CONTEXTUAL APPROACH CONCEPTUAL APPROACH

Place Making Connectivity Hierarchy Nature Sustainability

STATIC

* Static compositions are usually symmetrical. They suggest power, firmness, conviction, certainty, authority, and permanence. Less successful examples can be unengaging and boring.

Dynamic compositions are almost always asymmetrical. They can suggest activity, excitement, fun, movement, flow, aggression, and conflict.

* “Genius loci literally means genius of place. It is used to describe places that are deeply memorable for their architectural and experiential qualities.”

Creating good visual and physical connections will improve the accessibility of a place and integrate the users with their environment.

“The articulation of the importance or significance of a form or space by its size, shape, or placement relative to the other forms and spaces of the organisation.”

* Objective engagement of reality and nature results in a detached observation where as subjective engagement will create a direct immersion.

This is a difficult quality for a place to achieve, but

You can judge the accessibility of a place by its connections to its surroundings, both visual and physical. A successful public space is easy to get to and get through; it is visible both from a distance and up close. Easy accessibility and strong links to the existing urban fabric is important to improve health, environment, and

The retail offering is made up of a variation of line shops and anchor stores all connected to the pedestrian piazza.

At the heart of the development are the restaurants and food market which are integrated with the natural landscape

Sitting on the built ridge is the residential component which could be a mix of apartments or hotel rooms

The bike bath and walking trails meaningfully intertwine through the wetlands and connect the built form to its natural surroundings

Retention ponds and water wise planting cleverly allow this natural environment to support itself

Small green initiatives are implemented throughout the new development