Blog by Simon Gawthorpe

Making a Splash in Yorkshire

20 March 2017

A 2 minute read by Simon Gawthorpe

I was delighted to read the Yorkshire Post’s verdict on our modular family housing concept, House and the possibility of us taking the concept to cities in the region.

The article came from an interview I gave with the newspaper, in which they referred to Urban Splash as “a small company with a big reputation for converting derelict and unloved buildings into the coolest places to live and work”.

It’s something we’ve definitely done in Yorkshire where we’ve got developments like Park Hill in Sheffield, Lister Mills in Bradford - where we’ve just launched 15 brand new rental homes - and Saxton in Leeds.

Bringing House into Yorkshire is definitely a possibility. The idea is we’ll work across the UK with local authorities and build on brownfield land to make it happen.

Read the full Yorkshire Post article here.

About the author

For two decades, Simon Gawthorpe has helped shape the built environment through his work at award winning regeneration company Urban Splash.

As Managing Director, Simon has been instrumental in delivering thousands of new homes and workspaces nationwide. Starting out as the company’s Regional Director for Yorkshire, he led some of the company’s most acclaimed projects in the past two decades, including the restoration of the Grade II* listed Lister Mills in Bradford, the award-winning Saxton development in Leeds, and the now-iconic regeneration of Park Hill in Sheffield.