TRINITY BUOY WHARFPUBLIC SPACE DESIGN Christian Bergonia
DESIGN BRIEF & SPECIFIC ATION THEME: REGENERATION
DESIGN BRIEF In 1998,Trinity Buoy Wharf was converted into a hub for creative industries. Over the years, however, the site has slowly degenerated into an untidy collection of historic buildings and temporary structures. The Trinity Buoy Wharf Company is seeking to redevelop the site with a new, more permanent Café building, Relax & Social Outside Spaces that may be used for weddings & corporate events in the summer, as well as a pavilion that would act as a focal point.
SPECIFICATION • Zoned spaces for different activities • Disabled accessibility • Walkways that connect the different areas of parts of the design
LOC ATION
The location chosen was England, London, Trinity buoy Wharf. The location was chosen because it has gradually evolved into an untidy mix of historic and buildings and temporary structures. The Trinity Buoy Wharf Company would like to develop the site with a new more permanent Café building, Public Outside – Gardens Relax & Social Space suitable for summer weddings & corporate events and a Pavilion to act as a focal point.
PRIMARY RESEARCH Trinity Buoy Wharf
TRINITY BUOY WHARF – LONDON Trinity On the Leamouth Peninsula, Poplar, there is a lighthouse at Buoy Wharf, which is located near the confluence of the River Thames and Bow Creek. It's part of the Tower Hamlets borough of London. The lighthouse is no longer operational, but it is now home to a number of art installations, including Longplayer. The Elder Brethren of Trinity House, currently known as Corporation of Trinity House, began to use the site in 1803. George Mundy of Old Ford repaired the seawall in 1822.The wharf served as a docking and repair facility for lightships, as well as a maintenance depot and storage facility for the many buoys that aided navigation on the Thames.
In December 1988,Trinity House shut the wharf, and the region was gained by the London Docklands Development Corporation. In 1998, the LDDC set up the Trinity Buoy Wharf Trust with a 125-year rent to hold the land for individuals of London Urban Space Holdings Ltd assumed command over the site on a long rent.
CURRENT PROBLEMS WITH TRINITY BUOY WHARF o Hotchpotch of old and new buildings o No outdoor/social relaxation space o Lack of user spaces for defined activities i.e., eating, relaxing, groups, events, social o Mediocre quality limited eating provision o Uneven ground surface with confusing layout o Too many cars parking spaces- cars parked on pedestrian areas o Too much parking at the expense of social space o Lack of meeting space- no clear space for groups to socialise or gather
LOC ATION REVIEW Colours do not match the surrounding areas The site is not used Most of the space is not used Entrance is discrete and location is hidden Not many interactive areas Some of the space is used to park cars Does not look appealing to the eye Lack of greenery The large blue containers does not break the space efficiently • Seating was uncomfortable • Parking and containers take up most of the space • • • • • • • • •
TRINITY BU OY WHARF L OC ATION DIMENS IONS
From the current state of the site it looks very small in person, however,once you remove the blue containers it’s a very large space that could hold a few buildings. The space I will mainly focus on would be the river front where the visitors could view the surrounding areas like Canary Wharf and the O2.
SECONDARY RESEARCH Thames Barrier Park, Highline NYC, Gardens by the Bay, Milennium Park
THAMES B ARRIER PARK – LONDON
Silvertown in the London Borough of Newham has a 7-hectare park named Thames Barrier Park named for its location next to the Thames Barrier at the north bank of the Thames. It provides an attractive public space together with residential and commercial developments to support regeneration in the area.
This was a former PRChemicals factory site, which was contaminated for many years, it was redeveloped on top of one of the most polluted sites in the country. Decontaminating the site took many years and was done carefully.
The park was designed by Alain Provost and Alain Cousseran of Groupe Signes with Patel Taylor in 1995. Featuring an adventurous planting scheme and dancing fountains, it is the first postmodern park in London.
HIGHLINE – NYC A collaboration among James Corner Field Operations, Diller Scofidio + Renfro, and Piet Oudolf resulted in the redesigning of the abandoned spur as a "living system" that includes elements of landscape architecture.It has been a phenomenon of contemporary landscape architecture since it opened in June 2009, and its success has inspired cities throughout the country to redevelop obsolete infrastructure into public spaces. In addition to becoming a tourist attraction, the park spurred development in surrounding neighbourhoods, increasing property values and prices along the route. From Gansevoort Street to 34th Street, the park stretches 1.45 miles. It is open daily from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. during the winter, until 10 p.m. during spring and fall, and until 11 p.m. during summer. A total of eleven entrances are available, including five that are handicap accessible.
Since its debut in June 2009, the High Line has become a symbol of contemporary landscape architecture in the United States. The popularity of the High Line has prompted communities across the United States to repurpose outmoded infrastructure as public space. The park grew in popularity as a tourist destination, spurring development in nearby areas and raising real estate values and prices along the path.The park had over five million visitors per year by September 2014, and by 2019, it had eight million visitors per year.
