Nottingham's Lister Gate could become a health space for residents, filling empty shops and taking pressure off the NHS.
The unique plans would breathe new life into an area of the city centre that has faced huge decline over recent years. Once a thriving shopping thoroughfare, Lister Gate is now devoid of life with almost every unit empty, next to the now famous flattened site of the former Broadmarsh shopping centre.
Architects Heatherwick Studio revealed plans for what they've labelled 'Health Street', where public health, local businesses and social spaces would be present in one setting, allowing people access to health services that are different to clinical environments like the GP surgery or hospital. Lisa Finlay, a partner at Heatherwick Studio, explained that it was a matter of asking "what matters to you" rather than "what's the matter with you."
