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Studio Response www.studio-response.com Aldi Food Store at Salt Lake North, Porthcawl Public Art Strategy -July 2021. Contents 1. Introduction 5.Delivery Framework 1.1. Document Aims 5.1. Commissioning Process 5.2. Project Management Structure 2. Location Overview 5.3. Maintenance and Ownership 2.1. Food Store Site, Salt Lake North, Porthcawl 5.3.1 Aldi Foodstore Salt Lake North 2.2. Regeneration Context Maintenance Schedule 5.4. Decommissioning 3.Public Art 3.1. What is Public Art? 6. Reference Material 3.2. The Curatorial Vision 3.2.1. Strategic Fit 4. Commission Opportunities 4.1. Timber Groynes Boundary Treatment 4.1.1. Examples of Potential 4.2. Seating in Public Realm 4.2.1 Examples of Potential 4.3. Community Engagement 4.4. Artist Profile and Recruitment ©Studio Response 2021. No part of this Public Art Front cover image: Plan may be reproduced in whole or in part without Porthcawl Seafront. the permission of the copyright owner. 02
Studio Response www.studio-response.com 1. Introduction Aldi opened its first UK store in 1990 and now This framework identifies the way in which the has over 800 stores across Wales, England and expertise of professional artists, designers and Scotland. In 2018 it became the fifth largest makers can be procured to bring added value supermarket in the UK. Its stores have a limited and to contribute to the creation of a distinctive, footprint, are of modest size and are designed culturally confident and cohesive development to serve local communities. Aldi’s has ambitious which is mindful of the broader context in it sits. growth plans and aims to operate 1200 stores in Wales, England and Scotland by 2025. This Public Art Plan draws upon the key strategic and policy documents that impact on the As part of its expansion programme, Aldi’s has development, including: acquired the Salt Lake North site in Porthcawl. The proposal is to develop a new Aldi food store and • Bridgend Local Development Plan (LDP) associated car parking and landscaped public 2006-2021 (Adopted Plan, September 2013) realm. • Planning Development Brief: Foodstore Site Salt Lake North, Porthcawl (June 2019) The scheme is seen as critical to the regeneration • 7 Bays Project: Supplementary Planning of the surrounding area, for which it is seen as Guidance (November 2007) a catalyst, and therefore the emphasis is on the delivery of a high quality, sustainably designed COVID-19 exemplary development which is site responsive and in keeping with the masterplan for the wider At the time of writing all of Wales is at area. alert Level 2 in terms of COVID restrictions. Although an improving picture there remains Given this context the Local Planning Authority has uncertainty regarding the ongoing impact of confirmed that the development should include the global pandemic. It should be noted that public art. Aldi has commissioned Studio Response the implementation of all proposals within this to develop a Public Art Plan for its store Public Art Plan are subject to change should development at Salt Lake North, Porthcawl. This COVID-19 restrictions prevent their delivery in Public Art Plan sets out a strategic vision for the form described. This could affect community the integration of public artworks as well as a engagement and programme, for example. framework for its effective delivery, which is rooted in recognised good practice. 03
Studio Response www.studio-response.com 1.1. Document Aims The aim of the document is to demonstrate Aldi’s The Public Art Plan also aims to: commitment to public art at the Salt Lake North site, and to support its planning application for the • Provide a model of excellence for the food store development there. commissioning of high quality, contemporary art in the public realm that is meaningful It sets out three viable options for the integration and useful and not simply an embellishment, of public art at the site. These have been scoped and that sets a benchmark for the wider in collaboration with the full project team – regeneration masterplan for Porthcawl architects, landscape architects, highways and • ensure the delivery of art and design in the transportation, structural and drainage engineers. public realm that is relevant, site-responsive Having an informed and engaged project team and engaging consider the artwork at the earliest possible • ensure the delivery of art and design in opportunity is recognised good practice in the public realm that contributes to a sense commissioning public art. of place and helps create an identity for the new development. The detailed proposals for the artwork will be produced by the appointed artist in response to the brief and curatorial vision and therefore do not form part of this Plan. The appointed artist will be expected to consider maintenance issues as part of their detailed design work, with finalised maintenance reports being available following the installation of any proposed artwork. The Public Art Plan does however address issues of ownership and maintenance by demonstrating how it is being considered at the earliest opportunity and how a best practice approach to maintenance is being adopted. 04
Studio Response www.studio-response.com 2. Location Overview Porthcawl is a seaside town in the county borough The town is known, for example, for its annual Elvis of Bridgend in South Wales. It is situated on a Festival (which attracts tribute acts and fans from low headland which overlooks the Bristol Channel around the world), and the Sandy Bay Christmas and lies approximately half way between the Swim. cities of Cardiff and Swansea. Around 11% of the total population of Bridgend county borough live Bridgend County Borough’s Local Development Plan in Porthcawl, (c.16,000 as per the 2011 census), (LDP) states that “The key attractor of Porthcawl is and it has a relatively higher proportion of older its environment. It is an area of high scenic beauty residents. and biodiversity, enhanced by its coastal location, and characterful town centre and seafront. It The town originally developed in the nineteenth offers accessible sandy beaches and surf for century as a harbour to service the coal and iron active pursuits and is