MARGATE Design Diar y
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a. Margate Station b. Lido c. ‘Funshine Amusements’ d. Dreamland e. Turner Contemporary f. Winter Gardens g. Residential h. Lido i. Chalk cliffs j. Lido
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Key Themes
Seasonality
Local Economies
Housing
Tourism/Leisure
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materiality & spatial condition
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Penny Wells,
Local Resident, Owner of King’s Emporium
Are you originally from Margate? Well I was born in Ramsgate, but I’ve lived in Margate for about 35 years. How long has King’s Emporium been running in Margate? We’re in our third year, so 2 and a half years. Can you tell me a bit about the background of your store? I’ve actually had another shop that’s been running for about 4 years, and that runs in the line of a charity shop, it raises money for a charity I support in Kenya. Although it’s a charity shop I see it as more of a community enterprise type model. So it’s not registered as a charity shop, but it’s not for profit in that a majority of the profits go to this charity in Kenya. Then we have a lot of donations from people. We’re sort of this retro market that came up. I had an idea for something, a scheme called ‘fair share’, where people give you things and you sell it on their behalf and we split the money made. So I set this up as a spin off really from that. This is a business in my own name but I sell things on behalf of the charity in Kenya, and also for local people. So what do you think your overall vision or aim is for the store?
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So I also saw it as a way of involving the local community because a lot of people here felt as though there was a divide really from posh arty people from London, they didn’t really have a connection. So I feel as though that was what I wanted to do. That’s what this shop does. It links people. So in a round about way what I’m saying to you is that it’s a hope to encourage local people to invest more in what’s going on around here. There was a massive danger in that people didn’t feel involved in what was happening.
What divide in interest did you see between the local and Londoner in Margate? I think that the people from outside are probably in some ways more excited about what’s going on in Margate than the local people. I think that local people are quite suspicious of the Turner and what was happening. I’m not saying the local people weren’t interested in art, there’s a lot of people that are, but the Turner was a little bit like a structure that arose in the midst of this sort of quite depressed area. But it’s starting to integrate better now; the local community and people from outside are coming together more. That’s what I feel has been happening over the last year. Particularly with Dreamland arriving as well because it’s very nostalgic not only for local people but people from all over the country if not the world, because a lot of people remember dreamland and as you know the retro market is very popular anyways from the nostalgia side of things. I think that’s because people feel secure about the past and go back to it. So you must have strong relationships with the local residents then, especially selling for and to them. Yes. It’s a social thing for a lot people. Its nice for them to come sell things, then come back to see if its been sold. Then of course they spend the money in the area too. So yeah we have a lot of people were friendly with. What do know about the demise of the high street in Margate?
What kind of changes do you see for Margate in the coming years? Well with dreamland opening, next year I think we’ll see an increase in the sort of shops opening around the spin off of that, such as tourist shops. The high street, I don’t know what will happen because things kind of open and close, apparently in the precinct where Superdrug has gone there’s going to be a pound store, so that’s a shame. I also don’t think the top part of Margate has regained it’s identity really. At the top end of Margate, if you walk up the high street, there are more independent shops. Then we’ve got Sands hotel, which is lovely, and then a restaurant, then Morgan’s vintage tearooms, which does dance classes and events. Then you’ve got Woolworths and Primark, huge buildings, nothing going on there. The larger shops like New Look that’s closed now, you see people can’t even take them on because the rates are enormous since they’re such big properties. That’s the problem I think. People can’t afford to take them. And what do you know about the inner areas of Margate, so that I can compare those changes to the ones along the high street. So Cliftonville has its own high street. Northdown road. And that’s quite a community in its own right. We’ve got a very big community up there, including a lot of eastern European. So we’ve seen up that high street, a lot of really diverse shops opening. There’s been a lot of focus in terms of regeneration and assistance up that area. I think there’s been an improvement. There’s a lot of negativity about Cliftonville. That’s better as well. There’s a lot of branching out happening.
Well Margate used to be quite a thriving town, but its not just happened here but in other areas too. They’ve started opening up these larger shopping centres, and ours is Westwood Cross. So that took a lot of the multi nationals, some stayed but most them went there, which obviously led to the demise of the high street. I think people are gradually coming back. I think people like the independent shops. Even my own experience, I prefer to wander around Broadstairs, Ramsgate, Margate, than go to Westwood Cross. Also a lot of people shop online now, so I’d be surprised if these big shopping centres don’t suffer quite a lot over the next few years. So unfortunately that’s what happened in Margate, what came in to fill the gap is quite a lot of independent shops set up but mainly this area gained this identity of the kind of arts and retro culture.
