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Master of Architecture Liverpool School of Art and Design
Contents MA Year 2 Semester 2 THESIS DESIGN Centre for Circular Coffee-conomy
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MA Year 2 Semester 1 URBAN DESIGN PROJECT 2 Urban Acupuncture for Ghent, Belgium
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LIVE PROJECT Everton Library
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MA Year 1 Semester 2 Design Project 2 Toxteth Social Housing
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Mini Dissertation Adaptive Reuse In Post-Industrial Regeneration
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MA Year 1 Semester 1 Urban Design Project 1 MEGA Project Ellesmere Port, UK
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Design Project 1 Market Square
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1 Centre for Circular Coffeeconomy, Ghent
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As awareness of the food process from farm to table begins to grow in Ghent, circular agronomy slowly prevails in the challenge of acquiring food sustainably. Located in Ghent, the project deals mainly with coffee production in the city, spunning into a series of programmes that either benefits at the receiving end of the waste or benefits the coffee production. This is important as Belgians are the 8th largest number of
coffee drinkers per capita of the world, and the largest green coffee bean storage in Europe. Coffee is overwhelmingly undervalued as the production chain to supply involves a lot of cost in between which are depreciated. The vertical & horizontal integration of the coffee & waste industry in the building allows people to understand the bean to cup process, and also provide research opportunities for a variety
of produce found in the building, such as mushroom growing and aquaculture production.
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HEAT & ELECTRICITY
REGIONAL POWER PLANT LOCAL FOOD MUNICIPAL WATER
As awareness acquiring food programmes t 8th largest num ingly underva integration of search opport
SINKS GREYWATER TREATMENT
RAINWATER HARVESTING
SHOWERS
PV CELLS
COFFEE PLANTING
COFFEE PROCESSING
COLD / DRY STORAGE
VEGETABLE & HERB GREENHOUSE
LOCAL DISTRIBUTION FISH FARMING
WATER FILTRATION
MUSHROOM FARMING
COFFEE ROASTING & BREWING CO2 DIGESTATE FERTILISER VEGETABLE, FOOD, KITCHEN WASTE
ANAEROBIC DIGESTER
BIOGAS
GAS ENGINE
DEWATERING
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Ground Floor 1) Private & Goods Entry 2) Coffee storage 3) Quality Control Room 4) Office 5) Roasting Area 6) Coffee Bar 7) Learning space 8) Sun Drying harvested coffee beans & coffee plant sales 9) Sales 10) Toilets 11) Other shops utilising coffee waste 12) Plant Room 13) Passing Through Space 14) Tightly sealed Waste Reception Area 15) Bike racks 16) Public Entry 17) Packaging Room 18) Training Room 19) Open Storage along corridor
First Floor 1) Shared Locker Room For All 2) Meeting Room 3) Shared Break Room 4) Cupping Room 5) Storage 6) Office 7) Cafe 8) Coffee Growing
Second Floor 1) Grow Out Tank 2) UV Filter 3) Waste Filtration 4) Coffee Farm 5) Fish Processing 6) Aquaculture feed 7) Storage 8) Germination Room 9) Farm
Third Floor 1) Mushroom Inoculation 2) Office 3) Open Kitchen 4) Back Kitchen 5) Toilet 6) Coffee Farm 7) Commercial Mushroom Grow Room 8) Incubation Room 9) Mushroom Grow Table
Fourth Floor 1) Open bar 2) Dumbwaiter 3) Stage 4) Coffee Garden 5) Return Air Duct 6) Dining Area
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GROUND FLOOR COFFEE & WASTE Coffee storage is in the middle of the space where light could not shine in. A peep window is placed along the corridor leading to toilets to allow visitors to see the immense coffee sacks storage. Roastery is placed at the east side of the building to receive morning sun, while the openness of
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the roastery allows drinkers to see the process of roasting. Sales items are placed on the western side as the shop closes in the afternoon so no sunlight will spoil the merchandise. Coffee drinkers are able to see the process of green coffee bean drying on the floor, or buy small
pots of coffee at the ground floor. At the bar are tubes of coffee that is sorted according to the origin of the coffee, enabling people to understand and know where the coffee comes from. In the centre is a bar counter that allows public activities such as coffee schooling or events that teaches people about coffee.
