Williams, Harry

H A R R Y W I L LI A MS

2020 Portfolio

Masters of Architecture

Liverpool School of Art and Design

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ABOUT ME I have recently completed my Masters Degree in Architecture whilst working Part Time as an Architectural Assistant. During my time completing my Masters I have enjoyed being able to implement skills and knowledge obtained through working in practice and in tern help drive my design ambitions within my studies. One of the greatest lessons I have learnt throughout my course and the current year working in the industry is how to be self-motivated, adaptable and innovative whilst maintaining a keen attention to detail whilst being part of a professional team.

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CONTENTS CHESTER WATER TOWER MUSEUM MArch Year 2 : Thesis Project

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UNIVERSITY QUADRANT

MArch Year 2 : Group Urban Design

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THE BALTIC FARM

MArch Year 2 : Management, Practice and Law - Live Project

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PROCESS OR PRODUCT

MArch Year 1: Housing Design Project

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DISABILITY IN ARCHITECTURE MArch Year 1 : Dissertation

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ELLESMERE SQUARE

MArch Year 1 : Individual Urban Design

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COLLECTIVE SPACES

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PROJECT TITLE / Chester Water Tower Museum DESCRIPTION / MArch Thesis Project SOFTWARE / ArchiCAD, Twinmotion, Photoshop

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CHESTER WATER TOWER MUSEUM This Thesis project is developed off the back of the Group Masterplan proposal to introduce a new University Quadrant into the City of Chester. Providing new cultural and performing arts facilities, linking the two existing University campuses together and providing new routes from the City Centre to the new “Student Quadrant” which aims at integrating the students of Chester University with the City, its current communities and its history.

This Thesis Project introduces a new Museum to the city of Chester. Located within the original masterplan to act as a key building, not only to the residents of the city, students occupying the new campus, but also for members of the public travelling between the new area and the city centre.

This proposal will provide a museum with e exhibition spaces for use by the Grosvenor Museum and the University. Exhibition spaces dedicated to telling the story of Chester as a city, and spaces for assembly and debate for students and the public to have a direct impact on the future of the city. Creating a building at the heart of Chester’s story, telling the history behind the city and the historical wall, of which it is adjacent to, and providing a space where the future story of Chester can be written and discussed.

The proposal aims to bring an area of historical stature for Chester City back to life and back into the forefront of the journey for people moving though the wider masterplan proposal and rooting the new building into the very history and story that it is trying to tell.

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THE MASTERPLAN The Masterplan centres around the creation of fully integrated and connected student quadrant within an under-utilised area of Chester. Surgical demolition of certain buildings combined with refurbishment and new builds will create an activity hub along the canal and on the banks of the River Dee. The proposal aims to enable Chester to become a leading UK University for student satisfaction and well-being during their studies, along with hopefully persuading people to remain in Chester once studies have been completed.

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The intention for the thesis building was to create one end of a “Spine of Activity� within the new urban development. Anchoring the proposal to the existing city by creating a knuckle of converging route-ways into and through the city.

The building itself will serve as an additional public space through the green roof. This roof will be an extension of the Water Tower Gardens, but with more of an emphasis on wild flower planting and playful location of planters and benches.

A central node centred around the water tower connects several routes and levels. A building that can be traversed is a key piece of infrastructure for facilitating movement within the area, whilst the Tower acts as a visual beacon signifying the interchange.

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Chester Students Performin Arts Academy

Located on the new conservation island in the River Dee, provides an extension to the Univeristy campus accessed through the performing arts acadamey as a destination point for both public and students. (Louca Anastasiou)

Chester universities new performing arts academy to give both the students and local commuities a culturalry signiďŹ cant building and entertainment.

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Water Tower Museum Key Cultural Building located to rationalise level changed within the masterplan and help intergrate the new student quadrat, performance centre and wildlife research facility with the existing city. (Harry Williams)

Existing Historic Water Tower

South Facing Sloping roof to connect routes

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Introduction of opeings for light and views

Introduction of Access points at each level

New Residential and Leisure Along the Waterfront

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FLEXIBILITY WITHIN THE EXHIBITION SPACE It was important that the internal exhibition spaces had maximum flexibility, both in terms of how the could exhibit displays but also the types of artefacts and objects included within those displays.

The initial spacial arrangement was developed by combining different arrangements of museum and exhibition spaces, with the main spaces required internally within the proposal, taking into account the historic City Wall and Water Tower.

