URBAN - PICTOGRAM by COA-SVIT VASAD

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

This book is based on the case studies done in the Design Seminar, conducted at College of Architecture, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Institute of Technology, Vasad. We would like to extend gratitude to Chairman (NEST), Principal, Academic Coordinators, and faculty members associated with Design Studio for encouragement and constant motivation to keep up the good work. We would like to extend thanks to fellow mates for collaboration for this book.

Disclaimer Information presented in this book has been studied and collected by the authors as a part of “Design Seminar “subject, College of Architecture, SVIT Vasad. Final inferences and conclusions are solely based on information and data collected. Any error and omission are deeply regretted.

STUDENT TEAM

MENTORS

Ar. Esha Dalal

Ar. Nikita Pal

Ar. Swara Shah

Assistant Professor

Associate Professor

COA, SVIT, Vasad

She has been in Academics for 6 years

She is practicing Architect and Urban

She is an Architect and Urban &

teaching at College of Architecture and

Designer. Currently works as an Assistant

Regional Planner. She is pursuing PhD

Interior Design, SVIT Vasad. She has

Professor at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

in the field of physical planning. She

achieved Best Thesis Award in Masters

Institute of Technology. She has worked

is also having 13 years of academic

of Urban Management, from CEPT

on several lake development projects

experience in Architecture and Interior

University, Ahmedabad. She has been

in Vadodara under VMC (Vadodara

Design.

part of International Workshop “Urban

Municipal

Regeneration,

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Corporation) Designed

smart

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Italy. Having Specialization in Urban

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by VMC. Her interest involves around

in various fields of Architecture like

urban life up-gradation with a user-

Design Studio, Research Methodology,

centric design approach in line with

Infrastructure

Management,

Project

different stakeholders involved. The

Management,

Building

Construction

larger goal is to contribute to create

Technology.

positive urban life and the environment.

PREFACE

Urban Pictogram is a documentation of notable case studies of urban design around the globe known for their distinct and interesting features. The intention is to provide insight into the built fabric of urban and peri urban areas. This documentation is a resource that sheds light on the impact of urban design has on the past, present and future of cities. Imagining and understanding urban localities on international and national level research provides the reader with inspiration and guidance. The book contents are segregated by various project examples making it approachable and easy to comprehend. It provides a strong vision and a defined roadmap for understanding design. The entire publication provides a holistic range of opinions and empirical examples that cultivates a nature of profound thinking amongst the readers along with graphical diagrams and data presented in a brief and concise format for a quick and easy reference.

INTRODUCTION

Design Seminar is intended to provide basic understanding of Urban theories. Focus on the brief is to understand the elements in Urban Design. The study comprises of different Case Studies around the globe in detail. Study of Masterplans and design guidance for larger areas, through to working up detailed designs for a local street or public space. It is about designing for people at the human scale, to make life better, and to make more attractive places that will remain valuable over time. Like any well-designed object, a place must function well, be attractive, durable and cost-effective to build and maintain. Adding economic, social and environmental value considerations to projects does not necessarily add to costs, but requires a view of the ‘bigger picture’ than many other professions adopt at an early stage in each project. This is how the goal of design seminar subject will be achieved. The intent is to impart knowledge with an important skill of evaluating and inferring from case studies to inform their design positions. Learning from case studies forms an important component of design process and thus developing analytical methods to abstracting applicable information is critical based on comparative analysis.

