Oxford Brookes University | Urban Design | Group 1
Phasing
Phase 1
Phase 4
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Retaining Oxpens Meadow, Student Castle and Osney north path.
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Higher density residential at the north part of Osney Mead.
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Extending Oxpens Meadow and separating from the wider site with designed hoardings by local artists to draw people into the site, boost land value and establishing flood resilience from an early stage.
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Final phase of residential at Oxpens.
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Refurbishing and extending ice rink with commercial offer and refurbishing parking at post office building.
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Building bridge from Oxpens as key connector for masterplan.
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Creating parks at Osney Mead to manage flood mitigation and establish urban drainage. Initially to be planted with tactically chosen wildflowers for decontamination.
Figure 8.1. Proposed phase 1
Figure 8.4. Proposed phase 4
Phase 2
Phase 5
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Building labs/co-working spaces that front Oxpens with associated commercial elements to support increase in business use.
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Remaining residential at the Osney, including lower density terraces.
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Establishing key connecting route from the new bridge into the north part of Osney Mead and central spine road of Osney Mead.
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Transition from wildflower meadows to parks and allotments within Osney.
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Establish final elements green infrastructure throughout the site once majority of building works are complete.
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Creating/refurbishing business and flexible uses close to the new bridge connection at Osney.
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Creation of local centre at north Osney to include retained community centre/church and re-accommodated local businesses as well as other commercial uses to draw people into the site.
Figure 8.2. Proposed phase 2
Phase 3 •
Oxpens residential blocks in the centre of the site (to allow the north to be used as a builders yard for construction of much of the Oxpens site). Aim to begin in the summer due to relationship with Student Castle.
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Construction of the residential blocks at Osney situated between the two business/commercial nodes and along the key route into Osney Mead.
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Creation of the parkland to the south of Osney (following decontamination) and key routes out to the green belt to the south, including constructing the second bridge.
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Figure 8.3. Proposed phase 3
Figure 8.5. Proposed phase 5