What do you consider to be the main tourist attractions here in Margate?
What are the major changes you’ve seen in Margate since the multi nationals left?
In terms of housing in Margate, do you know the comparison between people who own their homes and live here, to people just investing or letting out their properties?
We still have Morrison’s, Boots, and Superdrug. We have a rise in the number of pound shops, which isn’t helpful. We’ve got WHS smith still and they’ve put the post office in there now, which is a big change, a lot of people are upset about that. We had that huge post office which has been here for so many years, and they’ve moved that now to WHS Smith. The post office was in Cecil Square, its only the past year that that’s happened. They’ve built above that now, they’ve built flats, aimed probably at the outside market. I think they were aiming for investors really instead of the local people really which I think is a shame. We had two big things which hit the town which was Woolworth going, and that building estate empty even though it does look like its been let now, and then Primark closed because they went over to Westwood and that was a real shame for Margate. A lot of people would just come to Margate to go to Primark, and have a wander round. And that’s a lovely building and hopefully someone will take that because it has a beautiful view of the sea, great for something like a hotel.
Well we have beautiful beaches, and the art side of things and that’s quite diverse, and the Turner contemporary. A lot of artists have moved into the area because it’s a beautiful place for studios. Dreamland has made it a sort of an all round family holiday, and there’s the shell grotto for people to go to as well. I’ve seen more people coming for longer periods, weekends and weeks. We’ve also got a couple of nicer hotels, so there’s a lot for people. This retro scene is also very popular, the vintage, and there’s the events for music and the arts as well as the theatre royal. I think people are pleasantly surprised when they come here.
There are more people buying holiday places down here and investing. We also have a big problem with absent landlords, which is something that needs to be dealt with. We have a problem with low-level rented accommodation, which needs some action. What happened years ago was we had a lot of bed and breakfast accommodation, particularly going up into Cliftonville. Back in the 70’s/80’s was also the demise of the English holiday, and people started going abroad. A lot of them went out of business, and were turned into bed-sits. So we’ve had a lot of changes in that. We used to be called ‘Costa del sol’ because people would have all the benefits such as accommodation. Now a lot of people are placed here by the local authorities, such as children, children’s homes and people with mental health difficulties. It came a place for these people to come and live because it was really cheap. We have a lot of people from Eastern Europe who will settle here because it’s cheaper and also we have a lot of people asylum seeking. We’ve recently had a huge number of asylum seeking young people. So there’s a major issue, I don’t feel like the council has solved it properly. I’m not saying that I don’t want them here, I’m all for a diverse community, but its not been managed properly, and there hasn’t been proper strategy over it. So in terms of 21 housing there a lot of issues that need addressing.
potential themes
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seafront activation
deprivation in Cliftonville West
1. v life along the seafront
1. regenerating the local area
2. creating awareness of coastal erosion
2. restoration of empty dwellings
3. using seafront for local economies
3. relationship to the retro movement
Seafront activation is a potential theme for my final
The deprivation in Cliftonville West became a poten-
project based on the observations made during the in-
tial theme for my project after speaking to a local shop
itial visit to the local Margate area. Walking along the
owner, Penny, in Margate who had lived in the area for
coast from Turner contemporary up until the chalk
over 35 years. She spoke about many of the housing
cliffs there is an obvious disuse and lack of life in these
issues in the area that are not being dealt with prop-
areas. This observation became interesting due to the
erly including absent landlords, and low-level rented
potential coastal sites have to offer, in terms of leisure
accomodations. This theme could lead to a variety of
activities, residential property and even local econo-
directions, such as looking into understanding the
mies. The coast of Margate is also filled with local her-
reasons or agendas these landlords have and why they
itage, such as the Stone Pier and its history within the
abandon the maintenance of these properties, or look-
area, as well as the Lido further down, which created
ing into the potential these empty properties have and
a lot of activity along the coast due to its various en-
how they begin to have a relationship with this new
tertainment spaces. There is a lot to explore within this
retro movement in Margate. Following this theme it
theme of the Seaside based not only on the heritage it
would be interesting to focus on renovation and res-
comes with but also the attention it gives to environ-
toration projects that contribute to the regeneration
mental issues that are occuring in British seaside towns.
of Margate rather the implementation of new builds.
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seafront activation
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coastal trends and stories
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“A public exhibition of plans for the development which is said to cost £20 million, include a spa hotel, leisure complex and seafront housing, which includes 90 homes in the first phase, to enable the restoration of the seafront attraction.”
