ID:201 | Open in NocoDB | Type:Text | Themes:3 | Attachments:1 | Finding:35 chars | Connections:0→0 | Location:52.50930166908635, -2.0848552219418237 | Weather:2 tags | Date:Saturday 31 July 2021 | Press 'D' to close

Dudley Time Portal

Rusty streaks running down the wall - 210731 1050.jpg
Rusty streaks running down the wall
Added to Archive Thursday 21 October 2021
Experienced Saturday 31 July 2021
Last Updated Tuesday 27 January 2026
Location 52.50930166908635, -2.0848552219418237
Season Summer
Type Text
Weather Cool Overcast
Themes Control Decay Water
What was/is/if What is
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New sofa - 210730 1600 New.jpg
New T-shirt - 210730 1600 New.jpg
Rotten wooden wall - 210731 1030 Decay 3.png
Another e-cig - 210731 1403 Smell.png
Abundance of flowers welcoming everyone a
More tagged with theme Control
These are stepping stones that we wanted to achieve, with a scale of intervention, starting with small changes that could still have a big impact e.g. street furniture. At the other end of the scale is topography, where larger adaptations can be made for what we want to achieve. - 1_aCYWhkx_P64AMPeLQJIBqw.png
Small tree growing next to wall, high up - 210731 1050.jpg
Space escapes thro' set back corner splay for traffic sightline has spoilt the street intimacy - 210731 1403 Identity.jpg
Hoarding knot 18mm - 211110 1735 Tiny Things 2.png
Drains - 210731 1403 Smell.png
More tagged with theme Decay
Localising Material Accessibility During my initial walk through the High Street of Dudley, I noticed an inevitable decline in the area. There were vacant shops, but those open had apparent facade damage. For the area to thrive, there needs to be an aesthetical uplift. Here I began to question how to make the repairs. On the one hand, one could complete a like for like repair with a deep clean to provide a new lease of life to achieve an aesthetical value. Alternatively, the repairs could be a status of where the street aims to be in the future. To achieve a statement, the implementation of repair work needs to stand out. It needs to be futuristic, a bold contrast to the existing. At this point, I decided that after being informed of the damage the built environment has on the climate crisis, only carbon zero/ carbon sequestering materials would be present during repairs. This does not aim to destroy existing buildings but instead carefully implement repairs creating a patchwork effect across the street. This would then grow over time as more repair work is required. Over time, the high street would transform into a zero-carbon environment. The manufacturing and growth of these materials need to be local, so consideration is vital. This provides an opportunity for the site to be a material producer itself. - Ryan Cooksey Ban Materials.png
Rotten wooden wall - 210731 1030 Decay 3.png
Peeling layers of paint grey, blue, red, green layers of the past revealing themselves... - 210731 1050.jpg
Decaying paint / wall above shops - 210731 1030 Decay.png
Social issues present ... between the two ends of the High Street, one recently improved in terms of materials, recreational areas and spaces for sitting, the other remains in disrepair and is heavily trafficked with completely transitional movement, lack of stopping and communication. - Team Social Street Elevation.png