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1st FLOOR OFFICES Offices and amenities are arranged around the core which is the double-height coffee sack storage. Cupping room and staff break room and kitchen are at the west side to overlook the public space. The eastern part is more private and overlook the canal and is where all the offices are. The middle part is used as
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changing room in between lift cores. Meeting room is at the southern end which is in close proximity to the coffee conservatory at the south. The cafe on the ground floor extends upwards via a spiral staircase, so people on the first floor can observe the coffee conservatory. The coffee growing area / conservatory is open towards
the top and on controlled climate, therefore polycarbonate partitions are used to separate the air conditions between the two places.
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2nd FLOOR AQUACULTURE SYSTEM Coffee growing surrounds the space as they are the primary receipient of sunlight. 70 tonnes recirculating aquaculture system provides nutrients via fish waste to the plants in the building, and as visitors walk around at the perimeter they are able to see process.
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Fish processing is extremely tedious and requires hygienic conditions to be maintained and therefore the aquaculture room and the process room is entered from a mandatory clean room that passes through the office.
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3rd FLOOR FUNGICULTURE & DINING Diners are able to see the inoculation process via polycarbonate screens and are also able to see mushrooms growing in front of them at the table. The originally dark and moist process of growing mushroom is now being shone the light to provide diners with clarity of where
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the food comes from. Huge open kitchen also supports food preparation transparency and allows cooking class to be held in the area. Mushroom is grown commercially using the coffee waste in the rooms.
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4th FLOOR ROOFTOP GARDEN
Diners are able to experience tropical gardens with coffee theme, where the garden are mostly tropical plants associated with coffee, and grown with coffee waste. Diners are able to see the views of the Ghent city centre at night as well, making it one of the best
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rooftop dining in the city.
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Ghent is slowly evolving into a sustainable city with its encouragement of pedestrianisation, cycling and getting vegetarian, ridding its image of a wasteland since deindustrialisation. An ideal place to live for the younger generation, the urban development of the place however feels disjointed due to scattered pieces of industrial leftovers in the city. The targetted area is the north + Big piece of unplanned green space + Busy path for cyclists - Next to railway
of the city where industrial, residential and commercial parts of the city intertwine. They are very divided by the grid roads and previous planning leftover. The urban design strategy focuses on mending the disconnected parts via urban acupuncture, creating small interventions at different points. This aims to create a greener, leaner and cleaner city.
+ Big piece of unused land + Architectural heritage buildings
+ Next to canal +Existing building is not fully utilised - Next to motorway - Sits in an industrial zone
+ Isolated land in middle of canal + Existing buildings are architectural heritage - Not properly developed
01 STRENGTHEN THE IDENTITY OF UNIQUE SLUIZEKENTOLHUIS-HAM & MUIDE NEIGHBORHOOD Support a diverse, thriving community with accessible open spaces, commercial activities and culture.
03 STITCH THE DISJOINTED PARTS OF THE CITY FABRIC TOGETHER
07 REHABILITATE HISTORIC RESOURCES AND ADAPTIVELY REUSE EXISTING KEY BUILDINGS
04 ENCOURAGE BICYCLE URBANISM AND USE OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT Disincentivise private car use by reducing road widths at key junctions while increasing public transport coverage.
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QUALITY
06 OPEN THE WATERFRONT TO OPPORTUNITIES
Develop complementary new structures that forge and enhance the interconnectedness of the spaces in the city.
+ Old residential buildings + Centre of residential area
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02 PROMOTE A ZERO-CARBON LIFESTYLE FOR THE FUTURE COMMUNITIES Place sustainable food source and green energy plant in the city centre as a statement of intent coupled with improved public transport.
+ Long strip of potential green space + Next to residential housing - Motorway takes up too much space
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+RESIDENTIAL Facing the ‘island’ public IN THE SPACE space NEIGHBOURHOODS + Water facing properties Establish diverse household types with - Many cars park at the road dense, mixed-income, and affordable side buildings for owners and renters.
+ Next to the developed Dok Noord + Link to residential housing - Big piece of disused land
Develop a diverse use along the routes and complete the attractive circuit around Tolhuisdok and Handelsdok.
