OS Map

Plans and Surveys

Photos

Photos taken 24/11/12 by Zoe Dicker

Amenities Map of Barnet

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Zoe Dicker)

Changes/ alterations:
-change windows- modern/double glazing
-get rid of the ramp- replace with steps
-paint exterior (white?)
-remove chimney/ventilation on roof
-change metal fence on the top right area next to the main entrance
-change door
-clean entrance/'court house' + '1916' features
-change roof style?

Keep/save:

-entrance/doorway
-'court house'
-basic structure of the building


Feel free to add or edit the list if you can think of anything else :-)

Housing structure and demand
- 69 per cent (+33,000) increase in the number of single person
households in Barnet by 2033, echoing the trend across London
- by 2033 43 per cent of all Barnet households are expected be occupied
by single persons, compared to just 25 per cent in 2008.

However, the fastest growing household type is Lone Parents, with 82 per cent
more households of this type projected by 2033 (+9,000), resulting in a rise from
8 per cent to 11 per cent of all households between 2008 and 2033.
Whilst there is a total increase of 12 per cent in households composed of a
couple with and without other adults, these types are diminishing in their overall
proportion (from 48 per cent to 39 per cent).

Quite relevant to the type of household we are designing I think.!

Demographics of Barnet

Age profile (Current Population -331,500 inhabitants)
Between 2011 and 2016, the age profile of Barnet is forecast to develop in the
following ways:
• Significant increase in 5-14 year olds (+6,600). This includes 23 per cent
more 5-9 year olds projected by 2016. This young cohort is the fastest
growing group in the borough.
• General decline in 30-34 years olds (-1,000, 3 per cent) and slower
growth in 25-29 year olds (600, 2 per cent).
• Sizeable growth in 40-59 year olds, especially 40-45 (+2,200, 8 per cent)
and 50-54 (2,400, 11 per cent) cohorts.
• Sizeable growth in 65-69 year olds (+2,100, 18 per cent) and
proportionally significant growth in 90 plus cohort (17 per cent).

Ethnic diversity

With regeneration and demographic growth comes a shift in the ethnic profile

of the borough. 

• Barnet’s largest ethnic group- the Indian community

-expected to remain the most populous BME group over the next decade

• Barnet’s fastest growing ethnic group is Other

-(Iranians, Afghans, and Arab peoples) 

 •The Black Other community is experiencing the second fastest proportional growth

• The local Black and Minority Ethnic altogether is projected to increase from 33.1 per cent to 35.0 per cent
of the total populace by 2016

Old Barnet

Barnet History Timeline

Barnet Council

Hey girls,

I just called the council and asked them about the plan and survey of the building.
Their data only goes back to the 1940s and as our building is from 1916 and the other from 1819, the wouldn't have it. However, the people told me that we have to email

building.control@barnet.gov.uk

to put in a request for them to do a search of their archives. This has a fee of £70 though. Zoe said she will call the architect and see if she can get the plan and survey off of them. We'll keep you posted.

Sahar.

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I was looking on the Barnet Council website but didn't manage to find anything so I emailed the architect directly as he did say he would help if we couldn't find anything. I asked for the plans and survey of the building and if he would give us any other background information. I also asked him if he could tell us why their appeal to demolish the building got denied as this can provide us with some useful information. Hopefully he will get back to us in time :)

Planning application for Barnet Court House

　
http://acolaidpublic.barnet.gov.uk/online-applications/propertyDetails.do?activeTab=relatedCases&keyVal=_BARNE_PROPLPI_115595_2

Found the planning application - It gives all the contact details of who looked after the application at the council and the architect.

ONLINE CALENDER

Hey!

