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.site analysis summary

1. MORPHOLOGY AND HERITAGE: 10arelistedasheritagebuildings&TheLensMillstoreisnotregisteredasa heritagebuilding

2. ENVIRONMENT: Therearemanybrowneldsonoursite,themainonesbeingthelandcurrently heldbyLoblawsandthesitesontheothersideofGrohAve

3. SITE CONTEXT: ClusterofchurchesinandaroundthesitearoundQueen/Franklin+clusterof businesses+ofces Nightl ifeneededasawaytoinviteothervisitors Lackofareasofrecreation

4. SPECIAL EVENTS: ThereisalackofeventfortheNewYear(Jan,Feb,Mar)aswellasnospecialevents

going on May and Oct

IntensifyQueenStcorridor (gateway todowntowncore)allows for bigannualevent(e.g.SantaClausParade)

5. LAND USE: Needabettert ransi tionf romindustrial/commercial landusetores iden

tial Congurecommercialbuildingsnear401exiteliminatingsightofva cantparkinglots

6. PEDESTRIAN AND BIKES CIRCULATION: Acomparativelyhigheramountofcommutesbywalkinginthisneigh bourhood Somebike lanesareons ite, butst il lmanyhighr iskbikingareas+some

trails are not interconnected

7. VEHICLES CIRCULATION: GrohAve/HolidayInnDractsasagoodtransportat ionhubconsider ing allbusroutesstopthere RapidTransitconnectivityexpandingwithiXpressstopinHespeleraswellasana

BRT just outside of site Verybusy(w/cars,trucks,buses)onQueenSt/HespelerRdandQueenSt/Goebel Avepotentialgateway(s)

8. RAILWAY LINE: Raisedst ructurecancreate landmark

9. STREETS: Apor tionofBechtelStreetdoesnothaveacurb+somestreetsdonhavesidewalksortheyabruptlyend Streetsareuncomfor tableb/coftopography+manysidewalksand roadsareinpoorconditions+notconnected

10. INTENSIFICATION: BrowneldSites;low-densitycommercialareas-re-purposingparking lots&increasingdensityofexistingcommercialstructures;residentialareas unitapartmentscanbeincreasedinheight;Makeuseofmunicipal&regio directedatintensicationofnodesandregenerationareas

11. BUILT FORM: Thereis li tt leevidencethatthesitescurrentbuiltformshowsanyreg forthebuilt-heritageofHespeler,specicallyHespelerVillageareturntoqu materialsandstylesisrequiredinthesitetoregainavaluedsense-of-place HespelerVillagehasincorporatedcontemporarystyleintoitsbuilthe brary)Inthisregard,thepredominantbuildingmaterialsthatshouldbeuse stoneandbrick(red&yellowbrickspecically),withdecorativedetailssuc cornices,andarched-windowstyles

12. VIEWS: Terminatingviewsandtheirbuildingsneedtobeheldtohigherstand ofbuildingsshouldpreserveviews

13. TOPOGRAPHY: MostofthesteepslopesarealongQueenStreet,lessofachangein slopemovingsouthonthesite

14. MICROCLIMATE: Prevailingwindsfromthewestandsouthwestandfromthenorth-we terAirpermeabilityisimportant. HightrafcroadsandLensMillwerefocalpointsofloudnoise

15. OPEN SPACE ANALYSIS: Onlythreegreenspacesonthesite(PopcornHouse,schoolandco

Muchoftheopenspaceisvacantlots;somerecreationspaceisind Lackofconnectionbetweenopenspaces,alsocanbeconnected space

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.charette diagrams//nodes

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//vision

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//gateways

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//stop light diagram

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//green connections

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//land-uses

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9.WatershedArt,TorontoON10.ModernTownhomes,AmsterdamNL11.AdaptiveReuse,TorontoON12.WoonerfCafe,Unknown13.AdaptiveReuse,TorontoON14.ForestBoardwalk,Unknown15.SepeartedBikePath,Unknown

references

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.references

1.http://landarchs.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/south.jpg

2.(c)VictorKoleze

3.http://adriansharp.les.wordpress.com/2012/01/2012-01-05_069.jpg

4.http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000TBzz1__HMF4/s/750/750/BIRKDALE-VILLAGE-034.jpg

5.(c)VictorKoleze

6.http://www.ickr.com/photos/sitephocus/5063365198/sizes/l/in/photostream/

7.http://ellidavis.com/images/toronto/condo-neighbourhoods/Fashion-District-sign.jpg

8.(c)VictorKoleze

9.(c)VictorKoleze

10.(c)VictorKoleze

11.-unknown-

12.http://www.goinggoingbike.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Woonerf.jpg

13.https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRA8ehBysIU1w2LPavzoftwHoZAeyfVDtJ5c4UsHn-Fps_XEffg

14.http://media.photobucket.com/image/boardwalk%20natural/cjg004/Boardwalk.jpg

15.http://farm7.static.ickr.com/6061/6078913198_df6ed0ae65.jpg

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