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Alexandra Road Park Alexandra Road Park Heritage Lottery Fund Stage 2 Application Document 3: Stage D Design Report February 2013 Friends of Alexandra Road Park Alexandra Road Park This document is Document 3 - the RIBA Stage D Design Proposals to Client: The London Borough of Camden/ Alexandra and support the rejuvenation and restoration of Alexandra Road Park in the Ainsworth tenants and Residents Association London Borough of Camden. It has been prepared in conjunction with the other design consultants listed to the right. The document should be read Project Team: with all submitted drawings, schedules and reports submitted with the J & L Gibbons Landscape architects, lead Parks for People Round 2 application - please also refer to Appendices. consultants Erect Architecture Architects Appleyards Cost consultants J & L Gibbons, January 2013 Jane Wernick Associates Structural engineers Skelly and Couch M+E engineers Around the Block Ltd Project Manager Around the Block Ltd Landscape Management Advisors MTW Consultants Activity Planners Sarah Couch Historic Landscapes Historic landscape advisor All images are copyright © J & L Gibbons unless otherwise stated. All drawings are based on ordnance survey drawings and aerial photography subject to © Crown copyright Landmark Information Group - OS Licence LA100019726 J & L Gibbons LLP Studio A 22 Aubert Park London N5 1TU T: 020 7226 1345 F: 020 7226 3337 E: [email protected] W: www.jlg-london.com Friends of Alexandra Road Park Document 3 - Stage D Design Report 2 Alexandra Road Park Contents 1.0 The park history 5.0 Heritage Impact Assessment 1.1 Introduction and project summary 5.1 Assessment methodology 1.2 The surrounding area 5.2 Heritage Impact Assessment 1.3 Existing use 1.4 Heritage summary 6.0 Stage D Cost Plan 1.5 Heritage assets 6.1 Capital Works cost plan summary and assumptions 1.6 Consultation and Communication 6.2 Capital Work cost plan detailed breakdown by character area 1.7 Statutory and other Approvals 6.3 Notes and exclusions Planning and Listed Building Consent 6.4 Cost comparison English Heritage 7.0 Delivery programme and logistics 2.0 The masterplan 7.1 Delivery Programne 2.1 Wider masterplan vision 7.2 Site logistics and provisional phasing 2.2 Project Objectives - the park project 2.3 Character areas existing analysis 8.0 Construction (Design and Management) regulations 2007 2.4 Landscape proposals 2.5 Evolution of the brief and costs from Parks for People Round 1 9.0 Risk Management application 9.1 Risk management statement Appendices 3.0 Masterplan wide strategies D3|A1 Drawings 3.1.1 Baseline data D3|A2 Phase 1 Habitat Survey 3.1.2 Materiality and hard landscape D3|A3 Soil resource survey 3.1.3 Park Circulation D3|A4 Archaeological desk based assessment 3.1.4 Access and inclusive design D3|A5 Bat inspection report 3.1.5 Play strategy D3|A6 Ground investigation report 3.1.6 Planting, biodiversity and ecology D3|A7 Tree works 3.1.7 Walls D3|A8 Hive Report D3|A9 Planning validation letter 3.2 The Hive Options Appraisal - Summary of outputs 4.0 Park zones 4.1 Landscape plan 4.2 Proposals by character areas 4.2.1 Area 2 Langtry Walk 4.2.2 Area 4 Woodland Walk 4.2.3 Area 5 Spaces between B Blocks 4.2.4 Area 6 Seating areas near Abbey Road 4.2.5 Area 7 Football pitch environs 4.2.6 Area 8 Bowl 4.2.7 Area 9 Former playground 1 4.2.8 Area 10 Playground 2 4.2.9 Area 11 Playground 3 4.2.10 Area 12 Playground 4 4.2.11 Area 13 Playground 5 4.2.12 Area 14 Meadow 4.2.13 Area 15 Mound 4.2.14 Area 16 Banks near Tenants Hall 4.2.15 Park HQ fit out Document 3 - Stage D Design Report 3 Alexandra Road Park 1.0 The park history Document 3 - Stage D Design Report 4 Alexandra Road Park 1.0 The park history Document 3 - Stage D Design Report 5 Alexandra Road Park 1.1 Introduction and project summary NOTE: Based on Ordanance Survey data provided by the London Borough of Camden 2012 Key Project Summary Key Application boundary Application boundary Following on from a masterplanning project undertaken in 2010 for Borough Boundary Adjacent land owned by the whole of Alexandra Road and Ainsworth Estate an application was Borough Boundary Camden submitted to the Heritage Lottery Fund in February 2011. The project was granted a £90,000 contribution to develop the design proposals. Adjacent land owned This report describes the RIBA Stage D design proposals developed by Camden BELSIZE ROAD subsequently. ROWLEY WAY The park was originally designed by Janet Jack in 1979 and is located within the curtilage of the Grade II* listed Alexandra and Ainsworth Estate. The listed Alexandra Road elements of the estate were designed by Neave Brown of Camden Architects department from 1968, and include 520 homes for 1660 people, a tenants’ hall, ROWLEY WAY underground parking, shop (now an artist’s studio), community facilities LANGTRY WALK and the walls steps and ramps of the park. AINSWORTH WAY ABBEY ROAD The park 1.7 Ha in size and is linear in its layout and structured by a series of diagonal paths which cut across the open space, maximizing use of the space and creating a series of ‘outdoor rooms’ with different characters, for relaxation and play. This structure is enlivened by a BOUNDARY ROAD dramatic three-dimensional landscape of ridges and valleys which create excellent views over the space from raised gardens and plazas, as well as more intimate sunken spaces. The original designs included SPRINGFIELD ROAD five play areas within the park, each designed for a different age group 532_WD_01 JLG dwg ref: (as required by the client), and these contained a combination of CLIFTON HILL bespoke robust playable landscape features, many of which echoed NORTH 0m 100m J & L GIBBONS LLP Project: Drawing title: the design language and details found elsewhere on the estate, and LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE ALEXANDRA ROAD PARK EXISTING SITE URBAN DESIGN CONTEXT PLAN Location plan off-the-shelf play equipment. Only two swing sets remain; all of the STUDIO A, 22 AUBERT PARK LONDON N5 1TU Date: Scale Status: Drawing number: Rev: T: 020 7226 1345 bespoke playable landscape features have been lost. F: 020 7226 3337 14_09_2012 1:1000 @ A1 Pllanning Drawn: Checked: Approved: The information in this drawing is copyright of J & L Gibbons LLP NORTH Do not scale from this drawing. 532_PL_01 - All dimensions are to be verified on site prior to construction. 10m Camden open 0m spaces 100m Rev Date Initials Description J & L Gibbons LLP to be informed of any variation between site conditions and dimensions. MJ ND - Site location and context The Alexandra and Ainsworth Estate is situated in the London Borough Just over a kilometre to the south east of Alexandra Road Park are of Camden, Kilburn Ward. The estate is bordered to the north by Primrose Hill and Regents Park providing a district and metropolitan the East Coast Mainline railway, to the east by Loudoun Road, to park offer. Within a one kilometre catchment there are a handful of local the south by Boundary Road, and to the west by Abbey Road. It is parks notably, Paddington Recreation Ground in the London Borough a short walking distance from South Hampstead train station and of Westminster. Swiss Cottage tube station. Westminster (and Brent) are its closest neighbours, with the Westminster Borough boundary line running down There are also a number of play areas located locally. Many of these Boundary Road and across Abbey Road to the west. play spaces are located within the setting of housing estates rather than in parks and open spaces. Survey analysis collated as part of the Activity Plan baseline assessment suggests there are perceived and tangible territories around the estate playgrounds that discourage use from within the standard 400m catchment, making local play offer an important consideration. Together this larger network of green spaces provides essential respite in this densely populated area, providing space for recreation, relaxation, and play. The diagram to the right opposite highlights the transport links and connections within the area in relation to the open space network. Local schools are also illustrated. Alexandra Road Park is located around 5 minutes walk from Swiss Cottage, which provides connections to a number of major public transport routes including buses, national rail and the underground. Document 3 - Stage D Design Report 6 Alexandra Road Park Hampstead Heath KEY 1.2 The surrounding area Site boundary ON E KILOME TRE F ROM One Kilometre catchment area Gospel Oak GospelKey Oak South Hampstead Places of interest Borough boundary Hampstead Cemetery Application boundary Play area/ recreation area BoroughLocal Boundary play area 400m catchment ONE KILO METRE FRO School M One Kilometre catchment area Transport hub Gospel Oak Places of interest Belsize Park Play area/ recreation area Finchley Road and Frognal Local play area 400m catchment All London Green Grid FROM ALEXANDRA ROAD P OMETRE ARK School NE KIL Access to Open Space O ONE KI LOM ET RE FR OM Regional Park (GiGL, 2009) AL EX Transport hub AN DR A (GiGL, 2009) West Hampstead Finchley Road RO Metropolitan Park AD Kenctish Town West P AR K District Park (GiGL, 2009) All London Green Grid West Hampstead Local Park (GiGL, 2009) Kilburn Access to Open Space O Small Local Park (GiGL, 2009) The Phoenix School N E K Regional Park (GiGL, 2009) IL O M Pocket Park (GiGL, 2009) E T TRE FROM ALEXANDRA ROAD PARK R E E Metropolitan Park (GiGL, 2009) M O F IL R Other / Private Open Space (GiGL, 2009) K O E M N Brondesbury O A L District Park (GiGL, 2009) E X The Hall Senior A N D R A Local Park