BRIDGEGATE PUBLIC REALM
Austin-Smith:Lord’s competition-winning design has completely rejuvenated the historic heart of this former New Town, with natural stone public realm, artworks and streetscape improvements being part of a wider £10m regeneration programme by Irvine Bay Regeneration Company and North Ayrshire Council.
The project features the 9m high Trinity Mirror sculpture that reflects the stunning neo-Gothic Trinity Church and reveals inscriptions on an anamorphic projection around its base. This artwork, coupled with a timeline, reveal aspects of the town’s long, interesting history and its identity developed in discussion with the townsfolk.
Austin-Smith:Lord worked closely with artists WAVE and lighting specialists dpa to incorporate public art and feature lighting into the redesign of Bridgegate.
Former Trinity Church bells, landform artworks and programmed feature lighting further enrich the experience and setting of the Bridgegate. The space is highly flexible and has immediately hosted farmers and Christmas markets, drawing people to the town centre.

I am delighted to see the successful completion of this outstanding project. Local people have been directly involved in the transformation, commenting on ideas and helping to shape the public art which is a central element of the refurbishment. Their involvement is core to the success of this regeneration project, which is about providing new opportunities for local people.
Margaret Burgess – MSP, on officially opening the project
LOCATION: IRVINE
CLIENT: IRVINE BAY REGENERATION COMPANY
VALUE: £2.2m
SIZE: 3000M2
COMPLETION: 2013
SERVICE: LANDSCAPE, URBAN DESIGN, MASTERPLANNING
SECTOR: URBAN REGENERATION
CONTRACTOR: LAND ENGINEERING
LANDSCAPE: AUSTIN-SMITH:LORD
ENGINEERS: O’CONNOR SUTTON CRONIN
LIGHTING CONSULTANT: DPA LIGHTING
COST CONSULTANT: NEILSON PARTNERSHIP
AWARDS:
2014 BALI NATIONAL LANDSCAPE AWARD
2015 SCOTTISH PROPERTY AWARD; TOWN CENTRE REGENERATION PROJECT OF THE YEAR
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AYR RIVERSIDERedevelopment in the heart of the town centre within the designated Ayr Central Conservation Area
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YSGOL Y GRAIG PRIMARY SCHOOLNew build, 240 pupil, one form entry primary and nursery school in Merthyr Tydfil
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SUNNYSIDE WELLNESS VILLAGEIntegrating Wellness into the design of this sustainable, mixed-use development
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LIVERPOOL CENTRAL LIBRARY"It’s like going to meet your gran and finding she’s turned into Beyoncé’
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NISSI BEACH VILLAS, CYPRUSHomeBRIDGEGATE PUBLIC REALMNissi Beach Villas Cyprus Austin-Smith:Lord designed a number of high specification villas for Fastro Developments and SolTerra on the last beach-fronted site in Ayia Napa. Located to the East end of Nissi Beach the site has stunning views of the Mediterranean Sea. As the brief called for exclusive properties, privacy was central to the development of the designs. The decision was made at the start of the project to organise each plot around a pool and sheltered gardens, with an essentially L-shaped floor plan, the orientation of which was established through solar studies to achieve maximum daylight for the private external spaces as well as the main outlook from the principal reception and bedrooms. The villa forms a protective barrier for the private external space, with its external façade evolving into a thick curved concrete wall, reflecting traditional local structures and forming a distinctive street presence. LOCATION: CYPRUSCLIENT: FASTRO DEVELOPMENTSVALUE: NOT DISCLOSED SERVICE: ARCHITECTURE, INTERIORS, LANDSCAPE SECTOR: RESIDENTIAL LANDSCAPE: AUSTIN-SMITH:LORD DATASHEET