Limehouse Cut, London: Linking Place and Creativity by Landscape Interface Studio

LIMEHOUSE CUT LONDON LINKING PLACE AND CREATIVITY

STAGE 1 Landscape Interface Studio, in conjunction with the London based SME Shared Assets received funding from Creativeworks London to develop their collaborative project, “Limehouse Cut pilot project – linking place and creativity”. Funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), the Creativeworks London ‘Creative Vouchers Scheme’ is an initiative established to enable London based small and medium sized enterprises develop unique and innovative short-term, collaborative research with academic partners.

Edited by Alexandru Malaescu

HISTORY

DATA

IDEAS

LOGISTICS

CREDITS

SITE 21

Can we be creative with The Cut?

HISTORY OF THE LIMEHOUSE CUT

Mapco.net. 2013. MAPCO : Map And Plan Collection Online. [online] Available at: http://mapco.net/ [Accessed: 21 Nov 2013]. Isleofdogslife.wordpress.com. 2013. January « 2013 « Isle of Dogs Life. [online] Available at: http://isleofdogslife.wordpress.com/2013/01/ [Accessed: 23 Nov 2013]. Past Lives. 2013. William Greene the elder - of Limehouse?. [online] Available at: http://mprobb.wordpress.com/2013/01/05/william-greene-the-elder-of-limehouse/ [Accessed: 23 Nov 2013]. Sdoutz, F. 2013. SCATTERED SATELLITES Purdom, Abercrombie, Hilberseimer, MARS, Foster - Links. [online] Available at: http://www.mediaarchitecture.at/architekturtheorie/patrick_abercrombie/2011_ patrick_abercrombie_links_en.shtml [Accessed: 21 Nov 2013]. Spitalfieldslife.com. 2012. The Pubs Of Old London | Spitalfields Life. [online] Available at: http://spitalfieldslife.com/2012/10/02/the-pubs-of-old-london/ [Accessed: 23 Nov 2013]. Spitalfieldslife.com. 2010. At The Grapes in Limehouse | Spitalfields Life. [online] Available at: http://spitalfieldslife.com/2010/08/09/at-the-grapes-limehouse/ [Accessed: 23 Nov 2013]. Wikipedia. 1940. Heinkel over Wapping.jpg. [online] Available at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Heinkel_over_Wapping.jpg [Accessed: 21 Nov 2013].

1720 Early map of the parish of St Dunstan and All Saints, Stepney

1804 Wallisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Plan Of The Cities Of London And Westminster

LIMEHOUSE CUT

1827 Cruchleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s New Plan Of London

1872 Stanfordâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Library Map Of London And Its Suburbs

LIMEHOUSE CUT

1941

LIMEHOUSE CUT

1943 Social and Functional Analysis by Sir Patrick Abercrombie

LIMEHOUSE CUT

TOWER HAMLETS BOROUGH PROFILES DEMOGRAPHICS

Data.london.gov.uk. 2013. Borough Profiles. [online] Available at: http://data.london.gov.uk/visualisations/atlas/borough-profiles/atlas.html [Accessed: 21 Nov 2013].

Limehouse Cut

TOWER HAMLETS

CENSUS POPULATION

POPULATION DENSITY PER HECTARE

254 100

128.5

Limehouse Cut

TOWER HAMLETS

NEW HOMES

2 880

TOWER HAMLETS

GREENSPACE

15.2 %

Limehouse Cut

TOWER HAMLETS

AVERAGE AGE

MEDIAN HOUSE PRICE

30.9

300 000

Limehouse Cut

TOWER HAMLETS

TOTAL CARBON EMISSIONS

2 240 Note: Includes domestic, industrial/commercial and transport. Units are Kilotonnes of oil equivalent (Ktoe). National Comparator is UK

Limehouse Cut

TOWER HAMLETS

INDICES OF MULTIPLE DEPRIVATION

7 Note: Ranked out of 326 LAs in England (1=most deprived)

TOWER HAMLETS BOROUGH PROFILES DEMOGRAPHICS CONSERVATION AREAS AND LISTED BUILDINGS

TOWER HAMLETS BOROUGH PROFILES DEMOGRAPHICS CONSERVATION AREAS AND LISTED BUILDINGS SITES BOMBED BETWEEN 7TH OCTOBER 1940 AND 6TH JUNE 1941

