1 THE BLACKFRIARS PROJECT

For this project we were given an area in central Gloucester, adjacent to the river and within proximity to the old docks, with a surviving 14th century Priory building, as well as with a great many historic buildings including the recently closed prison. The site also contained underlying Roman and Medieval period archeaology. The brief was to create a cultural and performance space, including car parking, workshop space, and performance spaces.

1.1 SOME SITE ANALYSIS DIAGRAMS

1,2 DEVELOPING CONCEPTS AND EXPLORING DESIGNS

Several overlays were used to explore ideas.

The viewing platforms at 5.2m in height hover above the River Severn, giving the user views back to the Cathedrak skyline, outward and across Alney Island and down towards the dock. One of the corners points to the period Old Customs House.

Triangular planters point to significant views. with upright Betula Papyfira swaying in the westerly winds and providing texture and colour through the year.

A Deck above the road joins the skydeck to the building and provides a link between 2 areas.

1:3 MASTERPLANNING

This Building celebrates internationalism and local produce with a foodhall, a market pavillion, and bars overlooking the river. The second floor crosses the road pushing the whole area out towards the waterfront.

A Roman Centurian stands guard marking a waypoint and looking Southwards towards the prison gatehouse.

A Line of Cupressus Sepervivens celebrate the citys’ Roman Past give an international flavour to the space, and marks a linear route between the Old Customs House and The Prison Gatehouse An interactive cheese sculpture celebrates Gloucestershires association with cheese announces the areas purpose and provides play. Cloister Structures Line the way from the gatehouse to the Old Customs House and provide light cover during temporary events.

Existing trees (Acer Species, and Betula Pendula) are diversified with the addition of Fagus Sylvatica and Sorbus Aucuparia

These planters flanking the building and the steps contain aromatic and fragrant herbs and edible plants. such as Laurus Nobilus, Rosmarinus Officianalis, Salvia Officianalis, Mentha Sp, as well as biennials and annuals, such as Basil and Parsley and ornamental mediteranean shrubs such as Cistus, Convulvulus, Helianthemum, and Lavendula.

The ground sweeps down to meet this sunken area flanked by 400mm terraces with granite effect paving, and sawn sandstone faces, Gravel inlays are planted intermitently with small shrubs such as Buxus sempervivens, Lavendula, Calistomen, perennials such as Hemerocallis, Kniphofia, and Heleborous, as well as a number of groundcover plants and alpines such as Thymus sp., Lithodora diffusa, Lewisiana Longipetala, and Phlox subulata

This newly created urban forest links street trees around the Shire Hall with other planting. It has a scrub floor with loose bonded Bredon Gravel paths. It contains Quercus Rubra, Fagus Sylvaticus, Acer Pseudoplatanus, Betula pendula, Crataegus Monogyna, Malus sylvestris, Sambucus nigra, and Prunus spinosa, It is underplanted with Hyancinthoides non-scripta, Alium arvense, Narcissus sp., and Primula vulgaris. It is an important stop off to wildlife travelling in from Alney Island over the Skygarden Bridge.

This platform is the access point for the Alney Island Bridge, with a staircase descending below and a long ramped access from Barbican Road. sitting amonth the tree Canopies giving a submersive feeling. It offers opportunities for rest and taking in surrounding views

An interactive apple sculpture in the clearing celebrates the counties heritage of orchards, announces the edible skygarden above and the purposes of the buildings behind.

These Buildings contain areas for Craft Micro-Brewing and food outlets for small scale local vendors. With green roofs and first floor access on to the skygarden.

An Avenue of well spaced Populus simonii ‘Fastigiata’ sway lazily toward the Cathedral spire in the west wind defining this new boulevard, retaining pedestrian permeability providing windows through which to look across the site, and blending the formal with the less formal. These having classical links and being symbols of victory, transormation and vision.

