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DERIVE AS A TOOL FOR DESIGN Not to Scale
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Driven by the interest of designing spaces for people the derive was a major component of the project analysis. Influences such as the situationist movement and the act of dwelling by Tim Ingold were determinant when identifying a test bed site and perceiving the space in study. Walking as an intentional movement and psychogeography as a perceptive tool towards a more site specific design. Derive is an act that not only aims to define the unconscious zones of the city, but also with the help of psychogeography attempts to investigate the psycho effects of the urban context on the individual.
Author’s derive
Author’s derive
‘The Derive entails playful – constructive behaviour and an awareness of psychogeographical effects; which completely distinguishes it from the classical notions of the journey and the stroll.’ - Francesco Careri -
Identified void spaces Potential intervention areas
Urban Voids Study
Study Sections
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EXISTING URBAN FABRIC I Scale: various
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1 - Brownfield Site - Future sub/station for Thames Tideway Tunnel Building Area Pavement Green Areas Private Green Areas Services Existing Trees Light Industrial and storage Units
Dominant Land Use Scale: 1/5000
River Thames
Urban Voids
Generic Green Spaces
Thames Path
Road Edge
River Edge
Rail Edge
Natural Edge
Edges: the line along which two or more surfaces meet where the characteristics of each overlay performing changes, interacting, sharing the specificities and increasing richness and variety. Fig.3 Thames Path
Nodes: Confluency of one or more edges.
Fig. 3 - Thames Path, derived from http://www.annierak.hoofbags.me.uk/thames.html, acessed on 23/07/2016
Identified Edges and Nodes Not to Scale
Disconnected Open Spaces Not to Scale
Void space - Future Thames Tideway Tunnel Sub Station
Cherry Gardens Pier
Thames Path
College
Street shopps
Primary school
Pub Church Nursery
Light industrial units Pub Railway The Kernel Brewery
High-end housing
Sports Centre
Streets to close
Social housing
New green spaces
Disconnected green spaces
Streets to Pedestrianize
Existing Fragmentation Not to Scale
Proposed Connectivity Not to Scale
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EXISTING URBAN FABRIC II Scale: various
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Design Concept : Osmosis ‘The process in plants and animals by which a liquid moves gradually from one part of the b ody or the plant to another through a membrane.‘1
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Edge seen as a rich condition, where two or more realities reach each other; a space where the intensity of interchange is high.
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Design Drivers • • • •
Permeability Connectivity Biodiversity Enhancement Spaces for People
Design Goals Create a connection with the river by constructing different situations and ambiances for people.
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Phase I Total area: 3.7 ha
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Phase II Total area: 0.8 ha
Preserve the existing trees. Enhance the biodiversity by adding a panoply of vegetation and inducing the emergency of new habitats for wildlife. Increase the level of permeability and water absorption. 1- http://dictionary.cambridge.org/, acessed on 10/01/2016
Phasing Plan Scale: na
Chambers Street potential void facing West
Fountain Garden Thames Path stretch facing East
Bevington Street sterile green space facing East
Cherry Gardens facing West
Bevington Street sterile green space facing North
Cherry Gardens facing West
Jamaica Street pedestrian acess facing South
Cherry Gardens facing East
St James Churchyard facing East
Jamaica Road Street shopps facing West
Dockley Rd light industrial complex facing South
Jamaica Road facing East
