Whole place collaboration – Alva pathfinder project report
Chris Dobson shares insights on the Alva pathfinder project that 3DReid has been doing in Alva with Architecture and Design Scotland (A&DS) in conjunction with Clackmannanshire Council and Scottish Futures Trust, over the course of the past year, or so, which has now been published.
“We were delighted to be invited by Architecture and Design Scotland (A&DS) to participate in a study concerning the Glentana Mill site in Alva.
“Working collaboratively with the local community, Clackmannanshire Council and Scottish Futures Trust, the study explores different scenarios for how to regenerate the site for a mix of different uses including housing, workspaces, an active travel hub, and a health centre. With a view to understanding the needs of the place and the benefits development can bring within the context of physical, social and economic regeneration of the town.
“A key aim of the project was to test the role of collaboration in providing a ‘whole place’ brief and a catalyst for town centre regeneration, as part of a pilot for Local Authorities and communities across Scotland.
Community and housing-led town centre regeneration
The project centres on identifying opportunities for re-use of a vacant site on the edge of the town centre occupied by an abandoned and derelict building – the old Glentana Mill.
It explores different scenarios for how to regenerate the site for a mix of different uses including housing, workspaces, an active travel hub, and a health centre.
All ideas are about understanding the needs of the place and the benefits development can bring within the context of physical, social and economic regeneration of the town.
