Festival Place Basingstoke

Festival Place

Basingstoke, Hampshire

L+S+H Architects’ regeneration of Basingstoke town centre involved the remodelled and extended 900,000 sq ft Festival Place, providing a 2-level covered mall with new anchor stores, retail units, restaurants, new multiplex cinema, new bus interchange, community leisure and 3,000 space multi-storey car park.

Scheme Overview

The development, for Grosvenor Estates, provided a significant regeneration catalyst for Basingstoke's retail and evening economy. The scheme links complex level changes in a way that enhances and clarifies pedestrian circulation. Two outline consents and subsequent detailed design approvals were achieved, with L+S+H responspible for all design and technical delivery. The Practice also acted as architectural witness for the successful CPO and Road Closure Inquiries.