Park Hill Phase 2

Sheffield, United Kingdom, Europe

Completed · Residential · Listed Concrete-Frame Housing Regeneration · Temperate · 2022

The second phase of regenerating Park Hill, a Grade II*-listed 1960s brutalist estate and one of Europe's largest listed structures. Mikhail Riches retained the original reinforced-concrete frame and brickwork, upgrading thermal performance and reworking 195 flats plus commercial space. It was shortlisted for the 2024 RIBA Stirling Prize.

Innovation highlights

• Retention of the listed concrete megastructure
• Lighter-touch retrofit keeping original brick infill
• Colour confined to balcony reveals
• Embodied-carbon saving through structural reuse

Innovations in the catalogue

• Structural Reuse of an Existing Concrete Megastructure
• Insulated Render Over Retained Concrete for Thermal Upgrade
• Targeted Colour on Balcony Reveals

Client / Developer

Urban Splash / Places for People

Architect

Mikhail Riches

Type

Listed concrete-frame housing regeneration

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