a base for touring South industries of the South Wales valleys. It was after Wales.” (Section 2.3.31). World War I that it transformed into a popular seaside resort, and it is as a holiday destination that it is most well-known. Porthcawl benefits from seven beaches, perhaps the most well-known being Trecco, alongside which is located the large static caravan park, Trecco Bay. Sandy Bay occupies the area in front of the Coney Beach fairground. There is an extensive promenade which was built in 1887 to mark Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee, and a theatre, the Grand Pavilion, which opened in 1932. Renowned as a holiday location for industrial workers from the south Wales valleys, its popularity dwindled in line with the decline of the heavy industries in this part of the world. Nonetheless, Porthcawl continues to be a popular destination for holiday makers and day-trippers alike, and works hard to set itself apart from other seaside locations, particularly by capitalising on its natural assets and by staging a range of unique and unusual events throughout the year. Image credit: Nick Russill 05
Studio Response www.studio-response.com KEY Site Boundary 0 10 15 20 25 M Scale 1:250 at A1 sheet size 2.1. Food Store Site, Salt Lake North, Porthcawl Denotes tarmac finish Denotes block paving 16 Denotes landscaped area with misc planting within application area. (Refer to landscape designers proposals) LC Denotes block paving 13 LC Denotes block paving The Salt Lake North site is located on the main EN ADE N PROM Denotes concrete surface finish EASTER Denotes grasscrete surface finish 16 access route into Porthcawl, within 5 miles of 9 Proposed new tree location (Refer to 11 landscape designers proposals) LC Lighting Column LC LC Junction 37 of the M4. It is located at the northern 51 Lighting Bollard 50 LB 13 49 48 Electric Vehicle Charging Point 8 (Active) 6 Future Electric Vehicle Charging Point end of the Porthcawl Waterfront Regeneration Area 14 (Passive) STORZER E ts) FREE Palle (20 Stainless steel bollard (marine grade steel) 14 LC 12 7 and has an extensive industrial maritime history, LER LC T CHIL ts) Palle NIGH (32 11 although more recently it has been used as car 13 LC 16 5 8 21 AREA m sq AIL 8 RET parking and as a compound for nearby building 14 m & E BIN STOR SE 4 sq y ) 39 ing Ba Fre ding Lo OU BAY ING LOAD 5 ezers ad clu AREH 5 W LC works. (in 12 LC 8 5 E LOBBANC Y ENTR 16 Y LOBB EXIT LC 12 The site for development is in the north west T PLAN OM RE LC TRO PLAN FA WEL 1 OFFI RS AGE CE MAN 11 corner of the Salt Lake car park and occupies an NER LB CLEA M F ROO STAF 16 Y LOBB BLEDER/ LC DISATOM WC CUS LB ALE 13 4 LB 15 WC FEM WC E area of around 0.9 hectares. MAL 2 ROOTING M MEE Bin 10 LB 3 Bin LB P9 27/07/21 JS GS 'Cycle' text removed from Public Realm. P8 19/07/21 JS GS Reference to artwork to boundary To the north the site is bound by the Eastern removed. Sub-station removed from plan. Underfloor heating manifold moved inside. Cold room condensors moved to loading bay. P7 16/07/21 JS GS Site levels added. P6 07/07/21 JS GS Lighting bollards and bins added to public realm. Retractable bollards added to site entrance. Promenade Rd and to the south is a large, P5 24/06/21 JS GS Artwork to site boundary noted. 1 Proposed access road 10 Location for public art installation Wording to acoustic fence updated Telescopic retractable bollards to site entrance to P4 21/06/21 JS GS External plant equipment updated. 2 11 Timber acoustic fence/screen Fence to staff amenity area prevent entry when store is unoccupied pushed back to building line. Escape from warehouse added. ALDI STORE AREAS 3 Extension of public realm 12 Tarmac to car park circulation Total Proposed Parking 114 P3 02/06/21 JS GS Car park circulation added. Public underdeveloped area of hard standing / grassland, realm updated. Staff amenity area (Typically 2.5 x 5m) updated. Bollards added. Site signage, subject to seperate advertisement Low-level timber groyne boundary treatment to north, P2 29/05/21 JS GS Roof and canopy outline revised 4 13 Standard 96 following pre-app consulation. Gross External Area (GEA) 2,045 sqm 22,012 sqft consent application west and southern site boundary Parent & Child 7 Site boundary wall added. Acoustic fence re-aligned closer Potential SUDs/Rain garden. Refer to drainage Disabled 5 to building. 5 14 Future EVCP provision (20no additional spaces) proposals EVCP 4 P1 16/04/21 JS GS First Issue Gross Internal Area (GIA) 1,965 sqm 21,151 sqft Click & Collect 2 followed by a small marina. To the east the site is Rev Date By Ap Note 6 EVCP Provision (4no spaces) 15 Cycle hoops Project Drawing Title Aldi Porthcawl, Salt Lake North PROPOSED SITE PLAN Retail Area 1,421 sqm 15,296 sqft 7 Click and Collect provision 16 1.1m high paladin fence to rear boundary Site area: 8,830 m² / 2.18 acres Client Project Number Drawing Number Revision Please refer to Tyer Grange soft Aldi Stores Ltd Welfare Block & Other 8 Concrete block paving 200959-1301 P9 also bound by the Eastern Promenade and Sandy 150 sqm 1,615 sqft landscape proposals for further (Including Ext. Lobby and Internal Walls) Glentworth Court, Lime Kiln Close details Stoke Gifford, Bristol BS34 8SR Scale Paper Size Filename Date Drawn Checked Purpose/Status Service yard. Grasscrete finish. Refer to drainage 1:250 ISO A1 200959 PLANS MASTER.vwx 13/04/21 JS GS PLANNING 9 +44 (0)117 931 2062 Warehouse proposals 394 sqm 4,241 sqft www.kendallkingscott.co.uk © Copyright Do not scale this drawing Check all dimensions and levels on site (Including Loading Bay & Freezers) Only to be used on the site for which designed. The electronic transmission of designs/information contained in this drawing is carried out entirely at the User's risk and Kendall Kingscott Ltd. will have no liability for any errors or inaccuracies arising therefrom. The production of amended or updated information from the said designs/information by the User is entirely the responsibility of the User and Kendall Kingscott Ltd. shall have no responsibility in respect thereof whatsoever. Bay beach is around 70m away in an easterly direction, with Coney Beach fair to the north of the beach. In a westerly direction the site is immediately adjacent to a roundabout off the Eastern Promenade and the Portway. Proposed Aldi Food Store - Salt Lake North, Porthcawl Client: Aldi Stores Ltd Date: 25/11/2020 Job/Dwg: 001.297.03.A 06
