Bethany Gale CV & Portfolio of Work University of Greenwich 2011 - 2012 University of Sheffield 2007-2010
Email: ara06bg@hotmail.co.uk
Bethany Gale Portfolio of Work University of Greenwich 2011 - 2012 University of Sheffield 2007-2010
CV - Curriculum Vitae YEAR 5 - Masters Degree University of Greenwich Regent’s Market / London 2012 Bugsby’s Reach / London 2011 YEAR 4 - Year in Industry Townshend Landscape Architects 2010-12 YEAR 3 - Bachelor Degree University of Sheffield St George’s / Sheffield 2010 YEAR 1 & 2 - Bachelor Degree University of Sheffield Selection of Work & Sketches 2007-2009
Curriculum Vitae Bethany Gale
Date of Birth: 25/04/1988 Email: ara06bg@hotmail.co.uk
Education University of Greenwich 2011-12 Landscape Architecture Masters
University of Sheffield 2007-10 Landscape Architecture with Planning BA - First class honours
Epsom College 2001-06 A2 Levels: A - Biology A - Geography B - Art AS Level: B - French
Relevant Work Experience Townshend Landscape Architects 2010-12 Completed a ‘Year in Industry’ between August 2010 - July 2011 and continued to work part time until February 2012 whilst studying at the University of Greenwich.
Levitt Bernstein 2009
Worked from July to August as a Landscape Architectural Assistant, working on competitions alongside Architects, planting schemes and putting together public consultation boards.
Dan Pearson Studio 2008 Landscape Design Assistant from June to August, working on details and image libraries, using Vectorworks, Photoshop and Indesign.
Rummey Design Associates 2007 Landscape Architectural assistant from June to August, working on details, images and documents, using Microstation and Photoshop.
MASTERS
YEAR 5 University of Greenwich Regent’s Market, London
2012
Background / Regent’s Market Regent’s canal opened in 1820 and was once a hub of activity and the centre of trade. Since the move of freight from canals to the roads and rail networks, the canal has lost its focus. Over time significant canal basins have been lost and the canal has become narrow and hidden. Situated in North London, between Victoria Park and Broadway Market, lies a section of the canal which is particularly difficult to access. Much more can be done with the canalside land to make it an exceptional place to live, work and play. The aim of this project is to claim the canalside through:
1. Engaging with the canal’s industrial past
2. Redeveloping brownfield land
3. Connecting the community with the canal by making it a destination, particularly through the introduction of a canal market.
CITY OF LONDON
THE THAMES
KEY Site Boundary Borough Boundary National rail station Overground station Underground station
HACKNEY VICTORIA PARK LEE VALLEY
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TOWER HAMLETS
LIMEHOUSE BASIN
ISLE OF DOGS
Concept / Regent’s Market
Masterplan / Regent’s Market
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KEY 1. Existing commercial buildings
10. Wetland with raised walkways
2. Widened accessible tow path
11. Ruderal planting
3. Market spaces
12. Private gardens
4. Proposed commercial and
13. New residential buildings and
residential buildings
5. Terraced seating 6. New pedestrian bridge
live/work studios
14. Existing industrial units converted into studios
7. Entrance plaza
15. Northiam Basin is reinstated
8. Gas holder converted into a
16. New waterside accommodation
climbing wall
9. Gas holder converted into an aerial viewing platform
17. Victoria Park
Detailed Design Areas / Regent’s Market
CANALSIDE MARKET
GAS WORKS PLANTING
NORTHIAM BASIN
BEFORE
AFTER
Canalside Market / Regent’s Market At present the canalside has limited access. A low wall and fence cuts the existing towpath off from its surroundings which isolates it. The proposal is to break down this wall to create more access points and widen the towpath which will allow for the canal market to take place. Buildings that line the canalside will be surrounded by a pedestrian friendly environment that provides cafes/restaurants with space to spill out into and opportunities for people to sit alongside the canal and enjoy the views.
Canalside Market / Regent’s Market
Canalside Market Model /
Regent’s Market
BEFORE
AFTER
Northiam Canal Basin / Regent’s Market
Northiam Canal Basin was infilled in 1976 without permission. It now stands as a car park for adjoining low rise flats. The proposal is to reintroduce the basin and provide luxury waterside accommodation.
