THE VOTE: Rob Starr on redeveloping Hove’s King Alfred
Hove businessman Rob Starr has been selected as the lead partner in the redevelopment of the King Alfred Leisure Centre.
Here he talks at length to Latest TV’s Mike Mendoza about the plans for the site.
It doesn’t have to shout “Here I am!”. But it does have to say “Hove”. And it does have to warmly feel like a welcome to the seafront ! The CGI images reflect city corporatism….and an overdevelopment.
Offhousing a proportion of the flats is a possibility. Softening the towers to add grace could introduce more marine-like references (curves). It is starkly angular.
And one very small cafe inside one tower, facing the sea, is not enough hospitality.