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fight to save Thanet from the sea
“A £2.5 MILLION European-funded project could help hold back the tide of coastal change turning Thanet back into an island”
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Coastal communities across Europe face the prospect of rising sea levels, higher storm surges and increased erosion, flooding, salinisation, temperatures, precipitation, and severe weather.
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coastal erosion
“Coastal erosion at Happisburgh, Norfolk. More than 40 meters of land was lost between 1998 and 2007.�
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potential sites seaside
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site 1
site 2
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site 1 the stone pier
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site location
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site 2 the boat yard
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site location
materiality interest
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site 3 the lido
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site location
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deprivation in Cliftonville West
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Deprivation in Margate Central and Cliftonville West Following the theme of absentee landlords I have looked into the areas of Margate Central and Cliftonville West after discovering the amount of deprivation that existed in these areas in comparison to the rest of Margate. Housing prices are substantially lower than the rest of Margate and the gap has remained largely the same over the past 5 years. There is also a high turnover rate in the rented sector which indicates an area of low housing demand as well as an area that has a transient population and lacks stability. There is a large presence in the private rented sector with more than 70% supported by housing benefit. Much of the low housing demand of this area can be characterised by the higher than average number of empty properties in the area.
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margate central cliftonville west
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thanet council planning strategies
Thanet Council ‘empty property strategy’ documents discusses their proposals to re use already existing properties to renew the local area, specifically sites in closer proximity to local shops and services to make people less dependant on cars in order to try and activate the area. I’ve highlighted a section of the map between Margate central and Cliftonville West in red to indicate the proximity of where I would prefer for my site to exist in order to respond to these strategies, in this case being close to Margate’s high street.
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1. Promote sustainable patterns of development and make better use of previously developed land. 2. Re-use and conversion of existing buildings 3. Locate housing where residents will be less dependant on cars to reach jobs, shops and local services 4. Overcome the stagnation and urban decay of secondary commercial areas
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potential sites deprivation and decay
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site 3 Old Cliftonville Hotel
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site location
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Site S elec tion & Initial Site Analy si s
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site drawings Front Elevation 1:200
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site drawings Site Isometric 1:200
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site drawings Side Elevations 1:200
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choice of theme and site Deprivation of Cliftonville West - Site 3
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potential site Selecting the site along Ethelbert Crescent as a potential site for my project based on its proximity to selected areas of decay in Cliftonville West. This site offers the potential to act as a central hub for activating the adjacent streets whilst also offering opportunities to create connections between local and public communities with the site being placed both along the seafront and amongst residential districts. 4
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site elevations
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site information Planning Issues
C ons e r v at i on Are a
Site C ons er vation Area 58
Highlighting conservation which just misses out my site, making the assumption that there is no desire to keep the existing building.
Pl anning Ap
Site Planning Applications
Highlighting site. Many ar tained flats.
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g planning applications within close proximity to my re applying to convert single dwellings into self conExpressing a need for housing within the area.
L iste d Bu i l d i ng s
Site
There are currently no listed buildings within close proximity to my site, allowing freedom of new implementations of design.
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site analysis
pote ntial site public /g ree n spaces
large public/green spaces located along either side of potential site. both spaces are largely underused by public and local residents and holds potential for overlapping between both of these communities
nor thdow n road high street reside ntial di str ic ts
highlighting residential districts and their proximities to the local high street ‘Northdown Road’, showing migration of people towards the high street as a potential location for where different groups of the community may integrate.
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pote ntial site main road s
highlighting the relationship between the potential site and main roads, showing how the site may activate migration from northdown road high street to inner residential districts and the seaside.
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dwellings left empty for over a period of 6 months located in Cliftonville West as a result of low housing demand and high turnover rate in private rented sector
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site analysis
planning apps
highlighting planning applications with plans to convert single dwellings into self contained flats in areas of low housing demand.
cons e r vation area
highlighting conservation areas of Cliftonville West, typically mid 19th to 20th century terraced housing listed for being relatively unaltered historic buildings where their style, detailing and building materials provides the streetscape with interest and variety.
