Developments at Dundee Waterfront

[mediadave]

Cool, i can't believe how fast the development is going. Though I just though - has the clydesdale bank building been sold to anyone yet? I always thought it was fairly scandalous they were able to sell it.

We would anticipate a combination of prestige offices, high end leisure and restaurant units to meet the demands of the growing commercial and residential market at City Quay.

How true is this? Even when I left about a year ago city quay always seemed in a fairly perilous state, quiet at the best of times, dead most times I was there. Is there any real demand for more retail space? Especially with the overgate expanding. I doubt the wellgate is full, either.

[jeff_h]

Tay Hotel Develpment plans

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Ambitious plans have been drawn-up to transform a Dundee eyesore into one of the country's most exclusive places to stay. The Tay Hotel is in line for a multi-million pound makeover. The building has been boarded up and out of business for more than 20 years. It was last used as a hostel and closed after a fire. In its heyday it was the favoured haunt of Dundee society. Now signs of decay are clear and inside things are even worse. But all this could be set to change as the owner wants to turn the B-listed building into a luxury boutique hotel, incorporating residential apartments with spectacular views.
With its strategic location and historical importance, the city's planners and conservation groups are keen to see the building rejuvenated. The plans could be considered by the council as early as August. It will take many months though, and millions of pounds, for the Tay Hotel to be grand once again.

http://www.stv.tv/content/news/taysi...pound_makeover

[jeff_h]

Final phase of flats at City Quay

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Planning permission is sought to erect a development of 75 dwellings including a corner retail unit at City Quay between a new build housing development to the east and the former Panmure Shipyard buildings to the west currently being converted to housing. The development rises to a maximum height of 9 storeys and each dwelling is provided with external amenity space. Parking is Provided under a landscaped deck.

Planning permission is sought to erect a development of 75 flats including a corner retail unit. The proposed building has a “C” shape, curving from 3 storey townhouses facing Victoria Dock adjacent to the former Panmure Shipyard buildings currently being converted to housing, rising to 4 and 5 storeys on the elevation facing the FM Homes site to the east currently being developed for housing and rising to a height of 9 storeys at the south eastern corner facing the Tay. The building then drops to 6 storeys closer to the site of the launch of the “Discovery”. This “C” shaped building forms an urban block when combined with the former Panmure Shipyard buildings to the west of the site.

A public art feature is proposed at the site of the launch of the “Discovery” in conjunction with the housing development under construction to the west of the site.

[jeff_h]

Lesley Riddoch presents a video of the planning mistakes of the past and looking to the future in Dundee. This video gives an overview of the waterfront project and features Dundee luminaries Jim Spence, Brian Cox and Sheena Wellington.

http://www.dundeewaterfront.com/movies/waterfront.mp4

[jeff_h]

Together with Hazel MacLean, Richard Murphy Architects (designers of DCA) are looking at a very exciting possibility for a new railway station and commercial development for Dundee as part of the overall rejuvenation of the Dundee waterfront.

www.richardmurphyarchitects.com/news/2007/06/

[The Boy David]

A new railway station would be fantastic - I passed through it last night on the way back from aberdeen - it's such a mess but it has plenty of potential.

Are there any plans yet or is this just a rumour?


Thanks for all these updates on Dundee by the way - it's great to know whats planned for the city

[jeff_h]

Yeah I think the council has asked the architects to come up with design ideas to present to Network Rail who own the site. The council and local MP's MSP's have been campaigning for a while for the upgrade. Hopefully the Waterfront project can convince them that it is required.

PS did you know Dundee once had three train stations

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Dundee West (demolished in 60's)
This photograph is taken looking west along Dock Street in Dundee, with the third Dundee West Station standing proudly on the west side of South Union Street, its elegant clock tower dominating the skyline. Alexander Wilson, the Dundee amateur photographer, was obviously impressed by the building, judging by the number of times he chose it as a subject. The redstone and the Scottish baronial style made it an eyecatching building. The fore court (site of the second Dundee West station) ushered travellers into a semi-circular booking office, with direct access to the four platforms. Trains ran to Perth and thence to Glasgow or London. Dundee East provided connections to the north.

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Dundee East (demolished in 60's) - a mini Glasgow Queen Street?
Dundee East Station belonged to the Dundee and Arbroath Joint Railway and served transport for the north. It was located at Dock Street East in Dundee.

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Dundee Tay Bridge (the only survivor)
Tay Bridge Station is first listed in the Dundee Directory for 1878-79, listed under the North British Railway Company, which ran from Berwick and Carlisle to Dundee and Perth. The covered walkways are still a feature of the south side of Dundee Tay Bridge Station, which is the only mainline railway station in the City.
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Dundee Tay Bridge modern day incarnation modified in 80's

[jeff_h]

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DUNDEE CITY COUNCIL has released details of proposed new exit ramp arrangements on the Dundee side of the Tay Road Bridge that will form part of the central waterfront project.

The realignment of the ramps is a key element that will free up ground in the bridge landfall area for further development. Approval was given at a meeting of the Tay Road Bridge joint board earlier this month for the transfer of a plot of ground to the council to accommodate a new west-bound exit ramp.

This will have a tighter radius than the existing ramp and will link up with Riverside Drive. The exit ramp for traffic heading eastwards will flow into South Marketgait near the bottom of Commercial Street.

In the process of building the new ramps, the existing exit road for eastbound traffic, which curves around to join up with South Marketgait, will be removed. The computer-generated drawing produced by the city council indicates how parcels of land might be developed around the bridge ramps.

[The Boy David]

Forgive my ignorance, but is the Tay Bridge a well travelled artery? I know it connects to East and central Fife, but theres not a huge population base there like there is for the Forth Road Bridge.... Surely most people from the south make their way to Fundee on the A90?

