Huiyu Zhou portfolio

SELECTED WORKS HUIYU ZHOU

HUIYU ZHOU

Email: blakezhou66@gmail.com

Telephone: +86 13983767713; +44 7481158928

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This is a compilation of my work from the past seven years, through which you will see continuous themes of exploration: housing, domesticity, political and social impacts, environmental changes, and the use of detailed analysis and research in architectural design.

In these 9 projects and 53 pages I experiment with architecture through designs that are rooted in practicality, sensitivity to materiality, and an awareness of contemporary issues.

Project 01 (pp. 04-07)

IVY #151 [Residential, Refurbishment]

Project 02 (pp. 08-11)

Lilong Elevator Showroom [Commercial, Interior]

Project 03 (pp. 12-15)

Mountain Resort [Residential, Landscape]

Project 04 (pp. 16-19)

An Ko Rau [Commercial, Interior]

Project 05 (pp. 20-23)

Maison Albar Hotel [Hospitality]

Project 06 (pp. 24-31)

Urban Kaleidoscope [Mixed-use, Refurbishment]

Project 07 (pp. 32-39)

Talabasi Language School [Cultural, Educational]

Project 08 (pp. 40-47)

New Worswick Chambers [Cultural, Refurbishment]

Project 09 (pp. 48-53)

Bringing Hillsborough Park to Life [Infrastructure]

PROFILE

A commercially aware and highly creative architectural design MArch graduate from the University of Sheffield with a BA from Newcastle University and experience in architectural project management of commercial and residential spaces. Skilled in performing digital sketching, preparing 2d and 3d models, and developing interior designs. Background in evaluating projects and setting timelines, coordinating contractors and participating in various architecture and design competitions. Fluent in Mandarin and English.

WORKING EXPERIENCE

Shiye Architecture Design and Research Practice | Chongqing, China [a multidisciplinary office for research and residential design] Part 2 Architectural Assistant (June 2022 - Present)

• Designed several private villas floor plans and assisted my partners with the interior design (Rhino, Enscape, Photoshop, InDesign).

the Oval Partnership | Shanghai and Hong Kong China [an architectural firm for commercial and residential projects] Part 2 Architectural Assistant (April 2022 - June 2022)

• Cooperated with the Hong Kong office on a retail project in Shanghai in the detailed design stage, worked on the facade and roof design and drafted the presentation slides (Rhino, SketchUp, Photoshop, InDesign, Enscape), client and contractor meetings, assisted project managers in tendering and cost estimate.

• Site analysis and conceptual design of a competition project in Shanghai (Grasshopper, InDesign, Photoshop).

XBA | Chongqing, China [an architectural firm for commercial and residential projects]

Part 1 Architectural Assistant (April 2019 - August 2019)

• Assisted in facade design and renderings for a hospital (AutoCAD, SketchUp).

EDUCATION

SSoA at University of Sheffield Master of Architecture RIBA Part 2 (September 2019 - July 2021)

Newcastle University Bachelor of Arts, Architecture RIBA Part 1 (September 2015 - June 2018)

INTO Newcastle University Humanities, Foundation Course (January 2015 - August 2015)

SKILLS

English Mandarin

Rhinoceros 3D

SketchUp Revit

AutoCAD

Adobe Suite Enscape Twinmotion Lasercutting

3d Printing Physical Models

• Worked on graphic, design and construction documents for a commercial hotel project (AutoCAD, SketchUp, Illustrator, InDesign), reviewed project goals with the project manager, and assisted in setting deadlines for contractors.

• Designed massing for a residential project and assisted in facade design and renderings (SketchUp, Lumion, Photoshop, InDesign).

• Schematic design for an urban masterplan project (Rhino, InDesign).

MORE Architecture | Shanghai, China [a multidisciplinary office for research and architecture] Part 1 Architectural Assistant (September 2018 - February 2019)

• Drafted a concept set for an interior project, developed the concept and detailed design, also renderings and construction drawings (AutoCAD, Rhino, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Twinmotion), client meetings and project supervision.

• Detailed design for the residential project, mainly worked on plan development and renderings (AutoCAD, Photoshop, Vray).

• Site analysis and concept design of a small scale shop (AutoCAD, InDesign, Rhino), site visits and client meetings.

• Mapping and density study of two European cities (Rhino, Illustrator, InDesign).

Fantu Design | Chongqing, China [an architectural visualization and 3d rendering services firm] Architecture Intern (July 2016 - August 2016)

• Produced a set of renderings (3D Max, Photoshop, InDesign) for a renovation project and completed site visits.

