ID:340 | Open in NocoDB | Type:Drawing | Themes:9 | Attachments:2 | Finding:66 chars | Connections:0→0 | Location:52.50920805442623, -2.085037302598278 | Weather:1 tags | Date:Thursday 7 October 2021 | Press 'D' to close

Dudley Time Portal

Waste of space? Building in decay. Timber, signage, falling apart. - 211007 1500 Waste 3.png
Waste of space? Building in decay. Timber, signage, falling apart.
Added to Archive Wednesday 3 November 2021
Experienced Thursday 7 October 2021
Last Updated Tuesday 27 January 2026
Location 52.50920805442623, -2.085037302598278
Season Autumn
Type Drawing Text
Weather Overcast
Themes Architecture Care Connection Decay Material Stories Unused Waste Words
What was/is/if What is
More tagged with theme Decay
Building Deterioration There was a familiar aesthetic regarding the buildings during the initial site visit to Dudley High Street. However, a large proportion of the façades that look onto the street have noticeable damage, graffiti or structural issues. With that said, these images (right) are an insight into some of the damage. If the local authorities saw the high street as a priority, then damages and aesthetics would have been resolved and fixed. However, as there are multiple damages, this assumes that this high street is not one authority wish to preserve. That said, this opens an opportunity. Instead of being a conservationist and repairing these buildings to their former glory, why not make them a statement piece within the high street. Possibly by placing a blanket ban on all of the current materials seen on the street. Instead, any repairs must be in Zero carbon / Carbon negative materials. This could then become an educational street with great architectural character. Both combined may increase the high streets footfall. The first step would be to highlight any listed buildings or monuments within the high street. - Ryan Cooksey Building Deterioration.png
Unused shop, spray painted numbers - 210731 1050.jpg
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
Water pouring from broken downpipe - 210731 1050.jpg
[What do you notice if you imagine you are a worm / a bird / somebody else?] weed under bench, rusting lamppost, vehicles, business - 211110 1730 Views.png
More tagged with theme Material
Faded paint on strandboard - 210731 1050.jpg
This gift was created to highlight different points in the social spaces on the high street. Aspects that we can improve on and celebrate. One point found was to incorporate more green spaces to improve health and wellbeing. The other to celebrate the textures and embossings in Dudley’s early ironworking. These ornaments were created by melting sweets and printing patterns onto them. - 0_bLySD-pGcd7BOWUv.png
Provision House paper facade model - Michelle Gartside Paper Facade Model Provision House model.png
Rotten wooden wall - 210731 1030 Decay 3.png
Infrastructure - cladding falling off? - 211110 1730 Decay.png
More tagged with type Text
Abandoned cafe, broken furniture, hanging wires - 210731 1050.jpg
Cigarette buts, gum, litter - 210730 1515 Tiny Things.png
Good survivals - 210731 1403 Identity.jpg
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Faint waft of scented police man and woman - 211110 1730 Smell.png