Gascoigne Residents’ Forum Handbook What is Placemaking? Placemaking Gascoigne ....draw or write about your favourite place using the steps on the opposite page 49
Gascoigne Residents’ Forum Handbook Other important aspects of a good place... 15 MINUTE NEIGHBOURHOOD A 15 minute neighbourhood is a place that provides residents with all of their daily needs within 15 minutes walk ( a short walk or bike ride) of their home. This means that residents should be able to access facilities such as community and youth centres, parks, play spaces, pubs/ community kitchens,corner shops, health centres, bike repair shops etc. A 15 minute neighbourhood is planned for Gascoigne. A 15 minute neighbourhood is also a neighbourhood that focuses on pedestrian use. By focussing on the pedestrian instead of the car means that there’s: • more safe places for people to move around • more types of uses, cycling, walking, playing • a reduction in traffic congestion • a reduction in air pollution • a manageable amount of space available for on-street parking. • an ability to respond to the climate emergency declaration 50
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Gascoigne Residents’ Forum Handbook Other important aspects of a good place... Safety is an important concern for many. However through the layout and design of a place, safety can be drastically increased. The creation of safe and secure environments include clear and connected road layouts, footpath design that’s safe, lit and overlooked communal areas, dwelling boundaries, overlooked car parking and adequate general lighting. The below outlines some of the principles that designers use to help keep places safe. .... DESIGNING OUT CRIME Designing out Crime is.. 1. overlooking (natural surveillance) 2. clear and safe routes 3. effective lighting 4. clarity between public and private (defensible space) 5. secured by design principles 52
Gascoigne Residents’ Forum Handbook 1 3 What is Placemaking? 3 14 21 2 Design layout for safety - www.securedbydesign.com 53
Gascoigne Residents’ Forum Handbook What is estate renewal? Gascoigne Estate is undergoing Estate Renewal. Estate Renewal refers to area-based programmes that improve the housing stock, improves the built environment and enhances other local facilities with the aim of improving outcomes for local residents. Gascoigne Estate renewal is split into the east and western sides. After reading about the vision for Gascoigne earlier in this document do you agree that improvements will be made to the area and for the Gascoigne community? 54
Gascoigne Residents’ Forum Handbook What is Estate Renewal? A photograph of the old Gascoigne Estate - www.estatewatch.london Gascoigne Estate West - www. iceniprojects.com 55
Gascoigne Residents’ Forum Handbook Whilst the aim of Estate renewal is to improve the look, feel and use of a place and enhance people’s lives, estate renewal can also be controversial. The examples on this page highlight a few examples of estate renewal (examples of re-builds and renovations) and the different forms that it can take. It also highlights both of the negative and positive outcomes from each. Robin Hood Estate Re-build Heygate Estate Re-build Key Points Key Points Location: Poplar, London Location: Southwark, South London Size: 1214 homes/ 9-hectare estate Size: two blocks, (10 + 7 storeys) Why: bad reputation, crime, poverty and dilapidation issues Why: social issues, building failure, What: 2,704 new homes, crime and maintenance issues Opportunities: more homes, more facilities, better spaces What: 1,575 homes, commercial Issues: lack of affordable homes + community facilities. Primary and community facilities school improvements, a new Date: 1974 park + community facilities. 56 Opportunities: more homes, more facilities, better spaces Issues: residents supported demolition whilst architects wanted to protect it. Date: 1974
Gascoigne Residents’ Forum Handbook Brownfield Estate Renovate Park Hill Renovate Key Points Key Points What is Estate Renewal? Location: Poplar, London Location: Sheffield, South Yorkshire Size: 650 homes Size: 995 -1160 homes Why: condensation and material Why: material decay, lack issues and a need to modernise of maintenance, poor noise insulation and resident security What: 729 new and refurbished homes, community centre What: 995 refurbished homes, and pocket park workspace + community facilities Issues: decanting and Issues: affordability vs. success communication issues Date: 1960s 57
Gascoigne Residents’ Forum Handbook Learning from Estate Renewal: Past issues and lessons to be learnt from Estate Renewal • avoid the introduction of new gated and unaffordable places • avoid places that are created ‘to‘ the community not ‘for’ the community • Estate renewal can be politically contentious, often due to the above perceptions • can involve disruption and change to established communities sometimes over several years- the impact should be reduced where possible • can result in disagreement between residents and their landlords- communications should be clear Positives - When undertaken successfully, estate regeneration can bring: • safe and better-quality homes for local people; • an increase in supply of new and affordable homes; • more homes of all tenures, • improvements to neighbourhoods incl. a better public realm • new opportunities for training and employment, and • new community facilities, schools and parks etc. (social infrastructure) 58
Gascoigne Residents’ Forum Handbook What is Estate Renewal? Managing the impact - Any plan for major changes to a social housing estate needs to be • treated carefully and sensitively and • carried out with the close involvement of residents. For regeneration to be a success there must be • resident support for proposals, • based on full and transparent consultation from the very start of the process, and • meaningful ongoing involvement of those affected. Best practice approach to resident engagement: • Building capacity • Explain what’s in it for the existing community? • Include both leaseholders and freeholders in the conversation as well as the wider community • Explain the delivery processes 59
