S tMar gar et swor ksevokesa dynami c hi s t or i cali nf l uence,l ar gel yr es pons i ve t oL ei ces t er ’ si ndus t r i alchar act er . I nevi t abl y,t het er r ai nhass uccumbt ot hedept hsofapos t i ndus t r i al s oci et yandl ands cape,l eavi ngbehi ndmer el y anegl ect edr egi onofcompr omi s eds pace.T hi si nt ur ndr i vesaf or cef ors chemat i cchange( ar chi t ect ur al ) . As pat i alvoi di ses t abl i s hedatCor ahencas edbywhati sl ef tofabr okenr egi on,gener at i ngacr eat i ves pot l i ght ar eaf oroppor t uni t ywher et hepas tandabr i ghtf ut ur ecanbemar r i edi nor dert or enew t hear chi t ect ur e.F i r s t l yt hes i t ei st obes t r uct ur al l ygent r i f i edi nat t emptt or eopent hes pacesbef or eanynew ar chi t ect ur ei sdepl oyed.A des i gnr es pons et ot hes i t ewher et henew ar chi t ect ur ewi l ls er veasver andat ot her ef i nedboundar i es ,wher ea mul t i t udeofbui l di ngpr ogr ammeswi l l connectf or mi ngapi az z aorcour t yar dofs emi openands ect i oneds paces .
Al l as pect soft heGr eenpl anhavebeenmeas ur edandex hi bi t ed i nt hepr oj ectr epor t .T hepr oj ectai mst of ul f i l lt hi scheckl i s tt oa ver i f i ed s t andar d bot hi nt he ur ban appr ai s aland t he des i gn ex ecut i on.
On26/ 11/ 20wevi s i t edt hes i t easagr oup.I twasourf i r s t chancet ohavef acet of aces emi nars t udy.T hankst oJ on andAndr ew wewer eabl et ous eat empoar ys t udi os pace wi t hi nt hes i t e.T hi swasourf i r s tt i medi s cus s i ngourabs t r act i deasand get t i ng s ome us ef ulf eedbackf r om notonl y t ut or sbutal s of el l ow gr oupmember s .
S t .Mar gar et ’ sChar act erAr eai sl ocat edt ot henor t hof t heci t ycent r e.T hear eacompr i s esanumberofL ocal l y L i s t edi ndus t r i alher i t ages i t es ,whi chdef i nemuchoft he f or m oft hear ea,i npar t i cul art hef or merCor ahhos i er y f act or y.
Mos tpedes t r i anst r avelnor t hands out h,wi t hacces svi a t he br i dge cl os et oS t .Mar gar et ’ sbuss t at i on,and t he cr os s i ng s l i ght l yf ur t hereas tand connect i ng t hr ought o AbbeyPar kt ot henor t h.T hi smakesWat l i ngS t r eetandS t . J ohnS t r eett hemai npedes t r i anconnect i ont hr ought he char act erar ea,par t i cul ar l ygi vent hataL ei ces t erCol l ege bui l di ngi sl ocat edher e.
T her ehasbeens omes pecul at i onf orr es i dent i al devel opment i nt hear ea,butt odat et heyhavenotcomef or war das par tofaf or mal appl i cat i on.T her ear enor ecentappr oval s f ormaj orr es i dent i al devel opment s .
T heupper mos tl andus ei nS t .Mar gar et ’ si si ndus t r i al ,t hi s i sobvi ousons i t ewher emanyuni t sl ookt obei ni ndus t r i al us e.T hi sexpl ai nsmuchoft heot herf eat ur ess uchasi nact i ve f r ont ages ,l ar ge bl ocksand t he pr es ence ofi ndus t r i al her i t age,f orex ampl et heCor ahS i t e.
Adapt i ver eus er ef er st ot hepr oces sofr eus i nganex i s t i ngbui l di ng f orapur pos eot hert hanwhi chi twasor i gi nal l ybui l tordes i gnedf or . I ti sanef f ect i ves t r at egyf oropt i mi z i ngt heoper at i onal andcommer ci al per f or mance ofbui l tas s et s .I nevi t abl y,t he t er r ai n atCor ah has s uccumbt ot hedept hsofapos t i ndus t r i al s oci et yandl ands cape, l eavi ngbehi ndmer el yanegl ect edr egi onofcompr omi s eds pace.
Cor ahevokesa dynami chi s t or i cali nf l uence,l ar gel yr es pons i vet o L ei ces t er ’ si ndus t r i al char act er .T hes chemat i cpl anai mst os er veas avi s ual cat al oguef ors paceswhi chencl os epr opos edr enovat i onal l par tofapr ogr ammet oi nt r oducenew ar chi t ect ur eonauni f or med s i t e.
I mmedi at es i t e
Anat t emptt opr ovokeani nf l uxi nacces s t hr ough gent r i f yi ng t he s t r eet s cape. ‘ Penet r at e’i sr egar dedasbl as t i ngt hr ough ex i s t i ngwal l si nor dert ocr eat es emi open s paces ,byopeni ngupt hes es paceswe canpr epar ef ort hei nt r oduct i onofnew ar chi t ect ur e.
Pr opos edr enovat i on
Ref i nedboundar y
T he i nt r oduct i on ofs t r eetf ur ni t ur e wi l l encour agepeopl et os pendmor et i me ar oundt hes i t e,whi chi nt ur nwi l l cr eat e acapt i vat i ngenvi r onment .Sal vageabl e mat er i al sf r om t hes i t ecanber ecycl ed t ocr eat es uchuni t s .
T hi s wal lr enovat i on account sf oral l s i gni f i cant l ydamagedwal l sar oundt he i mmedi at es i t e.T hes t eel cas twi l l notonl y r ei nf or cebutal s opr ovi deavi s ual uni f or m ar ound t hes i t e-i nef f or t st omaket he ar eal egi bl e.
T he i dea behi nd t hi si st o cr eat e an ent r ance pavi l l i on, t o bl end t hes e boundar i eswe have on t he s i t e and r emove what was once bef or e an obs t acl e. Cons t r uct i ng a s emi open s paceher ei sa per f ectoppor t uni t yt o openupt hes i t evi s ual l yandphys ci al l y.
T hewal l hasbeenadapt edf ort hes i t e’ s f ut ur e.Byr ei nf or ci ngt henegl ect edbr i ck wal l swi t hcas ts t eel i tpr ovi desanas s ur ance ofl ongevi t y.A deci s i ont obl as ta voi d t hr ought hewal l wasi nf l uencedbyt he cont ex tbehi ndi t .
T he ex i s t i ng bui l di ng can be ex t r uded i nwar dst of r eeups paceandconver t ed i nt o a bi ke s hed wi t h char gi ng poi nt s . T hi swi l l encour ageus er st ocycl et ot he s i t er at hert handr i vi ng,car r yi ngapos i t i ve envi r onment al ef f ect .