COMPETITONS

Site Shelter | an open-air museum for visitors to engage with the history, the land and the ocean.

Everest Challenge | a toilet design on Mount Everest, using this hidden and humble design to provide the essential service facilities to climbers and help to protect the environment.

Ivy #151

A residential and refurbishment project in Chongqing, China

Ivy #151 originally was a mixed pseudo-European-style building with various ornaments and materials decorated externally. The spatial structure of the existing building was chaotic, and the natural light and natural ventilation were inadequate internally.

We look for the order from the existing structure

Through the emphasis on the facade vertical columns, a sense of modern classic reveals. We also attempt to simplify the building by the unification of the material – washed pebble, therefore allowing the building to return back to the pure expression of the spatial structure.

Similar to the material strategy for the facade wall, we minimise the use of the material for the interior but attempt to reveal the logic of the construction by using shadow gaps to expose the relationship between columns and floor, walls and ceiling, etc.

professional work / interior design / team work / detailed project documentation / 2022 / Shiye Architecture Design and Research Practice

Contact: Shuo Liu - shuoliu@shiyearchitects.com

The main premises of the house is the public area which includes a living room, a dining room, several meeting rooms and a kitchen island - a place of attraction and communication. The organisation of the space is centered by the naturally lighted atrium + spiral staircase. We opened up some parts of the internal space to become the semi-open space, therefore allowing the circulation to integrate inside and outside spaces and enrich the spatial experience.

Lilong Elevator Showroom

A showroom for elevators and the components in Ningbo, China.

Set in central Huddersfield, the proposal calls for a social condenser to incubate and encourage life back into the urban centre to create intergenerational, mixed communities with an emphasis on unifying activities of eating and drinking, playing, learning and smoking.

The concept aims to address broader disparities in high streets through the compiling of a collection of layers of time and spatial realisation. The forgotten yards and derelict buildings form a stage and multiple pockets for communities.

The whole block is a new initiative to teach both adults and kids from across Huddersfield how to grow, prepare and cook food, while also providing community space and productive gardens for people to enjoy.

professional work / interior architecture / team work / schematic design / design development / construction documents / client meeting / 2018-2019 / MORE Architecture

Contact: daan@more-architecture.com

The building has been constructed and the roof was set, the height of the building is 8.5m. The elevators are in different modes and diverse sizes. To achieve client’s requirement that having at least four-storey to showcase their elevators, we decided to make split levels and connect the elevators by ‘catwalks’ instead of heavy floor slabs. From the upper floors, visitors could stand on the ‘catwalks’, allowing a connection between different levels.

Vertical Circulation

Platform Resort

A residential compound project in Anji, China.

In recent years, China’s geographical positioning has undergone significant changes. The most remote places are now connected to the cities of the East Coast through highways, railways and, of course, the internet. Simultaneously, after forty years of industrialisation and urbanisation, the Chinese middle class has money and time: the ultimate prerequisite for tourism. People are fleeing their megacities on weekends, and are getting interested – and sometimes downright nostalgic about – rural life.

With the encouragement of the government that promotes domestic consumption, leisure is one of the biggest drivers of rural development in China. But in many parts of China, there is virtually no real contrast between urban and rural areas.

With the aim to improve the quality of life of the rural population, high-rise buildings are rapidly replacing the farm. Factories move their production facilities to villages. Farmers eat McDonald, which they pay by WeChat. How to ‘return to the countryside’ without entering the danger of nostalgia or ignorance? How do we creating an ‘urban’ quality of life in a rural environment? How do we take advantage of the landscape and contribute to its cultural value at the same time?

professional work / team work / design development / 2018-2019 / MORE Architecture

Contact: Daan Roggeveen - daan@more-architecture.com

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The C-type houses stand on a steep site, with individual units having a height difference of up to 5 meters from the entry level to the road. Creating a safe and welcoming entrance was a challenge. We tried to keep the depth of the entry garden, grow plants at the adequate height so that people can see the green from their own house when they walk on the road, at the same time, the plants can provide privacy to the house.

The main material used on elevation is stucco, to create a low disturbance but strong integration between the critical relationship with the site.

An Ko Rau

A sportswear shop in Shanghai, China.

An Ko Rau, the meaning of “stationary” in Esperanto, is a sub-brand of Zuc Zug. The brand icon “0” is inspired by the sports stopwatch. Movement, from static, to zero, and repeated. An Ko Rau, with sports as a culture, creates a new concept of sportswear design.

