Convoys Wharf is an area of approximately

40 acres (16.2hectares)

of largely derelict land and is located on the south bank of the Thames, just 800 metres from Deptford Station.

Pre-existing Existing D.P. Mitigation

1. Permeability and access

- no access- marshland, open space

- limited and access difficult

- free and open access

2. Historical patterns

Pre-existing Existing D.P. Mitigation

- marshland, open space

- Olympia building - against the grid - following the pattern

3. Reinvigorating the riverside (+history)

Pre-existing Existing D.P. Mitigation

- marshland, open space

- no access, alienated space

- no response to to the river

- bringing back the historic features, reconnecting with Thames

Pre-existing Existing D.P. Mitigation

4. Sayes Court Park – forgotten garden

- foreign cattle market, Sayes Court in original size

- only 1/3 of the garden exists forgotten and neglected

- no response to the park

- bringing back the historic garden

Pre-existing Existing D.P. Mitigation

5. SUDS

- marshland, free draining

- hard surface, no drainage

- no response to to the drainage problem

- green roofs, permeable materials, rain gardens,

Pre-existing Existing D.P. Mitigation

5. Ecology and biodiversity

- marshland - very little ecology - amenity grass, trees

- new habitats, terre- stial and aquatic (wildflowers, marshland, parkland, urban)

Design elements