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SSoA Live Project 2018 Proposed community garden scheme

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This document has been produced by the Greening Tinsley Live Project group 2018, SSoA Rebecca Smith Bhavana Brindavan Caroline Green Elin Keyser Farah Alsaied Ahmad Fenella Snudden Jennifer MacFadyen Kezhu Chen Melissa Kirkpatrick Sarah Abdellatif Travis Mills Tom Parker William Bellefontaine Winnie Law Xiaoquin Zhang

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SSoA Live Project 2018 Business Propositions & Future Vision Document

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Mark Parsons

Lahari Parchuri Groundwork South Yorkshire

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Tinsley Forum

0114 2444887 admin@tinsleyforum.co.uk http://www.tinsleyforum.co.uk/index.html

Tinsley Forum

Cleo.Metcalf@groundwork.org.uk 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

Mark Parsons Tinsley Tingas / Studio Polpo

Eamonn Ward Sheffield Green Party

07795 604945 0114 2288 659 g.macrae@gripple.com www.gripple.com

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

Jagroop Pandhal Senior lecturer, Biological Engineering department, University of Sheffield

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.

Joanna Harley PHD student, Biological Engineering department, University of Sheffield

Andrew@freelandhorticulture.co.uk 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

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.

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.

Andrew Goddard Freeland Horticulture

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

Cleo Metcalf Groundwork South Yorkshire

lahari.parchuri@groundwork.org.uk Groundwork are a charity based on site at the Tinsley Tingas building. They are working on plans to develop

quality and the uses of the waste biomass produced.

Industrial partner of

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SSoA Live Project 2018 Key contact links

EXISTING SITE POLLUTED UNDERPASS / ROUTE TO MEADOWHALL ENTRANCE

ENTRANCE 1

2 GROUNDWORK OFFICES

TINSLEY TINGAS PLAYGROUND 4

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FUTURE GYM

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MAIN PEDESTRIAN MOVEMENT

POLLUTED AIR DISUSED / BLOCKED ENTRANCES

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The site is the grounds of an old school, once closed due to high levels of pollution caused by the adjacent motorway. The building is currently occupied by Tinsley Tingas.

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The location of the site is positioned next to a common pedestrian route between Tinsley and the nearby Meadowhall shopping centre.

MODULAR URBAN GARDEN

SITE STRATEGY Access to the site could be opened up in order to re-route pedestrian traffic through the playground, allowing the space to become a central point in the community.

MODULAR URBAN GARDEN

For efficient use of the space, a grid system could be used to construct a community garden.

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PRECEDENTS

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The scheme takes inspiration from various precedents which use algae and community growing as part of small scale initiatives.

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Vertical urban farming [3]

Polytunnel technology [1] [2] [2] [2]

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Tinsley Tingas

The proposed scheme must be easily buildable and maintainable for the local community, and the inspiration is taken from DIY-style projects.

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Vertical Vertical Vertical urban urban urban farming farming farming [3] [3] [3]

Polytunnel Polytunnel Polytunnel Algae farm technology technology technology [2] [1] [1] [1]

Orchard

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Communal eating area Algae Algae Algae farm farm farm [4]

Orchard Orchard Orchard

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Seasonal garden

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Seasonal Seasonal Seasonal Communal Communal Communal garden garden garden eating eating eating area area area [4] [4] [4]

Play area Play Play Play area area area

Tinsley Community

Tinsley Tinsley Tinsley Community Community Community Green wall Kitchen Kitchen [6] Kitchen

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Hydroponics Hydroponics Hydroponics

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Aquaponics Aquaponics Aquaponics garden garden garden [7] [7] Aquaponics [7] [5] [5] [5]

Kitchen garden [5] [1]

Green Green Green wall wall wall [6] [6] [6]

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CONCEPT SKETCHES The initial ideas for the site show the Tingas Tinsley playground as a thriving communal growing space, which could act as the heart of Tinsley’s community.

PROPOSAL - BIRDS EYE VIEW

The grid system allows a modular design to transform the playground into the heart of the community, open to all.

GRID MODULES The grid is designed to accomodate a ‘closed loop’ system that includes playful algae walkways, vertical growing, and seating and dining areas.

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1 - Existing wall 2 - Algae walkway timber frame 3 - Algae tubes 4 - Vertical suspended allotment stations 5 - Allotment space

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6 - Bench

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PROPOSED SCHEME - PLAN 1:400

ALLOTMENT GRID AREA - PLAN

The Community Garden is the main hub for the new Tinsley Tingas Allotments.The space is divided by high level wires hung across the site in a structured grids that allow users to hang polytunnels, divide spaces and hang green walls. creating an adaptable and dynamic space. The wires referencing washing lines evoking a feeling of similarity with users while the adaptability allows users to create and share spaces depending on their individual and changing needs.

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A large communal table is sited in the heart of the site - bringing users together and encouraging engagement between them allowing a place for community events based around food which already take place on site.

Benches are scattered around plots to encourage social engagement between units with a shared while also creating a number of secure lockers for individual tools. Large communal compost heaps are shared between users boosted with the extra nutrients algae from the tubes surrounding the site.

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High level wires to from the gridded structure. sed to hang greenwalls, divisions and polytunnels for diffrent plots

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Benches with storgae underneath - Refer to detail on page...

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Large communal table

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Hanging green wall’s

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Walkways with Algae bioreactors

KITCHEN GARDEN - PLAN 1:100

The Kitchen Garden is a purely communal allotment producing food for the existing communal initiatives using the Tinsley Tingas building as well as encouraging other groups to the building such as ‘The Women Refugee Cooking Club’ and ‘Groundwork UK’.

