Greening Tinsley
Our Process + Analysis SSoA Live Project 2018
This document has been produced by the Greening Tinsley Live Project group 2018, SSoA Bhavana Brindavan Caroline Green Elin Keyser Farah Alsaied Ahmad Fenella Snudden Jennifer MacFadyen Kezhu Chen Melissa Kirkpatrick Rebecca Smith Sarah Abdellatif Travis Mills Tom Parker William Bellefontaine Winnie Law Xiaoquin Zhang
Project Mentor Mark Parsons
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CONTENTS INTRODUCTION About this document About Live Projects About our project
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RESEARCH + ANALYSIS Context 13 Algae 19 Site analysis 21 PROPOSALS Community engagement 31 Graphics + promotion 35 Small scale 37 Medium scale 41 Large scale 45 KEY CONTACTS 47
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+ pavilion + event
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Build Your Own Algae Bioreactor
Tinsley Community Garden - Handbook
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garden leaflet DIY bottle kit
ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT Working as the Greening Tinsley Live Project group, we have put together a set of documents which work when read individually or as a suite. The intention is that these documents can be circulated between our clients, stakeholders and interested parties; and that different groups will wish to combine different compilations of documents, depending on their intended use and audience.
Greening Tinsley
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the easy guide
Greening Tinsley
Build Your Own Algae Farm
tender package SSoA Live Project 2018 Proposed community garden scheme
The document map, right, can be used to introduce these multiple documents and the scales of output that they correspond with.
garden toolkit
WORK IN PROGRESS 30.10.18
tender pack
algae toolkit
community leaflet
Documents can be accessed as downloads or links for online viewing.
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Greening Tinsley
SSoA Live Project 2018 Business Propositions & Future Vision Document
long term vision
Tinsley Timeline Photo Album
tinsley timeline album
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Tinsley Forum
Cleo Metcalf Groundwork South Yorkshire
lahari.parchuri@groundwork.org.uk
Cleo.Metcalf@groundwork.org.uk
Groundwork are a charity based on site at the Tinsley Tingas building. They are working on plans to develop
Groundwork are a charity based on site at the Tinsley Tingas building. They are working on plans to
The forum undertake community-led work to improve the lives of the local people of Tinsley, which whom they have many links. They run the existing Tinsley allotment and will
the site.
develop the site.
be occupying the Tingas building in the near future.
Gordon Macrae Gripple LTD
eamonnward@live.co.uk
Gripple are a global manufacturer of wire and wire joining systems. They are keen to be involved in any community-led project and could provide materials for
Tinsley Forum
0114 2444887 admin@tinsleyforum.co.uk http://www.tinsleyforum.co.uk/index.html
Mark Parsons Tinsley Tingas / Studio Polpo
Eamonn Ward Sheffield Green Party
07795 604945 0114 2288 659 g.macrae@gripple.com www.gripple.com
improve air quality.
The local council are concerned with the air quality in the area, particularly levels of NO2. They have been given a grant from the nearby biomass plant towards improving air quality.
Jagroop Pandhal Senior lecturer, Biological Engineering department, University of Sheffield
Joanna Harley PHD student, Biological Engineering department, University of Sheffield
j.pandhal@sheffield.ac.uk
jharley1@sheffield.ac.uk
Andrew@freelandhorticulture.co.uk
The Bio Engineering department are working to discover the potential of algae, including improving air quality and the uses of the waste biomass produced.
collaborators
Ogo.Osammor@sheffield.gov.uk
Tinsley Tingas are a collaboration between social enterprise Studio Polpo, Sheffield City Council and Tinsley Forum, who are working towards creating community facilities for Tinsley in the closed infant school.
Freeland are looking to build algae bioreactors in Sheffield, and are looking for a space to do so. They are also keen to be involved in any initiatives that seek to
Tinsley Tingas
Ogo Osammoor Lead Air Quality Officer, Sheffield City Council
mark.parsons@studiopolpo.com
The Green Party in Sheffield are particularly concerned with air quality in areas such as Tinsley, in addition to projects that can benefit the community.
this to be implemented.
other
Sheila & Graham
Lahari Parchuri Groundwork South Yorkshire
Andrew Goddard Freeland Horticulture
The Bio Engineering department are working to discover the potential of algae, including improving air quality and the uses of the waste biomass produced.