[Boards]

The average daily traffic flow on the Tay Bridge is 12,157 vehicles.

[Chief]

Whoa... precise.

[mediadave]

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On this image, does anyone know what is signified by the colour of the new developments? White...green...and is that a blue building?

[jeff_h]

I believe the original idea was to have dual carriageway all the way through Fife (A92) to join up to the M90 at Dunfermline. The road is dualled south of Glenrothes but the 25 miles beyond is single carriageway apart from a couple of miles at Fife end of the Tay Bridge.

Most traffic does come via Perth but Fife route is 10 miles shorter but due to lack of dual carriageway between Dundee and Glenrothes it isn't quicker.

It will be interesting to see how the council stage the project as the bridge is a nightmare between 8 and 9:30am and 4-6pm mainly due to traffic queing for the tolls although Nicol Stephen would argue against that!

Mediadave the focus at City Quay has changed to offices and restaurants rather than retail once complete there will be 750 flats. The Clydesdale Bank is still for let although Barrhead Travel moved in to rear of building to join Fast Frame just recently. No idea what colours mean possibly green - offices, white - leisure and blue - housing?

[The Boy David]

Cool, thanks.

Boards - way to precise for my liking!



Just for reference, the Forth Road Bridge carries over 70,000 vehicles a day.

[Boards]

I'm a stickler for detail. Its a tolled bridge - not exactly difficult to get a very precise measurement! Just for reference, Kingston Bridge 173,000 vehicles a day, M25 at its busiest section 177,000. DFT 2006 figures, that makes the bridge the busiest stretch in the UK after that section of the M25 at Heathrow, laugh is they take the reading on the southern approach to the bridge, must be packing 200'000 a day if they measured all ten lanes rather than six, god knows what it would carry if it wasn't limited access too!

[jeff_h]

Images from Reiach and Hall Architects of Dundee House - Dundee City Council's new HQ in North Lindsay Street due for completion late '09

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[maccoinnich]

Has this changed during design development? I seem to remember the back facade being less regular?

[jeff_h]

Dont think so I'll post more pics when I get a chance its 3 pods at the back onto the original DC Thomsson B listed warehouse onto North Lindsay Street.

[jeff_h]

Some of Dundee's new architecture, its spinging up all over!

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Maggies Centre (Tom Macdonald Avenue) Frank Gehry's reinterpretation of a Scottish Broch: Signature architecture of shiny surfaces on 'vernacular' base. Gehry was selected to design Dundee Maggies Centre by friend Charles Jencks and his late wife, Maggie Keswick-Jencks - who died of cancer and set about creating civilised buildings for people learning to cope with cancer. James F Stephen architects (2003)

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Vision (Greenmarket) Conversion of former Jute Mill to create vibrant, contemporary office and communal space for digital media industry. Keppie Design (2005)

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Dundee Contemporary Arts (Nethergate) forms a major part of the re-establishment of the cultural identity of the City of Dundee. It has succeeded in making a public arts venue which is inclusive and enticing and encourages interaction between the public and many forms of visual arts. To quote the Sunday Times (7th March 1999) It is one of the most satisfying, sublime and stylish public buildings opened in years. Richard Murphy Architects (1999)

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Queen Mother Building (Balfour Street). Distinguished by eight white towers at its corners, this remarkable new building, opened by HRH the Princess Royal in March, houses the University of Dundee's School of Computing. Facilities include the User Centre for older computer users and the Wolfson Research Theatre. Research interests in assistive and healthcare systems, computational systems, the design of interactive systems and in space technology. Page and Park Architects (2005)

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Heathfield (Hawkhill) is located centrally on the main campus and yet only 10 minutes walk from the city centre, adjacent to the University sports hall, tennis courts, swimming pool, Students Association, Main Library and the Chaplaincy Centre. (2007)

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Borders Grade A Listed building (East Dock Street) (2006)

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Abertay University (Bell Street) Landmark new building defining the south side of the university's city centre campus, providing some of the best social and cultural facilities of any university in Scotland. The building includes bars, a bistro, shop, nightclub, theatre and exhibition space, as well as offices for the Students' Association and welfare services. The Parr Partnership (2005)

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Abertay University Library (Bell Street) The Parr Partnership (1998)

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The brief for this development was to design a purpose built facility for the Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration, which would act as there Regional Headquarters and Hearing Centre. The building is located in a prominent city centre location, on the corner of Exchange Street and Commercial Street, which makes up part of the Dundee City Centre Conservation area. Prior to work commencing the site was a longstanding vacant corner site, requiring re-development to infill an unsightly gap in the streetscape. (2005)

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Recently completed (2006) apartments in Ward Road and North Lindsay Street.

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The Hub Hawkhill (2006)

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Quadrant House (Riverside Drive) Following the successful completion of Compass House in 2002, this 29,000ft² new building accommodates Scottish Executive's Care Commission, Social Services Council and Charities Regulator adjacent to Compass House on the banks of the River Tay. The 2 buildings are linked by an elegantly designed 3 storey glazed structure, which allows easy access between the buildings while maintaining the important vistas from Dundee City Centre to the River Tay beyond. Detailed discussions with each Scottish Executive department ensured that the internal space planning was tailored to suit each department's specific requirements while accommodating the drive towards 'efficient' government buildings. The design and specification of the offices achieves a 'Very Good' BREEAM rating. (2005)

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Dundee University Teaching and Education HQ (2007)

[jeff_h]

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Mcmanus Galleries Refurb and pedestrianisation coming along

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Construction continuing apace at City Quay