ELAF A3 Draft- REDUCED by Elspeth Faulkner

BRISTOL... HARBOUR CITY, CYCLING CITY, CREATIVE CITY, FESTIVAL CITY, STUDENT CITY, GROWING CITY, ECLECTIC CITY, WELL CONNECTED CITY

                   

CARDIFF

NEW -

BRISTOL

BATH

L ONDON

PORT

16MIN

35MIN

12MIN

POPULATION

BRISTOL

BATH

NEWPORT

CARDIFF

1991 2001 2008

376,146 380,615 426,100

158,692 169,040 177,400

133,318 137,011 172,400

285,531 305,353 330,500

90MIN

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY

  

ST’ PHILIPS PRIORY

                 

            LOCATION OF AVON TIDAL DEFENCES (CUT 1804-1809)

SAXON BRISTOL (5TH CENTUARY)  

MEDIEVAL BRISTOL (5TH-15TH CENTUARY) RECENT PAST (2000 BRISTOL CENTRAL AREA) PRESENT DAY (2010 BRISTOL CENTRAL AREA)



BRISTOL IN SOUTH WEST ENGLAND (GOOGLE MAPS) - 51O27’ N, 02O35’W

BRISTOL DEVELOPMENT AND SITE LOCATION

BRISTOL WARD AVERAGE

LAWRENCE HILL











BRISTOL WARD AVERAGE

LAWRENCE HILL

BRISTOL WARD AVERAGE LAWRENCE HILL 

2010/ 2011 BRISTOL CORE STRATEGY DIAGRAM EXPLAINING SITE LOCATION

 

AND

CONTEXT @ 1:12500



SITE WARD STATISTICS (2008 BRISTOL CITY COUNCIL WARD PROFILE)

AREA 04 @1:1000 MAIN STREET TO BARTON HILL

AREA 03 @1:1000 URBAN STREET CLUTTER IN TEMPLE QUAY

AREA 02 @1:1000 FEEDER ROAD

AREA 01 @1:1000 LISTED AND CHARACTERFUL RUBBLE STONE WALLS

AND

THE FEEDER WALL

 

 



50M





KEY POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT LANDWITH BUILDINGS OF SOME MERIT POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT LANDWITH BUILDINGS OF NO MERIT VACANT LAND LAND CURRENTLY UNDERGOING RE-DEVELOPMENT TRAVEL OR MOVEMENT ACTIVITIES NATURAL RESOURCES-RELATED ACTIVITIES

WHITE = PUBLIC

OVERGROUND 02_ VEHICULAR INFRASTRUCTURE ST’ PHILIPS CAUSEWAY

OVERGROUND 01_ RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE

GROUND L EVEL_ WATERWAYS

GRAY = PRIVATE

 

  







URBAN DESIGN SITE HAS HISTORY OF SELF CONTAINED LIVE/ WORK COMMUNITIES

                  

APX. 6M

APX. 8.5M

            1:200 HISTORIC STREET SECTION- 1918 HEIGHT TO WIDTH RATIO

       

APX. 17.5M

APX. 10M

               

1:200 CURRENT STREET SECTION- 2011 HEIGHT TO WIDTH RATIO

MEDIEVAL TIMES











 

    

    

   

 



HISTORIC USES MAPPING 01- 1918 CATTLE MARKET + HIGH STREET

SIMPLIFIED HISTORIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE URBAN DESIGN SITE

HISTORIC USES MAPPING 02- 1918 SHOWING LOCAL CHURCH





HISTORICALLY THE SITE AND AREA TO THE EAST WERE WELL CONNECTED TO BRISTOL CITY CENTRE AND COMMUNITY IDENTITY CENTRED AROUND LOCAL CHURCHES.

CONSTRUCTION OF INNER RING ROAD CREATED A “RING OF DERELICTION” TO THE EAST OF THE CITY CENTRE WITH LITTLE OR NO ACCESS TO AMENITIES. TEMPLE MEADS ACCESS FROM THE EAST EXTREMELY LIMITED.

RESIDENTIAL

RETAIL

INDUSTRIAL

PUBLIC BUILDING

COMMUNITY IDENTITY REQUIRES A NEW CENTRE.

