Gillett Square

A Technical + Theoretical Report

Report by

Debbie Israel K0731746

Kingston University
Landscape Architecture
Streetlife Module

May 2009
Contents
Introduction............................................ 3
Phased developement.................................
Previous site images....................................
Project details..............................................
Current site panoramas 1& 2.......................
The Gillett Square Partnership......................
100 Public Spaces Programme
Overview...................................................... 12
Piloting Gillett Square................................... 13
Technical Appraisal
Site management........................................
Connections to Dalston................................
Area analysis...............................................
Street Types.................................................
Site analysis.................................................
Sun path......................................................
Access & movement...................................
Human Activity.............................................
Design Intentions....................................... 23
4 ....................................... 24
5 Materials
6 Hard landscaping...................................... 25
7,8 Soft landscaping....................................... 26
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Drawings & Sections
Deck section..............................................
Paving plan................................................
Paving section1.........................................
Paving section 2........................................
14 Paving axonometric...................................
15 Paving & drainage detail............................
16 Drainage plan............................................
17 Drainage section.......................................
18 Drainage detail plan..................................
19 Site section................................................
20 Lighting plan..............................................
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Lighting design, images............................. 38,39
Theoretical Appraisal
Graffiti in the Square.................................... 41
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Gillett Squared............................................. 43
Events in the Square................................... 44
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The Future of Dalston.................................. 46
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Dalson: Arts Space of the Future................. 47
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32 Gentrification vs social cleansing
33 Generational apartheid................................ 48
34 A number of views...................................... 49
35 Role of the community sector...................... 50
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37 Strengths/weaknesses, Conclusion............. 51
References................................................. 52
Bibliography................................................ 53

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‘Cities have always been places where people gather - to talk, to argue,
to rest, to trade. Squares and street, parks and other green spaces,
foyers and public buildings form a city’s public realm, the place where
encounters - chance and planned - can occur.’ Ex-Mayor of London, Ken
Livingston

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Introduction
The Streetlife module for the second semester
of Year 2 Landscape Architecture is to present a
critical appraisal of a specific urban landscape
case study.
We were set various Regeneration projects in East
London, and, using field study techniques such as
recording, measurement and observation, as well
as desk research, we can develop a greater
understanding of the potential of landscape
projects, which influence the quality of the urban
experience.
The technical appraisal of this report addresses the
constructed elements in relation to the site
composition. These include site management,
materials, drainage, lighting and maintenance. The
theoretical aspect of the report identifies the
conceptual, spatial and programmatic elements
with a physical appraisal.
Gillett Square falls in the London Borough of Hack-
ney, and is found quietly situated off a side road on
Kingsland High street in the busy, vibrant multi-cul-
tural area that is Dalston.
Dalston is the UK home of reggae and hip-hop and
reputedly has more nightclubs than the West End
and more artists than
anywhere else in London.
The square is a simple, elegant, hardwearing and
flexible space in which varied events take place, re-
flecting Dalston’s unprecedented diversity and inter-
nationalism in an area recognised as having little to Figure 1: Plan of London’s boroughs with London Borough of Figure 2: Bradbury street shops, south side.
Hackney in red.
almost no public space besides the streets.
In the 1970’s, there was space left over after
development between Bradbury Street and John
Campbell Road and this area was tarmaced over
and designated as a low quality car park.
Hackney Co-operative Developments (HCD)
realised its potential for economic regeneration in
the Dalston area while the Local Design Framework
(LDF) described it as ‘an emerging cultural and cre-
ative industry opportunity area’.
Figure 3: South facing aerial view of Gillett Square prior to Figure 4: Bradbury street shops, north side.
completion. Courtesy of http://www.ajspecification.com
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In 1995 HCD took the first steps towards realising
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Hackney Council commissioned studies in 1994

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and 1997 to investigate and make proposals for the

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was highly recommended. Stamford Works
This raised investment interest in the area and
slightly enhanced the ambience. The run-down Phases 1 and 2 of the Bradbury Street development
physical environment of the Gillett Street car park were so successfull that Hackney Council agreed
however undermined the potential for further growth car park
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GILLETT STREET 
HCD’s next move was a regeneration project in ings enclosing a landscaped urban square,together + 19.2m + 20.9m
Bradbury and Gillett Streets, producing over 1390 with the provision of 22 car parking spaces for short
square metres of managed business spaces. This stay use.’ Plots A, B, C and D were identified for A car park C
‘first phase’ complex consists of 40 businesses: disposal. Phase 2
retail space, offices,workshops and café space.
ST JUDE STREET  Phase 1
Hackney Co Operative Developments negotiated
The council was also involved - re-surfacing with LBH to purchase Plot A for a third phase of the + 19.3m BRADBURY STREET 
pedestrian areas and making other improvements Bradbury Street Development, the Dalston Culture
in Bradbury Street. House.

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pre-fabricated market units facing the Gillett Street

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Figure 5: Gillett Square phasing plan.
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Previous site images

Figure 6 (left) and 7 (middle): Gillett Street car park prior to redevelopment. Pictures courtesy of http://www.london.gov.uk/mayor/auu/docs/making_space.pdf Figure 8: Second phase pre-fabricated market stalls.