KEY

Water

Green Roof/Thatch

Wildflower Meadow

The existing Acer are retained and expanded along the street whilst Aesculus hippocastanum, Acer Rubra, Sorbus Aucuparia and Betula Pendula are added

A sculpture of hands indicates arrival within the creative space and provides opportunity for interaction and play

Grass Mound

Edible Planter

Architectural Planter

Tree Canopy

Shrub Planting

Paved Terrace

Gravel Inlay

Timber Deck

The Boulevard paved in a didirectional textured paving, is lined with architectural and structural planting for year round interest and colour, whilst avenues of prunus sp. provide Japanese style spring colour, from March through April, taken on by Aescelous hippocastaneum, before Acer sp. and Sorbus Aucuparia provide Autumn colour and Fagus Sylvatica some winter structure.

The Skygarden is a blend of raised timber planters offering fans cordons and espalliers, Pyrus, Prunus, Malus as well as plots for vegetable and fruit growth. wildflower meadows line its length guiding users and offering wildlife corridors.

The Car Park hosts green walls planted with hardy perennials, such as Geranium pratense, Heuchara sp. Alchemilla Mollis and Euphorbia characias, as well as climbers, and wall shrubs, such as Hedera Helix, Clematis Armandii and Jasminium Nudifloruim. The roof is a grass mound with a central stone directional trig point, and a small ampitheatre offering views over the square.

Raised Timber Planters occupy former parking bays, with Betula papyfira, Gingko biloba, and Acer Palmatum underplanted with shade lovers such as, Heleborus sp.,Vinca minor, Bergenia cordifolia, Brunnera macrophyla, and Dryopteris.

This newly created Boulevard will feature a multi user surface as elsewhere and bollards for total closure

Tilia Cordata line the side of the newly created boulevard creating summer shade and zest

2 New Lion Statues significant to Gloucesters Sporting Culture (Rugby and Cricket), and Heraldry guard the Prison Gates

The Theatre is a copy of the reconstructed Globe Theatre in London

Carpinus Betula with their upright pointy habbit line the way to the main ampitheatre steps

The terraces are planted with wildflower meadow and small trees such as syringae vulgaris, Laburum, Acer palmatum varieties, Sambucus nigra, as well as shrubs such as Osmanthus, Daphne ,doratum, Sarcoccoca Hookeriana, Aucuba, Weigela, and Leptospermemum

This building consists of a cultural awareness centre dedicated to Gloucesters’ diversity in the basement and an exhibition space upstairs, accesible from Barbican Road, and has a green roof.

Tree Planting to the rear of the shire hall is enhanced with the addition of 3 Sorbus Aucuparia and a colourful avenue of Liquidambar is added forming a brilliant backdrop for the ampitheatre building

Slides down the steps either side of the access ramp down the steps make for a fun way to the bottom.

An interactive musical note sculpture welcomes users to the performance space and provides opportunities for play

These 4 Buildings centred round a traditional courtyard of Granite and Cobblestones are 3 storeys in height with green roofs, and feature workshops craft retail space some cafe/eating space and top floor tech studios.

Olea Europeans planted in the strip meadow give a mediterranean feel to the Courtyard and are a Nod to a Roman Past Fagus Sylvatica Line this wide entrance way forming a natural tunnel (natural cloister) guiding upward to the Cathedral

A Glass Bottom Bridge gives the feel of walking on water and is a reminder of a glass making past

Cloister Structures serve as a link marking the way to the Cathedral but also allow light cover for temporary events around the buildings

A Statue of a bull at the end of Bull Gate provides an interactive way marker and is another nod to the cities leather making past.

Columns of various heights line the route down to Blackfriars and provide opportunities for play.

Jagged and Angular textures in the paving reflect the cities glass making past whilst folds reflect the cities leather making history both act to signify the area is about craft and creativity. Also providing opportunities for fun and play.

