Summary of this week's activities - w/c 24 November

Hi everyone

I think we're all clear but here are the tasks each of us has offered to take on this week.

Simon: 
1) Masterplans for +30 and +300 years with Lili.
2) Sketch design showing canals running from docks. Perhaps the canals could become irrigation channels leading from the tranquility dock to the commercial urban agriculture site, with on-site reedbeds to clean the water? My SUDS sketch design could then show similar principles, though different techniques used on a smaller, residential scale?

Lili: 
Masterplans for +30 and +300 years with Simon.

Athanase:
1) Sketch design illustrating the theme of urban agriculture in relation to fish-farming in one of the lakes running from the recovered spring-line. This needs to show fish-farming at a commercial scale, rather than individuals fishing (which I'll add to my sketch design for the Recreation Dock).
2) Model of the Thames river edge, showing how access to the Thames has improved and the benefits that this offers i.e. green space running along Thames serving as a shady promenade, viewing platforms offering vistas of the river, housing positioned so that they have good views of the river...
3) Redraw sketch designs for:
a) community garden: I'd suggest including people working together / enjoying the space, as the lack of community spirit is one of the failings we've identified for the site. Perhaps you could include housing that looks similar (e.g. posh social housing) so it's clear that it's people from the same housing complex are using the garden.
b) commercial urban agriculture: Following discussions with Benz I'd suggest that permaculture is shown to be just a small part of the farm, show-casing the latest techniques (so part of the sketch needs to show some animals - Benz suggested chickens as these are small and can easily be accommodated within the limits of an urban space). Perhaps you could include a stall in the sketch, showing how the produce is sold at the farm gate, directly to members of the community. 

Stevie: 
1) Sketch design showing new architectural styles that we would like to introduce. Perhaps you could illustrate both buildings for commercial use and for residential use and how these can be combined within the same building. This will not only cover off both building types but will also back up our argument for mixed-use areas rather than strong zoning of areas in terms of land use.
2) Model illustrating green roofs, green walls, green bridges.

Jenny: 
1) Model and sketch for culverted road and running between the docks and new viewing platform over the docks.
2) Modify some of this week's sketch designs in light of Tom's comments.

Anka: 
1) Habitat plan for Ecology Dock area and borders of Thames. 
2) SUDs sketch design.
3) Re-structure storyboard.

Outstanding tasks:
Cost plan
Plan of existing site

And I hope you all get some well-deserved sleep!

Anka