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Project details
Client:
Hackney Co-operative Developments
Greater London Authority
London Borough of Hackney *
Groundwork Hackney *
Project team:
Architect+Masterplanner - Hawkins\Brown
Landscape Architect - Whitelaw Turkington
Developers - Macdonald Egan
Main Contractor - Fitzpatricks PLC
Highways Consultant - Peter Brett Associates
Lighting Consultant: Equation Lighting Design Ltd
Quantity Surveyor - Robinson Low Francis
Services Engineer - Mendick Waring Ltd
Structural Engineer - Alan Conisbee & Associates
Budget: £600,000
Site size: 2600m2
Completed: 2006
* joint clients
The brief:
A place with its own identity & character, variey &
choice with a clear image that can change easily.
The design should consider continuity and enclo-
sure, where public and private spaces are clearly
distinguished. Extra consideration to quality of the
public realm: a place with attractive and successful
outdoor areas with ease of movement.
All Suppliers:
Bollards - DW Windsor Lighting
Cor-ten steel - Fitzpatrick
Cycle rack - Furnitubes International Ltd
Gabion walling - Hy-Ten
Hardwood - The Outdoor Deck Company
Hazard warning strips - RockArt Europe Ltd
Lighting - iGuzzini UK
Figure 9: Gillett Square on opening day. Courtesy of http//hackney.gov.uk Lighting: column mounted - BEGA Gantenbrink- Figure 10: Gillett Square on a busy event night.Courtesy of http://www.gil-
lettsquare.org.uk
Leuchten KG
Lighting: tree uplighters - WE EF Lighting
Lighting: uplighters - Lec Lyon
Litter bins - Seesaw Design
Paving - MAGMA Safety Products Ltd
Paving stone, gabion fill - CED
Tree grilles - Jones of Oswestry Ltd
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 Current site panorama 1

Figure 11: Gillett by day..

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Current site panorama 2

Figure 12: Gillett by night...

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‘Cities have the capability of providing something for everybody, only be-
cause, and only when, they are created by everybody.’ Jane Jacobs

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The Gillett Square Partnership GILLETT SQUARE PARTNERSHIP
HCD, LBH, GWK, GLA, McDE

Capital &Revenue
Funding Dalston Trust
ERDF,NRF,LDA, Successor
The project partnership consists of a working group MacDonald Egan - the managers and owners of Stamford Lottery ODPM, LBH, to GSP
Local Levies Capital Works
of key stakeholders, brought together in 2000 by Works at the north end of the site.
Private sector Hawkins Brown
Hackney Co-operative Development with the finance Whitelaw Turkington
intentions of implementing Gillett Square as a The Gillett Square Partnership commissioned Rental, etc
Partnership. architects Hawkins/Brown to co-ordinate the
Neighbourhood
development. They were intially responsible for the DALSTON CULTURE Management
These partners include: award-winning redesign of the pre-fabricated units HOUSE PARTNERSHIP DCHP, LBH, BACA Bradbury Street Area
on the south side of the square. (DCHP) Community Association
(BACA)
Hackney council - the site’s owner, HCD –VortexStudio
Upstairs
The design brief for the square was agreed in
Hackney Co-operative Developments - the managers and Community Safety
leaseholders of the south side business spaces,
September 2002 with landscape architects
LBH
Whitelaw Turkington appointed in November 2002. Arts and Enterprise Maintenance Met Police
Groundwork East London -major funders for the developments, Events LBH Soc. Wk/ Health Agencies
Festivals Specialist contractors
The Greater London Authority, Architecture + Urbanism Unit - Markets
developing the site for the 100 Public Spaces Programme,

Community Community Safety

Development LBH
Community Groups Met Police
Arts & Cultural Networks Soc. Wk/ Health Agencies
BEM groups

Figure 13: Breakdown of the basic organisational structure for Gillett Square.

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‘If life between buildings is given favourable conditions through sensible
planning of cities and housing areas alike, many costly and often stilted
and strained attempts to make buildings ‘interesting’ and rich by using
dramatic architectural effects can be spared.’ Jan Gehl

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100 Public Spaces Programme
Overview
In 2002, the then mayor of London, Ken Livingston pleasure in the shared places of London - remains
launched a five year project entitled ‘The 100 with Gillett Square setting precedent of what can be
Public Spaces’ Programme. The aim was to done with a good team.
create or upgrade 100 of London’s public spaces,
acting ‘as examples of the difference improved The A+UU’s responsibility was to advise clients and
public space can make, and of the ways in which stakeholders on the best quality of design, through
the highest quality designs can be secured without inclusive procurement and design processes.
excessive expenditure.’
The ten pilot projects were:
Working as chief Advisor on the Architecture and
Urbanism Unit (A+UU) was well known architect Brixton Central Square
Richard Rogers. In selecting the ten initial projects Coulsdon Town Square
of 2002/3, he along with the mayor discussed with Exhibition Road
various London boroughs, Transport for London GILLETT STREET SQUARE
and the London development Agency which of Lewisham Town Centre
these should pilot. Lower Marsh
North Euston Road Figure 14: Mayor of London’s ten pilot schemes for 100 Public Spaces program. Courtesy of Mayor of
Their vision was to make London a city more like Rainham Village Centre London - Making Space for Londoners
Barcelona, and the principle behind the 100 Public Sloane Square
Spaces - that there should be some pride and Thames Linear Park

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100 Public Spaces Programme
Piloting Gillett Square
The designs for the 100 Public Spaces Programme
received critical assessment from a Public Spaces
Advisory Group that included Lord Richard Rogers,
Sir Terry Farrell, Ricky Burdett and Dr Jan Gehl.
This was expected to give the programme a high
profile and any and all consultants appointed would
obviously benefit from the wider exposure when
making their submission.
In June 2003 Gillett Square was selected as one of
the ten schemes, and the A+UU worked with the
Department for Communities and Local Govern-
ment to secure £850,000 of Growth Area Fund-
ing to take the scheme from paper to reality. The
scheme was chosen chiefly because HCD had
been working on trying to improve the space for
over 15 years, and the Mayor’s nomination was
what it needed to attract the required funding.
Groundwork Hackney secured £600,000 Single
Regeneration Budget toward the costs of the
project.
The design brief for the square was agreed in
September 2002 with the landscape architects
Whitelaw Turkington appointed in November 2002.
A stage C outline design was completed in July
2003 and finally completed in 2006. Figure 15: Sketches by Whitelaw Turkington strategise the shifting pro- Figure 16: Whitelaw Turkington proposed full phase plans. Courtesy
grammes of the brief. Courtesy of http://www.ajspecification.com of Hawkins Brown contextual, April 2004.
It was the first of the schemes to be completed and
has brought hope to members of the community
that it will be a catalyst for regeneration of the
surrounding area. Sadly the 100 Public Spaces
programme had hampered by slow delivery, with
just five projects completed by August 2008, six
years after it was launched by Ken Livingstone.
Figure 17: Whitelaw Turkington proposed image for Gillett Square.
Courtesy of NLA: Civilizing Spaces: Improving London’s Public Realm.
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Site management
Hackney Co-operative Developments has launched
Management
Dalston 4 London (D4L), a 3-year project,
supported by the London Development Agency
(LDA).
macdonald egan
The project aims to help develop Dalston’s Cultural
Quarter as a vibrant and inclusive place where new
and existing small businesses and social MACDONALD EGAN

enterprises can flourish and where the local

community and visitors can find a wide variety of hackney council
attractive products and services, typical of the
area’s immense diversity.

Dalston 4 London provides individual assistance

and brings local businesses and other stake- hackney
holders together as a collective force to change the co-operative developments
image of Dalston. This eventually will help to make HACKNEY BOROUGH
COUNCIL

the area and the people ready and able to benefit

from the London 2012 Olympic Games and related
improvements i.e. the new Tube connection.
HACKNEY COOPERATIVE
DEVELOPMENTS

Figure 18: Gillett Square ownership/management plan.

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Connections to Dalston Ë Watford Junction
Key to symbols
Watford High Street Interchange stations

Step-free access from the London Overground platform to the street

Dalston Kingsland station is served by the London In 2006 The Mayor of London announced £3.24m
Ë Bushey Connections with National Rail

Restricted service
Carpenders Park South Blackhorse Walthamstow
Tottenham Road Queen’s Road

Overground Network, connecting west to east of funding for the London Borough of Hackney to Hatch End
Harringay
Green Lanes
Victoria

spend on local transport improvements to make the

Headstone Lane Crouch Hill

London from Richmond to Stratford.

Leyton
Midland Road
Ë Harrow & Upper Holloway
Bakerloo
Wealdstone Leytonstone

borough safer, cleaner and greener over 2007/8. Kenton

Hampstead
Heath
Gospel
Oak
High Road

Wanstead Park

The extension of the East London Rail will include a

South Kenton
Finchley Road & Frognal

North Wembley Kentish Town West Woodgrange Park

Ë West Hampstead Jubilee 100m

stop at the proposed Dalston Junction on its stretch £410,000 of that money was spent to support a
Ë Thameslink 100m

Brondesbury Highbury &

Ë Wembley Central Caledonian Road
Ë Barking
District
& Barnsbury Islington Ë Hammersmith & City
Brondesbury Park

from Highbury & Islington in the north to West “Streets for People” scheme to improve the urban
Stonebridge Park
Kensal Rise Camden Road Victoria

Canonbury
Harlesden Willesden Queen’s
Kensal Kilburn South

environment and security around the newly-opened

Park

Croydon in the south.

Junction Green High Road Hampstead Dalston Kingsland

Bakerloo Hackney Central

Gillett Square. Acton Central Bakerloo

Ë Euston Northern
Victoria
Homerton

There are also numerous busses linking Dalston to South Acton

Shepherd’s Central
Hackney Wick

The funding is part of a wider programme of

Bush 100m

Central London and Liverpool Street. Gunnersbury District

Ë Kensington
Ë Stratford
Central
Jubilee
DLR

spending in all of London’s boroughs to improve

(Olympia)
Kew Gardens
Ë West Brompton District

public transport, and make walking and cycling

Clapham
Junction Ë
Ë Richmond

journeys easier and safer.

Trains to Gatwick

London’s Transport Commissioner Peter Hendy

said: ‘This money will go directly towards improving
transport for people in Hackney.’

Figure 20: Current London Overground map Picture courtesy of http://www.tfl.

gov.uk/assets/downloads/ell_route_map.pdf

Figure 21: Proposed East London Line Picture courtesy of http://

Figure 19: Busses serving Dalston Courtesy of http://www.tfl. www.tfl.gov.uk/assets/downloads/ell_route_map.pdf
gov.uk/tfl/gettingaround/maps/buses/pdf/dalston-2066.pdf

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Area analysis

Site

Roads

Buildings

Gardens/private space

Public Hard & soft landscape

Figure 22: Area analysis map.

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Street types

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Site analysis
Key

Pre-fabricated shops

Jazz bars

Loading bays

Parking lot

Trees

Seating

Ridley Road Market

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Sun path

sunrise

sunset

midday

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Access & movement

Title: Gillett Square Access Points Title: Gillett Square Pedestrian Movement
Scale: Not to scale Scale: Not to scale
Date: March 2009 Date: March 2009

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Human activity

Title: Gillett Square Human Clustering by Day Title: Gillett Square Human Clustering by Night
Scale: Not to scale Scale: Not to scale
Date: March 2009 Date: March 2009

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‘It is somewhere you can come and pause, but we had to work very hard
to get that calm and simplicity.’ Adrian Judd, Landscape architect,
Whitelaw Turkington.

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Design intentions
Objectives laid out in The Urban Design Framework
of the Landscape Consultants Brief July 2002,
outline that the Dalston area has a strong cultural
identity and that consultants need to acknowledge
this within their design proposals.
Other factors in the brief that had to be considered
were ease of movement: a place that is easy to get to
and move through, continuity and enclosure: where
public and private spaces are clearly
distinguished, quality of the public realm: attractive and
successful outdoor areas, legibility: having a clear
image and easy to understand, adaptability: a place
with the ability to change easily - in the long term
but also within the length of the day, allowing
different functions to cohabit, and finally, diversity: as
a place with variety and choice.
public spaces provide
planting opportunities
cycle parking to be on
edges of public space
stamford works potential redevelopments
Whitelaw Turkington believe they have achieved a creating mixed use developments with
frontages enhancing public space
space that is different from anywhere else in the
local area within the borough of Hackney.
Gillett Square is not a quasi-public space, it is for active frontages onto
public space
the people of Hackney, designed to accomodate
public gatherings and meetings, markets (as long
as this does not interfere with current local markets
ie Ridley street market) and even host a public
protest.
The landscape architects’ fundamental idea for the
square was to have a stage at one end and walk-
ways along the side. Public opinon called for more
chairs and fixed seating, but the landscape
architects think it works — they believe if there was accessible parking to be
located near to high street ee
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where public space is not on a main road carefully positioned
buildings and views can help to draw people into the space.
Figure 23: Diagram showing urban design principles for Gillett Square. Image re-interpreted from an original sourced from the
LDF - Local Development Framework for Dalston.
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Design intentions
The guiding principle for Gillett Square was that it If the square was to be conceptualised as an
had to be enduring and Whitelaw Turkington did not open air theatre and market area, principle items
want the square to look like a corporate space. that should have been included in the design are:
weather cover - site specific demountable canopies
Being one of the pilots for the 100 Public Spaces providing cover for market stalls, performers and
meant that materials standards were high, and the equipment, good signage - directions from
specifications ensured this. Kingsland High street and other approaches, mobile
and power facilities - power supply linkages to various
A year after the square’s completion, the Gillett locations in the square.
Squared Art & Enterprise Business Plan of Novem-
ber 2007, published by HCD noted that in its first Whitelaw Turkington still have future plans for the
year, a lot of money was spent on hiring sound, light square, once its lived a little and grown into itself,
and other equipment for events held in the square. they hope the completed square will have
Due to the particulars of the square, it was also fountains and more trees and the plans for the
difficult to customize standard items of hire to suit frontage of the north part of the square where the
the space. What they have proposed is that with the Stamford Works is located will eventually be part of
correct equipment and infrastructure in place,the the overall space. I imagine that fountains would
square would be able to host a wide spectrum of require major construction for installation and
events, with cross-subsidising between poorly additional trees would detract from the site’s
Figure 24: Whitelaw Turkington’s proposed image for Gillett Square, showing the developed north facade and fountains. Image
funded events. flexibility. courtesy of NLA: Civilizing Spaces: Improving London’s Public Realm.

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Materials
Hard Landscaping
Flamed Chinese granite setts (200 x 200 x 100 )
and granite slabs (400 x 200 x 100) of about 12
variations are the signature material used on the
Gillett Square site. They are visually pleasing after it
has rained and provide a lot of texture, and
therefore not slippery when wet.
The landscape architects specified a hardwood
decked stage to give a softening effect amongst the
granite. Stainless steel post-fix tactile strips were
specified to run along this but these caused
problems retaining rainwater. The designers said
they were going to introduce small drainage holes
but since this is the only piece of hardwood on site,
the strips must have been removed as they are no
longer visible.
There are 8 stainless steel bicycle rails on the south
side of the hardwood deck, and 2 stainless steel
handrails situated on the steps leading up to the
southern pre-fabricated units.
Figure 25: Chinese granite setts.
Figure 27: Hardwood decking.
Figure 29: Stainless steel cycle rails.
Behind the stage the designers used Cor-ten
(weathered steel) to create a frame for a gabian dry
stone wall that screens off the bin store. This
personally was my favourite feature in the site as
it was different, contrasting and had an appealing
texture.
Figure 26: Stainless steel handrail.
Dedicated CCTV columns had to be installed rather Figure 30: Corten gabian wall. Figure 31: CCTV & light columns.
than mounting on the lighting columns as this was
impossible, resulting in more ‘clutter’ than the
designers wanted.
Since Gillett Square is pedestrianised, a lot of
bollards had to be installed to stop illegal parking
and prevent cars entering the square. They are
easily replaceable, without digging up their
foundations if they get knocked over.
Figure 28: Post-fix tactile strips. Figure 32: Stainless steel bin. Figure 33: Car restriction bollards.
The designer have also specified stainless steel
bins, quite contrasting to the usual council types,
therefore giving the square more identity.
More metallic strips feature at the bottom and top
steps leading to the pre-fabricated shops. As a
warning for the visually impaired, they are more
attractive than the standard council textured slabs
found in street paving.
Figure 34: Steel strips for step warning.
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Materials
Soft Landscaping
There is very little soft landscaping in Gillett Square
and this is most likely due to its location and usage
and to keep maintenance time and costs down.
The only planting on site are four pine trees on the
hardwood stage opposite the Culture House, and
two planted in the ground on the north western end
of the parking lot. They are a simple but effective
element and described by Whitelaw Turkington as
‘quite unusual’ to have pine trees but they were
chosen simply because they have foliage all the
year round helping to green the space.
Species: Pinus nigra ‘Austrian Pine’
Size: Small (5-10m)
Planted: Either root balled or container grown (more
than likely container grown to keep costs down)
Chosen for: As conifers, it is evergreen.
This tree has a dense head with large branches and
is excellent for most landscape situations. It tree is
tolerant in most well drained soils, but cannot grow
in the shade. It requires dry or moist soil and Figure 35: Whitelaw Turkington’s materials board. Courtesy of Figure 36: Pinus nigra on hardwood decking. Picture courtesy of Morley von Sternberg.
http://www.ajspecification.com.
tolerates drought.
Figure 37: Tree Planting detail, north western end of the parking
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Deck section
Pinus nigra ‘Austrian pine’
4 x approx 4.5 m container grown

Hardwood decking 4300 x 100 x .25

Cor-ten ‘weathered steel’ deck

sidings 300 x 100

Timber panelling 4000 x 100 x .25

Granite setts
Mortar bed / haunching
Concrete bed
Sand binding
Hardcore

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Paving plan Granite setts
200 x 100 x 100

Granite slabs
400 x 200 x 100

+ 19.2m + 20.9m
a a
1800

+ 19.3m

Figure 38: Flamed Chinese granite slabs and setts. 400 2000 400

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Paving section 1
Granite setts
200 x 100 x 100 Laid in stretcher
bond. Joints filled with lime
100 mortar brushed in dry and well
watered.

