photograph by Elizabeth Seaver
GORGIE-DALRY How do we return to the field?
CONTENTS
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History and original intentions for Gorgie-Dalry
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Present area conditions
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A utopian vision, returning Gorgie-Dalry to the field
A QUICK HISTORY LESSON ➤
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1850s
Gorgie - Gaelic origin ➤
gor gyn - “upper wedge”
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gor cyn - “big field”
Dalry - Gaelic origin ➤
dail rig - “place of the fields”
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dail ruigh - “King’s Field”
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The Industrial Revolution and close proximity to the major rail lines caused this area to expand, rapidly constructing factories and tenements for workers.
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In the 1960s through the 1980s factory closures led to job loss and economic hardship for the area.
images from Digimap © GetmapingPlc
1900s
image from Digimap © GetmapingPlc
GORGIE-DALRY TODAY
photographs by Clau Muciño and Sara Kliczka
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visible “unsightly” services
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no room for personalization / diversity
lack of pride = lack of interest
MODERN CONVENTIONAL CITY photographs by Clau Muciño
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accessible public transit
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places for families & recreation
residential units with close proximity to commerce
SUSTAINABLE CITY “LOOK UP! The roof of our Education building is now covered in solar panels that generate about the same amount of electricity as an average house uses in a year. At Gorgie City Farm we are committed to reducing our energy consumption by using energy-efficient lighting, added insulation and draught-proofing wherever possible. You can play your part too, by switching off lights in the farm’s toilets after use, making sure taps aren’t left running and using the recycling points located around the farm for your rubbish.” - Gorgie City Farm photograph by Clau Muciño
ENGAGING AND EDUCATING THE COMMUNITY…
photographs by Huang Yifan
…WITH CUTE ANIMALS
RETURN TO THE FIELD? GREEN ROOFS = ELEVATED FIELDS
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minimized heat loss
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expanded lifespan of roof
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new “private” garden space for each building = renewed opportunity for building inhabitants to bond
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reviving inhabitants’ relationship to the biosphere and ecosystem
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creates a protected space for urban agriculture
image by Sara Kliczka
GREEN HOUSE FACADES
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creates a more interesting facade
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additional protected space for urban agriculture
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increases building efficiency
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creates protected walkways/porticos
facing south
photograph by Elizabeth Seaver
facing north
image by Huang Yifan
PUBLIC GARDENS
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opening what are currently private gardens to the public creates new spaces for social interactions and networking between neighbors
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creates new transit connections and walkable spaces - increases pedestrian pathways
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renews public health by improving air quality and increasing access to nature
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creates spaces that are protected from the street (safe for children’s play spaces)
Dalry Rd Gorgie Rd
images by Huang Yifan and Andreas Makas
New Interaction Network
photograph by Huang Yifan
The Schemer The Realist The Perfectionist
The Artist
HOW DID WE WORK AS A TEAM?
The Dreamer