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Transport

This proposal considers issues around vehicle access, safety, parking and road infrastructure.

History

This proposal is related to issues which deal with preservation, memory and conservation as well as new interpreta-tions of historical traces.

Walking

This proposal places an emphasis on walking as the key driver in the design. Walking is not only important to health, but also increases interactions, ensuring a thriving and active village.

Interaction

This proposal tackles mixed social use, enhancing interactions, relationships and connections both physically and socially.

Street Scape

This proposal considers the character and funcationality of the ‘street’.

Transition

This proposal uses transition as a key driver in the design process. Transitions can relate to the change in built form, activity and social elements.

Play

This proposal considers the idea of ‘play’ within a design. Playgrounds for example are born out of strong community involvment and are involved in the every aspect of community life.

Landscape

This proposal relates to the landscape and rural context. It proposes ideas around green spaces, bio-diversity and ecology.

Housing

This proposal deals with housing on the site. The design approach tackles both housing planned by the housing associa-tion and proposes alternative designs for the site.

SSmall Ideas BookThis document contains small scale proposals, ideas and interventions for the site.

Identity

This proposal considers ways to enhance the village’s character and identity. It refers to elements which make Forkhill unique and attempts to build upon them.

Civic centre in the small Belgian village of

Corner Entrance

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The new face of the site has to be as open as possible, in order to demonstrate the life of the new area. The corner is an important spot for the village, stairs lead smoothly to the creche, the cafe/library and the new playground of Forkhill.They allow an easy connection for the entire village.

Interactions and Connections

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S2 A creche, a cafe/library and some public activities outside will bring people from the village and its surroundings. They are visually connected to allow people to meet and to regenerate a community spirit. The trees are also located in the opposite parts of the site to link through the village.

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S3 Open Spaces for KidsThis design is concerned with the needs of kids and tries to set up a connection linking the kids and the community in Forkhill.

1.Proposed location of the kids facilities

2.A pedestrain pathconnecting the facilities

3.Green spaces along the path and a proposed botonical garden nearthe crech

4.A meeting point engagingthe interaction betweencommunity and kids

Wood WallKids’ Stage

Green Path

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Concept Generation

Gabion BenchGabions are units of caged stones that can beassembled quickly on site and replicated easily. Benches can be constructed using these structuresand placed freely around the village without havingto be fixed at locations.

Simple & natural materialsEasy assemblageFlexible formBlending into exisitng context

exisitng context: stone fences in Forkhill an example of a gabion bench skethes of a bench in context

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stone fences in Forkhill example of gabion bench sketches of bench in context

The Missing CornerThe real purpose of naming the corner as `missing’ isthat the original housing design has simply ignored this corner. Different approaches have been tested and the proposal suggests using the corner as a free gym with footpaths alongside to focus on a walkable interactive neighbourhood.

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Plans showing location of the missing corner

One approach to an active neighbourhood is to use the corner for a creative activity:-Provide a footpath around it and connections to the housing and wider site to create a walkable neighbourhood.-Design free sports facilities for residents to enable more interaction.

Differences in levels leads to the creation of a varied spatial experience.

People can play at one level whilst others are sitting or chatting below.

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Option 1 Open playground with temporary facilities...

Option 2 Public house...

Interaction: Sharing one space Interaction: Talking

The Connection PointThe proposal shows two options of connectingthe housing site to the wider site. One is with anopen space with temporary facilities and the other is a public house with an accessible roof for everyone.The main aim is to maximise the possible interaction.

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S7MemoryOn a site where history has been so turbulent itseems pertinent that a memorial exist in some formin order that lessons be learnt from conflict on a larger scale. A community built gabion wall is a suggestion marking the entrance to the site and a symbol of the site returning to the community. Research Appendix R17

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Maintain existing access to telephone exchange

Community built gabion wallShop frontage

Playground view

Site of barrackwall door

Trig points on Slieve Guillion - Tradional stone markers

Konzept Haus - exampleof a modern gabion interpretation.

Use of local stone reinforces the connection to the landscape.

‘The Art ofForgetting’A useful bookaddressing theissues ofmemorial space.

An Orchard is anespeciallyevocative image.

How torepresentmemoriesof conflict?

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S8 MemoryA community built gabion wall is a memorial suggestion marking the entrance to the site and a symbol of the site returning to the community.It becomes a useful public space by incorporating anotice board and public seating. Research Appendix R18

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Examples of Gabion wall construction detailsshowing how they could be fixed to an existingwall and the external finished aesthetics that can be achieved.

