LOWRI NICHOLSON
Urban Design Portfolio
DISSERTATION
Summer 2021
Markets, Marketplaces & the Great British High Street.
Research Project - Dissertation.
Q. In a time of changing consumption patterns and with lasting impacts of the global
pandemic; what design principles lead to a successful outdoor regular market within
the context of the high street within market towns?
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This research lead with an inquiry by design approach aimed to develop design principles to inform the revitalisation of public markets, with a focus on high
streets in market towns.
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Inquiry by Design - The Making of a Successful Market
Design Principles Document
This document was produced following research completed in the summer
of 2021. The guide promotes best practice for the design and management
of markets, specifically within market towns. Though this document can be
utilised to inform good design for all market types and locations.
It recommends both management tools and spatial organisation to maximise
the potential for public markets to bring more people and business into town
centres within the UK.
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SHAM SHUI PO
Spring 2021
Mixed-Use regeneration of Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong
Design and Access Statement.
Sham Shui Po is located on the western coast of the Kowloon Peninsula
in Hong Kong. This group project outlines a 137ha test site in which 3 pocket sites for development are identified for regeneration, "to provide spaces for
the championing of an equitable society, a sustainable compact neighbourhood built
around a network of green open spaces”
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High density regeneration of the space under the viaduct
Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong
Design and Access Statement.
This project follows a group masterplan designed for a site in Sham Shui
Po in Hong Kong. Within this individual project I focussed on the under-utilised space under the viaduct; to integrate it into the regeneration of the site.
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OSNEY MEAD X OXPENS
Autumn 2020
Mixed-Use Innovation hub in the centre of Oxford,
Design and Access Statement.
This valuable piece of brownfield land sits just a 7 minutes walk from Oxford city centre, and is adjacent to the cities greenbelt. This design and access statement outlines a plan for a car-free, diverse mixed-use development, to connect 2 sites separated by the river Thames by extensive green corridors and pedestrian streets.
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Mixed-Use Innovation hub in the centre of Oxford,
Neighbourhood Masterplan Document
This valuable piece of brownfield land sits just a 7 minutes walk from Oxford city centre, and is adjacent to the cities greenbelt. This design and access statement outlines a plan for a car-free, diverse mixed-use development, to connect 2 sites separated by the river Thames by extensive green corridors and pedestrian streets.
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