Ben wayles Landscape Architecture / 2nd year portfolio

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IMPERMANENT PERIPHERIES

B E N WAY L E S / P ROJ E C T P O RT FO L I O

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C R E AT E I N T E R I M U S E I N I N D E T E R M I N AT E S PAC E S

G E N E R AT E E C O N O M I C & S O C I A L VA LU E FO R LO C A L C O M M U N I T Y

C O N T I N UAT I O N O F P R O C E S S AC R O S S OT H E R I N D E T E R M I N AT E S I T E S

STRATEGIC AIMS

the project revolves around the idea of creating meantime use in vacant spaces for the benefit of the local communities and ecologies. the indeterminate value of vacant sites will be utilised to experiment and create a system of transferable interventions

PROJECT OUTLINE

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P R OJ E C T I N T R O D U C T I O N

the ateliers this year focuses on the theme of periphery and explores ways of bringing a new identity and functional coherence to these indeterminate landscapes, looking at their relationship to the inner city as well as to the outer ‘rural’ condition.

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P E R I P H E RY LO C AT I O N

URBAN

P E R I P H E RY S C A L E

350m - alt

P E R I P H E RY D E V E LO P M E N T

SMALL

ECONOMIC IMBAL ANCE

AREA ONE A R E A T WO SUBURBAN

200m - alt

MEDIUM

R U L E & R E G U L AT I O N

AREA THREE

RURAL

75m - alt

LARGE

STA L L E D D E V E LO P M E N T S

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T H E P E R I P H E RY

peripheries are ubiquitous, not just as an edge, but also as areas of lesser importance. they are found in all locations and at all scales, developing through a multitude of scenarios. as settlements grow and overlap, the edge then becomes the centre. forgotten communities are left isolated as buffers between the centre and desirable housing

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GREATER MANCHESTER

MOSS SIDE

moss side has become isolated in this way. historically its been a place of affordable housing for the cities work force. waves of regeneration have been imposed on the area as industry moved away leaving a wealth of vacant sites. these all have a varying typology and in some cases a juxtaposition of multiple typologies. the existing community and spatial construction provides lots of variation, whilst individual sites present an indeterminate value and there own unique qualities.

T Y P O LO G I E S

R E G E N E R AT I O N

R U D E R A L B R OW N F I E L D S

P O ST I N D U ST R I A L

BUFFER EDGES

VAC A N T ST R U C T U R E S

ST R E E T S C A P E S

A L L E Y WAYS

COMMERCIAL EDGES

VA R I AT I O N

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A R E A S E LC T I O N & VA LU E

P U B L I C O P E N S PAC E

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YEAR FIVE CLEARED FOR DEVELOPMENT

REPEAT

IMPLEMENT

YEAR FOUR RUDERAL GROWTH

MODIFY

COMBINE

YEAR THREE ENCLOSED

REMOVE

IMPLEMENT

YEAR TWO CLEARED

TEST

COMBINE

REINTRODUCE

YEAR ONE OCCUPIED

IMPLEMENT

IMPLEMENT

REMOVE

EXPERIMENTATION

INCUBATION

TRANSFERENCE

sites cycle through use and vacancy, the amount of time they are available for intervention varies. this timespan is gauged through planned development

selected sites are then used to test intervention for there beneficial qualities. these can be modified or removed depending on success and failure

successful interventions are further incubated on site. these interventions are the ones that become seeds to influence other sites.

these will be transferred to new indeterminate sites as they develop over time. this method will follow the cycle of use and vacancy to utilise space

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C O N C E P T & A P P R OAC H

INDETERMINATE SITES

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3 YEAR

SMALL

RU D E R A L B ROW N F I E L D

10+ YEAR VARIOUS

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ST R E E TS CA P E 4

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5 YEAR

LARGE

M O SS S I D E four sites around moss side were chosen to test the project concept of experimentation, incubation and transference. they all have varying time-scales, scales and typologies

P O ST-I N D U ST R I A L

MEDIUM

P U B L I C O P E N S PAC E

IMPERMANENT PERIPHERIES

SITE SELECTION

1 YEAR

IMPERMANENT

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23/02/2018

RU D E R A L B ROW N F I E L D

151 Raby St - Google Maps

151 Raby St

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ST R E E TS CA P E

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1 1 2 M I D S U M M E R G R OW T H

AT T R I B U T E S

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.4578062,-2.2444747,3a,75y,180.34h,91.54t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sMEX1sAAprr-DCmXvNxQWTA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

EXISTING VEGETATION

S M A L L O P E N S PAC E

EXISTING LIGHT STRUCTURES

EXPANSION ZONES

P O ST-I N D U ST R I A L 1

BUSINESS INTERESTS

VARIOUS SCALES

LOCAL COMMUNITY INITIATIVE

P U B L I C O P E N S PAC E 2

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2

2 WA ST E & M O S S E S

2

SITE SCALE

POTENTIAL IMPACT

LOCAL COMMUNITY INITIATIVE

VAC A N T WA R E H O U S E

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DIVERSE EDGES

PRODUCTIVE ZONES

MAINTENANCE ISSUES

VACANT INDUSTRY

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S I T E A N A LYS I S

AT T R I B U T E S

C O N TA M I N AT E D S A N D S

AT T R I B U T E S

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S U R R O U N D I N G A L L E YS

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AT T R I B U T E S

WRAPPING AROUND RAILS

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in response to the site analysis, the concept of incubation was further developed. the post-industrial site will become the overall incubator due to its scale and indeterminate value. interventions will be tested, modified or exchanged depending on there success. this is gauged by community response as it is intended to provide economic and social value. the other sites become secondary and successful interventions can be transferred to them to promote community led development across the area.

