FREE WILL
FROM TEARS TO CHEERS!
1. CONTEXT
MSC ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN FOR THE CONSERVATION OF BUILT HERITAGE UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE 2019-20 KEERTHANA RAJU SUNDARAM
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Different locations of the former cattle market Connecting views from the site Pedestrian path from entrances Sheds and superintendent's house
Car parking
The former cattle market is located to the west of Glasgow not far from the city center. The former cattle market went through subsequent changes year after year, there was extensions that took place before it closed in the year 2001. The cattle market covers approximately 6 acres of land. The historic photographs suggests that the existing sheds were used as horse market and the sheds were also used as george square tank station. The existing sheds and superintendent's house exhibits traces of the fire damage. Most of the buildings in the site was demolished in the year 2005 after the arson but the existing sheds remained undisturbed as it was used by the car auction company. Now the existing sheds stand high looking for its purpose. Through the archive documents and historic photographs we can understand that the existing sheds was used in multiple ways. The sheds accept any function given to it and the people can make the best use of such a large span structure for the welfare of Glasgow. This led to the design of "Free will". The vibrant city of Glasgow now has "Free Will" to serve and develop the city and is ready to be the next George square.
1832 1824. New ground purchased front of Duke street. The cattle market functioned as seperate trust.
1869 Site
Education
1900 Public spaces
Industries
1967 New Development
The Site is completely pedestrian, encouraging every passerby to step in.
1997
1980 Demolition
Like thhe serpentine pavilion, every architect can propose and design pavilions to connect the site and its surrounding.
Bellgrove station
After extreme damage from arson in 2003, the buildings was moved to risk register in 2014.
The former cattle market is proposed as a multifunctional area for the community around the site and the people of Glasgow. The focus is to create the site equivalent to George Square. A site that is open to all with no restrictions. The huge vacant land between the buildings in the site is proposed as a large park for anyone to sit back and relax. From the section it is to be noted that the site is flat, therefore the landscape is designed to make the rainwater that falls in the site to flow but at the same time not flush away the ground.
Entrance from Bellgrove street gateway to the sheds.
Entrance from gatehouse to the park and sheds.
Entrance from Graham square to the sheds.
View of the sheds from the park. Sources of information- Historic maps: Ordenance survey maps from NLS and google earth. Timeline of the cattle market: Mitchell and Andersonian library archives. Graphics and views by Keerthana Raju Sundaram for Conservation design project.
Entrance from Duke street to the site.