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Urban Design Report

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table of contents : introduction urban food republic design project project brief site potential | theoritical thinking manifesto manifesto issue site analysis population transport land used_building function site topography event_activities tramway view_vista design strategy pedestrian_bicycle vehicle_loading axis_place of interest market food production_residential waterfront development masterplan the market food production_residential waterfront development cost estimation

Urban Food Re-Public Design Project | Birkenhead, Liverpool | England An urban food system has the agenda to guide the development of a sustainable and integrated system of food production, processing, distribution, marketing, consumption and waste management in an urban landscape. An urban food system integrates live, work, and play into the activities of a productive landscape. An integrated urban system can be created through developments of railroad lines, roads, pedestrians, biking trails, bike lanes. The foundation of a sustainable community conformity of food infrastructure. This can be utilise the urban food production infrastructure for urban growth as criteria hence especially the local community in Birkenhead nearby the site proposed.

people in Birkenhead specifically.

The urban food system or known as the “Urban Food re-Public” utilising to each other’s resources through new infrastructure. The distribution of food products should be in conjunction with the consumer or public. It is common amongs different agencies, NGO’s, and governments in Wirral. Amongst all urban food producers and consumers, marketing is the common strategy. Larger series of affordable food access points should be develop supplying healthy fresh through cooperative market outlets. Waste management section, the urban food re-public must be integrated with a waste recycling and reuse programme in a community to recycle the nutrients in the food production system.

Urban analysisHistoric maps and urban patterns Landmarks and notable features Listed buildings and conservation areas Streetscape local distinctiveness Road and traffic networks Pedestrian networks and permeability Views and vistas Functional structure / land use Density and population concentrations Edges and boundaries Significant public functions/buildings Events and activities Parks and landscape Topography

The better combinations given beneficial of urban food and urban agriculture unlimited provision of food with many community empowerment, environmental justice, public health, trainings as primary goals. These urban transformation underutilised space into a public resource, it creates opportunities for social interaction, greater community, self-sufficiency and engagement scope for young people in Birkenhead specifically.

As urban designers, it is a vital tool in the growth of any community especially in the growth of any community. Also food is given greater impact to both local and global issue. Birkenhead is lack of productive urban land, uncontrolled urban growth, jobless, lack of local food markets stability, general lack of societal knowledge of food growing which prepared into this urban design report discussions and arguments.

The following outline sources as highlighted of this urban design report and assists future design implementations from overall site programmes: Design Documentations:Heritage and conservation areas Traffic management strategies Urban transportation networks Cycle and footpath networks and policies Green networks and urban parks Leisure and tourism policies

Project Brief The site proposed area in the north of Woodside ferry Mersey, past the remains of Birkenhead Priory and the Queensway tunnel, Birkenhead Priory, Priory Street (one of the oldest buildings) in Merseyside, Liverpool. It was recorded in the National Heritage and also in the List of England and Scheduled Ancient Monument founded in 1150 by Harmon de Masci, 3rd Baron of Dubham for Benedictine Order. Birkenhead first Parish Church, St Mary’s Tower opened in 1821. The ground of the priory. In 20th century, the construction of Queensway Tunnel had to redeveloped large amount of residential housing within the parish to make way of construction. portal to the large are of derelict land around the former gas works and central rail station. This area is heavily bisected by transport infrastructure and any proposals will have to deal with a complex inter-woven network of road and rail routes. Within the study area are a number of significant historic structures from graving docks to the priory ruins, St Mary Church closed in 1974 and was partly demolished a year later for safety reasons. The tower has been since been refurbished and dedicated to those who died on HMS Thetis (Soldiers). Wirral waters is proposed for the area to the north of the town centre and the commercial centre itself borders the western edge of the project area. Numerous points within the study area have excellent views back towards Liverpool. The site will give a strong identity of its existing movements due to unlimited accessible within walking distance to visitors parking space, Mersey railways line, Metro buses, travelers from Birkenhead City Centre will only take approximately 10 to 15 minutes to arrive. Whereby car exiting from the Birkenhead tunnel would circles around to our site using the primary road network to the secondary road network will be connected to the primary road. The primary will be two ways road and secondary road will be a one way, with the current situation the streets are too narrow and will only allow a single vehicle to access at any one time.

ondary road will be a one way, with the current situation the streets are too narrow and will only allow a single vehicle to access at any one time.

