Urban Design Flashcards
key factors to good design
- Creative thinking
- Collaboration
- Integrated Design
understanding a site and ways to approach spatial design
- “consult the ‘genius’ of the place”
- take advantage of the unique characteristics of the place in your design
Layering Information and Inspiration
- Ecological/Natural
- Narrative/Cultural
- Functional/Practical
- Patterns
- Client ‘drivers’
Ecological/Natural
- hydrology and draingage
- ecology/soils/vegetation patterns
Narrative/Cultural
- historical and contemporary associations/identity/memory
- how did people use this place in the past
- is there any specific imagery that could spark ideas about how to structure a space, or inform design details?
- community spirit
Functional/Practical
- connections and circulation
- visual connections
- adjacent land use
- services/setbacks/planning requirements
Patterns
- applying established spatial forms or ideas
Client Drivers
- understand client requirements and how this relates to the use of site
- yield, financial return, staging, brand
NZ Urban Design Protocol
- Context
- Character
- Choice
- Connections
- Creativity
- Custodianship
- Collaboration
Context (Urban Design Protocol)
seeing that buildings, places and spaces are part of the whole town or city
Character (Urban Design Protocol)
reflecting and enhancing the distinctive character, heritage and identity of our urban environment
Choice (urban Design Protocol)
ensuring diversity and choice for people
Connections (Urban Design Protocol)
enhancing how different networks link together for people
Creativity (Urban Design Protocol)
encouraging innovative and imaginative solutions
Custodianship (urban Design Protocol)
ensuring design is environmentally sustainable, safe and healthy