Telephone Exchange Gabion Screen Elevations:

Gabion & Stone benchGabion wall construction Gabion clean finish

Community Notice Boards

Seating and Shelter

Maintaining Original Access

Community Built Local Stone Gabions

Joseph Beuys for the Documenta in Kassel

Gilles Clément for the Biennale of the Estuaire, in Nantes

A memorial in Albania by the architecture

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S9 The future of Forkhill is implicitly related to its memory. Planting trees today that will grow involves a positive change. They can be used to connect the village and maintaining some calm. The helipads can. be turned into white benches almost like a memorial and enlivened by the sound of children near by. R17

Three Approaches to the Helipads“Respect the history of the site, and appropriately protect and integrate features of the archaelogicaland built heritage.” (”Creating places”, DOE, DRDpg 16)

Interaction points on site

Proposed bridge across helipad providing views over Forkhill

Merton priory ruins protected from erosion by the flyover overhead

A second world war pillbox in Portadown, Northern Ireland

Maintain and leave exposed -with a protective boundary to prevent damage from tree roots

Remove and re-plant - Their positions are found by markeddifferences in the ground

Treatment of the existing helipads:

Site for greenhouses

Soil marks, Slieve Gullion

Hawthorn rootsgrowing over tesserae

Tree planting limited

Forest Research, “Trees and Forestry on Archaeological sites in the UK: A review document, www.forestry.gov.uk

Maintain and cover -build over them using unobtrusive foundations to leave open the option of re-discovery

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Contour, Setting and IntegrationIrish rural and village architecture has a sensitive and comfortable relationship with the landscape. The barracks was a prominent block ignoring all its surroundings. The new development can be in complete contrast, sheltering and resting naturally.

Run with the slope buildings step down contours or narrowly traverse.

Use existing boundaries, hedgerows or tree lines to integrate.

The barracks ignored all the characters of setting, boundary or slope.

Use Building on Tradition, a Sustainable Design Guide for the Northern Ireland Countryside for more information about vernacular design.

Traditional forms should use the existing boundaries, context, existing roads and contours of the site. Density near Main Street will give a natural growth pattern to the development.

Site Sketch of StreetscapesIn contrast to the barracks, this design settles into the landscape. Could the empty footprints be unbuilt to subtly indicate the history of the site.

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climbing plants christmas lights

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S13 Football FenceAn extensive length of fencing is required to surround a football pitch. This could be utilisedin creative ways to enhance the aesthetics of thearea and provide extra functions. Research Appendix R1 R8

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S14 Playground Apple Press SeatAs County Armagh is orchard County this designproposes that an area of the old helipad be givenback to the community and incorporated in to the playground in the form of a traditional apple press toprovide a historicaly engaged form of play. Research Appendix R9

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Traditional apple mills

An example of the playground area located by the orchard.

Celebrating the orchard

How each element could be linked.

S15 Childrens Playground & Apple PressA smaller scale press for children to be incorporatedinto the playground in the form of an apple presstoy to provide a historicaly engaged form of play andlink the playground with the surrounding orchards.


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Nils Norman-‘An architecture of play’

Traditional Mill and pressAdventure Playground Proposal

Playground Vernacular-How community builtplaygrounds can look

Abstracted Apple press toy that would be safe for children

A traditional wooden press

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S16 Public Space and ‘Play’The football pitch should be as best integrated into the landscape as possible and open to other publicuses when it is vacant. The surrounding woodland areas will act as a noise buffer as well as help minimise the visual impact of any floodlights. Research Appendix R9

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Diagrams showing how the location of the football pitch was chosen as well the rotated options for a North /South facing pitch and a East / Westlayout.

Pitch with seating option Pitch with seating and storageThe Garden of LostFootsteps

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Long plots as multi-functional hobby spaces

Long strips could be utilised for a number of different buildings sharing a similar activity such as gardening.

Plans, elevations and sketches exploring differentfunctions and vernacular long plots.

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Similar and limited opportunities for interaction.

Move the earth and change the levels.

Interesting spaces are created.

To make a space that can inspire people’s creativity and is active and busy. Using the contours to divide the space and make a different and interesting public realm.

The muti-functional space is surrounded by other spaces and becomes the central area.

Public Spaces and TopographyChanging landscape to create a public central space for villagers’ activities.

