Elements of Urban Design

ELEMENTS OF URBAN DESIGN

ARCH 433 PLANNING 02FUNDAMENTALS OF URBAN AND COMMUNITY ARCHITECTURE

ACOSTA, JOHN ELLIS A.AGUILAR, JANELLE ANN T.ALA, RUSSEL LOWELL C. BABON, KIO ZAMANTHA C.BS ARCHITECTURE 4A

WHAT IS URBAN DESIGN?

Urban design is concerned with the arrangement, appearance and function of our suburbs, towns and cities.

It is both a process and an outcome of creating localities in which people live, engage with each other, and engage with the physical place around them.

It involves the design and coordination of all that makes up cities and towns.

ELEMENTS OF URBAN DESIGN

BUILDINGS

PUBLIC SPACES

STREETS

TRANSPORT

LANDSCAPE

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BUILDINGS

BUILDINGS

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Buildings are the most pronounced elements of urban design

BUILDINGS

they shape and articulate space by forming the street walls of the city.

Well-designed buildings and groups of buildings work together to create a sense of place.

examples

RESIDENTIAL Bldgs.these are structures where people dwell.

Asiatown IT Park, Cebu CityCalyx Centre (left) and RMDA Office Building (right)

COMMMERCIAL BLDGS.

INSTITUTIONAL BLDG.Chong Hua Hospital, Cebu City

EDUCATIONAL BLDG.University of San Carlos Main Campus, Cebu City

GOVERNMENT bldg.One example is the Tacloban City Hall, the administrative building of the city.

INDUSTRIAL BLDG.

PUBLIC SPACES

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PUBLIC SPACES

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Great public spaces are the living room of the city - the place where people come together to enjoy the city and each other.

PUBLIC SPACEs

Public spaces make high quality life in the city possible - they form the stage and backdrop to the drama of life.

Public spaces range from grand central plazas and squares, to small, local neighborhood parks.

examples

ST. PETER SQUARELocated directly in front of St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City.

New York’s famous city square, Times Square is located at the junction of Broadway and Seventh Avenue and stretching from West 42nd to West 47th Streets.

TIMES SQUARE

PLAZA MAYORThe best known plaza in Madrid, Spain, this impressive city square is one of the main stops on any tourist visit.

MANILA BAYWALKLocated at Roxas Boulevard, this baywalk catches the beautiful view of the sunset.

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STREETS

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These are the connections between spaces and places, as well as being spaces themselves.

They are defined by their physical dimension and character as well as the size, scale, and character of the buildings that line them.

STREETS

The pattern of the street network is part of what defines a city and what makes each city unique.

examples

STREETSEXAMPLES

It is usually a focal point for shops and retailers in the central business district, and is most often used in reference to retailing and socializing.

The term is commonly used in Scotland and the United States, and less often in Canada, Australia and Ireland.

Main street

STREETSEXAMPLES

Frequently used for the street name of the primary business street of towns or cities,especially in the United Kingdom and Commonwealth of Nations.

HIGH street

STREETSEXAMPLES

Often used for the main STREET of a town or village. Usage is almost entirely confined to theSOUTH WEST OF ENGLND. There is also a Fore Street in PORTLAND, MAINE, UNITED STATES, presumably named by colonists from SW England.

FORE street

STREETSEXAMPLES

In the US, an overpass is normally a bridge for motor vehicles to pass over other road or rail traffic.

OVERPASS

STREETSEXAMPLES

It would introduce confusion to call a pedestrian bridge or footbridge an overpass.

OVERPASS

STREETSEXAMPLES

ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF OVERPASS

STREETSEXAMPLES

Skyway is usually used in the US for long or high bridges for traffic.

SKYWAY

STREETSEXAMPLES

Example of skyway

SKYWAY

STREETSEXAMPLES

freeway

STREETS

BOULEVARDa type of large ROAD, usually running through a city.

STREETS

boulevardMultilane arterial thoroughfare, divided with a median down the center, and perhaps with roadways along each side designed as slow travel and parking lanes and for bicycle and pedestrian usage, often with an above-average quality of landscaping and scenery.

STREETS

BOULEVARD

STREETS

is traditionally a straight route with a line of trees or large shrubs running along each side

avenue

STREETS

ESPLANADE

An esplanade is a long, open, level area, usually next to a river or large body of water, where people may walk.

In NORTH AMERICA, an esplanade may often refer to a MEDIAN or the strip of raised land dividing a roadway or boulevard.

a narrow passageway between or behind buildings.alley

STREETS

alleyA narrow street between the fronts of houses or businesses.This type of alley is found in the older parts of many cities,including American cities like PHILADELPHIA ANDBOSTON.

STREETS

alley It can refer to a narrow, usually paved, pedestrian path, often between the walls of buildings in towns and cities.

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TRANSPORT

Transport systems connect the parts of cities and help shape them, and enable movement throughout the city.

They include road, rail, bicycle, and pedestrian networks, and together form the total movement system of a city.

TRANSPORT

The balance of these various transport systems is what helps define the quality and character of cities, and makes them either friendly or hostile to pedestrians.

TRANSPORT

The best cities are the ones that elevate the experience of the pedestrian while minimizing the dominance of the private automobile.

examples

TrainA train is a form of rail transport consisting of a series of vehicles that usually runs along a rail track to transport cargo or passengers although magnetic levitation trains that float above the track exist too.

Train stationNichols station in Taguig City

BusA bus is a road vehicle designed to carry many passengers. Buses have utilitarian fittings designed for efficient movement of large numbers of people, and often have multiple doors

Bus stationEXAMPLE

Bus stationVictory Liner, Inc. has grown as one of the largest bus transportation business groups in the Philippines

jeepneysJeepney Bus Manila Philippines. pimped out Jeepney – one of the many forms of public transportation

taxiA taxi is an automobile that carries passengers for a fare usually determined by the distance traveled

tricyclea tricycle is a public utility vehicle consisting of a motorcycle and an attached passenger sidecar

PRIVATE AUTOMOBILES

BICYCLE

BICYCLE lane

sidewalksSidewalks are also considered transport since it allows pedestrian to go to other places.

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LANDSCAPE

LANDSCAPE

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It is the green part of the city that weaves throughout, in the form of urban parks, street trees, plants, flowers, and water in many forms.

The landscape helps define the character and beauty of a city and creates soft, contrasting spaces and elements.

Green spaces in cities range from grand parks to small intimate pocket parks.

LANDSCAPE

examples

landscape

CENTRAL PARKCentral Park is one of those places that make New York such a great place to live. The huge park, 341 hectare large (843 acres), is located in the center of Manhattan. Its design has served as an example for city parks around the world.

STREETS

CENTRAL PARKThe park boasts several lakes, theaters, ice rinks, fountains, tennis courts, baseball fields, many playgrounds and other facilities. It is also home to the Central Park Zoo and the METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART. Especially during the weekends, when cars are not allowed into the park, Central Park is a welcome oasis in this hectic city.

STREETS

POCKET PARKIt is a small park accessible to the general public. Pocket parks are frequently created on a single vacant building lot or on small, irregular pieces of land. They also may be created as a component of the public space requirement of large building projects.

STREETS

Trees along boulevardBradford pear trees along Wilson Boulevard in Rochester, New York

STREETS

Planters along the sidewalk

STREETS

walkways

ELEMENTS OF URBAN DESIGN

BUILDINGS

PUBLIC SPACES

STREETS

TRANSPORT

LANDSCAPE

RECAP

Which will be discussed by next group.

Urban Design weaves together these elements into a coherent, organized design structure.

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