Reading London, Walking London.

Key to lines

Distance bees travel for food

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Turf

Site Park Garden

London green spaces are divided into parks (spaces with trees), turf (spaces with grass), and gardens (spaces with grass, trees, and flowers)

Urban Living/Land.

Bermondsey Wall West is comprised of 223 modern properties, 216 of which are flats, apartments or maisonette. The value of the properties on Bermondsey Wall West is, on average, £694,846, making it one of the most expensive parts of SE16 Southwark.

Green Living/Water.

The Moorings at Downing Roads support the largest single collection of historic trading vessels on the Thames, some over 100 years old. The moorings have evolved into a vibrant community with more than 30 historic boats providing affordable homes and studios for over 70 people around an infrastructure of floating gardens and walkways. It has plenty of environmental initiatives like bird feeders, a bird sanctuary, as well as an award for achieving the highest recycling rate in the borough of 65%, way above the Southwark average of 7.2%.

My proposal is a flat for the site. The proposal incorporates the luxurious urban apartments with the sustainability of the Moorings.The apartment has seven flats, each flat has one to two bedrooms, a bathroom, kitchen, dining, and living room. The flats also contain an apiary and garden room which is used by the residents for beekeeping.

The flats overlook the Thames River from the north side, with hexagonal windows that let in natural light and offer scenic views of London. The residents can use the hexagonal steps to reach the moorings and the river.

The south elevation faces the road and existing apartments. It contains the entrances for each. flat.

The west and east elevation has stairs to the roof garden.

Planting Design

Flowers: Clover, Heather, Lavender, Red Poppy, Purple Poppy, Bluebell, Daffodil, Rosemary, Crabapple, Aquileia, Thyme, Sweet Pea, Fennel, Foxglove, Sunflower, Cornflower.

Gardeners on the moorings and in London are being urged to plant more flowers that bloom during the summer and to mow their lawns less often due to new research revealing that honeybees have to travel further to find food during warmer seasons. Furthermore, because of global warming foods like corn, wheat, barley, and rice production will decrease in the future.

Based on this research promoting beekeeping in urban areas is the focus of my proposal, it inspired my proposal to feature a green roof. The green roof has a planting design with the appropriate flowers, plants and fruits and vegetables that help encourage bees all year round.

Fruits and Vegetables

Living Green Wall system

Bee structure- Vertical planting for bees

Planting Layer

Drainage Layer

Thermal Insulation

Structural Concrete

Plant Design

Scale 1:200

1. Green living wall construction: 100 mm concrete wall or freestanding frame, waterproof membrane, backing board, 48 x 12mm fixing rail, growing medium-plants

2. Ceiling construction: 16mm ceiling board, on 19mm furring channels @ 600mm O/C, 64mm mtl channels @ 1200 mm O/C, supported by 200 mm concrete

3. Floor: 16 mm floor finish, 25 mm concrete topping, 200 mm concrete slab, 100 mm rigid foam insulation, 6 mil poly vapour barrier, on 200 mm coarse clean granular fill

4. exterior wall: 90 mm brick, 50 mm air space, 75 mm rigid insulation board, 6 mil air/vapour barrier 190 mm CMU, 13 mm gypsum board

5. Green roof construction: 150 mm seperation from wall, 50 mm ballast, 150 mm planting soil, filter fabric, 12 mm drainage layer, 150 mm rigid insulation, root barrier membrane, waterproofing membrane, 200 mm concrete

6. Apiary interior wall: aluminium frames, insulating laminated glazing

7. Foundation construction: poured concrete wall

The apiary room is the focal point of each flat, where residents can enjoy the benefits of urban beekeeping. Each flat features a spacious and flexible layout, with natural materials and colors creating a warm and inviting atmosphere. The site offers stunning views of the moorings and Thames.

There are three stages of the proposal.

Stage one: proposal begins with the introduction of vertical planting and apiaries on the site.

Stage two: Introduction of more apiaries and plants attracts more beekeepers, volunteers, and gardeners.

Stage three: A complete mixture of gardening, vertical gardening and beekeeping is on entire site.

Pedestrians can also access site by walking, biking and public transit.

LEGEND

Valley Elementary School

Scarborough, Canada

rises in the west direction and sets in the east. Based on this information the proposal should orient true north for massive solar heat gains.

Wind Rose

Site is located at Latitude: +43.65 (43°39’00” N) Longitude: -79.38 (79°22’48”W) the wind rose atlas for these coordinates indicates that the prevailing winds are strongest in the Northwest direction during winter, in summer prevailing winds are strongest in the northwest and southwest direction. In the spring the winds are strongest in the northwest In the fall the prevailing winds are stronger in the southwest direction

Noise Pollution

The site is located in a quiet residential area, with mostly houses and a few commercial buildings. The site is surrounded by mature trees from the Rouge Valley which helps reduce 50% of any urban noise.

The Site has a gentle topography, with low hills and rivers on the north and west sides. The east side is occupied by residential buildings, while the south side is an open field.

Minimum Elevation: 129 m, Maximum elevation: 140 m North and west orientation faces parks, within the parks are forests, thickets, meadows, wetlands, rivers and agricultural fields.

Accessibility: traffic flow analysis

Site is in a suburban area, it faces two residential roads which can be easily accessed by cars. Pedestrians can access site by walking, biking and public transit.

Vegetation Site is surroundwd by dense oldgrowth forest containing clusters of deciduous and coniferous trees. Trees includes Carolinian tree species such as:

- Shagbark hickory

- Bitternut hickory

- Ironwood

- Black maple

- Blue beech

- White oak

Site Plan

Scale: NTS