Studio Response www.studio-response.com 2.2. Regeneration Context Bridgend’s Local Development Plan (LDP) Following recent regeneration successes of designates Porthcawl as a Strategic Regeneration the rejuvenation of the Marina and Jennings Growth Area (SGRA), a key objective of which is to development, the new food store for Salt Lake see Porthcawl “redefine itself as a premier tourist North represents the next critical step in the attraction” (Section 2.3.29). implementation of the masterplan for the area, and the expectation is that it should act as a catalyst The successful delivery of Porthcawl’s for the regeneration of the wider area. In this regeneration is linked to the implementation of respect the food store – and the associated public the wider 7 Bays Project. This project covers an art – must be an exemplar scheme, setting the bar area encompassing a wide coastal belt between in terms of quality of design and placemaking, for Merthyr Mawr Warren to the east, taking in the developments to follow. entire urban area of Porthcawl itself and extending to Kenfig Hill Burrows and the boundary of Bridgend County Borough with that of Neath Port Talbot in the west. I A major element of the 7 Bays Project is the regeneration of the Porthcawl Waterfront Regeneration Area. This major project is described by the LDP as “the strategic focus of growth and opportunity for Porthcawl” (Section 2.3.33). The Porthcawl Waterfront development area focuses on what was mainly derelict land comprising over 100 acres of coastline. The aim is that the regeneration of the waterfront will create a vibrant new focus that will bring social, economic and environmental benefits for the town itself and the wider area. The Salt Lake North food store site is located at the northern end of the Porthcawl Waterfront Regeneration Area. 07
Studio Response www.studio-response.com 3. Public Art Public Art plays an important part in creating or This has led to much earlier involvement of artists As such art in the public realm is a multifaceted enhancing individuality and distinctiveness, and in the planning and design of developments, field, which is continually shifting and evolving in raising the profile of our towns, villages, cities allowing artists to respond directly to the needs to further engage the wider public. At its most and urban and rural landscape. The integration and requirements of each location, planning fundamental, it is site-responsive, and it is about of the skills or work of a professional artist can towards the physical integration of works into the process of artists’ responding to people, place, add value and can also be employed at key existing operations and the development of culture and heritage. It is more about art that locations to enhance legibility and public realm. social cohesion through creative and cultural belongs to and grows out of a place, rather than There is considerable scope for integrating engagement. being additionally located in it. It is in this process public art into the townscape, ranging from the that its strength and impact lie. dramatic to the subtle, from traditional landmark 3.1. What is Public Art? sculpture, commemorative works and smaller 3.2. The Curatorial Vision incidental interventions, to integrate works using Part of what makes public art so difficult to define contemporary and interactive media such as sound is that it encompasses a vast spectrum of art To achieve an integrated public art vision for the or lighting… practices and forms: from permanent sculptures Aldi food store at Salt Lake North that makes a Technical Advice Note (TAN) 12, Design, to temporary artworks, political activism, socially- valid contribution to the placemaking agenda for March 2016 (p.51) engaged practices, monuments, memorials, the site, it is important to shift our perceptions community-based projects, off-site museum and regarding public art, and to accept that it should The principle of commissioning art in the public gallery programmes, earthworks and land art, site- not be seen as a standalone embellishment, realm from artists, designers and makers as specific and site-responsive work, street furniture, particularly one added once the built environment part of public and private developments and urban design, and integrated architectural designs is completed. Indeed, it does not need to be seen infrastructure projects is well-established. have all been classified under art in the public as purely about the visual arts, or about permanent Indeed, this approached is endorsed by Welsh realm. artworks. Government’s Technical Advice Note (TAN) 12 on design. Some argue that categorising public art is Engaging artists as part of this development misleading – public art is just art outside the presents the opportunity to create scheme that More recently, the commissioning of art in the gallery and museum walls. Certainly, we see more is not merely functional but which is firmly borne public realm has evolved into a broader recognition and more how the distinction between an artist’s out of the particulars of place and community, of the unique skills and vision artists can bring to a studio practice and one that is publicly motivated reflecting its aspirations, its assets and its context design team and the wider community through the (i.e. political, social, situational, or relational) has and helping shape its identity and character. In integration of site-specific artworks and artist-led blurred and there is considerable fluidity in how this way, the artist and artwork will help create interventions with the community. an artist’s work resonates within the gallery, for that crucial and ephemeral quality often defined as example and then within the public art contexts. “sense of place”. 08