Conserve key buildings and breathe new lives into old structures through new purposes. + Overlooking Tolhuisdok and the island + Potential BUSINESS green space for 08 GENERATE AND public EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES Surrounded by busy TO SPUR ECONOMY Supportmotorway local workers, businesses and entrepreneurs by creating new demands and attractive spaces.
+ Long strip of potential green space + Next to residential housing Motorway takes up too much space
The two bridges that lead to the main traffic towards the north can be narrowed to allow for local traffic only, and the main traffic towards the north can be moved to the next bridge over the Verbindingskanaal which is the Gardeniersbrug. The bridge is currently disused as it was supposed to serve as a tram bridge crossing the canal. A road needs to be paved along Gardeniersweg that encircles the
industrial area and arrives at the people to use the roads. Buitensingel and leads out to the north and east from there. The train bridge crossing Tolhuisdok needs to be expanded in order to serve more cars and bikers since it is an important east west route, and therefore the expansion to include cars naturally befits the whole east-west circulation. The disused Markelaarspark could be revived as the expansion of the bridge serves to encourage more
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The clearing of traffic opens up to possibilities of taking the road and pedestrianise it or to relieve the pain of indequate green space.
buildings and spaces are created farms and creative workspace as in-fill to the existing vacant are then designed for the city, and then mixed across with land. each other so that the spaces The public transports and the are coherent and flow to one subsequent connection in another. This would become an between the areas are further area full of purpose, vigor and developed in order to increase life, a virtuous cycle that further foot and bicycle access instead bringing more people towards of vehicular access. Private cars the north. can be slowly phased out.
The waterfront now could be used as a medium space to connect places, instead of being a pass-through place. The neighbourhood gains extra land for increased pedestrian and biker lane width while new Three main sites, energy, urban
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The canalside is pedestrianised in order to create a serene and calm place. The two roads on the sides of the Schipperskapel and residential buildings discharge people from the south towards the waterfront. The mature trees are retained while the bushes are removed so the view is opened up. Small shops are in front of the waterfront in between the trees, as long as they do not block the view as well as in front of the Schipperskapel heritage area.
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An event square is created in between the old industrial warehouse as well as the new theatre space. This space allows the event space (converted warehouse) within to open up and expands its size. Besides, the new art school is able to use this space for installations. This square is designed as a flat space with surface that withstands wear and tear. A ground level water feature is also created for people to chill.
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The existing public park is expanded northwards while the east side becomes part of the building footprint. There is a net increase in the area of the park after the expansion and subtraction of the park. The public park is approached from four directions instead of being a Cul-de-sac as original. A new office landscape is designed sandwiched by the two newly created office buildings. This space allows comfort and rest for
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the office workers while acting as a route from the public park to other spaces.
A square is created in the intersection of the high street area to provide a break in between the flow of the east-west movement. A focal point is created as the square spreads into four directions to provide a node as well as a break in visual line. The area would be restaurants and cafes to allow people watching as well as benches for people to sit. The square is a rest place as well as a stepping stone to propel movement to other spaces.
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A waterfront promenade is created at the leftover space where the two canals intersect. The reduction of width at the road intersection allows for this extra space for a canopy and pavilion building. The opening up of canal encourages people to enjoy the water.
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The Tolhuis island becomes an intermediate space between the Energy centre and the creative city fabric. The area is a designated farming-related usage. The northern part is the floating farm that allows livestocks to be grown, potentially wools, eggs and milk to be harvested. The two heritage buildings are converted into process and service buildings while at the other end is a dome for botanic purposes.
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WATERFRONT SHOPS
INDUSTRIAL CRANE
EXISTING RESIDENTIAL WITH GROUND FLOOR CONVERTED TO SHOPS AND OFFICES
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CONVERTED EVENT SPACE
NEW BRIDGE TO TOLHUIS ISLAND
EVENT SQUARE
CONVERTED FARMSITE
THEATRE
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RETAIL SQUARE
NEW HOUSING
VERTICAL FARM
EXISTING RESIDENTIAL WITHWITH GROUND FLOORFLOOR CONVERTED TO SHOPS AND OFFICES EXISTING RESIDENTIAL GROUND CONVERTED TO SHOPS AND OFFICES
REUSED REUSEDMIXED MIXEDDEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT
BIOGAS & SOLAR ENERGY
ROOFTOP BICYCLE PARK
EDUCATION & OFFICES
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One of the top 10 at risk buildings of the Victorian building society, Everton Library is slowly deteriorating due to its abandonment and calls for its regeneration. The phase of the Live Project involves the preparation work undertaken even before Stage 0 of the RIBA work stage. The client is looking to raise funds while in discussion with the city council about the potential upcoming PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION
plans. The team works on the materials required by the client pre-feasibility phase to attract local private investments to reuse the building while making the information on the library accessible to everyone from the community.