Circulation is a main artery running though this thesis development as due to the proposals location within the overall masterplan it will have to deal with many entrance levels and therefore be able to provide adequate circulation space both internally and externally for the visitors. It was key that the exhibition spaces would not impede the natural flow of movement throughout the building and along the routes ramping upwards toward the roof level.

The circulation strategy is mainly via ramps which take the visitor from one gallery to another upward from the ground floor to the roof. With secondary ramps along the northern side going the full height of the building providing views out over the city, these secondary ramps are there to provide an alternative internal route back to ground level, as well as the roof, which lets the visitor see Chester as it currently stands, after just going though the galleries learning its history.

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EXTERNAL FORM The external circulation space was mainly be kept to the roofscape and the existing pedestrian routes along the city wall. The massing of the project responds to the historical City Wall and Water Tower, with the maximum height not exceeding that of the wall, to enable the roof structure to act as a means of traversing across the site. It is important that the building does not have a negative impact on the Water Tower as it is intended to highlight its importance within Chester and not hinder it.

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INTERNAL ARRANGEMENT The top gallery will bring light through waffle slab structure via roof lights. Creating a space with a changing atmosphere and lighting. Providing a more dynamic gallery to the more environmentally controlled galleries on the floors below.

The feature ramps will wrap around the exterior of the museums gallery spaces, reaching outwards towards the wall at each level, rooting the wall and its importance to the city in the experience of the museums visitors. This change in experience of the triple height circulation space from the heavy, more compressed feel to the galleries will provide the intended changing conditions as experiences when walking the city walls.

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The Lower ground floor will be divided into smaller spaces, along side a cafe opening out onto the canal. There will also be a water feature along side the historic wall, a nod to the historic context that the wall was in fact a spur wall, which sat out into the water of the River Dee. The main entrance and atrium space will give a glimpse of all aspects of the internal arrangements of the museum. As you enter you will be faced with the Historic Wall, the main anchoring feature within the buildings concept. As you move further in you will see the two feature ramps moving away from you, and the fact that the only way to get to them is though the gallery in front of you.

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EXTERNALS As you approach the building from the anal side you will see it sloping away from the Historic Water Tower, minimising its visual impact against the Water Tower. Here you will also note all the different levels, both externally though the two entrances via the canal and the road above, the public steps, the external and internal ramps of the building as the overall sloping roof scape.

From the front, again the building slops away from the Water Tower, meaning that the tower is the forefront of rooting the building in its place. From here you will get a glimpse of the roof scape and the upper entrance, drawing you upwards towards it.

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The sloping roof will provide a wildflower garden to look out over from the cafe space, as well as the structure of the waffle slab structural roof system showing through in the form of skylights, raised flower planter and concrete seats. This gives a playful environment for the public to sit in the sun on the South facing roof and look out over the city and the river.

The top roof will be flat but the wildfower garden will continue with the expressed structure of the waffle slab showing though.

From the top level the visitor and public will be able to view the city in 360degrees. This is intended to be the end point of the visitors

experience, after seeing the history of the city develop though the exhibitions in the galleries internally, they can view the city as its stands today.

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STRUCTURE The structural and construction strategy for the Water Tower Museum began with identifying the two main spaces within the project and the intended experiences of each of them The exhibition space will have a more heavy, compressive feel, with the thick in-situ cast concrete walls and waffle slab flooring system above.

The triple height circulation space around the outside of the main exhibition space will have a lighter, more airy feel with a lighter weight steel structure, cantilevered out towards the historic wall with a large overhead skylight running the length of the wall, bringing light cascading down into the space.

The heavier concrete feature of the exhibition spaces will be expressed in the sloping roof above, with the squares of the waffle slab expressed as feature planters, benches and skylights.

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Internal Skin and Access Floor System Build-up 37. Timber Battons 38. Screed 39. Vapour Control Layer 40. Insulation 41. Waterproofing Membrane 42. Timber Planking 43. In-Situ Cast Reinforced Concrete Slab 44. Deterrant Paving 45. Galvanised Aluminium Capping 46. Weather Proofing Membrabe 47. Insulation 48. Waterproofing Membrane 49. In-Situ Cast Reinforced Concrete Beam 50. Strip Sealant Lapping onto Glazing 51. Expansion Joint 52. Tripple Glazed Skylight With A.O.V

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Walkable "Blue Roof".

