UA Production in the community by the community: Applications of urban agriculture as a driver for regeneration in the derelict sections in the Newcastle Quayside
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SITE AND SURROUNDING CONTEXT Walkergate
Jesmond
Chillingham Road
Childsplay Nursery
Heaton Nursery School
Newcastle University Hotspur Primary School
Northumberia University Nursery Haymarket Northumberia University
Drive: 6 mins | Walk: 17 mins | Cycle: 7 mins
Chill Out Time Childcare Seven Stories
Grey’s Monument
Drive: 7 mins | Walk: 29 mins | Cycle: 12mins Byker Primary School
Manor
Drive: 5 mins | Walk: 10 mins | Cycle: 3 mins The Co-operative Childcare Gateshead Millenium Bridge
Drive: 5 mins | Walk: 12 mins | Cycle: 3 mins Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art Buffer Bear Nursery Central Station Sage Gateshead
Walkergate
Red line boundary Gateshead Gateshead Stadium
Jesmond
Residential area
Industrial area
Chillingham Road
splay Nursery
Commercial area
Drive: 7 mins | Walk: 28 mins | Cycle: 11mins
Heaton Nursery School
Baltic Centre for Contemporay Art
A167A
Railway
Newcastle University Hotspur Primary School
Northumberia University Nursery
A167
Legend
Haymarket
Sage Gateshead
Site
Northumberia University
Walkergate
Chill Out Time Childcare
Byker Primary School
Manor
Chillingham Road
Drive: 5 mins | Walk: 10 mins | Cycle: 3 mins
Buffer Bear Nursery ursery Central Station
Heaton Nursery School Gateshead Millenium Bridge
Drive: 5 mins | Walk: 12 mins | Cycle: 3 mins
Red line boundary Red line boundary Residential area Residential area
Seven Stories
Grey’s Monument
Drive: 7 mins | Walk: 29 mins | Cycle: 12mins
The Co-operative Childcare
Green corridor
Drive: 6 mins | Walk: 17 mins | Cycle: 7 mins
Industrial area Industrial area Commercial area Commercial area Railway Railway
Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art
A167 A167
Hotspur Primary School Sage Gateshead
Drive: 6 mins | Walk: 17 mins | Cycle: 7 mins Gateshead Gateshead Stadium Seven Stories
Green corridor corridor Green
PROW: Footpath
PROW: PROW: Footpath Footpath PROW: BridlewayBridleway PROW:
Sustrans Sustrans Education Education Higher concentration of shops Higher concentration of shops Metro Metro stops stops
• The site is surrounded by medium density industrial area and within close proximity of high density residential area. • Site is spined by sustrans route 72. • Local amenities are within 10 min cycle and less than 15 mins walk. • On average, schools are within 10 mins drive, 12 mins cycle and 30 mins walk.
CONTEXT, SOCIO ECONOMICS AND AGENCY ANALYSIS
NCL value: 10.6
England: 9.6
(2016-18) < 75 mortality rate from cardio diseases
NCL value: 162.6
England: 193.4
(2018-19)
Intentional self harm
NCL value: 296.8
England: 193.4
(2018)
Diabetes
NCL value: 82.6%
England: 82.5%
(2018-19) Prevalence of Obesity Yr. 6
NCL value: 24.6%
England: 22.8%
(2018-19) Alcohol related condition
NCL value: 914
England: 664
(2018-19) Physical active adults (2018-19) Percentage of adults 18+ classified as
NCL: 69.2%
England: 67.2%
(2016-18)
Suicide rate
NCL: 60%
England: 62.3%
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They is comfortable walking the area during daylight. Generally they sees people using the carpark as running, walking and fishing. He avoids the area at night and advices not to park after 7 in the evening He believes there is a strong potential in the area just like in the Quayside. She finds the general environment grey. However this space is peaceful in the afternoon
Crime (2019-2020)
Type of crime Crime rate Rank (104 postcodes) Public order crime
176% of national crime rate
Ranked 5th in the UK
Criminal damage and arson crime
157% of national crime rate
Ranked 4th in the UK
Anti social behaviour
143% of national crime rate
Ranked 12th in the UK
Violent crime
115% of national crime rate
Ranked 24th in the UK
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Health statistics
Red line boundary Ouseburn
Saint Michael Rd
Industrial area
SWOT
Residential area
Green corridor Red line boundary Ouseburn
Newcastle Quayside More pubs and other leisure establishment More local landmarks
Saint Michael Rd
Walker Road A186
Hoult’s Yard
Industrial area
Residential area
Green corridor
Views to the Millenium Bridge Newcastle Quayside More pubs and other leisure establishment More local landmarks
Foot traffic (low to m
Sustrans route
Blue corridor
Hoult’s Yard
Walker Road A186
Blue corridor
Foot traffic (low to medium)
Mariner’s Wharf
Views to the Millenium Bridge
Byker
Sustrans route
Listed buildings
Desirable views
Listed buildings
Undesirable views
Mariner’s Wharf
Byker
Desirable views
Undesirable views
Industrial noise
Industrial noise
Primary roads Primary roads
Gateshead
River Tyne Gateshead
Secondary roads
Secondary roads
River Tyne
Bus stops
Bus stops
Establishments (pubs, eateries,
Establishments (pub Fishing activities
Tarmac Views to the large green space in Gatehead
Views to the large green space in Gatehead
Paddles
Fishing activities
Tarmac
Strengths
Weaknesses
Opportunities
Threats
Evidence of recreational activities (fishing, running, cycling) Medium level foot traffic when weather is nice Close to key amenities to Byker, Walker, Ouseburn and Quayside
Heavily tarmac based road treatment Evidence of puddles after torrential rain Lack of passive surveillance- sense of uneasiness Noise on the other side of the river
Close proximity to sustrans route and pedestrian friendly Collaboration of Cultural crawl (arts and craft), The Late Shows and Great North Run Possibility to have stronger connection as part of Newcastle Quayside.