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STEP 23 The “Point Cloud Manager” allows for the “Regions and Scans” tab to pop up and offer various options. This is where the Point Cloud
The outputs of the project are showcased here, including two Matterport Video walkthroughs, an illustrated report and a VR file where people could actually walk through with VR glasses. A how-to guide on helping people making drawings from Matterport file, importing Model into Unity for VR and using Matterport scanner.
Model can be turned off and reveal only the CAD lines.
STEP 05 Once the model is in the scene, change position to 0,0,0 and then add a ground plane. Do this by clicking game object, 3D Object and Cube.
STEP 24 The CAD information for the plan/section chosen will have been created from the point cloud.
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Live Project Introduction 0 days Mon 14/10/19 Group Meeting 0 days Wed 23/10/19 Client Meeting 0 days Thu 24/10/19 Project Initiation 18 days Thu 24/10/19 Define Brief 12 days Thu 24/10/19 Collect Planning and 7 days Thu 24/10/19 Historical Information Derive Site Analysis 7 days Thu 24/10/19 Learn using Matterport 1 day Fri 25/10/19 Analyse Matterport Model6 days Mon 28/10/19 Draw Existing Plan from Model 6 days Tue 05/11/19 Draw Existing BIM Model 6 days Wed 13/11/19 Project Realisation 0 days Mon 18/11/19 Record Voiceover 11 days Mon 18/11/19 Generate Visuals 6 days Mon 18/11/19 Create Video 6 days Mon 25/11/19 Establish VR as an 8 days Thu 21/11/19 Alternative Medium Create Report 21 days Mon 04/11/19 Project Delivery 0 days Tue 03/12/19 Client Consultation 0 days Wed 04/12/19 Adjust according to client 4 days Tue 03/12/19 Delivery & Closing 0 days Mon 09/12/19
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HAZARD ELIMINATION AND MANAGEMENT LIST PROJECT TITLE: EVERTON LIBRARY Ref No.
Aspects of Work
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The equipment should be inspected for defects and must be fit 4 11.11 should be equivalent to the voltage and current value of the Ma common sense electrical safety measures should be observed The cables should be placed out of the movement route or lifte 6 16.67 should be made aware of the charging of devices and the loca
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The history of the site and the context is shown as follows. As time goes, the tearing down of excessive houses causes the reduction of building footprint due to Government policy to control house price. The buildings at the right bottom corner are the only few left in the site. The left bottom images show the context elevation of the road along showing brick buildings all around the site.
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Toxteth Neighbourhood is part of the Liverpool city centre located just southwards starting from Upper Parliament street. The site analysis shows that the site is within the designation of local centre, with few listed buildings nearby. This implies the need to provide retail and shop spaces or offices. The neighbourhood is mainly for residential purposes and therefore a housing scheme mixed with commercial functions
is appropriate. The designated neighbourhood park nearby implies the less need to provide a private green area, in conjunction with the underutilisation of the green spaces nearby. There is a bus stop directly in front of the site that leads to the city centre and Brunswick train station is just few minutes walk away. This therefore allows the identification of user groups - people of Liverpool who can commute to work via
public transport. However, as the main public transport route is just located right outside the site, this implies noise and the heavy usage of the roads in front. Buildings in the area are generally 2 storeys high but it could go up to 3 when located just off the main road.
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The precedent used is Tete en L’Air, Paris by KOZ architects. The building comprises a refurbished building as well as a new-built of LVL timber. The circulation of the building is explored as the theme of the design project.