Industrial partner of
Greening Tinsley
contact sheet Our Process + Analysis SSoA Live Project 2018
process + analysis
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Grow Your Own Green Wall
Greening Tinsley
SSoA Live Project 2018 Key contact links
ABOUT LIVE PROJECTS The University of Sheffield School of Architecture has been running ‘Live Projects’ as a part of the MArch and Taught Postgraduate programme since 1999. During a live project, groups of students work together to produce strategic, built and detailed designs and output for client organisations outside the university. In every case, the project is ‘live’, and therefore defined as happening ‘in real time with real people’.
‘The SSoA Live Project is defined by a relationship with an external client, a strong participatory nature and an emphasis on the processes of the project as well as its outcomes’ The term ‘Live Project’ is becoming commonly used in schools of architecture as a term for the idea of connecting academia with the ‘real’ world outside of study and university education. Students are encouraged to explore architecture in new and innovative ways, stretching and challenging theirs and others’ beliefs of what architecture truly is. We gain an opportunity to work with clients in real-world situations, working in ways which are both socially and environmentally sustainable. Live Projects benefit us as students as the experience of working in this way is vital, as well as allowing clients from the public or voluntary sector to obtain ambitious design proposals and resources which would otherwise be out of reach or budget.
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WHO WE ARE
We are a group of 15 architecture students from the University of Sheffield, researching ways in which environmental technologies can bring communities together.
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WHERE WE ARE
We’re based in the Arts Tower at the University.
WHY TINSLEY?
Tinsley
Meadowhall South
Arts Tower
University
Diverse Communities
Tinsley Tingas
Heritage
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Air Pollution
TOPICS TO EXPLORE Live Project to explore the potential of green technologies for Tinsley’s future Activation of Tingas building and exploration of community use
Opportunities for new industry Opportunity for community use and activation of old school
Algae research linked to pollution reduction strategies and potential future uses of algae Living walls & green infrastructure in a community context
Outdoor learning which can engage everyone
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THE SIX WEEK PROJECT The Greening Tinsley Live Project started in late September, running for six weeks before culminating in a public presentation to clients, mentors and peers. During this time we as a group consulted with people living in Tinsley, as well as local community groups and the Forum, to find out how Tinsley as an area could benefit from green technology systems implemented at a community-led local scale. We held a number of events such as focus groups and event days in order to connect with members of Tinsley’s community. We also spoke with people from the University of Sheffield’s bioengineering department who were exploring algae’s potential in improving air quality, as well as its numerous other benefits. The University’s Landscape Department also helped us to explore the benefits and limitations of green infrastructure such as green walls, to tackle air pollution and to be used as a social tool for communities to work together and get to know each other.
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OUR PROJECT TIMELINE
INTRODUCTION TO BIOENGINEERINGALGAE
SITE VISIT & CLIENT MEETING
MENTOR MEETING
WEEK 1
INTRODUCTION TO LANDSCAPEGREEN WALLS
SEED PLANTING IN STUDIO
MENTOR MEETING
MENTOR MEETING
WEEK 2
VISIT TO FREELAND BUXTON FOR MATERIALS
MENTOR MEETING
SHEFFIELD LIVE TV APPEARANCE
WEEK 4
SOCIAL: PUB QUIZ
SOCIAL: FOOD FUDDLE
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT LECTURE
PROJECT INTRODUCTIONS STAKEHOLDER WORKSHOP
MENTOR MEETING
‘L WORD’ SOCIAL
COLLECT ALGAE KITS FROM SCHOOL
WEEK 5
TEAM REVIEW
TEAM REVIEW SOCIAL: NOTTY HOUSE
FOCUS GROUP MEETING WITH STAKEHOLDERS
MENTOR MEETING
WEEK 3
PAVILION UNVEILING
VISIT TO ALGAE BIOREACTOR
ALGAE ALLOTMENT EVENT WITH SCHOOL
TINSLEY COFFEE MORNING & CONSULTATION
VISIT TO BIOENGINEERING DEPARTMENT LABS
VISIT TO TINSLEY LUNCH CLUB
GREENING TINSLEY COMMUNITY DAY
FINAL PRESENTATION
MENTOR MEETING
WEEK 6
TEAM REVIEW
SOCIAL: OKTOBERFEST
TUTORIAL WITH LIVE PROJECT PHD
SOCIAL: TAKEAWAY!
