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Re-use and adaptation of existing elements

WOODLAND PROMENADE

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In 2012 South Park will be at the heart of the Olympic Games experience, a space

that has to absorb the scale of a global phenomenon on a difcult terrain. Thebeautifully sculpted riverine landscape of North Park has been given the spaceto be set apart from the Olympic events that surround it. Its effortless naturalisticforms give way to the tighter, embanked and clearly man-made forms of South Park,

where an archipelago of islands, peninsulas and bridges have been carved outby the river Lea and its accompanying canals. South Parks landscapes have twodistinct territories that could not be in greater contrast; the steeply sloped riverineribbons that maintain the ecological corridor between North Park and Bow Creek

and the raised asphalt plateaus that avoid the polluted soils and provide for largethrongs of spectators to move with ease between the major Olympic venues.Our proposal is to plant a woodland on the Olympic Peninsula. When approached

from the Gateway, North Park and the many entrances to the South Park a woodlandof beautiful trees will separate each building and place them in the scaleless contextof the sky. Like major towers and buildings on a city skyline, the canopy of trees willalter the human scale and clutter of street furniture on the ground and help create a

sense of distance and independent scale between each building.

Create event spaces of various scales Retain vistas to surrounding landmarksFrame vistas to existing landmarks

In landscape terms the dry woodland will give an alternative landscape to the riverinecharacter of the current Olympic Park. The trees will help to reduce wind speedsand dappled shade will promote a range of understory plants not seen elsewherein the park. As one promenades through the wood, between glades, the enclosure

and curve in the plazas form will create a heightened anticipation as one spaceafter another is revealed. The trees will separate each event and the bend in thepromenade will enable each to provide their own contained atmosphere with anability to orchestrate and choreograph the changes needed for special festivals,

performances and events. The woodland will help create the backdrop needed forcreating the changing mise en scene of the contemporary Pleasure Garden.

Create destinct landscape environments

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S5 | 01Create destinct landscape environments

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Glass canopy

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The landscape is designed as a sinuous ow of outdoor spacesoffering framed views along the site and out towards the signicantlandmarks like the Orbit, the Aquatics Centre and the Stadium.The Hub is a natural continuation of this idea.

Two long, thin ranges snake under the tree canopy creating adramatic open space between them. The building is conceivedas a frame rather than another object on the site. It creates

sheltered sunny spaces to sit or queue for tickets. Each elementof the accommodation is a separate pavilion under the canopy.Trees grow through the canopy between the buildings. The cafon the east range and the exhibition space on the west range

are glazed and overlook small clearings which set up preciselyedited views of the Aquatics Centre and the Olympic Stadium.Accommodation needed for the Orbit is under the west canopy,the caf, toilets and bike hire are under the east canopy.

By framing the view of the Orbit using trees and canopies, wevisually isolate it from the tall clutter of buildings emerging inStratford behind it and we create a visual drama by exaggerating

its perceived vertical scale. We associate this kind of movementand framing with Baroque urban and garden design which setout to enhance the emotional impact of moving through parksand cities.

1:50 Detail Section through the Hub Caf.

Section A-A showing the Hub buildings in the landscape looking towards the Orbit. Not to scaleGround Floor Plan 1:400

View X - View of the Hub Caf with the Playground and Aquatic Centre beyond.

View Y - Sketch view of t he Hub with people queuing for the Orbit. View Z - Sketch view of the tree-framed Orbit and the Hub buildings.Sketch diagram of key views.

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1 Changing Places WC

2 Male WC

3 Disabled WC4 Female WC

5 Baby Changing

6 Caf7 Kitchen

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10 Bin store11 Shop

12 Workshop/Storage

13 Staff Welfare14 Ofces

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20 Prayer room21 Lawn

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Green roof

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2. Water Booms

3. Rainbow Garden

4. Shadow Garden

5. Orbit Plaza

6. Hub7. Arcelor Mittal Orbit

8. Balcony

9. Stratford Waterfront

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Section B-B | Gateway 1:250

On arrival over the bridge from the Gateway, clusters of trees dene three clear routes to the South Parks major destinations. To the left is an axial viewinto an oval glade, with framed views to the Hub and Orbit. Directly ahead of the bridge is the route to the Olympic Stadium and to the right the broadwoodland avenue that opens and closes to frame views of the performance spaces in the Shadow and Rainbow Gardens. These nally lead to theinteractive Water Booms at the end of the peninsula, where a water event is in full view of the Belvedere and acts as the chief attraction and gatewayto North Park. The largest of the oval spaces created by the trees, caters for the crowds of visitors arriving and departing from the Orbit. With the Hubs

facilities in close proximity, this oval can also become the largest of the permanent performance spaces, required for special events in the Park.

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View towards the Hub and Orbit

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Section C-C | Promenade 1:500

Summer events: festival, street theatre and concerts Winter events: icerink, market and funfair

Flexibility of oval space for events

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