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The building is connected through two main core staircases that connects to at least 3 units, minimising the footprint of corridor and making the staircases more personal. As the building rises, the footprint is reduced and is replaced by green roofs. The red indicates the stair cores connecting to housing units orange.
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To start the gaps in between the two old buildings are filled (pink) with three blocks. Two blocks are aligned to the road and the inner block becomes the enclosure of the communal space behind. Then the site is levelled based on the assumption of maximum three storeys height, with 22m in between to avoid overlooking. The middle block, however, blocks the sun the most as well as the view towards
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Liverpool Cathedral and therefore is reduced to two storeys only. Two gaps are created in the elongated block facing Park Road to allow pedestrian acces and avoid the third block being highly isolated.
The Liverpool Strategic Marketing Assessment supports the policies for the mix of Affordable housing of : 1-bed properties 20-25%, 2-bed properties 35-40%, 3-bed properties 30-35% and 4-bed properties: 5-10%. The Design will be therefore in the response to attract young professionals and couples as well as the elderly to live in the housing scheme.
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The best configuration for the the site layout is resolved. The masterplan for the residential unit consists of two different types of circulation: Access from the core staircase at the council housing, and corridor access at the elderly and affordable rent. This is due to the site layout difference that allows the possibility of two configurations.
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The mini dissertation explores the two different types of urban regeneration through mainly adaptive reuse strategies in King’s Cross London and NDSM Amsterdam. They are characterised by the similar background, ie the post-industrial wasteland but by different means. The case study in the UK is a privately funded while the one in the Netherlands is more on the users-oriented and generated funds. The paper compares the development and individual buildings side-by-side and comprehensively discuss the difference between the two.
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Except taken dissertation.
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he urban regeneration of postindustrial cities has been based on the protection of buildings since the wake of conservation movement. Adaptive reuse (AR) plays an important role as a strategy to utilise these structures. The unification of different elements through AR is employed successfully in Germany, epitomised by Duisburg North Landscape Park (Fig.1), a preserved industrial-site as park in the Ruhr just before the turn of this century, and Zeche Zollverein (Fig.2), a coal-mining industrial site being converted into an industrial heritage site due to high perceived cultural value. Either site acquires one unified purpose by being a group host, with the contribution of each ancillary buildings: the former as a park and the latter as a cultural heritage site. Group hosts are differentiated by whether these buildings are elements that comprise part of one single complex or individual elements in an
overall urban environment; and as a single complex, the aim will most often be the preservation of a historic event, community or moment in time1. Instead of focusing on isolated sites and group hosts, the pressing need for cities to regenerate postindustrial sites of disparate buildings is targeted for this study. Given the power of urban growth forces the network society beyond the scope of architecture and urban planning, any urbanistic intervention - if it is to be an intelligent and bespoke response that is also progressive - needs to be based on a precise analysis of what is going on in terms of geo-political and social transformations, and why2. The models of urban regeneration through adaptive reuse in Europe is chosen and compared to carry out empirical study. Thus, two sites chosen as the ultimate case studies of AR as the core strategy are: Netherlandsche
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Dok En Scheepsbouw (NDSM) of Amsterdam in Netherlands, and Kings Cross Central (KX) in London. NDSM was a thriving shipbuilding company at the northern bank of River IJ, while King’s Cross was an industrial goods depot. These two European sites are at variance with each other in terms of context, approach, finance, beneficiaries and building purpose. The comparison between the two would express the multifaceted nature of AR to pose the question:
“How does the best practice of Adaptive Reuse prevail in the urban regeneration of post-industrial sites in contemporary cities?�
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The before and masterplan imageries of the regeneration show the scale of the development as well as the slightly different nature of the industry. Kings Cross London is a central location where trains were mostly involved in transport of important freights (coal, grains and etc) while NDSM was a shipyard with huge individual functional buildings.
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Introduce new road for cars and bus as well as relocate the bus station
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Move the market outside and relocate existing retail stores there. Demolish empty building to make way for new civic hall and council office.
Reposition cafes and restaurants along the pedestrian street toward the new civic square. Build new Civic Hall and Council office.