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site context Nor th Ele vation
R es ident i a l
C ho s e n Site
R e s i d e nt i a l
East Ele vation
Empt y Prop er t y
C ho s e n Site
East Ele vation
Nor th Ele vation
R esid ent i a l Park ing
R e s i d e nt i a l
Empt y Nig ht l c ub
R e s i d e nt i a l E mpt y Ni g htclub
Amus e me nt s
My site currently is surrounding mostly residential housing, facing north of the seafront. It is currently used on the ground floor as an area for amusements and tenpin bowling yet there is a lack of local residents who make use of these amenities. Adjacent to this is the empty ‘Franks Nightclub’ which now acts as a podium for new residential housing which sits above the derelict site. From these observations I ask the question: How can activate this space through creating a programme that encourages the connection of communal ties between local and migrant communities? 63
qualities of margate and cliftonville
“There are approximately 12,300 people living in the two wards (Margate Central & Cliftonville West). The population in the area is particularly transient with more than 30% of residents moving in and out of the area on an annual basis. In October 2009, the Housing Regeneration Team at Thanet District Council began a pro-active programme of inspection called ‘Your Home, Your Health’. The project has highlighted that more than 80% of residents in the survey area are not originally from Thanet. Around 21% are from elsewhere in Kent, 43% are from elsewhere in the UK and 19% are from outside of the UK. Given the transient nature of the residents makes it is difficult to establish a comprehensive understanding of local needs and to make a lasting impact by tailoring services to meet those needs. Worklessness is an endemic feature of the area and Margate Central ranks seventh nationally in welfare dependency at 63%. Of the working age population 39% of people in the two wards are without gainful activity. One of the main distinguishing features of this area and arguably at the heart of the problem is the over-supply of mainly substandard private rented accommodation. Work through the ‘Your Home, Your Health’ project has identified that in some streets more than 80% of the properties are privately rented. 45% of properties are in single-person households and this is largely due to the number of small flats and HMOs. This type of accommodation has an impact on the diversity of the community with less family accommodation available which in turn leads to a higher density of the population with some overcrowding issues. In addition to the high levels of rented accommodation and low levels of owner occupied properties there are high levels of empty properties. The Your Home Your Health survey has identified that up to 20% of units are empty in some streets and in some cases whole buildings that have been converted into a number of flats are vacant and boarded up. There are 3029 empty dwellings (4.8% of total dwellings) of which 1429 (2.67%) are long term empty.” - thanet.gov.uk
Analy si s i d e nt i f y i ng cl i f tonv i l l e we st as a t r ans i e nt are a w it h a d ive rs i f i e d c om mu n it y w ho are const ant ly mov ing in and out of t he are a, l e av ing qu a l it ies of imp er menance. as a re su lt t h is has b e c ome an are a t hat l a ck s st abi l it y w it hout t he i n habit anc e of l ong ter m com mu n it i es . t here is a ne e d for st reng t hen i ng of l o c a l com mu n it i e s w h i ch c ou l d b e d one t h rou g h e n forc i ng c om mu na l t i e s b e t we e n t r ans i e nt and lo c a l p opu l at i ons to d e f i ne an i d e nt it y for t he are a .
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migrant communities in cliftonville
Flood of immigrants make ‘township ghettos’ out of Britain’s seasides The council is currently preparing a report which will call on David Cameron to demand a radical approach to the problem in towns such as Margate, where up to 3,000 Romas have set up homes in cheap low quality private housing or been given council flats. In some of the wards in Kent and if you go up the coast to Clacton or to Hastings you have got large areas of vulnerable families all living in poor quality accommodation. The reason why the UK is attracting migration from Europe, for instance, is because we have the most successful economy. Migrants are bringing skills and if we did not have enough people to work in those sectors growth would be stalled. “Many of the people come for jobs but not necessarily to stay long term”
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D esig ning a Br ie f - S ocial & Spatial Ag e nda s
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self-initiated brief
b ackg round According to Thanet District Council, the number of empty properties across the Thanet District is measured to be substantially higher than the rest of the districts in all of Kent. Cliftonville West in particular is recorded for having the highest levels of deprivation in comparison to Thanet as a whole, known to experience housing prices that are significantly lower than the rest of Margate, a gap of which has remained largely stagnant over the past 5 years. The area also suffers from a high turnover rate in the rented sector, indicating an area of low housing demand, which implies a population that is transient and lacks stability. There is also a large presence in the private rented sector with more than 70% supported by housing benefit. Much of the low housing demand in this area can be characterised by the higher than average number of empty properties.
issues The focus of my investigation has derived from an interest in the increasing number of properties left empty for a period of over 6 months, many of which are located specifically in the ward of Cliftonville West. This brief will therefore aim to highlight some the issues created within a transient community that holds impermanent qualities. Focussing on the neglection and lack of upkeep of properties, both private and public, it will discuss the issues that forcibly lead to areas that promote qualities of decayed architecture.
