propErty £200m mixed development for Edinburgh


A joint venture company has been established to move ahead construction on £200m mixed-use development in the heart of Edinburgh - one of the city centre’s last remain- ing major gap sites. Cons t ruc t ion group


Te development will include 45 retail units


Retail and leisure centre approved for River Avon


A £35m retail and leisure project, IntoOutdoors, has received planning permission for a location near Stratford- Upon-Avon on the banks of River Avon. Owner and developer Eagle One will


create a 45-unit retail centre, outdoor leisure pursuits and holiday lodges within its 125-acre site near the A44 and A46 trunk roads junction. Te project will break ground this year


and is expected to be completed by summer 2014. In addition to 140,000sq ſt (13,006sq m) of retail, restaurant, cafes and leisure space, the development will include 60 hol- iday lodges, two fishing lakes, cycle routes, outdoor exhibitions and activity areas. Te retail and visitor attraction is within


60 minutes drive of a population of around 3.6m. Details: http://lei.sr?a=l1C9t


Atkins secures Chinese luxury hotel project


UK-based design and engineering group Atkins has been appointed to draw up plans for a five star hotel and residential complex with sea-side views and private beach in the Chinese city of Sanya. Atkins’ scope of work consists of concept design develop- ment, schematic design and landscaping. Te masterplan is centred on seashell-


like curvaceous buildings and strategically placed landscaped platforms that terrace towards the sea, optimising beach views for the hotel guests and the private residences. With a total gross floor area of 97,000sqm above ground, the complex will dominate the skyline from both inland and seaside. The 38,000sqm luxury hotel has 300


rooms and supporting amenities includes a ballroom, a Chinese restaurant, a Western restaurant and spa facilities. Sanya is a pop- ular tourist destination in China with the presence of many luxury hotelier brands.


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Interserve has partnered with current landowner Tiger Developments to progress the project, which received detailed planning approval in March 2011. Te development site will


Te development will go ahead on one of the city’s last major gap sites


incorporate commercial offices, retail units, leisure use, hotel accom- modation and underground parking, and will create up to 3,500 jobs. Tesco and serviced apartments provider


StayCity have already signed up for the initial phase of the development, while food chains


Prezzo and Pret A Manger are committed to the second phase. Interserve chief executive Adrian Ringrose said the development will link seamlessly with Haymarket railway station and is adjacent to the city’s new tram network. Details: http://lei.sr?a=G0j0J


Liverpool plans Cains brewery village


Liverpool’s Cains Brewery has unveiled ambitious plans to transform into a major tourism, leisure and retail des- tination in a bid to become a national visitor destination. Te multi-million pound


Brewery Village would restore the Grade II listed headquar- ters building on Graſton Street to its former glory. The building would also


house a 100-room boutique hotel, a spa and fitness cen- tre and function rooms. Te proposal includes the


Plans for the ‘brewery village’ include a food market and 100-room hotel


addition of digital work stu- dios and a large open plan delicatessen-style food market and restaurant for independent artisan producers to make and sell their pro- duce on site. Te existing historic Brewery Tap pub would be restored and retained and the company is looking to increase the amount of traditional Cains ales brewed at the site.


Te plans also include proposals for a four-


screen independent art-house cinema, separate food store, high quality apartments and car parking. Te architect working on the scheme, Falconer Chester Hall, is looking to create a destination, which retains the brewery’s indus- trial heritage. Details: http://lei.sr?a=o9c2S


“Growing optimism” for the future among architects


Te Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has released its monthly member survey for February regarding the health of the profession and the larger construction industry. Te survey revealed confidence in future growth prospects for the profession has grown


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for the third consecutive month, with practices employing more than 51 employees the most optimistic about future workloads. Confidence in the commercial, public and


community sector was also up compared with January figures. Details: http://lei.sr?a=E9I0q


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