12 Closes Project Chessel’s Court & Fleshmarket Close Han Sumardi Ng . 40219378
Chessel's court Research (media). Interpretation. Design Theme: Free Kindergarten Movement
Chessel’s Court Special feature: A.Finest surviving old mansion flat B.Rococo style chimney C.Public Park in middle of the court D.Court Entrance E.Restoration by Robert Hudd & Partner in 1964
Court’s entrance
South building
Current Issue: The court entrance is underused, as it’s linked to Gullan close and Gibb’s close, Some gravity on the entrance of the other two closes uncertainty of which part belongs to public and which part is privately owned
Chessel’s Court TIMELINE
Chessel’s Court NOTABLE residents James Boswell (1770)
Stuart Threipland (1773-74)
Special feature: A. Famous for “Life of Samuel Johnson” B. At the beginning was supporting the abolition of slavery (1787), but in few years later, he was against it. C. Poem: “NO abolition of slavery, or universal empire of love”
Special feature: A. Physician of Bonnie Prince Charlie B. President of royal medical society C. Medicine Cabinet (Royal College of physician Edinburgh)
Deacon brodie & excise office
Deacon William Brodie (1741- 1788) 1788. caught when he was robbing the Excise office which was located in Chessel’s Court
FREE KINDERGARTEN MOVEMENT
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde inspired by the infamous William Brodie
St. Saviour Child Garden (1908)
ST. Saviour free kindergarten Special feature:
Special feature:
A. The daily life of Kindergarten kids
A. Telling the story of slum kids education
B. Highlighting the personal story of Lileen Hardy
B. Relation between the kids and the neighbourhood
C. Compilation of material that the slum kids did in past.
Diary of A Free Kindergarten
C. Highlighting children warfare.
The Life History of Slum Child
ST. Saviour free kindergarten
Black and White Images from St. Saviour Child Garden
ST. Saviour free kindergarten
INTERPRETATION THEME CHESSEL’S COURT ChilDHOOD GAME x GARDEN
Dairy of a Free Kindergarten: A. The most precious possession: chalk, clay-pipe, picture postcard, marbels. B. Garden’s bulb: Snowdrop, Aconite, Crocus, Tulip, Narcissus. C. Slum kids with limited vocabulary keep repeating the name of animal for different species. D. Pets: Hedgehog, Doves, and visit from Donkey
COMMON TOYS & GAMES IN EARLy 19’s
Knucklebones
Hopscotch
Other popular games among children are: Jackstraws (known as Pickup Sticks today)
Marbels
Stilts Buzz saws (button spinners)
Skipping Rope
Jacks
Ice skating
Knucklebones
Tops
Tic Tac Toe
Dice
Yoyos
Backgammon
Dominoes
Cribbage
Jacob's ladders
Hunt the Slipper or Ring
Marbles
Hopscotch
CHESSEL’S COURT RESEARCH SUMMARY A. Based on primary research, I found out that the main entrance is underused and the environment is not very appealing for people to walk in (compare to the gulag’s close that located next to it), however once they got it, most of people are impressed with the greenery that the space produce (one of the hidden garden) B. The space is also very quite in day time, aside of tourist that walked past and the bus stop that located just right in front of the court. C. It’s surrounded by restaurant and located near to the primary school in royal mile, makes it a valuable location for picnic, however not much people realised it’s existence. D. there is current existence of interpretation board (very small and almost unnoticeable) on the wall about Patrick Geddess garden. E. Secondary research wise, there are few valuable historical event that happened in the space: the excise office, the kindergarten, and Deacon Brodie, but looking at the opportunities (Museum and childhood & no playground for kid in royal mile) the Interpretation scheme will work on the free kindergarten movement.
