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High Street building materiality analysis - Matthew Hewitt Building Materiality 3.png
High Street building materiality analysis
Added to Archive Thursday 24 February 2022
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The population of Dudley in 2021 is circ. 80,000 and including the wider borough totals 313,000. For one person on the average diet, roughly 2.6 Hectares of farm land is required. A family of four, just over 10 Hectares. A population of 313,000 required 813,800 Hectares, the equivalent of 1,162 football fields or 707,652,174 car parking bays. FEEDING DUDLEY REQUIRES 1,162 FOOTBALL FIELDS OF FARM LAND Thesis Concept Image - The Farm House Taking a fun and more literal approach for providing local food production onto the high street, I looked at layering a farm growing different fruits, vegetables and meat products into the same structure to view the absurdity of growing, processing and packaging within a single structure. Ultimately the project would be as close to being a closed system as possible, where food grown could be fed to the animals and the waste from the animals will be used as fertiliser from the food. Air flow and lighting would not only be critical for the animals, but it also allows the fruit and vegetables to grow faster and more efficiently. The processes within the Farm House would be very energy intense due to the amount of heating, water and lighting that will be required to house the animals and grow the crops. The project utilises conventional farming methods, ploughing, seeding etc., but without the harmful pesticides that would be usually applied. The farming problem of space efficiency is partially targeted in this proposal. Per m2 in plan does contain a greater yield due to the floor layering, however per m2 of gross internal floor area the yield efficiency remains. To ultimately increase overall yield per m2 aeroponics should be applied to massively increase yield and decrease water consumption. THESIS PROPOSAL The redevelopment of the high street is a re-envisaged perception of what the high street is and what it will become. A future look at what the high street will become, with mixed use residential and food growth structure to create dense living accommodation and localised food growth which prevents the need to contribute to deforestation and loss of biodiversity from urbanisation. As part of the schemes wider aims, the high street and surrounding roads will become part of a network of green corridors, where pedestrian footfall/cycling can increase and the use of polluting vehicles will be greatly reduced. The idea of greatly increasing the density of vegetation along roads and reducing lanes will not only improve the rate of absorbing carbon dioxide, but also reduce noise and reduce temperature spots. The Miyawaki planted method would be used where ever possible to create dense areas of trees and shrubs, as well as quickly create new living conditions for new biodiversity. The primary focus for the building will be the localised food growth in the vertical farms, several floors of food growth will create a new economy centred around the high street, removing the need to import fresh food from farms from across the country or on the other side of the world. The environment within the farms will be climate controlled, allowing the farms to adjust their climate to the optimum for the specific food. The density at which food can be grown in is almost 400 times greater than conventional farming, which greatly reduces the need to create new farms. The residential aspects pairs with the farm, in bringing a new generation of people to live above the high street. The new vision of the high street would become an attraction point for people to not only visit but to live in as well. Access to land converted from roads and paving to nature will create value and attraction to the area once again. Eventually the low income stores will transition to stores that cater to the new environment. This project targets all the XR themes directly or indirectly. Air & Biodiversity - Creating new and preventing the loss of woodland and habitats. Food - Growing food local and a much greater yield. Water - Greatly reducing the resource requirement during farming. Materiality - Managing sustainable usage of the deconstructed buildings and sourcing of the proposed. Community - Creating new environments for communities to interact with each other. - Matthew Hewitt Thesis Concept.png
Proposed system for edible insects - Sita Patel Edible Systems 1.png
Figures taken from calculating the embodied carbon of the primary materials from each facade, tonnes calculated via the approximate amount per sqm from surveying building size. Data on trees needed to offset 1 tonne of carbon provided by https://treesforlife.org.uk/ - Michelle Gartside Embodied carbon.png
Charts break down the percentage of each Material featured on the façades, materials were surveyed in a hierarchy of appearance. Table looks at the variation of building size on the High Street. - Michelle Gartside Materials breakdown.png
High Street existing green spaces - Matthew Hewitt Existing Green Spaces.png
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A random yellow (!) traffic cone on the pavement - 211110 1730 Funny.png
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[Drawing - pepsi logo] - 211007 1500 Waste 10.png
[Drawing - postbox] - 211007 1500 Waste 7.png
Caffe Min.docx
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Bin - can hardly see the Dudley coat of arms (didn’t notice it before) - dripping ice-cream down the side. - 230720 Bin.jpg
Township of Dudley 1750 - Sita Patel Township 1.png
It’s difficult to see green from plants although then noticed the weeds in the pavement and buildings - 230720 Erica.JPG
High Street existing green spaces - Matthew Hewitt Existing Green Spaces.png
'Fast motorbike / loud & fast' - 230720 Bill.JPG