50 Mortar bed /
haunching
100 Concrete bed

50 Sand binding

100 Hardcore

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Paving section 2
Granite slabs
400 x 200 x 100 Laid in stretcher
bond. Joints filled with lime
mortar brushed in dry and well
watered.

Granite setts
200 x 100 x 100 Laid in stretcher
bond. Joints filled with lime
100 mortar brushed in dry and well
watered.

50 Mortar bed /
haunching
100 Concrete bed

50 Sand binding

100 Hardcore

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Paving axonometric Granite slabs
400 x 200 x 100 Laid in stretcher bond.
Joints filled with lime mortar brushed in
dry and well watered.

Granite setts
200 x 100 x 100 Laid in stretcher
bond. Joints filled with lime mortar
brushed in dry and well watered.

Mortar bed / haunching

50 Concrete bed
100 Sand binding
50 Hardcore

100

1400

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Paving & drainage detail Metallic strips to alert
visually impaired of
level change

Granite setts
200 x 100 x 100 &
As mentioned in the materials chapter, the 100 x 100 x 100
designers have specified metallic strips for the
visually impaired at the bottom and the top of the
wide steps on the south side of the square.

While these are attactive, give identity and fit in

with the design style of the square, they have also Figure 39: Design meets drainage.
brought with them problems where they meet
drainage gulleys.

The drainage gulley themselves are very narrow -

about 1cm wide, and they are clogged up with dirt
and cigarette butts. In the picture on the right, it is
Precast concrete
obvious that the small gaps between gulley and
gulley unit
strip pose a blockage problem, a design feature
overlooked by the designers.

Figure 40: Persisting problems.

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Drainage section Granite setts
200 x 100 x 100

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100
Mortar bed /
haunching

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75

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100 Hardcore

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Drainage detail
plan Granite setts
200 x 100 x 100

Granite setts
100 x 100 x 100

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Precast concrete
gulley unit

2.5 1 2.5
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Site Section a

a
West facing section a-a
not to scale

1 Bradbury Street entrance

2 Removable bollard 6
3 Stone paving 5
1 4 7
4 Stainless steel bicycle racks 2 3
5 Raised decked seating, performance and tree area
6 Pinus nigra ‘Austrian pine’
7 Stone paved loading/waiting zone

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Lighting plan

Lighting key
Lighting key
floodlights
floodlights
downlights
downlights

tree
tree uplights
uplights

low lit seat lighting

low lit seat lighting

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Lighting design
The landscape design consultants brief called for
the specification of lighting to ensure that high
quality street lighting should be provided throughout
the square, in order to provide a safe and
attractive environment. Light spillage into adjacent
homes was also noted to be addressed and
minimised.
There is quite an imaginative variation of lighting
enhancing Gillett Square, much of which is
obviously only fully appreciated at night. The most
dramatic lighting effect is the “lightbox” feature on
the facade of the Culture House, acting as a bea-
con for the square. The translucent polycarbonate
panels glow and give the building a completely dif-
ferent character in the evening.
There are 3 large south facing floodlight masts on
the north end of the square, just inside the parking
lot, which are used during events.
Eighteen down-light columns are placed strategi-
cally around the square: eight at the Kingsland High
street entrance as a guide into the square, three
Figure 43: Down-light columns.
around the decked area, one near the Bradbury
street entrance and six at the Boleyn road
entrance.
The six pine trees on site are all uplit with spot lights,
two at each tree base. The trees themselves have
‘‘fairy’’ lights strung throughout with all cables at-
tached to the tree with rubber straps. Any metal
inserted into the tree will cause it to die otherwise.
Figure 44: Tree uplighters on decking.
Finally, there are four soft feature uplights found
running the length of the square’s only bench.
These are a low voltage fluorescent bulb set within
a perspex fitting in the paving.
Figure 46: Tree lighting
Figure 45: Tree uplighters in paving.
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Lighting images

Figure 47: Panorama showing the variations of lights in the square.

Figure 48: Panorama from the same position at night.

Figure 49: Floodlight & signage column.

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‘ Thinking is more interesting than knowing, but less interesting than
seeing.’ JW Goethe

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Art or Vandalism?
Graffiti in the Square
One of the first articles I came across when
researching this report, was from the Times Online
about Hackney council washing away a mural of
London’s ubiquitous street artist Banksy. That was
in 2007, just 24 hours before the official opening of
Gillett Square.
It stated that they did not ‘deem the graffiti worthy of
being photographed, nor did they seek the
permission of the building’s owners.’
The owners being Hackney Co-operative Develop-
ments were quite rightly upset over it, considering
Banksy artworks are selling for hundreds of
thousands of pounds.
Two years later when I visited the site, I was bored
at the sterile walls, considering the square is right in
the middle of East London AKA graffiti central, and
my mind passed over the article I had read.
On a recurring visit in early March, low and behold,
Banksy has graced Gillett Square once more! And
there to ask the public’s opinion was a journalist
from The Hackney Gazette, with the question, ‘Is it
art of vandalism?’ One local lady said she’d happily
have him come over and ‘do ‘er ‘oll ‘ouse up.’ The
journalist told me he was trying to get public opinion
as the council was planning to remove the artwork
once again.
Figure 50: February 2007 Article about the original Banksy washed away from Gil-
lett Square Excerpt from http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/article1361620.
Figure 51: 9 March 2009 Building Design Article
about new Banksy feature in Gillett Square.
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Art or Vandalism?
The street artist has cleverly used an air vent as part
This just proved that a partnership does not always
of his piece, a common creative style of his art agree, especially when the public realm is
using non-descript urban architecture as part of theconcerned. Another argument that can be raised is
work. that to some this piece is art, and to others it is just
vandalism. The Council’s point of view is that their
Adam Hart, Executive Director of Hackney Co-oper- task is to keep the streets clean, not judge whether
ative Developments was quoted in the 2007 Times something is art or not.
article as saying the artworks are of ‘considerable
Figure 53: The eastern wall of Bradbury street entrance, February
value’ and ‘give character to the area.’ Banksy has worldwide following and I cannot 2009.
disagree Adam Hart - this artwork may just be what
The most recent BD article stated that HCD has puts Gillett Square on someone else’s map.
warned the council they will sure should the piece
be removed. Adam Hart is quoted as saying Sadly, the weekend after the art-work was defaced
‘‘Hackney Council are bigots - I am shocked to with the words ‘Love not Money’ - said to be
hear of such an unpopular and unnecessary act of possible reference to the artist’s commercial
vandalism against a valuable work of art which is a success. It could also be applied to the issue of the
great benefit to people in Dalston.’’ area’s regeneration argument.