DISSERTATION DEADLINE ‘THE COMING OF THE M1’ HISTORY TALK
SOCIAL: PEDDLER MARKET
CLIENT HANDOVER
LUNCH FOR EVENT PROVIDED BY REFUGEE WOMEN’S COOKING GROUP
REFLECTIVE REVIEW
TEAM REVIEW & PRESENTATION RUN-THROUGH
GROUNDWORK ANNUAL CELEBRATION LUNCH
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OUR AIMS Following our initial meetings with our mentor, clients, stakeholders and early community engagement, we began to examine what we should aim for as outcomes for the Greening Tinsley Project. It became apparent that our aims could be easily grouped into three scales of proposals; small, medium, and large. These three groups lent themselves to being useful for different groups and stakeholders, although all aims work together as a cohesive idea, with the intention of initiating action at all scales, from back-garden projects to regional air quality projects.
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OUTCOMES FOR GREENING TINSLEY
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SMALL SCALE EXPLORATORY PAVILION
MEDIUM SCALE SITE PROPOSALS AT TINGAS
LARGE SCALE REGIONAL VISION
DESIGNED TO A FEASIBLE + DETAILED LEVEL
DESIGNED TO BE AMBITIOUS + VISIONARY
BUILDABLE WITHOUT EXTERNAL FINANCING AIM
REQUIRES EXTERNAL FUNDING FROM INTERESTED PARTIES
EDUCATIONAL TOOL FOR ENGAGEMENT ASSEMBLED FROM MODULAR ELEMENTS EASY TO REPLICATE WITH MINIMAL EXPENDITURE + EXPERTISE MODULAR PANELS CAN BE DISTRIBUTED AROUND TINSLEY POST-PROJECT CULTIVATES LASTING COMMUNITY INTEREST + ENGAGEMENT
REPLICABLE, ACTS AS A TEST BED FOR IDEAS PROVIDES SPACE FOR GENUINE SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT THROUGH FOOD GROWING, COOKING, EATING AND LOOKING AFTER THE SITE ENCOURAGES LONG-TERM COMMUNITY USE
HIGH-LEVEL BUSINESS MODEL WHICH COULD BOOST LOCAL ECONOMY REINTRODUCE A STRONG ‘IDENTITY’ TO AREAS LIKE TINSLEY THAT HAVE BECOME SEPARATED FROM CITY CENTRES BY LARGE-SCALE INFRASTRUCTURE
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WHO ARE THE STAKEHOLDERS? Studio Polpo
Jags Pandhal (UoS BioEngineering Algal Tube Research
Tinsley Forum Jake Nickles (UoS Plant Science) Groundwork South Yorkshire
Ross Cameron (UoS Landscape)
TINGAS
PARTNERS
Joanna Harley (PHD Student) Ogo Ossamoor (SCC Air Quality) AQ Monitoring Freeland Horticulture ltd
FUNDING ?
