12th January 2019 – Getting Deeper into NSQ and its Potential!

The good thing about working on the NSQ development is that a lot of hard work has already been done in terms of research. After already looking at the 2014 application it was time to go more into depth on the latest application. below show the development priorities that have been focussed on since the first application, a common trend was affordable housing, the creativity of the town, flood defence, and sustainability.

 

(NSQ, 2013)

I need to focus my attention on these development priorities as this is what the locals and stakeholders are asking for. As for the flood defence, since the 2014 application, a design has been done for phases 1-3 in the current NSQ development as seen below.

Now that I am starting to get an understanding of the NSQ and “The Story so Far”, I have started to play with some ideas of what I can do that’s different within my proposal. With the development proposed alongside the River Ouse, I have been asking the question is there a way to use it to produce energy to help support the goal of sustainable design.

The Student CIAT Awards brief is this year very focused around safe design for fire, because of that when playing around with my proposed space and the development layout I am thinking of fire engine access to all my buildings.

Below are some ideas of the possible use of the River Ouse for producing energy. 

(Youtube, 2016)

Notable link to Hydro Energy case studies – https://www.hydroworld.com/index.html

 (Hydro-Power, 2019)

When coming up with a design for the River I need to understand the current of the River Ouse and if it is powerful enough to produce energy. Below is a chart of the River Ouse tide heights and times.

(willyweather, 2019)

References

NSQ, 2013. The Story so Far Work in Progress. [Online]
Available at: https://planningpublicaccess.southdowns.gov.uk/online-applications/files/CE576780CB54CE9341E3DC5245AB810F/pdf/SDNP_13_05555_PRE-THE_STORY_SO_FAR__WORK_IN_PROGRESS-292778.pdf
[Accessed 12 01 2019].

willyweather, 2019. River Ouse – Swing Bridge Tide Times and Heights. [Online]
Available at: https://tides.willyweather.co.uk/se/east-sussex/river-ouse—-swing-bridge.html
[Accessed 12 01 2019].

Youtube, 2016. The Simple River Turbine can Power your House. [Online]
Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHxHLqZAD-w
[Accessed 12 01 2019].