Site Potential/Theoritical thinking Throughout our urban design group discussions, the connection between urban growth, urban agriculture and Urban food therefore functions primarily as a “catalyst” to spur systemic changes potentially to the site and a culture of consumption that is increasingly viewed as positive and crucial. Additionally, key elements and characteristics are consistent with and is being reinforced by new approaches to urban design and development, which emphasise diffuse, informal, community-based initiatives, open space, green space and “soft edge” interventions over centralised, over-arching, achieving excellent views back towards Liverpool City in our Urban masterplanning schemes. It embodies an understanding of urban environments, characterised by the urbanism critical issues movement, which seeks to integrate cities into a continuous, featured of ecosystem services to address human physical, psychological, water, air, food, and animal environments understandably. In addition, our concerns of troubling trends of increasing population, water depletion, fertilizer resources shortages, depletion of fish stocks, soil nutrient loss and consumption, over the capacity of the existing food system continue to adequately supply over 20 activities and events future in Wirral. Urban agriculture is part of range of solutions that will contribute not only to the “livability” of urban areas survival but the consumers.

manifesto | issues

transportation efficiency

increasing of emplyment

increasing of income

increasing of population

Our manifesto

is derived from the the present site issues that occurred constantly within the Wirral district. It comprising of 4 primary study as follows:

manifesto | issues

- increase the population - increase of job employment - increase of income - uplift the transportation efficiency

manifesto | issues

decreasing of population

less job employment

low pare

income to other

comdistrict

Birkenhead

manifesto | issues

has facing a severe problem started from last 80’s era resulted from some events such as less job employment. With the global economic recession struck the nation by 80’s, it somewhat leading of some deprivation in term of household monetary and the decreasing of job offering as well. For instance the biggest contribution in Birkenhead on that time was a shipbuilding and repairing activity run by Cammell Laird. Their business’s scope was shrinking year by year until to date and influencing the employment activity plus the growth of over the water town; Liverpool One was somehow reducing the job opportunity in Birkenhead. Based on the IMD 2010 census displayed that 58 peoples get a job at every 100 working age residents compare to north west district by 75 peoples and England by 78 peoples. For income deprivation survey by 2002 the different of weekly income between Wirral and North West district was GBP 6.3 and by 2011 the gap was enormous by GBP 42.6. Population issue in Birkenhead as projected in IMD 2010 started from 2010 until 2021 is 614 peoples additional.

claiming benefit

employment deprivation

income deprivation

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manifesto | issues

claiming benefit, employment and income deprivation in Wirral disThe diagram shown the

manifesto | issues

trict by comparing with North West and entire England.

site analysis

2010

population in

of Wirral, Birkenhead and Birkenhead & Transmere. The site analysis was carry out within the

Birkenhead Town

and Transmere. At down south area is a dense population and it understandably as a proper residential zone. Some of community has settled around the Hamilton Square and there was a residential block as well near the river bank.

explains the numbers of

site analysis

Population concentration

in Birkenhead generally are scattered community as shown in diagram. The diagram

site analysis

and water transportation such ferry, bus and car. Land transportation has linking from Liverpool and Birkenhead by Queensway tunnel that passing through under the water and leading to Chester. It is a main route for cars and buses travelling all over the district and other district daily. Bus station is located at Birkenhead town and a few bus stop spotted within certain distance along the high street. Most of the High street network accompany with a pedestrian walkway and a designated plaza at U-boat story continuing down to Cammell Laird area and spreading through some of the Place of Interest such Hamilton Square, priory etc. The Train station has connected to Liverpool and spreading the network to other District such Chester.

land

site analysis

transportation

Birkenhead has a numerous type of transports encompassing

site analysis

and surrounding the site as a two big green plots spotted at down south the Birkenhead and one is next to river bank. Generally, the

site was possessed with industrial activity with has been encounter by 60% of the entire site followed by 25% of

residential

and 15% of commercial. Industrial area comprises of heavy and light industrial such as Shipyard for repairing ship, a workshop and garage. For residential housing it has varies of typology such as terrace house, semi-detach house, multi-storey blocks and house upper the shop lot as well mainly nearby the town. Point of interest has identified at some place scattered all over the site as priory took place next to shipyard area, Hamilton Square with Georgian Square Architecture approach where adjacent to Town Hall. There are three more place of interests; Transport Museum, Ferry Terminal and U-boat story where they are carrying their own history and function.

