▁the ▁Gard ens , ▁creating ▁a ▁square ▁which ▁is ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁" cross ▁between ▁a ▁grand ▁Italian ▁pia zza ▁and ▁a ▁mini ▁Central ▁Park ." ▁A ▁technical ▁app rais al ▁carried ▁out ▁by ▁the ▁architect ural ▁firm ▁Hall iday ▁F ras er ▁Mun ro ▁estimated ▁the ▁project ▁would ▁cost ▁around ▁£ 1 4 0 ▁million ▁to ▁build . ▁Andrew ▁D ixon , ▁incoming ▁b oss ▁of ▁Scotland ' s ▁new ▁arts ▁and ▁culture ▁body , ▁Creative ▁Scotland , ▁recently ▁pra ised ▁the ▁project ▁as ▁a ▁" real ▁opportunity ▁for ▁the ▁city ". ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁project ▁coun c ill ors ▁st ip ulated ▁that ▁at ▁least ▁£ 1 5 ▁million ▁be ▁provided ▁for ▁a ▁new ▁cultural ▁centre ▁run ▁by ▁Pe ac ock . ▁ ▁Pe ac ock ▁Visual ▁Arts ▁had ▁been ▁working ▁in ▁partners hip ▁with ▁Aber de en ▁City ▁Council ▁on ▁an ▁alternative ▁proposal ▁to ▁develop ▁a ▁centre ▁for ▁contemporary ▁arts ▁in ▁Aber de en . ▁The ▁development , ▁designed ▁by ▁London - based ▁architect s ▁Br is ac ▁Gonz ales , ▁was ▁designed ▁to ▁be ▁built ▁into ▁the ▁existing ▁s lop es ▁in ▁the ▁Gard ens ▁under ne ath ▁the ▁Robert ▁Burn s ▁statue . ▁The ▁building , ▁which ▁was ▁budget ed ▁at ▁£ 1 3 . 5 ▁million , ▁would ▁contain ▁a ▁gallery , ▁TV ▁studio , ▁print ▁studio , ▁restaurant ▁and ▁offices ▁for ▁Pe ac ock ▁staff ▁and ▁provide ▁a ▁base ▁for ▁Aber de en ▁City ▁Council ' s ▁Arts ▁Development ▁and ▁Arts ▁Education ▁teams ▁as ▁well