North Place: Sketchbook Site Layout Idea Sketches

 I decided to get some early, rough sketches down in my sketchbook with regards to ideas for the North Place site in Cheltenham. These were done using both ballpoint pen and colouring pencils. These sketches are by no means developed or deeply thought out ideas, these were simply me roughly sketching the site and thinking about what could work with the placement, and rough sizes of compononents. I used the brief's design criteria to try and ensure all components were integrated, even at this early stage of the process. The green in these sketches not only represents green space and green 'corridors' through the site, but also the potential flows/paths/movements of people through the space. The main missing component from this sketch idea which I would like to integrate as I develop ideas is a bus/coach exchange or station where groups of people can easily access the site. This could also be useful as people who store their bicycles or cars at this facility could use the buses to commute/travel elsewhere, and therefore promoting more green travel.