ai ms Designed for the community of Cliftonville West, this project will aim to create a catalyst for reactivating and restoring one of Thanet’s most deprived wards. It will aim to regain a sense of community as a means of encouraging rejuvenation of the surrounding context. Restoration of the area will therefore be stimulated through the development of a multi functional, neighbourhood building, which aims to integrate society through providing flexible workspaces, social interactions and the possibilities of casual collaborations. Each of these will be focused on retaining and renewing useful buildings and encourage a foundation for ‘bottom up’ organisations all that derive from the vision and desires of real people who live and work in the area. These interventions will aim to strengthen and re claim the ruins of Cliftonville’s former residential and commercial buildings, which are trapped within the repercussions of neglection created by unresolved ownership.
site My chosen site is located on the corner of Arthur Road and Ethelbert Crescent looking directly onto views of Margate’s seaside. This location has been chosen specifically to act as a hub that responds to and activates the adjacent streets of Cliftonville West that are significantly higher in numbers of empty or unmaintained properties. Its proximity of the hub also aims to reinforce communal ties through encouraging interaction between living and workings environments, while avoiding the requirement of unnecessary travel. The history of the development of this site from one of the largest hotels in Thanet, can also aid in re establishing a sense of ‘place’ within the community through the restoration of ‘origins’.
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empty dwellings
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analysis of ‘big drawing’
1st Iteration ‘Big Drawing’ Identifying empty dwellings in Cliftonvlle
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2nd Iteration ‘Big Drawing’ Begining to Define Potential Users
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analysis of ‘big drawing’
3rd Iteration ‘Big Drawing’ Identifying the users as Long Term Local Residents and Migrant communities within Cliftonvile
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potential research questions
1. How can we create a sense of ownership for transient (migrant) populations through the implementation of community led skill building and skill exchange projects? 2. How can we strengthen the Cliftonville community through the creation of public spaces where local and transient populations intertwine? 3. How can we respond to the decay of Cliftonvilles architecture through creating a strong community bond and sense of ownership for the area? ISSUES
Divide in local & transient communities
Increasing decaying/empty properties
Transient community creating lack of stability
Unused public spaces/parks
Lack of tourism in Cliftonville
Selecting programmatic spaces to respond to issues
DIY store/markets
restoration/construction site
small scale workshops
initial DIY training
accomodation
large scale workshops
existing site
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selected zones for spatial intervention
Concept: variations of scale
Scale of time
Scale of production
Scale of space
How long the user inhabits the space (migrant communities with varying time periods of stay)
skills that people learn range in level of time investment from scale of a product to building/city
the architectural response to the duration of use or occupation of the space.
Precedents of scale Penn State University - Louis Kahn
Scale of Space Architectural manipulation of scale - spatial elements manage to translate the scale of the institute vs. the scale of the individual laboratories, using scale to communicate the public/private spaces of the building.
Granby Four Streets - Assemble large scale production
small scale production
Scale of production vs. Scale of time large scale production
small scale production
long term residents
short term residents
Scale of Production Community led restoration project where production is split into small scale and large scale projects, from the restoration/rebuild of empty dwellings, to handmade products to replace elements that were stripped out of the houses as they were boarded up by the council - eg. door knobs, mantelpieces, furniture, fabric and tiles 75
programme spaces & social agendas
programme
accomodation
large workshops
restoration site
assembly area
small workshops
public access
DIY training public access
social agenda
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social and skill exchange
DIY store/markets
private zones
increase permeability
public zones
architectural elements
apply qualities of conservation area
activate unused public spaces
transparency of workshops
encourage circulation in between the site
reuse qualities of existing site
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material strategies
Looking at existing materials found on site to
Mate r ial choices should :
5. Allow for transparent workshops to increase
understand how these may begin to influence
1. Aim to create coherency with surrounding
and encourage integration between life of the
my design choices to create a structure that is
context
building with the public.
unique yet humble to its surroundings.
2. Rid of existing contrasting elements howev-
6. Highlight a contrast between permanent
er retain ‘unique’ quality to make building act
and temporary parts of the buidings (eg. tem-
Material strategies are also considered to em-
as a landmark for the area.
porary would include materials that can be
phasize certain aspects of my design concept
3. Consider the natural vs. man made material
changed or readapted by the users).
and programme.
qualities of the area based on its proximity to
7. Show variation to reflect or act as a symbol
the sea.
for the change in occupancy (transient com-
4. Be low-cost and easy-use as most projects
munities who inhabit the spaces).
