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THE URBAN DESIGN PROCESS:
DOCUMENTING THE CITY:
THE SYSTEM OF DESIGN & PROCESS
OF DOCUMENTATION & PRESENTATION
Ar. Chona Elvas Ponce
Goal of Urban Design
d. Ease of orientation
II. Survey
- Survey techniques depend upon the nature and scale
of the project.
- Techniques used in moderate- to large-scale projects:
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Historical Analysis
Understanding the genius loci or the spirit of the place
provides the key to charting the direction for future
development. Peeling back the layers of history which
encrust the modern city reveals the reasons for its present
form and function.
Urban Design Process: Documenting the City
II. Survey
Townscape Analysis
II. Survey
Visual study
III. Analysis
a. gathering of basic information
- suitability of the topography
- land area required for the new units
- adequacy of public utilities
- amount of traffic generated and necessary
roadways to accommodate it
- parking space requirements
- additional requirements for schools, parks, and
playgrounds
- relevant zoning and subdivision ordinance
Urban Design Process: Documenting the City
III. Analysis
b. visual survey
Analysis of urban space is acquired though responses
by the faculty of sight, as the environment is
apprehended almost entirely through vision.
c. identification of hard and soft areas
d. functional analysis
IV. Synthesis
V. Evaluation
VI. Implementation
Urban Design Process: Documenting the City
The total aspect is attractive only if each of the features are well
formed to serve its purpose, and the composite body is healthy
and thriving.
a. Consider the type of community you would like yours to be.
What is its purpose?
Does it serve the purpose well?
Is it a trade center?
Does it have industrial & manufacturing districts as well as commercial,
residential, & recreation areas?
Are they awkwardly jumbled together and full of frictions?
Are they well related & interconnected, yet separated by natural buffers
Urban Design Process: Documenting the City