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1 MAKE-ROOM TOM EBDON ARCHITECTS architects-designers-makers-thinkers Improvements

2 MAKE-ROOM A new arts organisation based in Tottenham Megan Beck Local resident Fine Art background Arts tutor at the College of Haringey, Enfield and North East London Jenni Grove Fine Art background MA in Curation and Arts Management

Ebdon Local resident Ten years experience in both

3 Tom Ebdon Architects A new architecture practice with an emphasis on designing through making Tom Ebdon Local resident Ten years experience in both the public and private sectors Architecture tutor in HE

4 MAKE-ROOM TOM EBDON ARCHITECTS architects-designers-makers-thinkers Improvements 50K funding from the High Street Innovation Fund

5 West Green Road Improvement Group A strong group Drive forward changes Dialogue with local people Respond to local need Apply for Grant funding Community Stakeholders Other Stakeholders West Green Road Improvement Group Point of contact for stakeholders Distribute information Liaise with Council Oversee projects Fund-Raising

6 Reduce Street Clutter Vital to improve the public realm of West Green Road Council street teams to review, rationalise and reduce street clutter Consult with traders to reduce temporary clutter on the road Review street furniture, pavements, waste collection & temporary items

7 Menu of ideas 01 Information 02 Shop Fronts 03 Feature Signage 04 Lighting 05 Bridge Improvements 06 Art and Culture 07 Urban Parks 08 Railway Market 09 Bike Shelters & Workshop 10 Launch Event

8 01 Information Readily available information is critical to the success of an improvement scheme Different levels of information need to be shared with and collected from local stakeholders This information might include details of meetings, funding opportunities, street initiatives, event organising etc

9 01 Information Window vinyls Billboard Indoor information boards Outdoor information boards Post box for suggestions Quarterly newsletter Cost Range 900-9,000

10 02 Shop Fronts Create a strong team to manage improvements Maintain a site-specific and flexible approach Focus on key sites along the road Match funding from landlords and shop owners Shop / artist teams Westerfield R Beaconsfield Road

Corner Premises and/or Willing Premises Focus on 5-10 key corner

fixing, tidy and re-painting of windows, signboards and/or awnings

match funding: substantial repairs to pilasters, windows and brick

11 Corner Premises and/or Willing Premises Focus on 5-10 key corner premises or willing premises for maximum street presence Basic fixing, tidy and re-painting of windows, signboards and/or awnings Shops paired with artists to regenerate window displays Landlord match funding: substantial repairs to pilasters, windows and brick work above, shop windows, signboards and/or awnings Cost Range 12,500-25,000

12 Exemplar Terrace Focus on one section of the road for a dramatic improvement Shop frontage & uppers Landlord match funding Cost 37,500 + (5 premises) Leyton High Road, Jan Kattein Architects

13 03 Feature Signage Either end of this section of West Green Road Help to engender identity Locate a significant destination Cost Range 5,000-8,000

14 03 Feature Signage Cost 3,500

03 Feature Signage Painted gable end signs -

advertising for businesses Cost 2,500 p/sign

15 03 Feature Signage Painted gable end signs - a contemporary approach Created for existing key businesses along West Green Road Help to engender ownership for local traders Provide advertising for businesses Cost 2,500 p/sign Shop Local, Hackney, Bob and Roberta Smith

16 04 Lighting Signify the entrance to West Green Road Help to improve safety A fun intervention Feasibility of lighting scheme depends upon existing infrastructure Cost TBC

ideas include: Jet washing the brickwork Art billboard (to be discussed in the

17 05 Bridge Improvements Two new lamp columns being installed either side of bridge Additional site-specific lighting could be prohibitively expensive Other ideas include: Jet washing the brickwork Art billboard (to be discussed in the Public Art section) Paint scheme for the brickwork under the bridge Cost 5,000-10,000

