ID:298 | Open in NocoDB | Type:Photo | Themes:4 | Attachments:1 | Finding:63 chars | Connections:0→0 | Location:52.50882056575402, -2.0865334754134923 | Weather:None | Date:Monday 12 July 2021 | Press 'D' to close

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Flower for the High Street Pick up your flowers on the way home - Sita Patel More than human high street 1.png
Flower for the High Street Pick up your flowers on the way home
Added to Archive Thursday 10 March 2022
Experienced Monday 12 July 2021
Last Updated Tuesday 27 January 2026
Location 52.50882056575402, -2.0865334754134923
Season Summer
Type Photo
Themes Growing Nature Plantlife Tiny Things
What was/is/if What is
More tagged with theme Tiny Things
Small slow sway of sign on street - 210715 1600 Speeds.png
Moment of silence - no people / cars (seconds) - 210730 1515 Tiny Things.png
Gentle flapping of purple bin liner hanging out of bin - 210715 1600 Speeds.png
A bowl of nature Nature's cereal, only to be consumed by wildlife. - Sita Patel More than human high street 3.png
Tiny shrub on top of church - 210730 1400 Tiny Things.jpg
More tagged with theme Nature
The interior of the community kitchen would be inviting and colourful to create a positive atmosphere. The colours were abstracted from one of our group collages of food. The kitchen counters are not considered as a back of house element; they have been combined with seating as we are trying to embrace the cooking process. The kitchen desk is designed in a way so multiple people can work together from all sides, with central storage for herbs. The facade of the kitchen contains a small window so food can be sold outside. We have also created a vertical herb garden so it can be used in the community kitchen. We wanted to keep these below eye-line so people outdoors have a clear view into what’s going on inside. This street section shows activity from the back of the community kitchen to the other end of the street and how all these elements are working coherently. The street is filled more with people rather than cars. We believe that the outdoor seating, more trees, canopies and street lights can attract people to connect with the High Street. - 1_FhlTHeqQ2vTYTBYjPskjSg.png
Buddleia and ferns growing in the guttering reaching for the sky - 210731 1050.jpg
By using the courtyard space as allotments, it will create a social hub for the local people and connect it to local businesses and stores. - 1_Vpf99A9HuEdBxMXJ0etfRw.png
By utilising the passageway to display exhibition work from local institutions it would not only encourage them to create their crafts, it will celebrate their work and the range of crafts that Dudley has. - 1_gn_wBbjR1V2hU-J3fumonA.png
Weeds growing on pavement - 210730 1515 Tiny Things.png
More tagged with theme Plantlife
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
This gift represents the green spaces around CoLab Dudley and the connections they have to the high street. The black point marks the location of the High Street and the other pins mark each green space within the High Street’s immediate location. The lines act as a travel route that you may take in order to get from one green space to another. From this we can establish that there is a lack of greenery in some spaces. This then impacts the High Street as people do not need to use it as a travel route. By simply creating more of these green spaces like in the top right it will add more connections to the High Street which will draw more people to this particular location. - 1_WLglSFOiAMFtPQP5AWk-9w.png
Buddleia and ferns growing in the guttering reaching for the sky - 210731 1050.jpg
By utilising the passageway to display exhibition work from local institutions it would not only encourage them to create their crafts, it will celebrate their work and the range of crafts that Dudley has. - 1_gn_wBbjR1V2hU-J3fumonA.png
A green wall facade across the passageway could create a bold landmark to attract people to the courtyard space. - 1_zvyI4boskcIdwDPq-6EbUw.png