VISUALISATIONS AND SECTIONS FOR THE SETTLEMENT IN THE FORES OF DEAN

BUILDING TYPOLOGIES.

HIGH DENSITY CENTRES.

There are 4 main centres of the settlement. The primary travel and contextual hub is to the south east and is the main train station. It provides up to 6 storey 1 to 4 bed apartments with mixed retail and social amenity spaces on the ground floor. The second in the centre of the settlement provides similar dwelling density with shops, entertainment, education and social and healthcare amenity. The third to the south west differs in that it is traffic free and while offering all the above amenity and housing density it is served by active travel routes and EV connectivity for services such as waste. The last hub has a different character again and is the historic village of Blaisdon. A conservation area that is developed as a s social and heritage focal point. The hubs are vibrant and characterful living spaces that are destinations, places to dwell as much as they are gateways to the world beyond. the high density areas bring green infrastructure into the communal and civic spaces. the GI is multifunctional in nature. The swales and rills offer opportunity for increasing biodiversity as do wild orchards and parks and water features suchas the retention ponds. The tree lined streets, green roofs and planted open spaces mitigate the Albedo effect and provide natural beauty in theheart of the settlement.

MEDIUM DENSITY DWELLING.

These areas are primarily residential but have a wide variety of shops and small business strategically scattered within them. Cafes and exhibition spaces near parks and green infrastructure. personal transport hubs with workshops and retail as well as cafes and education centres are situated along the traffic free routes of the settlement. The green and blue infrastructures inform the layout of the settlement and he travel arteries that flow through it. The linear green corridors of the retained hedgerows and riparian corridors of the brooks take precedence over the new development. Bridges cross the brooks and roads follow the lines of the wildlife corridors allowing them, where possible, to be uninterrupted. The streets follow the Home Zone and Garden communities design codes and put the priority on safe, green, living streets that are enjoyable place to be. The housing is mixed in architectural design but has key features. It follows Passivhaus design and where possible has flat green roof systems and photovoltaic provision throughout. The housing is aligned for maximum solar gain and uses local sustainable materials in their construction. Within these parameters there is scope for a range of different architectural styles and approaches which give the settlement a varied architectural pallet.

LOW DENSITY DWELLING.

The division of the housing densities is not rigid in its layout. There is a seamlessness to the movement from one zone to another and there is variation at their borders particularly when in proximity to green and blue infrastructure and road networks. The low density dwelling areas have many of the design qualities of the medium and high areas. The housing encourages active travel through connectivity and providing offsite parking and good public transport. Most areas are accessible by car, with incentive to low and no emission vehicles.The GI in the low density dwelling areas is multi-functional and nature led. The design prioritises increasing biodiversity and maintaining natural processes in the landscape particularly along the brooks, native woodlands and meadows. Here there are opportunities to live sustainably and sympathetically within the natural environment. There are more gardens, private and communal and opportunities for both recreational and productive use. With greater space between properties there is also provision for wind turbines to accompany solar panels on the largely green and brown roof spaces. Dwellings within the low density areas can be up to 4 storeys high and cluster dwellings in order to avoid replication of resources such as heating and waste management.

6 storey residential and retail buildings. passivhaus biophilic design with green walls all carbon nuetral.

Dedicated routes for active travel cars and services. Green and accessible rooftops. Lower level building mass. With green walls and positioned for solar gain.

Trees clustered and in avenues to offer habitat and shade and fruits.

Accessible and inclusive mass transport links.

Linear green buffer.

Linea GI provides wildlife corridors.

Parks and recreation areas along with play on the way opportunities.

Wild and managed orchards with communal gardens.

Accessibility for low emission EVs Open green streets with pedestrian priority.

Native woodland and riparian habitats.

Retention ponds connected by swales and rills.

Traffic free green active travel routes.

Green roofs with gardens and solar panels.

Native planting buffering roads.

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Wildlife green corridors.

Communal and private gardens.

Passivhaus sustainable building.

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Renders and visualisations.

This visualisation was generated in Twinmotion. The plan of the house was drawn in AutoCAD along with the contour of the surrounding grounds. This scaled drawing was then 3D modelled in SketchUp and finally rendered in Twinmotion.

FULLY RENDERED MASTERPLAN DRAWING OF A SITE IN BRISTOL

DETAILED PLANTING SCHEDULE FOR THE BRISTOL SITE

Masterplan.

In this master plan I have tried to convey the concept of the whole development without the overall impression being too cluttered. I have populated the zones of the site with people to give a sense of use, life and activity. The planting was core to the overall concept and I have rendered it in vibrant greens and darker shadow. It aims to keep an analogue feel and not be overly rendered. I was mindful that this is a diagram and while being engaging needs to convey the necessary information.

NORTH PLACE.

TERRACED ROOFTOP GARDENS.ALL THE AVAILABLE ROOF SPACE IS GREENED NOT JUST TO IMPROVE AIR QUALITY AND MITIGATE URBAN HEAT ISLAND EFFECT BUT FOR THE JOY AND WELLBEIG OF RESIDENTS.

Early concept sketches, considering massing, form and relationships.

