OVERVIEW
Park Hill Flats were built in 1961 by Sheffield City Council to provide accommodation for local people. The building’s design, in the brutalist style, won considerable acclaim at the time but its concrete frame was also a source of significant problems with poor heat retention. As a result, the building’s appeal and occupancy both went into gradual decline and it was only saved from demolition when it was accorded Grade 2 Listed status in 1998. This safeguarded the property and, coincidentally, made it Europe’s largest listed development.
However, the problems with cold and damp remained so the owners decided to upgrade the property in phases. Outline planning consent for the regeneration of the whole estate was granted in 2006 and work on Phase 1 took place between 2007 and 2016.
Approval for Phase 2 was granted in 2017 and the project was then scheduled to run until March 2022. This second phase was led by a joint venture between Places for People and Urban Splash. Its intention was to revitalise the property, including its characteristic ‘streets in the sky,’ and to make them fit for modern, energy-conscious residents. An early step in this process was to bring in the multi-award-winning architectural practice, Mikhail Riches.
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