                                                   EX.1-2500 HISTORIC SITE MAPPING - 1904 FIGURE GROUND KEY (DRAWING 13) GENERAL FIGURE GROUND SURVIVING PRE’ 1900’S BUILDING

     

SURVIVING PRE’ 1960’S BUILDING              

KEY RESIDENTIAL ACTIVITIES SHOPPING, BUSINESS, OR TRADE ACTIVITIES INDUSTRIAL, MANUFACTURING , AND WASTE-RELATED ACTIVITIES SOCIAL, INSTITUTIONAL, OR INFRASTRUCTURE RELATED ACTIVITIES TRAVEL OR MOVEMENT ACTIVITIES MASS ASSEMBLY

PEOPLE

LEISURE ACTIVITIES EX.1-2500 HISTORIC SITE MAPPING - 2010 FIGURE GROUND

NATURAL RESOURCES-RELATED ACTIVITIES



EX.1-2500 SITE MAPPING - 2011 LAND USE DIAGRAM



THE CONNECTING SPACES... ATMOSPHERE, INTEGRATION, DIVERSITY, FRIVOLITY, FOOD AND DRINK, ENERGY, VIBRANCY, FESTIVITY, HISTORY, INDEPENDENCE, QUIRKINESS

 

  

   

CONNECTING SPACES CAN ACT AS A CATALYIST FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT TO CREATE TIES BETWEEN DISPARATE REGIONS

WATERCOURSE BRISTOL ROAD NETWORK MAPPING - THE SITE IS HEMMED IN BY MAJOR ROADWAYS

FLOOD RISK MAPPING - RISK TO URBAN DESIGN SITE

FLOOD RISK AREA

EXISTING TRANSPORTATION- GREEN TRANSPORTATION CAN BE IMPROVED

PROPOSED TRANSPORTATION- TRAM/ TRAIN ADDITION

AND

EXTENDED WATER TAXI

KEY:

BRISTOL CENTRAL AREA EXTENT -2000 BRISTOL CENTRAL AREA EXTENT- 2010 RAILWAY TRANSPORTATION LINES WATERWAYS

GREEN SPACES OFF-R OAD CYCLE ROUTE RAIL TRANSPORTATION STATION/ HUB BRISTOL FERRY BOAT COMPANY ROUTE



 MENTION BETWEEN 500- 2,000 NEW HOMES AT A CITY C ENTRE DENSITY OF APPROXIMATELY 150- 200 DWELLINGS PER HECTARE ON THE URBAN DESIGN SITE



NEED 7,500SQM TO REPLACE EXISTING “VILLAGE” FACILITIES IN NORTH BRISTOL

 

ITV WEST AND BRISTOL MEDIA WOULD LIKE TO MOVE CLOSER TO THE HOME OF THE BBC IN ORDER TO SHARE FACILITIES



 

    

MediaCityUK, the new home for the BBC, ITV, Coronation Street, SIS and the University of Salford, Manchester is 1

HAVE A HISTORY OF CREATING DIVERSE AND VARIED WORKING ENVIRONMENTS. THEY VALUE PLACE MAKING NOT SPACE MAKING

THE CHALLENGES



1. SINCLAIR KNIGHT MERZ (BREEAM C OMMUNITIES ASSESSOR): MEDIA CITY, SALFORD QUAYS, MANCHESTER (WWW.BREEAM .CO .UK)

THE VISION



 

 

 

 

 

  

   

   

   

   



     

     

    

     

   

    



               

 



SPECIFIC THRESHOLD UNDER ANALYSIS EXISTING THRESHOLDS LINK 

WIDER CITY

URBAN DESIGN SITE BOUNDARY

 



 

WATERWAY



CURRENT THRESHOLDS ANALYSIS @ 1:5000





CONNECTIONS- GREEN LUNGS

PEOPLE SPACES- WAYFINDING

FACILITIES- REGENERATION 











CREATE NEW THRESHOLD STRENGTHEN EXISTING THRESHOLD LINK

 



WIDER CITY

URBAN DESIGN SITE BOUNDARY



WATERWAY

THRESHOLDS STRATEGY PROPOSAL @ 1:5000















PEOPLE SPACES- SURFACES

PEOPLE SPACES- LIGHTING

LAND USES- HISTORIC FABRIC

POPULATION- HOUSING

KEY MINOR PEDESTRIAN ROUTE 

WELL USED PEDESTRIAN ROUTE



 

MAJORPEDESTRIAN ROUTE ACTIVE STREET FRONTAGE URBAN DESIGN SITE BOUNDARY WATERWAY



CURRENT PEDESTRIAN ANALYSIS @ 1:5000





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                                                  

  



            

CONNECTING SPACES BETWEEN BUILDINGS CAN WORK HARDER FOR THE URBAN DESIGN SITE

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     

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 



 “LIVE”

