Creating the Urban Structure
Urban Structure is the elements which make up a place – blocks, streets, buildings, open space and landscape – and how they fit together. It applies equally to all places - to the centre and the suburb and everything in-between and to the city, town and the village.
Urban structure is important because it provides the foundations for the detailed design of individual developments enabling;
- Integration with surrounding area
- Individual elements to function efficiently together
- Environmental harmony
- A sense of place
- Commercial viability