Showroom Cinema Greenroof Planning and Access Statement

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BIOPHILIC DESIGN

The Showroom Cinema The Workstation.

Ecological Design and Management

Planning and Access Statement

VVV LIBAAN WARSAME STUDENT NUMBER 110216238

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Showroom is one of the largest independent cinemas in Europe and the place to be for anyone with a passion for film. Located in the heart of Sheffield’s cultural quarter, Showroom is also one of Sheffield’s most vibrant meeting places.

The Showroom

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The Workstation is Sheffield’s hothouse of creative talent and innovation in the heart of the city - combining hard work with social networking opportunities to give a unique buzz!

The Workstation

INDEX

1.

SITE CONTEXT

1.1

SITE LOCATION

1.2

SITE SURROUNDINGS

1.3

SITE CONDITIONS

1.3.1 SITE CHARACTERISTICS 2.

DESIGN AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

2.1

DESIGN CONCEPT

2.2

PLANTING SCHEME

3.

DESIGN PROPOSAL

3.1

ALPINE MIX

3.2

PERENNIAL MIX

3.3

FUSION MIX

3.4

SEDUM MIX

3.

BIODIVERSITY

4.

VISUALISATIONS

1.SITE CONTEXT

1.1 SITE LOCATION Located in the heart of Sheffield’s Cultural Industry Quarter, the site is sits west next to Sheffield’s train station and east from Sheffield’s main shopping centre. Situated in the Cultural Industry Quarter, the Showroom/ Workstation is at the start of Paternoster Row overlooking Howard Street and Sheaf square.

1.2 SITE SURROUNDINGS

Situated along a road of strong artistic value and culture, the Showroom/Workshop roof terrace has great opportunities and potential. This proposal sees the benefits associated with green and the importance of biodiversity whilst incorporating aesthetic enhancement, human well-being and importantly sustainability. The roof terrace can potentially be a bold statement pocketed within a very robust local environment.

1.3 SITE CONDITIONS

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Largely flat, RAINWATER collects on the east sid e of the site

1.3.1 SITE CHARACTERISTICS

The rooftop terraces comprises of a large open space with a series of smaller connect areas of hard surface, contained within a small wall. The areas are enclosed by both small and high mesh barriers on all sides disconnecting access from one area to the other. A series of vents to the building cover the north/east side of the building.

The current surface of the main congregation area consists of variegated concrete sets, whereas the smaller areas consist of large pebbles from the initial renovation of the terraces. Largely unsuitable and difficult to walk across.

The building covering most of the site comprises of small office blocks that each have visual and physical access to the outer terrace, with a main access point to the main congregation area.

The landscape itself appears dreary and in a poor aesthetic condition. There are attempts for growing greenery made but the planting has died and areas have been left.

The site isn’t utilised to its full potential, largely due to the pebbbled surface that causes hindrance but also spaces of congregation restricted both socially and visually throughout the site.

2. DESIGN AIMS & OBJECTTIVES

The Showroom building is a high profile site, despite having no visibility from the ground level, the outcome design has great opportunity to be bold and attractive, registering to all users inside the building.

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The client discussed the need for a low maintenance site that can be cheaply implemented whilst providing connectivity and interest for the users to be used for events and relaxation, so the design choices and vegetation will follow to do so.

The site should connect allowing users to walk freely around the terrace to both congregate and socialise. Whilst there’s great potential to turn areas to vegetative areas.

The term “green roof”, symbolises a large proportion of vegetation on site. The planting scheme has to be aesthetically pleasing throughout the whole year, providing points of interest.

The roof terrace aims to be a sustainable semi-extensive green roof, requiring no irrigation unless in extreme cases, or during establishment period, requiring little to low maintenance. Furthermore, recycling of materials will also be a main factor in the design, for both biodiversity and financial reasons.

The green roof terrace will aim to promote wider biodiversity, consideration will be made for vegetation and other surface components to have a biodiversity value whilst contributing to rainwater attenuation of the Showroom/Workshop building.