IKEA Meadowhall Shopping Centre Magna Science Adventure Centre AMRC Factory 2050
Tinsley Meadows School
Amazon
Sheffield Libraries
OUTREACH
Tinsley Allotment Cooking Classes/Catering St. Lawrence Church Heeley City Farm Local Businesses Womenʼs Sewing Club Sheffield Roma Network Tinsley Methodist Church Tinsley Time and Travel Residents 11
COMMUNITY GROUPS
Temple Borough PowerStation Blackburn Meadows Biomass Power Station Advanced Manufacturing Innovation District
BRINGING TOGETHER THE AIM, THE SITE, THE CLIENT
THE AIM
THE CLIENT OWNERS
TINGAS is looking to create workspaces and community facilities in the former School with an aim to make a community hub that the can be run by local people and organizations.
Greening Tinsley is working with TINGAS, which is a project by Studio Polpo working with Sheffield City Council & Tinsley Forum.
TINGAS (Former School)
Tinsley Forum is a volunteer based organization, which relies on funding through grants and raising money.
Tinsley Forum (One Stop Shop)
THE SITE
Studio Polpo
The building has been temporarily licensed by Sheffield City Council to Studio Polpo; a social enterprise architectural practice.
The former Tinsley Infant School and Nursery, closed in 2016 due to pollution in the area from the M1 and is now an importnat part of the TINGAS Tinsley project.
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TINSLEY IN CONTEXT Our project is based in Tinsley, a suburb of north-east Sheffield. We began with a visit to Tinsley Tingas building, our base for the duration of the six weeks, and an exploration of the area. We also looked at factors such as Tinsley’s demographic, existing amenities, community activity and history to begin exploring Tinsley’s identity.
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TINSLEY SHEFFIELD
LOCAL CATERERS ALLOTMENTS
DIVERSITY
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TINSLEY’S IDENTITY
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CONCRETE WALL
SCULPTURE
STEEL + COAL
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
M1 TINSLEY TOWERS
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EXISTING COMMUNITY BUILDINGS + USES
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TINSLEY MEADOWS PRIMARY ACADEMY
TINSLEY TINGAS
PREVIOUSLY LOCATED IN THE TINGAS BUILDING, AND WAS MOVED TO CURRENT LOCATION BECAUSE OF POLLUTION CONCERNS
CONSORTIUM OF : STUDIO POLPO TINSLEY FORUM SHEFFIELD CITY COUNCIL GROUNDWORK S. YORKS
LINKS TO COMMUNITY ALLOTMENT
FURNITURE + FABRICS WORKSHOP ROOM RENTAL WORKSHOPS SOCIAL EVENTS ROSHNI AGE BETTER PROJECT
AIM: TURNING THE FORMER TINSLEY INFANTS SCHOOL ON SIEMENS CLOSE INTO A MIX OF WORKSPACES AND COMMUNITY FACILITIES
FAMILY ARTS DAYS
TINSLEY FORUM & ALLOTMENT TINSLEY COMMUNITY CENTRE
EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT CONVERSATION CLUB POP UP LIBRARY COMMUNITY ALLOTMENT
VENUE BOOKING AIM: COMMUNITY SUPPORT, INFORMATION AND SIGNPOSTING FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN TINSLEY
COMMUNAL DINING COMMUNITY GROUPS EVENTS COFFEE MORNINGS AIM: - SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS - EDUCATION AND TRAINING COURSES
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GREEN TECH TINSLEY
500 BC Hanging gardens of Babylon are an early example of vertical gardens
1862 Parkesine is created, the first man-made plastic using cellulose
1700s Tinsley area becomes industrialised following alterations to the River Don’s course
ORIGIN The name Tinsley stems from the Old English ‘TingasLeah’, meaning Field of Council
1920s Garden City movement encouraged urban plant usage in US & UK
1950s NASA and US Army look into algae as a food source
1990 Meadowhall shopping centre opens
1819 Sheffield Canal opens between Sheffield and Tinsley
1800s Area is established for its collieries, iron, steel and wire works
1970s Oil crisis becomes driver for development of bioplastics
2010 Bioplastics company set up using seaweed
2015 First ‘algaepowered’ building completed by Arup
2008 Demolition of the Tinsley Towers
1960s M1 motorway built through Yorkshire, with Tinsley Viaduct opening in 1968
? Tinsley school built
2017 Breakthrough in using genetic engineering to increase yield of biofuel from algae