I made an online calender with all the things that were in Zoe's sketchbook. Anyone of us can put stuff in it.. so fill in everything that concerns the project here

Awesome

/ Sarah

NEW VERSION OF THE BRIEF

Hey guys,

I tried simplifying the brief in my own way. Taking away some stuff and bolding important stuff. We can also do it better together if needed but at least here's one version that's clearer in my opinion. You might find it shit haha:D

Course Title: BA Interior Design	Unit Title: Spatial Exploration	Unit Credit: 40
Period: Year 1	Term: Autumn 2012-Spring 2013
Project Title: “Imagining Tomorrow?”	Issue Date: 13th Nov 2012	Submission Date: 29th Jan 13
Lead Tutors: Valerie Mace & Gregory Messiah
Specialist Supporting Tutors Christina Gestra & Vincent Thompson
Plagiarism: When submitting work for assessment, students should be aware of the UAL guidance and regulations in concerning plagiarism. All submissions should be your own, original work. Lecturers may, at their discretion ask you to provide an electronic copy of your work on an appropriate media application in order to check it through the JISC plagiarism website. You must retain an electronic/digital copy of all submitted work until the end of your course.

Indicative Content

• Visual research and analysis
• Sketchbook development, spatial exploration
• Freehand drawing systems
• Model making with paper, card, wood
• Design vocabulary
• Design theory form, space and volume
• Colour and light theory, materials
• Freehand drawing, written notes, found information, model making, photography

Learning Outcomes

• Research
• Experimentation
• Communication and Presentation
• Technical Competence
• Collaborative and/or Independent Professional Working, Making desicions

London, as with many cities of similar age and geography, has had to consider its future not only in economic terms but in how it sees itself as a global ‘Green City’ of the future. This notion of ‘Green Living’ is not only being driven by the Olympic Games (delivered and I am pleased to say, with the promised sustainable legacy), where the eyes of the world were focused on both the country Britain (England) and London. The games were also seen as a ‘benchmark’ for similar ‘global events’ of the future.

(This idea of a ‘green city’ has been compounded by the fact that the previous administration’s had committed themselves (and millions in tax payer’s money) to the renaissance of the ‘Inner city’ and out laying brown-field regeneration and is still part of the current coalition policy of the utilisation of urban space.)

The Brief:

In recent years they have seen old buildings and environments reinvent themselves but as importantly, new ideas and design styles have come to fruition.

Stage 1: (To be presented, in your groups on the 4^th Dec 12)

Working in small project teams, (Max 5, Min 4) you will need to visit an area (post codes will be designated by the unit leader, Greg) and chose your ‘Brownfield site’ from which you will need to undertake a visual (photographs permitted but primarily hand drawn) survey. Again, working as a team, your survey will then be used to decide if the existing structure is ’fit for purpose?’ (Is the structure in a good condition? what is the state of the upstairs windows, does the roof need repairing?) This stage one report will need to be presented before the Christmas break in a few weeks’ time.

Stage 2: (To be reviewed by the team during the week of the 15^th/18^th Jan)

For this stage, you will need to agree whether the entire structure (if the land is already built upon) is to be demolished, partially or fully and replaced with structures (apartments) of your own design. Each member of the team will need to design an urban living/working ‘pod space’ unit based on the need of each individual in the team. In theory, you will each be designing a unique; ‘bespoke dwelling, living and work space’ based on the desires and needs of the individual but also those of both the community and the team. Once you (in your teams) have completed your survey, the team will need to decide what proportion of the entire ‘volume’ will be distributed to each member of the team. Ideally, this should be a simple four/five way split but as sated, it is down to the needs of each member to decided how much they require i.e. do they have family members, ride a bike and need storage etc. It’s your team so you will need to decide collectively! The maximum space of each site is 1800 cubic metres, which, can be divided up into whatever proportion you as a collective team see fit but this volume must not be exceeded. The height needs to be ‘in keeping’ with the local surrounding buildings.

Each pod or volumetric space must have a minimum of two windows, and a bedroom, (more if deemed necessary) plus as well a bathroom, kitchen and dining area. You could have more than one level within your pod but will need to work with the other structures within your team. One of the rooms will be used as a studio so should again consider how your pod will access natural light. This is a crucial element that needs careful consideration as to how your pods are to fit together and allow access between each unit; up and down, front and back and sideways.

