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Newport Market Square Competition - CONFLUENCE (Shortlisted)
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Newport Market Square Competition - CONFLUENCE (Shortlisted)
CONFLUENCE
This place is a point of confluence through which pass the
traces of people and their movement; the different historical layers of the
city; where built form meets the water?s edge; where the visitor encounters the
city for the first time; where the pedestrian encounters traffic
ENTRANCE
The place is crippled by a lack of continuity in any of these
diverse flows; it is fragmented into parts which are hard to navigate. There is
no sense of entrance; instead, an obstacle to be surmounted before gaining
entry into the city.
SURFACE
The alternative proposed here is a continuous surface which
seems moulded by the patterns of use of the city?s inhabitants, a surface which
rises and dips to prioritise the pedestrian over vehicular traffic, and to
optimise one?s experience of this important location. The sculptural form of
the proposal dramatises very pragmatic requirements into a dynamic and
memorable experience.
01. Town Bridge
lands on the west bank of the Usk, where the city began, and this becomes a
place to pause and orient oneself before continuing onwards. From here, the
ground ramps down to meet Kingsway.
02. Half way
down this ramp, one can step into a sweep of sunny and sheltered public space
which is poised over the river and funnels people back under Town bridge
towards the castle and beyond. The form of this ground is scooped, like a
natural amphitheatre, rising dramatically at its northern end.
03. To the
southern brim of this amphitheatre, Market Street is stretched, pier-like,
giving views of the immediate city (Market Square, the Riverfront Theatre) as
well as the distant city, and the Transporter Bridge.
04. Market
Square steps, in a very simple manner, toward the river according to the
natural topography of the site. In the tradition of Victorian markets, the
neutral square affords the opportunity for use in a number of different ways.
05. Buses stop
nearby on Upper Dock Street.
The wave sculpture is relocated downriver near the Riverfront
Theatre.
This place is a point of confluence through which pass the
traces of people and their movement; the different historical layers of the
city; where built form meets the water?s edge; where the visitor encounters the
city for the first time; where the pedestrian encounters traffic
ENTRANCE
The place is crippled by a lack of continuity in any of these
diverse flows; it is fragmented into parts which are hard to navigate. There is
no sense of entrance; instead, an obstacle to be surmounted before gaining
entry into the city.
SURFACE
The alternative proposed here is a continuous surface which
seems moulded by the patterns of use of the city?s inhabitants, a surface which
rises and dips to prioritise the pedestrian over vehicular traffic, and to
optimise one?s experience of this important location. The sculptural form of
the proposal dramatises very pragmatic requirements into a dynamic and
memorable experience.
01. Town Bridge
lands on the west bank of the Usk, where the city began, and this becomes a
place to pause and orient oneself before continuing onwards. From here, the
ground ramps down to meet Kingsway.
02. Half way
down this ramp, one can step into a sweep of sunny and sheltered public space
which is poised over the river and funnels people back under Town bridge
towards the castle and beyond. The form of this ground is scooped, like a
natural amphitheatre, rising dramatically at its northern end.
03. To the
southern brim of this amphitheatre, Market Street is stretched, pier-like,
giving views of the immediate city (Market Square, the Riverfront Theatre) as
well as the distant city, and the Transporter Bridge.
04. Market
Square steps, in a very simple manner, toward the river according to the
natural topography of the site. In the tradition of Victorian markets, the
neutral square affords the opportunity for use in a number of different ways.
05. Buses stop
nearby on Upper Dock Street.
The wave sculpture is relocated downriver near the Riverfront
Theatre.
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