INTERPRETATION MEDIA CHESSEL’S COURT
Chessel’s Court Space & Interpretation
Abstract: Working on the community garden space and the rich cultural history of the close, I have decided to work on the free kindergarten theme (also based on feedback of client, the community are interested with the theme, and also looking at how royal mile has lost the place for kids to play, so the interpretation will hopefully bring back the “children playground” to royal mile. The source of the interpretation came from Lileen Hardy’s Diary
INTERPRETATION MEDIA CHESSEL’S COURT
Gullan Close Entrance
Interpretation Media: Musical
Railing
Chisel court special feature was its newer look of court entrance that is built in 19 century, and the railing today is kinda old and clunky, and looking at it’s relation to Gullan close it will be nice to see floral railing
VIDEO: Musical Railing by: Greyworld
Rococo Style Railing
INTERPRETATION MEDIA CHESSEL’S COURT Musical Railing Design rational: The design of the railing is following the rococo style, the main reason is that because Chessel’s court architecture has rococo style design, and link with the reason there are 8 students when the school started. Interpretation board: Musical Railing “Here stood st. Saviour Nursery for slum children. In Lileen Hardy’s diary it’s mentioned that singing and dancing is their daily activity. hit the rails and found out the magical rhythm” Activities: Through this design hopefully it will lead to people being more playful as they are passing the court, creating more interactive environment in the space
INTERPRETATION MEDIA CHESSEL’S COURT
Interpretation Media: Yellow Lil’ tin on Entrance
Interpretation Media: Tree Lighting
Based on Diary of Free Kindergarten, Kids always leave their precious belonging inside the yellow little jar in front of the class before class start.
During the night, there will be some light installation on the tree to lit up the public garden in the middle court. (Currently, the big tree are lit up with fairy light)
INTERPRETATION MEDIA CHESSEL’S COURT Yellow Lil’ Jar Design Rational: Based on Diary of Free Kindergarten, Kids always leave their precious belonging inside the yellow little jar in front of the class before class start, the design of the yellow jar is also featuring the bulb flowers, because the kids used to plant a lot of bulb plant in the garden. (Screen shot of the article is attached on pg.10)
Interpretation Board: Yellow Jar The children kept their precious belongings inside the yellow jar near the door. Little bit of chalk, claypipes, picture postcards are seems to be their precious processions. Material: The main material for the jar will be glass jar with metal handle and some lightbulb inside the jar.
Interpretation Media: Marble Light (luna ball lamp)
INTERPRETATION MEDIA CHESSEL’S COURT
Another popular game in 19th century is marble, using the idea of marble as a lighting strategy could make the boring Chessel’s court back to live at night
Interpretation Media: Hopscotch Hopscotch was a popular game in early 19th century, tiles on chisel court has a special rectangular feature where this game will fit in perfectly.
Chessel’s Court Entrance court yard Activities: Through this interpretation, hopefully it will create a playful playground in the entrance, the design is also featuring the current existing tiles. (people playing hopscotch )
Chessel's Court INTERPRETATION MEDIA 19’s Century games Rational: Looking at the current urban architecture feature in Chessel’s court the design will fit in the current space by making the current tiles more playful with the additional of hopscotch design on it. And marble glass lighting to replace the current rectangular light on the top of the court entrance. Interpretation Board: HOPSCOTCH & MARBLE Closes of Royal Mile in past used to be playground for kids, in early 19’s hopscotch and marbles were some of most popular games among children. Let’s move your body and jump! Material: Hopscotch: Mixed stone panel attached to the current existing tile. Marble: Glassware with coloured glass inside
INTERPRETATION MEDIA CHESSEL’S COURT Animal Picture Dictionary Rational: At the beginning of free kindergarten, Lileen Hardy found out that most of the slum child has limited command of words, they are often called rabbit, fox, dog and horse as ‘dug’ (Screenshot of articles can be found on pg.10)
Interpretation Board: ANIMAL PICTONARY ‘Dug, dug, dug’ because of their limited command of words, that is how the slum children used to call sheeps, goats, foxes, squirrels, rabbits, and quinea-pigs
Material: colour painting on wood with garnish to keep the colour stays longer.