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Public Buildings and FacilitiesIn the northwest part of the housing area, a piece of land can be used as playground. The south could connect the housing to the rest of the site, and could be the location of a public building bringing activity to the rear top of the newly proposed street.

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Views of the housing area exploring public space and community buildings.

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Adding a terrace for increased views and street surveillance and increased opportunities for chatting.

-Tree-lined street

-Bigger openings with revolving shades

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-Green fence-Street lights

-Pavement (shared surface)

Whilst there are no possibilities of redesigning the houses there are somesimple alterations for improving them tobe more site specific and increase humaninteractions...

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A series of ideas exploring methods of adapting housing proposed by the Housing Association to increase shared space, surveillance and interaction.

Housing Suggestions

Sitting on the hill randomly Sitting on the contours of the hill An ideal approach: Hybrid Space

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Sitting at west end of site four attached houses in row for more energy conser-vation, maximumgain of sunlight with the east-west allocation green fences,private gardens and car parking with communal areas in the middle of each cluster.

Proposals for housing situated on the hill with the optimum use of sunlight and maximum interaction with the wider neighbourhood. The ideas create a more active neighbourhood with the most social interaction while respecting the landscape.

Pedestrian Activity on School Road:Lighting and Shared Surfaces

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Pedestrian streets: Mackel + DohertyArchitects - masterplan Darrara, Cork

Solar powered lighting

View of School Road at dusk featuring light installations and alternative road surfaces

Section of School Road showing widened pedestrian footpaths, fronted by retail, to bring activity to the street

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This proposal focuses on methods which offer priority to pedestrians and ideas to make School road - with the addition of buildings addressing the street - a popular thoroughfare.

Bryan Davies Elaheh HajdaeiAndrew JewsburyMax LeeVinh LinhHuiyan LiuMatthew MartinkovicJing PengImogen Softley PierceCatherine TucknuttBingxin Xia

With thanks to Fearghal MurrayFADDASam Vardy

MMedium Ideas BookThis document combines proposals from the ‘Small Ideas’ and ‘Large Ideas’ book to form a series of masterplans.

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M1 Streetscape and TransitionsThis masterplan explores the streetscape and character of public spaces created in the village and across the site. Vernacular ideas of strip plots and setting knit the design and village together and encourage slowness, interactions and activity.

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Community The creche forms a focus with the cafe, small library, toy library and meeting rooms all accessed together. The amphitheatre which feeds off the new public square on Main Street, will be an impromptu meeting point and a venue for screenings or performance. The sports pitch uses the industry parking to ensure inhabitation throughout the day.

StreetscapeCareful consideration has been given to School Road. We have created a safe environment by playing with different surfaces and tree lines. Pedestrian routes weave across the site, and along linear plots full of activity. Low walls, paths, fences and levels, raised beds, garden stores, and shelters are all used to define the strips, evolving with time and use.

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M1 Streetscape and TransitionsThis drawing demonstrates the links and connections that the design could encourage. There is a natural pattern of growth responding to the existing terraced levels in Forkhill. The diagrams show ideas and concepts around streetscape.

Forkhill Village Plan

forms adapted to the topography

varied surfaces and tree lines along School Road

active frontages graduated to the context

strip pattern and form

pedestrian access

transition from centre to rural

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M1 Streetscape and TransitionsSketch perspective views indicate a sense of space, form and activity. They show the buildings responding to the contours and the streets in the landscape.

View of the New Square on Main Street

View to Crosslieve Past the Creche

View of Vegetable Plots from the Housing and McCreesh Park

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M1 Streetscape and TransitionsProcess work and sketch masterplans show how the design has developed and brought together a range of ideas.

Reinforcing the edge of School Road

Strip massing across the gradients of the site

Courtyard public space Green pedestrian routes

Activity and Focus to Main Street

Varied street views and frontages

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M1 Streetscape and TransitionsThis drawing indicates form and space, strip massing and the contour response. There is a careful consideration of context, re-emphasising Main Street and creating visible activity and slowness in the village, by encouraging walking.

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seperating roads fromfootpaths

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locating elements by functionality & proximity

new street exisitng roads and node

Public Spaces that ‘Grow’Ideas that are embedded in the design.

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Junction of School Road & Main Road

Visitors are drawn into the site by shops, cafe, restaurants.

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Footpath leading into public space & on-road loading zone for industrial units

Public space continues overthe car access into the public space.

Public Spaces that ‘Grow’Images that visualise qualities of some of the important spaces within the proposal.