Design seminar case study

Civic centre, China Clarke quay, Singapore 10

11 Magarpatta City, Pune

Design seminar case study

CIVIC CENTRE CHINA Civic Centre (Shenzhen) was the centre piece plan for the Shenzhen Futian Central District Master Plan based in traditional Chinese layout. It consists of a central axis, which stretches 2km from Lianhua Mountain in the north, through the Civic Centre, and to the Exhibition Centre in the south. The area was densely crowded by the built mass and proportion of green spaces were less to create urban pockets which would bring balance in the environment of the city. Main central axis crosses through the citizen centre. Two parallel paths namely Fuzhong roads are developed on the precinct of the park which lead to the bridges of the main roads. Mintian road and Yutian road are sub main paths which leads to Shenzhen famous Palace real estate and an elliptical shaped Shennan Ave are partition roads which also includes landscape forms. Grid pattern planning is designed which is relevant with the context. In the south, entrance is designed with two water bodies and pavement area that creates interaction spaces for the citizens. North consists of commercial buildings like Shenzhen library, parking complex, cafes, etc. Many concerts and performances take place in the area, and it is a popular place for gathering on holidays. Recent urban regeneration aims to breathe new life in the urban centre which currently lacks the urban quality and is crowded by residential, commercial, and high-rise buildings.

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Plan showing the socio-ecological complex between the CBD

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CIVIC CENTRE CHINA Urban Block

Block area 650 m 200 m

200 m

60,000m2 1,30,000m2 300 m

Smallest Largest

Building footprint

Built vs Open Built space Public open space

42% 58%

Isometric view showing a buffer between modern urban fabric

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CLARKE QUAY SINGAPORE The large-scale reconstruction of Singapore’s Clarke Quay Riverfront has successfully attracted tourists and locals back to the historic waterfront. The mixed-use plan developed by Capita Land aims to increase commercial and leisure activities, give the riverfront a new identity, and reposition Clarke Quay as a vibrant and attractive destination. The key to the success of this project is the unique and complex shading/cooling system, which provides huge visual appeal and environmental benefits to the dock area. The riverfront is characterized by a series of colonnade shop houses used as inferior restaurants and trinket shops, and the crowded sidewalks facing the crowded sidewalks are crowded with stubborn vendors. This potentially attractive riverfront site has somehow lost its appeal from locals and tourists. The plan takes advantage of the traditional linear arrangement of the terraced shop houses on the riverside facing the Singapore River. However, it removes poor-quality restaurants, street stalls and cluttered sidewalks, turning the space between the shop houses and the waterfront into a dedicated space and a clear area for pleasant strolls and observations. The rejuvenation of the riverfront itself was achieved by creating an elevated dining area protruding from the river wall.

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Connectivity, encompassing the harbour history

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CLARKE QUAY SINGAPORE Urban Block

Block area 433 m 265m

161 m

26,887m2 1,14,745m2 167 m

Smallest Largest

Building footprint

Built vs Open Built space Public open space

60% 40%

A paradigm of recreational activities, along the waves

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MAGARPATTA CITY PUNE Magarpata City, located in Pune, Maharashtra, is a Ideas for real estate development Satish Magal. This involves the concept of integrated townships. In this model instead of getting Development land, farmers get Fair partner. 120 farmers concentrated their land And produced 400 acres of land. they are Obtain company shares based on land held By them. This was designed by Hafeez Contractor. These more than 400 residential complexes, commercial buildings, hospitals, schools An acre of land. Development started in 2000 Stage wise, and continue to grow. The city of Magarpata has a huge road network Promote the planned movement of vehicles Hierarchical approach to isolate pedestrians. The moving corridor next to the carriageway. Magarpata City is located in Pune, Maharashtra. It is a Real estate development ideas Satish Magal. This involves the concept of integrated townships. In this model instead of getting Develop land and farmers get Fair partner. 120 farmers concentrated their land And produced 400 acres of land. they are Acquire company shares by holding land By them. This was designed by Hafeez Contractor. These more than 400 residential areas, commercial buildings, hospitals, schools An acre of land. Development started in 2000 Stage wise and continue to grow. The city of Magarpatta has a huge road network Promote the planned movement of vehicles Stratified method to isolate pedestrians Moving corridor next to the driveway. 50

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Key map showing connectivity through Magarpatta city

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MAGARPATTA CITY PUNE Urban Block

