Studio A, B, C Brochure
The City and Buildings for Children
Lan Xiao 19071767
Course Name: MA Architecture and Urbanism Thesis Design Tutor: Tamara Aissa Author: LanXiao Student ID Number: 19071767 Time: 2020.08.05
Content Studio A
Studio B
1.Macro Scale 1.1 Location 1.2 Historical Context 1.3 Population ＆ Housing 2. Local Scale 2.1 Location 2.2 Transport 2.3 Land uses 2.4 The plot 3. Urban Design 3.1 Site strategies 3.2 Function zoning 3.3 Plan A : The City Living Room 4. Model pictures
1. Location 2. What is the project 3. Why is the project 4. How to design (Strategy) 5. Master plan ＆ Project list 6. Analysis diagrams 7. Perspectives 8.The changes to the Great Ancoats Road 9. Sections 10. Model pictures 11. Draft sketches
Studio C
The City for Children
The City Living Room 1 2 3 4 5 6 7-8 9 10 11-17 18-19
The Children Activity Centre 21 22 23-24 25 26 27-28 29-30 31 32-33 34 35-37
1. What is the project 2. Why is the project 3. How to design 4. Master plan 5. Circulation ＆ Function arrangment 6. Ground floor plan 7. First floor plan 8. Sections 9. images
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Studio A The City Living Room
1. Macro Scale 1.1 Location
Ancoats and New Islington area is next to the city centre, with a tram link passing through the area.
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1.2 Historical Context
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1.3 Population ＆ Housing
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2. Local Scale 2.1 Location
5-10 minutes walk from Ancoats and New Islington, it could get to New Islington tram station and some supermarket around. 10-15 minutes walk from this area, it could get to Piccadilly Garden, Piccadilly Station, etc. 15-20 minutes walk from this area, it could get to Arndale Shopping Centre and Vitoria Station.
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2.2 Transport
These transport diagrams show the bus links, main station, bike and pedestrian route, vehicle road and car park. Bus lines are mainly distributed along the boundary of the area. The arrangement of the pedestrian road network is not comprehensive, and the pedestrian road in New Islington area is relatively sparse. Ancoats could get through by vehicles, but New Islington only has a few vehicle roads. There are many car parks in Ancoats, but a few in New Islington.
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2.3 Land Uses
In Ancoats, there are many kinds of buildings: commercial buildings, mixed-use buildings, residence, etc. But in New Islignton, most of the buildings are residential housing. In Ancoats, there is a lawn where residents could have a rest and walk with teir dogs. In New Islington, there is a Cotton Field Park.
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2.4 The Site
The site area is a connection of city centre. It is an entrance to the New Islington. It is an area has nice canal landscape. The site area has a Cotton Field Park, a New Islington Free School and a Medical Practice here. The total surface is about 77500 square metres.
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2.4 The Site
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3. Urban Design 3.1 Site Strategis
Our team mumbers are Alice, Yin and I. We proposed 3 different strategies for the site area. They are respectively Plan A, B and C.
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3.2 Function Zoning
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3.3 Plan A: Urban Living Room
Proposed the gallery and theatre area on the Ancoats area side, because of the historical and cultural environment of Ancoats. Arranged the children playground next to the school, and dog  cat area next to the canal, opposite the residential buildings, so that residents could get here conveniently. The publiv park is located in the middle of the site, as an entrance to the area. Then, the commercial area next to the other main road around the site, so that it will have more people pass by.
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3.3 Plan A: Urban Licing Room Master Plan
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3.3 Plan A: Urban Living Room Function Analysis
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3.3 Plan A: Urban Living Room
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Entrance Analysis
Pedestrian Flow Analysis
Bicycle Flow Analysis
Vehicle Flow Analysis
3.3 Plan A: Urban Living Room Precedents
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3.3 Plan A : Urban Living Room Precedents
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3.3 Plan A: Urban Living Room
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4. Model Pictures
Ancoats and New Islington group model
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Ancoats and New Islington group model
4. Model Pictures
Group working together
Group working together
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Studio B
The City for Children
1.Location
The site area is a connection of city centre. It is an entrance to the New Islington. It is an area has nice canal landscape. The plot area has a Cotton Field Park, a New Islington Free School and a Medical Practice here. The total surface is about 77500 square metres.