Similarly to the Community Garden, the Kitchen Garden contains wires hanging across the space allowing a dynamic and changeable proposals to match the needs of the users through time.

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High level wires to from the gridded structure. sed to hang greenwalls, divisions and polytunnels for diffrent plots

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Benches with storgae underneath - Refer to detail on page...

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Hanging green wall’s

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Walkways with Algae bioreactors

QUIET SEATING AREA - PLAN 1:100

The Secret Garden brings to life the existing green space around the war memorial.

The retention of existing trees and introduction of new green walls creates a sheltered space from noise, pollutants and creates a comfortable place away from the allotment and busy roads.

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Existing war monument

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Existing trees retained with new planters

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New landscape decking with added benches used to frame monument

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Green wall dividing space creating priavte enclosure

PROPOSED SCHEME - SECTION AA 1:200

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PROPOSED SCHEME - SECTION AA 1:100

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PROPOSED SCHEME - SECTION BB 1:200

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PROPOSED SCHEME - SECTION BB 1:200

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ALGAE WALKWAY CONSTRUCTION ALGAE WALKWAY SECTION DETAILS

Algae tube

Steel ring fixing

Steel ring fixing

Timber joist

Timber joist 40 x 100mm

Steel bracket Steel bracket Return pipe

Timber column 40 x 100mm

Planting

Timber strut

Recycled PVC half pipe

Timber beam 40 x 100mm

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Notched timber beam

Timber column 40 x 100mm Existing building

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Timber base structure Storage space Timber bench Gripple wires Plastic bottle DIY planters Steel rod grid frame Produce Soil Timber edge Planter base with drainage layer Water collection tray

GRID CONSTRUCTION EXAMPLE MODULE 1:5 SECTION

Hinged lid

Steel cable

Fixed plant

150mm wide timber edge

3 x 150mm timber planks Soil + pebble drainage layer

Storage underneath

Water collection tray

Steel bracket Sloped planter base

Bench

Planter

GRID CONSTRUCTION EXAMPLE MODULE 1:10 SECTION

Water Holder

Steel Cable Hinged Lid

Fixed Plank

150mm Wide Timber Edge

3 x 150 mm Timber Planks Soil + Pebble Drainage Layer Storage Underneath Water Collection Tray

Steel Bracket

Sloped Planter Base Bench

Planter + Water Holder

Planter

PROPOSED SCHEME - 3D VIEWS

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PROPOSED SCHEME - 3D VIEWS

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PROPOSED SCHEME - 3D VIEWS

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PROPOSED SCHEME - 3D VIEWS

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PROPOSED SCHEME - 3D VIEWS

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FACTS & FIGURES

COSTING INITIAL COSTING MEDIUM SCALE ITEM SOIL CABLE GARDEN CABLE WALKWAYS CABLE HANGING PLANTERS GRIPPLE GRIPS GARDEN Gripple D6 Lockable Plus - Wire Rope Grip GRIPPLE GRIPS WALKWAYS Gripple D6 Lockable Plus - Wire Rope Grip WOOD PLANTERS - OAK SLEEPERS WOOD SCREWS RAISED BEDDING LINER VERTICAL HANGING CLIPS GRIPPLE T CLIP WOOD FOR WALKWAY WOOD FOR SEATING TUBING FOR WALKWAY BIOREACTOR PUMP FOR WALKWAY BIOREACTOR

AREA/LENGTH 180m^2 440.5M 1448.1M 500M

VOLUME 54m^3 / / /

QUANTITY

50 108 90 400 180M^2 180 750M 44m2 1234

COST PER UNIT 25 170 170 35 136.94 136.94 17.9 3 50 15 66 66 30 150

MEASURED UNIT PER TONNE PER 100M PER 100M PER 100M PACK OF 10 PACK OF 10 100MMX200MMX2400MM 200 PER PACK 100M^2 PACK 20 PACK 10 Pack 3x2 3.6m 10 Pack 3x2 3.6m 2m 50mmID 60mmOD Solar Powered Pump

UNITS REQUIRED 86 4.4 14.5 5 5 11 90 2 2 9 21 17 617 1

COST £ 2,150.00 £ 748.00 £ 2,465.00 £ 175.00 £ 684.70 £ 1,506.34 £ 1,611.00 £ 6.00 £ 100.00 £ 135.00 £ 1,386.00 £ 1,122.00 £ 18,510.00 £ 150.00

TOTAL

£ 30,749.04

FACTS & FIGURES ALGAE EFFECTIVENESS Total volume of tubing: 1234m of 25mm radius tubing Cross section area = π x 0.0252 Total volume = ANS x 1234 = 2.423m3 = 2423L

Effectiveness of algae at scrubbing CO2: CO2 removal rates range between 0.05-2.6 g/L/day. This range is dependent on gas flow rate, the air composition, algae species and the setup of the system.

The proposed algae system holds a total volume of 2423L. This means the system would be able to scrub between 120g (0.05 x 2423) and 6300g (2.6 x 2423) of carbon dioxide each day.

Effectiveness of algae at scrubbing NOx: Average NO2 levels for last year were 40 µg/m3; NO levels average about 97 µg/m3.

Existing data shows that flue gas containing 80 ppm (98160 µg/m3) NO sees removal rates of about 70% by algae. The NOx levels of the site are almost a thousand times less than this; a bioreactor on the scale we are proposing should be an effective scrubbing method for NOx.

The survival of the algae also depends on their resistance to particulates and the presence of heavy metals in the system. This is a factor which should be considered when selecting an algae species.

Selection can be based on which algae-based product is desired: for example, bioplastic-producing algae should be more oily, which is often a result of nitrogen-starvation, so in this case certain algae species would be more effective than others. Other factors to examine are growth rates and resistance to varying temperature and light conditions.