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Andrew Marshall

Haddington Meadows Masterplan Site History

Brief To improve and enhance the vitality of Whitfield in general and the area around the proposed ‘life Services’ building by proposing a well conceived housing development that will make the area attractive, integrated and a safe place to live.

1960’s

Whitfield originally developed as a mix of four-to-six storey Skarne council housing in the late 70’s. The area quickly fell into decline leading to demolition and redevelopment programmes from the 90’s onwards.

Site Location The 2.7ha site is located at the centre of Whitfield approximately 4.5Km north-east of Dundee city centre.

1980’s

1990’s

Present

Multi-storey among styles

Haddington Crescent

Early Demolitions

Connected Skarnes

Aberlady Crescent

Un-safe Walkway

Existing Skarne on Site

Hexagonal Layouts

Dunbar Crescent

Improvements programmes

Dunbar Park Skarne’s

Site was Previously Housing

Case Study: Summerfield Avenue, Whitfield

Site Description

The site gently slopes from north to south, excluding a steeper section in the north. A unit of council housing currently exists in the north which is soon to be demolished; leaving only the associated car parking and open space. The predominantly green space is intersected with pathways and contains tree plantings spread over the site.

Berwick Drive borders the north of the site and the new Lothian Crescent to the south. The east is bordered by the Dunbar Park while Haddington Avenue and new housing runs along the west.

1970’s

Site from Berwick Drive

View of Dunbar Park from site

New Lothian Road

23 homes, 7 flats (2 nonmainstream)

Parking within housing curtilages

Mixed tenure with 2-5 bedrooms

Pedestrian access routes are well lit and overlooked

5 flat social housing units with one carers unit. Located in the centre of the development

active frontages overlooking parking Increases security

Middle of site looking north

Middle of site looking south

Path along north of site

Haddington Avenue

Solar panels on roofs of housing reducing running costs and aid sustainability

Bin and recycling Houses centred around a shared courtyard with raised shared storage for flats surface 1

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Area & Site Context Whitfield Land Use Whitfield is predominantly RESIDENTIAL with further housing proposed

Buildings

Hierarchy of access routes: MAIN, SECONDARY SECONDARY,, RESIDENTIAL RESIDENTIAL,, PEDESTRIAN

Access

Large areas of PUBLIC OPEN SPACE from demolitions surrounding GARDEN SPACE and FACILITY SPACE

Open Space

Site Surroundings

Service Provision

Site Analysis

Development to the south of the site is going to become Whitfield’s new hub of services. The Life Services (left) will provide shopping, health, social and other community facilities. Ballumbie Primary (right) is a modern two stream school, which will be completed opposite the south of the site by April 2012.

Haddington Avenue running along the west connects Berwick Drive and the new Lothian Road to the south

Vehicle Berwick Drive at the top of the site runs along the north of Whitfield.

Providing the quickest route into the city from the north and bus services.

Dunbar Park from Berwick Drive to the east provides the only existing site access Parking is currently provided by the on-site car park and on-street parking is widely available. Haddington Avenue provides links to the south and north, providing the best opportunity to create new access points for the site.

Martha MacDonald NOISE from Berwick Drive and the new Life Services

VIEWS FROM site south to new builds and Dunbar Park. VIEWS TO site from residential and Berwick Road

Fog and Wind often sweep through the open site. Tree plantings provide some shelter.

East

1-2 storey Semi and detached homes. Curtilage car parking.

5 storey remaining Skarnes dominate the east, overlooking the site

Dark-to-light browns, simple design principles.

Hard on the eye, dull and in poor condition

South Overlooking with balconies. Trees between houses.

Remnants of the old walk ways and stairs remain

Life Services & Ballumbie Primary: modern design principles, variety of colour and glass frontages.

Open Space

Public Transport The area is well connected by two bus services in the area: 17 Whitfield—city centre— Ninewells—tech park & 15 Whitfield—city centre. During peak morning and evening times there are up-to 7 buses per hour.

Buses run regularly every hour during the day with the last

Large areas of gently sloping grass land

Pedestrian Movement

A network of paths on site provide easy on-foot access linking into larger footpaths in the north and south.

Currently there isn’t a high volume of pedestrian traffic, with most movements down the eastern side. Lack of safety reduces the usability of the site at night. Future development will have to cater for higher pedestrian volumes.

Small groupings of mature trees around the site

The accessibility of these services needs to be maintained through paths and possible new stops.

Site Details

Butterfly by

On Site

Connection

services around 23:30 Steep section in North of Site, compared to gentle rest of site

West

Poor quality skarne council housing to be demolished

Development needs to recognise the open space and residential characteristics of Whitfield

All education provisions are provided within 300m of the centre of the site.

Two small shops and Whitfield shopping centre are within 600m.

Sports provisions are 2.1km to the south, Douglas Sports Pitches.

Other community facilities, library and social care are provide 600m to the east.

