MERIDIAN SQUARE STRATFORD Module: 4URD7B4 Master Planning Student ID: 12519024 Fiona Kodia
AIMS & OBJECTIVES
4URD7B4 : Meridian square
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To consider the public realm as priority instead of regeneration and the development
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Provide improvements that justify using good infrastructure and public realm
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To find a practical solution to infrastructure barriers that divide the new development from the existing urban fabric
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To create a more pedestrian and cycle friendly environment
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To reduce vehicle traffic throughout the area
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To modify the bus interchange so that circulation works well
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The use of minor roads to be reduced and less constrained
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To continue to use the one-way orbital system
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To include Crossrail implications on site
ANALYSIS
4URD7B4 : Meridian square
Existing routes through site
KEY Public & Government
Retail
Railway & tube
Bus Services
Car park
Bus stopping points
Legibility diagram
Existing bus stops in area
VISIONS & ASPIRATIONS
4URD7B4 : Meridian square
Improved bus route & routes through site
KEY Public & Government
Bus stopping points Retail
Railway & tube
Bus Services
Car park
New legibility diagram
New + existing bus stops in area
EXEMPLERS
4URD7B4 : Meridian square
PLACES
Exchange Square Manchester seating area
Highstreet Kensington
Blue Carpet - Newcastle paved system
O’Connell Street, Dublin’s bus stand
London Rd, Southampton
STREET FURNITURE & TREATMENT
Bath Street, Bath
London Rd, Southampton
Blue Carpet Newcastle
Pop – up street furniture by Carmela Bogman + Rogier Martens
METAPHORS
Existing bus stop structure
Existing tube line
4URD7B4 : Meridian square
Vauxhall bus stop structure
Proposed enclosed bus stop structure
THE WAY FORWARD ...
4URD7B4 : Meridian square
Proposed changes to site