STUDIO 4.3 | M.ARCH YEAR 1
IDENTIFYING PROBLEMS
4.1 Recap We are expected to develop conceptual and spatial diagrams providing evidence on interdisciplinary and complex (social, political, cultural and/or economic) understanding of peripheral conditions/affordability and an analytical and critical positioning through the critical analysis of a site. These conceptual and spatial diagrams are created as part of a broader architectural design skillbuilding not only in analytical but also aesthetic and technical terms.
Refers to that which is “already provided” and consider the possibility of alternatives.
Looking into the territir trial contamination, Tactics & forms of intervention seeking to present themselves as technologies.
Impacts on the ecologic
PROJECT BRIEF 4.1 : READING PROCESSES OF AFFORDABILITY, EXPECTED TO
CULTURAL AND/OR ECONOMIC) UNDERSTANDING OF PER
FIELD STUDY
: THE MANCHESTER SHIP CANAL IS OUR GEOGRAPHICAL T AFFORDABILITY AND CONTESTED PERIPHERIES
A Biological Understanding How Architecture Can Be Manipulated & Rework Through Natural Processes Whilst Considering The Setbacks of Industrial Impacts Along The Geographical Context of Manchester Ship Canal in Accordance to Contamination and Remediation
riolity of Indus-
cal conditions.
REWORKING NATURAL NETWORKS
DEVELOP AN UNDERSTANDING OF INTERDISCIPLINARY AND COMPLEX (SOCIAL, POLITICAL, RIPHERAL CONDITIONS/AFFORDABILITY AND AN ANALYTICAL AND CRITICAL POSITIONING
TEST GROUND IN ORDER TO SITUATE OURSELVES CRITICALLY ON THE NOTION OF
Journeys throughout the Manchester Ship Canal
IDENTIFYING PROBLEMS
Source: Environment Agency. 2013. River and coastal maintenance programmes 2013-14. [Online]. [Accessed October 2013]. Available from:http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk
“Alternative Industrial processes remediating industrial sites” Following the outlines of 4.1 brief, mapping out diagrams and indentifying conditions of ‘peripheries’ are unexceptionally fundamental. The figure above shows how different types of contamination affect the territories of a certain area.
Applying natural components to ignite the process of remediating sites
“Understanding the typologies of contamination”
THE ROLE AS A TECHNOLOGY, TECHNIQUE AND SCALE
4.3 Realization Transforming Land Use, Igniting Remediation Processes & Community Needs
Addressing the current setting in Widnes, which is known for the industrial relic of plantations, stands one of the most contaminated site along the Manchester Ship Canal. The key to mitigating toxic levels and chemicals are through purifying every portion of the area.
Common methods of remediation technology on site
Pump and Treat Thermal Desorption SEAR - Surfactant Excavation or Enhanced Aquifer Dredging Remediation
The intervention addressed were to transform retrogate materialism into a healthy industrial landscape for the community. Through that opportunity, sustaining a balanced ecology on site were also considered in this project. Site remediation and continued environmental function for people were connected to place along the landscape. Summarizing my first year in Contested Peripheries, I have acquired several agencies to consolidate my process of materialization as to illustrate the progress
Seperated Systems
Systems were identified individually and categorized as a typology
Synchronization
Equalizing similarities between the systems in order for them to be synchronically connected
Fin of ne to
Remediation systems not only brings itself as a technology on-site, but rather the layers of impacts behind it. Such as:
biodiversity condition
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soil condition brownfield potential
Connectivity
nding connectivity in each f the systems and compoents that could help plug in o the system
Integration
Integrate systems into the programs
Systemization
Concluding systematically
Precedent Analysis
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THEORY
PRACTICE
REFLECTION
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2 7Seasons Strategy Location
Opportunities
Community
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Location
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Visibility
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Capital
The Provenierswijk was considered to be a problem area with deteriorated housing, drug-related problems and generally bad maintenance. Lately the area is slowly changing for the better, but it is still a long way. Apart from the ‘singels’ there is hardly any green in the area, streets are mainly without trees and inner courtyards are neglected.
