In 2012 won het Team Ontwerpend Onderzoek van de stad Antwerpen de VRP-Planningsprijs. Het team zit verankerd in de afdeling Ruimte van het bedrijf Stadsontwikkeling. Van daaruit werkt het faciliterend voor de hele stad en haar autonome gemeentebedrijven. De VRP organiseert op 3 oktober een studienamiddag over ontwerpend onderzoek in samenwerking met de stad Antwerpen. Ontwerpend onderzoek is een creatieve en veel omvattende methode die het mogelijk maakt om verschillende ideeën te onderzoeken en uit te werken. Het kan een belangrijke rol spelen in het bereiken van ruimtelijke kwaliteit, het faciliteren van communicatie en het stimuleren van participatie. Antwerps stadsbouwmeester Kristiaan Borret en het Team Ontwerpend Onderzoek leggen aan de hand van recente voorbeelden uit hoe dit in de praktijk werkt. Andere voorbeelden uit Vlaanderen illustreren hoe ontwerpend onderzoek een succesvol en krachtig onderdeel kan vormen van het (stedelijke) planningsproces.

1. Research by Design conference, Antwerp
3rd October 2013
Mark Brearley
Guest professor and advocate for urbanism at the Cass, Aldgate
and the proprietor of London manufacturer Kaymet

2. London

6. Design for
London

7. Who and
what

8. +

13. Design for London was
established in 2007 as a
consolidation of the Mayor’s
design-focused resource;
to push forward the Mayor’s
commitment to excellent design
and the making of good places.

20. We were a unique team, mostly
design professionals, with a strong
reputation and a good record of
achievement.
With detailed knowledge of
London’s places, with area
strategy and vision setting
capability, design skills, and a web
of relationships across the city.

21. Adam Towle, Alison Mayer, Angela
Spencer, Daniel Nordh, Edmund
Bird, Jamie Dean, Levent Kerimol,
Louise Duggan, Maria Lisogorskaya,
Mark Brearley, Mark Smith, Matthew
Carrington, Matthew Murphy,
Matthew Turner, Maurizio Biadene,
Paul Harper, Ruby Casey-Knight,
Sarah Considine, Tim Rettler, Tina
Jadav, Tobias Goevert.

22. Working on behalf of the Mayor
of London as part of the GLA, and
with London, to shape a better
city.
Collaborating with almost all
London boroughs, Transport for
London, and other assorted
organisations.

23. Some of our work was London
wide; about ideas, policy,
guidance, story-telling and
enthusiasm building.

37. build a web and collaborate

39. keep cheeky and stay sparky

41. be opportunistic and
seize the moment

43. nothing turns out how you expect

46. do the drawings and you win

49. telling stories and minting phrases

52. We focused most of our effort on
projects in places: catching and
steering, telling stories, giving
advice and helping with process.
We helped push forward and
shape 10 policy and guidance
initiatives, more than a dozen
strategies, more than 50
masterplans, 80 development
projects, over 100 public space
projects.

56. This was all about shaping places.
We were helping make good
change happen in more than a
hundred places across London.

59. Place
shaping

85. Realism

88. The Mayor’s resources came
together.
We then had, under one roof,
London’s strongest concentration
of knowledge on place shaping,
regeneration and housing.

89. City Hall had people with
detailed knowledge of London’s
places, with area strategy and
vision setting capability, design
and regeneration skills, and a
web of relationships across the
city.
This was a great opportunity.

90. Rainham

137. Bold action

147. We invested in and supported:
30 places through Round One of the Outer London Fund
23 places through Round Two of the Outer London Fund
19 places through the Mayor’s Regeneration Fund
4 places through other Mayoral regeneration funding
The London’s Great Outdoors umbrella sheltered 67 high
street projects
We helped 90 places in total

148. Making plans and defining strategies
Setting ambitions and physical principles for places
Working to get the best from development proposals and
supporting the planning dialogue
Catching and steering significant infrastructure projects
Momentum building and support in the
place-shaping process
Shop and building front improvements
Advice and incentives for business
Public realm improvements
Marketing and web presence
Better visual merchandising
Empty shop initiatives and meanwhile uses
Boosting street life and celebration
Training, apprenticeships and work experience
Nurturing business groups and community collaboration
Enabling development

