THE RECOVERING OF THE ABANDONED INDUSTRIAL AREA STOKE TOWN, UK
DESIGNER: RUIBING HU TUTOR: CLAUDIO MOLINA CAMACHO
Contents FIRST PART
BREAK THE ISOLATION—— A NEW PROPOSAL OF ABANDONED INDUSTRIAL AREA 01 BACKGROUND & ANALYSIS Location Surrounding analysis Site analysis
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02 Problems
Building conditions Lack of connections Wasted landscape
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03 Strategies
New buildings External connections Internal connections Shared-space
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04 Proposal & Analysis Masterplan Landscape analysis Layers Sections & Scenes
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SECOND PART
REGENERATION OF INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE 01 Old building
Introduction Analysis
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02 New building
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Design process Bird eye view Plans & Building appearance Sections & Indoor Scenes Elevations & Materials
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BREAK THE ISOLATION A NEW PROPOSAL OF ISOLATED INDUSTRIAL AREA
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Background In
the center of Stoke, where once been called ‘ The pottery,’ there is an isolated industrial area. This site is currently a place for warehouses and small factories, and almost all the buildings are within low quality, a few buildings are even abandoned, as well as an industrial heritage. In order to activate the energy of this site, highlight the identity of Stoke, and attract graduates and the talents to work in Stoke, this site is going to be redefined as a new creative working area. In addition, there is an industrial heritage located in this region, which is abandoned.Thus, to protect the industrial heritage and highlight Stoke’s identity, the building will be regenerated in this project.
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Location Stoke-on-Trent is located in West Midlands in England(in the west of UK) with an area of 36 square miles. It is situated between Manchester and Birmingham. Stoke town is one of the six towns in Stokeon-Trent. It is next to Hanley and Fenton. Besides, Hanley is the primary commercial center. The site is located at one of the important angles of the triangle traffic system among three towns.
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Pottery Museum
Surrounding The site is located in the middle of the railway and motorway, with a canal runs through it. TrainStation is very close to this area. Besides, Stoke-on-Trent Station is one of the significant stations in the UK.
Newcastle Canal
The canal runs through Stoke-on-Trent from the Harecastle Tunnel north of the city to Barlaston in the south of the city. The route was designed to feed the Industrial Revolution and enable manufacturing towns such as Stoke on Trent and the Potteries to benefit from improved means of transport. Josiah Wedgwood was one of the chief instigators of the canal.
Staffordshire University Hartshill park Small Theater
The Staffordshire University is built in the east of the Stoke and primarily offers law, business, sciences, applied computing, engineering, arts, design, journalism, and media production courses. These are split into two areas, one on College Road (on the site of the former County Cricket Ground), and the other on Leek Road. A new Science and Technology facility was opened in 2012 as part of a major redevelopment adjacent to Stoke-on-Trent railway station.
Stoke-on-Trent Station
Civic Centre Spode Factory Industrial area
Spode factory, city centre, and church are on the west of the site. Stoke town in 1776 making thousands of wares each day until its final closure over 230 years later in 2008.
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STOKE TOWN Railways 08
Site Analysis
Entrances
Main Entrances
Secondary Entrances
Entrances toward to canalside
Movements
People
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Bicycle
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Problems
Dolby Pottery Factory
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Building Functions Abandoned building
Building Conditions
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This is a old industrial area, full of warehouses and small factories, and almost all the buildings in this area are within low qulity, a few buildings are even abandoned, as well as an industrial heritage.
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Problems
This road is the main road toward to city centre.
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Narrow Main road
Lack of connections
railway
motorway
External Barriers The site is surrounded by railway and motorway, these two are the main external factors caused the isolation.
Fences along the canalside
Narrow footpath
Wild plants
Wasted Landscape walls
canal
Fence
Canalside should have a very stunning landscape and be a good leisure area for people to have fun with families and pets. However, the landscape is wasted caused by the barriers. Rarely people would go to this place, wild plants, narrow and muddy footpath make this area looks pathless and unsafe.
Internal Barriers Inside the area, canal is the natural barrier which prevents people to move arround. Besides, fences and walls between buildings also make canalside inaccessible.
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New buildings In order to transfer this as anew creative working area, firstly, some buildings which in horrible conditions and some extra parts are going to be demolished. Secondly, add some new facilities to meet the requirements of a working area, such as hotels, leisure buildings, food stores, etc. Thirdly, redefine the function of each preserved building. Adress the identity of Stoke, and there are several art workshops, pottery museums, and galleries in this proposal so that people are able to learn more history about Stoke, and experience how to make potteries.
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preserved building
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New building functions
STRATEGIES New building function External connections Internal connections 15
Concept of Connections
entrance
entrance entrance entrances
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Seperate usages of the road
External connections
Internal connections
Flyovers and bridges Shared-space: There is only one road in this region for cars and people to go through; it is seriously restricting peo-
ple’s movement. Thus, in this proposal, the whole site would become a shared space. To create a shared-space, the fences and walls between buildings would also be demolished to make it possible for people to get access to the canalside.
Seperate usages of the main road: Move the pedestrian road from the main road to the flyover. In this way,
people could travel more directly and safely from one side of the railway to another. At the same time, this measure widens the car road to bear more traffic.
External connections: The concept of connections shows that there are several flyovers(red) in this proposal to connect this site with outside circumstances. The flyovers have linked every entrance together, through flyovers, people can travel to every part of this area more directly. Internal connections: Numbers of bridges are built on the canal. These bridges just like a string to stitched two sides
of the canal together.
