Dissertation Portfolio

UA Production in the community by the community: Applications of urban agriculture as a driver for regeneration in the derelict sections in the Newcastle Quayside

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SITE AND SURROUNDING CONTEXT Walkergate

Jesmond

Chillingham Road

Childsplay Nursery

Heaton Nursery School

Newcastle University Hotspur Primary School

Northumberia University Nursery Haymarket Northumberia University

Drive: 6 mins | Walk: 17 mins | Cycle: 7 mins

Chill Out Time Childcare Seven Stories

Grey’s Monument

Drive: 7 mins | Walk: 29 mins | Cycle: 12mins Byker Primary School

Manor

Drive: 5 mins | Walk: 10 mins | Cycle: 3 mins The Co-operative Childcare Gateshead Millenium Bridge

Drive: 5 mins | Walk: 12 mins | Cycle: 3 mins Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art Buffer Bear Nursery Central Station Sage Gateshead

Walkergate

Red line boundary Gateshead Gateshead Stadium

Jesmond

Residential area

Industrial area

Chillingham Road

splay Nursery

Commercial area

Drive: 7 mins | Walk: 28 mins | Cycle: 11mins

Heaton Nursery School

Baltic Centre for Contemporay Art

A167A

Railway

Newcastle University Hotspur Primary School

Northumberia University Nursery

A167

Legend

Haymarket

Sage Gateshead

Site

Northumberia University

Walkergate

Chill Out Time Childcare

Byker Primary School

Manor

Chillingham Road

Drive: 5 mins | Walk: 10 mins | Cycle: 3 mins

Buffer Bear Nursery ursery Central Station

Heaton Nursery School Gateshead Millenium Bridge

Drive: 5 mins | Walk: 12 mins | Cycle: 3 mins

Red line boundary Red line boundary Residential area Residential area

Seven Stories

Grey’s Monument

Drive: 7 mins | Walk: 29 mins | Cycle: 12mins

The Co-operative Childcare

Green corridor

Drive: 6 mins | Walk: 17 mins | Cycle: 7 mins

Industrial area Industrial area Commercial area Commercial area Railway Railway

Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art

A167 A167

Hotspur Primary School Sage Gateshead

Drive: 6 mins | Walk: 17 mins | Cycle: 7 mins Gateshead Gateshead Stadium Seven Stories

Green corridor corridor Green

PROW: Footpath

PROW: PROW: Footpath Footpath PROW: BridlewayBridleway PROW:

Sustrans Sustrans Education Education Higher concentration of shops Higher concentration of shops Metro Metro stops stops

• The site is surrounded by medium density industrial area and within close proximity of high density residential area.

• Site is spined by sustrans route 72.

• Local amenities are within 10 min cycle and less than 15 mins walk.

• On average, schools are within 10 mins drive, 12 mins cycle and 30 mins walk.

CONTEXT, SOCIO ECONOMICS AND AGENCY ANALYSIS

NCL value: 10.6

England: 9.6

(2016-18) < 75 mortality rate from cardio diseases

NCL value: 162.6

England: 193.4

(2018-19)

Intentional self harm

NCL value: 296.8

England: 193.4

(2018)

Diabetes

NCL value: 82.6%

England: 82.5%

(2018-19) Prevalence of Obesity Yr. 6

NCL value: 24.6%

England: 22.8%

(2018-19) Alcohol related condition

NCL value: 914

England: 664

(2018-19) Physical active adults

(2018-19) Percentage of adults 18+

classified as

NCL: 69.2%

England: 67.2%

(2016-18)

Suicide rate

NCL: 60%

England: 62.3%

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They is comfortable walking the area during daylight. Generally they sees people using the carpark as running, walking and fishing. He avoids the area at night and advices not to park after 7 in the evening He believes there is a strong potential in the area just like in the Quayside.

She finds the general environment grey. However this space is peaceful in the afternoon

Crime (2019-2020)

Type of crime Crime rate Rank (104 postcodes) Public order crime

176% of national crime rate

Ranked 5th in the UK

Criminal damage and arson crime

157% of national crime rate

Ranked 4th in the UK

Anti social behaviour

143% of national crime rate

Ranked 12th in the UK

Violent crime

115% of national crime rate

Ranked 24th in the UK

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Health statistics

Red line boundary Ouseburn

Saint Michael Rd

Industrial area

SWOT

Residential area

Green corridor Red line boundary Ouseburn

Newcastle Quayside More pubs and other leisure establishment More local landmarks

Saint Michael Rd

Walker Road A186

Hoult’s Yard

Industrial area

Residential area

Green corridor

Views to the Millenium Bridge Newcastle Quayside More pubs and other leisure establishment More local landmarks

