Preparing Design Codes:
Design Coding in Practice:
The official Urban Development Project Blog for the MA Landscape Architecture - Group 3 students
The official Urban Development Project Blog for the MA Landscape Architecture - Group 3 students
Very useful, thank you.
ReplyDeleteStill need a coding board :)) Not sure how this can be happening given the context.
Is this something to do for the next meeting perhaps?
A very useful insight:
ReplyDeleteThe distinguishing features of design codes can be described as follows:
• They are set of graphic, and to a lesser extent, written, rules that are technical in nature.
• They establish with precision the design considerations of a development or area.
• They are based on a design vision such as a masterplan or other form of design framework for a site or area.
• They are three dimensional in scope, and focus primarily on urban design considerations.
• They focus on the essential and mandatory design characteristics of a particular development.
• They can also include provisions which are advisory or optional
As I understand it the particular character of the place is also an essential part of any design code.
ReplyDeleteI think we all need to come prepared to discuss on Friday, e.g. starting to establish palettes of hard and soft materials and colours, and maybe some thoughts on things like parking, paving, spatial characteristics, etc. There's some useful pointers in pp.57-71 of the 'Preparing Design Codes' booklet. Some of these might be common across the whole site and others to specific areas.