FLESHMARKET CLOSE Research (media). Interpretation. Design Theme: Most animated space: market life
Fleshmarket Close Special feature: A.Close is cut into two section with distinctive architecture feature B.Scot Baronial style building C.Connecting Market st. Cockburn St. and Royal Mile D.Number of Steps: 15 -> 19 —-—> 4 ->17
Upper Section of Fleshmarket Close Current Issue: Upper half: Pigeon nest, dark, underused Lower half: Stench of urine, drug, homeless
Lower Section of Fleshmarket Close
fleshmarket CLOSE TIMELINE
The current Fleshmarket close is devided into two section, first section link the cockburn street and market street, and second half link cockburn street and royal mile. The lower section is always pack with people as it serves as shortcut to royal mile from waverley station. the first half is also home to a local bar, barber, and youth hostel. there are few dirty section within the close where people use to piss, or shelter during rain also place where homeless dwell. The main reason where people piss there is basically there are narrow dark room for it,
Fleshmarket CLOSE’s NOTABLE residents Special feature:
Special feature:
A.
A. Published the 1st edition of Robert Burn’s poem
B.
Henry Dundas
Opposed against Wilberforce & delayed the abolition of slavetrade for 30 years
B. Jury of Deacon Brodie trial in 1788
His statue stands on the St. Andrew Square
C. Letter from Robert Burn to him
William Creech
FLESHMARKET CLOSE : Most animated place in Past
Flesh market in Old days
Newhaven Fishwives and the Petties Eating House
Scotsman Newspaper Office
‘Plout’ The bird market
House of Clark
Meat Porter: Story of Button and Becles
FLESHMARKET CLOSE : Most animated place in Past
Newspaper articles cut about Fleshmarket life
Fleshmarket Close marketspace & Waverley
History:
History:
The Waverley Market opened in 1869. In 1877 the market was roofed over and made available for travelling exhibitions,touring funfairs and menageries.
The Waverley Market closed in 1977. It reopened as Waverley Market Shopping Centre in 1984.
When these events were held at the market, the resident stallholders were often evicted into the street to sell their wares! Old Green Market & Waverley Market
Following a major refurbishment in the 1990s its name was changed to Waverley Shopping Centre. Following another refurbishment in the early-2000s, its name was changed again, to Princes Mall.
FLESHMARKET CLOSE : Most animated place in Past
Price, Food and Wages in Scotland 1550-1780
Price of lamb, beef, and local food in 16th-18th century.
FLESHMARKET CLOSE RESEARCH SUMMARY A. Based on primary research, I found out there are two different issue with the close; upper section of close is underused, dark, and dirty. while the lower section of close is always busy, yet it has stench of urine (pissed from drunk people from bars) B. There are currently few bikes being parked at upper section of the close, and sometime there is bin from the nearby shop. C. It’s surrounded by bars and some local business and home of Edinburgh backpacker hostel, lower section of close are always busy (commuters walk up/ down the close from royal mile to waverley station. D. Secondary research wise, there are rich local history of the close that is related with being the most animated place in whole old town. The stronger theme of the whole space is the market life and character that used to life there), The interpretation came from the articles of press cut about the close.
INTERPRETATION MEDIA CHESSEL’S COURT
Fleshmarket Close Space & Interpretation
Abstract: as what it’s name suggested, inside this close once existed the fleshmarket, where the butcher, skinner, fishwives came to sell their product. It also used to be the ‘plout’, the bird market. As the lifestyle change these market are no longer exist, Nowadays, the close is used as a short cut for commuters, that link the waverley station to royal mile, it’s also the most usable close. The interpretation will use the story of market place (through news paper cut articles & stories of people) and create a narrative along the walk in the close.
FLESHMARKET CLOSE UPPER Half
Current Issue & Opportunities: The existing architecture figure where the windows used to be is still there and there are some graffiti (vandalism) element around. Current Issue:
Upper half of Fleshmarket close is often used as a parking spot for bicycle, the railing in the close would suggest that the area are specifically design for that.
Upper half: Pigeon nest, dark, underused The upper half of Fleshmarket close is relatively dark, and its a nest of pigeon, its also currently use to as a bike locked, the Pathway is a little bit slippery and sometime there are some bins around.
FLESHMARKET CLOSE UPPER Half
Interpretation Media: Railing with timeline of food price in Scotland Using all the data of pricing list from the paper, the railing for bike will be redesign. Metal text will wrap along the railing to show that the space used to be a busy market space.
