SURVEY, AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
• Isolation of the River Don, responsible for historically/culturally and environmentally shaping the site • Isolation of the site’s Rich Heritage from surrounding areas of celebrated importance, such as Victoria Quays the Wicker. • Isolation of the Social vibrancy and Diversity, which has been cut off from the public realm by tall walls of hostile mid-20th century development.
15 Years... Development along the river edge embraces the river corridor, fully forming the network of spaces and establishing the full nature of the unfolding landscape.
However with the removal of this building many detrimental consequences will result, such as: • Loss of site activity and social diversity brought by the thriving market, serving as the living pulse of the site. • Over-exposure: Not integral to the multifarious urban context in which the site lies. Aims and Objectives • Re-invent the site as a centre for Social Activity and Diversity; Create a series of spaces with varying degrees of enclosure and scale, to accommodate numerous social activities • Re-establish the River Don as a working heritage asset; Open up the landscape towards the river confluence, allowing the urban realm to unfold towards the river edge through the landscape, allowing the landscape and it’s users to once again embrace the river edge. • Re-merge the site with the surrounding Historic Context; Use circulation and landform to create a series of links; re-connecting the site to the surrounding historic context: The City Centre, the Wicker, Victoria Quays Built Form Focused within the southern and western borders for enclosing the site, while establishing cohesion with the denser nature of development in the city centre. Buildings are formed to encapsulate and conceal small pockets of space. The outer surfaces of the built form act as a releasing point, allowing the landscape to unfold towards the river confluence.
5 Years...
The first stages of development will establish built form along Waingate, therefore enclosing the site while establishing a coherent appearance with the urban surroundings. Along with this building formation the concealed pockets of space are shaped, establishing outside spaces to cater new development. The rest of the site remains open, with paths guiding movement to the river edge.
KEY Fold 1 Concealed Zone Fold 2 Unfolding
Bus Station
Fold 3 Unfolded Zone Concealing Vegetation
Castle
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River Vegetation Formal Concealing Trees Transitional Element Screening Trees
Ground floor: Restaurant/cafe Upper floor: Residential
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CONCEALED SPACE
Unfolding Permeable Vegetation
Residential Retail Outlet Museum Building
UNFOLDING SPACE
SITE ENTRANCE
Existing Buildings
10 Years...
The landscape extends out from the concealed pockets into the central regions of the site, through the establishment of dense vegetation form along the pathways. This creates new pockets of semi-enclosed space, forming the ‘unfolding zone’ of the site; branching out into the open space and towards the river edge.
Concealed Space Unfolding Space
CONFLUENCE
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Unfolded Space Pedestrian Movement
Paley Park, New York
Unfolded Vegetation Strategy A vast blanket with majestic motion and calm nature, not obscuring the unfolding views through Blonk bridge across the river confluence.
Concealing Vegetation A formalistic and structured pattern, using high canopies to act as a ceiling for concealing and sheltering the pocket spaces, while allowing the light to permeate through the canopy; therefore creating sheltered yet bright comfortable spaces on the ground for Cafe/restaurant seating.
Landform Strategy Declining topography used to accentuate the concept of unfolding, through gently ascending down for easy access to the river edge. Along with vegetation the landform obscures views within the concealed upper regions, unfolding views towards the river confluence. Through landform manipulation, flat areas for seating can be created. Movement/Circulation Strategy Exchange Street retained for linkage to Victoria Quays. Movement directed through a sequence of spaces with circulation leading through the 3 zones, commencing at the river confluence.
Houtan Park, Shanghai
Unfolding Vegetation Strategy A mass of lively unfolding colour, texture and form. Use layered vegetation for creating semi-permeable boundaries; encapsulate space while allowing views to unfold. Lower level vegetation to create greater enclosure at a lower seated position.
CONCEALING AND UNFOLDING LANDSCAPE...
‘A dynamic web of enclosed spaces which unfold to reveal and embrace the River Don; expressed through a confluence of built form and vegetation, interlaced as an intricate and explorative singularity’ Adam Starkey Registration No: 100214020
CASE STUDY
CASE STUDY
High Street
The key theme of issues identified through the site survey is Isolation, seen through: