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SITE CONDITION

Located along a busy motorway,  the noise level at the site can get quite high. Proper acoustic strategy should be considered,

The walkway also creates an entrance to the underground pass. Vegetation found here are not being maintained and creates an unsightly scene. 

At this point, the ground level is 3.9m below the Public Hall's ground level. Direct sunlight is not received. 

STRETFORD PUBLIC HALL 

The selected site is located next to Stretford Public Hall, along Chester Road. Stretford is a town in Trafford, Greater Manchester, England.

The existing walkway creates an alternative link from Chester Rd to Kingsway. This area is not sheltered and is exposed to a large amount of direct sunlight.

SITE AXO

BUS STOP

SITE

STRETFORD

MALL

STRETFORD

PUBLIC 

HALL

ESSOLDO

PRIVATE

PUBLIC

PRIVATE VS PUBLIC

The site is can be viewed as two areas - public and private areas. Located at the back of Stretford Public Hall is Davis Court, an amenity house that is age exclusive. The front half of the site consists of Stretford Public Hall and the pathway to the underground pass.

Pedestrian walkway

Minor pedestrian walkway

Road

Site

Entrances

CIRCULATION

This diagram depicts the overall circulation around the site. From this, we can see that the selected site is located at a busy junction in Stretford, along Chester Road, which leads to Manchester City Centre. 

WINTER SUN

SUMMER

SUN

SUN PATH

Located next to a cross junction is beneficial the site due to the availability of direct sunlight into the space. This will allows a sufficient amount of sunlight entering the building and at the same time, having a noticeable position to the vehicles passing by. 

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