Block area 660 m

471 m 660m

3,100m2 4,300m2

660 m

Smallest Largest

Building footprint

Built vs Open Built space Public open space

60% 40%

Aerial view of urban block of Magarpatta city

Urban Design Case studies

SECTOR 1 CHANDIGARH The capitol complex is located in sector 1 of Chandigarh, India. It is a government complex designed by architect Le Corbusier and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It occupies about 100 hectares and is the main incarnation of chandigarh architecture. It comprises of three buildings, three monuments and a lake, including Legislative Assembly, the Secretariat and the high Court. These three buildings are located on pedestrain path punctuated by late creations of corbusier ; the Open Hand Monument, the Geometric Hills and the tower of shadows. The High Court was constructed from 1951 to 1957. the structure has a double roof , which looks like an inverted umbrella . a huge egg-crate screen covers the facade of the building.The secretariat was constructed from 1953 to 1959. this building is the largest and tallest of the three edifice.the structure resembles the shape of an eight stories concrete slab.The legislative assembly completes the complex . located in the centre is the open hand monuments the metalic sculpture is the official emblem of chandigarh and was also designed by Le corbusier. open hand monument denotes “open to give and open to take.” Tower of shadows was built to test the sunbreakers before implying the idea on the building.Geometric Hills was built to screen the building inside the capital complex from the outside of the complex.

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Image Title : Capitol Complex

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SECTOR 4 CHANDIGARH Urban Block

Block perimeter 400.0 m 367.4 m

175.0 m

3605 sq.m 146960sq.m

20.6 m

Smallest Largest

Builidng footprint

Built vs Open Built space 8.93% Public open space 91.06%

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NORTH AMERICA

World trade center, New York

The Gateway arch, Missouri city

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BATTERY PARK NEW YORK Sited on the southernmost tip of Manhattan the Park contributes an ample green space to the city. The site forms a perfect amalgamation of residenial neighbourhood with public attractions and plenty of recreational space.The fine promenade and magnificent vista of the harbor offers a contradicts the dense concrete jungle of the city. The west street acts as the main spine that connects the entire length of the site. Allocated along the coastak edge the park helps in better functionality of the climate for the city by welcoming winds from the coast. Generating a city in iteself the park forms a large scale public private project providing a live enviroment throughout the day. The park is well approached by buses that traverse within the site, but there are no direct subway connections. The latest phase in this ambitious reconstruction includes an expansive new gathering space, a pastoral bikeway, a monument walk and streamlined circulation. The site in overall redefines the city architecture forming home to many innovatie ideas to improve the urban experience.

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Battery Park, Plan

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BATTERY PARK NEW YORK Urban Block

Block area 60 m 180 m

25 m

875sqm 12480sqm 35 m

Smallest Largest

Builidng footprint

Built vs Open Built space 10% Public open space 90%

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Axomeric View

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ROCKEFELLER CENTER NEW YORK The Center reminds that the architecture of individual buildings need not be intense to be functional and improvement to the city, that the open spaces do not have to be large if they are well designed, that people often complain about uninteresting side streets if there are amenities close by. The planning is in grid- where the green space acts as a buffer between the roads and buildings. Spaces that form squares in between the concrete jungle, gives a a sense of balance in between. It is one of the great examples for Art-Deco building. An area that is active day and night is another inheritance of Rockefeller center has variety of activities that continuously happen, all under one common roof, continuously drawing some form of crowd and pedestrian movement to it. It has restaurants, an outdoor ice-skating rink, and shops at the street level and underground. It contains public exhibition rooms and broadcasting studios. Rockefeller center in its own is a large complex, having commercial, a space with recreational places and all in one under a space.