149. Acton, Archway, Balham, Barking,
Barkingside, Barnes, Bexleyheath,
Blackhorse Lane, Brentford, Bromley,
Catford, Chipping Barnet, Cricklewood,
Deptford, Edmonton, Green Lanes,
Greenford, Hackbridge, Harrow, Hayes,
Hornchurch, Hounslow, Kingston,
Mitcham, Muswell Hill, New Addington,
North Cheam and Worcester Park,
North Finchley, Northwood Hills,
Nunhead, Orpington, Penge,
Ponders End, Rainham, Ruislip Manor,
Sidcup, Streatham, Tooting, Twickenham,
West Norwood, Whitton,
Willesden Green, Wood Street

150. High street
places

168. 51 km from Uxbridge to Romford
6,460 businesses
79,425 jobs

173. Many of London's high streets
are along the most ancient
roads in the capital. London is
structured around these
linear arteries with high
footfall - it is where the life is
in the city.

174. London’s high streets account
for just 3.6% of the road
network, but represent some of
the most important spaces in
the city.

175. Surveys tell us that over 90%
of Londoners value their
high street and want to see
it improved.

176. Over half of Londoners do not
leave their local area daily.

177. Our high streets are where last
summer’s riots were focuses, a
tough reminder of their
significance.
They are also the places where
so much of what we all share
comes together; they are the
focus of our daily public life.

178. Outside the centre, more
than half of London's jobs
are on high streets, and two
thirds of people live within
five minutes walk of one.

179. 47% of businesses outside
Central London are on a
high street.

180. 1.45 million employees work
on or within 200 metres of a
high street.

181. There is huge growth
capacity: nearly half of
London's identified
developable land is within
200m of a high street.

182. These are our biggest
collection of places that are
good to grow and ready to
go.

183. Enthusiastic engineers

196. Galloping horses and
golden cockerels

207. Man of steel

219. Bubbling up

233. Dalston

259. Industry
in the city

262. General industry
Vacant industrial land
Utilities
Warehouses
Land for rail
Retail
Office
Light industry
Land for buses
Waste management and recycling
Docks
Wholesale markets
Self storage
Open storage
Agriculture and fisheries

