Birnbeck Island
Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, 2008
An inhabitable mountain with all-star hotel, holiday homes and public park connected to a new coastal village with 320 homes.
The redevelopment of the Grade II* listed Birnbeck Pier and the adjacent site overlooking the Bristol Channel for award-winning regeneration company Urban Splash.
Like Cape Town and its Table Mountain, Birnbeck village and its new mountain will share views of each other and establish a range of places to live, work and enjoy, for locals and visitors alike.
The Island provides an exclusively inclusive destination hotel, offering everything from 1 star cabins to 5 star clifftop retreats.
On the mainland the village offers a range of homes perched on the hillside, arranged to ensure all enjoy sea views, easy access and private amenity.
International design competition. Second Prize.
Client
Urban Splash
Location
32-34 Birnbeck Rd, Weston-super-Mare BS23 2BT