Compensating the streets by providing designed open spaces

Urban Design Case studies

ROCKEFELLER CENTER NEW YORK Urban Block

Block area 180 m 70 m

115 m

8050sqm 12600sqm 70 m

Smallest Largest

Builidng footprint

Built vs Open Built space 80% Public open space 20%

Fragments of green in grids of concrete and glass

Design seminar case study

THE GATEWAY ARCH MISSOURI CITY Missouri City is a city in the U.S. state of Texas. St. Louis is a major city in Missouri along the Mississippi River. Its iconic, 630-Ft. Gateway Arch, built in the 1960s, honors the early 19thcentury. The selected urban block is situated near Mississippi River. The block comprises of Gateway Arch, Busch Stadium, the Convention dome, the museum, Park, bars, cafes, etc. The whole Urban block is divided by roads following grid pattern. It is separated into two parts by a central axis which incorporates a historical monument – Museum of Westward Expansion, and parks with elegant landscapes leading towards the iconic Gateway arch. Huge open space both in front and back of the museum block helps to separate it from the other urban blocks. Each block consists of definite space for parking. Adequate pedestrian walking space is provided on both the sides of the roads. Physical porosity is seen in the urban block for ease of access and connectivity. The whole urban block contains 35% of built-up area while 65% is kept open. The buildings at the edge are kept facing the river and the Arch to get the maximum views.

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The Gateway Arch and its Urban Context

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THE GATEWAY ARCH MISSOURI CITY Urban Block

Block area 100 m 340 m

60 m

6000m2 34000m2 100 m

Smallest Largest

Building footprint

Built vs Open Built space Public open space

35% 65%

Orientation of the built form and its scale

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WORLD TRADE CENTER NEW YORK One World Trade Center (One WTC), formerly Freedom Tower. The building opened on November 3, 2014. The tallest building in the Western Hemisphere, and the seventhtallest in the world. The tower is steel structure total height of 1776 ft.The tower’s final design tapers octagonally as it rise. The new skyscraper stands on the northwest corner of the 16-Acre. World trade center use as offices, observation, communication. The building has 94 stories, with the top floor numbered 104. The construction of the new building is part of an effort to memorialize and rebuild following the destruction of the original World Trade Center complex. Already the site was becoming a tourist attraction; in the year following the attacks the Ground Zero site became the most visited place in the United States. The design originally included plans to clad the base as preliminary testing revealed that the prismatic glass easily shattered into large and dangerous shards. It was replaced by a simpler facade consisting of stainless steel panels and blast-resistant glass. World trade center use as commercial offices surrounding plazas, which create areas for people to gather, sit, relax and reflect. Design as memorable architecture landmark a symbol of American spirit world trade center symbolised globalization and the economic power of America.

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Plan showing the green gathering space and memorial pool

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WORLD TRADE CENTER NEW YORK Urban Block

Block area 180 m 100 m

118 m

8,260m2 18,000m2 70 m

Smallest Largest

Building footprint

Built vs Open Built space Public open space

80% 20%

Isometric view showing the strong identity of the building

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35 National congress building, Brazil

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NATIONAL CONGRESS BRASILIA The national congress building and surrounding precinct extending till the three towers plaza at the rear end and government offices on both sides of the axis are the main administrative area for Brasilia. The selected urban block includes important government buildings, offices, and open plaza’s, making it an area of prime political significance. The built mass is separated widely from each other with large margins and has a bold and brutal form making each building individually stand out from its immediate context. The adjoining open spaces including the green plaza in front, surrounding water bodies, parking area and roads follow a very ordered geometry with well-defined edges. Hence, the space does not allow for casual public interaction and activity and, up to a certain extent, is not welcoming. The main monumental axis dictates the planning, with the National congress building sitting precisely at the centre flanked with two arterial 6-lane roads on either side and government offices along the further edge of these roads. They are connected perpendicularly by a 3-lane sub-arterial road from which two connector roads lead to the building. All the buildings have a large setback from the roads so one can visually appreciate the scale and form of the structure, while also giving a sense of privacy.

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Plan showing the administrative urban block of Brasilia

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NATIONAL CONGRESS BRASILIA Urban Block

