Wolverton Agora – Mikhail Riches

Context

Over the next four years, TOWN and Trivselhus will be transforming and regenerating this important part of Wolverton, working with a design team led by Mikhail Riches and Mole architects.

Wolverton Agora is part of the ‘Love Wolverton’ scheme. It is a project for 105 homes on the site of the Agora shopping Centre where we have designed an extensive programme of activities to develop a strategy which puts the existing community at the centre of development plans. The masterplan, which is based on a grid of tight-knit walkable streets that connect to the existing streets, paths, and backways. This contains a mix of flats and houses, with shops located at ground-floor level along Church Street and the Square, thereby complementing the existing retail.

'Living Streets'

The pedestrian friendly public landscape will feature seating spaces, bike racks and robust planting. The urban hardscape will be contrasted with a variety of tree species that add dynamic seasonal interest to the character of the streets and quality of individual spaces. The shared surface residential streets are an extension of the natural environment, inspired by the European ‘Living Streets’ concept. This views the street as a social space with informal play spaces and pedestrian safety in mind, rather than for vehicular mobility.

Client Love Wolverton Ltd / TOWN

Masterplanning and landscapeURBED

ArchitectsMikhail Riches Architects Mole Architects

MEPMax Fordham

Structural engineering Studio Allen / Elliott Wood

Civil engineering & transportCivic Engineers

Quantity surveying Crowle Consultancy

Principal Designer Monaghans

Community engagement Imagine Places

TOP

Regeneration project in Wolverton’s town centre.

Wolverton Agora, 'Love Wolverton', Milton Keynes
Car-free ‘little’ street
Church Street
The Square
Back Streets Sketch
Church Street Sketch
Little Streets Sketch
Radcliffe Street Sketch
Location Plan
Client Love Wolverton Ltd / TOWN
Masterplanning and landscapeURBED
ArchitectsMikhail Riches Architects Mole Architects
MEPMax Fordham
Structural engineering Studio Allen / Elliott Wood
Civil engineering & transportCivic Engineers
Quantity surveying Crowle Consultancy
Principal Designer Monaghans
Community engagement Imagine Places
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