Foot traffic (low to m

Sustrans route

Blue corridor

Hoult’s Yard

Walker Road A186

Blue corridor

Foot traffic (low to medium)

Mariner’s Wharf

Views to the Millenium Bridge

Byker

Sustrans route

Listed buildings

Desirable views

Listed buildings

Undesirable views

Mariner’s Wharf

Byker

Desirable views

Undesirable views

Industrial noise

Industrial noise

Primary roads Primary roads

Gateshead

River Tyne Gateshead

Secondary roads

Secondary roads

River Tyne

Bus stops

Bus stops

Establishments (pubs, eateries,

Establishments (pub Fishing activities

Tarmac Views to the large green space in Gatehead

Views to the large green space in Gatehead

Paddles

Fishing activities

Tarmac

Strengths

Weaknesses

Opportunities

Threats

Evidence of recreational activities (fishing, running, cycling) Medium level foot traffic when weather is nice Close to key amenities to Byker, Walker, Ouseburn and Quayside

Heavily tarmac based road treatment Evidence of puddles after torrential rain Lack of passive surveillance- sense of uneasiness Noise on the other side of the river

Close proximity to sustrans route and pedestrian friendly Collaboration of Cultural crawl (arts and craft), The Late Shows and Great North Run Possibility to have stronger connection as part of Newcastle Quayside.

Increasing levels of anti social levels and violent crimes Loss of considerable amount of parking spaces

Paddles

VISION The vision of Spillerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Wharf is to create a food driven environment where it tackles the issues of health inequalities in Newcastle particularly on dietary intakes and mental health. The design intent endeavours to raise aspirations that will act as a cultural, leisure and health magnet in the neighbouring residential and as a city as a whole. Furthermore the intent is to promote community cohesion and social inclusion through different mode of participation.

DESIGN OBJECTIVES AND PRECEDENTS

Gardening and green production

Flexible open spaces

Introducing SUDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

Economic revitalisation

Education

Human health

Community

Convert the heavy tarmac environment into productive raised beds and green spaces.

After the harvesting months, the raised beds are removed and transform the space that caters play, events and activities for the neighbourhoods

Lessen the risk of large puddles after torrential rain.

Increases biodiversity and water rentention in the area.

Creating networks and community of people who works in the area such as volunteers, business workers and etc and creating more active frontages for different recreational activities, social and functions.

Offer gardening and agricultural activities to advocate healthy eating and mental health.

Exposing high densed greenery to improve mood and awareness of vegetables and fruits.

An age friendly space that promotes social inclusion and engagement through agriculture

R-urban: Network for Urban Commons, France Atelier dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Architecture Autogeree

Tasinge Square in Copenhagen, Denmark GHB Landscape Architects

Darling Square, Australia Aspect Studios

LAND USE Existing green corridor Existing road

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Proposed secondary path Proposed primary path MH1

Proposed mixed used housing Proposed green area

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Proposed community hub

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Proposed leisure hub

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Proposed decking

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Proposed entrance

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Mixed used residential area acts as continuity of housing from Terry Farrell’s masterplan of the Quayside.

Community hub provides an area where residents and other residential areas can collaborate on shared activities.

Leisure hub provides economic activities and treat as an treat as part of the Quayside.

Decking area is a platform where residents and visitors relax and do recreational activities such as fishing.

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MOVEMENT MH1

Existing green corridor Existing sustrans route Proposed pedestrian path

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Proposed pedestrian and cycle path Proposed mixed used housing Proposed green area

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Proposed community hub

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Proposed leisure hub

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Proposed decking

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Level change Existing bus stop O2

Proposed bus stop Proposed cycle shed 250 meter radius

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Promanade is a primary route that caters pedestrian and cycle path.

Decking is another option where pedestrians can walk by.

Bus stops are implemented on the main access points as visitors walk near to their specific establishment.

Cycle shed is implemented to entice vistors to cycle more.

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BLOCKING

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Existing green corridor Existing road

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Proposed secondary path Proposed primary path Proposed servicing MH1

O1

Proposed mixed used housing Proposed green area

C1

Proposed community hub

L1

Proposed leisure hub

D1

Proposed decking

H2

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O1

blocking Parking spaces Main access area Other access area

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Heavy implementation of enclosed spaces to promote closeknitedness and enhances passive surveilance and ‘eyes on the streets’.

Enclosed spaces deters the formation of anti social behaviour and theft

LIMITATIONS Width of each building at the northern part of the site are narrow to provide buffer space for the promanade.

Less provision to design due to width restriction particularly in the northern part of the site.

