ID:355 | Open in NocoDB | Type:Text | Themes:3 | Attachments:1 | Finding:40 chars | Connections:0→0 | Location:52.508985189144404, -2.086043152158071 | Weather:1 tags | Date:Saturday 31 July 2021 | Press 'D' to close

Dudley Time Portal

Good granite curbs (but not local stone) - 210731 1403 Identity.jpg
Good granite curbs (but not local stone)
Added to Archive Thursday 21 October 2021
Experienced Saturday 31 July 2021
Last Updated Tuesday 25 November 2025
Location 52.508985189144404, -2.086043152158071
Season Summer
Type Text Drawing
Weather Cloudy
Themes Identity Material Unfamiliar
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Lichen as bioindicators Lichen Vs Carbon. These concept models look to document both the current state of Dudley Highstreet and the vision looking towards the future within this thesis project. The lichen covered model looks towards a future in Dudley that is rich in texture, colour, nature and oxygen. Natural materials promote natural growth, and textures such as rough sawn timber and stone are the prefect hosts for lichen. All new buildings in Dudley would benefit massively from following a fabric first approach and adopt the use of sustainable and recycled building materials along with systems that use minimal energy. The lichen model represents a vision for this thesis, buildings that are covered in natural materials and lichens that help sequester carbon and promote a healthier Highstreet. Suggestions of raised buildings also proposes less disruption to the ground and natural landscape, giving plants and animals the opportunity to thrive in an otherwise hostile concrete environment. Raised buildings also look towards a future planet with rising sea levels, future factors that will drastically affect the way we carry out daily lives and futureproofing all buildings for generations to come. This second model uses the Shou Sugi Ban method of charring timber to waterproof it. In this case however it represents the embodied carbon and pollution within the highstreet as it exists now. The simplicity and repetition is also used to symbolise the plain nature of the highstreet with only a few materials exhibited, mainly brick & concrete. Once burnt the timber forms were brushed with wire wool to reveal the natural grain of the wood, a visual representation of degradation of layers of buildings that are built poorly or not constructed to last longer than a generation. - Michelle Gartside Model 5.png
My gift was created to highlight the importance of connections to Dudley high street through the use of transportation which is key to encouraging people to come and use the high street. The jigsaw shows a map of Dudley with the different types of transport and was made from paper and card. - 1_Axib_mEQmcWlcCObfGr9rg.png
Fountain Arcade paper facade model - Michelle Gartside Paper Facade Model Fountain Arcade model.png
The Overarching Concept Providing Dudley with a self-sufficient ecosystem improves local biodiversity. It is producing enough materials to repair and construct new buildings/interventions within the area. This radical movement could be implemented across many other declining towns. The issue is that we have become too comfortable linking with surrounding areas. For example, importing materials has a vast embodied carbon, likewise for electricity and so on. This thesis aims to grow the required materials and harvests water, capture energy with PV to allow the town of Dudley to be self-sufficient. - Ryan Cooksey Overarching Concept.png
Cast iron railings lost on south side - 210731 1403 Identity.jpg
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Cheap modern infill - 210731 1403 Identity.jpg
Gutter drip by cash point - 210730 1515 Tiny Things.png
Activity - people walking up and down the High Street - 211110 1730 Joy.png
Explore The History Of Site Voids - This will provide an opportunity to reimplement these to allow vertical green corridors to occur. Explore Vacant Buildings - To avoid damaging an already deteriorating high street, I aim only to take over vacant plots. Investigate the opportunity for Miyawaki planting - understand the conditions required to grow a sustainable material source on-site, including ground, water, and space conditions. It takes over a building that leads directly to an open space where a community hub is the centre of the thesis, offering education, community engagement and material celebration. - Ryan Cooksey Material Celebration Hub 1.png
Rusty streaks running down the wall - 210731 1050.jpg
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Good details survive - 210731 1403 Identity.jpg
Loss of firm enclosure but still just about maintains the spatial flow - 210731 1403 Identity.jpg
Shop fronts are mostly reds and blues - 230720 Erica.JPG
Roller shutters - 210731 1403 Identity.jpg
Why put a multi-storey car park with access from the narrowest street in the town? - 210731 1403 Identity.jpg