The new shop locates at An Fu Road, Shanghai. Surrounded by several cafe shops and luxury private villas. The client wished us to design a ‘shop’ not only for shopping but also to showcase the culture of the brand and also providing a place for the neighbourhood to gather around. So we change the role of the shop: from experience to community.

professional work / team work / schematic design / design development / client meeting / 2018-2019 / MORE Architecture

Contact: Daan Roggeveen - daan@more-architecture.com

Yulei Mountain Maison Albar Hotel

A boutique hotel in Chengdu, China.

The project is located at Wenmiao Street, Dujiangyan City. The site is backed by Yulei Mountain, overlooking wenmiao Park. The land for the whole project is mountainous, with a drop of nearly 30 meters from the project near the municipal road to the highest point of the planning red line. The total planned construction land area is 11,662.85 square meters.

By creating series of small volume guest room boxes, to break the building volume and hide it in the mountain, so as to retain the original texture of the site and maximise the integration into the scenic environment of Yulei Mountain.

professional work / team work / schematic design / design development / client meeting / 2019 / XBA

Contact: Siqi Li - lisiqi.architecture@gmail.com

Urban Kaleidoscope

A regeneration and mixed-use project in Huddersfield, the UK.

Set in central Huddersfield, the proposal calls for a social condenser to incubate and encourage life back into the urban centre to create intergenerational, mixed communities with an emphasis on unifying activities of eating and drinking, playing, learning and smoking.

The concept aims to address broader disparities in high streets through the compiling of a collection of layers of time and spatial realisation. The forgotten yards and derelict buildings form a stage and multiple pockets for communities.

The whole block is a new initiative to teach both adults and kids from across Huddersfield how to grow, prepare and cook food, while also providing community space and productive gardens for people to enjoy.

Research phase: academic project / team work / 2020-2021 / SSoA Sheffield School of Architecture Design phase: academic project / individual work / 2021 / SSoA Sheffield School of Architecture

Contact: Jo Sharples - j.a.sharples@sheffield.ac.uk

After the sequential blows of de-industrialisation, the rise of the internet shopper and now the pandemic, many town centres are forlorn for lack of purpose. What will become of them, what is their reason for being?

Huddersfield is one example; large swathes of the town lie vacant whilst paradoxically being listed for its historic and multi-cultural values. In a climatic emergency, existing buildings and their materials must be viewed as precious reserves of embodied energy, their re-use is an essential starting point for all our working; whilst preservationist attitudes in relation to inefficient building performance are questioned. We explore how ‘the town that bought itself’ can recover to recreate a truly collective, civic society in an environmentally conscious, creative re-imagining of the way we want to live together.

In this project, I discussed the basic “rituals” that exist in every culture and social group, these activities are daily happened in our lives but also suggest the highest interaction, which are “eating”, “playing”, “learning” and “smoking”. Eating exposes the cultural and social belonging and creates a possibility to exchange; playing comes from childhood as a tool to learn and interact; group learning will be advocated in this project, provide space to citizens and visitors to learn from different cultures and groups, as well as promoting skill sharing; smoking is a very high socially interactive activity, but has become a symbol of the conflict between individual freedom and collective responsibility.

Seeing and Being Seen

The chosen site is in a big urban block between two high streets - market street and new street. There’s no obvious pathway connects two sides of this block, instead, there is a secret access to the inner yards and the other side. Buildings on site are mostly 3-4-storey high, there are several entrances on the main streets, allowing people to enter the inner yards. The majority of these entrances are inconspicuous and underused.

Project Structural Strategy

external pergola system

new opening cut on existing pitched roof, forming a patio in the tunnel entrance, bringing sunlight to the dark tunnel.

accessible roof garden

as a viewing platform on the residential block looking out to the courtyard

skylight systems

glazed skylights penetrate deep into the buildings to dark spaces.

roof truss

existing roof truss, with new openings, new hangers will be added to support the after-cut part.

external chimney internal walls

without affecting the existing structures, also to extract the air in the kitchen, a new external chimney will be added.

access core

new concrete lift shafts will be added

in the culinary school building, mostly use existing walls, and add stud walling dependent on loading, acoustic and structure; in the residential building, mostly stud walling dependent on loading, acoustic and structure.

floor plates

reuse the existing suspended timber floor, but will add acoustic and insulation. in the residential building, underfloor heating will be added.

new supportive columns load bearing wall

in order to open up the ground floor plan make it welcome and suitable for public using, one original load bearing wall will be removed and several new columns will be added.

load bearing facade with new openings

more and larger openings on the facade, new lintels will be added in the walls.

external pergola

to create a semi-open public space connect the enclosed and open spaces. also provide shading in summer, people can grow plants on it.

mostly are original load bearing facade, plus two new access core as supportive elements.

steel frame

part of the residential building is built in late 19th with steel frame construction. the structure will be reused.

