THE HUMAN SCALE Cities are not about buildings but about culture, the human scale en the life between the buildings. The humans shape the city and the city shapes the humans within it. But most spatial planners have failed grasp this concept. The effect of this is that cities have become unpersonal, large and grey, a concrete jungle. So how do we improve the human scale in cities?
SIZE
POWER OF TWO
EASY LIVING
The smaller the space is, the more personal the contact between humans becomes. So the maximum size for a public space is best kept to a maximal distance of 25 meters, because feel most comfortable within this size.
Cities should be built in an organic way and on a human scale, not on a scale for roads, cars or buildings, but for people. The idea is to get the urban fabric right so that people can walk or bike where they need to go.
Things have to be easy, otherwise people won’t use it and will pick something different that may hurt the city. So design in a way that makes it easy for people to do things. If you want a strong bike culture, develope good bikelines.
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