Park Hill, Sheffield

Park Hill Flats
General information
Location	Sheffield
Coordinates	53°22′48″N 1°27′29″W / 53.380°N 1.458°W / 53.380; -1.458
Status	Under renovation
Area	32 acres (13 ha)
No. of units	995
Density	People 192 per acre (470/ha)
Construction
Constructed	1957–1961
Architect	Jack Lynn Ivor Smith under J. L. Womersley
Contractors	Direct service organisation
Authority	Sheffield City Council
Style	Brutalism
Influence	Le Corbusier's Unité d'Habitation and the Smithsons
Refurbishment
Proposed action	Phase 1: Strip to H frame and rebuild, Phases 2–5: Light touch refurbishment
Units	Phase 1: 260 flats, nursery school, commercial units, Phase 2: 195 flats and townhouses, commercial units, Phase 3: 356 student rooms, Phase 4: 125 flats and townhouses, 2 commercial units, Phase 5: 105 flats and townhouses, 1 commercial unit
Refurbished	2006–present
Architect	Studio Egret West, Hawkins Brown and Grant Associates, Mikhail Riches, Whitham Cox, Carmody Groarke
Contractor	Urban Splash, Alumno Group
Directing authority	Sheffield City Council
Listing
Listed Building – Grade II*
Designated	1998
Reference no.	1246881

Park Hill is a housing estate in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. It was built between 1957 and 1961, and in 1998 was given Grade II* listed building status.^[1] Following a period of decline, the estate is being renovated by developers Urban Splash into a mostly private mixed-tenure estate made up of homes for market rent, private sale, shared ownership, and student housing while around a quarter of the units in the development will be social housing.^[2][3][4] The renovation was one of the six short-listed projects for the 2013 RIBA Stirling Prize. The Estate falls within the Manor Castle ward of the City. Park Hill is also the name of the area in which the flats are sited. The name relates to the deer park attached to Sheffield Manor Lodge, the remnant of which is now known as Norfolk Park.