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2. What is the project The project name is The City For Children The project’s aim is to provide a space for different ages of children (0-18) and families in the community and promote social networks across the community.
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3. Why is the project ① Lifetime neighborhoods The form indicated that most people living in M4 district, which include A+NI area, are between 25-45. And when they are considering whether to continue living in this area, one of the considerations will certainly include their children.
② Families’ daily route Send children to school Pick up children from school
Go to work Finish work Go home together
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3. Why is the project ③ Lack of children and family activity area in A+NI
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â‘Ł Different ages of children have different activity needs
4. Designing Process (Strategy)
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5. Master plan  Project list The Ctiy for Children
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6. Analysis diagrams
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6. Analysis diagrams
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7. Perspectives
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7. Perspectives
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8. The changes to the Great Ancoats Road
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9. Sections
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Section 2-2 1:1000
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10. Model pictures
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11. Draft Sketches This draft shows the handdrawing of the Master Plan.
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11. Draft Sketches Situation 1 shows the day of pet's home. The pets owner send their pets to the pet's home, then they go to work. In the morning, the staff of pet's home take the pets go to park to play. In the afternoon, students finish their course after school and go to the pet's home to play with pets. In the evening, the owner finish work and take his pet home. Situation 2 shows the children are having dancing and drawing class on the ground floor, their parents are waiting for their children in the cafe on the first floor. Situation 3 shows the Sure Start Centre, allotment and chicken, ducks, rabbits, birds'home area. Situation 4 shows the links between the senior activity centre, cinema, cafe and cakes, kitchen training, cake class, rest room and library. Situation 5 shows the evironment of Children's Hall and surrounding area.
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Studio C
The Children Activity Centre
1. What is the project
Site Area The Children Activity Centre includes performence and are rooms for children and art workers. The site area is surrounded by shool area, community area, common green area and a canal. So it connects well with surrounding environment.
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2. Why is the project
According to the conclusion of Studio B, it could be known that the plot area is lack of children activity space and communication place for community.
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3. How to design
Morphogenesis
Function Arrangement
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4. Master plan
Master Plan 1:500 42
5. Circulation  Function arrangement
Function arrangement includes private spaces and public spaces. Private spaces include instrument playing room (music museum), singing room (band exercise room), drawing room (artist working room), dacing room (dancing troupe room), children activity room, roof garden and the stairs and toilets in these spaces. They are for children and staff. Public spaces include cafe, garden in the middle of the site, restaurant, exhibition  performance centre and a toilet in these spaces. They are for community and visitors.
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6. Ground floor plan Project List 1. Lobby 2. Chess ＆ Card room 5. Dancing room 6. Drawing room 7. Singing room 8. Instrument playing room 9. Cafe (1) 10. Cafe (2) 11. Outdoor seats 12. Exhibition ＆ Performance Centre 13. Restaurant 14. Kitchen 15. Fountain 16. Outdoor exhibition space 17. Children playground 18. Water 19. Sink square 20. Slide ＆ Swing room
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7. First floor plan Project List 2. Chess ＆ Card room 3. Performance ＆ Cosplay room 4. Handcraft room 5. Dancing room 6. Drawing room 7. Singing room 21. Roof garden ＆ Playground
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8. Sections
canal
Section 1-1 46
bicycle road
1:200
pedestrian road
outdoor cafe space
cafe
outdoor cafe space
public garden
drawing room  artists room
dancing room  room for dancing troupe
square for children
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8. Sections
canal
Section 2-2 48
1:200
bicycle pedestrian road road
outdoor cafe space
private garden on first floor
public garden
fountain
public garden
private garden on first floor
square for children
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8. Sections
private garden on first floor
Section 3-3 50
1:200
public garden
drawing room  artists room
singing room  band room
square for children
Section 4-4
instrument playing room  music musesum
public garden
kitchen  restaurant
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9. Images
Image 1: The main entrance of Children Activity Centre
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9. Images
Image 2: The entrance along the canal
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9. Images
Image 3: The street along the canal
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9. Images
Image 4: The private roof garden for children and staff
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9. Images
Image 5: The cafe
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