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1. entrance of flyover 2. entrance of flyover 3. flyovers 4. entrance of flyover 5. transition 6. flyovers 7. space under flyover 8. bridges along canalside
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BREAK THE ISOLATION Masterplan Layers Landscape Sections
Masterplan 1. Office 2. New workplace 3. Industrial heritage 4. Art workshop 5. Book store 6. Hotel 7. Leisure building 8. food shop 9. Cafe 10. Warehouse 20
Centre plaza
Buffer
Open food court Open cafe
Buffer Leisure plaza
Transition Leisure plaza Transition Leisure plaza
Leisure plaza Green Belt
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Reading court
Landscape
Landscape & Open spaces Natural landscape: There are two natural green spaces in this proposal: ‘buffer’ and ‘green belt’ along the canal. Firstly, ‘buffer’ is planted along railways; it can be a decoration for the landscape and a buffer to prevent the noise created by traffic. Secondly, the ‘green belt’ is the existing plants along the canal. These plants have remained in this proposal, which can produce fresh air and beautiful landscape for people.
Bridges & canal
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Open spaces: After opening the spaces between
buildings, it naturally forms several different-sized pocket parks, and the function of each park is relying on its size or the features of buildings next to it. For instance, some big parks are defined as leisure areas, and some small ones just are used as transitions, the plaza which next to the book store is defined as a reading court, etc. In the middle of the site is the central plaza, it directly next to an entrance, and it is a landing of the flyover, so firstly, it’s a significant transition. Secondly, it has enough area to hold various events. Thirdly, inside the plaza, there is a cafe and a food store, so it’s also the right place to relax.
movements
The two leisure plazas next to leisure buildings have some particular usages different from other leisure plazas. These two are sinking plazas, and there are big stairs beside them, so these two plazas can be used as small stages. Base
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space under flyover
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R E G E N E R AT I O N O F INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE Design process Plans Sections Elevations Scenes
The regeneration of industrial heritage This industrial heritage is Dolby Pottery Factory, and it was a small pottery factory located on the Trent and Mersey Canal bank. The whole architecture is abandoned, and in terrible conditions, some walls were disappeared, exposing the steel structures in the air. The kiln is a special free-standing kiln with a square base to hovel, rising to oval, and then a cylindrical cap worthy of protection. Still, now it just stands beside the canal silently, covered with weeds, and nobody come to admire it. This regeneration will transfer this abandoned old factory into a monumental building, including a pottery museum, gallery, pottery workshop, and restaurant, etc.
Old building
Analysis entrances
negative spaces
trivial spaces
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Design process
Restaurant
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Gallery
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Pottery Workshop 2F Pottery Museum
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Old buildings
Redefine the functions
Retain and rebuild structures
Put in new floors and functions
This regeneration is going to transfer this abandoned old factory into a monumental building, which should include pottery museum, gallery, pottery workshop, and restaurant, etc.
The old building can be separated into several different-sized boxes, and then combine these boxes for different functions.
Retain the most existing structures, unite and rebuild the structures of some trivial spaces to fit the function.
Define functions as boxes, put these boxes in the structures on different layers. In this way, it can create flexible spaces.
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Brick
Timber
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Continuous circulations
Adding windows
Decorate on materials
Each building has its shape, and the structures inside are complex. So the continuous circulations are designed to link all functions and floors together, and it’s the best measure to save space.
In this design, there are various windows decorated on the buildings, such as French windows, dormers, bay windows, etc. They are not only a medium to let natural light in, but also picture frames for the stunning landscape.
There are mainly five kinds of materials are used in this design: brick, timber, steel, glass, and concrete. Among them, brick, wood, and steel are existing materials.
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Form new buildings
Bird eye view
Ground Floor Plan
1. entrances 2. exhibition area 3. video room 4. office 5. meeting room 6. souvenir store 7. pottery workshop 8. restaurant 9. kitchen 10. courtyard 11. gallery 12. open food court 32
Design description This regeneration project mainly has four functions: pottery museum, gallery, pottery workshop, and restaurant, etc. Each function is independent of each other. This architecture is located beside the canal bank, in order to utilize the landscape better, the gallery and restaurant’s functions are put closer to the water. In addition, there is an open food court outside the restaurant. This regeneration has made the ground floor of the gallery possible, and the old main entrance has become an aisle. The private and negative courtyard has become public so that people can move freely in the whole area. For example, people can directly go to canalside after the visit. Kilns are a very important cultural element for Stoke. In this design, the kiln in this heritage is going to become the natural sculpture to highlight Stoke’s identity. Besides, it also would become the new landmark of this working area. In the old building, half of the kiln is in the building, so to meet the need, this design has freed some space from the building to make the kiln independent.
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1st Floor
Plans
2nd Floor
3rd Floor
4th Floor
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entrance of museum
entrance of museum
Aisle
Courtyard
Big window
Kiln & gallery
Bay window
French window
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Restaurant and open area
Restaurant
Pottery workshop
Pottery workshop & Open area
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Sections
1. Pottery workshop 2. Office 3. Souvenir store 4. Aisle 5. Exhibition area 6. Video room 7. Toilet
8. Reading corner 9. Gallery 10. Entrance 11. Courtyard 12. Outside food court 13. Restaurant 14. Kitchen
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1.Exhibition area
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4. Circulation Space
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Gallery 1st Floor
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Gallery
Reading corner
Gallery
Leisure corner
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Pottery Workshop & Restaurant 1
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Pottery workshop
Restaurant
Pottery workshop
Outside food court
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WEST ELEVATION
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EAST ELEVATION
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SOUTH ELEVATION
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DESIGNER: RUIBING HU STUDENT ID: 19016019 TUTOR: CLAUDIO MOLINA CAMACHO