Raised planters contain hardy palm species, such as, Phoenix canariensis, Chaemerops humilis, Trachycarpus wagnerianus, as well as Cordyline australis, and Yucca rostrata underplanted with buxus sempervirens, and lush perrenials such as Euphorbia sempervirens, and Hemerocallis, and grasses such as Festuca glauca, Carex oshimenensis, and Miscanthus Sinensis.

Sandstone stepping stones through the long meadow grass provide opportunities for play

This little sunken oasis provides a sea of calm and and adds to the internationalist feel, with a sunken patio, raised planters, and a series of raised pools the shape is a nod to the cross and the 4 gateways to the town.

Raised pools contain small bubblejet fountains and are planted with ponds plants such as Nymphae sp., Typha angustipholia, and Iris versicolour.

DRAWING TITLE:

GLOUCESTER GLOBE PROJECT MASTERPLAN

SHEET NUMBER: 1

DRAWN BY: ANDREW FARRINGTON

STUDENT NUMBER: S1807540

DATE: JUNE 2021

MODULE TITLE: AD5605 DESIGN PROJECTS 2

1:4 VISUALISATIONS AND CROSS SECTIONS

A Series of sequential sketches were produced from across the site as well as cross sections. These were freehand sketches which were then transferred into photoshop to become collage renderings a process I enjoyed exploring and devloping.

The focus of this project was to create a sustainable tourist attraction within the beautiful Forest of Dean to include 9 chalets/cabins/cottages, a wellness/visitor centre and a cycle centre. The site was based on part of the former Lightmoor Colliery Site and contained large spoil heaps of colliery shale, as well as the former pumping pond, but also areas of ancient oak woodland. The site posed 2 main challenges these being hydrology, with many areas being prone to waterlogging and flooding and soiul pollution, with heavy metal run off.

2:1 MASTERPLANNING AND TOPOGRAPHY

The inital focus was to come up with a masterplan design, which explored and worked with the contours and levels on the site and dealt with the hydrology. I chose to go with a theme which celebrated the site and the areas coal mining past. Some of the paths surrounding the visitor centre forming the spokes of a pit wheel when viewed from above and the visitor centre being like the beacon of a miners lamp. This was my first ever largescale masterplan before learning AUTOCAD and as such was hand drawn.

In addition to an outline masterplan part of the brief was to produce a number of moodboards to give an outline flavour of the project and the ideas behind it; expressing materiality, hydrology, and vegetation. Below is the materiality moodboard.

A Sustainable Colliery Redevelopment Project

COAL A NOD TO THE PAST AND ITS BIPRODUCT SHALE WILL BE RECYCLED AS SUB-BASE

The Cycle Centre

The Main Mound Chalets

G: An Example of an earth sheltered chalet similar in design to those proposed for the main mound at Lightmoor. Image available at URL: https://th.bing.com/th/id/R1b9cf0bef0ac51906aae0b6ac8d30d34?rik=x2v6mhfAg-

The Lakeside Cabins

H: An example of a cabin built similarly to those proposed for the wider site at Lightmoor. Image available at URL: https://th.bing.com/ th/id/OIP.2JB5hU7_fMta5MnkmzDtEAHaFj?w=226&h=180&c=7&o=5&dpr=2.25&pid=1.7

STEEL SALUTES THE INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE AND IS 100% RECYCLED/RECYCLABLE

2:3 GENERAL ARRANGEMENT DRAWING

Whilst the initial phases of the Lightmoor project were about design considerations the second half of the project focused on construction where a general arrangement drawing was required for a specific section of the site.

RUMBLED SETTS

Reclaimed Oak Sleeper 1200 x 200 x 150mm to be cut to appropriate lengths on site andlaid upright butt jointed in GEN1 Concrete in a 5000mm trench with a gravel finish and weed fabric to the rear.

Reclaimed Oak Sleeper 1200 x 200 x 150mm to be cut to appropriate lengths and stacked overlapping at the corners each course being secured to the one below with 200mm timber screws and secured at the corners by 100 x 100mm treated timber posts.