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1. Wildflower Planting 2. Pebble Vegitation Barrier 3. Filter Sheet 4. Drainage Layer 5. Void Former 6. Outlet Drain With Access Hatch 7. Cap Sheet Fully Bonded By Gas Torch 8. Underlay Membrabe 9. Thermal Insulation 10. Treated Timber Batten 11. Vapour Control Layer 12. Screed 13. In-Situ Cast reinforced Concrete Waffle Slab 14. Steel Reinforcement Bars

15. Cap Flashing 16. Counter Flashing 17. Rigid Insulation 18. Weather Proofing Membrabe 19. Precast Concrete Sandwhich Panel 20. Line of Weather Sealant 21. 50mm Rigid Insulation 22. Radial Heating 23. Steel Reinforcement Bars

Internal Skin and Access Floor System Build-up 26. In-Situ Cast Reinforced Concrete Waffle Slab 27. Steel Reinforcement Bars 28. Neopream Pad 29. Steel pedistal 30. Steel Tray 31. High Dessity Particle Board 32. Bonded Porcelain Surface - Gringo Cemento Rasato 600x600mm 33. Service Void 34. Perimeter Heating Inlet 35. In-situ Cast Reinforced Concrete Wall 36. Concrete Slab

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PROJECT TITLE / Chester University Quadrant DESCRIPTION / Group Urban Design Project SOFTWARE / ArchiCAD, AutoCAD, Sketch-up, Twinmotion, Photoshop

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CHESTER UNIVERSITY QUADRANT RECLAIMING URBAN VOIDS AROUND THE DEE BASIN TO ESTABLISH A WELL CONNECTED STUDENT ORIENTATED QUARTER AIMING TO IMPROVE CHESTER’S UNIVERSITY STATUS PROJECT: The project centres around the creation of fully integrated and connected student quadrant within an under-utilised area of Chester. Surgical demolition of certain buildings combined with refurbishment and new builds will create an activity hub along the canal and on the banks of the River Dee. The proposal aims to enable Chester to become a leading UK University for student satisfaction and well-being during their studies, along with hopefully persuading people to remain in Chester once studies have been completed.

“The university recognises that there can be challenges associated with the integration of students into the local community and works closely in partnership with local external agencies to address these”

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EXISTING MOVEMENT The existing movement strategy around the development area currently prioritises vehicles, rather than pedestrians. As the diagrams show, road networks occupy the majority of the area.

The pedestrian routes converge on the watertower region but are currently disconnected, meaning pedestrianised have no other option but to venture onto the road surface to continue their commute.

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PROPOSED MOVEMENT The movement has been addressed around the Water Tower to enable continuous connection of key routes from both University campus’, The City and The River Dee. An implemented building has been strategically placed and designed to connect the different levels of Chester, creating a central node of connected in the shadow of the Water Tower.

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Coastal Cycle Route

Shared Surface

Pedestrian Routes

Vehicle Routes

EXISTING BUILDINGS The River Dee basin area contains a range of building typologies and styles, ranging from a social/music venue to rows of terraced housing.

The diagram demonstrate the typologies and spread of buildings within the area.

A demolition plan indicates buildings that we as a group feel would not contribute to the success of the student quadrant and therefore a justifiably removed from the area to make way for the scheme surrounding the basin.

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PROPOSED BUILDINGS The new buildings implemented into the plan have been designed in order to promote the theme of the area and to create a sense of place and enclosure.

A variety of typologies are implemented, along with the change of use of key existing buildings enables the area to be centred around the student with destinations for social events, studies and accommodation.

Culture Housing Student Housing Apartments Landmarks University Food & Drink Mixed Use - GF Commercial/Leisure

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THE MASTER PLAN The master-plan design centres around the creation of a student quadrant. The connection of the main university campus’ and the integration into the surrounding area are pivotal to the development area’s success.

Large amounts of greenery have either been introduced or rejuvenated in order to create a desirable location in which people wish to both pass through and visit.

