Alney Island Prison and Housing


Development of riverside housing that acts as a test bed for flood resilient housing design. Allowing people to live closer to the River Severn. This page also shows the conversion of the Old Gloucester Prison into an agriculture, food production and sustainability learning centre, this area will be connected to Alney Island and Castlemeads through the drovers road which allows livestock to move from the outskirts of the city all the way through the site and on to Lower Parting. It is a way of connecting people with their food and natural surroundings and also educating them with regards to growing their own, understanding the process, energy and time that goes into growing and finally appreciating local produce.

I like the Old Prison visuals, I think they capture how the use of the existing walls could make the space really special to be and learn in. The layout is roughly the same as the previous page but I think the connection between the visuals is more prominent here. There is less of an attraction towards the housing sketches which I think need a bit more explanation.

Design created for AD6605 Design Projects 3.

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