will be community led
D if fe re ntiation of exi sting mate r ial s and t y polo g ies
Georgian townhouses sit
Implement material strategy to
Colours and detailing on site create
Recently built townhouses mimic
adjacent to both sides of site and
bridge gap between
a harsh contrast against existing
typologies of original Georgian
act as its surrounding architectural
existing typologies
Georgian houses
houses
context
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precedent study
Experimenting with different uses of brick Create coherency with Georgian housing brick work whilst maintaing a unique quality
Fraher Architec ts - Hou s e E x tension
Sutherland Hu ss e y Har r i s - Edinburgh Wokrshop
Tropical Space - Te r mitar y Hou s e
Contrast between permanent and temporary elements of the space Plywood with Brick
Johan s en Skov sted Arkitekter - Pump Station
Translucent, low-cost materials for ground floor workshops Translucent polycarbonate elements
Fabian Evers - Hou s e Unimo g
Fabian Eve rs - Hou s e Unimo g
O we n Lude r - T he D e r we nt Towe r
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environmental strategies
Looking at environmental strategies to re-
Environmental Strategies should aim to:
spond to the sites issues and potentials in
sound proof to keep workshop noise from spilling onto street or residences aboved.
terms of environmental factors. Looking for
1. Investigate solar orientations to understand
5. Consider the sites proximity to the seafront,
potential opportunities that allow the imple-
how to control amount of sunlight and solar
therefore the potential issues that could occur
menation of a passive approach in order to
gain accessing the building.
from sea breeze.
minimise energy consumption. Aiming to find
2. Investigate prevailing winds to find oppor-
a combination of material solutions that will
tunities for natural ventilation.
essentially achieve this.
3. Investigate solutions for noise control with
Environmental strategies are also considered
site being located adjacted to main road.
to emphasize certain aspects of my design con-
4. Look for solutions that allow for a workshop
cept and programme.
space that is not only translucent but also
Site adjacent to seafront and open park spaces creating potential issue of sea breeze and strong prevailing winds
Site located adjacent to main road, ‘Ethelbert Crescent’ creating a potential issue for noise
Wind travels along the coast from south-west to east, allowing opportunity for natural ventilation from the West elevation.
Sun Path D iag ram s WIN TER
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precedent study
Implementation of narrow glazed roof With current depth of site there is a requirement for light to be accessible through the roof
Ecker Architekten - Eckenburg Gy mnasium
Bromilow Architec t s
Bromilow Architec t s
Transparent and sound proofed workshops Milled glass facades and translucent polycarbonate
Fabian Evers - Hou s e Unimo g
Foster & Par tne rs - Spe rone West wate r g alle r y
Takeshi Hamada - Hou s e A
Natural Ventilation Both ends of space are glazed and can be opened up to allow for cross ventilation
John s en S chmaling Architec ts - C ompos er Studio
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thanet district council researching issues and potentials before 1st iteration Issues and Potentials - Surveys and 2 Public Forums
Issues within this survey the community highlights the needs for the council to ensure all new builds are coherent with the surrounding building typologies. It states that there should be ‘no garish colours in an Edwardian area’, which is a quality currently existing on the proposed site. This provides justification for demolition of the current building but also a requirement for aesthetic strategies in designing a new space which is responded to in the ‘Material Strategies’ page p. 86. Site materials and building typologies are currently not in keeping with surrounding Edwardian context, with the use of ‘garish’ purple and maroon coloured facades.
On the rear of the site currently sits two floors of indoor parking spaces which are presumeably in place for the existing 5 floor residential housing that sits on top of the derelict ‘Frank’s Nightclub’ as well as users of the adjacent commercial spaces on site. If parking is currently an issue in the area, consideration needs to be made in the demolition of this space to understand if it would be more benefitial to use the area for an extension of commercial/residential spaces and provide parking underground. 82
Highlighting current space for indoor parking
Use study of empty buildings within Cliftonville West to incorporate aspects of dwelling within my project rather than designing for new build residential units.
Highlights an emphasized need for space rather than extension of dwelling units but with an exception to spaces that can attract employment or family based dwelling. My design should therefore consider the inclusion of spaces which are either commercial or increase chances of employability eg. skill building workshops. It should also be sensitive to implementation of dwellings to not increase situations that lead to empty dwellings, low cost housing or low housing demands. The need for space could be responded to with the demolition of the parking lot at the rear of the site, in order to be used for communal gardens or outdoor workshops.
Surveys taken from Thanet District Council website - Cliftonville Development Plan Document
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The economy of Margate was once fueled by its popularity as a holiday seaside resort. However with the demise of the English holiday in general Margate’s economy followed with it. Regeneration is now seen in Margate Central yet with a particular neglection to Cliftonville West. Economic migrants and vulnerable people are being placed here and current drivers for economic regeneration are now being considered by council with a particular focus on tourism aspects (seasonality). As the area also suffers from low skills and high unemployment my design should not only consider a focus on tourism to improve the economy but also include aspects that aim to improve low skills and unemployment levels.
