{"id":31,"date":"2017-01-25T12:44:25","date_gmt":"2017-01-25T12:44:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/collab.northumbria.ac.uk\/placeandbelonging\/?page_id=31"},"modified":"2017-10-24T10:54:50","modified_gmt":"2017-10-24T09:54:50","slug":"spatial-theory-behind-claremont-court","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/collab.northumbria.ac.uk\/placeandbelonging\/research\/spatial-theory-behind-claremont-court\/","title":{"rendered":"Architectural theory behind Claremont Court"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As first stage of the project, we focused on the theoretical underpinnings behind the design of Claremont Court housing scheme and <strong>how it responded to the social changes in the post-war period<\/strong>. Although some stylistic studies on the housing scheme have been published, the ideas that ruled the design still needed to be investigated.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-31 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/collab.northumbria.ac.uk\/placeandbelonging\/research\/spatial-theory-behind-claremont-court\/02-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"161\" src=\"https:\/\/collab.northumbria.ac.uk\/placeandbelonging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/02-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-68\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-68'>\n\t\t\t\tMap showing Claremont Court site in Edinburgh in 1900. \u00a9 Crown Copyright and Landmark Information Group Limited (2016). All rights reserved].\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/collab.northumbria.ac.uk\/placeandbelonging\/research\/spatial-theory-behind-claremont-court\/01-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"196\" src=\"https:\/\/collab.northumbria.ac.uk\/placeandbelonging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/01-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-67\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-67'>\n\t\t\t\tClaremont Court. Main types (A, E, H) distribution across the 6 housing blocks.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p class=\"ep_field_para\"><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The research at this stage has been interpretive-historic in nature. We examined <a href=\"https:\/\/canmore.org.uk\/search\/image?SIMPLE_KEYWORD=East%20Claremont%20Street.\">archive drawings of the original architectural design as developed by Spence in 1958-62<\/a>, and analysed them in relation to the relevant literature in architecture, history, sociology and contemporary housing policy, through the lens of community and home-making. First, the project focused on <strong>how the dwelling types originally supported diverse meanings of home, addressing needs and desires of new household types<\/strong>. Then, it <strong>traced shared spaces and social ties in Claremont Court that allow the creation of a collective identity or sense of belonging<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The findings of this initial stage revealed Scottish architect Basil Spence sought to address a wider socio-cultural debate, hence moving towards a more ambitious and<strong> innovative social approach<\/strong> supported by architectural design.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Our research brings to the fore the social agenda purposefully integrated with the architectural design of dwellings and communal areas in Claremont Court. In fact, Spence tried to translate into architectural language the ideal of designing <strong>houses \u2018for all\u2019 in an attempt to house an inclusive community<\/strong>, including the new household types: single people (including working women), the independent elderly and childless couples . To this extent, the provision of communal spaces (such as the landscape courtyards and the drying areas on the roof) was a key design element to nurture a sense of community and support the collective life in the housing scheme.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-31 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/collab.northumbria.ac.uk\/placeandbelonging\/research\/spatial-theory-behind-claremont-court\/attachment\/1\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"290\" height=\"218\" src=\"https:\/\/collab.northumbria.ac.uk\/placeandbelonging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-122\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-122'>\n\t\t\t\tAccess at the cross of blocks 2 and 3\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/collab.northumbria.ac.uk\/placeandbelonging\/research\/spatial-theory-behind-claremont-court\/attachment\/2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"290\" height=\"217\" src=\"https:\/\/collab.northumbria.ac.uk\/placeandbelonging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-123\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-123'>\n\t\t\t\tOpen deck (block 2)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/collab.northumbria.ac.uk\/placeandbelonging\/research\/spatial-theory-behind-claremont-court\/attachment\/3\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"286\" height=\"214\" src=\"https:\/\/collab.northumbria.ac.uk\/placeandbelonging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/3.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-124\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-124'>\n\t\t\t\tLandscape courtyard (blocks 1,2,3)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/collab.northumbria.ac.uk\/placeandbelonging\/research\/spatial-theory-behind-claremont-court\/attachment\/4\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"284\" height=\"213\" src=\"https:\/\/collab.northumbria.ac.uk\/placeandbelonging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/4.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-125\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-125'>\n\t\t\t\tRoof terrace\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Previous studies have explored the link between the architecture of Modernist housing estates, the residents\u2019 perception and their individual and collective behaviours. Drawing on this, we focused on the survey and analysis of open decks and stairwells, types and position of the entrances and the spatial organisation of the landscape courtyard.<\/p>\n<p>Typological richness, vertical and horizontal distribution across the different blocks, walkways, units internal distribution, to allow all the balconies to face the courtyards, were all actions put in place to increase the chance of casual encounters and eventually facilitate neighbours interactions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related publications<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"person_name\">Costa Santos, Sandra<\/span>, <span class=\"person_name\">Bertolino, Nadia<\/span>, <span class=\"person_name\">Hicks, Stephen<\/span>, <span class=\"person_name\">Lewis, Camilla<\/span> and <span class=\"person_name\">May, Vanessa<\/span> (2017)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/311517799_Place-Making_Theory_behind_Claremont_Court?_iepl%5BviewId%5D=Fr3IEj4wicmUR4pXe5Nsz03b&amp;_iepl%5BprofilePublicationItemVariant%5D=default&amp;_iepl%5Bcontexts%5D%5B0%5D=prfpi&amp;_iepl%5BtargetEntityId%5D=PB%3A311517799&amp;_iepl%5BinteractionType%5D=publicationTitle\"><strong><em>Pl<\/em><\/strong><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/nrl.northumbria.ac.uk\/27898\/\"><strong><em>ace-making theory behind Claremont Court<\/em><\/strong><\/a><em>.<\/em> In: ICATCP 2017: 19th International Conference on Architectural Theory and Construction Processes, Zurich Switzerland Jan 13-14, 2017, 19 (1) Part VI &#8211; pp. 790-795.<\/p>\n<p>Bertolino, Nadia and Costa Santos, Sandra (2017) <a href=\"http:\/\/nrl.northumbria.ac.uk\/30350\/\"><strong><em>Testing the theory of \u2018planned communities\u2019: an exploration of the link between community design and everyday life through a participatory approach<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em><\/em><\/strong>. In: Cities, Communities and Homes: Is the Urban Future Livable?, 22-23 June 2017, Derby, UK.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As first stage of the project, we focused on the theoretical underpinnings behind the design of Claremont Court housing scheme and how it responded to the social changes in the post-war period. 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