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Southampton City Council City Characterisation Project January 2009 223 32 Solent University, Charlotte Place and environs Context On the eastern fringes of the Central Parks (East Park) (CA7), this character area forms the north-eastern edge of the City centre and is bounded to the south by the mainline railway in its cutting and to the north-west by CA6: Bellevue. The area comprises the Solent University campus and Jury’s Inn to the north with Orion Point beyond. The area lies on the edge of the known extant of Saxon Hamwic and formed part of the agricultural land of Southampton up to the nineteenth century. In the mid- nineteenth century the area was being used as a market garden. Grain Coarse grain with much of the built form to a consistent building line defining the edges of the parks (See CA7). Scale Two storeys through to sixteen storeys. The majority of buildings are four storeys or more. Uses Educational, hotel and residential (Park View Mansions). Public Realm That to the university – poor, Jury’s Inn – good. Orion Point has some good trees and hedging which slightly soften its impact at ground level. Connectivity Despite being prime frontage, this character area has a very poor relationship with the park and adjacent areas such as the upper sections of St Mary’s Road. Views Given the elevated position the former Institute buildings enjoy on East Park Terrace and the significant change in level across the site, some good local views to the Itchen River and its far banks can be had. Views east are dominated by two landmarks; the former chapel on Trinity Street (now the home of The Confederation of African Caribbean Organisations) and the dome of the new mosque on St Andrew’s Road. There are multiple views to the campanile of the Civic Centre through the tree-lined parkland. The new Jury’s Inn Hotel dramatically terminates the view looking north along East Park Terrace. Building types Bespoke educational buildings (some laboratory build- Southampton document pt.2 20/1/09 11:35 Page 223
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32 Solent University, Charlotte Place and environs
ContextOn the eastern fringes of the Central Parks (East Park)(CA7), this character area forms the north-eastern edgeof the City centre and is bounded to the south by themainline railway in its cutting and to the north-west byCA6: Bellevue. The area comprises the Solent Universitycampus and Jury’s Inn to the north with Orion Pointbeyond.
The area lies on the edge of the known extant of SaxonHamwic and formed part of the agricultural land ofSouthampton up to the nineteenth century. In the mid-nineteenth century the area was being used as a marketgarden.
GrainCoarse grain with much of the built form to a consistentbuilding line defining the edges of the parks (See CA7).
ScaleTwo storeys through to sixteen storeys. The majority ofbuildings are four storeys or more.
UsesEducational, hotel and residential (Park View Mansions).
Public RealmThat to the university – poor, Jury’s Inn – good. OrionPoint has some good trees and hedging which slightlysoften its impact at ground level.
ConnectivityDespite being prime frontage, this character area has avery poor relationship with the park and adjacent areassuch as the upper sections of St Mary’s Road.
ViewsGiven the elevated position the former Institute buildingsenjoy on East Park Terrace and the significant change inlevel across the site, some good local views to theItchen River and its far banks can be had.
Views east are dominated by two landmarks; the formerchapel on Trinity Street (now the home of TheConfederation of African Caribbean Organisations) andthe dome of the new mosque on St Andrew’s Road.
There are multiple views to the campanile of the CivicCentre through the tree-lined parkland.
The new Jury’s Inn Hotel dramatically terminates theview looking north along East Park Terrace.
Building typesBespoke educational buildings (some laboratory build-
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ings for example), office blocks, residential slab block ofpurpose-built flats and modern hotel.
Architectural qualitiesThere is limited architectural quality to the buildingswithin this character area. However the ground floorinterface of the Jury’s Inn is responsive to its environ-ment and has encouraged stopping.
Heritage AssetsThe area lies within a Local Area of ArchaeologicalImportance to reflect the potential to yield evidence forpast activity in the area. It is considered to possess amoderate degree of evidential value due to fact thatBronze Age to mid-Saxon occupation has been encoun-tered within excavations in the area.
There are no listed buildings or locally listed buildingsand the area does not fall within any part of a conserva-tion area.
MaterialsStock red and yellow brick, expressed concrete frameswith brick infills, glazed curtain walling. Other claddingsystems such as ceramic tiles. Flat felt and zinc roofs.
ConditionSections of the character area are in very good conditionsuch as the Jury’s Inn ‘island’. The Solent Universitycampus is in a very poor state of repair but is to be rede-veloped imminently.
OwnershipInvestment companies and Institutions.
Interventionn Ensure future development is permeable and correctly
addresses St Andrew’s Road and St Mary’s Road.
Key design principlesn Ensure that all future tall buildings address the street
sympathetically and with regard to the human scaleand the scale of the existing established grain adja-cent to the study area.
n Encourage high quality hard and soft landscapingthroughout.
01 The large dated buildings of the university are under-used and ofpoor architectural quality
02 Many buildings are empty and await demolition (the ambulancestation shown has now been demolished)
03 The site has a significant level change and present built form ishighly inefficient in its planning
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