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Trees to take centre stage outside Pavilion?
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| TRANQUIL: An artist's impression of how the Pavilion could look when restoration work is complete |
THIS could be the new look at Bournemouth's Pavilion if developers are allowed to replace a car park with avenues of trees around the fountain.
Scented plants and wind chimes are among sensory ideas to ensure the area is accessible to all and that disabled visitors can access the refurbished Pavilion by the same route as everyone else.
A planning application has recently been submitted and, if successful, will mean car parking spaces lost will be provided below the planned casino development next door.
Consultants from Dorset Occupational Therapy Services (DOTS) have been working closely with architects and building officers to come up with ideas to make the outside area accessible.
Developer Trevor Osborne said he is grateful to DOTS for their ideas and added: "Bournemouth Pavilion is around 80 years old and certainly wasn't built with easy access for everyone. I hope our work to make it accessible will be a cutting edge example of good development practice."
And Beccy Brookwell, access surveyor at Bournemouth council, said: "We've tried to ensure that the needs of all disabled people are considered by creating an inclusive environment. We could soon have a building which visitors can access and enjoy by using their sense of smell, touch or hearing."
7:00pm Wednesday 14th May 2008
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CommentPosted by: Trifecta, Southbourne on 7:28pm Wed 14 May 08
"We could soon have a building which visitors can access and enjoy by using their sense of smell"
So people who suffer from anosmia are to be discriminated against?
Think again Beccy Brookwell and may I suggest a re-training course so that you can learn about the hurt that your glib policies could potentially cause to hyposmiacs and dysosmiacs.
"We could soon have a building which visitors can access and enjoy by using their sense of smell"
So people who suffer from anosmia are to be discriminated against?
Think again Beccy Brookwell and may I suggest a re-training course so that you can learn about the hurt that your glib policies could potentially cause to hyposmiacs and dysosmiacs.
Posted by: Christopher, Wallisdown & Winton West on 9:34pm Wed 14 May 08
Do I read this right Beccy Brookwell, and DOTS. You are going to add aromatic trees and plants, and wind chimes for the disabled, yet take away the car parks nearer to the Pavilion which afforded them easy access. Now they have to park under ground and walk a distance to the Pavilion.
Logical thinking I suppose.
Do I read this right Beccy Brookwell, and DOTS. You are going to add aromatic trees and plants, and wind chimes for the disabled, yet take away the car parks nearer to the Pavilion which afforded them easy access. Now they have to park under ground and walk a distance to the Pavilion.
Logical thinking I suppose.
Posted by: Ed, Bournemouth on 8:43am Thu 15 May 08
[quote][bold]Trifecta[/bold] wrote:
"We could soon have a building which visitors can access and enjoy by using their sense of smell" So people who suffer from anosmia are to be discriminated against? Think again Beccy Brookwell and may I suggest a re-training course so that you can learn about the hurt that your glib policies could potentially cause to hyposmiacs and dysosmiacs. [/quote] Trifecta you are showing an example of "Daily Mail Quoting" where you take only one part of the quote to try and support you argument.
[quote]We could soon have a building which visitors can access and enjoy by using their sense of smell, touch or hearing[/quote]
If you can't smell you still have the options of touch or hearing. Sounds to me as if they are doing a good job to include as many people as possible
Trifecta wrote:
"We could soon have a building which visitors can access and enjoy by using their sense of smell" So people who suffer from anosmia are to be discriminated against? Think again Beccy Brookwell and may I suggest a re-training course so that you can learn about the hurt that your glib policies could potentially cause to hyposmiacs and dysosmiacs.
Trifecta you are showing an example of "Daily Mail Quoting" where you take only one part of the quote to try and support you argument.
We could soon have a building which visitors can access and enjoy by using their sense of smell, touch or hearing
If you can't smell you still have the options of touch or hearing. Sounds to me as if they are doing a good job to include as many people as possible
Posted by: lolsy, Dorset on 9:19am Thu 15 May 08
i think its a fab idea, theres never much greenery in towns and to do this to integrate many members of the population is a very great idea.
i think its a fab idea, theres never much greenery in towns and to do this to integrate many members of the population is a very great idea.
Posted by: Nick, Bournemouth on 9:54am Thu 15 May 08
Planting a Garden next to Bournemouth Gardens. Novel idea!
Mind you, when they did up the car park you just might find that a developer has planted 80 flats instead.
I like the idea of wind chimes too, just the right sort of target for the drunk at 2 in the morning.
Planting a Garden next to Bournemouth Gardens. Novel idea!
Mind you, when they did up the car park you just might find that a developer has planted 80 flats instead.
I like the idea of wind chimes too, just the right sort of target for the drunk at 2 in the morning.
Posted by: Trifecta, Southbourne on 10:58am Thu 15 May 08
Ed, you are suffering from "Guardian Sense of Humour Failure".
And I have never read the Daily Mail in me life. Guv.
Ed, you are suffering from "Guardian Sense of Humour Failure".
And I have never read the Daily Mail in me life. Guv.
Posted by: Phil, Bournemouth on 12:20pm Thu 15 May 08
It sounds like a good idea to me. Who doesn't like fountains? It's a good feature to have and I think Bournemouth's centre needs some more interesting things to see there. It would be nice to see more use of trees for shading too, so popular in Spain (and we [italic]do[/italic]have a decent sunshine count here.)
It sounds like a good idea to me. Who doesn't like fountains? It's a good feature to have and I think Bournemouth's centre needs some more interesting things to see there. It would be nice to see more use of trees for shading too, so popular in Spain (and we
dohave a decent sunshine count here.)
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