FLESHMARKET CLOSE UPPER Half Market price Rational: In current space, of flesh market exists some hand railing where it’s suppose to be the place where people hold on to as they walk up and down the close, but somehow the purpose slightly change to a place where people park their bike. Instead of taking away the railing,the design will incorporate some interpretation of market price (meat) that is increasing along the time.
Interpretation Board: Market price Bargain, Sale, Commodity price, walk up along the rail to find out how the price of meat change from time to time
Note: On certain part of the railing there will be a part that have no interpretation on, at the same spot as well there will be mural painting of 16’s century fashion portrait interact with the bike. (suggested artist: Ernest Zacharevic)
Material: Railing & Sculpture: The material for the railing and sculpture will be metal, using the same material will existing railing.
FLESHMARKET CLOSE UPPER Half Market price Rational: In current space, of flesh market exists some hand railing where it’s suppose to be the place where people hold on to as they walk up and down the close, but somehow the purpose slightly change to a place where people park their bike. Instead of taking away the railing,the design will incorporate some interpretation of market price (meat) that is increasing along the time.
Interpretation Board: “The Plout” ‘Plout’ or the bird market was located here, it was not unusual to see boy with pigeon or two sticking out their pocket during that period. “Market Place”
Material: Railing & Sculpture: The material for the railing and sculpture will be metal, using the same material will existing railing.
Fleshmarket close was once a place where meat transaction happened. It was the heart of the slaughter house where butcher, flesher, fishwives meet their buyer. Walk along the close to see the Sculptural remembrance of the market life.
FLESHMARKET CLOSE LOWER Half
Current Issue:
Current Issue & Opportunities:
Lower half: Stench of urine, drug, homelessness.
On the contrary from the upper section of the close, lower section is a busy walkway connecting Waverley station and Cockburn street.
3 stinks spots within the walk where people go for pee.
The main issue of the space is that it’s stink of pee, there are 3 section of the streets where it’s dark and used as peeing spots.
Graffiti on the head of the close and the stinks spots.
Flesh market lower section has a special features of stair steps
FLESHMARKET CLOSE LOWER Half AS YOU WALK UP
Interpretation Media: Steps with narrative One of the special feature that makes Fleshmarket close stands out from other closes is the number of steps in the close, the idea of using narrative (wether if its a Dialog of market space or a poem)
Steps with narrative rational Steps is one of the special feature in the close, looking at the opportunity that most of commuters will walk up this close from station to royal mile, the idea of using narrative to encourage the commuter to walk up will make their journey more interesting. Interpretation Board Flesh market close was once home for meat market. It was buzzing place where transaction happened, walk up the close to find out interesting conversation in the past.
FLESHMARKET CLOSE LOWER Half AS YOU WALK UP Narrative on step: GUID MORNIN! GUID MORNIN! can a gie ye a haund? aye, hau much is the pudding? twa penny each! can ye say it again? twa penny each can a get thee? nae problem, here ya go!
Material Material that will be use will be a subtle metal with gold paint on it, just like the one that currently existed in old town.
see ye efter! see ye! (conversation was made by translating most common conversation in market life in Scottish dialect, and the price of the pudding was based on one article in the newspaper)
FLESHMARKET CLOSE LOWER Half AS YOU WALK DOWN
Interpretation Media: Oldtown Lighting Fleshmarket close also has another special feature as it’s such a long walk in the close there are some old style lighting that currently existed, looking at the urban lighting design and combining it with the idea of most animated place the carrousel ‘shadow play’ is introduce.
FLESHMARKET CLOSE LOWER Half AS YOU WALK DOWN Carousel rational The idea of flesh market being the most animated place (busy) in old town will be revived to usage of carousel lighting, using the current existing lamp in old town with additional element of rotating silhouette cut. The images will tell story about the market life (plout, butcher & skinner, fishwive, and gambling house Interpretation Board Fleshmarket used to be most animated place in whole old town. Meat market, gambling house, plout, eating house to hq of scotsman newspaper, the place never been quiet from morning until late night. Material laser cut metal with rotating wheel that fit into current existing lamp
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