Increasing levels of anti social levels and violent crimes Loss of considerable amount of parking spaces
Paddles
VISION The vision of Spillerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Wharf is to create a food driven environment where it tackles the issues of health inequalities in Newcastle particularly on dietary intakes and mental health. The design intent endeavours to raise aspirations that will act as a cultural, leisure and health magnet in the neighbouring residential and as a city as a whole. Furthermore the intent is to promote community cohesion and social inclusion through different mode of participation.
DESIGN OBJECTIVES AND PRECEDENTS
Gardening and green production
Flexible open spaces
Introducing SUDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s
Economic revitalisation
Education
Human health
Community
Convert the heavy tarmac environment into productive raised beds and green spaces.
After the harvesting months, the raised beds are removed and transform the space that caters play, events and activities for the neighbourhoods
Lessen the risk of large puddles after torrential rain. Increases biodiversity and water rentention in the area.
Creating networks and community of people who works in the area such as volunteers, business workers and etc and creating more active frontages for different recreational activities, social and functions.
Offer gardening and agricultural activities to advocate healthy eating and mental health.
Exposing high densed greenery to improve mood and awareness of vegetables and fruits.
An age friendly space that promotes social inclusion and engagement through agriculture
R-urban: Network for Urban Commons, France Atelier dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Architecture Autogeree
Tasinge Square in Copenhagen, Denmark GHB Landscape Architects
Darling Square, Australia Aspect Studios
LAND USE Existing green corridor Existing road
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Proposed mixed used housing Proposed green area
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Proposed community hub
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Proposed leisure hub
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Proposed decking
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Mixed used residential area acts as continuity of housing from Terry Farrell’s masterplan of the Quayside. Community hub provides an area where residents and other residential areas can collaborate on shared activities. Leisure hub provides economic activities and treat as an treat as part of the Quayside. Decking area is a platform where residents and visitors relax and do recreational activities such as fishing.
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MOVEMENT MH1
Existing green corridor Existing sustrans route Proposed pedestrian path
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Proposed pedestrian and cycle path Proposed mixed used housing Proposed green area
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Proposed community hub
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Proposed leisure hub
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Proposed decking
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Promanade is a primary route that caters pedestrian and cycle path. Decking is another option where pedestrians can walk by. Bus stops are implemented on the main access points as visitors walk near to their specific establishment. Cycle shed is implemented to entice vistors to cycle more.
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BLOCKING
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Existing green corridor Existing road
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Proposed mixed used housing Proposed green area
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Proposed community hub
L1
Proposed leisure hub
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Proposed decking
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blocking Parking spaces Main access area Other access area
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Heavy implementation of enclosed spaces to promote closeknitedness and enhances passive surveilance and ‘eyes on the streets’. Enclosed spaces deters the formation of anti social behaviour and theft LIMITATIONS Width of each building at the northern part of the site are narrow to provide buffer space for the promanade. Less provision to design due to width restriction particularly in the northern part of the site.
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ACTIVE FRONTAGES
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Existing green corridor
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Existing road Proposed secondary path Proposed primary path
O1
Proposed servicing MH1
Proposed mixed used housing Proposed green area
C1
Proposed community hub
L1
Proposed leisure hub
D1
Proposed decking
MH3
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION
O1
blocking Parking spaces Main access area
O2
Other access area Active fontages
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Frontages are facing towards the River Tyne to enhance residents and visitors experience due to the river, interesting facade, decking, public engagement and vegetation In the souther area, the frontages will be facing to each other to develop a sense of enclosure and security and detterance for anti social behaviour. Some buildings will have double frontages and made of glass to make sure that the promenade is well looked after.
