This landmark public space contains the largest city-centre water feature in the UK and the tallest fountain in any UK city, reaching a spectacular 100 ft.
Building on the masterplan for Bradford, Gillespies led a multidisciplinary design team to complete the design from concept to completion.City Park enhances the image of Bradford and helps to create a landscape for investment by giving it a new ‘PostCard’ identity, setting it apart from other cities.
At the heart of the completed City Park is a huge water feature, a 76m by 58m, 4,000sq m reflective ‘mirror pool’. The mirror pool is a multi-functional space - its water level can drain down fully to provide a large-scale events venue, lowered slightly to reveal causeways, and many other combinations
that coordinate with City Park’s fountains (there are over 100 fountains in total) and its lighting effects.
Awards for Bradford’s City Park received in 2012 have included the BCI
Award for Regeneration, and the Academy of Urbanism Award for Great Place.