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MILLENNIUM MILLS

Millennium Mills regeneration design

INSPIRATION

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Monopolis
Lodz, Poland

Example of heritage-led regeneration that accomplished great success by building upon historical values and rules of good placemaking. 

TAcross Magazine (LINK)

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Markthal
Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Building that accommodates food, leisure, living, and parking. A place in which all functions are fully integrated and enhance their synergetic possibilities.

MVRD (LINK)

OVERALL LAYOUT

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USES

CREATIVE SPACE

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  • Co-working spaces for small businesses

  • Rentable offices for self-employed people 

  • Art studios (e.g. opportunity for the community to take part in making art from waste created on site as a way of strengthening bonds, educating about sustainability and supporting idea of circular economy)

  • Study space (e.g. for students of East London University)

  • Day care 

  • Exhibition space

  • Dance & yoga studio

MARKET SPACE

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  • Outdoor/indoor market allowing people to find shelter while still connecting it to the outside

  • Opportunities for locals to find job close to home while selling their produce etc. 

  • Supporting idea of more local shopping (more sustainable)

  • Opportunity for vendors to create workshops for young people in the area about having their own small business & food production

  • More centralised economy with money circulating in the area (people working, living & spending money in close proximity to their homes, reflecting the 15-minute city model) 

RETAIL & SERVICES

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  • Small shops owned by locals

  • Higher end retail benefiting from close proximity of the ExCel centre

  • Café (requested by residents as a place where they can meet and relax)

  • Increasing the financial viability of the development by including some chain stores and improving convenience for residents who now have to travel longer distances to access certain services 

  • Gym (requested by residents due to restricted access to the gyms in the neighbouring developments) 

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