Studio Response www.studio-response.com 3.2.1. Strategic Fit The proposed approach to public art will be holistic The curatorial vision can in part be achieved by The SPG adopted in 2007 for the redevelopment of and has the capacity to encompass a range of identifying how the proposed artwork can support the Waterfront in Porthcawl makes a commitment opportunities that enable the appointed artist to key strategic objectives relevant to the food to the inclusion of public art within this respond to the site as a whole, both its physicality store development. The approach to public art masterplan, stating that “public art will be required and social context. The spectrum of opportunities addresses Bridgend’s LDP’s objective of producing to make a significant contribution to developing includes: high quality, sustainable places (Objective 1), character, identity and a sense of place. It should and specifically SP2, ‘design and sustainable be used to enhance the experience of the place • The creation of permanent and temporary placemaking’ which states “all development and used for orientation and identity”. These artwork(s) of high quality, that underpin should contribute to creating high quality, principles are evident through the public art the development and design principles attractive, sustainable places which enhance options proposed in this Plan. established for the Salt Lake North food store the community in which they are located, whilst site having full regard to the natural, historic and built The Public Art Plan also reflects the ethos of • The creation of bespoke site-specific works environment”. the Wellbeing of Future Generations (Wales) Act that are distinctive to the location and its 2015. Although only public bodies are governed strategic context The LPA’s Planning Development Brief for the by the statutory requirements of the Act, there • The meaningful engagement of local site sets out the key objectives that have been is no doubt that the private sector can actively communities in artist-led consultation for identified for the development. The commission contribute to meeting the wellbeing goals the tangible artworks ideas put forward variously contribute to for Wales that the Act sets out. Working with addressing the following objectives: artists to explore and respond to the economic, Our ambition for public art for this development is environmental and social context of a site is to deliver high-quality, bespoke art and design in • Provide a distinct and enhanced gateway in itself a different approach to sustainable the public realm that is relevant, site-responsive into Porthcawl development. and engaging, and that supports the published • Improving the quality of pedestrian and cycle design principles. It should contribute to a sense links to and through the site … of place and help create an identity. Through • Development to be robust, practical and creative placemaking, the commissioned public respond to the local context (i.e. heritage, art should add value to the development by adding townscape quality, setting) and future another layer of interest and vibrancy, and we the masterplan aspirations artworks should demonstrate a usefulness, or • Utilise high quality ‘soft’ and ‘hard’ be fully integrated into the design, rather than a landscaping to soften the site boundary, standalone feature. particularly in areas of blank, or inactive frontages • Provide a high quality public realm that contributes towards the placemaking objectives promoted through Planning Policy Wales. 09
Studio Response www.studio-response.com 4. Commission Opportunities In any context in which commissioning public It is important that any permanent artworks are The two commission opportunities are: art is proposed, a clear framework that defines safe, durable, low maintenance, accessible to what is considered as public art must be in place. all and appropriate to their public context. The • Timber groynes boundary treatment For the purposes of this Plan, and in line with appointed artist will need to demonstrate the • Public realm seating internationally recognised good practice, these longevity and resilience of all materials in their are that: design proposals, particularly showing how they have considered the salty, coastal environment in • The work must be the original work of an their material choices. KEY appropriate, living, professional artist 0 10 15 20 25 M Site Boundary • The work should be site-specific (i.e. an Scale 1:250 at A1 sheet size Denotes tarmac finish Denotes block paving original approach / design / work, that is Timber groynes 16 Denotes landscaped area with mis planting within application area. (R to landscape designers proposals) specific to the needs, limitations, conditions boundary treatment. LC Denotes block paving 13 LC Denotes block paving or long -term use of the site and its users) E M ENAD R N PRO Denotes concrete surface finish EASTE • The work should result from an informed brief Denotes grasscrete surface finish 16 9 Proposed new tree location (Refer 11 landscape designers proposals) to artists LC Lighting Column LC LC • The work must be unique / bespoke and not 51 Lighting Bollard 50 LB 13 49 48 Electric Vehicle Charging Point 8 (Active) a mass-produced object, a reproduction 6 Future Electric Vehicle Charging P 14 (Passive) STOEZER RE ets) FRE Pall (20 of an original artwork or a previously Stainless steel bollard (marine gra 14 LC 12 7 unrealised design. R LLE LC CHI ets) Pall HT NIG (32 11 13 LC 16 5 8 1 s REA Scoping a public art approach always begins with qm 142 IL A TA 8 RE an analysis of the site context and engagement m & RE BIN zers ad USE STO 4 sq y ) 39 ing Ba BAY G DIN Freeding Lo HO 5 LOA 5 clu ARE W LC with the client and project team. Following (in 12 LC 8 5 initial discussions, we have started to shape the CE curatorial direction for the site-responsive public RAN BY LOB ENT 16 BY T LOB LC EXI 12 artworks and have identified three commission NT M E PLA OO LC AR NTR PLA LF WE 1 OFF ERS ICE opportunities for consideration. NAG MA 11 R ANE LB CLE OM RO FF 16 STA BY ABL ER/ LOB LC WC ED DIS TOM CUS LB ALE 13 4 LB 15 WC FEM LE WC MA 2 We acknowledge that the site as whole demands RO NG OM ETI Bin 10 ME LB 3 Bin LB high standards of design and quality of materials, and this ambition should be carried into the design P9 27/07/21 JS GS 'Cycle' text removed from Realm. P8 19/07/21 JS GS Reference to artwork to bo removed. Sub-station rem from plan. Underfloor heat and delivery