Demolish part of the vacant building attached on queens hotel, so the yard could be bigger and people could have a continuous visual experience. Also it could divide two yards so one yard is more for eating drinking, another one is more for playing and smoking, and to accommodate some events.

The ground floor is designed as open as possible, to create a new perception of inside and outside

A ‘pergola’ structure is proposed in the yard, people can have fabrics and vegetation ropes on it, so it can control the sunlight in summer and create a new flexible atmosphere.

The tunnel entrance is quite dark and deep, I proposed to add some openings on the ground floor, so there will be a connection between inside and outside. This allows people to see the activities in there so it’s a way to attract people to go into the buildings.

To use the height difference in the yards to create an amphitheatre to accommodate various activities allowing cultural shifting, like temporary food market, or jazz music concert, mainly as a viewpoint in order to return the occupied public space to the city.

So the whole block would contain enclosed parts, semi enclosed area and open areas.

This visual shows when people enter from the new street tunnel entrance, there’s a temporary market space in the yard, and people can enjoy the sunshine sitting on the stairs, the changes on the facade is clear to see.

This drawing shows the view of the living room of a family flat. The new openings bring transparency, openness and lighting to the buildings, to achieve natural daylighting and cross ventilation.

Tarlabasi Language School

The aim of this project is to fulfil the needs of the marginalised community of Tarlabasi in Istanbul. It helps both local people and migrants to get educated, and celebrate the culture diversity. The programme is divided in three major entities: a public book cafe, a nursery and a language teaching centre. The outdoor spaces define the privacy levels of the building, people can meander and gather in different spots.

A language school in a slum locates in Tarlabasi, Istanbul.

Research phase: academic project / team work / 2019-2020 / SSoA Sheffield School of Architecture Design phase: academic project / individual work / 2020 / SSoA Sheffield School of Architecture

Contact: Simon Baker - simon.baker@sheffield.ac.uk Website: https://www.reactiviststudio.com/

Istanbul is one of the fastest-growing metropolitan areas in the world and the world’s only megacity located on two continents with 15 million inhabitants. The metropolis, subject to rapid population growth is spreading in all directions. The studio located itself in the central neighbourhood of Tarlabasi, a primarily lowincome,historic and diverse area, known for its Kurdish, Syrian Refugee, Romani,and transgender communities.

The whole studio explored the threat to these marginalised communities, the government’s regeneration renewal law for the Protection of Deteriorated Historic and Cultural Heritage resulting in displaced and removed communities.

Most migrants in the slum do not speak Turkish nor English, it made them very hard to get a job, and the government didn’t support them a lot. Some local people would offer them accommodations to help them survive. When we had dinner with one local woman, Fatma, and her families, as we speak different languages, it was quite difficult to communicate with them. So I decide to design a language school for residents in Tarlabasi, both adults and children. This school will not only offer Turkish and English teachings, but also some other languages, to help local people and migrants to respect the local cultures and distinctions, also to cement local diversity.

My chosen site is an ‘island’ with a triangular shape, the surrounding urban grain is diverse. The site is not inhabited and most buildings here have collapsed. There are some residential buildings and small shops around the site. The Sunday market runs in front of the site.

Courtyard as the Buffer + Partition

4th Courtyard

“The Courtyard of the Favourites” hidden courtyard - servants using

3rd Courtyard

“Courtyard of the Sultan’s Chief Consorts and Concubines” private using - library + bedrooms

2nd Courtyard

“Courtyard of the Queen Mother” semi-public using - offices + exhibition

1st Courtyard “Court of the Janissaries” public - pray + leisure

In Ottoman Architecture, the outdoor spaces are used as public gathering points, and to partition different privacy levels of spaces. I wished to design a space completely different from the noisy and messy environment outside, make this space is protected and secured. So I followed the design strategy of Ottoman architecture, using courtyards to define the privacy levels of my building.

Based on the analysis of the ottoman architecture and housings in the neighbourhood, I defined the volume and shape of my building.