265. 1800+

266. Truman’s Beer (brewery), Hackney Wick
The London Bread & Cake Company (bakery), Edmonton
Joseph Ash Galvanizing (galvanizing), Poplar
ESP Coatings (powder coating), Edmonton
Premier Plating Works (electroplating and metal finishing), Walthamstow
Inro Turned Parts (CNC turned components), Chingford
Flexiwood (carpentry and custom furniture), Walthamstow
Cannon Street Jersey Fabrics (knitted fabric), Tottenham.
Harris Fabrications (structural and architectural steel fabrication), Walthamstow
Pye London (traction sheaves and diverter pulleys), Walthamstow
Arthur Thompson Ltd (dies and cutters), New Cross
W J Horrod (asphalt and bitumen equipment and industrial burners), Leyton
Polydiam (print and marking products), Tottenham
K & S Packaging (polythene covers, bags and sacks), Tottenham
Press & Multislide Tooling (specialist tooling for multi-slide machinery), Walthamstow
Premier Print Group (short-run magazine and book printing), Bow
Rope and Marine Services (lifting equipment), Limehouse
Brownchurch (Land Rover roof racks, roof tents and awnings), Leyton
Diapo Staircase (steel and glass staircase fabrication), Hackney
Diamond Ladder Factory (ladders), Leyton
Archway Sheet Metal Works (architectural and catering metalwork), Tottenham
C G Metal Spinners (metal spinning), Leyton
Capella Sheet Metal Works (sheet metal product fabrication), Leyton
Capella Electronics (high security systems for automated teller machines), Leyton
AB Fine Art Foundry (bronze, lead and stainless steel sculpture casting), Poplar
RK Metal Works (ducting and architectural metalwork fabrication), Edmonton
DAG Metal Work (architectural and catering metalwork), Tottenham
Lewden Electrical Industries (industrial plugs and sockets), Leyton
Uri’s Metal Works (architectural ironwork), Blackhorse Road
Lonsdale Metal (patent glazing and rooflights), Tottenham
Metwin (metal windows), Chingford
R’n’B Engineering (metalwork fabricating), Blackhorse Lane
Metalcraft (architectural metalwork), Tottenham
ET Martin & Son (metal spinning), Edmonton
New London Metal Co (catering and architectural metal fabrication), Leyton
Coca-Cola Enterprises (cola), Edmonton
Nectar Patisserie (cakes), Tottenham
Honeywell UOP (chemical manufacturing technology), Brimsdown
Rimex Metals (surface finishing of stainless steel), Ponders End
Casemir Chocolates (chocolates), Brimsdown
Warburtons Bakery (bakery), Brimsdown
Swallowmax (printers), Brimsdown
Greggs (bakery), Brimsdown
Sutan-Et (meat doner producer), Tottenham
The London Bread & Cake Company (bakery), Edmonton
Bearfields of London (ham curing), Leytonstone
Bmac Food Processing (Afro-Caribbean food), Tottenham.
Nageena UK Snacks (Bombay mixes, nuts and sweets), Leyton
Flourish Craft Bakery (breads and pastries), Tottenham
Phoenix Air Guns (air rifles), Chingford
Vatan (doner kebabs), Tottenham
Allied Bakeries (bakery), Leyton
Geo Sol Shoes / G&J Trading (shoes), Walthamstow
Savile Row (eye-wear), Hackney Wick
J&R Designs (Persauds’ handbag factory), Homerton
M&B of London (icing, marzipan, Christmas puddings), Tottenham
Winner Foods (noodles), Tottenham
Apollo Snacks (nuts & snacks), Tottenham
Percy Ingle (bakery), Leyton
J W Pike (bakery ingredient supplier), Edmonton
Mr Bagels (bakery), Hackney Wick
CP Tasty (sausages and burgers), Tottenham
PEP (precision injection moulding), Brimsdown
Britannia Plant & Engineering (steel recycling banks), Canning Town
Sechelle Manufacturing (detergent products), Walthamstow
Tav Tooling (injection, compression & die-cast moulds), Edmonton
Decra (laminate panel fabricators) Leyton
Philip A Cheshire (wood inlays and veneers), Ponders End
Il Gelato Di Ariela (ice cream), Edmonton
Mitre Welding Products (baking ovens and industrial ovens), Edmonton
Louis Moreau The Quilters, (furnishing quilters), Tottenham
Roshe Power (transformers), Edmonton
Cox London (bespoke and handcrafted lighting and furniture), Tottenham
Enfield Speciality Doors (doors), Ponders End
Valente Brothers (ice cream), Homerton
Castle Upholstery (furniture manufacturers), Brimsdown
AK Furniture (bespoke furniture), Blackhorse Lane
WRP (joinery, mouldings & cabinetmaking), Walthamstow
R. D. Robins (conservation upholsterery), Walthamstow
Replica (fake food and other display items), Blackhorse Lane
London Glassworks (glassmaker), Blackhorse Lane
Cassia Contract Manufacturing (fragrance products), Walthamstow
Olympiad Signs (bespoke signage and graphics), Leyton
Sam Brown Furniture (bespoke furniture), Tottenham
Kendon Packaging Group (paper production and conversion), Enfield Lock
Pekalp (sofas, sofabeds and chairs), Leyton
J&S Franklin (military tents and camouflage), Walthamstow
Longman Loose Leaf (loose leaf and packaging products), Leyton
Tipmaster (tipping van bodies), Leyton
Warren Evans (wooden beds), Blackhorse Lane
Proportion London (mannequins), Blackhorse Lane
Alfred Dunhill (leather goods), Blackhorse Lane
Goss Springs (springs and components), Walthamstow
Kashket & Partners (military uniforms), Tottenham
Morris Mirrors (mirrors), Edmonton
GR Wright and sons (flour), Ponders Ends
Hitch Mylius (furniture), Brimsdown
Redemption Brewing Company (brewery), Tottenham
H Shawyer & Sons (veneered doors and panels), Ponders End
Avicstar London (clothing sampling and production), Tottenham
Sterling Signs (corporate signs), Tottenham
Tyrone Textiles (curtains), Brimsdown
H Forman & Son (smoked fish), Hackney Wick
Small Products (screen printing inks), Bow
SEH Kelly (mens outerwear), Edmonton
East London Brewing Company (brewer), Leyton.

