CSM Croydon (2016) 07 disperse & integrate

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DISPERSE & INTEGRATE

MAX CARTER-WHITE H E N RY DAG G E T T ANDRE MORAES V I N C E N T WA N G LUIGI ZOPPI

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PROJECT S TATEMENT

DISPERSIN G & INTEGRATIN G FAIRFIELD HALL Since Fairfield hall shut its doors for its £30 million re-development in July 2016, Croydon has been left stripped of a significant venue for the performing arts and cultural activities. However, while the hall was open a larger issue was apparent, the location and program of the hall meant that almost all of Croydon’s cultural activities were sucked into a somewhat inaccessible establishment. Combined with an ageing demographic, the hall did little to improve day to day Croydon life.

The concept of dispersing and integrating is a process to open up Fairfield hall to the whole city, moving art galleries to street corners and concert halls to the centre of town. This method would create easy access for Croydon residents to the rich culture that exists around the town, and also detract from the linear town plan of central shopping malls, meanwhile spreading out pedestrian access to result in a lively cultural hub. The project would further look to the numerous building sites around Croydon, and integrate these as a part of day-to-day living within the urban fabric.

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CONTENTS

PA RT 1 - D E VE LOPME NT

PA RT 2 - I D E NTI FY I N G

SI TUATI ONS

PA RT 3 - PRO PO SA L S

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Existing Situations Conceptual Development Users Site Criteria Identifying Sites Spatial Strategy I Spatial Strategy II Integrated Proposals FairCity Scheme Exchange Square College Car Park Fairfield Hall Wider Croydon Sites Community Integration Legacy

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EXIS TING SITUATIONS VISITORS

CROYDON CROYDON

S TABILIT Y OF INS TITUTION Fairfield Hall as it is today can be described as a very singular and enclosed institution - the events are centralised and extracted from the rest of the town. This reinforces the linear shape of Croydon adding to a void off the main road. This can start to be solved by creating alternative spatial organisations within Croydon, dispersing Fairfield’s program and creating new routes through the town. The question can be raised, is Fairfield as a singular institution still necessary in Croydon?

Enclosed and singular cultural destination

W H I TE B R I TI S H

SOCIAL GROUPS T h e re -i nte g ra ti on o f th e F a i rfi e l d Ha l l p ro g ra m w ou l d i n fl ue n c e the to w n a s a w h o l e , h o w ev e r e a c h c o n ta i ne d u rb a n s i tu a ti o n w ou l d be s pe c i fi c to the s oc i a l g ro u p th a t w ou l d s urro u n d i t. T h e pro j e c t w o u l d l o o k fo r a d d e d s o c i al i n te g ra ti on a n d a c h a n g e to th e urb a n fab ri c , y et s ti l l on a m i n i m a l s c a l e

A FR O C A R I B B EA N A FR I C A N INDIAN ASIAN PA K I S TA N I

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AFTER

BEFORE

4 7. 3 % 8.6% 8.0% 6.8% 5.9% 3.8%

City - wide cultural integration

SOCIAL TARGETS

D A I LY CO MMU TERS

50,000

ECO NO MI CA L LY A CTI VE RESI D ENTS U NQ U A L I F I ED A D U LTS

6 3 .1 % 17. 6 %

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CONCEPTUAL DEVELOPMENT SETTING THE SCENE LONDON

“Croydon is not a “We’ve lost so much” good place for young children”

CREATING ROUTES FOR CROYDON CROYDON

WEST CROYDON STATION

Existing Pedestrian Flow Newly Created Routes New Urban Situation

EAST CROYDON STATION

WHITGIFT SHOPPING CENTER

CENTRAL INTERSECTION

Jane & Lou have been librarians in Croydon Library for the last 15 years Around 60 years old

Alina moved to Croydon 3 years ago from Poland. She has a 2 year old daughter

“When we were young there were so many live gigs, and much more of an opportunity to either go out at night, or do anything really”

“There is only one playground for children in the town, but all the parks are a little unsafe”

“Nearly everyone is worried that Fairfield won’t open again, and if not then that will be a real loss, and it really used to draw a crowd, whether it was in the cinema, a concert, one of those exhibitions”

“If it was down to me, I would knock Fairfield down”

Adam grew up in Croydon, but went to university in Birmingham

“I think Fairfield is something of the past - the best think that they could do is just knock it down and start over - it was only for the old people anyway” “For entertainment everyone goes out of town really, there are not enough venues for night-life here, there are literally two clubs, and so there is not much for the younger generations to do”

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“Upstairs we have a little theatre and it does draw a crowd - we have a regular program of plays and comedies” “I would like to see more green spaces in the centre, the parks are quite far away and there aren’t many places to take small children”

“When the kids are out of school - that’s the real Croydon”

Darren & Mike were born and raised in Croydon Together they work for the council as a antisocial behaviour deterrent

“There is a lot of misplaced youth from the school kids going a little crazy, to teens with nothing to do” “There used to be this football tournament, with like 100 kids, which was great for the community, but it ended two years ago when the council cut it”

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USERS

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C ASE S TUDIES

PA R K D E L A V I L L E T T E

Bernard Tschumi The project was to create a space for activity and interaction that would evoke a sense of freedom within a superimposed organization He scattered 10 themed gardens throughout the 135 acre site. Organized spatially through a grid of 35 points, or what Tschumi calls follies, the repetitive nature was to allow visitors to retain a sense of place through the park.