All work will need to be presented in your respective groups on the 15^th/18^th Jan 2013, in whatever state of completion to the team for review.

You will need to show details in whatever medium you feel appropriate your set of design proposals for the brownfield space, which your team have devised. A model, visuals and an agreed rationale, presented to your peers and us as a project proposal, this should be intended to support your design outcome.

Final project assessment criteria / format: To be submitted on 29^th Jan 2013 10:00 in studio WG28D

Please be aware that any downloaded digital imagery submitted as part of your personal submission must not exceed 20%

To pass this unit successfully your submission MUST include all of the below stated:

Minimum of:

A personally completed A3 document (we will show and explain how to set this out in due course) that contains the following:

Your individual/group site survey with your individual imagery, site sketches/drawings and research materials. This must also include as part of your submission document, Design sketches, drawings etc. taken (scanned) from your personal sketchbooks. Importantly the document must show ‘visuals’ of your spaces as seen from within (interior drawings of the space designed by you), in essence, these would be both hand drawn and photo imagery of the final model with figures to offer scale and context. A final individual model of your ‘pod’ @1:20. Group site model @1:50 (any adjoining buildings parkland or any structure of significance?)

Reading:

Ching, F. D. K. (2007) Architecture Form, Space and Order. John Wiley & Sons Inc.

Ching, F. D. K.& Binggeli, C. (2005) Interior Design Illustrated. 2nd ed. New York; Chichester: Wiley.

Farrelly, L. (2007) The Fundamentals of Architecture. AVA Publishing SA

Leggitt, J, (2002) Drawing Shortcuts: Developing Quick Drawing Skills Using Today's Technology. New York: John Wiley.

Mills, C. (2005) Designing with Models: A Studio Guide to Making and Using Architectural Design Models. New York; Chichester:

Wiley.Zell, M. (2008) The Architectural Drawing Course: Understand the Principles and Master the Practices. Thames & Hudson Ltd

Film

Lang, Fritz (Dir) (1927) Metropolis, Germany

Gore, Al (Dir) (2006) An Inconvenient Truth, US

Pollack, Sydney (Dir) (2007) Sketches of Frank Gehry, US

Scott, Ridley (Dir)(1982) Bladerunner, US

H.G Wells (Author). Menzies (Dir) (1936) "Things To Come".

Mau, Bruce (1998) ‘An Incomplete Manifesto for Growth’,

Web:

http://www.roomu.net/architecture/lot-ek-quot-chk-container-home-kit-container-combining-homes.html

http://design.spotcoolstuff.com/unusual-architecture/shipping-container-buildings

www.londonbrownfieldsites.org

www.brucemaudesign.com/incomplete_manifesto.html

FAT – Fashion Architecture Taste, http://fashionarchitecturetaste.com

PLOT, www.plot.dk

Daniel Libeskind, www.daniel-libeskind.com

BLDGBLOG, http://bldgblog.blogspot.com

/ Sarah

Barnet local information

Area stats for High Barnet

Average house and rental prices - http://www.zoopla.co.uk/market/high-barnet/

 

Crime in the area - http://www.ukcrimestats.com/Neighbourhood/Metropolitan_Police/High_Barnet

 

Census information http://www.barnet.gov.uk/info/367/census_information/256/census_information 

 

Insight Update: First 2011 Census Outputs

Introduction

The census is a vital source of intelligence about localities and makes a huge contribution to our ability to understand and plan for the needs of customers and citizens. The most recent census took place on Sunday 27 March 2011 and the first release of data was published on 16 July 2012.