2017 ‘Tinsley Live’ previous Sheffield University Live Project
2018 Ikea announces intention to use bioplastics in all future plastic products
PRESENT
2020 Greening Tinsley’s medium scale proposals begin to be implemented by community groups and stakeholders
2018 Groundworks move into Tingas building
PRESENT
2017 2015 Ikea opens Blackburn in Sheffield Meadows Biomass Power Plant opens
1968 Tinsley Viaduct opens to traffic
NOW Greening Tinsley Live Project
POLLUTION
PRESENT
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1800s Effects of air pollution during the Industrial Revolution on population health are becoming apparent
1961 UK establishes the National 1956 Survey, the Clean Air Act world’s first comes into national air force in the UK pollution monitoring network
1980 Closure of coal-fired power station in Tinsley
2008 Demolition of the Tinsley Towers
2016 Tinsley Infants School is closed due to pollution concerns
2019 Year of Green Action in the UK, as proposed by the government, a youth-focused environmental action scheme
2021 ExxonMobil and SGI aim to be producing 10,000 barrels of algae biofuel a day by this point
2030s Algae as a food source and urban vertical farming contribute largely to food security
HISTORY + FUTURE We have looked at Tinsley’s historic context and the history of green technologies which could be taken forward to benefit this area. Projecting forward, technologies such as algae and green wall systems may be used to provide valuable resources, interest and tackle issues being faced on a global scale.
2030s The bioplastics industry is thriving in Tinsley and Sheffield, providing jobs and encouraging innovation
2021 ‘Leisure Hall’ extension to Meadowhall due to open
2050 By this point the UK government aim to double resource productivity, maximising resource value and benefits
2020s Blackburn Meadows Biomass Plant grows and uses algae as biomass
2025 Plastic in our oceans is due to triple between 2015 and 2025, making it vital to look for alternatives such as bioplastics
2030s Algae and green wall systems are being used globally alongside motorways to try to improve air quality
2040 UK government to phase out fossil fuel cars by this point
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CREATING AN ALGAE SYSTEM This diagram shows the inputs and outputs of a photobioreactor, which can be used to grow algae whilst removing pollutants from the air. The process creates oxygen and harvestable algae which can be used in a variety of ways.
ALGAE
We have created a number of associated guides which can be used to build a photobioreactor, right from small scale (a plastic bottle) to a fully functioning commercial system.
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SUSTAINABILITY + THE CLOSED LOOP A closed-loop system is a concept which can be used to describe the aspiration to reuse, recycle or recover outputs in order that they may be utilised within the system, thus minimising waste. It is a useful concept for thinking about sustainability and is particularly relevant to green and algae systems, as the waste (for example, harvested algae) can be fed back into the system as fertilizer, or used in another way to make viable products (such as cosmetics, biofuels, bioplastic and even food).
These are all examples of photobioreactors being used to grow algae, at a variety of scales and complexities
POLLUTED AIR
RAINWATER
CLEAN AIR
ALGAE
HARVEST WATER
COSMETICS FOOD BIO-FUEL
USING FOOD
GROWING FOOD
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SITE ANALYSIS A thorough examination of Tinsley allowed us to gain an understanding of the area, while also collating relevant information for the design brief. The development of site interventions came primarily from the impact of the M1 which divides the site and increased pollution levels in the area; leading to the development of our brief. Transportation majorly shaped the site analysis; the environmental impact of this transportation offered Greening Tinsley the opportunity to investigate green solutions. This information was further developed through engagement with the community which emphasised certain aspects of the initial research.
