Masterplan
Will Hayter
A park from old rubble
The process of demolition to create a vast landscape.
How the creation of a new park will unleash an enlivened spirit within Stretford and how the ruins of the Essoldo's back can create a fixed sense of heritage.
The back of the Essoldo as a large, extensive eyesore which, if kept, would disrupt the build.
Through leaving a few choice columns as remnants of the ruin, visual intrigue can be created into the site.
Site opportunities
Using the columns to mark a visual entrance for the user, creating a funnel for circulation
The columns could be marked as lighting fixtures, helping to provide a safer basis for the site at night.
Use of Vegetation within the site will help minimise noise, creating a tranquil environment inside.
Quier Spaces
Active Spaces
Threshold Pathways
Main meeting point
Vegetation
Site Idea:
Encouraging a more active and social Stretford
How the landscape for the Arts Factory can encourage the people of Stretford to get active and outside.
Through a range of interventions and inventions, such as basketball courts, football and a skate park, the people of Stretford can use this space for anything, creating a landscape of equal opportunity.
Pathways through the site
The rolling hills of the Essoldo
Visible thresholds into each building through manipulating topography
New, interesting routes into the Canal
A range activities for a range of topographies
Precedent: Robin Hood Gardens
The emergence of greenery within inner city London
Previous Essay
Click for more information on the demise of Robin Hood Gardens, an essay written for humanities last year
Though its controversial brutalist design has led to the demolition of the estate, the landscape and terrain created helped to evoke a calm and tranquil atmosphere.
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The site of Robin Hood Gardens and the Essoldo are remarkably similar: right next to highways, and are both buildings which have been neglected. It is pertinent to my project that the landscape can create a new lease of life into the Essoldo.
To achieve a similar impact of the landscape, the rubble from the demolition can be utilised to create a terrain which acts as a basis for social interaction.
The eventual landscape
Knocking down to build back up
