linked to the adjoining neighbourhoods.Credits:
program
3026 dwellings (60% houses, 40% apartments), Retail 5300 m2, Offices 15000 m2, Hotel 3600 m2, Primary school 17300 m2, Kindergarten 4000 m2, Health-Care Centre 2000 m2
client
Cibitas Investments Ltd, New East Manchester Ltd
country
United Kingdom
city
Manchester
scale
L
team leader
Hiroki Matsuura
partner in charge
Rients Dijkstra
team
Martijn Anhalt, Klaas Hofman, Darrel Ronald, Rene Sangers, Harm te Velde
