Ideas in space

So, we have started exploring the space of stonehouse in different ways and looked at how we as a group can transform stonehouse. There's clearly a lot of negativity surrounding stonehouse in the present day we either want to change that a little bit with our idea or use that as a factor to send a message to the public.

A brief History of the dance academy:(wikipedia)

"In 1898 The Palace Theatre opened as a music hall in Union Street. It was damaged by fire only eight months after opening, but re-opened in 1899 as The New Palace Theatre of Varieties. In 1961 it was converted to a bingo hall and continued in this use and as a theatre until 1983 when it became "The Academy" disco.

In May 2006 a police operation showed that class A drugs were being used and dealt there,[8] and it closed as a result.[9] The building is grade II listed,[10] and in 2008 it was included on a list by The Victorian Society of the UK's ten most endangered and best Victorian and Edwardian buildings."

Stonehouse as a location seems to be a general passing route from Devonport to the city centre. Back when people would come in to the UK off the boats they would arrive in Plymouth and see all the glitz and glamour that was Union street. Theatres shows and entertainment made union street a hot nightspot throughout the country.

Over the years Union street drastically changed from this to a clubbing haven. The rise of super clubs and the emergence of the “Acid House” music scene in the late 80's paved the way for drug fuelled 8 hour raves in Plymouth. The acts had now changed from big theatre performances to huge energy filled raves, with top DJ's from all over the world playing in Plymouth.

While many still regard this as the Stonehouse areas finest hour, it was also the reason for its downfall.

So much History lies in this one street and it is still used as the road from Devonport To the city centre therefore we chose this as our location 1. because of its rich history but 2. due to the amount of people exposed to this location, therefore our project would be seen my a considerable number.

If I refer back to the map that we as a group made I can see that the most concentrated area for all our layers is Union Street.