The Provenierswijk
Hardly any ‘green areas’ To the south of the area the railway tracks establish a hard edge crossable border
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Opportunities
‘Enhancing social coherence’
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Biologists teaching schoolkids
‘Stick and stay’ (simply fixed the idea, and also let it stay without your knowledge)
Abandoned, deteriorated deprivation occurs
‘Cook with me’
‘natural’ elements
connections
community garden
Implement biodiversity
Neighbourhood is improved over time, due to remediation in each sites. (.cont) next page
healing garden green squares
Urban Argriculture during summer
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Home base existing situation
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Existing situation Home base existing situation Home base during 7seasons project (2012-2019)
IoToPe wITH PoTenTIAL
r instance originally nested on steep rock alternative on the ‘cliffs’ of city buildings; the
roofs of the city as a ‘pebble beach’ to build their ike to sing in the spotlight of street lanterns. These
y generalists that manage almost everywhere.
ialists may need a little help in order to find refuge rating some of these specialists in the city biotope instance originally nested on steep rock ty’s biodiversity. lternative on the ‘cliffs’ of city buildings; the
oToPe wITH PoTenTIAL
Making room for specialists
After 7 seasons Home base during 7seasons project (2012-2019)
oofs of the city as a ‘pebble beach’ to build their e to sing in the spotlight of street lanterns. These generalists that manage almost everywhere.
alists may need a little help in order to find refuge ting some of these specialists in the city biotope ’s biodiversity.
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Making room for specialists enhancing social coherence
enhancing social coherence
‘Sticks & Stays’
‘Kook met mij mee!’
‘Luchtsingel’
‘Sticks & Stays’
‘Kook met mij mee!’
‘Luchtsingel’
Home base during 7seasons project (2012-2019)
Over-time Home base as an opening to the innercourt (2019)
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Measures taken This diagram is a representation of the 7 ‘season’s strategy.
These natural flora and fauna Each different species icons are called the “ambas- are to be implemented through variety of techsadors”. niques, depending their The seven ambassadors, all habitat. Thus , the strategy specialised plants and ani- of each species goes by mals, play an important role ‘seasons’ (year.) in strenghtening the biodiversity in the city. The measures taken (a selection can be seen above) and the species themselves fill in the gaps and will form a strong basis for a self supporting system.
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EXPRESSED ONTO ARCHITECTURE Proposed measures and actions for The Bat projected in the area during the Seven Seasons (2013-2019) .
Nesting Places
Wild Hedges
Herbal Places
Insect Hotel
Maternity unit
Amber Lighting
Natural Waterbanks
Hop-Over
Lighting Plan
Tree & Bushlines
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The Seven Seasons Network
NS
7Seasons
city bee keeper
associaton ‘tussentuin’
municipality
housing cooperation
sponsors
7Seasons biologist natuurhistorisch museum
neighbourhood committee
photographer
ecologists
designers cook school
The Seven Seasons network
artist / organiser
Personal conclusion: Each element acts as an intervention for the masterplanning therefore it summarize the programme on its own. Every systems are introduce time by time and is diarized throughout the whole seasons therefore achieving biotopes over-time
Already commited: Carolien van der Graaf, biologist — Ariënne Boelens, graphic designer — André de Baerdemaeker / Niels Zwarte, city ecologists — Tanja Lina / Joost van Dijk / Marieke de Keijzer, architects, designers of nearby courtyard garden — Erik Jutten, Mark Neelen, Stichting Maak de Stad, owners of home base — Hans Kervezee, Stichting Proefhof, cook — Erno Wientjes, neighbourhood photographer — neighbourhood primary schools De Klimop / de
EXPRESSED ONTO ARCHITECTURE
Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord Natuur in de stad (Nature in the City) projectplan, november 2012
Dinslaken
Interchange Du-Nord
Vohwinkelstr DuisburgZentrum
DuisburgMeiderich
180 hectares
HERITAGE
VACANT
LANDSCAPE BUILT FORM
INTERVENTION
HERITAGE INTERVENTION CIRCULATION
Personal conclusion: The whole masterplanning of the park interwines in a position of conserving, at the same time igniting social coherence in the spatial planning. Thereore, each spaces were transform considering it’s own character and were programmed to fit it’s own affordance.
“Why can’t parks built on brownfield sites make us more aware of our wasteful ways and encourage a more insightful way of living?”
AND PROBLEM STATEMENTS There seem to be an on-going debate on development on brownfield land. Due to the disconnections of many segments, there seem to be growing disinterest in urban re vitalization compounded the problem as people fled to the suburbs, worsening the state of the existing urban neighborhood. Based from CPRE’s (Campaign to Protect Rural England) concerns, they are working hard to building tranquility in the deprived areas.