Block area 155 m 65 m

715 m

10,075m2 2,57,400m2 360 m

Smallest Largest

Building footprint

Built vs Open Built space Public open space

17% 83%

Isometric view depicting the strong axis and bold built-forms

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EUROPE

Paternoster square, London Potsdamer platz, Berlin Pariser platz, Berlin

41 Trudeslund, Denmark

Urban Design Case studies

BARBICAN ESTATE LONDON Located in the city of London, UK, it is a residential and recreational block which spreads across 40 acres of land. It was designed by three Architects named, Chamberlain, Power and Bon in the year 1982 and comes under the category of Urban Renewal or Brownfield Development. The Barbican Center had been quite a landmark of its time as it constitutes a unique blend of tall residential towers and long, low rise blocks surrounding an arts center, with an ornamental lake, fountains and lawns. Basic layout of the city is how the site fits into the city structure and how its location has been an impact to the design. It was conceived primarily as a residential Area with some cultural and recreational facilities. There are a total of 2014 blocks arranged around gardens and lakes making the best use of all available space, car parking is provided under the flats and pedestrian walkways have been designed above the ground level. Today 5/6th of the entire population of the city resides here. The objective was to simultaneously increase the local density while providing a breather and considerable open space. This was achieved by building a combination of high rise (43 storied residential ‘point blocks’) and low rise (7 storied ‘slab blocks’). The underground tube is the lifeline of the entire London region. It is well connected with all the major destinations via metro, moreover can be easily accessed by a bus with an adequate number of buses stops about every turn.

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Plan showing connectivity within the urban block

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BARBICAN ESTATE LONDON Urban Block

Block Area 160 m 135 m

55 m

3135 m2 21600 m2 57 m

Smallest Largest

Building footprint

Built vs Open Built space Public open space

40% 60%

Axonometric View highlighting urban block and the open spaces within

Urban Design Case studies

CANARY WHARF LONDON Canary Wharf has evolved almost completely from the beginning. Over the past 30 years, the company has undergone tremendous changes and has become one of the leading companies in the world area. The commercial area is one of the most famous and luxurious residential areas in London. Canary Wharf is in dire need of homes to buy and rent. There are also many shops, restaurants and entertainment venues in the area - there is no shortage of entertainment at Canary Station. Canary Wharf is a large shopping district in London, located east of the capital. Many modern offices and luxurious landscapes do not overlook the River Thames and many of the city’s most famous sights, such as a Canadian location. Financial magnates live here. The Canary Wharf Tower is located in the Hamlet and is close to important areas such as the town of Wolvich and the Dog Island. It is easy to get from Canary Station to Canary Port - because it is an international business center, it travels thousands of people every day, and the regional traffic connection is first class. Reconstruction of the Canary Wharf has given new life to southeastern London, revitalizing the industrial zone and making it one of the most popular commercial and residential areas in Europe. For the past 20 years, the East London area has shifted from a quiet area to the most expensive shopping mall in the capital. These are celebrities in the banking, financial advisory and media sectors. 10

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Image Title Canary Wharf- Plan

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CANARY WHARF LONDON Urban Block

Block perimeter

76.1 m

244.1 m 72.4 m

76.3 m

Smallest 5806.43sq.mt Largest 17672.8sq.mt Builidng footprint

Built vs Open Built space 52.0% Public open space 48.0%

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Image Title 3D view of CanaryWharf

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LA DEFENSE, HAUT DE SIENE PARIS La DéfenseV is a major business district located three kilometres west of the city limits of Paris. It is part of the Paris metropolitan area in the Île-de-France region, located in the department of Hauts-de-Seine in the communes of Courbevoie, La Garenne-Colombes, Nanterre, and Puteaux. La Défense is Europe’s largest purpose-built business district, covering 560 hectares (1,400 acres), for 180,000 daily workers, with 72 glass and steel buildings (of which 19 are completed skyscrapers), and 3,500,000 square metres (38,000,000 sq ft) of office space. Around its Grande Arche and esplanade (“le Parvis”), La Défense contains many of the Paris urban area’s tallest high-rises. Les Quatre Temps, a large shopping mall in La Défense, has 220 stores, 48 restaurants and a 24-screen movie theatre.La Défense is named after the statue La Défense de Paris by Louis-Ernest Barrias, which was erected in 1883 to commemorate the soldiers who had defended Paris during the Franco-Prussian. Firmly anchored in its strong relationship with central Paris, La Défense has long been a modern extension or counterpart to the historical centre. Initially little attention was paid to its surrounding territory. The decision of the French state for the construction of La Défense on the territories of the suburban municipalities of Puteaux and Courbevoie lead to important demolitions. A quarter of the territory of Puteaux was demolished to construct the new business district. From that moment on, the further development of this territory was conducted and overshadowed by this economic cluster outside central Paris.