Sps2ksrv.towerhamlets.gov.uk. 2013. Tower Hamlets council maps. [online] Available at: http://sps2ksrv.towerhamlets.gov.uk/cms_data/maps/mapSelection.html?http://cms.esriuk.com/TowerHamlets/Sites/ Environment_Planning/ [Accessed: 21 Nov 2013]. University Of Portsmouth, I. 2013. Bomb Sight - Mapping the London Blitz. [online] Available at: http://www.bombsight.org/#16/51.5143/-0.0216 [Accessed: 21 Nov 2013].

TOWER HAMLETS BOROUGH PROFILES DEMOGRAPHICS CONSERVATION AREAS AND LISTED BUILDINGS SITES BOMBED BETWEEN 7TH OCTOBER 1940 AND 6TH JUNE 1941 CURRENT PLANNING APPLICATIONS (NOVEMBER 2013)

Thamestidewaytunnel.co.uk. 2013. Construction sites | Thames Tunnel. [online] Available at: http://www.thamestidewaytunnel.co.uk/my-local-site/ [Accessed: 21 Nov 2013].

Services.defra.gov.uk. 2013. Defra, Noise Mapping England. [online] Available at: http://services.defra.gov.uk/wps/portal/noise/!ut/p/c5/ hY1BDoIwFESP9EdbBJe1RKoWEEGFbgiJxkBESTQonl44ADqzfHkzZKjvrWjLS_Es77fiSimZWS49obitAbDYwsoLrQ2POSDR82ycg_2xj5SC53HlNH7 3TPVHtkn1iTo_CbuHG719fX49And7Ouz2CyEyKU7L3jG_VofPgWMkAhSoe32mjIydzzztTBYh5lBThpVM1vYcAQOfUEKZS029bxv1whdjdTdp/dl3/d3/ L0lDU0lKSmdwcGlRb0tVUm1abUEhL29Kb2dBRUlRaGpFQ1VJZ0FJQUl5RkFNaHdVaFM0SlJFQXdDR2lJQmdBREVRREFBV0lnR0FBY1JBTUFBQS80QzFiOVdfTnIwZ0NVZ3hFbVJDVXdnISEvN 182R0w4MUJPMDkwSDIzMElDVEo3OTBOMzA0MS85NUhXZzkzOTkwMDA0LzI0NjI4OTQzMjMwNS9qYXZheC5zZXJ2bGV0LmluY2x1ZGUucGF0aF9pbmZvLyUwTWFwUG9ydGxldE1hcHMuanNw/ [Accessed: 21 Nov 2013].

Contrailscience.com. 2013. Contrail Science Flight Map. [online] Available at: http://contrailscience.com/map/ [Accessed: 21 Nov 2013]. Gpsdrawing.com. 2013. GPS Drawing in the air. [online] Available at: http://www.gpsdrawing.com/gallery/air/air-portrait.html [Accessed: 21 Nov 2013].

TOWER HAMLETS BOROUGH PROFILES DEMOGRAPHICS CONSERVATION AREAS AND LISTED BUILDINGS SITES BOMBED BETWEEN 7TH OCTOBER 1940 AND 6TH JUNE 1941 CURRENT PLANNING APPLICATIONS (NOVEMBER 2013) THAMES TIDEWAY TUNNEL EAST BUILT AREAS OPEN SPACES BRIDGES OVER LIMEHOUSE CUT LIMEHOUSE CUT: MEASURE LIMEHOUSE CUT: SUBJECTIVE PERCEPTION MAP NOISE MAP AIRSPACE – FLIGHTPATHS OVER LIMEHOUSE CUT AIR QUALITY

London.gov.uk. 2013. The London Plan - Climate change - Air - 4A.19 Improving air quality. [online] Available at: http://www.london.gov.uk/thelondonplan/policies/4a-19.jsp [Accessed: 24 Nov 2013].

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70.00

3.67% 24.60% 58.84% 83.53% 93.68%

99.11% Concentration (microgrammes per cubic metre)

Percentile

The shadows for the geographical coordinates of Limehouse Cut, London (51° 30’ 54.76’’N 0° 01’ 29.87’’W) were identified using SketchUp 07 software.