The follies intersect and lead to various points of interest within the park and the surrounding urban area. The use of having 35 points of interest within the park creates a desire to see each single one of these spaces. This is done by using the same colour and same structural contents throughout the park

CITIES ON THE MOVE

OMA This little known project was created to disperse art and creative events throughout the city of Bangkok, the temporary structures created opportunities to see the arts of the areas

AMERICAN CENTRE

NASRIN SERAJI This temporary project embodies both the materiality and use of this project; the scaffold like structure with clear panels is inviting yet stands out as an obvious temporary structure, while the program of the project to replace the old centre under construction is a similar situation to Fairfield

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STUDIO EAST DINING

CARMODY GROARKE On a similar level, this temporary restaurant overlooking the 2012 Olympic site in Stratford is a clear example of a way to incorporate construction works into the a c t i v e f a b r i c o f t h e c i t y, w i t h t h e u s e r b e i n g placed directly into the atmosphere of the construction and having an interaction with it

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ACCUPUNCTURE

A C U P U N C T U R E Using Architecture as an anchor for points around Croydon, the concept of acupuncture is to establish specific connected points that cause the most effect within their surrounding areas, from drawing together Martial Arts gyms to activating an otherwise unused street. The points would also be a pedestrian diversion from established routes through the town, thus spreading flow of people LIVE MUSIC

CINEMA

MARTIAL ARTS

ART GALLERY

THEATRE

SOCIAL FREDERICK CHARLES GALLERY BLACK ROGER TURF PROJECTS

BRAZILIAN JIU JITSU BAD APPLE ULTRA MMA

ROOFTOP CINEMA CLUB STUDIO UPSTAIRS

RISE GALLERY

VUE CROYDON ALL CITY THE SPREAD EAGLE FAIRFIELD HALL WORK SPACE MATTHEW’ YARD

RIESCO GALLERY

GALLERY BAR

SHIP

THE CANTINA BAR

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SITE CRITERIA

INTEGRATING BUILDING SITES WITH USE OF HOARDING

FAIRCITY

URBAN

FABRIC

Using construction as a dynamic site is an important feature for the project; Croydon is in a period of extensive development and incorporating building works, specifically hoarding as an accessible part of the urban fabric. This would utilise otherwise cut off parts of the city as a part of day to day life CROYDON MASTERPL ANS

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IS YOUR SITE RIGHT?

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Close to Construction View of Construction Off Main Route

Social Program Near Hoarding Available Space

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IDENTIFYING SITES

1. E XC H A N G E S Q UA R E Carpark and Square around old pumping station landmark.

Funded and supported by Croydon Council Collaboration with Fairfield Hall Workshops, contracting local builders

4. FAIRFIELD AREA 5 . LU N A R H O U S E

Situated in privately redeveloped area, where shops never opened and were instead replaced with a laser quest - another example of a failure of institution in Croydon

2 . C O L L E G E C A R PA R K

Empty Car park ready to be redeveloped be the council Funded and supported by Croydon Council

6 . S T G E O R G E S 7. Q U E E N M A R Y WA L K GARDENS

Collaboration with Croydon College, attracting local youth and drawing attention to college area A key part of new Croydon developments, the car park is an area associated with crime and misplaced youth, however holds so much potential with new routes to the station and a more secure area for College students

8 . R O O F T O P # 1 9. COUNCIL ROOF 3. HIGH STREET CROSSING

An steep incline in the centre of town, where there is a particularly high pedestrian flow which moves around - but not over this area Funded and supported by Croydon Council Collaboration with Martial Arts Centres, attracting local youth and drawing attention to sports in Croydon and the overall scheme

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10. ROUNDABOUT

11. ARCADE

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SPATIAL S TRATEGY

DISTRIBUTION POINT

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QUEUES FROM LUNAR HOUSE

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TE F ROM

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CINEMA TION

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CROYDON COLLEGE

MAIN B US ROU TE

& STOP

THEATRE

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MARTIAL ARTS STAGE

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VIEW TO CONST RUCTI ON

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11 ULTRA MMA

VIEWING BAR

BRAZILIAN JIU JITSU

1 WORKSHOPS & EVENTS SPACE

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C O N C E P T L AY E R S

Cycle route linking specific sites to encourage greater movement around Croydon

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FAIRCIT Y CYCLE CONCEPT Creating a cycle route that would not only connect the city routes , but provide another opportunity for branding an a sense of cohesion in the project

Specific event sites chosen to draw pedestrian flow away from main route and intergrate construction sites

Existing pedestrian flow through Croydon, showing most common destinations

Building/ Development sites around Croydon to be integrated into daily life

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EXC HANGE SQUARE I

VIEWING BRIDGE

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OVERVIEW

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EXC HANGE SQUARE II

CONNECTING BRIDGE

Connecting the High-street to the car park and opening up new routes for residents and visitors

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COLLEGE C AR PARK STEPS TO CINEMA AND MARKET AREA

LOCAL INTERACTION

Individul users

Detail of structure on and around existing abandoned car park

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FAIRFIELD HALL

REPL ACED CONCERT HALL

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TEC HNIC AL PROPOSALS

1. E XC H A N G E S Q UA R E

2 . C O L L E G E C A R PA R K

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COMMUNIT Y INTERGRATION

1. E XC H A N G E S Q UA R E

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LEGACY

N E W RO U T E S AC T I VAT E D A N D C R E AT E D T H RO U G H T H E C I T Y

“Things to do now”

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“It looks like there are oppertunities now”

“Kids have some“It’s great to have a thing to do, which has scheme like this” helped the community”

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