Post on 15-Jul-2015
The Role of Retail in
Urban Regeneration
Tim GreenhalghChairman & Chief Creative Officer
@timghalgh @FITCHdesign
A short story about a
“Smooth Field”
an open grazing fielda public gathering space
a livestock market
“Smooth Field”
“Bull in a China Shop”
peopleeventsmarket
retail
a thriving commercial& social community
Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Maker
Betting shops, Charity shops, Pound shops
De-graded Town
The Portas ReportDecember 2011
A good foundation - a 28 point plan“Town centre first”
Practical Issues - Parking/Safety/AccessibilityFlexibility - Red Tape/Concessions/Business RatesRegulation - Greater power/Use Class/Intervention
CEO - Philip Clarke
Less than 12 Months LaterOct 2012
Tesco profits fall for the first time in 20 years
2012 Forward‘Out of’ Towns? - large scale was no longer an advantage
Tesco to close 43 stores and abandon a further 49 planned sites
Charteris - Cambridgeshire
2015‘Back to’ Towns - ‘Local’ is the new scale
Crouch End - London
2015‘Back to’ Towns - ‘Local’ is the new scalewithin 200 yardsTesco Express BudgensWaitroseM&S Simply Food
Crouch End - London
2015‘Back to’ Towns - ‘Local’ is the new scalewithin 200 yardsTesco Express BudgensWaitroseM&S Simply Food
Crouch End - London
Homogeneous
Crouch End - London
Crouch End - London
Looking Inward
Dead Shops
Out ofTown
Back toTown
More Shops…or ?
New Retail ThinkingEncouraging innovation and entrepreneurship
Long term solutions (Portas) - Conserving cultural and community heritage
WHERE DO WE START?
WHERE DO WE START?
PEOPLE
PEOPLEA PLACE FOR
CITIZENS NOT CONSUMERS
WHERE DO WE START?
BUTPEOPLE LIKE SHOPPING
GETTING OUT OF THE HOUSEBEING AROUND OTHERS
HAVING A NEIGHBOURHOODWANT TO BE PART OF A COMMUNITY
WHERE DO WE START?
Cadillac Sq - Detroit
Civic Planning
Planning & ConnectivityHuman Flow - WalkabilityTransportation & Access
Diverse & Sustainable InitiativesQuality Urban Design
A Sense of ‘usable’ SpaceColor
FurnitureNatural features
Cadillac Sq - Detroit Peckham Library - London
Civic Planning
Planning & ConnectivityHuman Flow - WalkabilityTransportation & Access
Diverse & Sustainable InitiativesQuality Urban Design
A Sense of ‘usable’ SpaceColor
FurnitureNatural features
Services
The needs of civilians
Valuable spacesHealth care
Post Office/C&C Learning spaces
Galleries/LibrariesCommunity Centres
Retail
AN NEW URBAN IDEA
WHAT IS THE EXPERIENCE?
Cadillac Sq - Detroit Peckham Library - LondonKingston Market place
Civic Planning
Planning & ConnectivityHuman Flow - WalkabilityTransportation & Access
Diverse & Sustainable InitiativesQuality Urban Design
A Sense of ‘usable’ SpaceColor
FurnitureNatural features
Services
The needs of civilians
Valuable spacesHealth care
Post Office/C&C Learning spaces
Galleries/LibrariesCommunity Centres
Places that peoplecare about James Howard Kunstler
NOT…BULLS IN SHOPS
CO-CREATIONCITIZENS
SMALL/INDEPENDENT RETAILERSBIG RETAILERSDEVELOPERS
SERVICE PROVIDERSLOCAL AUTHORITIES
A THRIVING COMMUNITYWITH RETAIL AT ITS HEART