HAVERING CONNECTION
SOUTH BANK
PROSPECTED CONNECTION
BARKING RIVERSIDE CONNECTION
BARKING CENTRE AND ACADEMY CENTRAL
CONNECTION
DAGENHAM CENTRE CONNECTION Dagenham
town centre
Barking town centre
Main rail network (NRS and Underground)
Main street network
Residential areas Site (includes former
Ford Stamping Plant)
Green/leisure areas Small industries/
wharehouses/related Non-industrial private and public services Ford Dagenham Plant
(now Ford Engines)
Industrial requalification
(London sustainable industries Park) Barking Riverside Redevelopment (new residential and public spaces)
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Barking town centre
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Ra in ha m
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Dage nha
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Dagenham town centre
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River Roding
Ingrebourne River
Main rail network (London Underground and National Rail Services) Primary and secondary road network
Main network nodes
Beam River
A1 3 T hames G ateway River Roding
Ingrebourne River
London Un
derg round (
above ground section)
New Road A1 3 Th am es
Gate wa y
River Thames
Barking Riverside
Dagenham industries Dagenham Heathway
Academy central
Barking centre
Havering
National
Rai l & Unde
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major separation (rail, rivers)
critical separations or connections
high density area/
important work area
references: visually relevant elements
Legend
major passages
Paths and marginsminor passages lack of passages
nodes
minor separation (roads, streams)
Passages Locations
National Rail & Underground Natio
nal Rail Services Natio
nal Rail Services Wanstead
Ilford
Romford
Barking
Rainham East Ham
Dagenham
WansteadIlford
Romford
East Ham
District line (over ground)
Ingrebourne River
Greater London main network distribution
LARGER CONTEXT NETWORK ANALYSIS
ANALISI DELLE CONNESSIONI NEL CONTESTO INGRANDITO
VISUAL ANALYSIS
ANALISI DEI CARATTERI VISIVI
come interpretazione di K. Lynch
LAND USE CONTEXT
USO DEL SUOLO NEL CONTESTO
Barking and Dagenham main network
limits, or Margins, presented by the urban environment around the site itself.
By the means of observing both the natural environment and the network fabric and of a practical on-site visit, it appears clear that the most significant elements of division – in the sense that they actually feels like boundaries within the urban environment – can be recognized in the Network Rail services line and the major water streams, the Roding and the Ingrebourne River.
To pursue an understanding of the site
context, the study will now focus on an area of the site context outlined by some of its Margins, as Kevin Lynch would name them.
The site, located in the southern part of Barking and Dagenham, is in fact not centred in its west-east dimension. Instead, it is placed on the eastern side of the borough, crossing the east administrative boundary to end into the neighbouring district of Havering.
This disposition suggest to focus the
analysis on a measured area. This surface can be thoughtfully chosen observing the natural
SITE PROXIMITY ANALYSIS
ANALISI DEL CONTESTO ALLARGATO
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River Thames
Prospective new link to the south bank (Thamesmead): TBC 2020
Separated car/pedonal and cycling carriageways
Expected higher traffic and node load
Protected walkways and limited speed
Low density housing (row houses)
Small retail/shops
Pubs and places to eat
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Protected walkways and limited speed
Dagenham Heathway Underground Station
Low to medium density housing (in-line houses and single buildings)
Small retail/shops, stores and markets
Pubs and places to eat
Safe walkways and cycling paths separated from the carriageways
High to medium density housing (apartment buildings)
Green spaces
public and private Workshops and small warehouses
Lack of cycling paths
Lack of pedestrian crossings and narrow walkways
Large warehouses and small industries consistent connections
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critical or lack of connections
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the site, some diffused areas define the perceived character of the context. South of the area of intervention, the Dagenham industries on the riverside have always been a landmark, with its prominent chimneys and some tall container here and there.
the streets (or located in their higher floors).
On the north-east parts, the district of havering, with its mixed residential land use, it is a reference for anything that is not a purely residential area.
These significant connections have been divided in two different categories: the consistent connections and the critical connections. The former represent every network infrastructure which is suitable for the prospected growth of the borough, to which the development within the site will contribute at. The latter are the connections that, for some reason, will force some design decision to try to mild their negative impact on the site area.
Looking at the land-use, it is evident how the residential part of the borough is here
concentrated in the northern parts of the study area. The site is touched on its north edge by the southern parts of the Becontree Estates; its eastern corner is more directly connected with newer residential areas, with a mixed land-use which also includes small retail stores and workshops (car workshops, small warehouses).
Around the site, some diffused areas define the perceived
character of the context. Around
Deepening the knowledge and the description of the connections between the site and its context, the most relevant ones have been further explored. Six different connections have been categorized to better describe the relations of the site with its surroundings.
Each link is important for the decision-making process that will lead first the final project.
Limited walkways for emergency only
A13 trunk road (autostrada)
Central London-Essex
Elevated road
6 carriageways 3,8m each 8,5m
31m
Larger context analysis
Analisi del contesto ingrandito 2
Università di Pisa Facoltà di Ingegneria
Corso di Laurea in Ingegneria Edile-Architettura Titolo tesi Managing the growth.
Barking and Dagenham site development proposal
Candidato Alessio Lombardi
Relatori prof. Ing. Valerio Cutini - Università di Pisa
prof.ssa Enriqueta Llabres Valls - The Bartlett School of Architecture, London Relational Urbanism Ltd., London
Tesi sviluppata in collaborazione con Relational Urbanism Ltd., London
The Bartlett School of Architecture, London
Anno accademico 2014-2015
Appello Dicembre 2015
Relational Urbanism Ltd
Planning and consulting
