Irwell River Park
Services: Architecture | Studio: FoRM Associates | Client: Manchester CC, Salford URC | Year: 2009 - 2010 | Software: MicroStation, GenerativeComponents | Stage: 1 - 3 (A - E) | Location: Manchester | Value: overall £50 - 100m
The concept of the new linear park overcomes the effects of previous industrialization by transforming the river corridor into a premier public realm. The concept design provides a coordinated strategy for delivering regeneration and creating a public asset integral to the experience and identity of Manchester.
Involved in creating parametric models of the Cathedral Walk, Woden Street and Clippers Quay bridges from initial design stages through to the final proposal. With constant experimentation of angles, height and the separating distance between columns, a final design was configured.