Urban Splash need a pavilion to be a marker and beacon for the creation of this new place. We need somewhere to meet and greet potential purchasers and somewhere for the public to get information on Tribeca and what it is about. Urban Splash is about to undertake its largest ever development in Liverpool, the city that is home to its first development. Tribeca will be the largest residential development Liverpool has seen in the city centre. This presents the opportunity to come back into the Liverpool residential market with a bang. It also presents the opportunity to showcase some of the brightest young architectural practices in the UK & Europe.
The premises need to be a marker and beacon for the creation of this new place and also need to reflect the identity and values of Urban Splash and Tribeca as a place. We want a building that becomes an advertisement in itself for all that we stand for in the quality of its concept, use and build quality.
We have worked hard to create an identity for this project, which represents the scope and quality of what we are trying to achieve in this area. We would ask you to bear this in mind and consider its integration into your emerging schemes. The outline of this identity and some possibilities for its use are included within this information pack.
Another thing to consider is the siting of this building. Tribeca fronts onto Great George Street for some 330m. This obviously provides for many possibilities for where to locate this. There is a site plan included within this brief which indicates the preferred location for this structure.
The sales office will need to cope with a number of linked uses.
The main entrance will need to be accessible to everybody and special enough to entice people in. Beyond this it will need to have a welcoming front of house and reception area and also provide (whether front or back of house) enough space to hold meetings and presentations to large numbers of people (say 30-40 persons). We expect to have 3 staff at any one time and will require some space for hot-desking. There should also be somewhere to conduct meetings/consultations for up to 12 persons
Open sales area designed to encourage people to wander and linger, this will obviously be liked to what there is to see so we do need display space/surfaces for print and video media. We will be commissioning quite a large model (approx 5mx4m) so we need space for this too.
Viewing area/platform. Everybody loves to watch buildings going up and it will provide a great link with the drawings and model to be able to see the real thing. It will also allow purchasers to bring friends and family to show off their apartment being built.
Toilet and kitchen facilities will need to be provided.