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SITE:
ISSUES RAISED BY LOCAL PEOPLE
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PEDESTRIAN + VEHICULAR ROUTES
SITE:
LAND USE
Residential
Green
Recreational
Industrial
Commercial Residential
Meadowhall Green
Recreational
Industrial
Commercial
Meadowhall
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POLLUTION
POLLUTION REDUCTION
CURRENT SITUATION
POLLUTION FROM THE M1
TINSLEY TINGAS
DISPERSE NOISE POLLUTION
NOISE POLLUTION FROM THE M1
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SITE:
SUN, WIND + RAINFALL
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POPULATION + DEMOGRAPHIC OF DARNALL WARD
Darnall
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Acres Hill Burngreave Darnall Housteads Tinsley Wincobank*
36%
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53.8% 12.8% BME population
6th
people are in Higher Education ‡
Economically inactive
Born abroad, lived in UK >10 yrs
45.3%
Population: 21,607
Roma population in schools
1.0%
Economically active †
Born abroad, lived in UK <2 yrs †
Male 50.2%
Muslim 41.0%
Christian 36.6%
26.7%
No religion 15.0%
Not stated 6.2%
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16 - 24
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Women
80.5 yrs
Deaths under 75 years old, per 100,000*
542.4
351.0
13.3%
12.6% Female 49.8% †
76.8 yrs
Life expectancy *
Age distribution
47.4%
Men
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6.4%
54.7%
most deprived ward in Sheffield (out of 28) §
25 - 64
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65+
Source: 2011 Census
Men
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Women
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Source: Indices of Multiple Deprivation 2015
SITE:
LOCAL OPINIONS ABOUT TINSLEY
ENGAGEMENT / COMMUNITY FEEDBACK
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SUMMARY
SITE:
SUMMARY
SITE ANALYSIS SUMMARY
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COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Throughout the six week project, we wanted to gain insight into the thoughts and opinions of Tinsley’s residents and community. Through a number of engagement activities, we spoke to a range of people about issues in Tinsley, proposals and how they would like to see Tinsley develop in the future.
SITE VISIT & CLIENT MEETING We met Sheila from Tinsley Forum and discussed issues with engaging the community
TINSLEY COFFEE MORNING & WALKABOUT CONSULTATION Informal conversations resulting in insights into issues facing Tinsley residents, and maps and sticky-note questionnaires left for Forum and Tingas building users to fill in
ALGAE ALLOTMENT EVENT WITH SCHOOL Engagement with local school and children, focusing on a fun and educational activity using algae and plastic bottles to create a ‘bioreactor’
VISIT TO BIOENGINEERING LABS Exploration of algae potential with Sheffield bioengineering department WEEK 1
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WEEK 2
WEEK 3
WEEK
SHEFFIELD LIVE TV APPEARANCE Short interview on Sheffieldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s TV channel, discussing the project and promoting our community event
PAVILION UNVEILING CLIENT HANDOVER GREENING TINSLEY COMMUNITY DAY A great opportunity to engage with people of all ages and provide information about green systems and the potential to carry forward community-led proposals
FOCUS GROUP MEETING WITH STAKEHOLDERS Productive meeting with representatives from the council, Tinsley Forum, the bioengineering and landscape departments and Groundwork charity 4
WEEK 5
FINAL PRESENTATION
WEEK 6
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GRAPHICS + PROMOTION We created a simple graphic style which could be adapted and applied to different types of documents, whilst still maintaining a recognisable, unified style and colour palette. The following are examples of promotional material created to advertise our events and information about the project.
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S SMALL SCALE: ALGAE GROWING KIT We created a resource for children to use in order to create their own algae bioreactor in a plastic bottle (incorporating the idea of reuse) and observe the algae change and grow using just sunlight and carbon dioxide. We then arranged to take the kits along to a lesson for Year 4 children organised by the local school, the community allotment group and Greening Tinsley. The children used plastic bottles and the kits and algae provided to mix their own algae solutions, which they took back to the school to keep on the windowsill and show their classmates. This kit could easily be distributed to schools and childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s activity groups in order to encourage them to learn about algae, beginning with a fun activity and incorporating themes such as photosynthesis, pollution, and recycling.