Figure 54: The same wall, new art, new discussions. Journalist from
Figure 52: New Banksy 2009. Urban youth. Hackney Gazette asking members of the public their opinion.

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Gillett Squared
Gillett Squared is the community based arts and The Vortex’s programme is full 7 nights a week with
enterprise management group for Gillett Square, have a variation of world-wide performers, from
consisting of HCD as the accountable body as well eastern Europe, south America, Africa and the USA.
as The Vortex Jazz Club and the East London Ticket prices are also between £7 and £15 ensuring
Design Show. the club is afforded by and reflects the whole
community, without becoming a middle-class
Gillett Squared also developed and participates in space for jazz enthusiasts.
Figure 55: Gillett Squared logo with elevated night shot of the square. Figure 56: Grand Union Orchestra at The Vortex Jazz Club. Courtesy of http://
the Dalston Arts Hub, along with core members The Courtesy of http://www.gillettsquare.org.uk www.gillettsquare.org.uk/webdocs/business.html
Rio Cinema, The Vortex Jazz Club and The Arcola Gillett Squared’s overall visions include driving the
Street Theatre. This hub aims to promote collabo- emergence of a Dalston Cultural Quarter: becoming
rative work between local creative bodies for their recognised and supported by the LDA as part of an
mutual benefit. Arts Hub for this area of London, and to improve
the local quality life, promoting social cohesion and
Along with these two arts and culture based bodies, sustaining local economic growth.
The Culture House has become a cultural beacon
within Dalston. It has also become a beacon for the They are driven to ensuring Gillett Square works as
contemporary jazz scene in London thanks to the a public space, and works for everyone. It is a
Vortex Jazz Club on the first floor. catalyst for cultural community connections.

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Events in the Square
Since its opening, Gillett Square has played host to
many varied interesting events, with the Vortex Jazz
club playing a substantial part too in organising
these.
A civic pride walk called One Love Hackney started
its procession at Gillett Square while the site has
also hosted the East London Dance:Big Dance
Event. Other projects over the years have included:
High profile temporary art installations
Regular specialist markets
Regular Games Day events
The Youth Arts Festival
The Summer Jazz Festival
Blockorama Steel Drum Gathering
Inner City World Music Festival
Dalston Outdoor Film Festival
Promenade Theatre in the Square, incorporating the
Dalston Culture House.
As discussed in the previous chapter, Gillett
Squared and the Vortex strive to ensure that the
line-ups in the Jazz club and the square itself mirror
the cultural characters and tastes of everyone living
in Dalston.
The success of a particular public space is not
solely in the hands of the architect, urban designer
or town planner; it relies also on people
adopting, using and managing the space – people
make places, more than places make people. Figure 58: Gillett Square on the opening night. Courtesy of http://www.
hackney.gov.uk
Figure 57: Gillett Square Games Day.
Picture courtesy of www.vortexjazz.
co.uk/special-features/games-day.
html
Figure 59: Saxophonists on the opening night. Courtesy of http://www.
hackney.gov.uk
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‘Being human is itself difficult, and therefore all kinds of settlements
(except dream cities) have problems. Big cities have difficulties in
abundance, because they have people in abundance.’ Jane Jacobs

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The Future of Dalston
Dalston is a melting pot of very different cultures,
originating from various parts of central and
northern Africa as well as creative types from
around the world while Hackney is allegedly home
to the highest concentration of artists in Europe.
Dalston Square on Kingsland Road, just south of
Gillett Square, is the new regeneration development
which will consist of 500 new homes including
affordable housing, a new library and public
archive, a new public square, a London Under-
ground station and interchange as well as shops
and restaurants.
The partners in this project are again, Hackney
Council, Design for London, the London Develop-
ment Agency as well as Transport for London and
developers Barratt Homes.
The two sites are to be designed by different teams
of architects & designers including John McAslan &
Partners, ARUP, Weston Williamson, Goddard
Manton and French Landscape Architect Michel
Desvigne working with J & L Gibbons. There has
already been extensive public consultation and the
feedback is being put to use in preparation of plans
for the square.
It is a 5 year project, due for completion in 2012, in
time for the Olympics while Dalston Junction Station
and the bus interchange is due for earlier
completion in 2010.
The mayor of Hackney, Jules Pipe has mentioned
how these new developments will bring more
investment into the area while the creative industries
such as the library, theatre and cinema will further Figure 61: Image showing proposed plans for Dalston Junction. Courtesy of http://dalston-
ingrain Dalston’s cultural character. square.co.uk/the_partnership.html
Figure 60: Image showing the proximity of the two sites
in relation to eachother. Gillett Square in pink and Dalston
Juntion in Green. The distance between them
represented by the dotted line is approximately 272m.
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Dalston: Arts Space of the Future
In May 2008, the Arcola Theatre on Arcola and Hackney archive for Dalston Square, and J & L
Street just a little way up from Gillett Square hosted Gibbons Landscape Architects, who are working on
an exhibition ‘Dalston: Arts Space of the Future’. This the design of the square itself with Michel Desvigne
exhibited winners of the Arts Council England/RIBA Paysagiste.
London competition challenging architects visions
of how arts venues evolve in the 21st Century. The model photograph to the right is an impression
of the proposed developments for Dalston Square.
There was another interesting exhibit addressing It is quite clear to see how different the site will be
the issue of regeneration featuring two new maps of from Gillett Square. For one, Dalson Square’s
Dalston: The first was a first trawl of arts and culture public open space is potentially a lot greener than
in Dalston (currently 123 organisations plus) and the Gillett Square, reasons probably due to the
second Dalston’s existing open spaces. The maps commercial value of the site as well as its position in
were brought together to illustrate the potential for relation to Kingsland Road and the City.
Dalston to connect cultural activity inside and out
and to ensure existing cultural assets are identified, Secondly, the building height is that much more
retained, enhanced, linked and recognised than Gillett Square, where the dominant building
together, rather than displaced as regeneration of height in the area is three storeys with individual
the area commences. buildings up to four.