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R E S P O N S E TO S I T E S

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a tool-kit has been devised to generate responses that work across a variety of spaces. the first stage defines function through response, analysis and observation to tackle an areas primary need.

COMMUNAL

the second stage defines individual interventions to fulfil the desired function. these interventions create a systematic site function through connections with one another. the incubator site will cycle through multiple functions to determine what interventions are the most successful. impact value shows how the interventions will affect the site environmentally, though construction reflects the temporary nature.

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2 PRODUCTIVE

PRODUCTIVE ECOLOGICAL

KEY : SITE IMPACT LOW

3

MEDIUM HIGH

RESILIENT RECREATIONAL

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ENERGY

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WORKSHOPS & MARKETS

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AGRICULTURE

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TO O L- K I T M E T H O D O LO GY

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the design implementation is representative of each function & its potential components these in reality would be combined across the site at various scales & at varying times. the components are mere experiments & can be transferred or removed depending on there success or failure

ECOLOGICAL

COMMUNAL

IMPERMANENT PERIPHERIES

S I T E R E P R E S E N TAT I O N

PRODUCTIVE

IMPERMANENT

UN-PROGRAMMED SPACE

EASE OF CONSTRUCTION -LOW IS BETTER

AESTHETIC VALUE -HIGH IS BETTER

SITE IMPACT -VARIATION

INTERVENTION TIMESCALE -VARIATION

EASE OF TRANSFERENCE -LOW IS BETTER

LOW

PLANTING PLOTS

EASE OF CONSTRUCTION -LOW IS BETTER

AESTHETIC VALUE -HIGH IS BETTER

SITE IMPACT -VARIATION

INTERVENTION TIMESCALE -VARIATION

EASE OF TRANSFERENCE -LOW IS BETTER

HIGH

LOW

HIGH

MEADOW PLANTING

EASE OF CONSTRUCTION -LOW IS BETTER

AESTHETIC VALUE -HIGH IS BETTER

SITE IMPACT -VARIATION

INTERVENTION TIMESCALE -VARIATION

EASE OF TRANSFERENCE -LOW IS BETTER

LOW

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HIGH

ECOLOGICAL

COMMUNAL

interventions all have a set of values such as aesthetic and ease of construction. the incubator site develops over its 5 year lifespan, in conjunction with the secondary sites and newly developing indeterminate sites. the tool-kit of interventions will continue to expand over time

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I N T E RV E N T I O N S

PRODUCTIVE

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COMMUNAL PRODUCTIVE ECOLOGICAL

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V I S UA L S

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TREES DEVELOPED ON SITE IN CONTAINERS

PRODUCE DISTRIBUTED TO RESIDENTS

VEGETATION ENCOURAGING POLLINATORS

WORKSHOPS TO HOST EDUCATION & COMMUNAL EVENTS

HOUSEHOLD & CLIMATIC WASTE TO PRODUCTIVE RESOURCE

VEGETATION CLEANING SITE CONTAMINANTS

EDUCATE ON PRODUCTIONS & SELL EXCESS

RECONFIGURABLE EVENTS SPACES

ENCOURAGE LOCAL SMALL SCALE BUSINESS

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SITE PROCESSES & CONNECTIONS

EXCESS MATERIALS & FACILITIES FOR ADAPTABILITY

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looking at existing site condition and community

implement & experiment with interventions at varying times

encourage community to adapt and utilise interventions for their own benefit

incubate successful interventions and transfer to other indeterminate sites

RECONFIGURABLE SPACES

CONTAINER TREES

STRUCTURAL PLANTING

MEADOW

GROW PLOTS

GREENHOUSE

WASTE TO RESOURCE

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I N C U B ATO R D E V E LO P M E N T

DIRECT IN-DIRECT

IMPERMANENT

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3

DE-CONSTRUCTION

MATERIAL RE-PURPOSING

STORAGE

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2

3

SEED SHARING

COMMUNITY AMBASSADORS

EVENTS

TRANSFERENCE

as the sites have an indeterminate lifespan, they will need to be vacated when further development is proposed. all interventions are intended to be transferable to adhere to this constraint, whilst also being able to utilise other indeterminate sites in the area. these examples show how interventions can be transferred & influence further community led development either directly or in-directly

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ECONOMIC VALUE - jobs generated through maintenance - training provided to community - resources generated distributed locally & also sold SOCIAL VALUE - creates connection points across fragmented areas - gives ownership of space to the end user - alters external perception of an area ENVIRONMENTAL VALUE - encourages the use of vegetation for both functional & aesthetic purposes - remediate contamination and minimise soil degradation during vacancy - minimise air pollution

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C ATA LY T I C P OT E N T I A L

development

this method of designing temporary, adaptable interventions in equally temporary sites allows change to happen incrementally, embracing success and failure. the meantime use generates community engagement and functional outcomes for all involved. after a site has been redeveloped, existing community initiatives are encouraged at new sites or as newly developed independent businesses. the fragmentation of interventions to new sites becomes catalytic as new sites adopt new functions and user groups. this allows the end user to take ownership and direct the development or their own landscapes