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POSSIBLE SITES
From Oli:
At the moment I have a few places in mind, some just cites i'd like to study or some more specific sites. Please see attached a list of notes, locations and images of places, (apologies about the lack of any form presentation).
The first idea is located in Anglesey. There is an old existing building that has interested me for a while.
Nerja, Spain. A location I have visited many times before. An old sugar factory. (as with the site in Anglesey, a lack of context?)
Ronda, Spain. This is a location I have never been too, but from reading about and doing a little internet browsing, could be worth a visit for a site, although I don't as yet have any idea of a site there.
Sitges, Spain. I am due to visit this location in September (if this was my chosen location I would visit well before this holiday to get started on the work)
Copenhagen and Amsterdam, two cites that I have not had chance to stay in as yet. These cities interest me because of the interplay and mix of architectural languages from current architecture to more historical formats.
I am going to Anglesey this Saturday to visit this possible option.
How did you get on in Anglesey? It's a really interesting place, with mixture of celtic + anglo saxon origins, Norman stuff, Georian neo-gothic (Plas Newedd, etc) etc. Existing ruined building looks ripe for new stuff around / inside / on top of. An approach you've explored in 5th yr already. A friend's dad is Chief Medical Officer for Anglesey..Maybe a new medical research facility needed, or hospice for the elderly.. And of course also home to Kate + Wills.. (Still?)
ReplyDeleteThe good thing about working in an English-speaking environment (although the language of Wales is Welsh, and North Wales in particular has a high rate of welsh as first language, I think its the case that all legal and planning things are in English) is that your research into planning law, recent proposals, local reaction in the press, general social context, etc is much easier to access and include in your presentation. Would you imagine tackling the site of the Castle and the immediate environment only? And as part of the 2010 masterplan, which has now been published, I presume..? Have they started building in fact?
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ReplyDeleteAnglesey was very interesting. There are two different buildings/Sites that have I know about for a little while, but was good to finally look at them in a different way other than just acknowledging their existence.
The first option is Soldier's Point. Please see link below.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/154141573/Anglesey-Option-1?secret_password=282rax8p6aeu7odkrrkx
The second is Porth-y-Felin House. Please see link below.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/154141572/Anglesey-Option-2?secret_password=1zfuigs4fkiw2x0qb35y
Both properties are abandoned. However I have just found that both are Grade II Listed. Does this throw huge concerns over the acceptableness over these sites for next years project....? Both site have had different planning applications accepted in the past. However the most current one is proposed by, Stena Line and The Conygar Investment Company PLC, both of whom are involved in current and future developments on Anglesey and the surrounding area. The development plan has a website too. please see below.
http://www.holyheadwaterfront.co.uk/project/
The plan itself you cannot see any signs of work starting, apart from the signs of land ownership by said companies.
Therefore I'm not sure whether to treat the site in its existing context or in its proposed context. I would be open to thinking about immediate environment or wider context. But certainly the Site around the immediate area of Soldier's Point is rather large.
In regards to a possible building typography, it is fun you should mention Something along the Medical research root. I had a few ideas in mind from research previous to visiting, some more risky and others more safe. Firstly I had the idea of Rehabilitation Centre including a spa and some sort of surgical facilities. Secondly a Private Hospital and research facility. Finally which is the more dodgy idea, but came to me during one night, some sort of private Female medical facility that offers abortions... This only came as a possibility because the site is located at the main ferry terminal from Ireland, and of cause in Ireland abortions are illegal, thousands of Irish women each year make the journey to have an Abortion. I know this is a dark subject and most definitely controversial. Due to this reason I am leaning towards a Rehabilitation Centre including a spa and some sort of surgical facilities.
Any thoughts? this Listed Building issue has worried me a little.
Regards
Oli
All sounds really interesting Oli. The ferry link to Ireland particularly, and yes, as you say, abortion is in the media quiet a bit recently. Architects have the luxury of separating themsleves a little from the moral choices of their clients - and there is certainly a need for abortion clinics offering a safe, comfortable environment. Some kind of medical facility feels a good fit. Don't worry about the listing - it often becomes a stimulus to good design, rather than an obstacle to it. It just means you need to carefully consider the fabric, and ensure what you add is an improvement.
ReplyDeleteSo do you think this site has the right elements to be a success next year? I'm trying to work out whether its still worth hopping onto a plane to Malaga to see this Abandoned Sugar Factory in Nerja I discussed in an earlier post, I've not booked anything as yet.
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I'm also looking for a back up site in Sitges, Spain, as I am due to stay there with the family and that is booked.
Hi Oli, sorry thought I'd replied to this already - Yes, I think Anglesey could be great. No need to go to Nerja. Sitges a great backup city.
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