Best Project Work - Week 3

 For part 001 of our design project, we spatially mapped out the wider Alney Island space in a 'bubble diagram' format. The concept, Glevum, celebrates Gloucester's Roman heritage, with a focus on history, local wildlife, and sustainable practises. The site is divided into 10 main zones:

    1. Linear Woodland Buffer: This area, between two busy main roads, serves as a noise and air pollution barrier, providing safety for visitors while supporting wildlife such as deer, foxes, and hedgehogs. It also prevents further development and enhances the site's visual appeal. 

    2. Welcome Zones: Located at site entrances, these zones offer information, activity sheets, and promote sustainable practises, along with volunteer opportunities during the Glevum Festival.

    3. Old Gloucester Cow Field: This space allows rare Old Gloucester cattle to roam freely, integrating the species into the festivals themes of local history and wildlife conservation.

    4. Nature, Education, and Conservation Hub: Running alongside the River Severn, this nature trail supports local wildlife and educates visitors about regional species. Reusing materials from existing power station, the hub provides year-round resources, workshops, and learning opportunities, including a focus on Glevum's local heritage.

    5. Workshop Zones: These spaces host diverse activities, such as Foodie Workshops, Invention Labs, History Hubs, and Art Sparks, allowing visitors to explore Gloucester's culinary, scientific and artistic history.

    6. Parking: Existing infrastructure is maintained, whilst additional parking supports heavy foot traffic during events, providing overflow parking. 

    7. Local Flavour Zones: The southern zone features a permanent food shop with locally sourced produce, while the northern zone offers a pop-up version during Glevum Festival, highlighting regional specialities like Gloucester cheeses and Old Spot Pork.\

    8. The Musical Circle: This versatile space serves as a live music stage during the festival and hosts year-round performances from musicians to local community groups.

    9. Play Zone: Featuring a mix of permanent nature-inspired play structures and pop-up funfair rides during the festival, this space caters to all ages with sensory elements, vegetable patches, and scavenger hunts. 

    10. Existing Nature Reserve Zones: The establishes Richard's Wood and surrounding nature areas will be preserved, continuing to celebrate Gloucester's rich history and the 500th anniversary of King Richard III charter.

This design emphasises Gloucester's history, wildlife, and sustainability while providing dynamic spaces for both local residents and visitors. The following image shows these zones in more detail on site plan of Alney Island.

Upon reflection, there are a few changes I would make to the site plan. I would add a title, adjust the spacing and orientation for better balance and hierarchy, and include a scale bar and north point. However, I think the legend and colour theme effectively make the zones clear, and the annotation support the drawing well, though the annotation leaders could be improved for clarity.