Urban design Studio , Hackney central, London

Road Network and Pedestrian Pattern

N

Kenmure road

Mare street

Railway station

Mare street

Paragon road

Graham road

Amhurst road

Dalston lane

Bus garage

Legend

Major roads

Church

Minor roads

Pedestrian path way

Key plan

•The busy street with traffic congestions. •Unclear pedestrian link so it difficult get around the area. •Clear and legible land marks such as church of St. John , St. Augustine tower .

Tesco Parking Town hall

Urban design Studio , Hackney central, London

•Hackney commands strategic position •Predominantly Residential use mixed with Commercial activities

•Total site area 36.8 ha approx

Residential

Green

Commercial

Public spaces

Strong local landmarks

N Broad Land Use Representation

High density area ,tall residential blocks

Green Predominantly residential uses with mixed uses

Public Uses

Area with good architecture character and clear building edges

Poor architecture quality (facades and building edges ) and the area is not visually appealing as compared other areas in Hackney

Organized commercial

Local retail and eateries

Key plan

Legend

mixed use

Children's play area

Urban design Studio , Hackney central, London

Built Mass

Clarity of the area

•Intrusion of the over head railway line into views of the Hackneys main landmarks , Visually isolated spaces. Lack of visual continuity to the street and difficulty for pedestrians. •Unclear building edges especially on morning street .

Obstruction to view due to railway line

Hackney town hall

St. Augustine tower church of St. John Retail Retail

N

Isolation of space by railway line skyline

X

y

X

Section X X

Section YY

y

Urban design Studio , Hackney central, London

Pedestrian and Public Recreational Spaces

•Unattractive and blur pedestrian links between the public spaces and green •Lack of sinages for pedestrian direction •Due to heavy bus traffic it is unsafe and difficult to cross the mare street for shopping .

Tesco

St. Augustine tower

Pedestrian way

Conflict area

•Unorganized advertisement boards and shops signage etc makes Mare street unpleasing . •Non permeable building mass leads to less or no surveillance and hence the area become potentially unsafe . •Lack of quality facilities for sitting and stopping •Under developed green space leads to underutilization

Legend

Pathways with no surveillance

Detail at ‘A’

Detail at ‘B’

A

B

•The parking in front gives unpleasant look , further land can be put into better usages .

•Unclear building edges .

N