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City Point
Brighton
The railway sheds alongside Brighton station have been the basis for the transformation of an industrial site into an exciting new residential area, the New England Quarter.
City Point is a mixed-use housing development that sits within this broader development. The project has all the challenges of an urban industrial development, needing a high density of both affordable and owner-occupied homes. Moreover, the needed to reinvent itself as a new destination in Brighton. Thus, the mixed-use element of the scheme and its careful integration with the rest of the neighbourhood were key to its success.
The area benefits from its location next to the main station, allowing travel to London in under an hour and thus an attractive place to live for those working in the capital. It responds to the challenging topography of the city of Brighton, allowing views both east and west, but also north and south across the natural slope of the site.
A strong character has been achieved through design of a prominent intersection of pedestrianised streets and a series of enclosed courtyard spaces offering sanctuary from the surrounding city centre.
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