Image by: The Countryside Agenc, 2006. 100018581
STRATEGIES
Focus area
BOROUGH COUNCIL ENVIRONMENT & PLANNING
The council has initiated four dedicated services are responsible for the development, maintenance and promotion of the Borough’s green assets and infrastructure
PARKS SERVICES Under this project, allotments, nature conservation, civic events were mentioned as part of part of the aims outcome for the area. STREET SCENE SERVICE In irder to cater for the community, interpretation through educational visits and activities has been promoted to ensure a better environment. LANDSCAPE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICE Park developments are highlighted OPEN SPACES TEAM Dog bins, grass and shrub maintainance
WIDNES
Hough Green B h
Ditton
Hale
WIDNES
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Farmworth Birchfield Appleton
Broad- Kingsway heath
Halton View
Widnes
Mersey
Halton Castle Halton Brook Grange
Heath
Halton Lea
Beechwood
Windmill Hill Norton N. Norton S.
Daresbury
PHASE I
REMEDIATION I
REMEDIATION II Sustainable and natural remediation process
Initial mechanical approach to increase buildability level on site
BROWNFIELD LAND ARCHITECTURE INFRASTRUCTURE COMMUNITY PROGRAMS ECONOMIC REGENERATION SOCIAL INTERGRATION
PHASE II
REMEDIAL PARK Park as an infrastructural tool used for a more sustainable remediation process
PHASE III
REMEDIATED LAND
DEVELOPMENT Infrastructural growth and continuation of site development happends cocurrently with a continuous natural remediation process
Addressing the current setting in Widnes, which is known for the industrial relic of plantations, stands one of the most contaminated site along the Manchester Ship Canal. The site is located along Mathieson Road and is adjacent to a warehouse of Stobart Group. The site used to be a barren land and partly being used as an existing parking space. The site is surrounded by warehouses and factories whereas on the west side of the land is an untouched green pocket.
A B
TOP : VIEW FROM
MATHIESON ROAD (A)
BOTTOM : VIEW FROM
DESOTO ROAD (B)
Zones Industrial area Residential area
Greenbelt
Circulation Bus stops Commercial area
Population = 100 people
Food Points
Proposed site
Residents
Golf Course Galvanizers
Fire Station
Angling centre
Trucking company Tesco distribution centre
Sporting goods
Junkyard
Workers
Reclamation Centre
Stobart Group
Visitors Fitness Centre Spike Island
Metal Factory Warehouse Meat processor factory
Workers
Church
Catalyst Museum
Workers Residents Residential West Bank
Expected Users & Programme Score The development is designed to embrace the surrounding site and increase social integration, recreation, food farming and facility in order to highlight the connectivity
Contextual Connections Greenbelt Water body
Brownfield Roads
Infrastructure
Focus Area
In order to complete pedestrian circulation and to complemet the natural features on site.
Programs
Regenerate community spaces for spontanious programs.
Boardwalks
Public Gathering space Providing habitat for wild species, recreating recreational activities for users on-site
Water Body ‘Imitating’ Wetland
Welcoming water through an engineered mound (landform)also to provide opportunities for presevation of wildlife habitats
PARK
Promotes a healthy lifestyle, to ensure a healthy community and sustainable food access to needed for population
Ecology Urban Agriculture
Maximizing greenspace CUT
Earth Work FILL Land Stabilization (Phytoremediation)
Balanced Cut & Fill
Maturing ecological matrix that will be formed over time. Promotes a healthy lifestyle, to ensure a healthy community and sustainable food access to needed for population Maturing ecological matrix that will be formed over time.