Build new multistorey carpark and ‘Play’ square. Existing Civic Hall and Council Office to be refurbished as as well new extension for university
Future plan - more retail building to be built along the ‘green belt’ road to overcome ‘consumer surplus’ problem
NEW CIVIC HALL Reposition at the core of town to generate more denser occupants
NEW SHARED SERVICE OFFICE
CAFES & RESTAURANTS
Existing F&B shop to be relocated along
Existing F&B shop to be relocated here, creating
Rivington Road
inviting and vibrance surounding that lead to enclosed courtyard
NEW COUNCIL OFFICE
NEW MULTISTOREY CARPARK
New building to accomodate new office of
Centralised parking so that more footfall
Chester and West Cheshire Council which
around the Port Arcades
will be relocate to Ellesmere Port.
NEW GREEN PARK
EXTENSION OF UNIVERITY BUILDINGS
Existing carpark and Aldi store to be relocated so that new green park can be
Existing council buildings to be converted
made which connected to the Whitby Park
into university’s, ‘pulling’ it more toward
through green link.
the town instead at the edge that separated by a big roundabout
‘SHOPPING + MARKET SQUARE’ * Covered market space which turn into street food area at night. * Shopping area made from shipping container which relate back to the history of Ellesmere PORT
NEW BUS STATION Propose new route so that it will be reasonably closer to the centre without unwanted pollution.
CONSISTENT MATERIALS Hint that will lead people to one area to
‘PLAY SQUARE’
another
Current civic square to be converted into ‘Play” square that connect to the
multistorey
carpark
and
lead
to another square using consistent
‘CULTURE’ SQUARE
material pathway
New
propose
civic
square
new
with
different elements that encourage
NEW MULTISTOREY CARPARK
retention
Centralised parking so that more footfall around the Port Arcades
refurbished
higher and longer outdoor activities. *square for the blind
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Enclosed by two buildings, adjacent with Civic Way and a row of large trees and spaces only used for big occasion events along with transition, the old civic square became a wide cold underused square. With re-imagination, the space is changed to a fun space by creating a fun hardscape. The ‘play square’ engages all ages to transit, pause, gather and play in between their journey.
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The new located Civic Square is enclosed on all four sides which are the new Civic Hall, new Council Office, restaurants, cafes, and retails. This increases its intimacy experience and value to its surrounding. Similar size to the previous square, it still holds big events occasionally. The memorial is also located at the area since it suits more with the function of the square.
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Open Market Square is a place to exchange goods, eat and some shopping. It has a potential place for a square that continues one’s journey and end with another green park. Hence, the latter has green connections to Whitby Park. The park is more accessible with cobblestone road that slows down cars. Shipping container pop box is a sustainable designed to extends the goods exchange activity.
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Scale Model at 1:1000 showing the scheme, with white indicating the reuse of buildings, transparent acrylic indicating new building and solid wood remaining as the context.
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Ellesmere Port Market Square is one crucial part of the regeneration scheme as the market is the core economy activity of the town. The issue with the current market is that it is too big for its size due to lack of vendors as well as visitors. We propose the outward moving of market to a covered structure just outside the current one, while big retails move there. This is intended to reduce the cost of operation with no need to pay for heating, increase competitiveness and increase the efficiency of the activity. Since Asda and Aldi are just around, the market space needs to be appealing enough to attract people. In this scheme, a flexible market square space is proposed to allow the easy expansion of space, while putting everything to a test period allows the scheme to change quickly enough to people’s taste.
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Shading as well as views
Connecting every node into a core
Elongate the zone towards market
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The aerial view shows how the site would function. It connects the new Aldi and market space smoothly while creating a new exciting route to make the area the frontage instead of the side facing Whitby Road. The trees are placed there to shade the retail and the market becsides enclosing it. Different levels are created with the landscape to invoke different spatial perception, especially due to the lack of steepness throughout the site.
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The market hall has fluid seating space inside and outside, with gaps betwen stalls to allow movement.
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The normal square is for pop The market square is a flexible space up retail mainly, and is able to that takes in community or commercial accommodate more stalls and pop events. up container shops.
The existing walkway is widened and shaded with trees and the view towards the road is enclosed by landscape elements.
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The existing walkway is widened and shaded with trees and the view towards the road is enclosed by landscape elements.
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The flower garden is set up beside the market to allow market goers to enjoy the view while eating. The garden has limited seats to attract people.
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