Identity

Grass land intersected Little evidence of wildlife, litter Groups of new by a number of small and poor maintenance reduce plantings in the foot & cycle paths environmental quality centre of the site

Environment & Security Security is a big concern in Whitfield, this site is no different. The sites size and open nature limits overviewing properties.

Vandalised Sign The area is under used due to a lack of hard landscaping and play facilities.

The poor quality of the environment adds to the areas Large un-supervised car park on site unsecure feeling.

Run-down north of the site

Shattered Glass on Path

Large un-covered hole in a path

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Proposed Development for Haddington Meadows Vehicle Vehicle access is provided through the existing entrance to the east and the creation of a new junction to the west. The two junctions Using Existing Access will connect into Berwick Drive, Haddington Avenue and Lothian Crescent providing easy access in and out. Car parking will be provided for in-front or to the side of housing, with some on-street provision. 50% of housing will have space for a garage.

Shared surfaces

Haddington Meadows will consist of 54 privately developed low energy homes. The scheme will employ cost effective energy reducing schemes, helping the area become an exemplar for sustainable design in Dundee.

Linking into new services to the south will enable the area to be more widely used and create a more vibrant atmosphere. The development aims to create a neighbourhood feeling while also retaining the character of the wider area.

Housing Type 

Semi-detached: 32 units, 3 bedroom, 170 sq. m floor space, 120+ sq. m garden space

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Bungalow: 10 units, 3 bedroom, 150 sq. m floor space, 120+ sq. m garden space

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Terraced: 8 units, 3 bedroom, 100 sq. m floor space, <100 sq. m garden space

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Detached: 4 units, 4 Bedroom, 200 sq. m floor space, 160+ sq. m garden space

Curtilage Parking

Design

Schedule of Accommodation

Sections within the development will be shared surfaces, where there is no definition between road and pavement. Sections of the road will be narrowed and raised to slow cars entering the shared surfaces.

Pedestrian

Housing

Development Overview

Access

S 3B5P Semi-detached 32

Textures, colour and material define space

Polnoon Shared Surface Example

10

T 3B5P Terraced

8

D 4B6P Detached

4

Total

54

Percentage of 3 Bed + 100% Site Area 2.7ha

Within the site pedestrians will be accommodated through pavements or shared surfaces. There is pedestrian access from all sides of the site. Pedestrian routes also allow for non-residents to move through the site easily to access the school and life services.

The location of retained and new paths allows for easy access to Building on the existing existing and proposed bus stops.

Dwellings Per ha 20D/ha Persons Per ha 101P/ha Parking Spaces 180%

Key Residential Roads

Landscape & Environment

Foot Path

Public open space

wooden panelling

Building heights will reflect existing housing to the west, with a mix of 1-2 storey buildings.

Helping to give variety Drawing from Reflect surrounding Summerfield Avenue and character to the design skyline

Shared Surface Public Open Space

There are two areas of public open space within the development. In the north existing open space on the un-buildable slope is maintained. The space is low maintenance and provides pedestrian links. The main public open space is located in the centre of the site and Example of L.E.A.P will connect the development to the life services building.

The area will provide a Locally equipped area for play and seating areas. Outwith these two areas open space is kept to a minimum to reduce maintenance costs.

Block sketch up model showing the site

Private Garden Recycling/CHP

Sustainability

Safety A number of steps have been taken to ensure Haddington Meadows is a safe and inviting environment. Housing has been laid out to ensure that active frontages are created. Back-to-back garden are used to ensure that public spaces and car parking are overlooked. Enclosed spaces have been avoided and open space will be enhanced by well placed street lighting. Avoiding enclosed Shared surfaces will encourage drivers to slow down, giving priority to pedestrians. The layout of the site encourages the public to travel through the site and links with the life serBack-to-back Gardens services help increase pedestrian numbers.

B 3B5P Bungalow

Basic designs will be used for housing, taking ideas from Summerfield Avenue. White rendering will be used on the buildings façades, with sections of light brown brick work and wooden panelling breaking it up. Roofing will be simple and dark. Basic variation and mixture will help create legibility.

Infrastructure SUDS Rain water harvesting will reduce runoff, infiltration trenches will alleviate road run off into the existing an SUDS network

Underground service provision

Passive Solar Design, south facing orientations of housing combined with quality insulation, glazing and draft proofing can decrease heating costs by half.

Grey/Rain water Harvesting, rain water captured along with water used from the mains is filtered then stored or pumped into the house for non drinking re-use.

Grouped service strips to avoid disruption SUDS Network

Underground Example

Triple Glazing

Housing Heat Loss

Grey Water Reuse

Solar PV Panels, on the roof of developments convert daylight to electricity. A 2.9KWP unit costing roughly £10,000 can provide 3/4 annual electricity needs.

Combined Heat and Power District Heating Scheme, a CHP unit burning biomass in the south west of the site would provide heating though water piped under the development, while also generating electricity.

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