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What is a well designed site?
- Works properly
– Good access – Adequate and convenient parking – Good quality garden space – Feels safe
- Looks attractive
- Looks like the part of the
Planning in a nutshell: Designing a site (or, why one doesnt start - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Planning in a nutshell: Designing a site (or, why one doesnt start - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Planning in a nutshell: Designing a site (or, why one doesnt start with a number) 10 th February 2015 Rebecca Hart Urban Design Officer What is a well designed site? Works properly Good access Adequate and convenient
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What happens when you start with a number?
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You get a number, but you may not get quality
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Look at the site first
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Identify important features
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Superficial changes
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Take time to understand the site
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Consider what it means for the site
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Now start thinking about the layout
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It is an iterative process
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A more-informed layout
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and more realistic numbers
- 17 dwellings
10 x 2 bed &1 x 1 bed flats, 6 x 3 bed semis
- 12 dwellings
3 x 3 bed terraces, 8 x 4 bed semis, 1 x 5 bed detached
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Always start with quality!
- Start thinking about the
important things you want to keep or introduce
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- Start thinking about the
important things you want to keep or introduce
- …the problems or issues
you need to fix
Always start with quality!
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Always start with quality!
- Start thinking about the
important things you want to keep or introduce
- …the problems or issues
you need to fix
- …and how you want the
development to fit in with the surrounding area
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Always start with quality!
- Start thinking about the
important things you want to keep or introduce
- …the problems or issues
you need to fix
- …and how you want the
development to fit in with the surrounding area
- Then see where your
numbers are – if they aren’t good enough, go through again.
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