“LIVE”

“ACTIVE STREET”

“LIVE/ WORK”

“ACTIVE STREET”

“ENJOY”

KEY: DEVELOPMENT PLOTS

TEMPLE QUARTER INDUSTRIAL AREAS

THE DINGS/ GREEN SPACE MASTERPLAN PLOT SETTING OUT

BRISTOL ENTERPRISE ZONE

“LIVE /. WORK”

“ LI VE / . WORK”

“LIVE /. WORK”

“ LI VE / . WORK”

“CREATE”

        

“ENJOY”

“LIVE /. WORK” “LIVE /. WORK”

“CREATE”

1. BRISTOL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK CORE STRATEGY WITH POTENTIAL MINOR AND SIGNIFICANT CHANGES AUGUST 2010

PUBLIC REALM AND MOVEMENT STRATEGY- DEVELOPING



A SEQUENCE OF ROUTES AND SHARED SPACE

1:200 PROPOSED SECTION STUDIES



UPPER FLOORS



OFFICE USE              

RESIDENTIAL USE



RETAIL

    

BAR/ RESTAURANT/ LEISURE USE

GROUND LEVEL

                                     

  

   

TEMPLE QUAY MASTERPLAN- LAND USE ANALYSIS

                                                     

  



                                          

THE PAINTWORKS, BATH ROAD, BRISTOL-T DIAGRAM SHOWING EXISTING AND PROPOSED PHASES

  

                                      

  

     

TEMPLE QUARTER- GILLESPIES MASTERPLAN





              

          

 

                                   

2. BERTOLINI, LUCA AND SPIT, TEJO, CITIES ON RAILS,E&FT SPON (NEW YORK, 1998)

  

       

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1-1000 PROPOSED PUBLIC SPACE NETWORK MAPPING

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EXISTING TRANSPORTATION NETWORK MAPPING

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PROPOSED TRANSPORTATION NETWORK MAPPING

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TRANSFORMATION- BRISTOL ENTERPRISE ZONE- EASTERN GATEWAY- EXCITING WATERFRONT LOCAT

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KEY: DEVELOPMENT PLOTS

TEMPLE QUARTER INDUSTRIAL AREAS

THE DINGS / GREEN SPACE

BRISTOL ENTERPRISE ZONE

CONNECTING SPACES CAN ACT AS A CATALYIST FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT TO CREATE TIES BETWEEN DISPARATE REGIONS

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BEURSPLEIN ROTTERDAM BY JON JERDE

HTO URBAN PARK/ BEACH, TORONTO- CLAUDE JANET ROSENBERG & OTHERS

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HTO URBAN PARK/ BEACH, TORONTO- CLAUDE JANET ROSENBERG & OTHERS

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THE CONNECTING SPACES... ATMOSPHERE, INTEGRATION, DIVERSITY, FRIVOLITY, FOOD AND DRINK, ENERGY, VIBRANCY, FESTIVITY, HISTORY, INDEPENDENCE, QUIRKINESS

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KEY: DEVELOPMENT PLOTS

TEMPLE QUARTER INDUSTRIAL AREAS

THE DINGS / GREEN SPACE

BRISTOL ENTERPRISE ZONE

3. WWW .NETWORKRAIL.CO.UK, PASSENGER DEMAND ANALYSIS, (NETWORK RAIL, 2008) 4. WWW .NEIGHBOURHOOD.STATISTICS.GOV.UK, RESIDENT POPULATION ESTIMATES LAWRENCE HILL WARD (OFFICE FOR NATIONAL STATISTICS, 2008- UPDATED: 16 SEPTEMBER 2010) 5. WWW .BRISTOL.GOV.UK, LAWRENCE HILL 2008 WARD PROFILE (BRISTOL CITY COUNCIL, 2008)

17,456 PEOPLE LIVE IN THE LAWRENCE HILL WARD (LH), 4 55% OF LH H OUSEHOLDS ARE WITHOUT A CAR OR VAN.5

6.6 MILLION PASSENGERS PER ANNUM, 18,131 PER DAY, TRAVEL THROUGH BRISTOL TEMPLE MEADS TRAIN STATION.3

CONNECTING SPACES CAN ACT AS A CATALYIST FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT TO CREATE TIES BETWEEN DISPARATE REGIONS

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6. BINDING , JOHN, BRUNEL’S BRISTOL TEMPLE MEADS (OXFORD PUBLISHING CO, 2001) P. 120

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