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The Forest Glen Third Floor 01 02 ^ N Bignold Road Second Floor N ^ Fire escape stair also used to access floors above. 03 First Floor A plan to help young people stay out of gang violence. The aim is to help tackle the root of gang involvement by introducing a scheme where young adults are brought into an emergency accommodation and they arealso trained to cook. The training aspect will be a way to get them to socialise with the public and gain hospitality skills. Mentors and volunteers will be invited to guide the youths on how to move away from gang crime and learn how to apply for jobs and open businesses for themselves. The ideal plan would be to have the young people staying at the accommodation open their little businesses once they’re out of the accommodation and employ other young people involved in crime to get their lives on track. Hopefully in five years time the rate of gang crime will have decreased due to franchises opened by young people. The young people staying at the accommodation will be 16- 25 years old and stay at the foyer for up to a year. Main Staircase and lift. Bignold Road 04 N Bignold Road 05 ^ Fire escape. Restaurant Ground Floor Kitchen/ Training area 07 [01] Visual of enclosed outdoor dining area. [02] Visual of chill out space including mini kitchen. [03] Lobby. [04] Visual of typical bedroom (early stages). [05] Rendered section. [06] Sun path of existing building. [07] Collage of old and new build (existing). Terrace Quiet Space Bignold Road Fire Escape Bedrooms Chill out area X 39 Dames Road Newham London, E7 ^ 06 N