Northiam Canal Basin / Regent’s Market
Northiam Canal Basin / Regent’s Market The canal basin will be lined with 600mm of puddled clay and will be reinstated with a combination of soft and hard edges. The soft edges will use 300mm diameter coir rolls and they will help to improve the biodiversity of the canal by providing space for waterside habitats to colonise. Sheet piling and steel skirting protection will be used to form the hard edges of the basin. A pedestrian friendly area will be created that uses a simplistic materials palette and allows people to interact with and use the canal.
Gas Works Park & Planting Concept /
Regent’s Market
Colourful and vibrant street planting will attract attention to the canal front, particularly by the canal market. As the visitor moves through the site, the planting will slowly take on influences from the industrial nature of the Gas Works which will become an area of man versus nature. Tree planting will follow lines and grids in parts of the Gas Works and this will slowly break down into ruderal planting where nature is allowed to take over completely. Planting located next to the canal will incorporate wetland planting. These soft canal edges will help to increase biodiversity and improve canal habitats.
Gas Works Park Planting Plan / Regent’s Market
Gas Works Park Model / Regent’s Market
Section Elevation / Regent’s Market This section elevation shows how some of the main design proposals on the site link together. It moves from the informal nature of the ruderal planting in the Gas Works, through to the more formal setting of the canalside with its terraced seating and market spaces.
MASTERS
YEAR 5 University of Greenwich Bugsby’s Reach, London
2011
Bugsby’s Reach Bugsby’s Reach is situated on the Greenwich Penninsula and the site runs between the O2 Arena and Thames Barrier. 300 years ago the land was an open floodplain and marshland. Then in the late 1800’s, early 1900’s the landscape became dominated by industrial complexes. Even though there has been a move away from industry at Bugsby’s Reach in recent years, it still takes up a large percentage of the current site. The concept is to use the past to influence the future, reclaiming the shore and reconnecting the land. River and ecological strands will intertwine and flow through Bugsby’s Reach, opening up the shore and reconnecting it to the land.
Concept / Bugsby’s Reach
Years 0-3:
Years 3-30:
Year 300:
Attract attention to the waterfront
Allow areas to flood and encourage floating/stilted development
30 Year Vision / Bugsby’s Reach
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1. The O2 Arena 2. Tube Station 3. Commercial waterfront
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4. Stepped access to the shore 5. Marina 6. Canalfront housing 7. Accessible wetland shoreline 8. Ecology park 9. Eco Housing 10. Woodland Housing 11. Industrial Activity Park 12. Floating Stage 13. Food production & allotments 14. Rennovation of old jetties 15. New communities & housing
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BACHELORS
YEAR 3 University of Sheffield St George’s, Sheffield
2010
WHAT IS LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE?
What does it involve?
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? WHAT DOES A LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT DO?
Concept / St George’s St George’s is an area of Sheffield with a multitude of derelict sites and university buildings. It is a site very close to Sheffield’s City Centre and so has a huge potential to integrate university and city life. The concept is primarily about education and integrating university departments e.g Landscape Architecture with the City of Sheffield. This in turn would provide opportunities to promote more interaction and collaboration between the departments of Architecture, Landscape Architecture and Engineering. This move would make the public and other university disciplines more aware of Landscape Architecture and what it involves.
Masterplan / St George’s KEY 1. Existing library
9. Existing Music Dept
2. Existing English & Language Dept
10. Engineering Dept
3. Existing Bioincubator
11. Installation space
4. Rain Garden
12. Amphitheatre
5. Cafe spill out space
13. Existing Lecture Theatre & Student residence
6. Architecture & Landscape Depts
14. Retained churchyard & gravestones
7. Experimental planting beds
15. Sir Frederick Mappin Building
8. Art Gallery & Cafe
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SPACES
MOVEMENT
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VEGETATION
BUILT FORM
LANDSCAPE DEPARTMENT
Landscape Department / St George’s The relocation of the Department of Landscape Architecture to St George’s will allow it to fully integrate with the City of Sheffield. It will also give the students the opportunity to learn outside. To bring the public into the site, an art gallery and cafe will be built nearby. This ensures that the area remains active throughout the year and not only in term times. It will also allow the students to learn from the public interaction with the landscape. Experimental planting beds will be located outside the department which will showcase the latest planting trends and techniques, planted by the students themselves. There will also be areas set aside for the Architecture, Landscape Architecture and Engineering students to create installations in both group and individual projects.
ART GALLERY
BACHELORS
YEARS 1 & 2 University of Sheffield Selection of Work & Sketches
2007-2009
Detailed Design / Parkwood Springs, Sheffield
Sketches / Loxely Common, Sheffield
Sketches / Garden in Surrey
Email: ara06bg@hotmail.co.uk