Ilia Anisimov

Falkirk Fusion Hub works to integrate existing housing to the High Street by stimulating the use of diverse public facilities via social collaboration and public attractions.

School/Level

• University of Edinburgh
• Part 1 (Architecture)

Category

• Community and Culture

Year

• 2020

Falkirk being a town centralised around its high-street has seen a major expansion of retail sector. The ongoing shift from retail stores to online shopping is expected to heavily influence the high-street and the town centre in general. Through this there is a need to provide alternative social activators for the high-street as well as public attraction for the near housing to link it with the centre. As a result, proposed solution works to integrate existing housing to the high-street by linking the centre with the housing area to the South. In order to invite the public to use this link the project integrates a social hub district area next to the High-Street Steeple. The Social Hub Campus will have a role of culminating public activities in one area with diverse public facilities.