These maps are seen as a prompt for discussion Other interesting proposals for Dalson Square Figure 62: Model image showing proposed plans for Dalston Junction. Courtesy of http://dalstonsquare.co.uk
on how the arts can extend into and influence the include energy efficient measures such as green
public realm. The maps have been produced by roofing and combined heat and power systems.
muf architecture/art, designers of the new library

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Gentrification versus social cleansing
Generational apartheid?
The progression from post-industrial decay to
artists colony to ‘young-professional-lifestyles’ is
in full swing in Dalston. As covered in Dalston:Arts
Space of the Future chapter, Dalston Square is the
most radical regeneration move in Dalston and is
said to complement the area’s existing cultural
character with Gillett Square’s Culture House and
Dalston Square’s theatre and cinema, once its
completed.
Local people of mixed socio-economic
backgrounds agree that in improving areas like
Dalston through private sector-led regeneration
schemes, the needs of the majority of low income
working families have been ignored. Regeneration
strategies or policing approaches intended to ‘de-
sign out crime’ can often end up ‘designing out’
people.
In the May 2005 Retail & Leisure study of London The situation had seemingly upset a few drinkers,
Borough of Hackney by Roger Tym and Partners since the council has publicly funded a “Mediterra-
(Planners & Development Economists) suggested nean-style square”, part of a greater urban regener-
improvements made by the public for Dalston ation scheme, that which is to improve the Dalston
included: improving cleanliness - this was the high- area.
est response, 15% suggested better range of shops
as well as car parking improvements. Surprisingly It is without a doubt that areas such as the
reducing crime was mentioned by few visitors since Gillett Street car park had become a dangerous
Dalston has the highest level of recorded crime in ‘no-go’ area at night, and was an ugly sight during
Hackney. the day. However issues such as the strict
drinking ban is something that residents find
On entering Gillett square via Bradbury street, a sign hypocritical, and as one writer mentioned, ‘slipping
displays information about its designation under the into generational apartheid.’
Local Authorities ‘Alcohol consumption in
Designated Public Places’ Regulations of 2007. It
is a key aim to ensure that Gillett Square is a place
which is open to all members of the local
community to enjoy and this means unsociable
drinking should not be allowed.
Figure 63: Alcohol Consumption in Public Places signage at Bradbury Street
entrance.
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Gentrification versus social cleansing
A number of views It improved thereafter when it became the public With regards to the wider Dalston-Hackney area
car park - previously mentioned - albeit with lots of regeneration, there are undoubtedly going to be
Private sector-led regeneration schemes generally street drinkers. residents who may feel a push, as new affordable
do deprive the poorest communities and those with housing developments are constructed and are
the least influence, to the advantages of financiers, He describes the square now as a real public space unafford able to some. Consequently high street
developers and the well-heeled “customers” they within which people can be noisy, protest or have a coffee shops and other businesses will follow
import. This is sometimes because the well-being public meeting. The only thing not allowed is alcohol resulting in the loss of a certain cultural charm
of some less-off communiteis are ignored . How- consumption. I believe he and Adam Hart of HCD characteristic of the area.
ever some regeneration improvements do in some are very proud of the realisation of the square,
way benefit many. considering the negative factors the site used to Sadly for some, this is unavoidable, and the
represent. unfortunate cost of gentrification, especially due to
From Gillett Square developer’s point of view, the London’s Olympic bid win and the general East
wider community was consulted and is involved If one is to look objectively at the issue of regenera- London improvement movement.
in current regeneration programmes, with interest tion, the arguments for both sides could last days.
groups also decision makers on the detailed design My personal opinion that the Gillett Square Partner-
options organised by The Gillett Square Partnership. ship has shown incrdedible dedication and drive
towards improving the Gillett street area into a new
Russell Brown, Architect of Hawkins Brown, also a safe, cultural hub for Dalston, with a genuine inter-
local resident, said in an interview in BD Magazine est of the wider community at heart.
that ideas were worked on 12 years ago when the Figure 64: Hackney Gazette Headline. Courtesy of www. http://www.hack-
neygazette.co.uk
site was full of rubble and Yardies, with bullett holes
in the walls.

