Park Hill, Sheffield
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Park Hill is a housing estate in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. It was built between 1957 and 1961, and in 1998 was given Grade II* listed building status.[1] Following a period of decline, the estate is being renovated by developers Urban Splash into a mostly private mixed-tenure estate made up of homes for market rent, private sale, shared ownership, and student housing while around a quarter of the units in the development will be social housing.[2][3][4] The renovation was one of the six short-listed projects for the 2013 RIBA Stirling Prize. The Estate falls within the Manor Castle ward of the City. Park Hill is also the name of the area in which the flats are sited. The name relates to the deer park attached to Sheffield Manor, the remnant of which is now known as Norfolk Park.
Park Hill Flats | |
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General information | |
Location | Sheffield |
Coordinates | 53.380°N 1.458°W / 53.380; -1.458 |
Status | Under renovation |
Area | 32 acres (13 ha) |
No. of units | 995 |
Density | People 192 per acre (470/ha) |
Construction | |
Constructed | 1957–1961 |
Architect | Jack Lynn Ivor Smith under J L Womersley |
Contractors | Direct service organisation |
Authority | Sheffield City Council |
Style | Brutalism |
Influence | Le Corbusier's Unité d'Habitation and the Smithsons |
Refurbishment | |
Proposed action | Phase 1: Strip to H frame and rebuild, Phases 2–3: Light touch refurbishment, Phase 4: Light touch refurbishment and new building |
Units | Phase 1: 260 flats, nursery school, commercial units, Phase 2: 195 flats and townhouses, commercial units, Phase 3: 356 student rooms, Phase 4: 125 flats and townhouses, 2 commercial units |
Refurbished | 2006–2022 |
Architect | Studio Egret West, Hawkins Brown and Grant Associates, Mikhail Riches, Whitham Cox, Carmody Groarke |
Contractor | Urban Splash, Alumno Group |
Directing authority | Sheffield City Council |
Listing | |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
Designated | 1998 |
Reference no. | 1246881 |