LEARNING CURVE
TURKINGTON MARTIN
learning curve
By Tim Spain, Director at Turkington Martin
am a director at Turking-
ton Martin and along-
side our founder Ian
Turkington I have been working
on the project since 2013.
The key thing is how we ap-
proached the difference you get
between needing to accommodate
20,000 people on match-days
but also creating a fairly intimate
street space for residents and that
is not something I have dealt with
before. Testing that through plan
sections models was a real key
learning point that I took away
I
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from this scheme. This project
has definitely been one of the
most challenging projects as it
sits within a flood-zone and there
is a cultivated river beneath the
site that had to be diverted and
the courtyards are all on podiums.
There was also a HBM aspect to
take on board making sure that we
were providing a safe space in the
modern climate such as all foot-
ball stadiums becoming a possible
terrorist target due to the high
number of people. It has been one
of the most challenging projects I
have ever undertaken.
My favourite aspects of the de-
sign are probably the courtyards
in the way it creates an elevated
street that is pedestrian only and
it is heavily tree-lined and pro-
vides options to sit, it really acts
as to bring residents together and
meet each other rather than just
a courtyard that is looked down
upon. It is going to be used with
also a number of gardens backing
out onto it - it has potential to be
a very active space and I am proud
of that.