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ACTIVE FRONTAGES

MH1

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Existing road Proposed secondary path Proposed primary path

O1

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Proposed mixed used housing Proposed green area

C1

Proposed community hub

L1

Proposed leisure hub

D1

Proposed decking

MH3

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O1

blocking Parking spaces Main access area

O2

Other access area Active fontages

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Frontages are facing towards the River Tyne to enhance residents and visitors experience due to the river, interesting facade, decking, public engagement and vegetation In the souther area, the frontages will be facing to each other to develop a sense of enclosure and security and detterance for anti social behaviour.

Some buildings will have double frontages and made of glass to make sure that the promenade is well looked after.

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MASTERPLAN

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1. Mixed used residential blocks

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2. Residential parking spaces 3. Edible landscape park with courts 4. Workshop facilities

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5. Raised bed for agricultural use 6. Health care facilities (GP, Dentist, Pharmacy) 7. Day care centre with built in library

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8. Hydroponic and winter garden facilities

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9. Community centre 10. Retail centre 11. Art studios 12. Art gallery 13. Leisure hub with pop up stalls

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14. Gym 15. Indoor and outdoor soft play for children 16. Education centre 17. Food hub and restaurants

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18. Decking 19. Aquatic gardens

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Site is bounded by green corridor alongside with the promenade and acts as a spine to link each of the proposed hubs.

The residential blocks will have stronger visual permeability of the landmarks.

Heavy provision of allotments and growing hub to raise awareness of growing food.

Minor provision of retail, stalls, restaurant, artist studios, health care facilities, childcare, to support the new communities.

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Legend:

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1. Residential units 2. Mixed use units (groundfloor)

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3. Underground residential parking 4. Outside parking 5. Tennis court 6. Edible landscape and park 7. Decking

River Tyne

8. Aquatic garden

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St. Lawrence Rd

Shared pedestrian path

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Hadrian’s wall path

Shared cycle path Parking Green infrastructure

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The ground floor of each residential blocks will have designated commercial spaces and office spaces.

The residential parking is located at the underground of each residential blocks.

The commercial spaces in the ground floor is considered as a ‘string of experiences’ for visitors from the Quayside leading to the leisure hub.

Provisions of sitting areas, urban play and vegetation is fully integrated in the promenade to entice visitors to walk to the leisure centre.

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Enhancing sense of security and safety and minimises the risk of any criminal activities.

Cyclist who came from the nothern part of the UK who uses the sustrans route and other nearby residential estates are welcomed with nice enclosed atmosphere.

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MASSING AND BUILDING HEIGHTS Legend: 1 storey 2 stories 3 stories 4 storey 5 stories 6 stories 7 stories

Residential area with commercial spaces at the groundfloor to entice visitor from Quayside to leisure hub and develop a â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;string of experiencesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;

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Edible landscape with water management driven approach and sport facilities. This area is surrounded by residential block for surveillance.

Growing hub surrounded with infrastructures to enhance passive surveillance and lessen the chance of theft.

This infrastructure will be taller and act as a magnet and a navigational tool to draw people to the leisure hub.

-winter garden and hydroponics facilities with predominantly glass infrastructure.

This infrastructure will be the first building people will see from St Lawrence rd and people from winter garden/hydr ponics facilities.

This building is wide enough to shelter the grey area of the industrial zone.

BLOCK CONFIGURATIONS TO VIEW LANDMARKS AND ARCHITECTURE 1

Residential

Gateshead Millennium Bridge Baltic Centre for Contemporary Arts

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Tyne Bridge

Residential

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2 Growing

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Gateshead Millennium Bridge

Leisure 3

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â&#x20AC;˘ Residential area will enjoy the sceneries with great visual permeability to the landmarks. â&#x20AC;˘ However, the further away from the residential area the lesser extent that landmarks are visible. To resolve this issue, the architecture and the colour scheme of the proposed buildings should reflect on the buildings found in the Quayside which are beige coloured bricks with a modern twist of architecture.

Workshop and hydroponic facilities

Restaurants, retail and education

CONTINUOUS ACTIVE/OPEN FRONTAGES

Views to the Quayside’s landmarks

• Residential balconies, active frontages, vegetation and public engagement are the key drivers in the area.

• Developing an area that promotes social interactions , economic stimulation and mental health.

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Shops and general commerical spaces Residents

FLEXIBLE PUBLIC SPACE

Legend:

Early spring until late Autumn

1. Workshops

Productive green spaces with children and volunteers

2. Daycare with built in library 3. Hydroponics and winter garden facilities 4. Healthcare facilities (GP, Dentist and Pharmacy) 5. Community center 6. Artist studio

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7. Retail and shops 8. Art Gallery

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9. Food Hub and restaurants 10. Soft indoor/outdoor play

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11. Plaza with stalls 12. Education 9

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Late autumn until late winter

Spaces will transform into urban play, art installation, hold events and pop up shops during market days.