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Seperating vehicles from pedestrians and linking similar spaces by functionality. Two main public areas are created engaging people in different activities.

Public Spaces that ‘Grow’Working drawings of the development stages.

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Car access is separated from pedestrian paths. Vehicles enter the site on the oneway ‘loop’. Streets are created by positioning shops in rows.

Two triangles: Red for future development and yellow for public space.

A single car access is established with two car parks. The commercial area to the south would naturally blend into the more leisure public space to north.

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Public Spaces that ‘Grow’ A masterplan that integrates a commercial and a leisure public space into a continuous promenade.

A single car access provides dropping off points for the creche and the football pitch, and parking spaces for shoppers and visitors. The football pitch is not isolated but located near to the public spaces to become part of the habited village and not a caged activitiy. Red dotted areas on the north and west perimeters could be used for any future development.

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M3 Public Space & ‘Play’Focusing on play and recreation as focal spaces in a community. This strategy looks at the reinterpre-tation of the barrack traces. These traces inform thecreation of new elements of public space within alandscape that allows interaction between all areas.

An emphasis is placed on pedestrian connections encouraging interactions between the different users. The scheme makes use of the existing road structure to maximise the amount of pedestrian use & safe public space. The scheme is designed to bring together routes from the new school to the Creche as well as the Public square, playground and foot-ball pitch which become the focal public spaces.

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M3 Public Space & ‘Play’Focusing on play and recreation as focal spaces in a community. This strategy looks at the reinterpre-tation of the barrack traces. These traces inform thecreation of new elements of public space within alandscape that allows interaction between all areas.


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Engaging with School Road and opening up the site’s SE corner to address Main Street as well as stimulating activity at the rear of the site.

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Creating pedestrian pathways and lanes that draw upon the loanens that once existed within the village - connections of different scales across the site.

Relationships between different areas of the site. The creche, playground and sports pitch are all linked in a car free area, also allowing a safe connection to the new school site.

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Placing importance on the pedestrian and encouragingwalking both within the site, and through the village.

M3 Public Space & ‘Play’Three initial plans, formed around themes of play,memory, public interaction and connections. Thesethemes were further explored to produce acomposite plan made up of various elementsexplored in these drawings.


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Section through site, indicating how areas and facilities relate to the existing topography.

Proposing a public area that sits within the existing topography, maximising sight lines across the site.

Proposing different scales of connection through the site, recognising the individual nature of the site in terms of ecology and historical traces.

Proposing to connect the existing village to the site by using trees - a new planting. The unplanted parts will be shaped by the importance of play as a means for interaction.

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View from the secure play area, outside the creche, towards the public playground and cafe.

View from the football pitch towards the market space, shops and site entrance.

The playground, a mainly green space amongst the concrete traces of the helipads uses play to stimulate interactions. The shop/market square by the site entrance is paved to allow the market stalls to create informal streets, with trees that connect across the site.

LLarge Ideas BookThis document contains large ideas which consider the site in a wider context.

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Player & Spectator RelationshipWatching a sport should be as exciting an eventas playing it. A football pitch should be designed toenrich the intimacy of the relationship between players and spectators. It is therefore important toprovide viewing points close to the pitch.

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View northwards of proposed footpath towards Gaelic football pitch

Large sections of the Antrim Hills Way walk pass through privately owned land

Exploring footpaths through surrounding fields

Links Through the VillageThe development has the opportunity to use existing connections in the village, such asre-instating the loanens, and to explore new links. Aconnection to the new school is vital as well as thepossibility of a link to the football club and comm-unity centre to connect facilities through walking.

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Possible link between the existing Gaelic football club, community centre, and the site - a safer route through fields

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Proposal of the helipads joining this network of manmade monuments.

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Helipad at summit of Croslieve, a viewing point over neighbouring villages

Map of local points of interest “Forkhill Barracks Site - Progress Report March 2011.” PLACE -FADDA, page 30

Northern Ireland Monuments and Buildings record. http://www.doeni.gov.uk/niea/built/buildlist.htm

NIEA monuments map

Ring of Gullion - Landscape character area (Doeni)

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Heritage NetworksSurrounding Forkhill are several mandmade ancient structures, such as cairns and enclosures, as well as later structures such as Jackson’s hunting lodge. These maps explore the helipads forming part of this heritage network for the area, as they were manmade in a strong historical context.

