See award-winning architects' ideas at The Halls event on July 17
Designs for a standout new neighbourhood at the St George’s site in Wolverhampton are set to be revealed for the first time at a city centre event.
Since spring, four award-winning teams of architects have been working up their vision for the brownfield plot – a key gateway site for the city. It’s part of a landmark competition being led by City of Wolverhampton Council, social impact developers Capital&Centric and the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA).
The architect teams will now unveil their respective ideas at a free event at Wulfrun Hall, The Halls, North Street, Wolverhampton, on Wednesday, July 17, 2024. Anyone is welcome to attend the showcase, to be hosted by architect Angela Brady OBE, a past president of RIBA who’s overseeing the competition.
Visitors can choose from one of two sessions (3pm or 5.30pm) and can expect a Dragon’s Den style format, as each of the four shortlisted teams get ten minutes to pitch their vision for what will become an impressive new neighbourhood.
Attendees will then get a chance to wander around, speak to the teams to explore their ideas and provide valuable local feedback. It will be the first time the designs will be seen in public since the competition launched.
To register for either session please click here...
VIDEO: Sneak peak of whg's Nightingale House wellbeing development
Here’s a sneak peek of Nightingale House, set to become whg’s newest wellbeing scheme, within one of Wolverhampton’s most iconic landmark buildings.
The Grade II-listed former Royal Hospital had stood empty for decades after closing its doors for the final time back in 1997.
Now, thanks to the work of a whole range of partners, including City of Wolverhampton Council, Homes England, and developer Morro Partnerships, whg are breathing new life into the historic building.
They have been sympathetically converting the building, transforming it into 48 apartments for people aged over 55.
In doing so the former wards have been separated into individual homes, alongside other rooms such as the grand chapel off the entrance hall being revived as welcoming communal areas.
Work is nearing completion and the first residents are set to start moving in later in the year.
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