Barnet Council’s involvement with the 2011 Census

Under the sponsorship of the council’s Assistant Chief Executive, the council’s Insight Unit oversaw a comprehensive campaign to promote participation in the 2011 census among residents. This included widespread communications across a range of channels, face

‐to‐face engagement with elected members and public sector staff, posters in high visibility locations such as GP surgeries, NHS walk‐in centres and student halls of residence, and targeted engagement with specific BME groups.1 This effort was complemented by a programme of ONS‐led local engagement under the guidance of the Census Area Manager.

In addition to the engagement exercise, council teams supported the census through:

•Address matching 900 anomalous properties to enable postage of questionnaires (this was the first time that the survey was posted rather than hand delivered);

•Providing intelligence to the Census Area Manager on ‘hard

‐to‐count’ groups (eg. mobile young men, students, the isolated elderly, certain ethnic groups and very recent arrivals to the borough such as newly qualified teachers or international immigrants);

•Providing logistical support to ONS field staff, including training facilities, meeting spaces and secure storage as appropriate.

National headlines

•

On census night, the population in England and Wales was 56.1 million – the largest the population had ever been.

•The population of England and Wales grew by 3.7 million in the ten years since the last census, an increase of 7.1 per cent. This was the largest growth in the population in England and Wales in any ten year period since census taking began, in 1801.

•The percentage of the population aged 65 and over was the highest seen in any census at 16.4 per cent; one in six people in the population was 65 or over. There were 430,000 residents aged 90 and over in 2011, compared with 340,000 in 2001 and 13,000 in 1911.

•In 2011, there were 3.5 million children under five in England and Wales – 406,000 more than in 2001.

^{1 Full Communications Plan available on request.} Page 1 of 4 Insight Unit
^{2 This comparision is based on the 2001 mid-year estimate from ONS, not the 2001 census estimate which was broadly accepted to be too low.}

Local headlines

•

On census night, the population of Barnet was 356,400. This was the second largest population in Greater London, behind Croydon whose population was estimated to be 7,000 people more than Barnet at 363,400. This means that Barnet’s population has increased by 41,800 (+11.5%) since the 2001 census. London as a whole grew by 11.6%.2

•The census identified 135,900

occupied households (occupied by at least one person) in 2011 – fewer than other sources suggest (though the alternative data include all dwellings – occupied or otherwise). Further analysis will need to take place on this.

•3,600 individuals in Barnet live in

Communal Establishments. This is slightly lower that the number in 2001, perhaps due to the redevelopment of Colindale Hospital.

•91.1% of Barnet residents took part in the census. This

response rate was higher than the London average (90.4%) and the local response rate in 2001 (89.6%). 93.1% of households responded to the census. A further 31,700 residents were identified using follow up analysis. This calculation is detailed in full in Appendix A.

•21.6% of Barnet census returns were

completed online, with the highest rate of online returns originating from Hendon (25.4%), West Hendon (24.6%), Childs Hill (24.4%) and West Finchley (24.3%). The lowest online response rates were found in Underhill (17.2%), High Barnet (18.0%) and East Barnet (18.1%). Across London, the online response rate was 21.9% ‐ the highest in the country.

•51.5% of the Barnet population are

female – higher than the London proportion, rising to 67.5% among over 85s. Conversely, among the under 20s, males predominate, at 51.4%.

•The census reveals that there are more

children and young people in Barnet than the prevailing projection suggested, with an additional 1,650 0‐19 year olds and 1,300 more 20 to 24 year olds compared to the prevailing hybrid data. While this represents an absolute increase in children and young people, the proportion of the 0‐19 cohort within the wider population remains the same at 25.4%.

•The data also shows an increase in the

adult population compared to previous projections, with particular increases in the 25‐34 year old group (+5,000 against Barnet Population Hybrid). Overall, the older adult population is smaller than expected, with fewer residents aged over 75. However, the census reveals more residents aged 65‐74 (and particularly 70‐74), suggesting that the full effects of the ageing population are yet to impact the borough.