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Helipad Historical NetworkThe helipads built by the British Army are histori-cal traces of Northern Irelands struggle through the troubles and are important historical traces of these events. The site is a catalyst for estab-lishing a historic network.

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Historic NetworkRather than being demolished the preservation of the helipads can form a new network with other villages. As ‘artifacts’ they form a unique historical network. They celebrate Northern Ireland’s change and development.

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See backup work for this type of approach in the research book

My initial sketch showing how a strip plot approach could create open public spaces, accesable frontages and building forms leading you onto the site.

Long thin narrow side streets alleyways and archways add variation to the streescape and walking experience. Youghal Co Cork, 2 Dun Laoghaire

Existing site photos show the narrow gaps between plots and buildings as an impor-tant part of villages spatial identity.

Early massing model, though crude shows how ‘long ’finger’ plots can interact dynamically with the existing gradients.

Traditional Irish orchards and town plots often and long farm strips.

StripsMassing experiments are designed to inform the basic approach to how the plot shapes on the site are approached in the final masterplan. Lets take some time to investigate areas that may seem surplus to requirements on first inspection.

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On this page I have tried to develop the massing into an active frontage onto School Road / Main Street

The kids love playng hide and seek in all the alleyways. It’s safe and traffic free.

I like meeting people in the alleyways and having a chat. I like to sit on the grass and surf the web on my i-pad.

I am interested in the juxtaposition of contempo-rary polite modernism with vernacular building treatments

Although this looks far too massive, it shows how massing from strips can develop interesting inbetween spaces, streets and frontages

Here the massing has been reduced, levels dropped and a more sensitive frontage treatment starts to evolve.

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Typology of typical street in Forkhill-Taking Main Street as an example

Definition of School Road-being UNIQUE

1.Different FunctionsThere will be different functions inSchool Road from other streets orroads in Forkhill

For the functions:-Low speed of cars -Encourage locals to stay, rest and walking-Leisure activities, as well as playing and interacting-Plant trees

2.Different Spatial StructureBecause of the particular functions on School Road, it can be more fexible and suitable for leisureand interactive activities.

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Changes in School RoadSchool Road has been abandoned for a long timeThis design is keen on bringing School Roadback to life. By changing the functions and spatialforms of School Road, it could be unique and wellused

Bringing Life To An Empty Football PitchA football pitch may transform into other functionsif located nearby the centre of the village. The large open ground and its facilities can potentially add to the function of a marketplaceor be used for decoration.

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Enhancing Forkhill’s Physical CharacterThe physical density and tightness of Main Street gives Forkhill its ‘village’ character. This is empha-sised by the close proximity of active frontages facing Main street.

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Physical density is highest at School Road, reinforcing the edge and enhancing the centre’s tight character

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Entrance Sequence, Defining Main StreetThe changing views into Forkhill make the village. A new public square is critical to reinforce Main Street as a cohesive, more active place. The telephone exchange provides a backdrop for interaction and an amphitheatre.

The village is visible from the main Newry Road.

Crossing the bridge and entering the village, the change in direction creates a place.

Heading up Main Street, another public space is vital to finish the view, and define Main Street.

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Trees to draw the eye onto the site

Change in surface to define a new public space, connecting across Main Street to form a central place in the village

Amphitheatre and pedestrian entrance to creche and community cafe building

Shops create activity Prominent cafe to attract interest and make the most of the views

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Transition of Green SpaceForkhill has a beautiful rural setting, lying in a valley in the ring of Slieve Gullion. This landscape along with the variety of gardens, orchards, growing spaces and farmland in Forkhill can be used to link the development into the village and its setting.

1835 Map of Forkhill

Green Links and SpacesWoodland, orchards, kitchen gardens, greenhouses, and front gardens all have precedence within the village

1862 Map of Forkhill 1957 Map of Forkhill

Historic maps show ornamental gardens and deliberate tree lines around the village. This idea is about re-establishing these sight lines and variety of green spaces.

The design should acknowledge the setting in the ring of Slieve Gullion

New sports pitch could connect with the school and the Gaelic football club

The tree line along School Road could be replanted slowing traffic and tieing the ends of the village together

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Walking NetworksForkhill once had a stronger connection with the network of towns and clusters of dwellings which surrounded it. These networks have been lost, making the car the dominant mode of transport. Re-connecting the village to these towns can encourage both walking and cycling.

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Various Loanens once connected these towns making them accesible by foot. These paths and lanes have been neglected and lost, limiting Forkhill’s connection with its surroundings.

