Personal Design Brief

the thing/brief Andy Croft

Personal Brief developing A personal design brief for trafford park through research and aesthetic understanding.

Brief 3.1b

Brief/ Introduction

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The intention of this brief is to discover what works and what does not work regarding Trafford Park, and to use data sets, information resources and site survey and analysis to provide evidence of these elements.

Through previous site visits assumptions and preconceptions have been developed about the site which will be investigate through this brief. The analysis undertaken will result in a conclusion of solutions to resolve site issues and exploit site advantages, which will lead to an intevention diagram illustrating this, through the application of the aesthetic elements: Line, colour, texture, enclosure, pattern and movement.

Judgements will be made upon what does and does not work within the site, and these have been defined as -

Does:

Doesn’t:

The waterways The Economy & Industry

The scale The vegetation The lack of public space The lack of pedestrian movement

Brief/ Introduction site satellite image

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Brief/ Introduction what works collage

The waterways, the economy and industry

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what doesn’t work collage

The scale, the vegetation, the lack of public space, the lack of pedestrian movement

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public transport and vehicles

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Mapped using data and images from : Transport for greater manchester bus route map and metrolink map, trafford park, available at http://www.tfgm.com/journey_planning [accessed 01/11/12], transport for greater manchester HFAS report 1663 transport statistics trafford park, appendix 1.

This analysis shows the potential for a strong public transport and cycle network through the site, however the issue lies with the high HGV count along the roads...

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green infrastructure and species diversity

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Mapped using data and images from : national biodiversity network gateway interactive map, greater manchester higher plant records dataset, available at http://data.nbn.org.uk/imt/ [accessed 01/11/12] and google maps with site survey information to map green infrastructure green infrastructure

31-50 plant species per km2

21-25 plant species per km2

11-15 plant species per km2

This analysis shows the areas which can be considered green infrastructure or of ecological value, appearing as fragmented and minimal, with a fairly low species diversity across the site...

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green infrastructure and species diversity

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Mapped using data and images from : digimap historic roam Maps, available at digimap.edina.ac.uk [accessed 01/11/12]

This analysis shows the development of Trafford Park from a deer park and estate in 1840 to the industrial park it is today. The darker areas show the longest standing developments, indicating an east-west development, with key industries annotated in red...

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Building use

Mapped using data and images from : barker, c, anderson, J. Trafford park baseline study, urbed and ekogen. available at http://www.urbed.coop/projects/trafford-park-baseline, accessed [01/11/12] non clean sheds

retail buildings

leisure buildings

office buildings

warehouse/ distribution

clean sheds

This analysis shows a dominance of clean sheds with some retail, leisure and offices which are predicted to expand, with some unclean sheds that cause an issue...

Brief/ research economy and sustainability

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Data used from: barker, c, anderson, J. Trafford park baseline study, urbed and ekogen. available at http://www.urbed.coop/projects/trafford-park-baseline, accessed [01/11/12]

These graphics highlight the success of the economic activity within Trafford Park, but the limited cycle of development and inputs/outputs. Trafford park relies on this economic activity, so if it were to fail the site could quickly become obsolete...

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soil and contamination

Mapped using data and images from : british geological survey soil map, available at http://www.bgs.ac.uk/nercsoilportal/maps.html [accessed 01/11/12) and cardoso, r, taylor, k g, breward, n, fordyce, f, cheng, j. spatial distributions of trace metals in urban soils and road dusts - an example from manchester, uk. British geological survey. glaciofluvial sand and gravel

till

alluvium - clay, silt, sand, gravel

peat

arsenic, lead, cadmium and zinc measured above 80%

This analysis shows the underlying soil typologies and how the heavy industrial use of the years has left pollutant deposits which have damaged the soil bodies...

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Links, Public spaces and undeveloped or developing spaces

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Mapped using data and images from : google maps and personal site survey and analysis undeveloped/ developing space

links and bridges

public space

This analysis highlights the distinct lack of public space, limited to the village area and canal side, the potential to transform the undeveloped spaces and the areas with no link to the site...

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texture changes

Mapped using data and images from : Barret, K. daggers, T. Panteli, N. Trafford Park enclosure. 14013501 Studio 3.1. unpublished. fine texture

intermediate texture

coarse texture

This analysis shows coarse, intermediate and fine textures in shades of blue with proposed texture changes in red, showing coarse and fine textures to be applied...

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movement changes

Mapped using data and images from : gokmen, A, SMith-Green, W. Simkute, J. Trafford Park enclosure. 14013501 Studio 3.1. unpublished. fast movement

slow movement

proposed slow movement

This map shows the range of fast-slow movement analysed in shades of blue, with a proposed encompassing route of slow movement in red...

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enclosure changes

Mapped using data and images from : Danner, J. Brelsford, A. glenn, k. Trafford Park enclosure. 14013501 Studio 3.1. unpublished. most enclosed

most exposed

intermediate exposure/ enclosure

enclosed route

This maps shows the analysis of enclosure, with a proposed route of enclosure in red which works with the slow movement and coarse texture...

Brief/ aesthetics spaces changes

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This map shows areas of undeveloped/developing spaces which could feature themes relating to their history and surroundings which will be explored in the diagram...

Brief/ Analysis movement incentives

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Brief/ analysis networking spaces

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Brief/ Analysis green links

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Brief/ analysis feeding into the site

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Brief/ conclusion

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issue The biggest issue with Trafford park is the lack

of public social space and a lack of identity or difference between areas of the site upon first impression. This lack of humanistic space has caused Trafford park to feel deserted and uninhabited. This, along with the lack of comprehensive green infrastructure has led Trafford park to become a utilitarian, unsustainable and barren site.

Solution Trafford Park requires an intervention that will embrace the entire site in a coherent manner.

This intervention will involve a comprehensive installation of green infrastructure that can act as a sustainable binding agent for the site, to connect and reinvigorate all areas of the site whilst creating new forms and humanistic public realms within the site.

Ecological developments will be made to restore and create habitats and ecological niches within the site, promoting biodiversity.

Points will be developed to emphasise the sites history and change over time

Diagram

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1:10000@A1 This diagram is the product of my personal brief. The purpose of the diagram is to propose large scale interventions to be applied to the whole of trafford park: in my instance these are enclosure and coarse textures, slow pedestrian movement and colour and soft textures.