of the artworks. manifold moved inside. Co condensors moved to load P7 16/07/21 JS GS Site levels added. P6 07/07/21 JS GS Lighting bollards and bins Timber groynes to public realm. Retractab Bespoke Public Realm bollards added to site entr P5 24/06/21 JS GS Artwork to site boundary n 1 Proposed access road 10 Location for public art installation Wording to acoustic fence updated Telescopic retractable bollards to site entrance to P4 21/06/21 JS GS External plant equipment boundary 2 11 Timber acoustic fence/screen Fence to staff amenity are prevent entry when store is unoccupied seatiing. pushed back to building li Escape from warehouse a ALDI STORE AREAS 3 Extension of public realm 12 Tarmac to car park circulation Total Proposed Parking 114 P3 02/06/21 JS GS Car park circulation added realm updated. Staff amen (Typically 2.5 x 5m) updated. Bollards added. treatment. Site signage, subject to seperate advertisement Low-level timber groyne boundary treatment to north, P2 29/05/21 JS GS Roof and canopy outline r 4 13 Standard 96 following pre-app consula Gross External Area (GEA) 2,045 sqm 22,012 sqft consent application west and southern site boundary Parent & Child 7 Site boundary wall added. Acoustic fence re-aligned Potential SUDs/Rain garden. Refer to drainage Disabled 5 to building. 5 14 Future EVCP provision (20no additional spaces) proposals EVCP 4 P1 16/04/21 JS GS First Issue Gross Internal Area (GIA) 1,965 sqm 21,151 sqft Click & Collect 2 Rev Date By Ap Note 6 EVCP Provision (4no spaces) 15 Cycle hoops Project Drawing Title Aldi Porthcawl, Salt Lake North PROPOSED SITE PLAN Retail Area 1,421 sqm 15,296 sqft 10 7 Click and Collect provision 16 1.1m high paladin fence to rear boundary Site area: 8,830 m² / 2.18 acres Client Project Number Drawing Number Revision Please refer to Tyer Grange soft Aldi Stores Ltd Welfare Block & Other 150 sqm 1,615 sqft 8 Concrete block paving landscape proposals for further 200959-1301 P9 (Including Ext. Lobby and Internal Walls) Glentworth Court, Lime Kiln Close details Stoke Gifford, Bristol BS34 8SR Scale Paper Size Filename Date Drawn Checked Purpose/Status Service yard. Grasscrete finish. Refer to drainage 1:250 ISO A1 200959 PLANS MASTER.vwx 13/04/21 JS GS PLANNING 9 +44 (0)117 931 2062 Warehouse proposals 394 sqm 4,241 sqft www.kendallkingscott.co.uk © Copyright Do not scale this drawing Check all dimensions and levels on site (Including Loading Bay & Freezers) Only to be used on the site for which designed. The electronic transmission of designs/information contained in this drawing is carried out entirely at the User's risk and Kendall Kingscott Ltd. will have no liability for any errors or arising therefrom. The production of amended or updated information from the said designs/information by the User is entirely the responsibility of the User and Kendall Kingscott Ltd. shall have no responsibility in respect thereof wha
Studio Response www.studio-response.com 4.1. Timber Groynes Boundary Treatment 4.1.1. Examples of Potential In a nod to coastal architecture, it is proposed Other artworks would be featured at key points Below and on the next page are examples of that stacked timber groynes are used to create around the timber groyne boundary, and this could potential relating to the timber groynes concept. a distinct boundary treatment, which reflect the include images of local flora and fauna, native character and local context of the site (item 13 on species and places of interest. The intention site plan). This will encompass the north, south would not be to cover the boundary treatment with and west boundaries, and will be extended to the artwork, as this would be visually too busy and prominent corner around the staff welfare area. fussy and would detract from the desired effect. The groynes provide an excellent opportunity for Any text included in the artwork would be bilingual. an integrated artwork, as they can be engraved or used for pyrography. The subject matter for The artwork would help reinforce a sense of place the artwork would be the local natural and built and celebrate local distinctiveness, particularly environment, the special and unique character Porthcawl’s environment, which is “of high scenic of which is highlighted in the Preferred Strategy beauty and biodiversity,enhanced by its coastal Consultation Document of the Replacement LDP location, characterful town centre and seafront.“ (2019): (Preferred Strategy Consultation Document of the Replacement LDP, Section 4.4.24). The County’s natural and built environment is of high quality and represents one of its Should this option be favoured, the Public Art primary assets. The diversity of landscapes, advisers would consult with the supplier of the habitats, species and geology, and their timber groynes at the earliest opportunity to test relationship with the urban area, contribute the robustness of the materials for receiving the enormously to the County’s distinctive and artwork, the process of fabricating the artwork and attractive character. the impact (if any) on warranties. The focal point at the rear of the staff welfare area could for example feature a map, and in this way play with the idea of gateways; the gateway site itself offering a visual gateway to the wider area. The map could work on a range of scales: it could cover the 7 Bays Project area, Porthcawl Waterfront or the wider Glamorgan Heritage Coast. Using this location opposite the Eastern Promenade and Sandy Bay beyond could help draw footfall into the food store site itself. 11