GARDENS BY THE B AY – SINGAPORE The Bay Gardens were a part of Singapore's plan to turn its "Garden City" into a "City in a Garden". The city wanted to improve its quality of life by improving its greenery and flora. Gardens by the Bay was first announced by Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at the National Day Rally in 2005 and was intended to be Singapore's premier urban outdoor recreation space. An extremely popular tourist attraction in Singapore, the park received 6.4 million visitors in 2014, topped the 20 million mark in November 2015 and is expecting to reach over 50 million visitors in the near future.There are three waterfront gardens in the park: Bay South Garden, Bay East Garden, and Bay Central Garden. By far the largest of the gardens is the Bay South Garden, which covers 54 hectares. In the Bay South Garden, there is a Flower Dome that is the largest glass greenhouse in the world at this garden.
The 18 tree-like structures that dominate the Gardens' landscape with heights ranging from 25 metres (82 feet) to 50 metres are known as Supertrees (160 ft). Grant Associates conceptualised and designed them, with Atelier One and Atelier Ten providing innovative engineering. They are vertical gardens that serve a variety of purposes, including planting, shade, and acting as garden environmental engines.
MILLENNIUM PARK – CHIC AGO Millennium Park is a public park in the Chicago Loop, a neighbourhood in the city of Chicago, Illinois. It is managed by MB Real Estate and operated by the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs. The park, which surrounds a 24.5-acre area of north-western Grant Park, was created to commemorate the third millennium and serves as an important social centre near the city's Lake Michigan waterfront.The park's planning began in October 1997. Construction of Millennium Park began in October 1998 and was completed four years late, on July 16, 2004, with a ceremony.
The Illinois Central Train controlled a right-of-way between downtown Chicago and Lake Michigan in what is now Grant Park from 1852 until 1997 and used it for railroad tracks. In 1997, it opted to develop a parking complex.
To honour the 100th anniversary of Daniel Burnham's 1909 Plan of Chicago, architects Zaha Hadid and Ben van Berkel were commissioned to design and build two pavilions on the Chase Promenade South in 2009. The pavilions were planned to be temporary buildings and were funded privately.
They were designed to reflect the city's continuous pursuit of Burnham's architectural ideal and served as the focal point of Chicago's yearlong commemoration of Burnham's Plan.
INITIAL IDEAS
PAVILIONS
PAVILION RESEARCH
The 3 pavilions have a very simple shape however have a lot of detail which makes them look more complex than simple.
PAVILION MODEL
This is my pavilion model developed with drawings, I decided to raise the front which gives people a better view of Canary Wharf and the O2. I have also kept the idea of having the same pavilion three times because I like how it suits the long and narrow area in Trinity Buoy Wharf
C AFÉ
C AFÉ RESEARCH Here I did some research on some various cafés. The main similarities and features of the café are that they all have very large windows which allow people inside to have a good view, which I will try and cooperate with my designs.
C AFÉ MODEL This is the café design I came up with. As you can see, I turned the left-hand solution into this. I preserved the same shape but changed the smaller triangle's position by making it smaller and closer to the larger triangle. Small windows, as well as the front and back, have been installed. This was done to allow natural light into the structures and provide a pleasant view for those within.
PUBLIC SPACE
PUBLIC SPACE RESEARCH Using The Edge park as my main research I could see that they use different materials on the ground to show some gradient. I also like how the other places have an area where the stairs are also used as seating.
GEOMETRIC SHAPES
I have decided to look into geometric shapes because they will inspire me along with the other research to think of the different patterns, I could use to design the space in Trinity Buoy Wharf.
POSITIONING Pavilion
Stairs/ Seating
Light House
Seating/ fountain
Café Greenery/ Seating
Using the research and geometric shapes I have sectioned out where I want the different areas to be located. I have decided to put the greenery in the centre because that’s where most people will be located and is surrounded with the structure and areas. I have also decided to put my café near the entrance of the site because it does not disrupt any of the views or structures. The reason why I put the pavilion on the long area because the area is quite isolated so by putting the pavilion there it may attract more people there.
PUBLIC SPACE MODEL 1, 2 I have done 2 different models because it allows me to explore different ideas and different shapes. The model on the left explores the different ways I can put greenery and the right model explores the different ways I can put the seating.
DEVELOPMENT
I have used very simple shapes like triangles to make area for vegetation that could add more color to my site, and I have also created different seating/ stairs one with a lot more random approach and the other with a simpler and more symmetrical pattern. I will most likely choose the simpler option because I want to keep everything very simple and not over the top
FINAL IDEA
FINAL OUTCOME
Here is my final result for Trinity Buoy Wharf's site solution. In order to develop this site, I used aspects from my study and modelling. As I have varied seating positions throughout the property, I believe I have applied well to the brief. It is also accessible to everyone because the majority of the property is flat with little obstacles. The riverside view has been planned to be far enough away from the center area so there will be few people going by. I've also attempted to create locations where people can engage in various activities such as socializing and studying. I even considered the fact that there are many beautiful sites close to Trinity buoy wharf, such as Canary Wharf and the O2, and decided to make sure that no structures would impede that view.
Here are some more close-up images of my website. I made sure the site wasn't too crowded and that everything was fairly distributed, so it didn't feel too empty or too crowded. There is plenty of open space, allowing big groups of people to come without feeling crowded. Within the site, the round seating has created a contrast of sharp and sinuous forms. The pavilions have also been moved out of the way of the vista. I've also placed the bottom area at the site's edge, so it's closer to the river and has a clear view of the trinity buoy dock area. The vast grassy spaces are ideal for picnics and other activities, while the smaller grassy sections are ideal for groups of people to congregate. I've also placed the pathing behind all of the gracy sections to ensure that it doesn't obstruct the view.