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Gladys Dimson House
Users
Anika Hussain
Gladys Dimson House is the face of a 163 year old past , which represented despair , work and new life . But presently the life of this building shelters residents . As the edge of Forest Gate becomes gentrified , an expansion of The Olympic Village , E20 , the current residents are exposed to the harsh changes . The focus of the building is to tackle high crime rates , especially in antisocial behaviour , violence and sexual offences . As they are the two highest crimes being reported in the area , it needs to be dealt with . I will be designing a mixed use building which will house fitness classes including self defence , counselling sessions , entrepreneurship classes and a safe house . In order to fund the social work , I will be designing a hotel with a restaurant and an event space . “ The aim is to regenerate the area rather than causing gentrification .” - Carl Turner .
Third Floor / Rooftop
Second Floor
Mezzanine Bedrooms
Business start up
Entrepreneur classes
Social
Therapy sessions
Safe house rooms
Group councilling
Entrepreneur classes
Business startup
Fitness classes
Hotel
Self defence classes
E7 9DF Gladys Dimson House
Anti-social behaviour
Fine Dining Restaurant
Self Deffence classes
Funded by Newham Council
Sauna room
Relaxation room
Steam room
Restaurant
Violence & Sexual offence
Rooftop Garden
Safe House
Mini spa
Commercial
Event space
Fine dining restaurant
Hotel
Therapy session
Group councilling
Fitness classes
1 . Anti-social Behaviour 2 . Bicycle Theft 3 . Burglary 4 . Criminal Damage & Arson 5 . Drugs 6 . Other Theft 7 . Possessions of Weapons 8 . Public Order 9 . Robbery 10 . Shoplifting 11 . Theft from Person 12 . Vehicle Crime 13 . Violence and Sexual Offences 14 . Other Crime
First Floor
2017
2022
2027
NOW
IN 5 YEARS
IN 10 YEARS
32 Residential
Local businesses
Learning spaces
spaces
Classes :
Restaruants
> self defence
Hotel
( Downscale )
> fitness
Event space
> therapy / councilling Two restaurants
( Upscale )
Hotel
( Regeneration )
Hotel Safe House
Fitness
Classes
Therapy / Mini Spa
Courtyard
Fire Escape
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Ground Floor
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Magpie Close Newham Borough London E7 9DF
[ 01 ] Site analysis [ 02 ] Proposed floor plans [ 03 ] User groups , Concept diagrams , Zoning , Section circulation , Public and private zoning .
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