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S SMALL SCALE: COMMUNITY DAY + PAVILION Our aim at the end of the six week project was to host a community day at Tingas in order to show both locals and the people we had been working with the output of our project. The centre point of the community day was an ‘algae pavilion’, to allow people to experience and explore algae and green wall systems which are easily replicable at a local and individual garden scale. The pavilion was then taken apart so that panels could be reused by the allotment, school and on site to continue growing green systems.
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The pavilion takes cues from the recognisable shape of a greenhouse, which links to ideas of homegrown food and local, small-scale production, whilst also introducing people to a new system of algae and green wall growing.
Another conceptual link is to the 19th Century ‘Wardian case’, a protective case for plants which was invented partially in response to London’s air pollution which was causing ferns (a fashionable Victorian pastime). These cases look like miniature greenhouses, and were used on expeditions to bring back exotic plant species from abroad.
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We began looking at ways to encourage people to utilise and take ownership of the space. This included looking at how the spatial design could encourage more people to walk through in order to access the underpass under the M1 (a common route for residents), and creating spaces for activity and events to animate the area.
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Reconnection of green spaces within and near the site, new green walls and algae systems in addition to new garden areas
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Modular system
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Dining area
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Vertical urban farming [3]
Polytunnel technology [1]
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Algae farm [2]
Orchard
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Seasonal garden
MEDIUM SCALE: COMMUNITY GARDEN SCHEME The scheme utilises a grid system, designed to accomodate a â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;closed loopâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; system that includes playful algae walkways, vertical growing, and seating and dining areas. The modular grid system allows for reproduction and adaptation by anyone wishing to alter or add to the system.
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Hydroponics [8]
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Existing wall Algae walkway timber frame Algae tubes Vertical suspended allotment [5] stations Allotment space Bench
Aquaponics [7]
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L LARGE SCALE: TINSLEY’S ALGAE ECONOMY Tinsley and the surrounding area was previously a major industrial centre, known for iron and steel, collieries and wire works. Toward the end of the 20th century, these industries were all either in decline, or lost for good. In addition to needing a new type of industry to revitalise the area, it seems clear that Tinsley needs an identity. Since the loss of its iconic cooling towers in 2008, the area is better known as being surrounded and dwarfed by the industrial giants and infrastructure nearby such as Meadowhall, Ikea and the M1. We wanted to explore how Tinsley can hold its own among these overbearing neighbours, in a way which is sustainable for people, economy, jobs and environment. We have followed a number of strands which examine how algae as an industry could induce enterprise and investment in this area and further afield, such as biofuels, bioplastics and health supplements, to name a few.
This image shows a potential production line for bioplastic packaging. More information can be found in Greening Tinsley’s ‘Business Propositions and Future Vision Document’.
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ALGAE AS ENTERPRISE
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L LARGE SCALE: ALGAE’S FUTURE POTENTIAL On a regional and national scale, interest in algae as a business is on the rise, partially due to the variety of outputs and the environmental potential of growing a material which absorbs pollutants such as particulates and carbon dioxide. This also makes for a viable case in recieving funding from commercial players who wish to reduce their own environmental impact (locally to Tinsley, these include E.ON and Ikea among others). Not only could industrial scale algae production provide muchneeded jobs at all levels, but also begin to influence a striking visual aesthetic for the area, whilst stripping pollutants out of the air. Tinsley’s location seems to suit this potential new industry. There are already many links to existing businesses and stakeholders who are showing interest in the areas of green technology, bioplastics, biofuels and reducing their environmental impact, as can be seen in the map opposite. Its central location on the M1 motorway, cause of so many issues of pollution and air quality, could now look toward an answer to creating a flourishing new algae industry in this postindustrial region.
Visuals of algae’s potential uses and aesthetic in the Tinsley area, relating to a business and air quality theme
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HOW COULD THE ALGAE ECONOMY LINK INTO EXISTING CONNECTIONS?