Marshalls Tumbled Block Pavor Tegular Traditional 240 x 240mm to be laid on a 35mm concrete bed on suitable compacted subbase.

Forest of Dean Penant Sandstone Slabs Mixed Colour Flame Finish 300, 450, & 600mm x random lengths 50mm gauge (see laying patterns 61a through 63F). Laid on a 35mm solid mortar bed with suitable compacted MOT Type 1 Sub-base 150mm depth and 15mm buff coloured joints. 110mm x 110mm Reclaimed Black Granite Setts (see laying patterns 61a through 63F). Laid on a 35mm solid mortar bed with suitable compacted MOT Type 1 Sub-base 150mm depth.

Bespoke Bridge Structures with stainless steel anti-slip deck to be fabricated according to drawing 915d throught 876b by CTS Bridges Ltd and constructed on site by the same.

Bespoke Forest of Dean Penant Sawn Sandstone Plinths Multi Flame Finish to be laid on a 300mm concrete bed with a 200mm joint between. ( See Drawing 69F)

Forest of Dean Random Rectangular Cropped Walling (nominally 100mm cropped with at least 1 natural face), capped with a 25mm x 600mm x 50mm polished Flame Finish Forest of Dean sandstone slab.

Marshalls Conservation X Kerb/Edging 145 x 145 x 915mm, Silver Grey Finish to be laid on a 100mm concrete bed and haunched externally to 75mm depth.

Retaining Wall faced in bespoke Corten Steel Panels 1200 x 600 x 15mm to be bolted to the reinforced concrete walls with suitable load bearing anchor fixings 20mm Black Basalt Gravel to be laid to a depth of 40-50mm over a woven permeable membrane

LINES DRAINAGE CHANNEL

EDGING/KERB

BUILDINGS, RETAINING WALLS, AND RETAINING STRUCTURES BUILDING LINE ROOF SUPPORT COLUMN FIRST FLOOR BUILDING EXTENTS CORTEN STEEL CLAD RETAINING WALL

ACO Rain Drain Polymer Slotted Channel 118 x 97 x 100mm to be laid on a 100mm concrete bed with 25mm concrete haunch.

50 x 100mm green treated timber edging to be cut to appropriate lengths and secured externally using 300mm pegs at 1000mm intervals.

Trex Recycled Composite Decking 33 x 140 square edge boards to be cut to length on site and secured to a 150 x 50mm green treated frame using composite decking t-clips and appropriate 75mm timber screws

Self Binding Breedon Gravel 35-50mm to be laid over a suitable compacted MOT Type 1 Sub-base at a depth of 150mm 20mm Cotswold Chippings be laid to a depth of 40-50mm over a woven permeable membrane

Recycle Bound Surface natural finish zenon to be installed by an approved contractor (Oltco Ltd) over a 200mm MOT Type 1 Sub-base and 50mm Base Course.

SLEEPER RETAINER

PRINCIPAL ACCESS POINTS

Project Title: Drawing Title:

ROS MTB FDSS BGS BBS FDSP RBOS FDW MCX ACO TSE TRCD CTS SBG BBG CC RBS RTH M I N TSEDEPACSDNAL I G N A F R E S H P E R S PE CTIVE

2:4 Cross Section and 3D Drawings

The Lightmoor brief also specified the need as part of the construction detailing to produce sections and a 3D model these are pictured below.

1600 cm

Project Title:

Drawing Title:

Drawing No.

Client Name: ASCII ENTERTAINMENTS LTD COM WHEEL PARK LIGHTMOOR COLLIERY CONSTRUCTION DETAILING S1807540

Sheet No.

AF3

Date: Drawn by: Scale:

ANDREW FARRINGTON 21/07/21 1:25

This was a courtyard garden design project embarked on before pursuing studies in landscape architecture and was focused around a square courtyard between a period cottage and adjoining modern barn conversion. A sketchup model accompanied the design and a series of images from the model and the hand drawn plan are pictured below.