Add To Collection
Add to Collection
Running Spiral
Running Spiral
View Original
Add To Collection
Add to Collection
View Original
Add To Collection
Add to Collection
View Original
Add To Collection
Add to Collection
View Original
Add To Collection
Add to Collection
View Original
Add To Collection
Add to Collection
View Original
Add To Collection
Add to Collection
View Original
Add To Collection
Add to Collection
View Original
Add To Collection
Add to Collection
View Original
Add To Collection
Add to Collection
View Original
Add To Collection
Add to Collection
Running Spiral
Type
forgotten space 2010 entry
Old street roundabout is one of the key nodes in the city, It is connected with Kings Cross to the west side and leading to Shorditch to the east, and it is also connected with Angel to the north and Moorgate to the south. It is the intersection where 2 main roads meet. And, millions of people pass by this area every year. But, still old street roundabout is remained as a left-over space between heavy-load streets. Commercial advertisement structure is disturbing the view of the passengers. Can this place be more pleasant for the people who live in this area as well as for the people who commutes to this area everyday?
This roundabout has old street tube station which is the nearest from the Shorditch. But the place under roundabout has been always occupied by homeless. Accordingly, more shops are leaving and looks unsuccessful to be an active urban frontage. In order to get to the station, passengers always have to go through the long and deep staircase which is unpleasant underground space. This underground space has high degree of accessibility and has potential to be a great public realm in combination with nice retail shops. But why is this still remained as unsuccessful node in London?This place is located at the intersection of 4 councils of London, it is within the 1km distance from those 4 councils. And the current uses around this area shows the relative lack of public open space in comparison with the amount of housings and offi ces. And one of the few amenity space, tennis court, right off the roundabout has been just replaced with new housing development.This old street tube station used to be a place for meeting and active frontage of the city in the past, however, it became a hidden and abandoned space as it moved to underground in 1969 on the contrary to the initial purpose of providing better quality to the station. What kind of implantation could be possible to bring this space to the life?We often see people running on dangerous and car-dominatedstreet, people can run in the park if they have the park in the neighborhood, but what if we don’t have park nearby our place? And, what about after dark? Is it really safe running in the park? Isn’t there a way to provide place for jogging without being disturbed by other pedestrians and car traffics day and night?As an answer to above questions, we are proposing ‘RUNNING SPIRAL‘ . It is going to provide amenity spaces to the local residents and sportive life style to the commuters. The proposed running track in spiral will also contain sports facilities such as table tennis, badminton and climbing wall. The higest accessibility from every direction above ground and one of the busiest tube station under ground will boost the frequency of uses of the Spiral. Turning the forgotten space into a RUNNING SPIRAL will allow the new identity to LONDON. London has significant skyline from London eye to canary wharf and has unique street icons such as red phone box, black cab and red double deck bus. Then can we have SPORTIVE ICON for London? It is not the matter of size, but the matter of what kind of life style changes it can bring to the LONDONERS .
Lack of Sports Venue
The twentieth century was a Century of Urbanization. Due to the dramatic urban development, the space for the people to do sportive activity was not considered as a inevitable element at the planning phase. Then where are we supposed to go for Sports?
200 calories burning = 2.7 km JoggingDoctors recommend that it is necessary to burn 200 caloriesthrough physical activity everyday to keep health body.( Source: http://www.healthguidance.org/authors/337/David-McCarthy)
Hiking Golf Bycycling Aerobic Jogging 370 330 590 480 590 ( 8km /h)( Calories burn-off / hour )Accordingly, 2.7 km of jogging is recommended everyday.‘Running Spiral’ will take this number as a design parameter to define the qualtity.
Landmark of Sportive Life Style
Goverment has responsibility to provide healthier life to the people by any means. The environment for the sportive life style should be created in the city. The existing green park failed to bringing that environment. After dark, people do not feel safe jogging in the park. Because, they feel exposed to the crime. Gym is not a right answer. It should be a symbolfor the healthier life style, not only a venue for the sports.
