- Location : St. Helier, Jersey
- Date : 2020 - current
- Client : Romerils
- Project Status : Planning Approval
Romeril’s vision for the regeneration of their Dumaresq Street property is to harness the opportunity of the site to build a successful and sustainable business whilst keeping people and relationships at the centre of what they do. The primary goal is to create a high-quality, MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT that breathes new life into the town centre.
This ambitious project seeks to respect the area’s HERITAGE, enhance the public realm, and foster a vibrant SENSE OF PLACE. With 53 new homes, the development strives to offer a better choice and quality of urban living and to foster a strong sense of community. Alongside this, new and refurbished retail space will ensure that Romerils continues to provide local employment and serve the local community from the heart of the Town Centre. The proposals include the widening of footways and street greening to create public realm improvements along the development edge. At the southern end, urban planting and rain gardens will transform the street character, prioritising people over vehicles.
The proposals for the building at Hue Street aim to better reflect the scale and character of the Listed buildings opposite, to ensure that the new development does not overwhelm or diminish their importance within the street scene, to improve their setting and to create a more LEGIBLE, LIVEABLE PLACE. The northern part of the site, defined by the scale and mass of Hue Court Towers opposite, presents an opportunity to introduce a taller building in counterpoint to the restrained scale of Hue Street, enabling greater development density and a more appropriate and SUSTAINABLE RE-USE of this brownfield site.
The base of the taller building is defined by a new residential entrance, deeply recessed at street level and extending the parapet line of the retained retail building to establish a visual datum at street level. The form of this building is defined by varied, chamfered openings, creating a play of light and shadow and a distinctive sculptural form within the wider townscape
The buildings incorporate a palette of familiar materials including stone, brickwork and render, a varied pattern of plot widths and window openings and a greater level of material detail and richness at ground level. The result is a contemporary architecture that celebrates its context, adds to the visual richness of the townscape and enhances the overall sense of place.
