NEIGHBOURHOOD SWATCH

Chorlton is on the cusp of great change. Communities across the U.K. have been realising the need for neighbourhoods to be well-integrated with the residents for all-round sustenance. The pandemic has further reinforced and demonstrated this need. The aim of this project: turn Chorlton into a destination place and help Chorlton prosper. In this project, we are collaborating with Chorlton Traders Association to investigate the 15-minute Neighbourhood model and determining whether this is appropriate solution for the development of Chorlton. Week 1 will involve a site visit and the creation of a Masterplan, understanding the area and the changes that it is undergoing. Week 2 will see us expanding on these ideas, drawing on the ideas of prefiguration and developing a way that these plans can be implemented.

We are working with the Chorlton Traders Association to help regenerate the area through 15-minute neighbourhoods. Regeneration: The 15-minute neighbourhood model will regenerate the immediate living environment, accommodation, the street, service availability to improve life satisfaction. Community: The 15-minute neighbourhood model will encourage people to build a community that is self-sustainable by supporting local businesses and providing everyone needed within the boundaries of Chorlton. This will improve health and wellbeing, increase diversity, and provide a stronger sense of community. Municipal: The 15-minute neighbourhood model will help to bring everything back to the local area. By attempting to create an economically viable district with high footfall the employment opportunities will rise. Eventually the wealth generated will stay within the local area and reduce economic and social inequalities.
This project consists of a multitude of tasks that incorporate learning skills for the BA students balanced with creating useful and presentable outputs for the collaberator. Week 1 included a site tour, mapping excercises and designing interventions through sketching and collaging. Week 2 included tutorials on Rhino, Enscape, Twinmotion, Illustrator and Photoshop. This allowed the 3D digital modelling of interventions, rendering models and photoshopping into the context of Chorlton. For the exhibition a document with all of the project outputs was created, final images were mounted onto boards and a VR experience was created.