Creating a sense of place Potential locations to improve access to the Limehouse Cut.

photographs: Ales Seitl

LOOK WHAT WE HAVE HERE

Smart spaces

Separation

Armoury

‘Clean’ environment

It is not that bad after all

Screens

Texture

Water tricks

IDEAS

ÂŠ Alexandru Malaescu, Juliana Cedro Stock, Rebecka Gullstrand, Xiao Lu, Aining Tang, Samer Zeater, Mengdan Zhai, Tom Bradford, Rawan Jaber, Ales Seitl, Reece Woodhams, Tina Moghaddam Panah, Samuel Jjingo, James Hooper, Maya Leung

SITE 3 SAMPLE SITE

INVENTORY OF ASSETS FILM PROJECTION

EXHIBITION WALL

MICROCLIMAT SHELTER WATER HARVESTING POTENTIAL WIND PROTECTION

WALL 76m x 9m EXISTING STAIRS OLD BARGE

SITE 3

EXISTING STAIRS POTENTIAL ACCESS TO THE LIMEHOUSE CUT POTENTIAL PLACES TO SIT POTENTIAL PLACE FOR MOORING CONNECTION WITH OTHER SITES

OLD BARGE POTENTIAL PLACE FOR LEISURE FLOATING CAFE

INVENTORY OF CONSTRAINTS POOR ACCESS ON SITE

ACCESS ON SITE INDOOR-OUTDOOR ACCESS CURENT USE- Cash & carry

INDOOR-OUTDOOR

DERELICT SITE

BARRIER BETWEEN COMMUNITY AND THE CANAL

SITE 3

INSIDE OUT FESTIVAL Limehouse Cut Floating Workshop 25 October 2013 sponsored by the The Creative Capital Exchange

STAKEHOLDER MAP

STAKEHOLDER MAP METHODOLOGY

3 2 1

STAKEHOLDER MAP METHODOLOGY

STAGE 1

STAKEHOLDER MAP METHODOLOGY

STAGES 2 AND 3

“Today’s placemaking represents a comeback for community. The iterative actions and collaborations inherent in the making of places nourish communities and empower people.” “Business owners and tenants are an important part of “community,” and the curation of mixed-use tenant structures with a focus on creative enterprises can be an important component of placemaking.” “The projects that are most successful at engaging (…) communities are the ones that treat this engagement as an ongoing process, rather than a single (…) step of input or feedback.” Silberberg, S, Lorah, K, Disbrow, R, Muessig, A, and Naparstek, A. 2013. “Places in the Making: How placemaking builds places and communities.” Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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“ visualisations including mapping can (…) encourage and enhance the engagement and interaction of communities for knowledge exchange and problem solving.” Cinderby, S, Wade, R, Shaw, S and Hodgson ,P. 2012, “Improving community engagement through spatial and visualisation methods”. Connected Communities, AHRC.

“By responding to the material world around us, individuals and communities can create new meaning that helps (them) us bind together as groups.” “Canals, roads and railways are more than simply the communications infrastructure of cities; (…) also have the potential to be part of the infrastructure of identities and communities.” “Creative adaptation comes from people feeling a sense of ownership and being able to participate in, shape and control their environment. This requires opening the environment up to people’s needs, aspirations and ideas.” Jones, S and Mean, M. 2010. “Resilient places character and community in everyday heritage”. Demos.

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STAGE 1

Credits Landscape Interface Studio: Pat Brown Carine Brannan Alexandru Malaescu Shared Assets: Kate Swade Mark Walton Isobel Ward MA PGDip LANDSCAPE URBANISM, Kingston University London: Juliana Cedro Stock Rebecka Gullstrand Xiao Lu Aining Tang Samer Zeater Mengdan Zhai Tom Bradford Rawan Jaber Ales Seitl Reece Woodhams Tina Moghaddam Panah Samuel Jjingo James Hooper Maya Leung

Acknowledgments INSIDE OUT FESTIVAL Limehouse Cut Floating Workshop 25 October 2013 sponsored by the The Creative Capital Exchange Dennise and Lapwing, Hidden Depths Canal Cruises Thank you to all stakeholders who took part so far!