Existing Intervention Sites Not to Scale
Interaction with water Resting amenity areas Water retention Urban play Promenade Biodiversity enhancement Multi-purpose area, public activities Main Sensorial experience: Waterscape
Outdoors exercise Resting amenity areas Urban play Promenade Multi-purpose area, public activities Biodiversity enhancement Main Sensorial experience: Play Resting amenity areas Urban play Promenade Biodiversity enhancement Main Sensorial experience:
Existing Section Scale: 1/2000
Colour
Resting amenity areas Multi-purpose area, public activities Main Sensorial experience: Exchange
Interaction with water Resting amenity areas Urban play Biodiversity enhancement Main Sensorial experience:
smell
Interaction with water Resting amenity areas Food and drink Production Main Sensorial experience:
Existing Section Scale: 1/500
taste
Proposed Programs of Use Not to Scale
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DESIGN EVOLUTION Not to Scale
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MASTERPLAN Scale: 1/1000
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A - Wetland Pier B - Playful Promenade C - Sensorial path D - Informal street market E - Sensorial garden F - Social hub 1 - Multi-purpose area 2 - Outdoor gym 3 - Water play 4 - Playground 5 - Orchard Proposed pavements Sandblasted concrete
Wood deck
Imprinted concrete
Wetpour Rubber Surface
River pebbles Pavers set Stone set grey Dark pebbles Grey pebbles White pebbles Stone set white Proposed planting Bushes and perennials Wild-flower turf Existing Trees Prunus ceracifera cv pissardi | Black cherry plum Salix Alba | White Willow Prunus avium | Wild cherry Popolus tremula | Aspen Carpinus betulus | Hornbeam Betula alba | Silver birch Acer campestre | Field maple Alnus glutinosa | Alder Ailanthus altissima | Tree of heaven
Proposed Trees Prunus serrulata var snow goose | Japanese cherry Quercus palustris | Swamp Oak Betula alba | Silver birch Prunus domestica var jefferson | Plum tree Pryrus communis var black worcester | Pear tree Prunus avium var black oliver | Cherry tree Malus domestica var genet moyle | Apple tree
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MASTER PLAN SECTIONS AND VISUALS Scale: various
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Cherry Gardens a playful promenade not to scale
• Create a resting platform to contemplate the river, along with informal urban play and an outdoor gym
Sensorial Path Scale: various Section AA Scale: 1/200
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• Using herbaceous perennials to create a profusion of colour and movement along this path, providing pocket hubs for play and resting
The Street Market
Scale: various Section BB Scale: 1/200
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• Providing a multipurpose area in a busy commercial street to hold informal seasonal markets, fairs and small events
The Street Market
Scale: various
• Enhancing St.James churchyard with aromatic planting, sustainable drainage, amenity resting areas and informal play.
Section CC Scale: 1/200
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MASTER PLAN PROPOSED HERBACEOUS AND SHRUBS Scale: 1/1000
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|Edible;le Planting 578m2
Buffer planting | 2514m2
Aromatic planting | 1547m2
Colourful perennial planting _Purples | 685m2
Colourful perennial planting _Yellows | 1416m2
Colourful perennial planting _Whites and Browns | 1889m2
Colourful perennial planting _Mixed | 3000m2
Wetland planting | 1018m2
Wildflower turf planting | 7645m2
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MASTER PLAN HARD SURFACES Scale: 1/1000
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Sandblasted concrete | 578m2
Graphic concrete 2514m2
River gravel 1547m2
Stone paver set | 685m2
Grey cobble set | 1416m2
Black aggregates | 1889m2
Grey aggregates 3000m2
White aggregates | 1018m2
White cobble set | 7645m2
Wood deck | 7645m2
Play rubber surface
(1 - Brian Yale
| 7645m2
1972)