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Studio Response www.studio-response.com 4.2. Seating in Public Realm 4.2.1. Examples of Potential The second proposal for consideration is to It could also be used to highlight and complement Examples of potential bespoke benches, some contribute to the site’s high quality landscaping the Plastic Free Porthcawl campaign which is using recycled materials and surface treatment to by integrating public art into the extended public working to eliminate single use plastic waste from standard benches. realm (identified as location 3 on the site plan). the town. This area includes a number of benches which help establish the area’s purpose as a space for the As a material, recycled plastic is durable and low public to sit, rest and interact. maintenance, and can bear a striking resemblance to timber. Ideally we would like to explore with a One option is for the public art commission to manufacturer / fabricator whether plastic waste focus on surface treatments to the enliven the from Porthcawl could be collected, recycled and benches to be installed in the public realm. It then fabricated into the bespoke benches, to would deliver a site specific, bespoke response further illustrate the issue and to be site specific drawing on Porthcawl’s culture and heritage, in a unique, and fundamental way. including flora, fauna and places of local interest. Bilingual text, either poetry or prose, could also be The public realm design code for the site refers featured. to the 7 Bays Project SPG for guidance on street furniture. Our proposals align with the following A second option would be for the commission design principles set out for street furniture: to design, fabricate and install a small number of benches as whole, therefore integrating a • Designs should be simple, elegant and wholly unique design element into the public appropriate to context. realm. We are particularly keen to look at using • Where appropriate, opportunities should be recycled plastics as the material for the benches, taken to include public art within the design as this would be a valuable opportunity to raise of street furniture. awareness of the impact that plastic, particularly • Street furniture should be robust, easy single use plastic, has on a coastal / tourist to repair and capable of withstanding the location. It would also be an exemplar project in local coastal conditions. terms of sustainable design. • The use of recycled and reclaimed materials in street furniture will be encouraged. An approach that utilises recycled plastics is in line with Aldi’s commitment to sustainability and recycling. It introduced a plastic reduction strategy in 2018 and is committed to ensuring that packaging of all of its own label products are recyclable, reusable or compostable by 2022. 14
Studio Response www.studio-response.com BY L OB IT EX FIC S OF GER E NA MA R NE LB EA CL Y BB / AB ER LO WC LED DIS TOM S CU LB WC LE MA LB FE WC E L MA RO TING OM E Bin ME LB Bin LB Series of bespoke benches. P4 27/07/21 JS GS Word 'Cycle' removed from cycle route in favour of bicycle graphic. (More legible from the ground) P3 16/07/21 JS GS Lighting bollards and bins added to public realm. Retractable bollards added to site entrance. P2 24/06/21 JS GS Fence to staff amenity area pushed back to building line. P1 01/06/21 JS GS First Issue Rev Date By Ap Note Project Drawing Title Aldi Porthcawl, Salt Lake North PROPOSED PUBLIC REALM Client Project Number Drawing Number Revision Aldi Stores Ltd Glentworth Court, Lime Kiln Close 200959-1303 P4 Stoke Gifford, Bristol BS34 8SR Scale Paper Size Filename Date Drawn Checked Purpose/Status 0 2.5 5.0 7.5 10.0 M 1:50 ISO A1 200959 PLANS MASTER.vwx 13/04/21 JS GS PLANNING +44 (0)117 931 2062 Scale 1:50 at A1 sheet size www.kendallkingscott.co.uk © Copyright Do not scale this drawing Check all dimensions and levels on site Only to be used on the site for which designed. The electronic transmission of designs/information contained in this drawing is carried out entirely at the User's risk and Kendall Kingscott Ltd. will have no liability for any errors or inaccuracies arising therefrom. The production of amended or updated information from the said designs/information by the User is entirely the responsibility of the User and Kendall Kingscott Ltd. shall have no responsibility in respect thereof whatsoever. 15
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Studio Response www.studio-response.com 4.3. Community Engagement 5. Delivery Framework Meaningful community engagement in art in the We will take advice from Bridgend CBC officers The process of commissioning artists and public realm is recognised good practice and can about the most appropriate way to engage managing public art projects is a complex and help secure buy-in and a sense of ownership of members of Bridgend CBC and Porthcawl Town specialised one. The aim should always be to artworks which in turn can lead to an increased Council. secure the inclusion of professional expertise at pride in communities and public spaces. Indeed, the earliest possible opportunity. Aldi’s inclusion the impact of community engagement is a further 4.4. Artist Profile and Recruitment of public art specialists as part of the project team benefit associated with art in the public realm. at pre-application stage for the Salt Lake North To make best use of the available budget it is store adheres to good practice principles in public This commission will therefore include a small recommended that one artist is directly appointed art commissioning and has ensured the integration experiential / engagement element. This may take to take forward the commission brief. The artist will of proposals into the overall design. place at various points throughout the commission be selected by Studio Response and the client and process. It may initially inform the commission drawn from an identified longlist of suitably skilled alongside the appointed artist’s own research, and experienced artists. take place as the commission proceeds, or post-installation to This approach lends itself to greater economy in celebrate and launch the artworks. terms of resources available and maximises the production budget for artwork rather than the The direction and focus of this engagement will recruitment process. depend on the commission opportunity taken forward. The concepts rooted in active travel and Should the design-led commission for the recycled recycled plastics for example lend themselves to benches be taken forward, then an alternative different approaches to those focused on local approach is that Studio Response could taken on landscapes and heritage. the design aspect and work with a fabricator to commission the final artworks. Studio Response’s The appointed artist will draw on the knowledge Co-Director Emma Price maintains an arts practice of local stakeholders to identify groups, in co-producing public artworks with local organisations and individuals with whom to communities in the process of designing site- engage. Useful starting points may be local specific installations, whether this be artist-led schools – Newton Primary School, Nottage Primary playgrounds, designing back in nature spaces and School, Porthcawl Primary School, Ysgol Gyfun functional artworks within the public realm. Porthcawl Comprehensive School – and Porthcawl YMCA, a community hub in the town centre open to all which runs a variety of classes and groups including after school clubs, holiday clubs and youth clubs. 17
