Alney Island Concept

 WEEK 11

Alney Island Continued

This week I presented my concept for Alney Island. This was based on my previous key considerations. My key considerations included the potential proposed areas as follows: timber/artist shops, a bird hide with decking space, additional bridges for ease of access (especially in the event of a flood), an observation tower to overlook before the unappreciated expanse of the site, the bridges and other facilities included could incorporate the artistic aspect and showcase local art, fishing ponds to encourage activity on site, buffer strips to adapt to soil erosion, event space (especially needed in Gloucester as an opportunity to establish a better sense of community and encourages use of the site for many people), expansion of carpark space, flood resilient planting (could be fruit trees), water walks, tree top trails that intertwine human intervention and the natural landscape, allotment space and a glass observation deck that could be installed over the water.

I have found that the concept process works simultaneously with the adaptation practice, specifically on this site when preventing and diminishing the effects of flooding, but not mitigating it, the idea is to strive alongside the flood risk. 

Then I linked my concept to legislation and focused on flexibility within the landscape, which also increases occupant connectivity to the natural environment. 

Finally, I separated my concept into 3 key points; 

1. Edges, lines, threading and blurring - The intertwining of urban into rural and conversely the opposite, rural into urban. I want to essentially sew into the landscape and blur the distinction between ecology and municipal use of space. In other words, I intend to 'thread the division between green and infrastructure'. This will result in the establishment of the urban edge.

2. Art planning in the public realm - To refelct the loss of public realm, a frequent problem found in urban areas, I have desiced to showcase this issue through art and will give people the opportunity to form a populace to discuss current issues and highglight this in their work. This could generate a multifaceted realm and may contribute the to the social blurring of the site. 

A case study that links to this is the Dumke Arts Plaza, a space that relates to the geometric codes portion of the brief and demonstrates a functional art space that is effective and successful. 

3. Anthropocene - Time in which human development was most dominant on climate and the envrionment.