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Hastings Borough Council, East Sussex County Council and the Jerwood Foundation have been working together to develop an exciting new vision for the Stade. This would see the arrival of a new Jerwood Art Gallery and the creation of a vibrant, beautiful new public space of a scale that does not exist anywhere else in the town.
Three initial options have been developed, and following feedback from the community, Jerwood and HBC will decide whether to proceed. The options show a variety of approaches and the final proposal may incorporate aspects of more than one. The three options are at an indicative level that aims to show the strategic intention rather than the detailed design, which would be developed further at the next stage.
Hastings Borough Council, East Sussex County Council and the Jerwood Foundation have been working together to develop an exciting new vision for the Stade. This would see the arrival of a new Jerwood Art Gallery and the creation of a vibrant, beautiful new public space of a scale that does not exist anywhere else in the town.
This is an ambitious vision and could bring social, cultural and economic benefits to the communities of Hastings. The Jerwood Gallery could be the catalyst for further cultural regeneration in the area, bringing new visitors to Hastings, as well as creating a wonderful arts resource for local residents, students and schools. Hastings Borough Council, Jerwood and their partners are at an early stage of developing what this project could mean for Hastings.
Three initial options have been developed, and following feedback from the community, Jerwood and HBC will decide whether to proceed. The options show a variety of approaches and the final proposal may incorporate aspects of more than one. The three options are illustrated here at an indicative level that aims to show the strategic intention rather than the detailed design, which would be developed further at the next stage.
This is your opportunity to find out more and comment on the proposals. Your feedback is valued and will help to shape this exciting project.
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The Jerwood Foundation is one of the leading private arts foundations and has invested in excess of £75m into the arts since 1991. Over this period it has also built up a substantial collection of 20th and 21st century British art that has never been shown to the public.
The Jerwood Foundation now wishes to build a permanent home for its collection, and a venue for the many exhibitions that its associated charity, the Jerwood Charitable Foundation, runs through its Visual Arts Programme. These include some of the most respected awards for the visual arts - photography, drawing, sculpture, painting, applied arts, moving image - and programmes that are created in partnership with many leading arts organisations including Artangel, London Artists Projects and the Manchester International Festival.
Jerwood wishes to create a purpose-built gallery in a regional centre where it can become an integral and valued part of the local and national cultural scene, contribute to regeneration, and build fruitful partnerships with local organisations. Hastings has been chosen as Jerwood's preferred location from a shortlist of four as it offers exceptional potential to meet these aims. The Stade is a wonderful site with huge potential and Jerwood is enthusiastic to be considering such a unique location.
The Jerwood Foundation hopes that the process of the last few months, working closely with the support of many local partners, and this exhibition, will result in a positive response from the local community, enabling and persuading it to decide to proceed with the project in Hastings. If this decision is made, Jerwood plans that the gallery will open by summer 2011.
Jerwood wishes the gallery to demonstrate leadership in terms of environmental sustainability and aims to build an exemplary low-carbon building.
For more information on the Jerwood Foundation, please visit www.jerwood.org
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If the Jerwood Gallery came to Hastings, it would be part of the comprehensive redevelopment of the Stade coach park, to include a number of new uses. The masterplan brief has been developed by Hastings Borough Council in consultation with many partners and is proposed to include:
This Masterplan has been developed alongside plans to move the coach parking to another location, to introduce new pedestrian crossings to the junction of East Beach Road and Rock-a-Nore Road, and to narrow the roads and improve traffic calming in the area. These works are necessary to improve the pedestrian flow around the site, and to free the site up for other uses.
As part of this, it is proposed that the existing access road to the Lifeboat Station and the Winch Road be moved to the west of the site, adjacent to the Flamingo Arcade, to avoid the site being split in half by it and to ease the traffic management of the junction. The existing Tourist Information Centre and WC building would be demolished. New electronic barriers will also be installed to control access to the Winch Road as part of these proposals.
The project partners have been working with the Foreshore Trust to develop these proposals and are very grateful for the support of the Trustees.
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The aim of this option is to create the main public space on the east side of the site, between the net shops in Row L and Row M. To achieve this, all the buildings are clustered on the west side of the site.
The Gallery is sited on the far west side of the site, separated from the Flamingo Arcade by the relocated access road to the Lifeboat Station. The Lifeboat Station is cut off from the public space by the Gallery.
The new café and WC building create a secondary public space in which there is the potential to site a playable public art installation. The café can spill out onto this space, with south-facing seating.
In this option, community facilities are not located on-site but would be provided by refurbishing space in another building on the Stade. This is because adding a first floor to either the cafe or the WCs would create too much of a building mass and would block the open feel of the site, and views across it to the beach.
The café is in a prominent position and replaces the existing Tom's Cabin. It would be highly visible along the street and helps to provide passive policing of the WCs.
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The aim of this option is to create the main public space on the east side of the site, between the net shops in Row L and Row M. To achieve this, all the buildings are clustered on the west side of the site.
The Gallery is sited on the far west side of the site, separated from the Flamingo Arcade by the relocated access road to the Lifeboat Station. The Lifeboat Station is cut off from the public space by the Gallery.
The new café and WC building create a secondary public space in which there is the potential to site a playable public art installation. The café can spill out onto this space, with south-facing seating.
In this option, community facilities are not located on-site but would be provided by refurbishing space in another building on the Stade. This is because adding a first floor to either the café or the WCs would create too much of a building mass and would block the open feel of the site, and views across it to the beach.
The café is in a prominent position and replaces the existing Tom's Cabin. It would be highly visible along the street and helps to provide passive policing of the WCs.
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In this option the buildings are placed on either side of the main public space.
The Gallery is sited on the east side of the site, continuing the rhythm of Rock-a-Nore Road by placing a single-storey wing between Row L and M net shops, and with the bulk of the building mass at the back of the site. This creates a secondary public space sheltered from the wind, facing onto Rock-a-Nore Road.
All the remaining facilities (café, visitor information, WCs and community meeting space) are combined into a single building that continues the north-south orientation of the net shops at the eastern side of the site. The café could have a roof terrace that would face over the beach and the new public space. Tom's Cabin is retained in this option.
The public space is larger than in Option A and has a relatively 'formal' arrangement with buildings on each side. When the site hosts large events it might cause less congestion of pedestrians than Option A as visitors would not be 'funnelled' so far down Rock-a-Nore Road before they can spill into the public space.
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This is the preferred option of Hastings Borough Council and the Jerwood Foundation.
In this option the gallery is also located in the east of the site, leaving the remainder of the area as a large open space. Tom's Cabin would be replaced by the new café and visitor information centre, as a landmark 'pavilion'.
The WCs and community meeting facilities are located at the other side of the Lifeboat Station access road as a two-storey building, which extends to shield the flank wall of the Flamingo Arcade, forming a meeting point which could hold a lighting and signage installation marking the 'gateway' to the Stade. This option creates that largest and most flexible open space. The access route to the Lifeboat Station would be as integrated as possible into the design of the public space. The beach, angling clubs and Lifeboat Station are very visible from the street and can be easily accessed from the new public space.
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We welcome your Feedback on the proposals so far.
Please download our Questionnaire and return it to us by Monday 19 May 2008.
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Send responses to:
Stade Masterplan and Jerwood Gallery Consultation
Destination Management and Marketing
Hastings Borough Council
Town Hall
Hastings
TN34 1QR
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This page last updated: 20/05/2008