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MASTERPLAN
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1. Mixed used residential blocks
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2. Residential parking spaces 3. Edible landscape park with courts 4. Workshop facilities
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5. Raised bed for agricultural use 6. Health care facilities (GP, Dentist, Pharmacy) 7. Day care centre with built in library
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8. Hydroponic and winter garden facilities
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9. Community centre 10. Retail centre 11. Art studios 12. Art gallery 13. Leisure hub with pop up stalls
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14. Gym 15. Indoor and outdoor soft play for children 16. Education centre 17. Food hub and restaurants
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18. Decking 19. Aquatic gardens
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Site is bounded by green corridor alongside with the promenade and acts as a spine to link each of the proposed hubs. The residential blocks will have stronger visual permeability of the landmarks. Heavy provision of allotments and growing hub to raise awareness of growing food. Minor provision of retail, stalls, restaurant, artist studios, health care facilities, childcare, to support the new communities.
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Legend:
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1. Residential units 2. Mixed use units (groundfloor)
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3. Underground residential parking 4. Outside parking 5. Tennis court 6. Edible landscape and park 7. Decking
River Tyne
8. Aquatic garden
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St. Lawrence Rd
Shared pedestrian path
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Hadrian’s wall path
Shared cycle path Parking Green infrastructure
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The ground floor of each residential blocks will have designated commercial spaces and office spaces. The residential parking is located at the underground of each residential blocks. The commercial spaces in the ground floor is considered as a ‘string of experiences’ for visitors from the Quayside leading to the leisure hub. Provisions of sitting areas, urban play and vegetation is fully integrated in the promenade to entice visitors to walk to the leisure centre.
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11. Gym 12. Soft outdoor and outdoor play 13. Food hub and restaurants 14. Education
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Economic provisions such as stalls are situated in the plaza to emphasise passive surveillance and engagement thus creating bustling environment. Enhancing sense of security and safety and minimises the risk of any criminal activities. Cyclist who came from the nothern part of the UK who uses the sustrans route and other nearby residential estates are welcomed with nice enclosed atmosphere.
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MASSING AND BUILDING HEIGHTS Legend: 1 storey 2 stories 3 stories 4 storey 5 stories 6 stories 7 stories
Residential area with commercial spaces at the groundfloor to entice visitor from Quayside to leisure hub and develop a â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;string of experiencesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;
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Edible landscape with water management driven approach and sport facilities. This area is surrounded by residential block for surveillance.
Growing hub surrounded with infrastructures to enhance passive surveillance and lessen the chance of theft.
This infrastructure will be taller and act as a magnet and a navigational tool to draw people to the leisure hub. -winter garden and hydroponics facilities with predominantly glass infrastructure.
This infrastructure will be the first building people will see from St Lawrence rd and people from winter garden/hydr ponics facilities. This building is wide enough to shelter the grey area of the industrial zone.
BLOCK CONFIGURATIONS TO VIEW LANDMARKS AND ARCHITECTURE 1
Residential
Gateshead Millennium Bridge Baltic Centre for Contemporary Arts
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Tyne Bridge
Residential
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2 Growing
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Gateshead Millennium Bridge
Leisure 3
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â&#x20AC;˘ Residential area will enjoy the sceneries with great visual permeability to the landmarks. â&#x20AC;˘ However, the further away from the residential area the lesser extent that landmarks are visible. To resolve this issue, the architecture and the colour scheme of the proposed buildings should reflect on the buildings found in the Quayside which are beige coloured bricks with a modern twist of architecture.
Workshop and hydroponic facilities
Restaurants, retail and education
CONTINUOUS ACTIVE/OPEN FRONTAGES
Views to the Quayside’s landmarks
• Residential balconies, active frontages, vegetation and public engagement are the key drivers in the area. • Developing an area that promotes social interactions , economic stimulation and mental health.
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Legend: Residential parking spaces
Shops and general commerical spaces Residents
FLEXIBLE PUBLIC SPACE
Legend:
Early spring until late Autumn
1. Workshops
Productive green spaces with children and volunteers
2. Daycare with built in library 3. Hydroponics and winter garden facilities 4. Healthcare facilities (GP, Dentist and Pharmacy) 5. Community center 6. Artist studio
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7. Retail and shops 8. Art Gallery
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9. Food Hub and restaurants 10. Soft indoor/outdoor play
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11. Plaza with stalls 12. Education 9
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Late autumn until late winter
Spaces will transform into urban play, art installation, hold events and pop up shops during market days.
