A spectacular new vision has emerged from the future
of Edinburgh's West Princes Street Gardens if a £ 25 million renovation allows
it to hold more events throughout the year and allow Visitors to gain access
each day to the green light.
Images showing how the historic park will be
redeveloped by a replacement at the Hobbit House of the existing Ross
Bandstand, an amphitheater covered with grass. Event Fans who want to join this
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A two-storey reception and reception center
overlooking Edinburgh Castle and a Standing cafe near the Ross Fountain was
released as part of a large public consultation on the project.
The pavilion, which, according to the trust, will be
designed to "fit harmoniously" into the surrounding landscape, will
have a glass screen to allow the holding of intimate events sheltered from the
weather, which can accommodate up to 200 people, as well as behind-the-scenes
facilities, rooms, a cloakroom and a ticket office.
The amphitheater will accommodate a crowd of about
6,000 people, similar to the existing open-air arena, which dates back to 1935.
The revenue generated by the events and night-time activities organized in the
visitor center would contribute to the maintenance gardens and subsidy
Community use of new installations.
A team of developers, architects, and designers
behind the proposed redesign of the historic park has spent more than two years
developing detailed plans for the project since a US-led consortium has won an
international design competition.
It was created on the initiative of the Ross
Development Trust, created by Norman Spring ford, founder of Apex Hotels and
former owner of the Edinburgh Playhouse. Councilors agreed to allow him to help
pay for new facilities in 2016 after admitting that the bandstand was "no
longer fit for purpose.
Significant changes to the system include reducing
the design of the proposed Visitor Center - which will provide direct access to
the gardens from Princes Street - to reduce its height and reduce the amount of
glass it will present.
Trails have been redesigned to maximize the amount
of green space. The stone seats should surround a grassy "meadow",
replacing the actual concrete bowl.
Trust, which is launching a major consultation prior
to an official planning application in February, committed to its plans reinventing
gardens as space for all to celebrate and benefit from in a new way and
sensitive to the past but designed to maximize their future potential.
David Ellis, managing director of The Quaich
Project, a public-private partnership set up by the trust and the Edinburgh
City Council to continue the project, said the new vision was to transform
gardens from a difficult place to work.
He added these latest designs represent more than
four years of feedback and advice from key players and organizations in the
city. Before going any further, we need to make sure that the general public is
properly consulted and we want to hear what they think of the designs. We will
then act on the comments received.
It is essential that we make the right improvements
and that the people of Edinburgh have the opportunity to decide how to proceed.
The new plan, designed by architects based in New
York and Los Angeles, aims to ensure that gardens are perceived as equal with
famous international parks such as New York's High Line and Singapore's by the
Bay.
The plans are supposed to respect the cultural and
historical significance" of the gardens while ensuring that they remain a
place of tranquility that everyone can enjoy amid the hustle and bustle of the
city center.
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