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Tottenham HaleConnecting with the Landscape Potential

TOTTENHAM HALE, CONNECTING WITH THE LANDSCAPE POTENTIAL

Tottenham Hale , Connecting

with the Landscape Potential

Tottenham, Haringey, England

Tom van de Bospoort

Landscape Urbanism

Architectural Association

2012-2013

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Thanks to all of the Collaborators:

Tom van de Bospoort (TAVDBDesign)

Ada Liu

Fusang Ren

Shawn Yang

Ayumi Nakagawa

Jingtong Tan

Gabriela Pulido Palm

Yujun Zou

Kate Gong

Winnie He

Tutors:

Alfredo Ramirez

Clara Oloriz

Eduardo Rico

Ignacio Lopez Buson


ContentsAbstract 7Lee Valley Park Connections 9

Context - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10

Lee Valley Park - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 11

Reservoir System - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 12

Strategy - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 13

City Wide Rail Connections - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 14

Existing Green Network - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 15

Existing Cycling Routes - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 16

Proposed Cycling Routes - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 17

Efficiency Path - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 18

Tottenham Hale Revamp 21Tottenham, London Borough of Haringey - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 22

Short Path Finding - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 23

Road and Path System - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 24

Existing Buildings - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 25

Proposed Buildings - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 26

Phasing Strategy - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 27

Tottenham Hale Masterplan - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 28

Typology Study - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 29

Tower Typology - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 30

Green Belt - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 32

Axo - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 33

ENTERING THE LEE VALLEY PARK 35Masterplan - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 36

Tottenham Connection - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 37

Network and Program - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 38

Program - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 39

Bridge Typology - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 40

Renders - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 41

References - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 42

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Fig. 1


This project was briefed by Arup’s planning department

and was carried out by the students of the Architectural

Association, in Landscape Urbanism. The final presentation

after 7 days work was presented to Arup, Haringey

Council and the GLA in April 2013.

Brief

The proposal was to connect the areas within Tottenham

with a green corridor. This had two main areas of

implementation, which were the Tottenham Hotspur

Stadium, connecting it to the Lee Valley Park. The second

area of implementation was the area of Tottenham Hale,

which connects the high street to the park through a

bridge. This connection wanted to be highlighted, to draw

the users through the space.

Abstract


Lee Valley Park Connections

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Drawing on the research by Lee Valley and Finchley

Ridge area Framework, which looks at the scope for

development of underused connections between open

parklands and the Lea valley, through which the Olympic

Park and Tottenham coexist.

Fig. 2

Context


Tottenham

Olympic

Park

Fig. 3

Lee Valley Park

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The Lea Valley and the Walthimstow Reservoirs form to

treat water that runs from the north to the south and into

the city. The diagram shown opposite details the process

of the water from the northern entrance to the southern

exit.

Reservoir System

Fig. 4 Reservoir Diagram


Strategy

Opportunities with Lee Valley - Environmental

By utilising the existing Lee Valley, we will increase:

- Environmental quality

- Protection over native habitat

- Recreational public activities: walking, cycling, boating,

camping, sports, etc.

Opportunities with Lee Valley - Economical and Cultural

By utilizing the existing Lee Valley, we will increase:

- Infrastructure: Water management strategies and

alternative transport modes

- Linkage between communities

- Land value

Proposed Green Connections through the Urban fabric

Proposed

Lee Valley

Park Green

Connections

Existing Green

Connections through the

Urban fabric

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City Wide Rail Connections

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To Stansted Airport

To Liverpool Street Station

Tottenham Hale Station

Northumberland Park Station

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+

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To The City

White Heart Lane Station

Bruce Grove Station

Severn Sisters Station

To Stansted Airport


Existing Green Network

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Existing Cycling Routes


Proposed Cycling Routes

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Efficiency Path


Tottenham Hale Revamp

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The proposal is to connect the areas within Tottenham

with a green corridor. This has two main areas of

implementation, which are the Tottenham Hotspur

Stadium, connecting it to the Lee Valley Park. The

second area of implementation is the area of Tottenham

Hale, which connects the high street to the park through

a bridge. This connection wanted to be highlighted, to

draw the users through the space.

The proposals set up looks at the large scale

connections, to central London and Stansted Airport as

well as the connection to the Football Stadium.

To achieve a green connection, first the area is dissected

into its area usages and their value to the area, as seen

on the image to the right. This highlighted a T section

area for development in the Tottenham Hale area.

A key factor is to minimize displacement during

the process, so therefore there was a phasing and

zoning strategy put in place to rehouse and minimise

displacement. These processes also highlights the

maximum height of the allotted buildings, these are then

taken into consideration in the final masterplan.

