Aideen McGinley Ilex
Opening Doors to the Future 27 th April 2012 Ilex urc
History of Ebrington 1840 - 2012 Ebrington is a 26 acre site and was a former military base dating back to 1840s • • The centrepiece of the site is the historic Star Fort • Ebrington was extended in 1875 and 1895 • The Officers’ Mess was a further extension in 1904 From 1939-45 Ebrington was occupied by the Navy, re-named HMS Ferret, the main • naval base for the Battle of the Atlantic in World War II. It was subsequently named HMS Sea Eagle in 1947 • The site was closed in 2002 • Reinvestment and draft initiative passed to OFMDFM (2003) • Ebrington draft Masterplan – mixed use development (2006) • Ebrington identified as catalyst project in the One Plan (2011) • Official launch of Peace Bridge (2011) • Ebrington Square opened in 2012 • IPI Awards award winning space in 2012
Regeneration works at Ebrington from 2003 • Survey completed of all buildings on site, approx 100 buildings (2005/06) • Extensive works to scheduled monument including rebuild and re-coping sections of the wall, all completed with 27 NIEA licences (2005 onwards) • Mapping of the buried sections of the historic wall (2005 onwards) • Works carried out in interior and exterior of listed buildings including work to weather proof buildings, minimising dry rot • Flood lighting provided for most prominent buildings viewed from cityside • Demolition of 100 unlisted buildings (2007/08) • 14 listed and 5 unlisted buildings now for development • Demolition on Parade Ground to return it to original 1870’s form ( 2007/08)
Regeneration Works cont.. • Two cannons unearthed dating from mid-1890s (2011) • Refurbishment of Building 71 – Head Quarters for City of Culture 2013 (2011) • Peace Bridge opening– 550,000 people have now crossed the bridge (2011) • Launch of Mute Meadow (2011) • Cunningham Square opened to the public to access the Peace Bridge from Clooney Terrace (2011) Extensive renovations planned for Building 11 in next three months • • A multi-storey car park will open up Ebrington from King Street roundabout • Buildings 80 & 81 will become a Creative Industries Hub and hold the Turner Prize as part of City of Culture 2013 • Vital venue for 2013
“Historical content lies as much in the character of the area as the merits of individual structures”. NIEA Cunningham Clock Tower Old School House Officers’ Mess
Ebrington Before/After Before After
Interiors
Former Parade Ground – 1930’s
Hearts & Minds
Ebrington Square 2012
Future Plans Best practice in proactive partnership with DOE Planning & NIEA (NIEA 2011)
Future Plans contd.. Proposed Public Sector Investment: Vital venue for City of Culture 2013 • To 2015, £17m and over £60m • invested • Buildings 80/81 Turner Prize/Creative Hub • A further £30m is needed to lever £150m • Peace One Day Cultural Olympiad • 1:3 private sector leverage • Animation of Shared Space • Development framework 2012 • Maritime Museum £6.8m • Ebrington 2020 Social enterprise • • Social clauses • Housing
Shared Spaces
The Future
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