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The Water Tower Student Roost - The Towpath Telford’s Warehouse Apartment Block (Converted to student accommodation) Water Tower Gardens Pavilion (Converted to a Cafe) Terraced Housing (Converted to a Cafe/Business) Apartment Block Apartment Block Chester Sea Cadets (Converted to Café’s/Business Areas) PROPOSED

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Mixed-used - Ground floor retail/commercial spaces, Upper Level Apartments Student Accommodation overlooking Water Tower Gardens Water Tower Gardens - Student Recreational Breather Area Cultural Building - Walk-able roof for transition between levels Public Square for Events (e.g. Beer/food festivals) University Campus Buildings - Centralised services for students University Library and Archives Student Accommodation Cultural Feature Building Mixed-used - Ground Floor Bars/Restaurant Spaces, Upper Level Apartments Public Park Area Conservation Island - Flood-able area as part of a flood defence strategy for Chester

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PROJECT PROGRESSION Following the completion of the initial urban master plan and the creation of the ‘University Quadrant’, each of us within the group hopes to continually improve the design and refine it to further promote out story.

The feedback received within the final review and subsequent conversations will enable us to adapt the existing plan to better demonstrate the connection to Chester University and the idea of an education node.

A key change that may be implemented is to extend the connection and better demonstrate the pedestrianised connections between the campus’.

The following indicates the areas in which each person will be developing and how these thesis projects will continue to demonstrate the design intent of the area; 1. (Harry Williams) A key building within the plan will be developed to encourage movement and the negotiation around the Water Tower to enable the proposed pedestrianised routes to be viable. The building will take the form of a cultural centre which would bring people into the area, located by the iconic water tower.

2. (Adam Hardman) This building was originally designated as theatre but instead will be developed as the performing arts centre which will help increase the status of the University of Chester, much like the idea behind the entire plan. The centre will include a theatre which will also draw people into the area.

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PROJECT TITLE / The Baltic Farm DESCRIPTION / Management Practice and Law - Group Live Project

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THE BALTIC FARM

The Baltic Farm is a collective that aims to Grow fresh high quality food right in the heart of the city all year round with minimal environmental impact Reconnect people with real food, empowering them to make informed choices that will lead to a healthier and more sustainable lifestyle Create a space that provides a true sense of place, where all members of our community can come and feel welcome, enjoy good food, take part in empowering workshops, watch inspiring performances and enjoy amazing events The Baltic Farm will achieve its aims by creating inspiring spaces and bringing together an amazing team to deliver the project

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PROJECT TITLE / Process or Product Social Housing in Toxteth DESCRIPTION / Housing Design Project SOFTWARE / ArchiCAD, Cinerender, Photoshop

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PROCESS OR PRODUCT - SOCIAL HOUSING IN TOXTETH This project was based on the social housing needs gathered from the demographics of the areas population. The unit typologies for this project were developed through gathering numerical date about the population and aiming to provide housing which met the needs of everyone.

The aim of the project was to examine these demographics and provide a high density flats along park road to the south of the site that form together with the low rise housing to the north. Providing accommodation that is equipped for multiple uses by multiple people within the community.

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2 15no. 2B3P Duplex - 85m 2 15no. 2b3p Duplex - 71m 2 15no. 1b2P duplex - 71m 2 15no. 1b2P duplex - 58m 2 4no. 2b3p Duplex - 71m 2 7no. 2b3p Flat - 61m 9no. Disability Extra-care rooms Total - 80 units

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THE SITE This project was based on the social housing needs gathered from the demographics of the areas population. The unit typologies for this project were developed through gathering numerical date about the population and aiming to provide housing which met the needs of everyone.

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UNIT TYPOLOGIES

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The unit typologies are based on duplex structures with dual aspects. Providing an optimal living environment to each on the rooms internally.

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ELEVATIONS The elevational treatment was a contemporary use of brick detailing and proportions, whilst keeping the traditional feel and form of terraced housing. Creating a smaller more intimate feel throughout the project for all of the residents.

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SECTION The section shows the dual aspect nature of each of the unit typologies as well as their interaction to the main road at the front of the project and the smaller, more community based shared surface to the rear with the shared amenity features.

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STRUCTURE & FACADE The structural system and facade of the heigh density housing block was a contemporary take on traditional terraced housing as well as taking into account some industrial buildings surrounding the site and their proportions.

The elevational treatments clearly identify the separation between the commercial ground floor and the residential floors above, as well as glazing to the circulation cores, this creates an easily identifiable hierarchy of space.

ENTRANCE The intention for the structural system was to be as structurally stable as possible whilst being as quick and easy to construct and detail as possible. The feature brickwork of the facade is a strong aspect of the scheme and a steel frame system allows for this to be achieved without compromising the structural stability.

