News – Page 2 of 5 – Mikhail Riches

Park Hill Phase 2

We’re delighted to have been selected as Architects for Phase 2 of Park Hill in Sheffield for Urban Splash. We won the commission in a challenging competition, we were given a flat in Park Hill and invited to ‘live and breathe’ the iconic building. Our response was inspired by the traces of former residents, the graffiti and customised flats, where residents had painted the reveals of their balconies different colours. Our approach was to retain all of the parts of Park Hill that work; the concrete frame, brickwork and party walls. The flanks of the balconies are coloured: to improve light levels into the flats; allow new residents to recognise their own flat within the whole, and enhance the sculptural qualities of the existing façade.