Studio Weave were appointed in a collaborative team – led by Allies and Morrison Urban Practitioners and supported by Urban Flow - to prepare a Dalston Town Centre Public Realm, Movement and Permeability Study. The study is part of the Dalston Plan – a dedicated planning and regeneration document which set out a vision for the development of Dalston over the next 15 years.
Studio Weave’s scope focused on reinforcing the status of existing community institutions, movement patterns and use of local spaces; to ensure that forthcoming development recognise and are sympathetic to the inherent value of Dalston. Our work mapped the physical and social networks of a range of built heritage, diverse community infrastructures, and much-loved local institutions.
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In addition to defining the overall structure of the study and producing the public realm principles and strategy with AMUP, Studio Weave particularly focused on the demonstration of concepts for a range potential interventions. Although varied in their form and tactics, all proposals broadly fit within two categories: streetscape and junction improvements; and/or public open space improvements.
The range of streetscape and junction improvements which were selected to develop proposals for, illustrate a range of typical conditions and opportunities – which if addressed could create widespread benefit to the legiblity, permeability, walk-(and cycle)-ability, and general quality of the public realm environment across Dalston town centre. The proposals illustrated vary in type: from those which create new civic spaces, to those which aim to create additional external space for adjacent retailers, and those which aim to reduce conflict between modes of transport etc.
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The shortlisting of Dalston’s Ridley Road Market and Ashwin Street – amongst other localities – as critical local identity assets contributed to their receipt of GLA Good Growth Funding (2018) for their maintenance and renewal.
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