Due to the 60’s and 70’s urban development in Nottingham the areas that fall just outside the city centre have been cut off resulting in their degradation. An example of this is the area of Sneinton and in particular the market area. The Sneinton Market buildings, once a ‘thriving’ set of wholesale markets, are becoming derelict and its dirty avenues are making the place undesirable. Through identifying a set of strategies for the reappropriation of buildings, and the conditions in which to determine what is most suitable, the thesis looks to reappropriate the Sneinton Market buildings. Urban analysis of the markets context as well as relevant site studies will help inform which strategy is deployed when re-using the market buildings, as well as identifying an appropriate programme and function for the interventions. The thesis aims to create an urban catalyst for the city though reinventing the buildings, and tie the area of Sneinton back to the city.
Development process through drawing and model making.
The existing steel portal frame, brick gables and the avenues created by the buildings are retained and upgraded. To strengthen the routes through the market buildings to the newly developed but underused market square, the proposal includes a canopy which is a focal point and represents the section cut of the market buildings.
