Sabine Coady Schäbitz Director CCBE Collaborative Centre for the Built Environment Sue McGlynn Garry Hall TransForm Places
Jul 10, 2015
Sabine Coady SchäbitzDirector CCBE Collaborative Centre for the Built Environment
Sue McGlynn
Garry HallTransForm Places
Project
UTN Strategic Objectives
to support the university’s catalytic role in Northampton’s future as a
University Town
to demonstrate how the physical changes occurring in the town can
support long term economic, social, cultural, ecological and
institutional growth and transformation
to inspire Northampton’s change-makers to translate existing
ambitions into successful implementations of a high quality built
environment - to turn Northampton into a destination
to support enhanced engagement of stakeholders as the changes come forward
UNIVERSITY TOWN NORTHAMPTON
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The Farrell Review: Our Future in PLACE
Engaging communities and decision makers
PERSPECTIVES
Urban Design: Connectivity and mutual
enhancement between town and university; civic
success and place-making
The Campus as Learning Laboratory: Academia,
Place and Space
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Activities & Themes
Urban Design: Northampton Analysis and Proposals
The Campus as Learning Laboratory
Study Visits – Learning from other Places
Conferences
Communication and Dissemination
“This new Waterside Campus will place us in the
heart of the community”
Vice Chancellor Nick Petford, University of Northampton
www.utn.org.uk
- Project overview- Upcoming events- News- Interim reports- Useful links
COMMUNICATION
DISSEMINATION
Seminar 1: 'University Town’ What does this mean for Northampton?
About TransForm Places
- Not for profit, independent Architecture Centre- Set up to give advice and offer expertise to all development stakeholders- Urban design experts, promoters of best practice- Key partners in a number of national initiatives on design quality
www.transformplaces.com
- Introduction to our project
- Baseline study and urban design analysis –Report on work in progress
- Themed discussions
- Feedback and plenary session
Urban Design Baseline Study
Urban Design Mapping and Assessment
Urban Design Seminars
Academy of Urbanism Diagnostic
Learning from other places: Study visits
Introduction to our project
Future Seminars and Events
Seminar 2: What does a University Town look like?
Seminar 3: What needs to change to make this happen?
Seminar 4: Anticipating the impact of changes on the economic, social and cultural life of the town.
Study Visit: Malmo in Sweden - an exemplar study in city centre university relocation, regeneration and sustainable living.
Study Visits: Lincoln, Hertfordshire, Worcester and Sussex
Findings and explorations will be published in a final report in 2015
Urban Design baseline study of the town centre
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Fig 3 Summary of Strategic Issues
Waterside Northampton Strategic Framework, David Lock Associates for WNDC, 2009
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Fig 5 Existing proposals for the area - The ‘Plan of Plans’
Waterside Northampton Strategic Framework, David Lock Associates for WNDC, 2009
Building on previous work:
Character Assessment &Tall Buildings Strategy forNorthampton’s Central
Area, _Space 2010
Character Assessment & Tall Buildings Strategy for Northampton’s Central Area, _Space 2010
Character Assessment & Tall Buildings Strategy for Nor thampton’s Central Area 51
LAYER 13 CONSERVATION
The following diagram highlights the 4 Conservation Areas, Scheduled Ancient
Monuments and listed buildings within Nor thampton’s Central Area.
Holy Sepulchre
Conservation Area
St.Giles
Conservation Area
Derngate
Conservation Area
All Saints
Conservation Area
Listed Building - Grade.I
Listed Building - Grade.II*
Listed Building - Grade.II
Locally Listed Building
Scheduled Ancient Monument
LAYER14 OPEN SPACE & PUBLIC REALM
The following diagram illustrates open space and public realm within Northampton’s Central Area.