BUILT FORM
VISITOR’S CENTRE
FARMER’S MARKET
Programs
Programs
SYSTEM
REMEDIATION
Programs
ALLOTMENTS
Ecology
LANDSCAPE
GREEN HOUSE
SHED
TOPOGRAPHY
Programs
FISHFARM
Ecology
WETLAND
Water Body ENGINEERED MOUNTAINS
Earth Work
ROCK CLIMBING
Programs
HYDROPONIC
Ecology
RECREATION
Programs
? UNUTILIZED Seperated Systems
PROGRAMS
GREEN POCKETS
BUILT FORM
REMEDIATION
WATER
NETWORK COMMUNITY
PARK
PUBLIC SEMI-PRIVATE PRIVATE
mini cafe loading / unloading toilets live aquarium
toilets reception area exhibition space
ga toilets eating area viewing deck lounge
seeding room fertilizer storage cold storage room washing area
spectators’ seating area stage
allotments event area general storage equipment stordiscussion room office
VISITOR’S CENTRE
COMMUNAL SHED
su eq farmers stalls dry storage
kitchen preparation area
FARMERS MARKET
RESTAURANT CAFE
SUNKEN AMPHITHEATRE
farming cage
athering space kiosk
aquaponics hydroponics
picnic area benches dog bins landscape
picnic area water acitivities area viewing deck mulch mattress
pedestrian path cycling path
WETLAND
BOARDWALK
feeding area collection area
upervising area quipment area
ROCK CLIMBING
research office
ENGINEERED MOUNTAINS
FISH FARM
GREEN HOUSE
1 VISITORS’ CENTRE /
ALLOTMENTS
7 8
2 FARMERS’ MARKET
9
3 WETLAND
10
4 GREENHOUSE
11
5 COMMUNAL SHED 6 CAFE/ RESTAURANT
12
N 5 10 0
20
40 m
FISH FARM / WETLAND OPEN GATHERING SPACE SUNKEN GARDEN AMPHITHEATERE PICNIC AREA PICNIC AREA / ROCK CLIMBING PARKING AREA
1 3 2
12 5 4
10 8
6
7
9
11
Thus, the programs will then be fully utilized as a park
Allotments
Communal Shed
Visitor’s Centre Farmer’s Market
Greenhouse
Amphitheatre
Restaurants
Existing Condition
Future
Intervention
The interventions proposed are designed after going through phases of remediation.
Contamination area Abandoned area No building removal
Off Site
Heavy Metals Organics
Natural
On Site
Heavy Metals Organics
Mechanical
Off Site
Heavy Metals Organics
On Site
Heavy Metals
on-site on-site
bacteria root structures excavation and transportation equipment pump and filtration
Red\white clovers Alfafa Poplar
Bioremediation Phytoremediation Soil Excavation Pump and Treat
CO2 O2 Bacterial Cell
Grasses Heavy Metals
Contaminant Matrix The typical process of remediation on site usually utilize the method of “natural” and “mechanical”. Both remedial processes involve an “Off-Site” condition. This park is proposed to be an “On-site” remediation. Thus, this development will gradually be remediated over-time.
Open Space
Existing Condition
Green Roof
Future
Allotments
Intervention
Acorus Alisma PlanCalamus tago (Water (Sweet Flag) Plantain)
Rhamnus frangula
Cynosurus Cristatus lateral face with no water contact
Wetland
compensation of probable maximum precipitation
Carex Acutiformis (Lesser Pond Sedge)
Iris Pseudacorus (Yellow Flag Iris) positioned through the outer edges filtration
CPRE consultancy
observer
BOROUGH COUNCIL
Halton Borough Council
consultancy
Project leader architect
Consultants engineers
remediate
Park
Increasing/preserve
r/advisor
Brownfield Land
Local Residents Researchers Visitors Farmers
Greenfield /
uyers
tors/b inves users
ome
/inc profit
infrastructures Allotments Aquaponics Hydroponics Wetlands Farmers market
Site Programming
CATEGORY & EVENTS
Arts & Culture The diagram chart represents how activities are held according to their programs proposed on site. This shall promote new opportunities for the community and neighbourhood to establish a vibrant ennvironment. A constant flow of interaction within the site will be assured all year round thus exhibiting a the role of a ‘public park’.
Open concert series Artists’ talks Exhibition area Events area Street art festival
Environmental Education Information site tours Wildlife & nature talks Sustainable agriculture Remediation techniques program Community gardening series Urban Farming programs
Recreational Programs Rock Climbing Ice skating rink Water activities Slope Surfing Cycling track meet Allotments gardening Open Cinema Alternative (Yoga, Martial Arts, Fitness programs
Social Activities Day Camp Picnic
Community Events
Neighbourhood meetings Farmer’s market
JAN
FEB
MARCH APRIL MAY
JUNE
JULY
AUG
SEPT
OCT
NOV
DEC
There are a mix variety of programs proposed on site, at the same time cocurrently remediate the environment. Despite having a full-on systematic environmental remediation technology, users will experience being in an active enviroment.
TIMBER DECKING
(Weather Resistance)
Constructed Wetlands
Restaurant
Farmer’s Market / Retail
This boardwalk is environmetally responsible as it will reach its maximum potential life reducing damage to the habitat while minimising the impact on the habitat from which the timber is drawn.