•There are an estimated 3,000

short term migrants in Barnet in addition to the 356,400 population base – the eighth highest number and proportion in London. These are individuals who intend to stay in the country for between three and twelve months. There is no further detail on these individuals in this release, but across London the majority of short‐term migrants are aged 15‐44, with more females than males aged 15‐24, and the reverse among 25‐44 year olds. Page 2 of 4 Insight Unit

Age profile

All Persons - Age Comparisons

0%2%4%6%8%10%12%0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-2930-3435-3940-4445-4950-5455-5960-6465-6970-7475-7980-8485+Proportion of usual residentsBarnetLondonEngland & Wales

What next?

This census estimate will be used by ONS to develop new short

‐term population projections (published October 2012) which will be used to inform local authority grant allocations.

The Insight Unit and colleagues from services will continue to analyse these outputs and produce further briefings. The next major release of census data will be in November 2012, with data at ward level on themes including:

　

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Usual resident population

•Age structure

•Living arrangements

•Marital and civil partnership status

•Country of birth

•Ethnic group

•Religion

•Health and provision of unpaid care

•Economic activity

•Hours worked

•Main language

•Passports held

•Household language

•National identity

•Length of residency in the UK

　

If you have particular questions about this release or future census data, please don’t hesitate to contact Insight at

intelligence@barnet.gov.uk.

.

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Appendix A: Understanding the local population estimate

Census Estimate for Barnet

356,400

This is the final figure for the total Barnet population as at March 2011 based on census returns and subsequent adjustments as detailed below.

of which:

Count of usual residents

324,700

This is the number of residents that completed the census questionnaire. This represents 91.1%

‐ higher than the London average and the response rate in 2001.

Change due to estimation and sample bias

21,500

These are additional residents who did not complete the census survey itself but were identified from the Census Coverage Survey.

3

Change due to overcount adjustment

‐

2,500

This represents duplicate records which need to be removed from the total to avoid double counting, such as students counted at both their home and term time addresses, or children of separated parents counted at both addresses.

Change due to bias adjustment

7,600

Some people actively avoid being counted out of principle or to conceal fraudulent behaviours. This adjustment accounts for these ‘hidden’ individuals using an alternative household estimate.

Change due to national adjustment

4,700

This adjustment represents local application of quality assurance which suggests over or under counts at the national level.

Change due to CE adjustment

400

This adjustment accounts for individuals living in communal establishments (eg. halls of residence) who have been under

‐counted due to the nature of their accommodation, based on comparisons to administrative sources.
(http://www.barnet.gov.uk/downloads/download/983/census_2011_outputs-first_release)

Just some general information on brownfield sites:

What is a brownfield development?

'Brownfield' land is an area of land or premises that has been previously used, but has subsequently become vacant, derelict or contaminated. This term derived from its opposite, undeveloped or 'greenfield' land. Brownfield sites typically require preparatory regenerative work before any new development goes ahead, and can also be partly occupied.

Statistics

The latest information indicates local authorities identified an estimated 63,750ha of Brownfield land in England, up 2.6% from 62,130ha in previous year.

An estimated 32,400ha was derelict or vacant, 51% of the total. The remaining 31,250ha was in use but with potential for redevelopment.

(http://www.politics.co.uk/reference/brownfield-development)

Another potential option- The Court House from 1916 at the bottom of the high street

http://www.barnetsociety.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25%3Abarnet-court-house&catid=7%3Amain-news&Itemid=7

Last year an application to demolish the Barnet Court House and replace it with a modern block of flats was refused by the Council and that decision was subsequently upheld at appeal. In response, the owners have now submitted a planning application for a scheme that retains the existing building and turns it into nine flats with two retail units fronting the High Street.

If this scheme is approved - which seems likely - the campaign by The Barnet Society, many of its individual members and other local residents to save the Court House from demolition will have been vindicated.

Option 3 - St Albsn Road

Option 3 - St Albans Road

Option 2 - Union Street map