The concept continues to evolve as the housing crisis bites and the need for new spaces to live, work and play intensifies.
While the residential aspect in many mixed-use developments is the biggest value driver, other community elements such as food and beverage and leisure facilities can support the viability of projects.
The Midlands has its share of upcoming schemes where the concept has a broader scope. The development of a medical and technology campus as part of the £3.2bn Arden Cross, Digbeth Regeneration and the £1.9bn Birmingham Smithfield Regeneration are all strong examples.
Developers, consultants, contractors and planners are all central to this journey of placemaking mixed-use schemes and responding to changing demands and multitude of considerations.
To better understand this evolution from a Midlands perspective, Morgan Sindall Construction gathered a group of regional experts together to examine their approach to designing and building new mixed-use schemes.
In this roundtable, we explored the challenges and practicalities of delivering such developments, as well as discussing what can be learnt from good placemaking schemes across the country. Watch the videos below for a quick 60 second overview:
Video: Taking a long term view
Video: Sustainable solutions
