COMMON GROUND 

Year: Final
Module: 02 Cultural Exchange
Location: Sheffield Midland Station

Brief: Design a space which reflects your culture or future career goals.

 

COMMON GROUND is a sunken park which can be used by people to immerse themselves in nature, play and socialise. It is a place to observe and study the condition of our rivers and native species, and through education, reconnect young people to their environment. However, when it rains and humans retreat, the space can be completely consumed, holding 9692m3 of excess rain/flood water. Designed to slow the flow of the river and increase retention in the city centre, providing an early warning to communities down river, and potentially reducing the impact on them.