Gants Hill Hub Design Group update 1
The Gants Hill Hub Design Group is a group of 40 local residents, brought together through an independent selection process, and representative of the population's age, gender, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, disability and ward.
The group is working with RCKa architects, the council and representatives from business, charitable and political groups, to develop a concept design for the Gants Hill site, including the future of Gants Hill Library. The group is meeting five times across September, October and November, with updates on progress and opportunities to feed back provided to the wider public.
In the first workshop, the focus was on the unique identity of the Gants Hill area. Residents discussed what was special about their neighbourhoods, and spoke to their networks to develop a picture of the area's identity. (If you would like to contribute you stories or thoughts about the Gants Hill area, please click here.)
In the second workshop, RCKa architects presented information about the Gants Hill Hub site, including the policy context, considerations about different elements of the site, and information about council and health services, and activities which could be run from the new hub. (You can view the presentation below, but if it is not appearing trying clicking here.)
The presentation provided a basis for further discussion about what residents most value about the site, and which elements should be prioritised, strengthened, changed or reduced. Residents also discussed which services were most and least important, and what activities would bring the community together.
In the third workshop, the group participated in a snap poll to assess how different parts of the site might be approached, and RCKa architects shared a number of hypothetical examples of how the scheme on the Gants Hill Hub site could look, for feedback. (You can view the presentation below, but if it is not appearing trying clicking here.)
An opportunity to respond to these questions will be added to this site shortly. All discussions and views, as well as those of the wider public, will be fed into the development of the concept design and feasibility study, and be shared publicly at the end of this piece of work, in late October or November.
If you want to find out more about the Gants Hill Hub approach, timeline or background information, please look at the Documents, Timeline and FAQs sidebars on the main Gants Hill Hub page.
