Brief

We welcome design-led multi-disciplinary teams which should include urban designers, architects, landscape designers, engineers and cost consultants.

The project’s key themes encompass:

Teams’ proposals should cover –

raising the inaccessible, under-used Union Terrace Gardens and covering-over the unattractive Denburn dual carriageway and nearby railway line
street level access to green gardens designed and landscaped with trees, grass and plants for all seasons, animated with water and light features
use of the natural topography to follow the level changes from Union Terrace to Belmont Street with stepped and sweeping landscaping
a natural amphitheatre to provide a civic space for major outdoor events, gatherings, festivals and concerts
an inspirational building to house arts and cultural exhibitions, events and activities
a cosmopolitan city centre café quarter
a covered all-weather concourse level providing access through the bus and railway stations, the Green and Union Square