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FOCUS AREA 1 Not to Scale
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Existing Context Not to scale
Proposed pedestrian links Existing pedestrian links Focus area boundarie High-end housing Social housing Disconnected green spaces
Thames Path Void space - Future Thames Tideway Tunnel Sub Station
Cherry Gardens Pier
Offices
Cherry Gardens College
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FOCUS AREA 1 . Wetland Pier Scale: various
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Plan View, Scale: 1/500
Proposed pavements Sandblasted concrete River pebbles Imprinted concrete Pavers set
White pebbles Stone set grey
Proposed planting
Existing Trees
Proposed Trees
Wild-flower turf
Prunus avium | Wild cherry
Prunus serrulata var snow goose Japanese cherry
Wetland planting
Popolus tremula | Aspen
Quercus palustris | Swamp Oak
Carpinus betulus | Hornbeam
Betula alba | Silver birch
Colourful herbaceous perennials
Acer campestre | Field maple
Buffer planting Ailanthus altissima | Tree of heaven
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FOCUS AREA 1 SECTIONS AND VISUALS Scale: various
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• Create a pier that gives the illusion of being on the river shore, planting a small wetland and providing spaces for events, resting and play • The water is retained to create a river edge and released slowly back to the Thames according with the tides
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Section DD Scale: 1/500
Detail 1 Scale: 1/50
Concrete paver set (600x80), stretcher bond 50 mm sand bed 200 mm Type 1 sub base
500 mm h. metal edge 50 mm mulch 450 mm topsoil Subsoil
Well compacted subsoil
Detail 2 Scale: 1/50
500 mm h. metal edge 50 mm mulch 450 mm topsoil
Subsoil 50 mm mulch 450 mm topsoil 1000 mm h. metal edge 200 mm Type 1 sub base 150 mm river pebbles
Irrigation system with PE perforated pipe, double inlet for primary irrigation/aeration
Dead-man guying 150 mm gravel
Tree pit 1.5m
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FOCUS AREA 1 PLANTING AND SEASONALITY Scale: various
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Planting Plan Scale: 1/100
Wetland Mix 1 7 plants m2 Carex comans Carex phyllocephala sparkler Carex pseudocyperus Juncus effusus spiralis Juncus effusus Scirpus lacustris albescens
Spa- Spartina pectinata aureomarginata, allow for 2 plants per symbol,2l pots
20% 15% 10% 20% 20% 15%
Ca- Cyperus alternifolius allow for 2 plants per symbol, 2l pots Al- Aster laterifolius, allow for 2 plants per symbol, 2l pots Sg- Stipa gigantea, allow for 2 plants per symbol, 2l pots
RIVER THAMES
Pa- Perovskia atriplicifolia, allow for 2 plants per symbol, 2l pots
Wetland Mix 2 7 plants m2 Iris pseudacorus Alisma plantago Persicaria amphibia Pontederia cordata Potentilla Palustris
30% 10% 30% 10% 20%
Wetland Mix 3 7 plants m2 Orontium aquaticum Myosotis scorpioides Ranunculus flamula Rorippa aquaticum
25% 25% 25% 25%
FLOODABLE AREA / NEW RIVER EDGE
Betula alba
Colourful perennial planting Mix 1 7 plants m2 Stipa tenuissima Luzula nivea Lysimachia ephemerum Sanguisorba officinalis Allium caeruleum
30% 20% 20% 20% 10%
Colourful perennial planting Mix 2 7 plants m2 Panicum virgatum Briza media Eupatorium perfoliatum Papaver orientale ‘Patty’s Plum’ Allium christophii
30% 20% 20% 20% 10%
Colourful perennial planting Mix 3 7 plants m2 Deschampsia cespitosa Melica uniflora Angelica gigas Allium mont everest Geranium rozanne
30% 20% 20% 10% 20%
Colourful perennial planting Mix 4 7 plants m2 Phalaris arundinacea Foeniculum vulgare purpureum Digitalis purpurea Brunera macrofila Centaurea montana
30% 20% 20% 20% 10%
Colourful perennial planting Mix 5 7 plants m2 Miscanthus sinensis 30% Baptisia australis 20% Anthriscus sylvestris, ‘Raven’s Wing’ 20% Serratula seoanei 15% Convallaria majalis 15%
Quercus palustris
Colourful perennial planting Mix 6 7 plants m2 Briza media Persicaria amplexicaulis Eragrostis curvula Salvia × sylvestris ‘Mainacht’ Allium caeruleum Species