Funding Strategy
Since Roundabout is the most visible place from every direction, there is no better place for the commercial advertisement. Sports product brand could be a volunteering sponsor for constructing RUNNING SPIRALwhich is the Landmark of Sports.
Old street roundabout is one of the key nodes in the city, It is connected with Kings Cross to the west side and leading to Shorditch to the east, and it is also connected with Angel to the north and Moorgate to the south. It is the intersection where 2 main roads meet. And, millions of people pass by this area every year. But, still old street roundabout is remained as a left-over space between heavy-load streets. Commercial advertisement structure is disturbing the view of the passengers. Can this place be more pleasant for the people who live in this area as well as for the people who commutes to this area everyday?
This roundabout has old street tube station which is the nearest from the Shorditch. But the place under roundabout has been always occupied by homeless. Accordingly, more shops are leaving and looks unsuccessful to be an active urban frontage. In order to get to the station, passengers always have to go through the long and deep staircase which is unpleasant underground space. This underground space has high degree of accessibility and has potential to be a great public realm in combination with nice retail shops. But why is this still remained as unsuccessful node in London?This place is located at the intersection of 4 councils of London, it is within the 1km distance from those 4 councils. And the current uses around this area shows the relative lack of public open space in comparison with the amount of housings and offi ces. And one of the few amenity space, tennis court, right off the roundabout has been just replaced with new housing development.This old street tube station used to be a place for meeting and active frontage of the city in the past, however, it became a hidden and abandoned space as it moved to underground in 1969 on the contrary to the initial purpose of providing better quality to the station. What kind of implantation could be possible to bring this space to the life?We often see people running on dangerous and car-dominatedstreet, people can run in the park if they have the park in the neighborhood, but what if we don’t have park nearby our place? And, what about after dark? Is it really safe running in the park? Isn’t there a way to provide place for jogging without being disturbed by other pedestrians and car traffics day and night?As an answer to above questions, we are proposing ‘RUNNING SPIRAL‘ . It is going to provide amenity spaces to the local residents and sportive life style to the commuters. The proposed running track in spiral will also contain sports facilities such as table tennis, badminton and climbing wall. The higest accessibility from every direction above ground and one of the busiest tube station under ground will boost the frequency of uses of the Spiral. Turning the forgotten space into a RUNNING SPIRAL will allow the new identity to LONDON. London has significant skyline from London eye to canary wharf and has unique street icons such as red phone box, black cab and red double deck bus. Then can we have SPORTIVE ICON for London? It is not the matter of size, but the matter of what kind of life style changes it can bring to the LONDONERS .
Lack of Sports Venue
The twentieth century was a Century of Urbanization. Due to the dramatic urban development, the space for the people to do sportive activity was not considered as a inevitable element at the planning phase. Then where are we supposed to go for Sports?
200 calories burning = 2.7 km JoggingDoctors recommend that it is necessary to burn 200 caloriesthrough physical activity everyday to keep health body.( Source: http://www.healthguidance.org/authors/337/David-McCarthy)
Hiking Golf Bycycling Aerobic Jogging 370 330 590 480 590 ( 8km /h)( Calories burn-off / hour )Accordingly, 2.7 km of jogging is recommended everyday.‘Running Spiral’ will take this number as a design parameter to define the qualtity.
Landmark of Sportive Life Style
Goverment has responsibility to provide healthier life to the people by any means. The environment for the sportive life style should be created in the city. The existing green park failed to bringing that environment. After dark, people do not feel safe jogging in the park. Because, they feel exposed to the crime. Gym is not a right answer. It should be a symbolfor the healthier life style, not only a venue for the sports.
Funding Strategy
Since Roundabout is the most visible place from every direction, there is no better place for the commercial advertisement. Sports product brand could be a volunteering sponsor for constructing RUNNING SPIRALwhich is the Landmark of Sports.
Product Spec Sheet
Were your products used?
Join as a manufacturer to add your products.