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Key map showing connectivity through la defense haut de sienne paris

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LA DEFENSE, HAUT DE SIENE PARIS

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Builidng footprint

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212.3 m

Block area

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Built space 61% Public open space 39%

3d aerial view of la defense, haut de siene paris

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PATERNOSTER SQUARE LONDON This is an urban development project, owned by Mitsubishi Real Estate, adjacent to St. Paul’s Cathedral in the City of London. After Prince Charles promoted a more traditional. It wiped out some rather unremarkable and ugly 20th century buildings. In the late 1980s, as the lease on the site became more and more difficult to fill, there were proposals to redevelop the area. In 1996, Sir William Whitfield’s master plan was adopted and implemented in the following years. By October 2003, the redevelopment of Paternoster Square had been completed, including the buildings of Whitfield and several other companies. Moreover, the main tenants include the newly relocated London Stock Exchange. Supporters of the plan praised its harmonious buildings, most of which were built of masonry, like Rennes’s branch pavilion for St. Paul’s Church (integrated into the plan); a mix of offices and shops; and through large-scale central plaza and urban sidewalks pass through the block in a logical way, linking them to the surrounding urban structure in a coherent spatial organization. Critics call this architecture mediocre; dismiss any mixed-use certificates for developments that do not include housing (they claim that on weekends outside the tourist season, the pedestrian area will disappear, and shops and restaurants will be empty).

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In laps of dominant history

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PATERNOSTER SQUARE LONDON Urban Block

Block area 190 m

70m

102 m

10,404m2 13,300m2 102 m

Smallest Largest

Building footprint

Built vs Open Built space Public open space

70% 30%

Single faced shape yet multi dimensional realm

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POTSDAMER PLATZ BERLIN It is the winning entry for the architectural competition form the basis for Renzo Piano’s Master Plan. Planning includes a combination of offices, residential and commercial

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There is a prominent axis which is continuing through the plaza and the plaza acts as a focal point for all the sub artillery roads leading the people towards the plaza. Also there is a subway that opens at the plaza. There were big monolith buildings which were surrounding the plaza with the facades opening towards the plaza. The roads lead towards the plaza which had an adjacent open plot. Which acts as an interactive public space. Renzo Piano prepared the guideline for the building design of the building. For the building facade primary materials for used were terracotta, brick and sandstone.

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All roads as well as built-forms leading to Potsdamer plaza

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POTSDAMER PLATZ BERLIN Urban Block

Block area 180 m 120 m

36 m

1,224m2 21,600m2 34 m

Smallest Largest

Building footprint

Built vs Open Built space Public open space

66% 34%

The built form enhancing the importance of the node

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PARISER PLATZ BERLIN Pariser platz was the largest piazza in Berlin in 1814. When the city Berlin was bombed by the Allies, the buildings flanking the square were destroyed. The only landmark left standing was the Brandenburg Gate. Pariser Platz was redeveloped in 1990, to create the perfect setting for the Brandenburg Gate. The gate forms the entry to the plaza. The six columns in front are the dominating factors in the square due to its hugeness. The side entry has many small columns giving importance to the center one. Pariser Platz is in square form where plaza offers the perfect setting to get a view of Brandenburg Gate. The level of visual quality and the appropriate arrangements for activities such as walking and resting, are also attractive features here. It is a closed Square, where the space is selfcontained, surrounded by the historical buildings around it. It has dedicated pedestrian paths made with stones. The symmetry adds balance to the layout of the square giving a harmonious feel. The fountains on both the sides of the square adds its beauty while celebrating the monuments around it. The buildings are more of introvert here, having an open space inside. The square is next to the Holocaust Memorial site. Both these sites, are iconic places for tourists’ attraction facing a huge landscape in the front.