Species Carex comans Carex phyllocephala sparkler Carex pseudocyperus Juncus effusus spiralis Juncus effusus Scirpus lacustris albescens Iris pseudacorus Alisma plantago Persicaria amphibia Pontederia cordata Potentilla Palustris Orontium aquaticum Myosotis scorpioides Ranunculus flamula Rorippa aquaticum Quercus palustris Betula alba
Flowering and flower colour S S A W
Structural Interest S S A W
Leaf Colour S S A W
Serratula seoanei Convallaria majalis Persicaria amplexicaulis Eragostis curvula Salvia × sylvestris ‘Mainacht’
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Flowering and flower colour S S A W
Stipa tenuissima Luzula nivea Lysimachia ephemerum Sanguisorba officinalis Allium caeruleum Panicum virgatum Briza media Eupatorium perfoliatum Papaver orientale ‘Patty’s Plum’ Allium christophii Deschampsia cespitosa Melica uniflora Angelica gigas Allium mont everest Geranium rozanne Phalaris arundinacea Foeniculum vulgare purpureum Digitalis purpurea Brunera macrofila Centaurea montana Miscanthus sinensis Baptisia australis Anthriscus sylvestris, ‘Raven’s Wing
30% 20% 20% 20% 10% Structural Interest Leaf Colour S S A W S S A W
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Spartina pectinata aureomarginata
Cyperus alternifolius Aster laterifolius Stipa gigantea
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Perovskia atriplicifolia ‘Blue Spire’ Seasonality chart 2 Seasonality chart 1
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FOCUS AREA 1 SEASONAL RICHNESS Scale: various
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Detail 4
Detail 4 High Tide Scale: 1/100
Section EE Winter Scale: 1/100
Section EE Spring Scale: 1/100
Section EE Summer Scale: 1/100
Section EE Autumn Scale: 1/100
Detail 4 Low Tide Scale: 1/100
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FOCUS AREA 2 Not to Scale
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Existing Context Not to scale
Medical practice
Proposed pedestrian links Existing pedestrian links Pub
Focus area boundarie High-end housing
Church
Railway The Kernel Brewery
Pub
Light industrial units
Sports Centre
Social housing Disconnected green spaces
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FOCUS AREA 2 . Social Hub Scale: various
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Plan View, Scale: 1/500
Bakery
Coffee
Food 1
Brewery
Produce Store Orchard
Food 2
Multipurpuse Space Art gallery Farmers Market Flee Market Parties Theathre
Proposed pavements White pebbles River pebbles White cobble set Wood deck
Proposed planting Wild-flower turf Wetland planting Colourful herbaceous perennials Buffer planting
Stone set grey
Grasses Ground cover plants
Quercus palustris | Swamp Oak
Existing Trees Popolus tremula | Aspen
Ailanthus altissima | Tree of heaven
Pond
Betula alba | Silver birch
‘Better Bankside colourful crossing
Prunus domestica var jefferson | Plum tree
Benches / Rocks
Edible climbers
Edible planting Grey Gravel
Proposed Trees
Pryrus communis var black worcester | Pear tree Prunus avium var black oliver | Cherry tree Malus domestica var genet moyle | Apple tree
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FOCUS AREA 1 SECTIONS AND VISUALS Scale: various
Bermondsey Retrofitting: Sensorial Path • The aim is to transform a small light industrial area into a social Hub. Informed by the existent Kernel Brewery the intention is to create a multifunctional beer garden that at the same time produces the bare ingredients to conceive beer and cider. • The objective is to create a space for community network that allows several events to take place such as workshops or art exhibitions. A place for children and adults to play and connect with nature.
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Section FF Scale: 1/200
Detail 3 Scale: 1/20
500 mm h. metal edge
Ground cover planting Stone set (60x60), stack bond 50 mm sand bed 50 mm mulch
200 mm Type 1 sub base
450 mm topsoil
Subsoil
Section GG Scale: 1/200
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