06 Art and Culture Cultural plaques for West Green Road A

well as highlighting historical people and events Plaques

West Green Road Cost Range 8,000-12,000 (for 10 plaques) From

18 06 Art and Culture Cultural plaques for West Green Road A celebratory scheme for those who live and work here now, as well as highlighting historical people and events Plaques become part of a cultural trail A unique plaque designed for West Green Road Cost Range 8,000-12,000 (for 10 plaques) From left: English Heritage Blue Plaque; Stik, artist; Peer Plaques, Burnley 2008

06 Art and Culture Designated Art billboard for West Green Road Curated

year Managed through invited commissions from artists and designers alongside

through specific art focussed project funding such as Arts Council England

19 06 Art and Culture Designated Art billboard for West Green Road Curated quarterly to deliver four large scale art installations on the street each year Managed through invited commissions from artists and designers alongside open call An ongoing programme of billboard commissions could be funded through specific art focussed project funding such as Arts Council England Grants for the Arts Cost 6,200 (for 1 year) From left: Ben Long, Elizabeth Rowe, Robert Montgomery

20 06 Art and Culture Commissioned art work for shutters Bringing public art to the street scene Help to create a continuous identity along West Green Road Participating shop owners paired with artists / students Shutter artworks carried out by professional painters Cost 10,000 (10 shutters) Eine, artist

Road Additional funding available through the Mayor of London s Pocket

21 07 Urban Parks Addressing a lack of green on West Green Road Creating a place to pause and relax Creating new destinations along West Green Road Additional funding available through the Mayor of London s Pocket Park and Street Trees schemes Cost 20k - 40k ADDITIONAL FUNDING AVAILABLE!

Potential for this to be phase 1 of a more ambitious market project Cost 39,500

22 07 Urban Parks A new Pocket Park in the derelict railway land Creating a place to pause and relax Redundant patch of land brought back into the public realm Potential for this to be phase 1 of a more ambitious market project Cost 39,500 (50% funded) Eastern Curve Gardens Dalston, muf architecture/art and J&L Gibbons

23 07 Urban Parks Street Trees for Houghton Road Creating an urban orchard Additional funding is available from the Mayor s Street Trees scheme Cost 21,500 ( 4k funded)

24 07 Urban Parks Greening the street Low cost, green interventions along West Green Road Projects could be run by the West Green Road Improvement Group Partnerships sought with local schools and colleges to design and implement planting strategies Cost 5,000 (+ funding)

permanent, architecturally designed covered market Potential to extend

25 08 Railway Market Introduce a low impact market to the railway park Creating a vibrant new destination for the area Range of options from temporary stalls to permanent, architecturally designed covered market Potential to extend southwards into the existing railway arches and associated land Cost Range 13,000-37,500

09 Bike Shelters and Workshop Encourage the use of sustainable transport methods,

innovative bike storage facilities Combined with a bicycle repair workshop, to provide

around West Green Road Good design should be used to encourage and engender a sense of

26 09 Bike Shelters and Workshop Encourage the use of sustainable transport methods, especially the bicycle Architectural competition for the design of secure, low cost and innovative bike storage facilities Combined with a bicycle repair workshop, to provide repairs, run workshops on bicycle maintenance and safety and encourage cycling in and around West Green Road Good design should be used to encourage and engender a sense of ownership of the public realm Cost 9,500 Bermondsey Square Bicycle Station, Sarah Wigglesworth Architects

10 Launch Event A street party to launch the new initiatives and spread the word about the changes taking place on West Green Road With help from volunteers, students from the College of Haringey,

27 10 Launch Event A street party to launch the new initiatives and spread the word about the changes taking place on West Green Road With help from volunteers, students from the College of Haringey, Enfield and North East London, local businesses, residents and professional makers and designers The West Green Road launch event could take place on the 4th of July to link in with International Independent s Day Cost 4,000 (+ 2k grant)

28 Thanks! We look forward to hearing your thoughts

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