Eden Walk

Eden Walk Lighting

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Eden Walk Lighting

As a way of trying to get an idea of how other public spaces are being lit, and run in order to accomodate pedestrains and create sceneries of beauty, this focus week, i looked at our very own Eden Walk Mall in Kingston. One might not notice its strategic day-to-day run of things. For example, the way they have an open centre in the middle, no roofing overhead... its like letting people experience a mixture of both enclosed mall and open markets all in one place. The delivery is done at night to avoid traffic and congestion with buses serving kingston and surrey in general.

The delivery time shifts could be used effectively even in the Photographers Gallery which is proposed to be in Ramillies Street. The way vegetation is lit here, to emphasise the facades and to create a christmas feeling could be applied onto Rammilies place and ramillies street to create not necessarily a christmas spirit, but a certain mood, depending on what exhibition is being shown in the gallery. Not only will it bring people towards the gallery, it will also celebrate photography, especially if the lighting will be corresponding with the exhibitions being displayed inside the gallery at the time. London and UK in general, has got a dull weather most of the time of the year, i.e. when it is winter, one does not get to see sunshine most of the days, so lighting could be a very productive investment indeed. But in other hot countries, like Botswana, even in winter, it is bright and sunny during the day, but gets cold and dim only in the morning and evening

Camley St. Nature Park

Camley Street Nature Park

The image above shows an artist impression of the park.(Image courtesy of the Park Management). A photographic version of the park, below support the artist's view.



There is only one entrance, which is in a way limiting access to the area.
Materiality-wise, it is mainly natural. It sits on an area which was once a cold store, and there is evidence of coal leftovers where the Park's volunturay workers were digging during my visit there. As a result, soil isnt rich in nutrients. This is evident in large trees which supposedly grow up to a certain height then die up because of the waste. "When the roots reach deeper, they reach coal deposits underneath, then eventually die due to its waste," one of the volunteers said.
This park was featured on one of the BBC evening programmes on the w/c 22/10/07.


Who is it For?
Basically, every one uses it. Admission is free.

Activities for kids on weekends

• Pond dipping ---> Nets, trays & magnifying glasses for exploring the park can be provided if need be.
• "Amazing insects hunting"---> Equipment provided for learning where the insects live
• Nature trails ---> These are trails prepared for kids & they consists of pics of frogs, hedgehogs & terrapins around the park.
• Arts & crafts ---> This is where kids are encouraged to be creative in working with paint and glue. Materials are provided.

Gillespie Conservation Park

The Gillespie Conservation Park is bordered by Gillespie road (South), Quill Street (North) and St Thomas Rd (Eastern).

Location:

Gillespie Park Local Nature Reserve

Drayton Park

Map link: www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?lat=51.5581&lon=-0.1068&scale=10000&icon=x

Transport information:

The Park can be accessed at entrances on Gillespie Road, Drayton Park and St. Thomas’s RoadBuses 236, 19 and 4 stop at the nearby Blackstock Road.

Nearest tube is Arsenal (Piccadilly Line).

The first striking objects one find around here are the weather instruments, from windvanes to windmills.

The snap above shows a view of the new Arsenal stadium from the Park ( football fanatics, u welcome too)

London Wetland Centre

London Wetland Centre Access

Bus 283 terminates inside the Centre.

The signage is fantastic. One wouldnt get lost getting here The area is bordered by the river Thames on the other side. It is located in an area which once had several small reservoirs in it.

Monday, 29-10-07 London Wetlands Centre

The London Wetland Centre, is an area of 43 hectares which is located off Queen Elizabeth's Walk Road, in Hammersmith. Use this link below: http://www.visitlondon.com/attractions/detail/7280 to view its location.

The area wa created by Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust. It attracts birds, bats, moths, butterflies, and other wildlife species.

London Wetland Centre

London Wetland Centre

Some of the many colourful and "wildlife-inviting" species planted midway between Bus 283's termination stop and the centre's Visitor Centre. They attracts lots of insects with their nectar and pollen which they feed on.

Kent AONB's Dektop Research before the Trip

Kent Downs Area of Natural Beauty aims for natural beauty, enjoyment, rural community, and undrstanding of the AONB.

The map on the left illustriates local, regional & National designated nature conservation sites.. which is part of their programme.

Concept

The best way to identify a place is by its "unique-ness", or finding something which is only unique to it.
And to mark this form of gateway, why not put it exactly, at the "door" of that place!

Concept Development

Kingston Gateway Project

Kingston Train Station
The main exit from the station, which leads to the town centre is unfortunately located on a very busy road. And to make matters worse, its on a bend, so even fast-legged me can't cross in fear of not making it time. It is really not easy for pedestrains to move between the station and the town centre because the vehicles using this curve come at a very high speed, presumably due to the fact that the traffic lights would have just opened up for them from the other side.

Sketch of How one of the Kingston Gateway could look like. A public art, usually linked to London could now make Kingston to be the passport to London for "Heathrow-arrivers-by-bus"

DARE Project

Plants

Standard Tree Planting Tree planting should not only be learnt by Landscape architects, nor gardeners, or evry1 in their field.. but everyone deserves to know that they are our key weapon against global warming. And of course, am not saying tree planting address the real issue of preventing emissions onto the ozone layer because trees take too long to make a difference to climate change. Some critics, (some even got guts to voice it on telly) speculate that global warming is part of the evolution of the universe, saying the system needs to reach equillirium, and keeps on changing its "components", (in this case, vegetation) to adjust to the changes.

Tree Planting Section