Zone 1– ‘Green garden space’
Dundee City Centre Redevelopment ‘The People’s City Garden’
Project brief Location
Aims for the site:
Current setup
Planning Policy
A pavilion will be used as a shel-
The pavilion will be elevated
tered benched area, during the
and have the steps and a disa-
day, and be used as a stage in the
bled access ramp, making eve-
evening.
ryone feel welcome.
Benches will be distributed around
Trees in this zone will add col-
this area with eating on both sides.
our and texture, whilst not limiting the view into or out of the
A path will connect the pavilion to
The site is approximately
The site is predominantly
A place where...
8000m2 (0.8 hectares) and is
used as a car park, with
People can sit and eat lunch outdoors
located in Dundee City Cen-
a Hillcrest building with
tre between South Ward
associated car park, two
Road to the North, North
non-listed extensions on
Lyndsay street to the West,
the properties to the
Wilison street to the South
Eastern boundary. All of
and ends at the two buildings
which will be demolished
to the East of the site that sit
to in order to implement
on Barrack Street.
the new design.
Public transport enhances connectivity The community feel a sense of belonging
Policy 5 (a) : Tourism and Leisure Developments: Strengthen the appeal and attraction of Dundee to a wide range of visitors Policy 7: High Quality Design: Proposals should also incorporate new landscape and planting works appropriate to the local context and the scale and nature of the development. Policy 38: Trees and Urban Woodland: Development proposals must be accompanied by a tree planting and landscaping scheme
and ownership Shade is offered in the summer and shelter in the winter There is green space to sit and relax Restaurants and cafes have indoor and out-
Policy 54: Active Travel: New development should be designed in order to minimise the need to travel by private car Policy 55: Accessibility of New Developments: All development proposals that generate travel should be designed to be well served by all modes of transport. In particular the sustainable modes of walking, cycling and public transport should be afforded priority
zone.
the central space, this will, be made of informal curved lines.
Flower beds diversify the zones colours and heights.
Zone 2– ‘Functional and Flexible’ This paved area can be flexible
A children’s play park caters for
in use, offering food stalls, in-
children in the community. Its loca-
formation stalls and can be
tion also makes it helpful for users
easily taken down and changed
of Dundee House with children.
when needed. The space will
door dining
Zoning plan In order to accommodate each aim and user of the site a zoning plan has been devised. This is allow multiple land uses and activates to occur simultaneously; as well as ensuring the site is well used and encourages interaction between different groups.
Zone 1 will address the need for green
The zones will form the ‘corners’ of the site layout, with a central sheltered tunnel connecting Dundee House to a focal water feature that can be seen from all zones. The space left over will be paved with a few sporadic trees to create a walkway.
Bike racks are on the only corner
also provide space if a fire en-
of the site that is on the road.
gine was needed.
Zone 3– Food court, restaurant and function space
Zone 3 will provide floor space for business, and by doing so compensate for the lack of economic viability in the rest of the
The building in this zone will provide a total of
site. It will have a 4 story building provide a food court on the group floor with outdoor dining, or indoor dining on the first floor.
260m per floor, totally 1,300m in total. On the bot2
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space within the site; offering an elevated
tom floor will be a food court, shown below. The
seating area set in a grass area with bench-
first floor shown in pink will be seating for the food
es and landscaped beds.
court. The second floor shown in purple will be a
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separate restaurant catering for the evenings. The third floor will be a bar shown in green, and the red area shows a raided height attic space to be used as a function space.
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Zone 2 will provide the functional needs of the site; as well as offering flexibility with no fixed
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The ground floor will comprise of an entrance Zone 5 is separated from the rest of the site by Willison Street and currently operates as a small car park. Willison Street will remain however become bus only, as zone
structures on the majority of the site.it will com-
5 will become a pick-up/drop-off point for
prise of an paved area where marques and
the bus operated a park and ride system.
stalls can be set up, as well as a small children's play park and bike racks.
porch (shown in yellow) that is accessed
located. From this 5 units for catering are
line boundaries, and a more formal purpose. This also gives the central space a more relaxed form making it a place people will use.
round. A hedge to the south boundary will
few key materials throughout ; sandstone, glass and wood.
Design strategy beyond the site
Zone 5– Park ‘n’ ride point
This extra zone will operate with a bus
ly road leading up to the roundabout.
therefore differentiating them form zones 2 and 3 which have straight
the maximum use of this zone all year
The zones will be brought together as one space using a
space for a bus to pull in, and a bus on-
than seating have curved boundaries to adhere to the informal setting,
municate. The benches are shaded, to get
where the stairs for the upper floors will be
peal.
es in groundcover. Zones 1 and 4 which have no formal purpose other
bers of the community to integrate and com-
Achieving a cohesive design
shelter backing ono the Overgate, with
the definition between the zones and the central space will be chang-
seat around 12 adults, it encourages mem-
onto the central lobby (shown in green)
bark chips for easy maintenance and potted plants for visual ap-
The site has important linkages to Dundee House, and it is key to
space informal, and as each bench may
The materials used on the design can easily be used in sur-
achieved using ling picnic style benches, with roofs set upon
The boundaries to each zone will not be a physical one, on the ground
in the city. The picnic benches makes the
Wider area factors
the same size as Ranch Pancho.
gate staff) as well as member of the general public. This will be
A formal entrance to Dundee House
space for dining that does not currently exist
from the glass double doors. This will lead
can be used by staff in the area (Dundee house staff and Over-
The zone boundaries
This zone is designed to offer outdoor
be put in for safety from the buses.
provided, each of equal size (approximately Zone 4 will address the need for outdoor eating space , that will
Zone 4– Outdoor seating and lunch area
Pedestrian movement 4 of the 5 main entry points into the site are
Buses can then drop-off/ pick-up point, allowing people to access the city centre more sustainably thereby meeting
create an area for the people Dundee House is there to serve.
situated at each corner and have been used
Dundee House currently has no clear entrance route, and this will
to place the 4 zones. Therefore pedestrians
be outlined by a covered walkway connecting the middle of the site
must pass through and interact with the
to Dundee House’ semi-sheltered porch which provides weather
spaces. A large central space will also allow
may also be incorporated here to ad-
cover, as well as a formal entrance route that is currently lacking.
definition and access to each of the zones.
dress policy 7 (DLDP)
policy 54 Active Travel of the Dundee Local Development Plan. Public art
rounding development to give the area a sense of Identity. For example the vacant sites to the North, if turned into a community centre, might use this design guide.
Road layout rework The design would see the demolition of the section of North Lindsay Street that is directly in front of Dundee House. As well as the conversion of Willison Street to bus only and Barrack Street to pedestrian only. The main vehicular access to the Overgate car park will be the blue line shown here next to the current access in red and yellow. Charlotte Brown Planning Law and Practice TP31002