DESIGNING FOR EQUALITY
ARCHITECTURAL PROPOSAL
THE BRIEF
Racism has been a problem in Burnley for a while. Since the 2001 race riots there has been a divide, more specifically between White & Asian people. This is emphasised with movements such as the British National Party - a far-right, fascist political party who won its first seat in 2009 after 8,000 votes - as well as events such as the White Lives Matter Burnley plane banner in 2020, flown in Manchester during a televised Burnley F.C. I believe that racist characteristics are engrained passively from a young age. To counteract this, my project will be a Football centre where children from ages of 3-10 years old can play. This will help build community via social activity, allowing positive relationships to be formed. This will change the stereotype within Burnley & allow a closer community, more understanding of one another. this will keep children away from the streets & dangerous areas, finally giving them a safe place to practice sport & complete enriching activities to aid their development from a young age.
INITIAL THINKING
DOUBLE HEIGHT SPACES WILL GIVE THAT VISUAL LINK BETWEEN PARENT & CHILD. THE PARENTS WILL HAVE THEIR OWN SPACE TO SOCIALISE AWAY FROM THE CHILDREN, WHILST STILL BEING ABLE TO BE THERE FOR THEIR KIDS & KEEP THEM SAFE, SHOULD ACCIDENTS OR INJURIES OCCUR.
A LACK OF MODERN & AESTHETICALLY EXCITING ARCHITECTURE ENTICED ME TO CREATE SOMETHING AWAY FROM THE CONTEXT OF BURNLEY. I WANTED TO CREATE A CURVED ROOF, LINKING TO THE MOTION OF A FOOTBALL NET. THIS WOULD GIVE THE SITE & CONTEXT A NEW POINT OF INTEREST THAT STANDS OUT.
SITE SECTION SHOWS SURROUNDING CONTEXT OF A RIVER, A LISTED MILL BUILDING, & THE BRIDGE OVERSEEING A PATH THROUGH THE CENTRE OF BURNLEY. ALL OF THESE SECTIONS ARE KEY & WILL PLAY A KEY ROLE IN THE DESIGN OF MY BUILDING.
TRANSPORT LINKS ARE KEY, WHICH ARE SET AROUND ACTIVE WAY, THE MAIN ROAD RUNNING ALONGSIDE THE SITE. THIS LEADS TO VARIOUS DIFFERENT ROUTES IN & OUT OF BURNLEY, MEANING ACCESS TO THE PROPOSAL IS SIMPLE. THIS WILL LEAD TO A HIGHER FOOTFALL, THEREFORE LEADING to more YOUNG lives being changed.
ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGY
ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGY
TACTILE DETAILS
1:5 TACTILE DETAIL
1:20 TACTILE DETAIL
A KEY FEATURE OF MY DESIGN WAS THE STEPPED, OUTDOOR SEATING AREA, ALLOWING THE USER A CHOICE OF VIEWING THE SPORTS FROM INDOORS OR OUTDOORS. DUE TO THE EVER-CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS, THIS WAS VITAL IN ALLOWING THE SPACE TO BE AN ALL-WEATHER SPACE. IT ALSO DOUBLES UP AS A PLACE TO PLAY WHEN CHILDREN ARE RESTING, ALLOWING THEM QUALITY TIME WITH THEIR FAMILIES & ALLOWING THEM TO KEEP PRACTICING AWAY FROM THE PITCH.
VISUALISATION
