Gunwharf Quays Portsmouth

With Maritime regeneration happening in many coastal towns as well as cities such as London, I thought I would look at Gunwharf Quays as it has been transformed into a new generation of maritime regeneration in terms of almost giving the current infrastructure a new lease of life. This also relates back to a currant project involving working in partnership with the North Sea Faring Project across destinations including Vissingen, Oostende and closer to home Lowestoft. All these areas are in need or our currently being regenerated but the key elements of the maritime towns and their rich history is being forgotten. However in Gunwharf Quays there seems to be a mixture of the old and the new.
The history of Gunwharf Quays can be traced right back to the 12th century when Richard I in 1194, let out land for development of a dockyard and constructed a dock for royal galleys, known as Richard’s Docks. The area now is an array of designer shops, landscaped waterways with pedestrian access to a variety of shops, cafes and historical interests. As well as their is also a vast development of luxury apartments, with exquisite Landscaped gardens and the hugely popular Spinnaker tower which is the tallest sky scraper in England outside of the City of London.