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What if there were clear paths and zones for different uses, an active zone for people, a passive zone as a buffer, and a preserved zone just for the environment? With compromise in mind, a masterplan was developed for the Grange-Over-Sands coastline by designating areas as active, passive, and preserve.
Grange-Over-Sands is in the North West of the United Kingdom, situated on Morecambe Bay. This area provides a site of significant ecology but has also attracted development as there is a wish to increase the year-round population with affordable housing. Grange established itself as a resort town in the Victorian era. Today, Grange still heavily relies on tourism, but with a growing population, there is a lack of job opportunities and a coastline that has not yet adapted to the expanding town or the changing intertidal zone. After reviewing the wants and needs of this town, a strategy was developed to help address their main focuses on tourism, community, and the environment.
The intent of this masterplan is to provide a strategy that bridges the gap between economy and ecology, working together when possible and respecting boundaries when needed.
One of the sites in the master plan is the Grange Lido, an abandoned and recently Grade 2 listed building. The proposal looks to adapt this area into a cultural arts centre, combining all three strategies on this site.
Conceptual model of the Grange Lido to show how each of the strategic zones would combine on this site. Crafts such as weaving, embroidery, and jewellery making were used to create the framework for the proposal.
Isolated view of the passive zone. An added pier that can provide a safe space and habitat for nearby flora and fauna as well as provide access to the intertidal zone for people.
Isolated view of the preserve zone. Creating runnels in the existing salt marsh to help the water flow quickly into the estuary. This would prevent water logging that would disrupt this sensitive habitat.
A projected future image of the pier close up.