SHARED GROWTH AND SHAPING THE PUBLIC REALM RAYMOND ANDREW SIH, UAP, LEED AP
Old Chamber of the House Of Commons, UK New House of Commons, UK We shape our dwellings, and afterwards our dwellings shape us. Winston Churchill
EDSA, Guadalupe then EDSA, Guadalupe now The PUBLIC REALM is what gives life to our cities.
Grand Urban Rules by Alex Lehnerer RULES AS TOOLS are the Instruments of Design for the public realm.
CONVENTIONAL ZONING The private developer decides the Highest and Best Use.
Multi-sensoral urban growth analysis, Manila, Philippines. DLR-DFD, 2010 THE RESULT is Urban Sprawl.
INNOVATIVE LAND USE & URBAN DESIGN RULES deliberately attempt to shape the city.
PEDESTRIANIZATION & PUBLIC TRANSPORT through Pedestrian and Transit Orientation.
COMPACT DEVELOPMENT by defining an Urban Growth Boundary.
COMMERCIAL RETAIL COMMERCIAL OFFICE RESIDENTIAL VIBRANT STREETS by allowing Mixed Uses.
CONNECT INCOMPATIBLE USES through Transition Zoning.
DISCOURAGED ENCOURAGED STRENGTHEN NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTER through design standards and neighborhood compatibility.
ENCOURAGING PEDESTRIAN ACTIVITY through Facade Zones.
MORE GREEN OPEN SPACES through Setbacks, Open Spaces, and Yards.
Driveways and Curb Cuts. New York City. CONTROL VEHICULAR ACCESS with limits on Street Parking, Driveways and Curb Cuts.
REVITALIZE OR PRESERVE NEIGHBORHOODS by easing or lowering Height Restrictions.
CONTROL DEVELOPMENT DENSITY & HEIGHT through Floor Area Ratio.
PRESERVE LAND, WETLAND & AIR SPACE with Transfer Development Rights.
Mulholland Drive Viewshed. Los Angeles City. PRESERVE LANDSCAPE FEATURES & VIEWS with Preservation Rules.
Seattle Urban Envelope. Downtown Urban Center Planning Group, 1999 SHAPE DEVELOPMENT with an Urban Envelope.
TOWNHOUSES OPTION TWO TOWNHOUSES 501 CONDOS Front Yard 486 MULTI-FAMILY TOWNHOUSES 385 SINGLE FAMILY TOWNHOUSES 118 SINGLE Front FAMILY HOMES 1490 Zone = TOTAL UNITS Porch Alley 2-3 Storey Townhouse Yard LotFront Dev Area side Yard setback Alley Rear Yard / Garage Rear Yard / Garage Rear Yard / Garage Rear Yard Setback side Yard setback PENNSA Rear Yard Front/ Garage Porch Zone FISHERMAN S Alley 3-4 Story Townhouse Lot Development Area 2-3 Storey Apron Townhouse Lot Dev Area Rear Yard / Garage Apron PENNSAUKEN, NEW JER 3-4 Story Townhouse Alley Lot Development Area ROBERT A.M. STERN ARCHITEC 3-4 Story Townhouse Lot Development Area Rear Yard / Garage Rear Yard / Garage Rear Yard / Garage Front Porch Zone Front Porch Zone Front Porch Zone 3-4 Story Townhouse Lot Development Area 3-4 Story Townhouse Lot Development Area 3-4 Story Townhouse Lot Development Area Front Porch Zone Front Porch Zone Front Porch Zone BLOCK type A Front Yard Rear Yard set-back Setback Front Porch Set-Back Front Yard ZOninG DiAGRAM set-back (as per amendment) Front Porch Set-Back BLOCK type B Garage with Terrace Street Street Alley Entry Building Entry BLOCK type A BLOCK type B Garage with Terrace Corner Front Yard ZOninG DiAGRAM Street (as per amendment) Street Alley Entry Street Main Body Corner Street Corner Main Body Mid Block Break/Gate End Wall Main Body Corner MAssinG DiAGRAM SHAPE BUILDINGS and COMMUNITIES with Form-based Codes where physical form dictates use. selected terminology Building Entry the Main Body facades should be organized Building Entries at street level from are Corner Main Body in a rhythmic manner. Bay windows and required on all Facades which front onto End Wallbalconies should be placed at choherent Front Yard streets intervals providing variety and interest along the street frontage. Alley Entries should be narrowed with a low selected fence, wall orterminology planting. Thus indicating their Mid Block Break / Gates should be placed semi-private nature. the Body facades should be organized Building Entries at street level from are in themain center or symmetrically mirrored off the in a rhythmic manner. Bayinwindows and B. required on all Facades which front onto center of a block as shown Block Type balconies should be placed at choherent streets intervals providing variety and interest along URBAN DESIGN FRAMEWORK the street frontage. Corners should be articulated and address bothcorner street edges which they frontcorner onto. This can be achieved by providing an entrance on the side facade at street level. Fenestration, balconies, bay windows and porches are encouraged on side facades to articulate the corner. Corners should be articulated and address both street edges which they front onto. This can be achieved by providing an entrance on the side facade at street level. Fenestration, balconies, bay windows and type B features a symmetrical BLOCK type A shows where the sidemain Body BLOCKCorner Main Body massing in which identical Main Body and elevation of a Corner 3-4 storey Townhouse Mid Block Corner townhouses are mirrored about the and the front elevation of a Corner are Break/Gate MAssinG DiAGRAM center of the block. mirrored at both ends of the block while the Main Body is broken with an Alley Entry. BLOCK type A & B adjacent to each other Due to the similar treatment of both Corners, read as a coherent street facade due to their the reading is of a whole block. BLOCKmassing type Band features a symmetrical BLOCK type A shows where the side similar massing treatment. massing in which identical Main Body and elevation of a Corner 3-4 storey Townhouse Corner townhouses are mirrored about the and the front elevation of a Corner are center the block. mirrored at both ends of the block while the Fisherman s Point of _Pennsauken Design Guidelines
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