The over lapping and dual fronting aspects of the units meant traditional masonry brickwork was ruled out as the corridor walls did not stick to provide support.

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Flooring - Rustic 5. STEEL FRAME SYSTEM - Universal Steel Beams - 254x102x22 Engineered Flooring Oak - Universal Steel Columns - 305x305x97 at ground floor level, Coffee Brushed UV Oiled column sizing decreasing with each story.

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PROJECT TITLE / Disability In Architecture - Adaptable Housing and Inclusive Design DESCRIPTION / Dissertation

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ABSTRACT Disability in Architecture, Private Housing and Inclusive Design. This study will focus on how private housing design has in the past, and can be in the future, designed to be fully inclusive for all people, regardless of any disabilities. This will include how houses can be adapted to suit the needs of the occupier. Their physical disability, specifically wheelchair users, whether that be someone with a disability moving into a property or following perhaps an accident or age related issues. This leads to adaptations being required to their existing property. It also considers new build houses that have been purposely designed to cater for mobility issues and physical disabilities. This study will discuss the problems faced with adapting existing houses and how pre-designed adaptable housing can be the next step towards achieving Inclusive Design in housing and architecture.

This study will discuss the relationship between adaptable and inclusive architecture and features some examples of both approaches to design as well as Case Studies, located in the Appendix. The first Case Study is one of a housing scheme that has been designed for extra care capabilities, level access and wheelchair friendly design. This scheme has been recently completed and is in use - allowing the researcher to identify the areas of design that have been successful, as well as where there have been extra adaptations made by the occupants or where they feel the need for more. The second Case Study will be of a private house by an architect renowned for his accessible, adaptable and inclusive design principles. It looks at how he implemented these approaches into his design and how being left wheelchair-bound by a spinal-cord infection several years after completing the design of his house, affected the dynamics of the design and its liveability. And the third being a larger scheme by the same Architect for the design of housing for wounded soldiers.

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PROJECT TITLE / Ellesmere Square DESCRIPTION / Individual Urban Design Project SOFTWARE / ArchiCAD, Sketch-up, Cinerender, Photoshop

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ELLESMERE SQUARE Off the back of the group masterplan for the Ellesmere port historic canal site, this project intended to increase the integration of Ellesmere Port town with the canal basin. Increasing cycle and pedestrian pathways, units for small businesses and shops and introducing a new canal water basin for the use of a water market. Turing the new square into a vibrant hub of activity with main route-ways and arteries into and out of Ellesmere Port.

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THE MASTER PLAN Connecting the new market square to the surrounding context with new and improved cycle and pedestrian routes, new destination zones such as cafĂŠs, shops and the market, as well as linking areas of disregard back to Ellesmere port.

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0.5 / Site Analysis Greenways development The Ellesmere Port Greenway consists of over 50 km of multi-user pathways and tracks providing a network of quiet lanes and green routes for people to access. The Greenway is composed of two main loops, the inner loop encircling the town is 17km length and an outer loop which is 22.5km in length. There are also a number of smaller interconnecting links which together provide a network of multiuser pathways and cycle ways in and around Ellesmere Port.

The route passes through areas of stunning countryside and scenery, and along side some impressive industrial architecture; it will link local attractions, shopping areas, schools, work sites and many other places of interest. The Greenway will also make it easier to get around on foot or by bicycle and improve journeys to and from work and school.

The Ellesmere Port Greenway is well connected to local communities and to local places, it is possible for every resident to reach the Greenway by foot or cycle without conflict with busy roads.

The Greenway has a number of access points and link routes providing a number of important connections; Schools, town centre, parks, work places and tourist locations. There are also links to public transport specifically rail for train/ cycle commuter and long distance cycle carriage.

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There are no start or end points on the Greenway, there are a number of hub locations which are considered to be prominent access points, these gateway hubs will include sites like the Waterfront and National Waterways Museum, Cheshire Oaks, the Town Centre and the railway station.

The gateway hub at the National Waterways Museum is the entrance point to our proposals.

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0.7 / Concept

The design development of our scheme focused on the creation of public squares and the arrangement of routes through and around the site used to devise these. The green spaces show below highlight the square arrangement, inlcuding central public spaces as well as some more private.

The building arrangement highlighted in grey forms and encloses these spaces but does not seperate them from each other so as to create a harmonious movement through site.

F i g u r e 2 3 (Concept sketch illustrating the public square arrangments and routes into site)

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