2. PROSPECTIVE ARTISTIC CORRIDOR

DESIGN CODES

CLAYTON STREET CORRIDOR, NEWCASTLE CULTURE AND CREATIVE ZONE

This project aims to develop strategic master plan that enhances the culture and supports the development of the artists and the creative practitioners in North – East England, mainly in Newcastle Upon Tyne. The project was developed along the central spine of newcastle, the clayton street. The Master plan covered about 10 hectacres, which included various connecting nodes and spaces for creative work spaces for artists.

Explored the scale and elements of urban design scale including program, movement, open spaces, and communities, as well as issues of heritage, morphology, massing, and materiality relating to the architectural scale.

Project Brief

1. To create distinctive new cultural destination for artists in Newcastle.

2. Making clayton street one of the most supportive and attractive environments in the city for creative, cultural business and people to locate start group up and flourish

3. To design creative workspaces that support artits to colloborate with other business engage PUBLIC-ARTIST relationship.

Strategic Plan

Programatic Sketch

• Connecting the cultural sites

• Creating thematic corridor spaces at several spots which as an whole acts as a Urban cultural district.

BASIC ILLUSTRATIONS OF CULTURAL NODE

BASIC ILLUSTRATIONS OF GREEN NODE

All cultural spots designed along the clayton street corridor is to increase footfall in the clayton street. Help regenerate and improve investment in underinvested properties.

To create a distinctive new cultural destination for participants, residents and visitors.

CLAYTON

Street

Pedestrian seating

Bridge for artists

On street car parking

Section Through The Cultural Plaza

3. WORKSPACE

The vacant buildings in the clayton street can be used as live and work space for artists and creative practioners. To bring collaboration between artists and other social organizations, the vacant buildings can be connected by a bridge . Through this bridge, artists can display their work to attract the public, creating a hub for the city.

4. ARTIST COMMERCIAL NODE

A small strip plaza is designed at the periphery of the node. The ground floor of the vacant buildings 25 to 30 can be used as commercial market space for artists where they can shop all the essentials for theirpractice. The upper floors can be designed to have large halls which acts as a space to conduct trade fair for artists. The elements of the cultural plaza is reflected in this strip plaza.

2. GREEN NODE

The formal tree planting from st. james boulevard continues in the west gate road. The pink lane connecting the central station will be designed with pedestrian and cycle lanes which connects through the green plaza to the west walls. The green plaza mereges with the landscape along the west walls.

1. CULTURAL PLAZA

This node has been found as a potential spot for creating a cultural plaza which connects central station , Life science centre , St. Mary’s Cathedral, and the western part of the site. It would be designed to support performance artist and to bring a collabration between public and the artist. The plaza acts as a major landmark as well as a transition route from central station to the discovery museum. It is envolped on all the sides with bollards to make it completely pedestrianized.