MEADOWHALL Existing sustainability goals at the shopping centre could be expanded to benefit the local area and link in with new green technologies such as living walls and algae, for example its food waste to bioenergy/fertilizer scheme
FLOREON This bioplastics manufacturer is exploring innovations in materials and a greener, safer form of plastic. Florean are currently working in partnership with the University of Sheffield
WATER TREATMENT WORKS Algae can grow in wastewater and grey water; the existing water treatment infrastructure could incoporate the growing algae/green walls
MAGNA This existing children’s science centre has the potential to expand education themes to incorporate topical issues such as sustainability, food security, plastic and pollution
IKEA The furniture retailer already manufactures products made from renewable and recyclable materials, and plans to expand its use of bioplastics and closed loop production
SPACE10 The ‘future-living’ innovation lab, supported by Ikea and based in Copenhagen, is exploring topics such as urban farming, shared housing and sustainable living
BLACKBURN MEADOWS BIOMASS PLANT Algae and plant mass can be used to produce energy via this existing biomass plant. Algae also has the potential of being used as carbon/ pollution capture for plants such as this
ADVANCED MANUFACTURING PARK This innovation district could provide future research links related to sustainability and the potential of algae and green wall technologies SHEFFIELD UNIVERSITY The bioengineering and landscape architecture departments are currently exploring the potential of algae and living walls
GRIPPLE LTD This wire and tensioning manufacturer’s systems could be used to create living wall and vertical algae systems on a large scale
INCUB Innovation incubator linked to Gripple and Glide, which supports new ideas and entrepeneurship
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KEY CONTACT LINKS The following is a list of people we have had the pleasure of working with over the course of our project, and the ways in which they can be contacted in relation to Greening Tinsley.
Sheila & Graham
Cleo Metcalf Groundwork South Yorkshire
lahari.parchuri@groundwork.org.uk
Cleo.Metcalf@groundwork.org.uk
Groundwork are a charity based on site at the Tinsley Tingas building. They are working on plans to develop
Groundwork are a charity based on site at the Tinsley Tingas building. They are working on plans to
The forum undertake community-led work to improve the lives of the local people of Tinsley, which whom they have many links. They run the existing Tinsley allotment and will
the site.
develop the site.
be occupying the Tingas building in the near future.
Gordon Macrae Gripple LTD
eamonnward@live.co.uk
Gripple are a global manufacturer of wire and wire joining systems. They are keen to be involved in any community-led project and could provide materials for
Tinsley Forum
0114 2444887 admin@tinsleyforum.co.uk http://www.tinsleyforum.co.uk/index.html
Mark Parsons Tinsley Tingas / Studio Polpo
Eamonn Ward Sheffield Green Party
07795 604945 0114 2288 659 g.macrae@gripple.com www.gripple.com
The Green Party in Sheffield are particularly concerned with air quality in areas such as Tinsley, in addition to projects that can benefit the community.
Tinsley Tingas are a collaboration between social enterprise Studio Polpo, Sheffield City Council and Tinsley Forum, who are working towards creating community
Freeland are looking to build algae bioreactors in Sheffield, and are looking for a space to do so. They are also keen to be involved in any initiatives that seek to improve air quality.
air quality.
Joanna Harley PHD student, Biological Engineering department, University of Sheffield
j.pandhal@sheffield.ac.uk
jharley1@sheffield.ac.uk
The Bio Engineering department are working to discover the potential of algae, including improving air quality and the uses of the waste biomass
The Bio Engineering department are working to discover the potential of algae, including improving air
produced.
Industrial partner of
The local council are concerned with the air quality in the area, particularly levels of NO2. They have been given a grant from the nearby biomass plant towards improving
Jagroop Pandhal Senior lecturer, Biological Engineering department, University of Sheffield
Andrew@freelandhorticulture.co.uk
collaborators
Ogo.Osammor@sheffield.gov.uk
facilities for Tinsley in the closed infant school.
Andrew Goddard Freeland Horticulture
Tinsley Tingas
Ogo Osammoor Lead Air Quality Officer, Sheffield City Council
mark.parsons@studiopolpo.com
this to be implemented.
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Tinsley Forum
Lahari Parchuri Groundwork South Yorkshire
quality and the uses of the waste biomass produced.
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