Studio Response www.studio-response.com 5.1. Commissioning Process A well-managed public art commission should • Assess feasibility and budgets of proposed For the purposes of this Public Art Plan, the include the following phases. This framework shall designs stakeholders include: be adopted for the delivery phase of the Public Art • Completion and submission of detailed Plan for the Salt Lake North Food Store, designs • Aldi (the developer and client)and any nominated members of the project team Phase 1-Artist Selection: • Bridgend County Borough Council Planning Phase 3- Implementation: Officers • Finalise brief and recruit artist following • Studio Response (appointed arts agreed procurement route as set out in the • Fabrication and implementation of the commissioners and curators) Public Art Plan artwork(s) • Local community representative (if deemed • Confirmation of artist appointment • Continuation of engagement programme by appropriate), for example a representative • Contract artist appointed artist (if proposed in the artist’s from Porthcawl Town Council or a local original engagement proposal) community group, or a local resident Phase 2-Research, development, engagement & • Secure the construction and installation design: of the commissioned works in line with CDM 5.2.1 The Artist Regulations / Equality Act • Artist carries out research into site and its • Artist to deliver a final maintenance schedule Once a commission idea has been selected, a context • Documentation of each completed artwork brief to artist will be produced that will define the • Development of engagement programme by • Official opening event and relevant press and specific requirements of the commission and will appointed artist publicity with client group therefore set out expectations of the artist’ role in • Commencement of the engagement • Ongoing inspection and maintenance of the the successful implementation of the artwork. programme by appointed artist (note artwork(s) as required In addition to these requirements, the artist will be that this can continue throughout the expected to demonstrate a professionalism that commissioning phase, including post- 5.2. Project Management Structure enables them to adhere to the following installation) responsibilities: • Collate research and material from Delivering a high-quality public art programme engagement programme (if appropriate) to requires effective management and for there to • To work collaboratively with the client team inform concepts for artwork be clarity of roles and responsibilities throughout and design team • Procure detailed designs from artist the commissioning process. It is important that • To prepare project documentation (e.g. • Manage presentations to the client group there is a clear process for decision making and community engagement proposal, concept and the wider community, if required that the views of all stakeholders are adequately designs, final designs, method statement, • Ensure designs confirm to the principles and represented. Full and equitable collaboration maintenance manuals) by the deadlines set practical constraints as specified by project between the professional teams, other and agreed at the outset of the commission team and detailed in the artist brief stakeholders and the appointed artist is essential. and included in the contracts 18
Studio Response www.studio-response.com • To take responsibility for setting up and 5.2.2. Project Partners Group 5.3. Maintenance and Ownership delivering community engagement events and sessions, as required and permitted A core steering group will be established Public artworks are valuable assets which can • To prepare for and attend meetings as constituted of the developer, local authority provide visual quality, interest and help create a required planning officers (should they wish to be involved) distinct identity for many areas. Appropriate care is • To manage the arts commission budget and the arts commissioners and curators. In essential for the retention of quality and as part of • To undertake any health and safety / addition, it is recommended that local project the recognition of: site induction briefings as required prior to partners are identified and kept informed of the • The artwork’s financial and cultural value installation commission process, so that they that can develop • The provision of a legacy for the development • To provide regular updates about the a sense of ownership and engagement in the • The artist as a professional progress of the commission process of commissioning the artwork and assist • Those who have paid for the work • To document all stages of the commissions in driving forward its implementation. • Those whose environment it occupies process and share with the project team as requested. The Group will convene at these key points in the When public art is commissioned with insufficient • To take part in any press and PR coverage commission process: thought to long-term maintenance the result is of the commission and engage with the • Review of community engagement findings that the effects of general wear and tear, damage, client’s communications staff / consultants • Presentation of draft designs vandalism, dirt and simple deterioration are not as required. • Presentation of final designs. prevented or rectified. The asset is therefore devalued, and the reputations of all those involved All appointed artists will have Public Liability 5.2.3. Studio Response: Arts Commissioners and are placed at risk. insurance up to the value of £5 million and must Curators be registered as