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The symmetrical layout of the Plaza

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PARISER PLATZ BERLIN Urban Block

Block area 220 m 140 m

140 m

16,800m2 30,800m2 120 m

Smallest Largest

Building footprint

Built vs Open Built space Public open space

36% 64%

The building blocks surrounding the Plaza

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TRUDESLUND DENMARK It is a total urban design of a small residential community build in 1981, that land zoned for detached houses. The focus on the concern is patterns of life for a sense of individuality and community. Trudeslund co-housing comprised 33 residences and a common house. Two pedestrian streets with row houses, L-shaped common house with a small square in front of their interaction. Its goal was to provide a rich social life, much of life is shared, their holds particularly strongly for the semi-public spaces (the streets) and the ‘semi-private’ or private to the group, spaces (the internal communal rooms). There are two – children’s playground, wooden areas outside the community act as playing area for children, each house a small front garden, outside common parking space. There social life in interaction for informal talk for daily communal dining built for formal basis and semi-private kitchen, play grounds and green space for environment, fire pit, various annual renovation are carried on weekend for renovations and the common house can also be reserved for the Trudes private parties. This community special for neighbouring community.

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Plan focusing on residential area

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TRUDESLUND DENMARK Urban Block

Block area 284 m 150 m

31 m

2,108 m2 42,600 m2 68 m

Smallest Largest

Building footprint

Built vs Open Built space Public open space

80% 20%

Isometric view differentiating the site and its context

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AUSTRALIA 58

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DARLING HARBOUR SYDNEY Darling Harbor is situated on the adjacent side of the city center of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is in depth space that is set on the western outskirts of the Sydney Central Business District, that is utterly dedicated for entertainment and tourism. It is a water body ringed by attractions and primarily created up of giant recreational and pedestrian boardwalks that face the water. It is named once Ralph Darling, the Governor General for South Wales from 1825 to 1831. Darling Harbor was developed for the Australian Bicentenary in the year 1988. It consists a giant exhibition house, a convention center, the National Maritime depository and the fish tank. Cockle Bay is simply one of the waterways that makes up Darling Harbor, that opens north into the abundant larger Port Jackson. The city district and its immediate surroundings square measure administered severally of the native Government space of the town of Sydney, by Property agency. The Pyrmont Bridge is a good pedestrian-only swing bridge that crosses the body of water, linking the 2 sides and forming a loop walk around the space. The space has outstanding water views, ice cream, playgrounds, parks, fountains and typically free attractions on the weekends.

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Accessiblitiy within the Open Spaces.

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DARLING HARBOUR SYDNEY Urban Block

Block area 605 m

68 m 63 m

2,508 m2 108,900 m2

180 m

Smallest Largest

Building footprint

Built vs Open Built space Public open space

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Major Bridge Connections through the Main Building.

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RALEIGH PARK AUSTRALIA Raleigh Park is a 30-acre (12.34 hectare) development located on a triangular site in south-central Sydney. It is an overall urban design-an area based on the suburbs The principle of garden city on a neighborhood scale. This is a brownfield occupied by W.D. and H.O. Wells Cigarette Factory. It consists of six residential buildings 8-story and 13-story, three-story residential units without elevators and 150 houses. Apartment blocks line the northern edge of the site facing the Moore Park golf course. The rest of the site is dedicated to single-family homes, two-story buildings. The building adopts a typical post-modern historicist style in the 1980s and aims to attract the Asian market-most of the houses are sold to investors in Hong Kong. It is the landscaping that gives the site its characteristics. Mature trees have been preserved and a lot of planting has been increased. Raleigh Park has become a model of Sydney’s overall urban design, in which developers, urban designers, architects and landscape designers are a team. Raleigh Park has become a model of Sydney’s overall urban design, bringing together developers, urban designers, architects, and landscape designers.

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Intact landscape creates an exempler urban housing scheme

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RALEIGH PARK AUSTRALIA Urban Block

Block area 240 m 295 m

60 m

6,000m2 70,800m2 100 m

Smallest Largest

Building footprint

Built vs Open Built space Public open space

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Built-form complimenting the context

BIBLIOGRAPHY

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