267. East London Brewing Company (brewer), Leyton.
Brodie’s Beer (brewer), Leyton
Aldgate Press (printers), Aldgate
Rosamanda Limited (garment pleating, shirring and smocking), Tottenham
Ink Spot Printers (t-shirt printers), Bromley-by-Bow
Inc Direct (printers), Brimsdown
Union Hand-Roasted Coffee (coffee roasters), Canning Town
Tate & Lyle Sugars (sugar and syrup), Silvertown
Kesslers International (retail merchandising furniture), Stratford
Turnomatic (metal turned parts and terminal screw assemblies), Edmonton
SF Group (pipework fabrication), Edmonton
Gina Shoes (luxury ladies footwear and accessories), Tottenham
Michael’s Pitta Bread Bakery (bakery), Tottenham
Eghoyan’s Pitta Bread Bakery (bakery), Edmonton
St Paul’s Press (printers), Tottenham
Salamis Patisserie (patisserie), Tottenham
Clintons (print finshers and book binders), Blackhorse Lane
Pioneer Central Printers (printers), Blackhorse Lane
Headbourne (hooks and hook rail assembly), Blackhorse Lane
Hoffman Thornwood (wood based panel products), Blackhorse Lane
The White Spot (Dunhill briar pipes), Blackhorse Lane
Matthews (printers), Chingford
Zamo (disinfectant and bleach), Hackney Wick
Gliffix Printing Services (garment screen printing), Leyton
Lonastyle (womenswear), Edmonton
Sugarbake (cakes), Edmonton
Totshirts (garment printers and decorators), Edmonton
Excel Stairs (timber staircases), Edmonton
Fuchs Lubritech UK (lubricants and greases), Edmonton
Matbaa Print & Design (printers), Edmonton
Paper Shapers (cut and punched paper products), Edmonton
PPFS (print finishing), Edmonton
Elegant Design UK (clothing CMT), Silvertown
Southern Comfort Furniture (furniture), Brimsdown
Frixos Metal Works (architectural and structural metalwork), Brimsdown
Davis Cash & Co (lighting fabrication), Ponders End
Gavin Martin Colournet (printers), Hackney Wick
AB3 Workshops (art fabricators), Hackney Wick
Kelvin Hughes (navigation equipment), Enfield
Guardian Print Centre (newspaper printing), Stratford
Gems Studio (mannequins), Blackhorse Road
Book Protectors & Company (book protectors), Walthamstow
Quaduro Systems (tablet computers), Leyton
Northcroft (furniture), Leyton
MetalliCo (structural steel fabrication), Leyton
Alito Color Group (printers), Leyton
Artful Studio (sets, models and props), Leyton
Gavin Coyle (furniture), Walthamstow
The Glue Factory (props and models), Stratford
Leycol Printers (printers), Bromley-by-Bow
(782) Ideal Furniture (wardrobes), Bromley-by-Bow
MQ Metal Fabrication (architectural metalwork), Edmonton
Hollyland Bakery (bakers), Tottenham
T Brewer (timber milling), Ponders End
Jack Allen Contact Lenses (contact lenses), Ponders End
Jennor Timber (timber milling), Ponders End
WJ Martin & Son (precision machined components), Tottenham
My Cake & More (cakes), Chingford
Delenco Foods (sausages), Leyton
Printselect (digital & lithographic printing), Bromley-by-Bow
LMB Supplies (industrial wipers), Canning Town
City Cakes Co (cakes), Canning Town
Edmonton Meat Centre (kebabs), Edmonton
Zaramama Foods (popcorn), Tottenham
Holtwhites Bakery (bakery), Enfield > Naturally delicious freshly baked breads, cakes
and pastries
Noble Foods (Gu desserts), Walthamstow
Uncle Johns Bakery (bakery), Tottenham
Bob Eight Pop (screen printers), Leyton
Matthew Elton Design (furniture), Hackney Wick
Jack Trench (bespoke cabinetmakers), Tottenham
PMI Cabinets (cabinetmakers), Tottenham
Couture Furniture (cabinetmakers), Ponders End
Nichols Brothers (wood turners), Walthamstow
ADL Tack Repairs (leatherwork), Leyton
W.S. Jenkins (wood finishes), Tottenham
NMI Safety Systems (vehicle safety seats and attachments), Tottenham
RPT Joinery (windows and stairs), Edmonton
Rupert Harris Conservation (metalwork conservators), Poplar
DW General Wood Machinists (wood machining), Tottenham
Eral Metal Works (architectural metalwork), Leyton
Backhaus (bakery), Ham
Cracow Bakery (bakery), Brimsdown
Designer Metal Products (architectural metalwork), Leyton
E Abrahams & Co (packing cases), Bow
Prism Profiles (packers and shims), Bow
Redhouse (furniture), Leyton
Michael’s Pitta Bread Bakery (bakery), Tottenham
Eghoyans Pitta Bakery (bakery), Tottenham
Titan Forge (architectural metalwork), Leyton
Harry Nuttall (wrought ironwork), South Tottenham
Soapsmith (soap), Walthamstow
Things Fashion (garment printers), Hackney Wick
Treehouse Kitchen (soft drinks), Hackney Wick
Wright Gallery Services (case making), Leyton
Dominion Shutters (roller shutters), Leyton
Eales Security Products (roller shutters), Edmonton
Heating Control Systems (heating control systems), Tottenham
Dinos Foods (sausages), Tottenham
PDM Group / John Knight ABP (by-product rendering), Silvertown
Estec Engineering (metal fabrication), Silvertown
Scribes (print finishers), Silvertown
Nuplex Resins (syntheitc resin coatings), Silvertown
C. Aiano & Sons (wireworkers), Poplar
Structural Steelwork & Engineering (structural steelwork), Leyton
Neat Concepts (panel products), Edmonton
NWTS carpentry (carpenters), Tottenham

