Park Hill, Sheffield

Park Hill Flats
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General information
LocationSheffield
Coordinates53°22′48″N 1°27′29″W / 53.380°N 1.458°W / 53.380; -1.458
StatusUnder renovation
Area32 acres (13 ha)
No. of units995
DensityPeople 192 per acre (470/ha)
Construction
Constructed1957–1961
ArchitectJack Lynn Ivor Smith under J. L. Womersley
ContractorsDirect service organisation
AuthoritySheffield City Council
StyleBrutalism
InfluenceLe Corbusier's Unité d'Habitation and the Smithsons
Refurbishment
Proposed actionPhase 1: Strip to H frame and rebuild, Phases 2–5: Light touch refurbishment
UnitsPhase 1: 260 flats, nursery school, commercial units, Phase 2: 195 flats and townhouses, commercial units, Phase 3: 356 student rooms, Phase 4: 125 flats and townhouses, 2 commercial units, Phase 5: 105 flats and townhouses, 1 commercial unit
Refurbished2006–present
ArchitectStudio Egret West, Hawkins Brown and Grant Associates, Mikhail Riches, Whitham Cox, Carmody Groarke
ContractorUrban Splash, Alumno Group
Directing authoritySheffield City Council
Listing
Listed Building – Grade II*
Designated1998
Reference no.1246881

Park Hill is a housing estate in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. It was built between 1957 and 1961, and in 1998 was given Grade II* listed building status.[1] Following a period of decline, the estate is being renovated by developers Urban Splash into a mostly private mixed-tenure estate made up of homes for market rent, private sale, shared ownership, and student housing while around a quarter of the units in the development will be social housing.[2][3][4] The renovation was shortlisted for both the 2013 and 2024 RIBA Stirling Prize, for the first and second phases of the redevelopment respectively. The Estate falls within the Manor Castle ward of the City. Park Hill is also the name of the area in which the flats are sited. The name relates to the deer park attached to Sheffield Manor Lodge, the remnant of which is now known as Norfolk Park.

  1. ^ Sheffield Sources 2010.
  2. ^ Local Government Yorkshire and Humber "Park Hill" Retrieved 10 March 2011
  3. ^ BBC. "Park Hill's future". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  4. ^ Hopkirk, Elizabeth (31 July 2018). "Local firm cleared for Park Hill student housing". Building. Retrieved 9 December 2019.