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Crops are susceptible to frost during the winter season and not productive at all.

This area will transform into urban play, hold events, arts installations and a continuation of market area from leisure hub.

The raised beds are safely stored in the workshop and placed back in the allotments in spring for sowing.

FOOD MOVEMENT, CONNECTION AND OPERATION

Fitness facilities

Retail and garden center Healthcare

Daycare

Workshop

Food related education

Stalls Soft urban play for children Art gallery

Allotments

Art studios

Food hubs and restaurants

Hydroponics / winter garden

Community centre

Aquatic gardens

community of artist will have access to the workshop

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Diagrams show the relationship of each building and how each building interconnected to each other.

• Each buildings are complimentary in respect to food movements to ease logistics and transforming a raw material into customer’s dish.

MECHANICS The community center is the main operation centre which host management of volunteers and packaging of its surplus. It is responsible of outsourcing materials such as seeds and fertilisers for profit generating operations such as hydroponics facilities, raised beds allotments and aquatic gardens. These profit generating operations are dependent on workshop facilities and volunteering and recruitment from community centre to work on the site. Since the community centre has the responsibility for the surplus, it distributes it surplus to the stalls, the food hub , food related education and other parts of the city for profits. The restaurants and education shared a symbiotic relationship as students will be learning their trade in the restaurants and learn theory in the educational facilities.

To the greater urban fabric of Newcastle

Hydroponics facilities and winter garden

Workshop facilities

Raised bed allotments construction for raised beds and winter storage

outsourcing materials

delivering surplus to stores

Community center Vegetable produce and management

Aquatic gardens

Stalls and stands Art gallery Food hub and restaurants Teaching and application of knowledge

Food related education Packaging

PROFIT GENERATING

Distribution Marketing Volunteering and recruitment

women, students, social services, victims and general volunterism

Art studios

SECTIONS

Tennis court open to the residents and to the public

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Edible landscape with berries and fruiting trees, walkpaths and sitting area

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Section A-A’

B

B’ Aquatic gardens

Direct views to the river Tyne and other Newcastle landmarks

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Section B-B’

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Growing hub is surrounded by buildings to enhance passive surveillance

Section C-C’

C’ D

Treating the decking as an extension on the promenade. Activities such as fishing can take place and people have the option to walk alongside with river.

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Section D-D’

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Section D-D’ Residential hub

Growing hub

Leisure hub

Section E-E’

STREET SCENES

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1. View in the main entry point in the leisure hub and Lawrence Rd

• People who walked from Byker, Heaton, Walker and other residential areas and cyclist who came from Northern part of the UK will be welcomed with a bustling enclosed environment with stalls, restaurant, urban play environment with strong visual permeability of the River Tyne.

• Long corridor of green productive spaces with raised beds during early spring to late autumn.

• During winter, this space will hold events, art installations and continuation the market space in the leisure centre as crops are susceptible with frost and stunted growth due to lack of sunlight and temperature.

2. View along the growing hub, workshop and daycare centre

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Minor provision of shops in the ground floor of the residential blocks.

• Densed greeneries, sitting area, urban play are provided in the promenade.

• Strong visual permeability of Newcastle’s landmarks.

3. View along the mixed use residential area in the northern part of the site

These are the materials will be used on the surfaces.

They are primarily ‘earthy colours’ to reflect back on the industrial era in the Quayside.

PHASING

PHASE 1

PHASE 2

PHASE 3

PHASE 4

Estimated completion: 2 years (2021-2023)

Estimated completion: 2.5 years (2023-2025)

Estimated completion: 2.5 years (2025-2027)

Estimated completion: 0.5 year (2027)

Residential blocks Tennis court Edible landscape park Allotments Parking spaces Improved promanade

Workshop facilities Day care centre with built in library Health care facities (GP, Dentist, Pharmacy) Raised beds (agricultural placement) Hydroponics and winter garden facilities Community centre Improved promanade

Retail area Educational facilities Food hub/restaurants Art studios Art gallery Gym Indoor and outdoor soft play

Decking Aquatic garden

Establishing a community Repopulate the area with residents Introduction of stores in the ground floor in each building

Provide facilities to the newly built residential areas Introduction of socially driven enterprises.

Volunteering can start with the allotments.

Day care centre can start the operation GP, dentist and pharmacist can start seeing patients.

Students can enrol and learn via apprenticeship on the educational facilities and apply their skills in the food hub/restaurants.

Visitors can shops in the retail area Food hub is operational Community centre is operational Art studios and gallery are operational

Visitors and residents can enjoy fishing and relaxing in the decking area