Site Analysis: Penryhn Quarry Aim: To research my chosen location of Penryhn quarry and consider all of the factors that I think will influence the function, aesthetics and manufacture of my building with special interest into weather conditions that could be incorporated into a more environmentally friendly design.

The Penrhyn Quarry is a slate quarry located near Bethesda in north . At the end of the nineteenth century it was the world's largest slate quarry; the main pit is nearly 1 mile (1.6 km) long and 1,200 feet (370 metres) deep, and it was worked by nearly 3,000 quarrymen. It has since been superseded in size by slate quarries in China, Spain and the USA. Penrhyn is still Britain's largest slate quarry but its workforce is now nearer 200. It was owned from the 1780's by the Pennant family and rapidly developed as a major industrial unit. The majority of quarrying was still small scale at that time and was being carried on as an aside from farming.

The quarry was first developed in the 1770s by Richard Pennant, later Baron Penrhyn although it is likely that small- scale slate extraction on the site began considerably earlier. Much of this early working was for domestic use only as no large scale transport infrastructure was developed until Pennant's involvement. From then on, from the quarry were transported to the sea at Port Penrhyn on the narrow gauge built in 1798, one of the earliest railway lines. In the 19th century the Penrhyn Quarry, along with the , dominated the Welsh .

There is a caravan park to the right of the quarry, however it is very old fashioned and run down therefore I think my addition of this new hotel based on adventure sports for people who are enjoying out door activities will thoroughly enjoy it.

I have taken a few screen shots of Penryhn Quarry on Google maps and As you can see on this map, Penryhn Quarry is situated in Bethesda. the surrounding area. It shows the caravan site and center. It shows the Which is right next to the A5 therefore it is easy to get access to. With main beach with the lighthouse, and then the shore. From the above one short road to the quarry it has an easy and sufficient way of getting Weather screen shot you can see how big the quarry is. It covers a lot of land. to and from the site. There is also a suitable road towards where I would The weather will play a key part in how I build my building, and how my business will run. I will have to consider like to build. these facts when designing and setting up the business.

From the first graph I am able to think about designing as weather is key. It tells me when the highest part of rainfall is, and it what month. How much rainfall there is. This will help me This shows that there is a sufficient amount of rainfall in this area of Bethisa for grey water collection to be a Suitable eco--‐technology to consider, With obviously higher rates in the winter months. This water could be used for irrigation on green roofs or for flushing toilets

In the second graph it is showing the average temperature in Bangor. I needed to make sure the temperature was a suitable for the people staying in the hotel, I will need to make sure that materials are also suitable for the Here you can see a dark green line, this indicates a temperature. This graph tells me that in As you can see I have circled two things which are around my chosen site. The nature trail, it also shows that there is a bicycle Bangor the temperature is an average green circled area is an extensive collection of modern day dressing sheds on track too. This suggests that the people around this temperature. The wind speed in Bangor Red Lion level. This is not a very aesthetically pleasing building, so I will need area or visit this area enjoy out door activities. It is sufficient for a wind turbine in that to consider that when designing, The red circled area is a caravan park, this is also implies that they appreciate nature so I will area. very close to the quarry so I will need to consider this also. However I did some take this into consideration whilst designing. This research on the caravan park. I found out it is very rundown and old would mean eco friendly building which I have fashioned. already researched.

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TRAFFIC

Aim: I am going to research the possible transport options to the area. This will benefit Public Transport: Bus/Car Public Transport: Bicycle Public Transport: Foot me as I need to find out what roads are there, There is an option of getting public transport, as there are a number Whilst I was searching on Google Maps it said that roads around this Here I have looked at all the roads/paths or any way of getting to are they busy, is trains and buses available. The of buses that go along the coat of the , however there area are not suited for cycling. The blue line on the print screen is a the quarry, as you can see I have zoomed in closer to the quarry, hotel is obviously open to the public therefore I isn't a bus the drives directly to the quarry, but stop close by, I will route which is designed for cyclists, however because of the lack of roadsand I have found out there isn’t a main road to the quarry, so in need to make sure there is some form of public have to take into consideration. As you can see in the print screen, suited for cycling this could suggest people who do enjoy cycling will the summer whilst it is busy the roads will be very busy and it will transport. the buses come from England, therefore this hotel could become a come and stay in this adventure sports hotel, where there will be able to be hard for cars to get in and out. To solve this problem I think

tourist attraction, and could possibly bring in tourists from all over cycle. This means this could possibly be a tourists attraction . one way roads could be ideal. But around the quarry the roads the country. The Bus routes are the exact same as all the possible are still limited. There are very few roads. Car routes.

Chosen site: This is where I am going to design the main part of the hotel.

There isn’t any near by buildings, which means the There is a lot of space for car parks if needed or architectural dwelling I am going to design wont an entrance for the hotel. block any ones view.

As the quarry is very big there is also plans for some of it as a nature section, with trees and walks.

The quarry has different layers, so I Already water in the quarry which is what I want, will be able to build on each one. so I can based on adventure sports, however it is Conclusion: Having looked at Penrhyn quarry, I have found out where I am going to Such as balconies or pods. very deep build the hotel on which part of the quarry. Whilst researching the area, I found out that the quarry is very deep, I will need to check that I can put a net or something similar as it could be very dangerous. There is not many main roads, this could mean that there isn’t easy access to the quarry.