Field Photos

Greetings all,
Just a selection of photos from the site at An Camas Mor. I found the change of texture from heather to grass to be interesting.

I am exploring the undulating contour of the land at the center of the site where it is fairly flat. Please post in the comments if you have imagery that shows this relationship with the topography, and comment as well if there is any part you are having a hard time visualizing that perhaps we can provide an image to help.

Cheers, Deserae

More photos after the jump...

Scotland's Inspirational Design Highlights via gov.scot

Aside from the Scotland's Housing Expo 2010, the Scottish government website has some interesting material relating to the context of housing in Scotland. Their list of "inspirational designs" has some projects very relevant to what we are doing in both Aviemore and An Camas Mor.

http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Built-Environment/AandP/InspirationalDesigns

The projects are organised by type and by both rural and urban context and include bullet points for why they are considered successful. Links to the design firms responsible are also available, which I encourage you to explore if any of the projects intrigue you since the firms themselves have much more information and better imagery.

An Camas Mor existing vegetation map from 2012

http://www.ancamasmor.com/Downloads/Landscape%20Ecology%20Method%20Statements/IM_16_AppK_LEMS_drawing01-woodlands.pdf

Are Shared Spaces Bringing us Together or Sending us Into Chaos?

No signals, no traffic lights, no pedestrian crossings, no sidewalks, and no curbs. At first glance, that might seem like a chaotic road. But what if shared spaces are making streets safer for pedestrians, with fewer accidents and a lower speed limit? 

Read more >>> http://landarchs.com/are-shared-spaces-bringing-us-together-or-sending-us-into-choas/

Moreover, the Mariahilfer Straße is one of the success precedent how urban designer recreate a successful city center, although the scale of background in not the same as Aviemore, however maybe we could squeeze some inspiration or idea from it :)

Read more >>> http://landarchs.com/vienna-unveils-longest-shared-space-in-europe/

Similar Scottish Sites

Group 7 - Tyndrum Gold Mine (Glen Cononish)

Here's just another example of a site which shows similar links in terms of landscape use and resources. It is similar in that it is also situated within a National park and is a popular tourist destination. Unlike Aviemore, a recent discovery of gold has become a controversial topic of discussion as it involves drastic changes in the landscape in order to extract these materials. Aviemore has also faced landscape changes and social impact in the past.

Below is a link to newspaper articles and also a 1 hour documentary really worth watching.

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/scots-village-tyndrum-braced-become-5032403

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AaadQsjRcc

Hi guys, here are two links with document about what happened and what is going on in Aviemore. Hope you would find them helpful.

The Aviemore North development
http://www.highland.gov.uk/downloads/file/1761/aviemore_north_development_brief


The new plan of tesco in Aviemore http://cairngorms.co.uk/resource/docs/boardpapers/24062011/CNPA.Paper.4317.Planning%20Committee.Paper.4.-.Tesco.pdf


Group 8

Precedents:
CHONGAE CANAL RESTORATION PROJECT
http://www.landezine.com/index.php/2015/06/chongae-canal-restoration-project-by-mikyoung-kim-design/
SHAWFIELD

http://www.7narchitects.com/projects/shawfield/

PERREUX RIVER BANK

http://www.landezine.com/index.php/2015/01/perreux-banks-by-base/



Scotland’s Schools for the Future programme:
http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/news/article/1696/a_new_future_for_boroughmuir_high_school
http://www.scottishconstructionnow.com/2912/work-starts-edinburghs-new-boroughmuir-high-school/


UNION CANAL GROUP 7