Further Site Exploration:

My initial site exploration simply considers which site would be the most appropriate for my gallery and shows images of it from the street. A deeper analysis of this site can be seen below through the use of maps and satellite images.

This first image shows a simple Google map of the site, with the location of the gallery represented by the "A" bubble. This gives you an idea of address boundaries, main streets, back streets, and access routes.

This image is the same as the one above, but takes advantage of the satellite option utilised by Google. I found this to be a much more informative image as the realism helps you relate better with the location.

This final image has removed all of the labels and street names to make way for some simple highlighting of the major site categories.

Yellow - highlights the boundaries of King Street itself. This is the common feature of all the three sites and is critical to the outcome of the gallery.
Red - shows the surrounding streets that link onto King Street and flow traffic to the main thoroughfare.
Blue - shows the outline of site three which has been chosen for my gallery.
Green - the neighbouring sites are very influential to the constraints of the proposed gallery so they have been highlighted to show their importance.
Purple - highlights the major flow of pedestrians that are constantly perusing the cafes and shops that line King Street.


This image is a modified version of the DWG file uploaded for us on Blackboard. After adjusting the scale correctly I used it to establish the site measurements (as seen on the image). However the site is larger than the constraints outlined in the brief. We are restricted to a maximum width of 12m and length of 30m. The shop fronts on King Street are usually edge to edge with no gaps in-between. This means that if the site is not completely filled by the gallery then it may look out of place. Measures will have to be taken in order to solve this problem.