PLAY AND RECREATION AREA. AND OPEN SPACE CRADLE BY THE GRASSY BANKS AND UNDER THE CANOPY OF THE FOREST TREES WITH STATE OF THE ART PLAY EQUIPMENT

THE MAIN ENTRANCE THERE A THREE MAIN ENTRANCES TO THE SITE BUT THIS IS THE MAIN ONE CONNECTING THE BREWRY QUARTER AND THE TOWN CENTRE.

NURSERY SCHOOL AND CHILD CARE. THESE 5 STOREY GEORGIANTOWN HOUSES FLANK THE SITE AND WOULD BE REPURPOSED AS SCHOOL AND FLEXIBLE LEARNING SPACES.

THE FOUNTAIN AND POND. GROUNDLEVEL FOUNTAINS PROVIDE A RANGE OF SHAPES AND SIZES OF EFFECTS. THEY ARE MEANT TO BE PLAYED IN AND WALKED THROUGH. THE AREA IS SAUCERED AND CAN BE FILLED RAPIDLY TO CREATEA A SHALLOW POND.

QUARTER. POP UPS AND FAYRES RESTAURANT SPILL THE COLONNADES.

GREENWAY FOOTBRIDGE THE BRIDGE CONNECTS THE UPPER SLOPES ABOVE THE CARPARK TO THE ROOFTOP LIVE WORK SPACES. THERE IS AN AVENUE OF ORNAMENTAL TREES.

PATHWAY AND SEATING. THE PATH IS BORDERED BY SAND STONE BENCH SEATING WHICH ALSO RUNS AROUND THE BASE OF THE TREES AND PROVIDES MASSES OF SEATING DURING PERFORMANCES

UNDERGROUND CAR PARK ACCESS. SERVING THE CARPARK AS AN ENTRANCE AND EXIT.

UNDERGROUND CARPAKING ENTRANCE. ACCESS TO THE CARPARKIS FROM THIS ENTRANCENCE ON ONE TO THE NORTH. THEY SERVE THE WHOLE CARPARK AND ARE EXIT AND ENTRANCE COMBINED

SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGY HUB. THIS 2 STOREY STRUCTURE WITH GREEN ROOF GARDEN INCORPORATES WORKSHOPS AND BIKE SHOP AND AN E.V RESEARCH LAB. IT ALSO OFFERS CYTECH BIKE QUALIFICATIONS TO USERS.

ECO HUB. CLASSROOM WORKSHOP AND MEETING SPACE EXPLORING LOW AND NO CARBON TECHNOLOGIES AND CREATING INNOVATIVE NEW TECHNOLOGIES. ALSO A BIKE INDIVIDUA TRANSPORT PARK.

VEGETABLE GARDEN THIS AREA IS STAFFED Y FULLTIME GARDENERS AND IS HIGH YIELD ENOUGH TO PROVIDE FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS AND CAFES AND RESTAURANTS SEASONALLY.

PUBLIC TRANSPOT HUB

THIS WOULD BE THE MAIN HUB FOR PARK AND RIDE AND FOR TAXI DROP OFF THERE IS ALSO FACILITY FOR ACCESSIBLE PARKING AND EMERGENCY SERVICE ACCESS

SKATE PARK PLAY AREA

THIS MULTIFUNCTIONAL SPACE CAN BE USED AS A SKATE PARK AND THE BWLS CAN ALSO BE FILLED WITH WATER AND USED AS POOLS IN THE SUMMER.

Visualisations.

These visualisations are part of a group of serial visions around the site of North Place. I kept the pallet simple and light. The views views are all taken from a SketchUp model of the site and then rendered in Photoshop. They are populated with people suggesting the scale and also the use of the different areas.

Section and visualisations.

The sections are taken across the site to show the elevation and scale of the built form proportion of the site. The scale lends itself to a different render allowing a larger area to remain uncluttered. The trees are photographic representations of the species to be used and give a sense of the site in maturity.

Section B

walkway connecting the apartment entrances and lift near entrance.

Irrigated balcony boarder and planting of climbers perennials and ornamental trees.

Embankment ornamental shrubs and calcareous meadow planting. Slides are embedded into the slope.

Café kiosk and toilets serving the play area and adjacent seating.

spaces and units

Signature climber and play equipment that is periodically changed to revitalise the area and keep it up to date.

Fountain and pond area. The pond is 15cm at it deepest and can be 30m in diameter. Draining an d emptying rapidly to allow the space to be used for performances.

Promenade area and spill out space for the restaurants and cafes in the colonnade area.

The gravity fed irrigation system links all the growing areas including the climbers and the roof gardens throughout the site.

The main square area, though its not square it is the open space at the off centre of the site that has a wide variety of uses including play performance meeting dance fountain or just relaxing.

The main building block of the site has a multitude of functions. It form creates the outer ring of the site. It embraces the site to the north and west and is tiered down towards the centre. The tallest part are all stepped back and greened and do not encroach on the open view of the sky. At ground level there is a colonnaded walkway with shops restaurants galleries and education spaces. The seating outside can be stored at the end of the colonnade as are the stalls for the weekly markets. There are pop up cafes and shops and new enterprise is encouraged through investment in start ups and fair rent schemes.