Re-established walking networks and loanens can inter-link with the already wider established tourist walking routes known as the ‘Poets Trails’.

primary schoolbeauty salon

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insurance brokers

steel manufacturer

grocery store(Daytoday)

banktakeaway

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pubChinese restaurant

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supermarket(Costcutter)

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Newry 14km / 30,000 pplDundalk 11km / 50,000 ppl

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primary schooltakeawayused car dealer

market of local food & drinksbooks, DVDs, games, librarycafeteriacrechepublic playground

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banktakeaway

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market of local food & drinksbooks, DVDs, games, librarycafeteriacrechepublic playground

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Here is a map of the diefferents facilities that you can find in the area of Forkhill. We can see that there is no cafe or library, only a mobile bus coming to Forkhill. Having a cafe combine with a small library to store some books will be a place to enjoy your free time and will be usefull for people coming from other villages around as well.

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library, only a mobile library coming to Forkhill. Having a cafe combined with a small library to store some books will be a place to enjoy free time and be usefull for people coming from other villages around. Research Appendix

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RFurther Information BookThis document provides further information and rese-aerch related to each proposal.

Transport


History


Walking


Interaction


Street Scape


Transition


Play


Landscape


Housing


Identity


Forkhill Childcare CentreAs background research into the proposed childcare centre, we have looked into local provisions of childcare services, space diagrams and precedent studies.

Local Childcare Provision

Childcare Space Diagram

CABE has produced documents on designing sure start centres which can be found at:www.cabe.org.uk/publications/sure-startClients and designers guides are available on CIS.

Initial research shows Forkhill Children’s Centre is a viable proposal. A nearby centre offering care for 0-9 years has 100 children and an equal waiting list. Forkhill could offer a similar service and employ approximately 35 staff.

Lavender Sure Start Childrens CentreHampshire Council Architects (Images from AJ)

This building has a capacity of 55 children and offers care, training, health and library services. Large bright playrooms are lit with roof lanterns and open onto a south facing terrace.

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- create job oppotunities- release parents’ stress and help them to remain in work- a place for children to socialise with others (especially in a rural area)- share materials (such as toys)- provide facilities (such as health care room) and training classes- provide elderly and social activities

STUFF VILLAGERS ELDERLY CHILDREN(<4 year old)

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BENIFITS AND IMPACTS

Forkhill Childcare CentreThe benefits and impacts of the creche and the time table of the usages.

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These two references of community centre are both located in small villages. They multiply func-tions, create visual connections and use common spaces in order to gather people from the village and the surrounding area in order to be a central in the village and a real tool for the users.

Civic centre in Sognies, Belgium by L’Escaut Community centre in Avelgem, Belgium by Dierendonckblancke

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The cities of Kassel and Nantes organise a festival to commemorate war damages of their history. The artists Joseph Beuys (on the top) and Gilles Clément (on bottom) were invited and both decided to plant trees as a symbol of regeneration of life on previously negative site.

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German submarine base in Nantes 1942, location of the actual planting by Gilles Clément

R5 Clachans and Vernacular StreetscapesBy analysing the pattern of 3 local villages, the figure ground reveals ways of creating vibrant streetscapes, character and a sense of place and setting, typical to Irish villages and farm clachans.

Whitestown (with thanks to Fearghal Murray)Walls and buildings are positioned to create a focus in this tiny linear settlement. Parallel dwellings parallel act as a funnel, perpendicular buildings naturally indicate centre.

KearneyThis nucleated village forms an open green space with protection from a telescopic stepping building. A small dwelling marks the village boundary.

KilloughThe main street is a long row of buildings all fronting directly onto the street. Simple variation in height, roof line and window details provide a unique streetscape with a small village green stepped back from the road.

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My initial Sketch Plan, showing how a strip plot approach could create open public spaces, accessible frontages active street scapes.

Long elongated plots are a common typology in Irish towns.

Local historical landmarks tells me to think about the imporatance of strips.

Skinny buildingsIrish peat strip farming on a large scale

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Strip PatternsThe investigation into vernacular patterns shows how strips can create public space.

Below: Historical growth of lanes/ footpaths from school road

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View northwards along School Road - considered dangerous at night for pedestrians

Clifton village - widening the curbs atcorners to make the road safer “Traffic management and streetscape” pg 38.

Suffolk village - on street parking hasslowed traffic. “Traffic management and streetscape” pg 25.