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thanet district council researching issues and potentials before 1st iteration Potential to tackle economic decline of Cliftonville through tourism
Using tourism to tackle not only issues of economy but also to improve the overall quality of the area. This is done with the aim to essentially create a stronger sense of community pride and ownership of residences within the area.
Design for tourism to also allow for improvements in resident workforce and employability to strengthen economy.
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The Long-Term Local Resident The long-term local resident uses the ‘Cliftonville Collective’ as a space to voice concerns of the community, propose and host local events and are given access to the tool library to carry out casual short term building projects.
The Migrant The Migrant community which are currently mainly Eastern Europeans are given the opportunity to reside in the short-term single unit housing on site with subsidized rent payment in return for participating in the ‘Cliftonville Collective’ scheme of restoring the surrounding empty dwellings that in the end may become dwellings for themselves and their families. The scheme integrates a self-build approach to allow for occupants to take ownership of each of the dwellings, infusing elements from their original cultures. This strategy also aims to provide new migrants with skills, training and experience to essentially lead them to becoming productive members of Cliftonville and Margate’s society.
The Tourist Currently tourists travelling to Margate are only experiencing the elements of regeneration occuring in Margate Central, with it being the area first approached after arriving at Margate’s train station. The ‘Cliftonville Collective’ scheme aims to entice tourists past the point of the Turner Contemporary and into Cliftonville, exposing them to parts of the project that involve live events, markets and street food whilst still being able to enjoy the sea view adjacent to the project site.
The Aim & The Overlap Through identifying the role and potential use the scheme has to offer for each user group the project intends to create a platform to encourage the importance for community building as well as a network for skill and knowledge exchange to improve current anti-social behaviour of the area. The scheme takes measures to ensure each of the spaces are flexible and adaptable to allow each user to define and personalise the space.
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Using plans and elevations to study surrounding context. Creating a base grid by pulling out proportions of building heights for horizontals and proportions of row housing for verticals. This grid will aim to act as an initial base for designing the ground floor of my first iteration in order to ensure that its proportions are inspired by the existing context, creating a building typology that is coherent with the area, and a space for the local communities to feel a connection to well as gaining a sense of ownership.
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first iteration f lexible community spaces Ground Floor - Variations of layout
Open/flexible space to make use of whole ground level. Potential use for markets or live events.
Division of space allows for members of the public to hire out areas for small start up businesses.
Temporary divisions of rooms creates private barriers for community meetings. Temporary division layout exampled in exploded axonometric p. 93
‘Needs’ of the area each space is responding to
Creating spaces that can cater to live events respond to the engagement of the public realm through its public and commercial qualities.
Spaces for small businesses creates potential for economic growth and visitor attraction.
Responding to 3 actions of the ‘Margate Renewal 4 Point Action Plan’ Margate Renewal Plan retrieved from Thanet District Council “The renewal programme focuses on the two wards of Margate Central and Cliftonville West, which house some of the most deprived communities in the south east of England.” https://www.thanet.gov.uk/media/105917/Framework_and_Implementation_Plan_2009_2011.pdf
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Community meetings spaces creates potential for community engagement and participation in the renewal of the area.
precedent study f lexibility 1. Neue Nationalgalerie
Application of precedents within design
Glazed facades exposes activites, creating connection to exterior urban spaces
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Takes on Mies Van der Rohe’s concept of ‘Universal Space’. A concept that creates a large single volume enclosure in order for it to be able to take on a variety of uses. Gives user ability to define the space as they see fit. Allows for natural light to flood in from surrounding glass walls. 2. Adrian Forty - Words and Buildings
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flexible community spaces temporary division layout Adrian Forty in Words and Buildings: A Vocabulary of Modern Architecture writes about ‘flexibility through redundancy’. This concept describes a space, which through its own excess capacity allows itself to open up to a variety of practical and ideological changes.
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JAJA Architect’s design for the competition entry for ‘House of Arts and Culture’ in Beirut. Their concept aimed to dissolve the boundaries between interior and exterior, creating a connection to the urban space in order to provide an open exchange for art and culture. This was achieved through the design of a semi-permeable facade, which connected the central atrium space with the exterior spaces, allowing users to naturally navigate towards the cultural space.