The public using cafe + book shop is at the front of the building, facing the market street. The first gathering space connects market street and crossings. Welcome people to use the space and to enter the building.

Create inner courtyards, the main entrance of the complex is on the side branch, to not to break down the market street, also to make it hidden from the main road, keep the privacy of the inner courtyards and buildings.

Create the cantilevered upper floors, to have a covered walking path like other buildings in tarlabasi. Rotate the west facing walls to avoid direct sunlight

Make rooftops accessible, create outside teaching and playing area.

Topkapi Palace

Nursery inhabited wall — The inhabited wall in the nursery is used as sitting area and a mini play area for kids. A chalkboard is in it and children can do some wall painting.

In ancient buildings the use of inhabited wall is quite common, especially in some religious buildings. These excavated spaces are used as sitting areas, exhibition areas, side chapels or rooms.

Classroom inhabited wall — The first set of inhabited walls are used in classrooms. The rotated and excavated thick exterior wall blocks the noise and heat from the outside, also acts as a sitting area. Two side walls are deep enough for storage and display. The wall divides the classroom and the corridor is using for book shelves.

Library inhabited wall — The inhabited wall in the library and cafe divides the public and semi public area in this space. The wall is used as book shelves with some openings in there. So people on two sides can have some visual connections.

New Worswich Chambers

The work undertaken in Future City studio is to develop an alternative ‘future’ for Newcastle, one that pushes back against the imperatives of market-driven, commercial urbanisation

We are asked to propose speculative buildings, with mixed-use programmes that have strong social and civic qualities and that are inclusive of local businesses, cultural organisations and social groups that are frequently marginalised in private real estate development.

This project is heavily based on the analysis and research of East Pilgrim Street (EPS) area in Newcastle, using narrative to explore the crucial social, urban, economic and material issues within this area which I then respond to architecturally, proposing a method which culminates in the design of an urban dance studio, that could promote the cultural development in EPS area.

An urban culture studio locates in Newcastle, the UK.

Research phase: academic project / team work / 207-2018 / Newcastle University Design phase: academic project / individual work / 2018 / Newcastle University

Contact: Kieran Connolly - kieran.connolly@ncl.ac.uk; Luke Rigg - l.s.rigg@gmail.com

There are many listed building and old buildings in EPS area. Most of them are in a large form with different blocks within, however, here is no specific distinction between different blocks and functions in one building. So in this project, the mass and height of the building are

designed to create a subtle transition from the big scale of the Worswick Chambers to the wider proportions of the predominant blocks in EPS area. The aim is not only to design a building but also to design the skyline of the city.

Main Structure - Concrete Frame

The main structure is concrete frame structure, the choice of concrete was inspired by the sites conditions and the way in which the material responds to urban dance. Concrete frame structure gives the building a solid cube form to response the heavy structures of the surrounding buildings. Moreover, the old building has the structure movement and drainage problems, so the new building cannot supported by the existing wall. The concrete columns are offset to the existing brickwork without touching the listed building.

There are 5 main stages alteration: The first stage is the analysis of the site and Worswick Chamber, define the demolition and preservation manifesto; The second stage is demolish the shabby brickwork block and install the foundation structure; The third stage is primary structure construction; The fourth is facade installation and last the roof installation.

Block Extend out and push back Subtraction Bring in light Curtain walls 4 different volumes

Inner walls of dance studios will be hardwood with soft insulation, to create a smooth surface to protect the dancers.

Outside of the dance studio is the social and waiting area, with reclaimed and recoloured brick from the demolished part of Worswick Chambers. Different materials define the public and semi-public areas.

The toilet and shower room units have ceramic tile floors, and unpolished concrete walls. Keeping the original texture of concrete reflects urban dance culture -- the original street style, without being dogmatic. (All the ceilings in the building are unpolished concrete as well.)

Walking into the ground floor bar area, long wooden tables are provided for people’s use. The reclaimed brick is used to build the lattice wall, creating the interesting shadow, and ensuring the privacy of the room. A large atrium and curtain wall allow people at the upper floors to enjoy the view of Tyne Bridge and Quayside, and look down to the ground floor area.

The social area between two dance studios, the wide span of this space allows people gather together to social and communicate. The cladding of public areas would be reclaimed and recoloured brick, to respect the original Worswick Chamber, and to show the difference between the new and old textures.