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The role of the Community Sector
While arguments have been laid out for both sides
in the previous chapters, the solution to successful
regeneration schemes may be found in solid com-
munity-based regeneration initiatives.
In the UK, the general consensus is emerging that
these are not only intelligent, but efficient and sus-
tainable. From a democratic point of view, they
incorporate knowledge, creativity and social capital,
being good at business and good at services to the
public. Unfortunately in the past these community-
led initiatives have been viewed by developers and
official bodies as ‘oppositional movements’, being
ignored and often paid off.
This has resulted in the decline of other community
schemes, as the movements lose faith and grow
frustrated with the red-tape they have to face.
Mutual agreement, hard work and influence with
the public and private sectors is imperative in en-
suring these community movements are successful
and impact future patterns of the mainstream.
Nowadays it is becoming more apparent the ne-
cessity of the community sector to the public and
private sectors. Ultimately local expertise is better
suited to guiding community development.
Jane Jacobs (1916-2006) was an urban writer and
activist who campaigned new, community-based
approaches to planning for over 40 years. She laid
out four conditions for successful city neighbour-
hoods:
1 - mixed use (housing, retail, offices, workshops etc)
2 - small blocks (intricate layouts, many corners, avoidance of
long corridors/spaces)
3 - aged buildings (reasons of aesthetics & economics, allows
significant elements of low rental)
4 - density (achieving critical mass, community safety)
These four conditions allow space for informal mar-
kets, family run delicatessens, cafés, music stores,
independant bookshops, curiosity shops and oth-
er sorts of ‘non-high street’ shops that add to the
character of places such as London’s Notting Hill,
Amsterdam’s ‘De Negen Straatjes’ and New York
City’s Greenwich Village.
Figure 65: Image of the development of the A40 Westway in the 1960’s/70’s.
Courtesy of http://www.westway.org
An Inner city example
The Westway Development Trust (formerly the
North Kensington Amenity Trust) was one of the
UK’s first Development Trusts. Set up in 1971, its
aim was to develop for community benefit the 23
acres of derelict land left by the construction of the
A40 Westway. Today the trust provides community
and commercial space for over 100 organisations
and businesses, manages the Westway Sports &
Leisure facility, runs a grants scheme for local resi-
dents, provides development advice and is heavily
involved in the famous Notting Hill Carnival.
The Trust is governed by a management commit-
tee of 15 members (the charity’s Trustees). The
Trustees are elected annually by its 90 member
organisations, all of which are locally active chari-
ties, community groups, residents associations and
other similar bodies.
The Trust is reputed to be almost 100% self-suffi-
cient, with 95% of their income from local commer-
cial activities. Their sustainable success has been a
catalyst for the wealth of the wider region.
it is hoped that looking at such a successful com-
munity enterprise, which has been working for the
community for nearly 40 years, more and more
of these types of bottom-up initiative schemes will
be introduced to the many potential regeneration
projects in and around London.
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Strengths and weaknesses Conclusion
Strengths Weaknesses

Gillett Squared has promoted Gillett Square as a The site could have included more informal daytime On my first couple of visits to Gillett Square, I have One of the main reasons that Gillett Square suc-
public space for the public, so there are no restric-seating that could be removed when there is an to admit I was not all that impressed. To me it ceeded in its planning and delivery, was because
tions on recreational usage within the space (aside event. looked like a carbon copy of other recent public Adam Hart of Hackney Cooperative Developments
from the drinking ban). This freedom has provided spaces in London - lots of granite, a few trees and had already put 15 years work into developing the
opportunities for active and passive leisure, with Due to the concealed site entrance, there could be some fancy touches here and there. site. And selecting a good team of architects and
many varied events to take place and so re-inforce more signage from the high street informing visitors landscape architects - Hawkins Brown and Whitel-
the community cohesion and involvement. where Gillett Square is. My opinion has done a complete turn-around. I re- aw Turkington - ensured the complete success.
alise the needs of a good public space are quite
The regeneration project itself has been a major Hackney Council will not support any market uses simple - suitable trees, seating, the correct lighting The Square clearly benefits from surrounding
catalyst for the wider area, improving business and that compete with existing markets within the area, and decent management. Gillett Square encom- physical regeneration: current and planned building
investment interest in Dalston and Hackney. ie the bustling market on Ridley Road. In order to passes all of these. I belileve the general public ap- refurbishment; an active local arts scene and crea-
liven up the area on weekdays, a market selling preciates these few things more than over- tive businesses, and the opening up of new trans-
The materials are hard wearing and simple. Mainte- goods that do not compete with those of Ridley detailed spaces, rare materials sourced from port links.
nace levels are kept to a minimum and HCD keeps road could trade a few days a week. Perhaps artists other continents and privatised management.
a close eye on the space attending to maintenance or students from the local art colleges in the area Most importantly, it is the community that will keep
issues immediately. could set up a trading body. On further inspection, it is quite obvious too that a place like Gillett Square surviving. The links it has
someone has bothered. Gillett Square brings a dif- with the Arcola Theatre, Vortex Jazz Club, and the
On the whole, this project has far greater strengths Considering the overall community benefits Gillett ferent rhythm to the Dalston area, some say a little East London Design Show will hopefull ensure its
than weaknesses, those of which could be easily Square offers, the weaknesses are minimal in com- dignity and definitely quality. longevity well into East London’s new future.
changed. parison to the strengths.

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Figure 1: Plan of London’s boroughs with London Borough of Hackney in red.
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Figure 4: Bradbury street shops, north side.
Figure 4: Gillett Square phasing plan.
Figure 6 & 7: Gillett Street car park prior to redevelopment. Pictures courtesy
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Figure 8: Second phase pre-fabricated market stalls.
Figure 9: Gillett Square on opening day. Courtesy of http//hackney.gov.uk
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lettsquare.org.uk
Figure 11: Gillett by day.
Figure 12: Gillett by night.
Figure 13: Breakdown of the basic organisational structure for Gillett Square.
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Figure 24: Whitelaw Turkington’s proposed image for Gillett Square, showing Figure 51: 9 March 2009 Building Design Article about new Banksy feature in Gil-
the developed north facade and fountains. Image courtesy of NLA: Civilizing lett Square. Figure 62:
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ajspecification.com. Figure 60: Image showing the proximity of the two sites in relation to eachoth-
Figure 36: Pinus nigra on hardwood decking. Picture courtesy of Morley von er. Gillett Square in pink and Dalston Juntion in Green.
Sternberg. Figure 61:Image showing proposed plans for Dalston Junction. Courtesy of
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Figure 38: Flamed Chinese granite slabs and setts. Figure 62: Model image showing proposed plans for Dalston Junction. Cour-
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Figure 40: Persisting problems. Figure 63: Alcohol Consumption in Public Places signage at Bradbury Street Figure 66: Equipment offloaded outside the Vortex.
Figure 41 & 42: Drainage detail. entrance.
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Figure 46: Tree lighting Courtesy of http://www.westway.org
Figure 47: Panorama showing the variations of lights in the square. Figure 66: Equipment offloaded outside the Vortex.
Figure 48: Panorama from the same position at night.
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