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Serial visions in the style of Gordon Cullen used to indicate Faulkner Streets key points as a pedestrian
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Denton
Newton for Hyde
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DENTON
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Ryder Brow
Hyde Central
Reddish North
Levenshulme Levenshulme
Chorlton-cum-Hardy
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River Tame
80
140
20 Flixton 20
Fairfield
100
Chassen Road
Flixton
120
DUKINFIELD
Guide Bridge
Gorton
50
0
STRETFORD
Urmston
23 100
Belle Vue
Rusholme
14
Humphrey Park
A57
100
Gorton
30
Trafford Park
URMSTON
120
Trafford Park
9
Ashburys
0
Ashton-under-Lyne
Deansgate Manchester Oxford Road
Ardwick
15
140
20
20
20
DROYLSDEN
ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE
80
0
The Trafford Centre
10
Salford Central
Manchester Piccadilly
80
10
M60
110
90
20
MANCHESTER
Salford Crescent 40
SALFORD
Barton Moss
M62
40
Manchester Victoria
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Hurst
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Patricroft
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Brindle Heath
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70
Bardsley
FAILSWORTH
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ECCLES
Harpurhey
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60
SWINTON
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B6
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60
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Worsley
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Pendlebury
Cheetham Hill
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190
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80
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Walkden
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250
Moston
Clifton
Moorside Swinton (Greater Manchester)
p a 21
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0 18
150
120 90
70 60
100
10
260
0
28
Blackley
50
70
210
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90
M60
100
90
14
270
200
20
20
0
PRESTWICH
70
16
90
20
15
50
210
0 10
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80
2
Walkden
M60
10
9
0
10
18 B6
60
M61
50
240
240
50
110
KEARSLEY 40
100
M60
19
17
0
OLDHAM
80
100
60 7
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Carrington
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Partington
SALE
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70
Withington
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2
2.5
Didsbury Burnage 3.5 4
3
Woodley Heaton Moor
Bredbury Oct 02, 2013 14:13 Sian Bury Bredbury
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M60
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19
25
70
5 km
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Heaton Chapel
70
2100 20
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Sian Bury Manchester Metropolitan University
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Sian Bury Manchester Metropolitan University
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M60
Reddish South
Reddish
Burnage
220
5
60
Mauldeth Road
170
Oct 02, 2013 14:17
Scale 1:400000 0
80
A6144 Ashton upon Mersey
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Sian Bury
77//Faulkner Street Building Details and Materials
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Materials span from early Victorian to present day
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Red brick, dressed stone, glass and granite feature dominantly
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Modifications evident, particularly where usage has changed
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Imposing original doors suggest grandeur in a previous time period
Sian Bury
77//Faulkner Street Relationship of Built Image
Corporate district
Community District
Chinese Cuisine
Hotel Approach
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Street celebrates Mancunian/Chinese community
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Living space - not sanitised
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Chinese ‘town’ contained within contrasting corporate and commercial zones
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Leans towards tourism - restaurants (and car parking) provide destination for tourists
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Sian Bury
77//Faulkner Street Overarching Character Defining Character Corporate District
Chinese Cuisine
Hotel Approach
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Community District
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Landmark
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Corporate District
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Community District -
Strong sense of community - landscaping, housing, and supermarket contribute to cohesive community
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Chinese Cuisine
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Restaurants attract cross section of public to street
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Hotel Approach
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Area feels disconnected and sidelined. No function other than hotel and bar
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Landmark
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Imperial Chinese arch acts as a landmark for entire district
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Strong imposing style, dominantly grey. Car park at end of street intrudes on view
Sian Bury
77//Faulkner Street Form and Function Access Building Function
Levels of Activity Vehicular Access
Leisure
High Pedestrian Access
Commercial
Medium
Retail + Restaurants
Low
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-Faulkner Street’s reputation for Chinese food impacts on the levels of activity at night
-Functions of street clearly divided
-North of street feels deserted and isolated. Lack of people/eyes on street makes section feel broken off
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Sian Bury
77//Faulkner Street Lighting Light Levels High
Medium
Low
-Dark coloured materials absorb light
Source: O’Rourke, 2000
-High rise buildings create limited opportunity for light -Street openings allow light to infiltrate -North-Easterly aspect -Illuminated street signage extends light well into evening
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Sian Bury
77//Faulkner Street Signage and Furniture
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Street signs clearly placed at first floor level
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Bilingual signage to provide for multicultural community
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Quality of signage reflects level of business - low budget neon/plastic light boxes commonly used on restaurant frontages, subtle granite engraving featured on commercial properties
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Ornate Chinese Imperial arch main acts as a functional sculptural landmark
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Street furniture kept to a minimum - litter bins discreetly positioned towards centre of street
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Garland of lights drapes across the street from building to building has temporary appearance
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Sian Bury
77//Faulkner Street Then
- Windows create repetition to buildings - Staggered building height avoids overcrowding the street
M01763
- Lack of people due to time photograph taken or difference in use to currently?
- Height of buildings remains unaltered - Window and door positions appear to be the same - some additional features evident - Red features heavily on building frontages and signage
Now
- Large doors offer glimpse/suggestion at previous grandeur - Bollards erected, preventing unwanted parking
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Sian Bury
77//Faulkner Street Then
- Windows create repetition to buildings - Staggered skyline opens the street
M01766
- Lack of people due to time photograph taken or difference in use to present day
- Height of buildings remains unaltered - Window shapes reflect combinations of architectural periods - Light levels appear to be similar suggesting the opposite side to the street has little or no change
Now
- Building frontages now heavily dressed in signage - Doors no longer stretching entire frame - Building frontage modified due to probable change of usage - some dressed stone finishes now painted over, some ground level windows now bricked up
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Sian Bury
77//Faulkner Street Street View
Chinese Arch
Hotel
Brief 3.0.0
Car Park
Faulkner Court Housing
Faulkner House
Supermarket
Observe//Record//Reconstruct
Bank House
Bank Chambers
Sian Bury