Holy Sepulchre
Bus Station East
Bus Station East
Becket Park
Trees and Vegetation (Hospital area)
Marina
Open space adjacent to Towcester Road
Market
The Foot Meadows
St.Peters Green
Remembrance
Park
Castle Mound
Open space around Park Inn
Bus Station West
Midsummer Meadow
St. Giles Church grounds
Character Assessment & Tall Buildings Strategy for Northampton’s Central Area, _Space 2010
‘Streets and public spaces are not only the settings for our everyday lives……..they can also be seen as drivers of urban prosperity.’
UN- Habitat , 2013
Urban Design Mapping and Assessment
Historic street structure – has staying power!
Source: _Space 2010
Source: _Space 2010
Urban Design Mapping and Assessment
Key Routes
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Key Routes
Methodology:
Key routes selected using most integrated lines of movement
Data on ease of movement and other factors likely to influence route choice such as:
- Waiting time and movement data- Active passive and dead frontage- Building quality
(Jan Gehl, 2014)
Route A: Beckett’s Park to Northampton StationRoute length: 1271m
Route A: Walking analysisRoute length: 1271mTotal time: 1380 secs (23 mins)Stop / wait time: 215 secs (3 mins 35 secs)Stop / wait %: 15.5%
Active / Passive / Dead
Route Quality: Frontage
PositiveNeutralNegative
Route Quality: Buildings
Route B: Northampton Station to All Saints SquareRoute length: 670m
Route B: Walking analysisRoute length: 670mTotal time: 622 secs (10 mins 22 secs)Stop / wait time: 200 secs (3 mins 20 secs)Stop / wait %: 32%
Active / Passive / Dead
Route Quality: Frontage
Positive / Neutral / Negative
Route Quality: Buildings
Route C: All Saints Square to Beckett’s ParkRoute length: 832m
Route C: Walking analysisRoute length: 832mTotal time: 1050 secs (17 mins 30 secs)Stop / wait time: 270 secs (4 mins 30 secs)Stop / wait %: 26%
Active / Passive / Dead
Route Quality: Frontage
PositiveNeutralNegative
Route Quality: Buildings
Route D: Beckett’s Park to All Saints SquareRoute length: 881m
Route D: Walking analysisRoute length: 881mTotal time: 980 secs (16 mins 20 secs)Stop / wait time: 78 secs (1 min 18 secs)Stop / wait %: 8%
Active / Passive / Dead
Route Quality: Frontage
PositiveNeutralNegative
Route Quality: Buildings
- Cycling in Northampton: Experience, directness, and safety- Green spaces and green networks: Making Northampton’s parks and green routes work together- Public realm quality and improvement works: Identifying priorities for continuing the public realm improvement programme
Future Work:
Shared space in Poynton, Cheshire – Ben Hamilton Baillie
Learning from other places: Study visits
Orkanen Building, Malmo University
New plaza, Hyllie
The flagship of urban sustainability for Sweden
Bo01 neighbourhood:
A new eco-friendly district that Integrates panning, architecture and sustainability
LINCOLN City and ceremonial city – Lincoln University
Masterplan for Brayford Pool campus, Lincoln University
Architecture students learning in the city
University Town: What does this mean for Northampton?
What role can a university play in a town?
What can a university town look like?
What does being a university town mean for Northampton – now and in
the future? How will the town centre change? What new economic
advantage can be exploited? What does Northampton look like in 20, 30
or even 50 years’ time?
What needs to change to make it the best university town it can be?
Seminar 1 workshop
9 Basic Elements of the Visitor Economy in Town and City Centres
1. Access 2. Accommodation3. Attractions 4. Built and Natural Environment 5. Eating and Drinking 6. Events 7. Shopping 8. Nightlife 9. Visitor Services
Place shaping in towns and cities, Locum Consulting
Making a ‘mosaic’ for Northampton
World class waterfront cities plotted on the place shaping mosaic
Flagship and Oasis zones.Source: Place shaping in towns and cities, Locum Consulting
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CLASSIC OASIS: Lancashire Court, Mayfair
This inaccessible courtyard and series of small lanes near Oxford Street has been developed to provide a mixture of smart
restaurants, bars, boutiques, galleries and the beautifully refurbished Handel House Museum. It is not a place that people chance
upon – it is a destination. Many NW cities have opportunities to create places with similar feel.