268. Excel Stairs (timbers stairs), Edmonton
Flight Design (bespoke staircases), Hackney Wick
TJB Staircases (wooden staircases), Walthamstow
P & M Sausages (sausages), Leyton
Ductwork Engineering (ductwork), Blackhorse Lane
Contact Delenco Foods (sausages), Leyton
SA Benson (structural and architectural steelwork), Leyton
Flaxstyle (commercial clothing), Tottenham
Denis Windows (aluminium and PVCu windows), Brimsdown
Woodstock Joinery (joinery), Ponders End
Edward Barber and Company (water distribution products), Edmonton
FFGM (clothing sampling and CMT), Canning Town
Ciara McGarrity (bespoke soft furnishings), Leyton
Rovella (tailoring and corporate wear), Edmonton
Garment Link (garment processing), Tottenham
New Planet Fashions (garment CMT), Leyton
Royale Cuisine (kosher caterers), Tottenham
Sunburst Snacks (nut roaster), Tottenham
Frozen Fast Food (Halal ready meals), Leyton
San Amvrosia Health Foods (fresh dips), Tottenham
Mr Dips (fresh dips), Blackhorse Lane
Paradise Patties Limited (Jamaican styled patties), Tottenham
Select Creative Production (printers), Bow
Repro City (printers), Hackney Wick
Elmar Printers (printers), Edmonton
FDM (printers), Canning Town
Williams Ridout (bespoke furniture), Tottenham
Kaizen Furniture (bespoke furniture), Bromley-by-Bow
MJR Print (printers), Walthamstow
MRT Studio (printers), Leyton
Smith & Brown (cabinetmakers), Tottenham
3G Printing (printers), Hackney Wick
Barclays Print (printers), Leyton
Constructive and Co (bespoke furniture), Leyton
Adze Craftsmen (bespoke furniture), Leyton
Electro Signs (neon signs), Walthamstow
Firstline Solutions (bespoke fitted furniture), Walthamstow
Andrew Stanley Woodworking (bespoke furniture and joinery), Hackney Wick
Family Tree (reproduction furniture), Tottenham
Steve Jones (press knives maker), Leyton
Morris & Laken Signs (signs), Walthamstow
Creative Neon (neon sign maker), Walthamstow
Allan Williams Textile Printers (textile screen-printers), Walthamstow
ACE Metalworks (structural and architectural steel fabrication), Edmonton
Network Pallet Services (timber pallets), Tottenham
Abbey Services (timber pallets), Edmonton
East London Printers (t-shirt and garment printing), Leytonstone
BSB Outdoor (signs and awnings), Walthamstow
Plastengrave (sign maker), Stratford
Neon Sign Store (neon signs), Mile End
Signs Of All Kinds (neon sign maker), Walthamstow
River Sign (sign maker and metalwork), Tottenham
MBC Signs (sign maker), Leyton
Print Expert (printers), Chingford
Complete Blind Service (window blinds), Walthamstow
Aimer (laboratory glassware), Brimsdown
Rubies in the Rubble (chutney), Leyton
Brownchurch (Land Rover roof racks, roof tents and awnings), Leyton
Diapo Staircase (steel and glass staircase fabrication), Hackney
Diamond Ladder Factory (ladders), Leyton
Archway Sheet Metal Works (architectural and catering metalwork), Tottenham