used

site analysis

land building function

Diagram shown the color coding for

site analysis

<15 : clear risk 16-25 : medium risk >25 : high risk

understandably considered as a flat land where the maximum degree was 2 degrees. Diagram shown site section study which been cut across 2 sloping areas and it suggested that this particular site is suitable for building with less or minimum risk by taking consideration the terrain development principle as follows

site analysis

Site topography

site analysis

shall be acknowledge as an activity that giving a character to entire Wirral particularly. It perceived as a primary activity happening in Wirral instead of being work in other industry. In Wirral there a re more than 20 activities transpired such as dairy, animal farming, growing a crops, honeybee farming, fruit farming and flower planting activity. Most of the places are a bit away from the Birkenhead town and transporting the production to nearest Birkenhead Market particularly may take sometime.

site analysis

Agricultural activities at Wirral district

site analysis

site analysis

The first street tramway

in Britain, Birkenhead. Opened on 29 August 1860 powering by horse and generated by electricity later on 1900, and the first line ran from Woodside to Birkenhead Park.

site analysis

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5 4

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entrance to residential+farm

design strategy

pedestrian | bicycle route

entrance to residential+farm entrance to residential+farm

troducing an

urban street design ap-

proach, it shall be leading into our site and shall be end up to the circle plaza located at waterfront area. The network spreading all over the surrounding nodes where linking

Birkenhead town, supermarket area, u-boat story and ferry terminal becoming a whole linkage structure.

the

The pedestrian flow intersecting with a few entrances to residential and referring to this scheme there are 3 spot of entrances where located in between a residential block.

started from the Hamilton Square where we revisit a few existing streets and crack it into a new dimension of public realm. With in-

design strategy

Permeability approach into site has

loading bay | backhouse loading bay | backhouse

loading bay | backhouse

design strategy

vehicle | loading route

loading bay | backhouse

loading bay | backhouse loading bay | backhouse

loading bay

design strategy

Backhouse

or has meticulously positioned at the best location for easy servicing in term of loading and distributing the production and building maintenance as well. Most of them were tapping through and close to the high street and it shared location with resident entrance but separated by a physical buffer (trees / vegetation )

hamilton

square

u-boat ferry

birkenhead

design strategy

axis | place of interest

town

story | terminal

The second axis linking from the main road through the priory and open plaza toward the waterfront, and at the same shall regenerate and invigorate the ambience surrounding the priory as it recognized as a tourism area.

sign configuration. First axis is a crossing through the existing market and leading until waterfront area. This axis could be assumed as an element which tangling the existing shop lot and the new market area, and constitute a new programme of activity.

design strategy

Axis

Two been introduced into this scheme where constituting the overall de-

market strategy

reviving the existing retail | shoplot business

training centre | residential blocks supporting ‘the market’

crowd porting

concentration sup‘the market’

agricultura l & farm activitie s

design strategy

annex | food hub : represent the wirral agricultural activities

The Market

expanded from narrowed existing secondary road to a new Market Street which adapted different kind of activities at the center of Market Street Square such as food festivals, food events, food games & other potentials of food pavillions and Food & Beverage kiosks. In order to make the Urban Market the â&#x20AC;&#x153;center of local food excitement,â&#x20AC;? the planning team devised concept that facilities for food production, food retailing and restaurants, outdoor seasonal farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and crafts market, produce distribution, kitchen Studios, food and health education, and events.

Annex hub

| an annex building where adjacent with the market indicate as representative of the whole agriculture activities occurred within Wirral district. It consist of multi functional hall and supporting spaces to accommodate some of the activities.