Implementing a semi-permeable facade for communal workshops as well as a walkway that is accessible to the public, allowing activities inside workshops to be exposed to people passing by. This responds to precedent of the House of Arts and Culture in Beirut, by aiming to dissolve boundaries between interior and exterior with use of a semi permeable facade and creating pathways in which interior and exterior spaces are blurrred.
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review feedback Review Sheets - 06/03/16
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Precedent Study Ass e mble : Granby Work shop Granby Work shop i s a ne w s oc ial e nte r pr i s e in Granby, Live r pool manufac tur ing handmade produc t s for homes . T he Workshop has g row n out of the community-led rebuilding of a Liver pool neighborhood, follow ing years of derelic tion and institutional neglec t. Their f irst range of produc ts i s a s et of handmade features, desig ned for ref urbi shed homes in Granby to replace elements that were str ipped out of the hou s es as the y were boarded up by the council, including door knobs , mantelpieces , f ur niture , fabr ic and tiles .
1. Expand ‘Potential User’ Section - Highlight that a community based regeneration is already being proposed and you are therefore building on real initiatives. 2. Address unused green spaces opposite - Highlight how the project may also address the vacant of the occupation of the seafront.
1. Locate your site in Margate at large - Proximity of Margate to London 2. Locate High-Street - Highlight where current the current overlap of communities, or lack of, currently happens.
1. Storyboard processes - Explain the steps of the scheme a migrant led restoration of Cliftonville. 2. Include iterations & process - How did I generate these proposals. Include development sketches and models. 3. Highlight how the restoration works - Do migrant families get to occupy the house for free under the proviso that they restore it. Using tools from the tool library. They can also learn new skills at the skills workshop. 4. Highlight ground floor space behind workshops - Could this potentially be a yard where people can fabricate and store stuff? eg. Union Street Yard. 5. Use empty housing for accomodation rather than designing new build? - Could this occupation still be timebased?
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Tom Lloyd - L ong Sut tion Studio
Long Sutton Studio is a project which converts a traditional farmhouse into a new modern workshop. Similarly to my material pallette this project makes use of timber, steel and the addition of a red brick base which is implemented to match the exterior of the existing cottage it sits beside. Steel ties are also used between timber frames in order to prevent spreading of the roof due to loads. The timber frames are connected to the base of the red brick through steel ties, which gives the dense timber frame a more lightweight feel by allowing it to set back from the timber partition frame, adding more depth to the structure as a whole.
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G MI T - L etter f rack Fur niture C ollege
This project was part of a larger development plan to refurbish an old industrial school into a new furniture college. The overall timber frame structure of the space has aimed to create a shift in its symmetry to change into a curved line in the facade. By creating a shift in its axis the building allows for light to enter through large glazed openings on the top incline of the roof structure. This also allows for natural ventilation in a space that is dealing with heavy duty machinery.
Sketch study of precedent alongside sketch of current section of my proposal. Overlaying structures existing within the precedent to understand how to introduce a timber frame that allows for similar ventilation and natural lighting features.
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L andhau s - T homa s Krรถ g e r Architekt
In this large conversion from barn house to country home in Berlin the architects have designed a home that is completely unheated in the central hall space to create a surrounding body of rooms that are enclosed and heated. These rooms therefore become the main social rooms of the house in colder winter seasons. The use of steel frame double glazed walls are implemented to deal with containing heat whilst also exposing exterior spaces to create a greater perception of depth within the spaces. The combination of steel and glass within the brick and timber structure are also add a subtle contemporary touch to the space.
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Alvar Aalto - Tow n Hall
Alvar Alto’s Town Hall implements features of wood as a way to begin to add a soft material within design, which it being a material that is easy to work with, its potential of different surface finishes and its connection with nature. The design creates a sense of accessibility through its extensive use of glazing and wood framed openings in the entrance lobby and corridors.
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Plywood interiors
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A moment of the facade showing the relationship between the materials. Brick cladding is used on the facade with steel frame glazed sliding doors as an entrance that exposes the interior activities. This transparency also allows for the timber frame core interior to be exposed which allows a flexibility for views to continue from street level all the way back until the workshop yard.
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Timber frame core structure
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An internal moment of the community hub showing materiality and the structural timber frame interiors.
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Creating continuity between thresholds to expose and frame various levels of interior activities from street level.
Using the yard sace as a bridge to connect Arthur and Edgar Road both visually and spatially.
Unfolding the facade to create a threshold that aims to pull away from the current flatness of Ethelbert Crescent.
Using existing housing to create a grid to align new short term housing. Matching rhythms of the row housing to create a coherent facade.
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