Gascoigne Residents’ Forum Handbook Gascoigne Estate Renewal Issues Build ings of mixed q uality parks and uality playgrounds Poor q The Objectives - White Arkitekter Gascoigne The Big Picture Low q uality ‘in betwee nt of car use ove n’ spaces n encourageme r walking & cycl ing A Unsaf e paths & cul-d P oor-quality streets e-sacs 60
Gascoigne Residents’ Forum Handbook Gascoigne Estate Renewal Vision Central park exible & inviting tegrated draina C Pr Fl spaces In ge (SuDs) Active Landscap es out Urban living roo Rou tes through rich ms green spaces What is Estate Renewal? Riverside hang oductive Landsc Innovative sustainable arc apes hitecture P lay on the way onvivial spaces afe & connected S 61
Gascoigne Residents’ Forum Handbook GASCOIGNE EAST Development Plan Three phases. • Phase 1: Demolition and the first phase of 381 new homes, known as Weavers Quarter and Greatfields school. • Phase 2: planning application for 546 new homes at the Northern end. • Phase 3: will deliver a further 560 new homes in a mix of affordable rents, shared ownership and for sale. • Phase 4 will deliver up to 850 new homes. Weavers Quarter - www.sharetobuy.com 62
Gascoigne Residents’ Forum Handbook What is Estate Renewal? GASCOIGNE WEST Development Plan • 11 June 2018 outline planning permission was granted for new homes on the western side of the Gascoigne estate in Barking was approved. • The proposal involves demolishing and replacing 179 flats bordering St Pauls Road and Abbey Road, Barking. • Phase 1: Construction is underway for 201 new homes. • Phase 2: Will deliver a further 386 homes. • The development will result in much-needed regeneration comparable to the award-winning redesign of the Gascoigne East neighbourhood, promising significantly more and better-quality housing, in a mix of sizes. Gascoigne West- www.whitearkitekter.com 63
Gascoigne Residents’ Forum Handbook What’s happening in your area? What’s happening in Phase 1 completed - Gascoigne West Weavers Quarter All three phases of development This phase of redevelopment was on this side of the area are now completed in March 2019 and all the ready foWr devheloapmt’esnt hor ahapve penihnomges iarne noywoocucurpiead.rea? construction underway. The first The Gascoigne Community Centre PHASE 2 - construction Phase 2 East construction nWehawt’shhaopmpeneinsg iinn the area wWielalvberes Quarter will be moving shortly to itsPHASE 1 - completed cGoasmcopignlee tWeesdt in January 2022. temporary home in the unit under All three phases of development on this side of the area are now ready for development or have LariSahatredCourt untill its permanent65% affordable 100% affordable 381 526 new public the area will be completed in January 2022. homes homes courtyard homes homes park home in Phase 2 is completed.This phase of redevelopment was completed in March 2019 and all Demolition has been completed. Construction is the homes are now occupied. The Gascoigne Community Centre will be moving shortly to its temporary home in the unit under Lariat Court untill its permanent home in Phase 2 is completed. in autumn 2022. 2 1 3A School 33AA 3B 11 444 4 4 Gascoigne East Gascoigne West 64
Gascoigne Residents’ Forum Handbook Phase 1 - Phase 2 - Gascoigne West Side East construction Construction is underway of 201 Demolition has been completed. new homes with rents from £137 per Construction is underway on the week. We’ll be planting more trees first homes and further phases will and improving the public spaces. start over the next year. The first Phoenix Park the community homes will be ready in autumn 2022. co-designed pop up park is open and being enjoyed by local residents. Phase 3A & 3B East Greatfields School What is Estate Renewal? Phase 3A has demoltion underway Once the school is complete, it will and the construction of 200 new include an all-through education homes will commence in early 2022. campus for a total of 2,400 primary, Phase 3B has decanting still ongoing. secondary and sixth form students. Phase 3 & 4 - Moving home Residents are still moving from Phase 3B and this will continue till mid 2022. If you live in this phase you should have been contacted by a Be First Decant co-ordinator to assist with your move. Phase 4 is a large phase that will be handled block by block. The first blocks in phase 4 to be decanted will be Earlsdown and Oban House and this will commence in December 2021. If you live in these blocks a decant co-ordinator will contact you in due course. 65
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Gascoigne Residents’ Forum Handbook References GASCOIGNE EAST www.befirst.london/project/gascoigne-east GASCOIGNE WEST www.befirst.london/project/gascoigne-west ROYAL INSTITUTE OF BRITISH ARCHITECTS www.architecture.com URBAN LEXICONS www.sites.google.com/view/urbanlexicons www.urbanlexicons.org PROJECT FOR PUBLIC PLACES www.pps.org /ar ticle/what-is-placemaking Contact details GRF BE FIRST REPRESENTATIVE: Sadia Ur-Rehman [email protected] 68
Gascoigne Residents’ Forum Handbook Further Information Jargon Buster SUSTAINABILITY The ability to meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet theirs. This is usually focussed on the environment. However, it also involves economic and social aspects too. CLIMATE CRISIS The threat of highly dangerous, irreversible changes to the global climate. This is described as a crisis because it is likely to cause extreme heatwaves, dried up reservoirs and rising sea levels amongst others. PLANNING PERMISSION Most new buildings or major changes to existing buildings or to the local environment need consent - known as planning permission SNAGGING/ DEFECTS PERIOD Definition of the process of inspection necessary to compile a list of minor defects or omissions in building works for the contractor to rectify. CO-DESIGN an approach to design that actively involves all stakeholders (e.g. communities, council and end users) in the design process to help ensure the result meets their needs and is usable. FEASIBILITY STUDY An assessment of the practicality of a proposed plan e.g. providing a certain amount of homes on a particular site. APPOINTMENT Where an architect or consultant is legally chosen for a particular job. 69
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