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SECTION A .

Stage and performance area. The area is completely cleared between performances and become a seating area .

Constructed slope creating the natural amphitheatre.

Existing sub-base Existing ground level Water tanks with 20,000lt capacity. Reclaimed rainwater pumped from the fountain area.

Two storeys carparking. the underpasses.

The building on top of the carpark and at the highest points of the site is a multifunctional space. It’s a restaurant supplied by the vegetable garden adjacent to it and a meeting place. It has teaching rooms and would offer courses in sustainable technologies such as horticulture and sustainable energy technologies.. There are a variety of solar and wind energy capture technologies on the roof space. The buildings carbon neutral and is used as an example of best practice.

Opposite there are the vegetable plots and beyond that the multifunction skate and play park.

Section and visualisations.

The sections are taken across the site to show the elevation and scale of the built form proportion of the site. The scale lends itself to a different render allowing a larger area to remain uncluttered. the trees are photographic representations of the species to be used and give a sense of the site in maturity.

Mixing some photographic figures to add to the drawn style of the render helps give a sense of how the site might look.

VISUALISATION OF MEDIUM DENSITY DWELLINGS AND SUDS FEATURES

Lower level building mass. With green walls and positioned for solar gain.

Linea GI provides wildlife corridors.

Accessibility for low emission EVs

Layout Of Some Precedent Images And Their Transferable Qualities

PRECEDENT STUDIES.

1. and 4. Bottière Chênaie. Nantes, France.

This award winning development is landscape led multi-density site that develops the ecology and existing natural environment o brilliant effect. Describes itself as an “urban park that goes hand in hand with and balances the new densities, its mainly indigenous vegetation will contribute to the expression of a nature regained.” It uses parcels of multi-functional green infrastructure set withing a framework that follows the natural lay of the land including the water ways and field systems.

Transferable qualities.

The project makes the water features central to the development and a key part of the settlements identity. Beech Brook and Longhope Brook flow from the core forest and into Westbury Brook and within 2 miles into the river Severn. This focus on blue infrastructure and the biodiversity it carries is core to the settlements design.

The use of Passivhaus and mixes of sustainable architectural styles influenced the design of the settlement.

The mingling of productive small communal gardens and park land amongst dwellings too give a strong identity and put the green infrastructure at the heart of the development.

2. MeMo House in San Isidro, Argentina, The house was developed as a 3-dimensional garden and dwelling.

Transferable Qualities

Designed to have the minimal impact on the natural landscape of the site, the garden connects all architectural floors and creates a continuous garden terrace. The boundaries between landscape and dwelling a blurred and are merged.

3. Bioswale for stormwater treatment at the Meriwether mixed use development in the South Waterfront District, Portland, Oregon. Transferable Qualities

The swales bring nature led habitat and increased biodiversity into the street and avenues of the settlements and perform a vital water/ flood management role. Their permeability is a key feature with multiple types of crossing.

5. Bristol and Bath Railway Path, Bristol to Bath. Transferable qualities

This traffic free route follows a disused railway line along the Avon valley and has many similarities to the line that runs through the settlement. It has developed existing GI and has become a destination as much as a route. Active travel routes increase peoples health, not just

The approach is essential for meeting 2030 carbon targets and his impacts not just the success of the settlement but the global climate and biodiversity of the surrounding landscape.

3.Upton,Northhampton Upton is an exemplar Eco Town development, pioneering the sustainable urban neighbourhood.

Transferable Qualities. Homes are ultra sustainable and affordable they support the economic model of the settlement in line with garden communities. The native woodland and open spaces surround the developments and the housing is pat of the landscape and not at odds with it.

The SuDS across the site were introduced to mitigate surface water flooding resulting from increased urban development. However SuDS also deliver multiple environmental benefits. In addition to managing flows, volumes, and diffuse pollution some components (particularly vegetated or landscaped features) can positively impact air quality and reduce carbon.

5. Mobility hub. Glasgow, Trongate, Scotland. There are four major hub across the settlement with smaller satellite hubs throughout. They are vital to the connectivity of the site. Transferable Qualities. Mobility hubs increase transport links, improve public health, bring economic benefits to the local community and save people money They enable people to a make healthy choices about how they travel

1.Flimwell park, East Sussex. The design Flimwell Park has been inspired by ecologists, planners and designers who have built upon the historic relationship between the region and its landscape. it is small scale, over 46 acres but prioritises the landscape building sympathetically within native woodland. Transferable Qualities. The site prioritises the value of woodlands for benefiting residents health and wellbeing. The site is within an area of outstanding beauty and works with the existing landscape. The hedgerows of the settlement are richly biodiverse and contain many large mature native trees particularly Oak the need to protect and enhance these habitats is essential and done well at Flimwell.

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3.Wind Turbines, Futago District Karatsu City, Japan. With increased

Renders and visualisations.

This visualisation was generated in Twinmotion. The plan of the house was drawn in AutoCAD along with the contour of the surrounding grounds. This scaled drawing was then 3D modelled in SketchUp and finally rendered in Twinmotion.