Diagram of desired car flowRed arrows - vehicular travel.When the site is developed, connect-ing School Road to Main Street and the rest of the village is key. The SE corner will draw people passing by up from Main Street.

“Hierarchy of streets: red - main street and approach roads, blue - secondary streets, green - small access streets and lanes.”“Forkhill Barracks Site - Progress Report March 2011.” PLACE -FADDA, page 24.

Proposed accessroads and pedestrian pathswithin site

Traffic, management and streetscape, Department for Transport, TSO 2008

McCreeshPark bungalows

References:

NIEA historical maps

It is important to understand the growth and hierarchy of routes that exist in Forkhill. Thedevelopment of the barracks site will bring activity and further car use to School Road. The car/ pedestrian relationships along it and different access points to the site should be considered.

School Road Analysis

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Eden Bio project Paris Passage 56 community garden: by ‘aaa’

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Treating the Telephone ExchangeIdeas for stuctures and activities around the telephone exchange.

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London’s post war adventure playgrounds are strong examples of areas that emphasised the importance of ‘free play’ rather than ‘fixed play’. A more successful playground is most likely to involve all the community at some level and not have strict, organsised areas of fixed play activities. It should also emerge as a vernacular structure and relate to its context.

An example of a playground that reads as a complete landscape and public promenade is Parc Diagonal Mar, Barcelona by Enric Miralles. The above details show how subtle changes in material and level create divisions between activities.

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CONTOURS AND SECTIONS

The height difference west east across the site is approximately 10 meters.

It is steep near School Road and flat in the west on the site.

The back of the site is considerably higher so offers great opportunities for viewing platforms or lookouts.

School Road is in a steeply sloped, and feels abandoned. To change both sides of the road will make it more com-fortable and active.

Section of the school road

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The Contours and SectionsAnalysis of the site for use in the design process.

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Avoid over excavation. A deep gouge from the hillside creates long term land slippage problems and a poor environment for the householders.

Avoid mounding up to form a flat site. This makes the housemore conspicuous in thelandscape, reduces its ability to retainheat/energy and exposes the exterior to the worst effects of weathering.

A slope can be accommodated without altering the ground, simply by changing the internal floor levels to suit. Seek a naturallyflat site or cut into the hillside. Try to orientate the building with the contours to give an integrated appearance with the land, provide shelter and warmth, and reduce energy loss due to exposure.

1.5 & 2 Storey Split Contemporary Monopitch Split Traditional Stepped Levels

Lighting is equally important to the design. In some areas discrete lighting may be more appropriate than conventional streetlights, but areas will need to be well lit.

Spot Lights Linear lighrs Street bar lights

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Things to RememberThere are a myrid of points that must be consideredin designing a neighbourhood and its houses; like lighting the paths and repecting the contours. Figures1 to 5 are taken from the Cork rural designguide.

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Avoid inappropriate big bulky houses.As a generel rule keep forms as simpleas possible.Dormer windows were not a feature oftraditional Northern Ireland farmhouses.

Two storey houses without dormers acheive a muchsimpler form than storey and half houses with dormers and integrate better into the countryside.

Traditional arrangement of Glebehouses and farmbarns

The simplicity of form and grouping found in traditional Glebe and linearfarmhouses offers considerablescope for breaking down the scaleand complex, bulky massing of manypoorly designed modern houses.These sketches show various combinations and permutations for this.

Farmhouses and farm outbuildings

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- Sites on the lower slopes of hills are preferable.They offer greatest potential for integrating buildingsinto the landscape well.- Sites on the lee of the hill (away from the directionof the prevailing winds) have the added advantage of being more sheltered.

- When sitting on hilly sites cut and fill can be minimised by sitting narrow linear buildings parallel to the contours.OR- by positioning narrow linear buildings at right angles to the contours. In this case floor levels and ridge lines shouldstep down the hillside- this avoids excessively high wallsand ridgelines.

HousingThe NI Rural Design Guide indicates some import-ant principles for housing design. All the figures on this page are taken from The NI Rural Design Guide.

23% decline in the number of Irish farms between 2002 and 2005

75% of Irish farmers who farm part-time

50 km commute done daily by more than 26% of the Irish workforce

10,000 The projected number of full-time commercialfarmers in Ireland in 2020. Today’s figure is 40,000

90% of the population residing within 40km of a large urban centre

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Future of Rural VillagesUsing the site as a catalyst for walking; re-establishing Forkhill’s relationship with the landscape through connections with neighbouring villages and clusters of dwellings, enhancing walking and cycling routes.

