Pre - Interim Update

So with the first interim tomorrow, here's where I am:

Even though the urban study is not yet finished, time is short and I've had to work very quickly in narrowing down just where exactly I'm going to work. I've chosen New Basford as the suburb to focus on, the main reasons being:

• Of all the areas I've been looking at, Basford was a genuine industrial town separated from Nottingham. Other areas, such as Mapperley park, were built as an 'escape from the city' - purpose built places to escape the industry.
• It has since failed to reinvent itself, lacks a centre or identity and has problems with crime
• I identified the most sites during the 'Neglected space' study in New Basford - there is plenty to work with
• Although Nottingham City Council had a 'South side' and 'East side' regeneration plan, there was never any scheme for the north of the city. This may be because it was too disconnected or that the council fealt it was not needed in Sherwood or Mapperley, but Basford would definitely benefit.

With the above in mind, I have identified two 'zones' within the suburb that could potentially define the areas of my intervention. 

Option one:

Based around a western 'anchor' with a large intervention on the disused gas works site, the zone would penetrates through the middle of New Basford, making the most of existing green spaces and creating an effective centre:

Option two:

Focusing on industrial neglect, this zone runs along the southern edge of New Basford. The interventions would be based on re-appropriating some of the derelict factories identified in the neglected space study, rather than car park or newer industrial buildings. Definitely richer in heritage but perhaps not as advantageous a location.