C G Metal Spinners (metal spinning), Leyton
Capella Sheet Metal Works (sheet metal product fabrication), Leyton
Capella Electronics (high security systems for automated teller machines), Leyton
AB Fine Art Foundry (bronze, lead and stainless steel sculpture casting), Poplar
RK Metal Works (ducting and architectural metalwork fabrication), Edmonton
DAG Metal Work (architectural and catering metalwork), Tottenham
Lewden Electrical Industries (industrial plugs and sockets), Leyton
Uri’s Metal Works (architectural ironwork), Blackhorse Road
Lonsdale Metal (patent glazing and rooflights), Tottenham
Metwin (metal windows), Chingford
R’n’B Engineering (metalwork fabricating), Blackhorse Lane
Metalcraft (architectural metalwork), Tottenham
PMI Cabinets (cabinetmakers), Tottenham
Couture Furniture (cabinetmakers), Ponders End
Nichols Brothers (wood turners), Walthamstow
ADL Tack Repairs (leatherwork), Leyton
W.S. Jenkins (wood finishes), Tottenham
NMI Safety Systems (vehicle safety seats and attachments), Tottenham
RPT Joinery (windows and stairs), Edmonton
Rupert Harris Conservation (metalwork conservators), Poplar
DW General Wood Machinists (wood machining), Tottenham
Eral Metal Works (architectural metalwork), Leyton
Backhaus (bakery), Ham
Cracow Bakery (bakery), Brimsdown
Designer Metal Products (architectural metalwork), Leyton
E Abrahams & Co (packing cases), Bow
DAG Metal Work (architectural and catering metalwork), Tottenham
Lewden Electrical Industries (industrial plugs and sockets), Leyton
Uri’s Metal Works (architectural ironwork), Blackhorse Road
Lonsdale Metal (patent glazing and rooflights), Tottenham
Metwin (metal windows), Chingford
R’n’B Engineering (metalwork fabricating), Blackhorse Lane
Metalcraft (architectural metalwork), Tottenham
ET Martin & Son (metal spinning), Edmonton
New London Metal Co (catering and architectural metal fabrication), Leyton
Coca-Cola Enterprises (cola), Edmonton
Nectar Patisserie (cakes), Tottenham
Honeywell UOP (chemical manufacturing technology), Brimsdown
Rimex Metals (surface finishing of stainless steel), Ponders End
Casemir Chocolates (chocolates), Brimsdown
Warburtons Bakery (bakery), Brimsdown
Uri’s Metal Works (architectural ironwork), Blackhorse Road
Lonsdale Metal (patent glazing and rooflights), Tottenham
Swallowmax (printers), Brimsdown

280. Big green

313. Barking

336. Acton, Archway, Balham, Barking,
Barkingside, Barnes, Bexleyheath,
Blackhorse Lane, Brentford, Bromley,
Catford, Chipping Barnet, Cricklewood,
Deptford, Edmonton, Green Lanes,
Greenford, Hackbridge, Harrow, Hayes,
Hornchurch, Hounslow, Kingston,
Mitcham, Muswell Hill, New Addington,
North Cheam and Worcester Park,
North Finchley, Northwood Hills,
Nunhead, Orpington, Penge,
Ponders End, Rainham, Ruislip Manor,
Sidcup, Streatham, Tooting, Twickenham,
West Norwood, Whitton,
Willesden Green, Wood Street