*Data courtesy of Bucholz McEvoy Architects

Reconnecting Forkhill with the landscape and establishing new networks

McEvoy Architects’ vision of a ‘learning landscape’ in which rural farm land is used to re-connect people with the landscape through an enviroment designed for learning

Homezone, Gun wharf, Devonport, Plymouth

References:http://www.hamilton-baillie.co.uk/

Car/Pedestrian Relationships and Reducing Tarmac

Range of activities accommodated by footpaths. “Creating places” page 71.

“Car parking - what works where” Design for Homes, English Partnerships, The National Regeneration Agency“Creating places - achieving quality in residentialdevelopments” DOE, DRD, The planning service, roads service May 2000.

Ideas to integrate parking with other activities on the site such as on street parking and shared spaces. Road widths and alternative surfaces can alter the character of streets within the site and on the boundaries.

Reduce tarmacAlternative parking surfaces

Relationship - Cars/Pedestrians - Streets

2 lane traffic with pavements

1 lane traffic with on street parking

1 lane traffic with drop off area, level access

Shared surface - with planting and street furniture used to separate areas.

Fully pedestrianised area - green space.

Access for vans, light industrial

Outside childcare centre

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Mixing parking and pedestrian areas

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Public Transport To & From ForkhillThe bus service from Newry Centre is currently the only regular public transport accessible forForkhill residents.

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Dial-A-Lift A transport service for

individuals living in rural areaswho are unable to,

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Ulster Bus #43 Operates between Forkhill Post Office

and Newry at approx. 2 hr interval.

NI RailwaysNearest railways stations are

Newry and Dundalk.

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Bus Stopin front of McCreesh

Approaching Forkhillfrom Newry Road

What’s in & Around Forkhil or Not?Forkhill is located in a relatively dispersed areawhere local amenities may or may not be providedin all villages. It is therefore important to knowwhat retail facilities Forkhill may benefit from in the future.

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hair dresser x 2


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insurance brokers

steel manufacturer


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computer services

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pet shop / veterinarycar repairs / maintenanceelectronic appliancesfashion & sport items (clothes / shoes)charity shoporganic / local food & drinksbooks, DVDs, games, etc.

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www.militaryheritage.ie/www.sinnfein.orgwww.victims.orgwww.irishavsites.com/www.military.ie/info-centrewww.fsgfort.com/, Fortress Study Group, May 2011

Traces of the barracks on site

KEY: Site of Barracks Site of Watch Tower Site of Helipad/Heliport

References:

Surveillance Towers:

Map of the Army Presence in South Armagh

Bellerks Surveillance TowerCamlough Surveillance TowerCrisverieran Surveillance TowerDrumintee S.T.Drumucknavall S.T.Fathom MT. S.T.Faughill MT. S.T.Foxhall MT. S.T.Glassdrummond S.T.Lisira S.T.Slievebrack S.T.Slievenabala S.T.Strugron Mountain S.T.

Helipads/Heliports:

“Forteresses du derisoire”, Jean-Claude Gautrand, 1977

Historic bunker - a point of interest years later

“Fortifications At Risk” was a 2 day symposium which discussed preservation and possible re-use of 20th century fortifications. It brought together experts from all over the UK: The Landmark Trust, The National Trust, Inspector of Ancient Monuments, CADW and the NIEA historic buildings unit.

Developing the Former Barracks SitesThere are several former barracks sites in Armagh, and Northern Ireland, that are soon be developed. Strategies used in Forkhill can be reused and passed on. A link to the past is significant to the identity of the area.

BelleekBressbrook millCamlough MountainCloughoge MountainCreevekeeranCroslieveDrumaddDrummuckavallFathom MountainFaughillForkhillKeadyLurgan parkMahonMiddletownPortadown Slievebrack

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Entrance SequenceThe entrance sequence into a town is strong part of an Irish towns character. In preserving this sequence or enhancing it, the sense of discovery is increased, giving the town a unique identity and powerful transitional experience.

*Images and text taken from “The Irish Town”, by Patrick Shaffrey.

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Greyabbey Co Down The approach to the village. The bend creates an air of expectation and at the same time helps to slow the traffic down.

On reaching the bend excitement mounts. The stone wall, ivy covered gable and attractive school house creates a pleasent composition

The character of the village is revealed. The builfings, although of varying design, have an attractive uniformity.

More of the village is revealed.

The character and layout of the main street is the climax

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