2.1 SITE CONCEPT

Design Language

Lines

Waves

Cohesion

2.2 PLANTING SCHEME

Feb Allium schoenoprasum Allium sphaerocephalon Armeria maritima Aster alpinus Bellis perennis Briza media Campanula glomerata Centaurea nigra Cyclamen hederifolium 'Silver Cloud Deschampsia flexuosa Dianthus armeria Dianthus carthusianorum Dianthus gratianopolitanus ‘Grandiflorus’ Echium vulgare Euphorbia cornigera Eranthis hyemalis Festuca glauca Festuca ovina Galium verum Geranium pratense Geranium robertianum Helianthemum nummularium Helictotrichon pubescens Knautia arvensis Koeleria macrantha Leucanthemum vulgare Linaria purpurea Melica ciliata Muscari neglectum Origanum vulgare Petrorhagia saxifraga Phleum bertolonii Pimpinella saxifraga Plantago lanceolata Primula veris Prunella vulgaris Ranunculus acris Salvia pratensis Sedum acre Sedum album Sedum anglicum var. minus Sedum forsterianum Sedum rupestre Sedum sexangulare Silene dioica Stellaria graminea Stachys olympica Tulipa sylvestris

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3. DESIGN PROPOSAL The Showroom/Workshop roof terrace proposal is a semi-extensive green roof that takes aspects from the client’s need for low-maintenance and cost-efficiency and explores recycling and form, with materials and vegetation to create a multi-functioning site. The design consists of three clear elements: the paving and topography-scape, the semi-extensive planting mixes and extensive planting. The elements both within and amongst each element brings forth differing colours, textures and forms that provide interest from both looking through the office windows and outside up close. As mentioned previously, the scheme includes a range vegetation mixes planted in loose waves to produce mosaic plant communities that require little to no regular maintenance whilst promoting biodiversity.

MASTERPLAN 1:250

PAVING/COMMUNAL 2.1 SITE CONCEPT SPACE

SEATING AREA

Aiming for a site that is cheap and easy to implement, the re-use and input of new concrete sets will be used as the main paver.

However, the play with the concrete sets is what differs from the original site.

The concrete sets are placed in pairs and more, set together in a linear motion from the office doors that breaks down angles when going to the planting. This allows vegetation and landscaping to interact to provide a connected and beautiful site.

CONCRETE SETS

SEATING

DECONSTRUCTION

TOPOGRAPHY/LANDSCAPE

With the aim to increase biodiversity, variation in topography is used on the larger areas of the site to promote both vegetation and wildlife diversity.

Furthermore the gravel on site will be used alongside crushed red brick to provide different mulches.

The multi-colour references back to the inner building “The Red Room”, tying the inside and out whilst providing interest during the winter months.

LAND MOUND

GRAVEL/ RED BRICK MULCH

VARYING TOPOGRAPHY

WAVE MOSAIC PLANTING

PLANTING MIXES

ALPINE MIX

PERENNIAL MIX

FUSION MIX

SEDUM MIX

3.1 ALPINE MIX

Allium schoenoprasum

Dianthus armeria

Aster alpinus

Bellis perennis

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Linaria purpurea

Echium vulgare

Festuca glauca

Muscari neglectum

per enn ial 200 pla mm nti sub wat ng s tra erp te roo bar f rie mem r/r bra oof ne/ gra con nul str ar ucdra in-

3.2 PERENNIAL MIX

3.3 FUSION MIX

Knautia arvensis

Euphorbia cornigera

Deschampsia flexuosa

Briza media

g tin lan te p ion bstra fus su mm in150 dra r a l ruc anu nst /gr o e c n f ra roo emb er/ f m i o r o r r ba erp wat

Sedum rupestre

Sedum album

Sedum forsterianum

Sedum acre

sed um pla 50m nti m s ng ubs wat tra erp te roo bar f m rie emb r/r ran oof e/g con ran str ula ucr d rai n-

3.4 SEDUM MIX

4. BIODIVERSITY The increase of biodiversity is of importance within the greenroof terrace and using simple, but cost-effective methods the greenroof will be enriched with life. The planting scheme and topography brings forth the large portion of biodiversity, However simple additions such as birdhouses and logs provide for a more rich and diverse communities that also increase the aesthetics of the roof terrace.

BLACK REDSTART

BIRDHOUSE

SEDUM/SHADE

CRAB SPIDER

GRAVEL

VARYING LANDFORM

ADONIS LADYBIRD

RED BRICK

WOOD LOGS

SEEDHEADS

BEES

INTERESTINGFLOWERS/NECTAR

MOZAIC PLANT COMMUNITIES

WALL BROWN MARMALADE HOVERFLY

BACK TERRACE

5. VISUALISATIONS

VENT AREA

CONGREGATION ZONE

CORNER TERRACE

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Sustainable Low-Maintenance Biodiverse Cost-Effective

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LIBAAN WARSAME STUDENT NUMBER 110216238

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