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Crops are susceptible to frost during the winter season and not productive at all. This area will transform into urban play, hold events, arts installations and a continuation of market area from leisure hub. The raised beds are safely stored in the workshop and placed back in the allotments in spring for sowing.
FOOD MOVEMENT, CONNECTION AND OPERATION
Fitness facilities
Retail and garden center Healthcare
Daycare
Workshop
Food related education
Stalls Soft urban play for children Art gallery
Allotments
Art studios
Food hubs and restaurants
Hydroponics / winter garden
Community centre
Aquatic gardens
community of artist will have access to the workshop
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Diagrams show the relationship of each building and how each building interconnected to each other. • Each buildings are complimentary in respect to food movements to ease logistics and transforming a raw material into customer’s dish. MECHANICS The community center is the main operation centre which host management of volunteers and packaging of its surplus. It is responsible of outsourcing materials such as seeds and fertilisers for profit generating operations such as hydroponics facilities, raised beds allotments and aquatic gardens. These profit generating operations are dependent on workshop facilities and volunteering and recruitment from community centre to work on the site. Since the community centre has the responsibility for the surplus, it distributes it surplus to the stalls, the food hub , food related education and other parts of the city for profits. The restaurants and education shared a symbiotic relationship as students will be learning their trade in the restaurants and learn theory in the educational facilities.
To the greater urban fabric of Newcastle
Hydroponics facilities and winter garden
Workshop facilities
Raised bed allotments construction for raised beds and winter storage
outsourcing materials
delivering surplus to stores
Community center Vegetable produce and management
Aquatic gardens
Stalls and stands Art gallery Food hub and restaurants Teaching and application of knowledge
Food related education Packaging
PROFIT GENERATING
Distribution Marketing Volunteering and recruitment
women, students, social services, victims and general volunterism
Art studios
SECTIONS
Tennis court open to the residents and to the public
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Edible landscape with berries and fruiting trees, walkpaths and sitting area
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Section A-A’
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B’ Aquatic gardens
Direct views to the river Tyne and other Newcastle landmarks
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Section B-B’
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Growing hub is surrounded by buildings to enhance passive surveillance
Section C-C’
C’ D
Treating the decking as an extension on the promenade. Activities such as fishing can take place and people have the option to walk alongside with river.
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Section D-D’ Residential hub
Growing hub
Leisure hub
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STREET SCENES
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1. View in the main entry point in the leisure hub and Lawrence Rd
• People who walked from Byker, Heaton, Walker and other residential areas and cyclist who came from Northern part of the UK will be welcomed with a bustling enclosed environment with stalls, restaurant, urban play environment with strong visual permeability of the River Tyne.
• Long corridor of green productive spaces with raised beds during early spring to late autumn. • During winter, this space will hold events, art installations and continuation the market space in the leisure centre as crops are susceptible with frost and stunted growth due to lack of sunlight and temperature.
2. View along the growing hub, workshop and daycare centre
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Minor provision of shops in the ground floor of the residential blocks. • Densed greeneries, sitting area, urban play are provided in the promenade. • Strong visual permeability of Newcastle’s landmarks.
3. View along the mixed use residential area in the northern part of the site
These are the materials will be used on the surfaces. They are primarily ‘earthy colours’ to reflect back on the industrial era in the Quayside.
PHASING
PHASE 1
PHASE 2
PHASE 3
PHASE 4
Estimated completion: 2 years (2021-2023)
Estimated completion: 2.5 years (2023-2025)
Estimated completion: 2.5 years (2025-2027)
Estimated completion: 0.5 year (2027)
Residential blocks Tennis court Edible landscape park Allotments Parking spaces Improved promanade
Workshop facilities Day care centre with built in library Health care facities (GP, Dentist, Pharmacy) Raised beds (agricultural placement) Hydroponics and winter garden facilities Community centre Improved promanade
Retail area Educational facilities Food hub/restaurants Art studios Art gallery Gym Indoor and outdoor soft play
Decking Aquatic garden
Establishing a community Repopulate the area with residents Introduction of stores in the ground floor in each building
Provide facilities to the newly built residential areas Introduction of socially driven enterprises. Volunteering can start with the allotments. Day care centre can start the operation GP, dentist and pharmacist can start seeing patients.
Students can enrol and learn via apprenticeship on the educational facilities and apply their skills in the food hub/restaurants. Visitors can shops in the retail area Food hub is operational Community centre is operational Art studios and gallery are operational
Visitors and residents can enjoy fishing and relaxing in the decking area