Street

design strategy

Market strategy

food production | residential

residential block + farming| green house

training

centre

block

design strategy

a g r i culture

r e s i dential

population

income

designated as a food production where agricultural activity take place in this area. It surrounded with a residential block and it perceived constituting a huge courtyard at the centre so it becoming a place of belonging to each community. At the same time residential could participate with the urban food production while enjoying a new type of living environment. The food production area supported with a training centre where it beneficial and compliment to each other in term of living, education, knowledge and production. The production area shall provide the training ground as well for them to practical the syllabus and technology. This module deliberately offering a job employment and meanwhile generating an income to the community.

design strategy

Food production & residential | This particular area mainly

waterfront development

public

realm

office blocks + residential blocks

design strategy

office block

r e s i dential tower

population

series of office blocks and residential merging together into this scheme to elevate the whole development scheme in this particular site. A public

plaza located at centre of the site and a marina to allow for water leisure activity occur here.

proposing a new block of headquarters for maritime group and Cammell Laird. A

design strategy

Waterfront development

| Recently the site condition is possessed by a number of single storey offices and a massive maritime group building. The strategy taken for re-addressing this particular plot was by demolishing entire blocks and configure whole ground more decent by

masterplan

key plan

location plan

masterplan

The Market Street expanded from narrowed existing secondary road to a new Market Street which adapted different kind of activities at the center of Market Street Square such as food festivals, food events, food games & other potentials of food pavillions and Food & Beverage kiosks. In order to make the Urban Market the “center of local food excitement,” the planning team devised concept that facilities for food production, food retailing and restaurants, outdoor seasonal farmers’ and crafts market, produce distribution, kitchen Studios, food and health education, and events. The core of the Urban Market will be vendor stalls that house independent, owner- operated businesses featuring a wide range of local fresh and prepared foods. These stalls have been designed to maximise food production within the Market, such as bread baking, butchering and sausage making, cheesemaking, ice cream/candy making, and pasta production. The tenant mix will also include produce, seafood, flowers, and a variety of ethnic foods.

space requirement The Urban Market offers numerous opportunities for partnerships in the education, health care, economic development, and social service sectors. For example, conversations have started with a local university to partner with the Urban Market and operate the kitchen incubator. The Urban Market will provide community-based facilities for the wellness initiatives of local health care providers. To address the exploding youth obesity epidemic, the Urban Market will provide hands-on opportunities for kids to be involved with every aspect of planting, harvesting, preparing, and eating healthy foods, including the country’s first teaching kitchen designed specifically for college/university.

Urban Markets

With facilities to support food production, marketing, distribution, and sales, the Urban Market will provide start-up and business development opportunities for food entrepreneurs and spur creation of new businesses. In addition, the Urban Market will support agri-tourism by encouraging local residents and tourists to visit urban agriculture and urban food throughout the region.

Event section: Demonstration spaces Art Studio space

Food Sections: Farmers Market - Dry/Wet Ethnic’s Gourmet/Produce ethnic Pasta Cheese Meat/Poultry Bakery Ice Cream Chocolates Retails Kitchen Studios

Drinks Sections: Wine/Beer Pubs Private Sections: Restaurant Retail

masterplan

design intention | urban market

masterplan

design intention | food production

masterplan

Food production is proposed in responding to the Wirralâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s agricultural activities and concerning of the recent issues happened where it is a necessary to provide an employment opportunity which may reflect the wider site context plus beneficial to Birkenheadâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s peoples and create a strong identity for community. Food production mainly could be identified as an urban public farm concept where it offering a various field of activities such growing crop, jobs, training, education and income as well. It comprise of several of production plot where it run and endeavouring by the residents surrounding them meanwhile encouraging an unemployment group or homeless or student and public to be participated. The programme of it may change at every seasons (spring/summer/autumn/winter) and some of the production may distribute to all over Birkenhead market places and may to other district. The residential building has been proposed for attracting and encouraging a population to growing. The buildings accompany with a bio-gas energy system so the waste management shall be managed properly.

masterplan

design intention | waterfront development

masterplan

Recently the site condition is possessed by a number of single storey offices and a massive maritime group building. The strategy taken for re-addressing this particular plot was by demolishing entire blocks and configure whole ground more decent by proposing a new block of headquarters for maritime group and Cammell Laird. A series of office blocks and residential merging together into this scheme to elevate the whole development scheme in this particular site. A public plaza located at centre of the site and a marina to allow for water leisure activity occur here.

masterplan

development cost estimation

cost estimation

land area : 112,476 sq M plinth area : 43,992 sq M green | road | other : 68,484 sq M