Greenhouse
Visitor’s Centre
SCALE 1 : 1000
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ROA
D Amphitheatre
Storage
D The unconventional way of reducing the amound of pollution subtances due to weather runoff
Asphalt Ingress Road
Co ncre te Pavement
Tim ber
Board alk w
RON
ROA
N ROAD
SON
MATHIESO
HIE
POROUS ASPHALT FINISH
Communal Sheds
Farmer’s Cafe
MAT
The on element of hardscape is being highlighted as the (Weather Resistance) central area for recreation TEXTURED CONCRETE FINISH
Communal Sheds
Cafe
Greenhouse
Restaurant
Farmer’s Market / Retail
Existing Building
Engineered Mounds
Amphitheatre
Communal Sheds
Cafe
Amphithearre
Greenhouse
Visitor’s Centre
Restaurant
Existing Building
Engineered Mounds
Communal Shed
REMEDIATION TYPOLOGIES Constructed Wetlands Phytoremediation Constructed Wetlands/ Phytoremediation Engineered Mounds Engineered Mounds/ Constructed Wetlands Large scale
PROPOSED MOUND LEVELS
+163
+75
+765 +125
+765
+112 +82
-135
+78
Intervention = Sustainability
Benches Phytoremediation Seating Element
Positioning myself in a recreational landscape, I would like to create awareness of encouraging social interaction and also ignites the intention of making better of every condition. The remedial park is created not only to fit it’s sole purpose for the condition, but also as a place for leisure.
This bench is an element of seeds growing remediative plants that repaires contaminated soil while mimicking the natural landscape of the park as a functional public use. This is one of the strategy to fit the inexpensive need for chemical processes and othe remediation systems. It is low-impact and is distributed along the site strategically. This bench is made of recycled composite lumber and CNC cast
D
Benches
Engineered Mounds
Dog Bin Mulch Mattress
Dog Bin Mulch Matress Dog Waste
Microbes
1220 Exposed Roots
355
Engineered Mounds
from debris (i.e aquaponics)
SEPTIC TANK
Engineered mounds are layers of contours complementing the wetlands as a system and as well as an activity space. Rock climbing is also a part of the recreational activity for the site. This also mimicks the mounds and to repeat the mounds
Besides having the idea of engineered mound as a remedial system, there is also a site potential. The mounds is actually a vast contrast towards the flat terrains of Wiidnes
Pump and Treat
Component as whole
DOS
grass turf topsoil sand fill
plowed layer
gravel
subsoil
pump
SING CHAMBER
Individual component Small scale
Large scale
VIEW OF REMEDIATION PARK FROM THE RESTAURANT AND FARMER’S MARKET
VIEW OF REMEDIATION PARK FROM THE RESTAURANT AND FARMER’S MARKET
VIEW OF REMEDIATION PARK FROM THE CAFE AND COMMUNAL SHED
AERIAL PERSPECTIVE OF THE REMEDIATION PARK
As a conclusion, this project used remediation as an active tool to regenerate unutilized urban spaces which can be transformed into a very vibrant social platform for the locals and the environment. It creates many positive opportunities for the local economic and social development. Remediation also acts as a catalyst to enhance the unique urban fabric with a dynamic association with architecture as the medium in the realization process of this idea. In parallel with the atelier’s theme (affordability), this project defines the utilization of technological ideology and application of the scientific process of natural remediation to ensure the sustainability of the urban soil condition. From the transformation of an unutilized plot of land into a high potential urban space, this project generates opportunities for future architectural development with an active and continuous collaboration with the community.
DIG & FILL SEED & GROW CULTIVATE
Overall, this park was designed to be an example of how post-industrial sites can be reused effectively within the urban fabric. Modern urban environments are ripe with these void, underused spaces. However, they provide great opportunities for reenvisioning our future relationship with nature and reestablishing public space within cities. After exploring this topic for over a year, it is blatantly clear to me that vacant and inactive spaces just like the Citizens Energy Manufactured Gas Plant can indeed become our public parks- places for recreation, education, and legitimate environmental revitalization. It is here that local residents are given the opportunity to learn about the natural environment and how it can be restored and are also able to enjoy the benefits of recreation to improve their social, physical, and mental health. Overall, major economic, social, and environmental benefits are reaped from this kind of redevelopment. It is time for communities to redefine how they treat derelict sites and re-envision their value as community open spaces. Throughout the project, I explored complex systems and hard science and learned quite a great deal about the sheer power of plants to transform “ugly� places into beautiful versions of nature. I enjoyed dreaming and conjuring up a new identity for this place. I can only hope that something can be done in the future to make this project or its concept a reality.
PLANNING
CIRCULATION REMEDIATION BUILDING WATER future
during intervention
initial stage
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