Tottenham, London Borough of Haringey

Existing Land-use, Tottenham

(Tom A van de Bospoort)


These pages look at the mesh form taken from the

important transport nodes. These nodes are given a

hierarchy to denote their condition of travel, weather it

be walking, driving or cycling. These are then run with

a shortest walk technique and then bundled, to find

the most efficient way to get from one area to another.

These have been created using the existing road

layout so as to minimize displacement. These are then

neatened up and given their hierarchy as seen in the

page opposite.

Short Path Finding

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Road and Path System


Existing Buildings

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Proposed Buildings


Phasing Strategy

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Typology and Masterplan

This part of the Masterplan includes the use of Typologies to create a structure framework based around the mesh. These have been designed to create interesting spaces and a green network that works over multiple levels.

The design builds on the idea of creating mixed use areas, to create a diversity not currently present. The blocks are all split into two or three of the following aspects in each block: Residential, Commercial or Retail.

The typologies shown on the opposite page show how the different aspects of the masterplan are built up and where a simple strategy of cutting, partitioning and creating open space pay the main roles in the process.

Typology 1 looks at creating a space that has areas of multiple connection, where the adjoining blocks bridge together on multiple levels.

Typology 2 looks at the simple cutting and partitioning the blocks to allow for open space to infiltrate.

Typology 3 looks at typology 2 but instead of creating courtyards within the building, it cuts a part of the building opening up the courtyard.

Tottenham Hale Masterplan


Typology Study

Typology 1 Application

Typology 1 Typology 2 Typology 3

Typology 3 Application Typology 2 Application

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Tower Typology

This page looks at the creation of a tower building

typology, where like the Shard or the Gherkin, the area

is given a very definite character and highlight, therefore

giving the idea of a landmark and a character.

This section shows how the buildings get lower the

further it is from the rail station. This is so that they

don’t overshadow the existing housing blocks. Also

the connection between the buildings is evident in the

bottom right of this page.

Shard

London

Bridge

One

Canada

Supare

BT

Tower30st Mary

Axe

London

Eye

Tottenham

Tower

Lee Valley

Park

300

0

200

100

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Rooftop extension of the green connection

Green Belt

Open Space (not green)

Open Space (green not greenbelt)

Paths Connection to co-

joining roads

Out to Lee Valley Park

Out to Tottenham

Out to Existing Housing

Out to Factories

Green Belt

The diagrams detail the main green network that forms

the main walking route through the site from the high

street to the lea valley park, Tottenham Hale Station and

Industrial Areas.


This axo shows the different layers of the masterplan.

The area of highlighted importance is the green and

open space section, where the light green is the green

open space with no green belt connection, the black

outlined is the roof or climbing green spaces, the grey is

non green open spaces and the dark green is the three

dimensional green belt.

Axo

Built Landscape

Green and Open Space

Road and Path Network


ENTERING THE LEE VALLEY PARK

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Masterplan


Entering the Lee Valley Park

This study looks at the redevelopment of the Lee Valley

Park entering strategies. The redevelopment uses bridge

structures that create a new connection to the currently

inaccessible areas of the water treatment plants.

This part of the plan uses different typologies to create

the bridge structure and draws the public through from

the masterplan to the park. In doing so it creates new

areas for markets and small shops and cafés, as well as

creating new roads, walkways and cycle paths.

The image above shows one of the three entrances, this

one chosen for its feasibility and its important connection

from Tottenham Hotspur Football stadium through the

train station to the Lee Valley Park.

Tottenham Connection

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Green Areas Proposed Pedestrian and Bike Network Proposed Program

Axis 1 - Main Users: Visitors(Stadium) + Workers +

Residents.

Axis 2 - Main Users: Workers + Residents.

Axis 3 - Main Users: Visitors + Residents.

Network and Program


Site 1 Site 2 Site 3

CarBikePedestriansMarketStationGreen AreasRetail

Site 1

Site 2

Site 3

A = Movement

B = Program

Program

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Walk Paths

Walk

Paths+Pause

Cycling Paths

Walk+Cycle

Paths

Walk+Market

Paths

Walk+Cycle +Market Paths

Walk+Cycle+Retail Paths

Walk+Cycle+Retail Paths

Walk+Cycle+Retail+Market

Walk+Cycle+

Retail+Open+Market Paths

Bridge Typology


Renders

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References

Images

Figure 1: [image online] Available at: <https://www.

google.co.uk/search?q=lee+valley+park&client=firefox-

a&hs=bYf&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&source=lnms

&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=hdFnUvGMFfGZ0AXazoDwDQ&

ved=0CAkQ_AUoAQ&biw=1920&bih=1082#imgdii=_>

[Accessed 10 October 2013].

Figure 2: [image online] Available at: <http://www.

london.gov.uk/sites/default/files/AF01%20Lee%20

Valley%20and%20Finchley%20Ridge.pdf> [Accessed 10

October 2013].




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existing cycling routes

lee valley park connections

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efficiency path