COSMOPOLITANPREMIUM
BRANDS
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INDEPENDENTS
BOHEMIAN
VALUE
BRANDS
THE PLACE MAKING MOSAIC
TRADITIONAL
INDEPENDENTSTRADITIONAL
High
Prices
Corporate Corporate - Independent Independent
Mid
Prices
Low
Prices
Flagship ZonesFlagship Zones
St Michael’s RowSt Michael’s Row
St Werburgh StSt Werburgh St Watergate St EastWatergate St East
Grosvenor SCGrosvenor SC Eastgate StEastgate St St John StSt John St
Foregate St WestForegate St West
Northgate St SouthNorthgate St South Pepper StPepper St
Forum Shopping CentreForum Shopping Centre
Foregate St EastForegate St EastFrodsham StFrodsham St
Bridge StBridge St
St Werburgh RowSt Werburgh Row
Watergate St WestWatergate St West
Brook StreetBrook Street
Indoor MarketIndoor Market
Oasis ZonesOasis Zones
Godstall LaneGodstall Lane
Friars GateFriars GateLower Bridge StLower Bridge St
Northgate St North/Rufus CtNorthgate St North/Rufus Ct
White FriarsWhite Friars
Chester is like the West End in that
the main streets in the city centre,
and the shopping arcades that adjoin
them, are dominated by national
multiple brands. The extremities
of each of the main streets have
a different character. They are
dominated either by value-orientated
multiples or a mix of independents
and national multiples that operate
out of smaller units. There are
also concentrations of bars and
restaurants at the extremities of
They are mainly branded at Foregate
Street (and adjoining St Johns
Street), and mainly independent
elsewhere. Chester also has some
attractive “oasis” areas, Rufus Court
and Godstall Lane being perhaps
the best examples. Like the West
End, it needs to focus on a mix
of “polishing” and expanding the
mixed use oases.
Experiences in Chester City Centre plotted on the Place Making Mosaic
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Experiences in Chester City Centre
plotted spatially using the Place
Making Mosaic
1. Northgate Street North
2. Forum Shopping Centre
3. Market Hall
4. St Werburgh Row
5. Eastgate Street/Bridge Street/
Grosvenor Arcade
6. St Michael’s Row
7. Foregate St West
8. Foregate St East
9. Fordsham Street South
10. Frodsham Street North
11. Watergate Street East
12. Watergate Street West
13. Pepper Street
14. Commonhall/Whitefriars
15. Lower Bridge Street
PEARL DISTRICT: Portland, Oregon, USA
Portland has perhaps the most “liveable” city centre in the US. The Pearl District
is a former industrial district that is now one of the best regenerated mixed-use
inner city areas in the world. The name is a recent creation. It came from an
article by a travel writer who said that the industrial buildings reminded him of a
pearl, unattractive on the outside but beautiful on the inside. The private sector
Pearl District Business Association takes the lead in marketing the area. There is
interesting detail on their web site: www.explorethepearl.com
The district’s name appears everywhere: on street signs (paid for by the Association),
business names, events etc.
Chester retail offerUsing the ‘Mosaic’ matrix
Using the heritage townscape: Relationship between listed buildings and cultural hubs. ‘Oasis’ areas, Liverpool.
Source: _Space 2010
Northampton's identity: - Key word/images that describe the town now- Key words/images that would describe the town in the future
Its assets and 'hot spots' for activity and investment: Where are they and how could they be improved/extended?
Anticipating change in the town following the University's relocation: What will or what needs to change? Big and small ideas and initiatives.
Maximising the economic and cultural benefits of the Waterside Enterprise Zone within the town, its region and beyond. How can the Town and the EZ be promoted as a destination of choice and investment?
Working together to make it happen: Strategic thinking and partnership: What works well and what are the most effective ways of managing change to the benefit of the town?
Workshop themes: