Revival of the Castle Square, Ludlow
River | Wall |Town
STUDIO A intervention
MA A + U
Heena Jameel Ahmed Shaikh
University ID: 21429764
MA Architecture + Urbanism | 2022 Manchester School of Architecture
Tutor: Eamonn Canniffe
MA Architecture + Urbanism
Manchester School of Architecture, UK
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Design concept- Awalkableneighbourhood
Pedestrian first Nature trail
Social gathering
In order to respect the existing heritage of this quaint medieval town, our design approach is to infilter with subtle interventions.The idea is to convert this walkable city with nodes that connect together to form an interesting pedestrian trail. The main intervention of pedestrianizing the key avenues further lead to bringing in more people to appreciate its beautiful landmarks. This further leads to the castle square which is the main market hub. WIth intention of respecting the local utilisation, design value is added to enhance it by providing a distinct character. Further provisions are made to convert existing car park into farmland that will involve the local inhabitants. Other activities such as a castle trail, riverside tree walk, shaded seating pavillion are provided to bring in more people and putLudlowonthetouristmap.
TheCastlesquare
TheParkinglot
INNER CIRCLE
UpperBroadstreet
UpperMillstreet
Marketstreet
MAIN SPINE
Castletrail
Treewalk
Riversideshelter
GREEN ZONE
Introduction to site
Ludlowhasheldstreetmarketssincethetwelfth century.Nowadays,atraditionalopen-airmarket, managedbyLudlowTownCouncil,takesplacein thetownsquarethroughouttheyear. Morethanfortystallssellingarangeof goodsincludingfreshproduce,cheeses, booksandaselectionoflocalcrafts. Inadditiontotheregularmarket,most Sundaysseethemarketstallsbeingused eitherasafleamarket(usuallyfortnightly), orforvariousspecialistthemes,suchas books,gardensorcrafts.
Present day Market square image
The town hall that stood on site was demolished in 1986
Historic view of the Market square
Present day Market square overview image
Castle
Existing site movement
Strategy:
The site is surrounded by visually appealing medieval built form that serves as a historic canvas. The design aims to preserve this medieval character of the square which lies in its flexible, multipurpose use. No additional built form is proposed, and focus is provided in beautification of the existing design character by minimalintervention.
As a tribute to the town hall building that stood on the site, a display model is accommodate towards an edge which does not interferewiththemarketmovement.
Proposed Strategic layout
Intervention:
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● Central floor motif symbolising Ludlow
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● Movable flower pots.
Theproposedalignmentformarket sheltersaroundthecentralplaza.
TheChristmastreelocatedonthe central patternduringthefestivemarket.
Overview of the market square looking towards the castle entry.
