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Plan 2 - Elements of Urban Design

Urban design is the discipline that creates or renews a sense of local identity and pride through planning and architecture. It provides a physical form to policy and can enhance neighborhoods visually. The document then lists and briefly describes several key elements of urban design: signage, lighting, parking, landscaping, service areas, fencing, building materials, building articulation, and transportation. These elements must be carefully considered in urban planning and design projects to create functional, attractive, and sustainable communities.

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Plan 2 - Elements of Urban Design

Urban design is the discipline that creates or renews a sense of local identity and pride through planning and architecture. It provides a physical form to policy and can enhance neighborhoods visually. The document then lists and briefly describes several key elements of urban design: signage, lighting, parking, landscaping, service areas, fencing, building materials, building articulation, and transportation. These elements must be carefully considered in urban planning and design projects to create functional, attractive, and sustainable communities.

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PLAN 2-FUNDAMENTALS OF URBAN DESIGN AND COMMUNITY ARCHITECTURE colegio de san juan letran-calamba

Elements of Urban
Design

BY AR.ANGELA GABRIELLE LORENO


PLAN 2-FUNDAMENTALS OF URBAN DESIGN AND COMMUNITY ARCHITECTURE colegio de san juan letran-calamba

What is Urban Design?

Urban design is the discipline


through which planning and
architecture can create or renew a
sense of local pride and identity. It
has great potential for enhancing
the visual image and quality of
neighborhoods by providing a
three-dimensional physical form to
policies described in a
comprehensive plan.
PLAN 2-FUNDAMENTALS OF URBAN DESIGN AND COMMUNITY ARCHITECTURE colegio de san juan letran-calamba

Elements of Urban Design


o Signage
o Lighting
o Parking
o Landscaping
o Service areas
o Fencing
o Building materials
o Building articulation
o Transportation
PLAN 2-FUNDAMENTALS OF URBAN DESIGN AND COMMUNITY ARCHITECTURE colegio de san juan letran-calamba

Signage
When choosing a sign one must consider several
aspects such as the desired size, type and placement
of a sign. The first question that you should ask is how
much space do you have to construct a sign? If you
have limited space you should consider constructing a
wall, canopy or awning sign. If the site is large enough
to construct a monument sign you should do so in
addition to wall, canopy or awning signs.

Architecturally integrate all signs with their


surroundings in terms of size, shape, color, texture
and lighting so that they are complementary to the
overall design of the building and are not in
visual competition with other signs in the area.
PLAN 2-FUNDAMENTALS OF URBAN DESIGN AND COMMUNITY ARCHITECTURE colegio de san juan letran-calamba

LIGHTING

Lighting is an important element in Urban Design.


When considering a lighting design, one must take
into account the type of light needed for the specific
purpose of the site. Is the light designed to enhance
security to the property, provide ambiance, aid drivers
by increasing visibility on roadways, or used simply to
illuminate a sign?
PLAN 2-FUNDAMENTALS OF URBAN DESIGN AND COMMUNITY ARCHITECTURE colegio de san juan letran-calamba

Parking

Parking is an essential element in regards to urban


design and traffic circulation. A parking plan
should be developed for each site prior to
development. The type and number of parking spaces
should reflect the desired uses of each site.

Landscaping of parking areas is


also recommended to provide shade, enhance the
beauty of a site, and allow for a reduction in
storm-water runoff.
PLAN 2-FUNDAMENTALS OF URBAN DESIGN AND COMMUNITY ARCHITECTURE colegio de san juan letran-calamba

Landscaping

The enhancement of an areaʼs aesthetic beauty is


directly related to that areaʼs landscaping.
PLAN 2-FUNDAMENTALS OF URBAN DESIGN AND COMMUNITY ARCHITECTURE colegio de san juan letran-calamba

Service Areas
When considering the placement of service areas one
should remember the old maxim, “out of sight, out of
mind.” Service areas should be oriented towards the
rear of the building to minimize visual eyesores. In
addition service areas should be screened from public
view, and the best way to do this is to build a solid
fence around the service area in the same style as the
building to which the service area is designated.

Fencing
It is to everyoneʼs advantage to construct, and
maintain good solid fences between two abutting
properties, especially when the abutting properties are
not under the same zoning classification. Chain-link
and barbed-wire fences are discouraged as
building materials in many areas of Baton Rouge.
Wood and masonry fences are preferred.
PLAN 2-FUNDAMENTALS OF URBAN DESIGN AND COMMUNITY ARCHITECTURE colegio de san juan letran-calamba

Building Materials

Facade treatment and the architectural detail of


buildings contribute significantly to the way a building
ʻreadsʼ from the street and to the character and
continuity of the streetscape. The composition and
detailing of the building fa ade also has an impact
on the apparent bulk and scale of a building. It is
important when considering the design of new
development that the predominant patterns,
compositions and articulation of facades reinforces
the character and continuity of the streetscape. This
does not mean replicating the appearance of
buildings. Contemporary design solutions based on
sound design principles, which reinforce and make
reference to the underlying elements that create the
character of the area are encouraged.
PLAN 2-FUNDAMENTALS OF URBAN DESIGN AND COMMUNITY ARCHITECTURE colegio de san juan letran-calamba

Building Articulation

Building articulation refers to the three dimensional


modeling of a building and its surfaces, giving
emphasis to architectural elements (windows,
balconies, porches, entries, etc.) that create
a complementary pattern or rhythm, dividing large
buildings into smaller identifiable pieces.

Building articulation establishes the buildingʼs street


address, its response to the local context
and environmental conditions and the degree of
continuity between indoor and outdoor rooms.
PLAN 2-FUNDAMENTALS OF URBAN DESIGN AND COMMUNITY ARCHITECTURE colegio de san juan letran-calamba

Transportation
When planning a new development one should make
transportation a foremost concern. You should
incorporate into your development a sidewalk system
with walkways with large enough surface area
to allow at least two people to walk side by side.
Attention should also be given to cyclists.
You should provide an adequate number of bicycle
parking spaces as well as bicycle racks which are in
plain sight and easily accessible to all.
Public transit should also be incorporated into
development plans with new bus shelters and stops.
Public transportation decreases the number of
vehicles on the road, thus reducing traffic and
emissions, as well as providing those without vehicles
a means to travel, shop and go to work.
PLAN 2-FUNDAMENTALS OF URBAN DESIGN AND COMMUNITY ARCHITECTURE colegio de san juan letran-calamba

ACTION ITEMS
activity no. 4

1. Responsive Environment
2. Space in Urban Design, Urban
Aesthetics, Urban Pattern

Submission Date: Nov. 7 (MON)


END.

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