View from the ground floor bar, through the courtyard, the existing Worswick Chambers, and the tunnel entrance on Pilgrim Street. The ground floor bar can be used as a dance floor as well, DJ is located at the corner, all the tables and chairs could be moved by the wall or ground floor storage area.

A wide space with high ceilings is provided in the dance studios. The width is important for dances that move a lot in scenic space and for big groups. The height is important for dancers to practice to communicate a big image of them in space. Smooth wall surface and buffered floors are important as well, to protect dancers from the impact of jumps, falls, etc.

Bringing Hillsborough Park to Life

A signage design and future develop plan for a park in Sheffield, the UK.

The project has been developed by a team of 14 students in collaboration with local community partners, or ‘clients’, as a part of the Live Project programme at The University of Sheffield School of Architecture. The outcomes are diverse and include physical works, sustainability strategies, strategic urban planning, online resources and participation toolkits.

The brief for this project is to work with Age UK Sheffield to design and test strategies that will connect key buildings on site to the wider landscape of Hillsborough Park and increase awareness of the valuable assets that the park has to offer.

As a participant in this project, I worked on the design of the strategy for the development of the park, also was the leader of the graphic team.

academic work / team work / schematic design / design development / client meeting / 2021 / SSoA Sheffield School of Architecture

Contact: Simon Baker - simon.baker@sheffield.ac.uk

Website: https://bringinghillsboroughparktolife.wordpress.com/

Centred on developing an understanding of how the site is used on a day-to-day basis and testing strategies for how the user experience at Hillsborough Park may be improved.

These strategies include:

a - A new wayfinding strategy for the park, includes signage, maps and leaflets featuring information about Hillsborough Park, The Coach House, Potting Shed, Walled Garden and Bowling Pavilion;

b - Built installations in the park that draw people into the area and engage the public;

c - Public test events that will look to test proposals in situ, permitting a deeper understanding of how proposed designs will work on site.

Our vision was to provide the client exactly what he asked for, a ‘shoot to the stars’ vision of the future of Hillsborough Park. A fundamental part of the key was the successful design of better way finding to improve the parks current underused and monotone infrastructure.

Prototype Signage Design

The simple framework of the prototype signage allowed for easily installed panels that could be interchanged to show new information dependent on location or event. Simple fixings provide ease of replacement and hold whilst the information would be laminated, printed and attached by adhesive.

The simple palette of material and fixings allowed for minimal waste along with an ease of construction on site, referred to the team as ‘flat pack’. By breaking down elements and treating them as sections the structure could grow simply by adding a new collection of materials for more information or likewise be reduced in the same manner if this was required. This also allowed for simpler costing

The framework caters for an intergenerational audience. The ease of interaction due to the simple readable nature means quick and effective use. The structure is as simple to read due to its shape and angular forms as it is close.

Developed Signage Design

What we are looking to propose is a ‘kit-of-parts’ that consists of two side panels and one canopy element. Collectively making one continuous archway. The signage can be installed as a stand alone one sided panel, with a additional side panel for destinations in the park that require more space to present information. For key moments and experiences there is an option to install a retractable and lockable canopy. The main chevron panel can have laser cut graphics etched into the metal, highlighting what’s up next’ on the walkway through the park. Integrated into the panel will be areas of enclosed notice board using transparent acrylic. Overarching the two signage panels is an optional canopy that can include text signage with lighting.

The long term vision:

a: Open up and connect existing monuments to the wider site;

b: Design with a multigenerational community in mind;

c: Create an engaging and welcoming environment;

d: Be accessible, flexible and inclusive in design. Inspire socialising through the celebration of current and new programmes;

e: Be sensitive but celebrational to existing on site monuments.

Part of the new strategy formed by the Live Project team was to improve the awareness of the Walled garden using a future vision for a masterplan.

The Masterplan would be a greater ‘shoot for the stars’ view of the parks future potential including all current and future community partners. It would also encompass the existing landmarks on site and celebrate them with new and ‘Age friendly’ infrastructure.

All together the scheme is a vibrant mix of opportunity. Infrastructure alone will not thrive without the local community partner to enjoy, use and take control.

By including the facilitation of these members within the ‘stops’ of the loop, community progression is assured promoting a strong mix interest and enabling growth of the community stakeholders of the park along with future ambitions for its upkeep and infrastructure.

The Parks existing features provide a great platform, physically, historically and sensory for the introduction of an enjoyable narrative The infrastructures proposed are both light touch and reversible in consideration with, conservation considerations and would allow the park and this its community members to thrive.

Thank you for your consideration.