By harnessing the talent of three prominent designers, the masterplan has achieved all the vision objectives, which are:

• A safe, attractive and vibrant public domain
• Sunlight into every street and public square
• Permeability throughout the walkways, to knit into the existing urban fabric
• Access to the River Aire by the new urban beach
• The creation of strong street frontages onto Wellington Street, Northern Street and Whitehall Road, which are landscaped to establish a boulevard feel
• A mix of uses to establish genuine sustainable “place” and “community”

By the achievement of these objectives, organisations and the people who work for them benefit from a safe, proactively managed and distinctive urban quarter that provides a premium working, living and leisure environment, capable of being sustained for the long term.

Key commercial considerations

• Intersecting and productive social meeting spaces
• Inviting and secure entrance experience
• Adaptable floor plates – incorporate cellular and open plan
• Connectivity across floor plates
• Reinforce brand in ‘public’ areas