self-employed or as a limited Careful planning during the commissioning company / limited partnership. They will be The Arts Commissioner and Curators are process, clarity of ownership and responsibility, required to provide evidence of a satisfactory responsible for ensuring the curatorial vision appropriate precautionary action as required and DBS check prior to commencing any engagement for public art is upheld. They are responsible the effective identification and application of activity with children, young people or vulnerable for identifying an appropriate artist for the pooled resources are crucial in avoiding these adults. commission based on their practice and previous pitfalls. Planned maintenance will ultimately save experience, and for ensuring they are appropriately precious resources. Should any appointed artist choose to sub- contracted. They also are responsible for the contract an element of the commission (e.g. implementation and installation of the agreed No artwork will be maintenance free; if due care fabrication, community engagement),they will be schedule of artworks and are the primary contact is taken during the commissioning process then fully responsible for all aspects of this agreement, and link between the developer and the appointed long-term costs can be minimised. In many cases including: contracting, checking appropriate artists. They are also responsible for maintaining where artworks are integrated into the public insurances are in place, ensuring DBS checks are communication between the project and the local realm it will be possible to absorb maintenance in place, and managing payments. Artists should authority, particularly in relation to planning and costs within existing commitments for general and ensure that they are fully aware of the financial community matters. ongoing maintenance. This is the intention with implications of sub-contracting, particularly if the integrated commission opportunities identified their chosen sub-contractor is VAT registered. in this Plan. 19
Studio Response www.studio-response.com 5.3.1 Aldi Foodstore Salt Lake North Maintenance Schedule The artwork(s) at the Aldi Foodstore Salt Lake North • Materials, finishes, processes and British Decommissioning may be appropriate for practical will be either implemented through an engagement Standard / RAL reference numbers where or creative reasons in circumstances programme and / or designed and constructed in appropriate when: line with all relevant regulations and legislation • Design and structural drawings • The work has reached the end of its applicable to the public realm. • Routine maintenance tasks determined lifespan • Clear statements regarding work • The work does not occupy the site for which All materials specified for artworks will need to that may be carried out by the owner it was designed and is compromised be robust and low maintenance, durable andas or the owner’s agent, and work which will • The structural integrity of a work is such that far as possible sustainable. Material selection require the involvement of the artist or a it poses a danger to public safety will need to take into account the exposed, salty specialist conservator • The site is subject to immediate re- coastal environment in which the artworks will • Draft maintenance schedules will be development be situated. The design of the artwork(s) should provided at design stage, with final versions • The work proves perpetually problematic or look to discourage vandalism. The public art must made available following installation poses a risk to public safety leave a legacy for the development and should • The work may be appropriately relocated have a lifespan of no less than 15 years. To achieve 5.4. Decommissioning this longevity, as well as quality of design and If decommissioning being considered it is advised fabrication, the artworks will need to be fit for Although the artworks at the Aldi Food Store, Salt that the artist and arts curator / commissioner are purpose, relevant and above all in keeping with the Lake North will be designed to have a minimum contacted to advise on the most appropriate way development and design principles. lifespan of 15 years, it is important to be aware of to proceed. how public art should be managed after this time. Maintenance will be considered at all stages of Like many other elements in the public realm, the artwork commissioning process. The following some artworks have a lifespan beyond which framework will be actioned: their aesthetic, material, or mechanical role is • The brief to artist will contain specific exhausted. information regarding the requirements for the completed artwork(s) to be low Some works will necessarily be temporary such maintenance and durable, as defined by the as hoardings, some video/film projections, or context and parameters of the site performance related works. There are however • The brief to artist will clearly state creative and aesthetic concerns attached to that the artist will be required to provide a decommissioning, and to the setting of a limited maintenance schedule in respect of the lifespan for artworks in the public realm. installed artwork. The maintenance schedule should specify: 20
Studio Response www.studio-response.com 6. Reference Material For further information please contact public The following documents have informed this Public art producers and commissioners: Art Plan: • Aldi: Investing in your Community: Planning Jo-Anne Breckon Opportunities and Benefits (2019) mobile: 079 74964 233 • ALDI TO REMOVE OVER 2 BILLION PIECES OF PLASTIC - Digital Media Centre email: jo@studio-response.com (aldipresscentre.co.uk) (Accessed 19th May 2021) • Bridgend Local Development Plan (LDP) 2006- Emma M Price 2021 (Adopted Plan, September 2013) • Planning Development Brief: Foodstore Site mobile: 077 13150 166 Salt Lake North, Porthcawl (June 2019) email: emma@studio-response.com • Welsh Government Technical Advice Note (TAN) 12, Design (March 2016) Website: www.studio-response.com • Welsh Government Design Guidance Active Travel (Wales) Act 2013 (December 2014) • 7 Bays Project: Supplementary Planning Guidance (November 2007). 21
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