designing and delivering great places for mixed and sustainable communities. ian gilzean, chief...
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Designing and delivering great places for mixed and sustainable communities.
Ian Gilzean, Chief Architect Scottish Government Diarmaid Lawlor, Head of Urbanism, Architecture and Design Scotland.
POLICY DEVELOPMENT ON DESIGN AND PLACE
Policy on Architecture
po
1999 2001 2007
POLICY DEVELOPMENT ON DESIGN AND PLACE
Designing Places
2001
6 qualities of successful places
• identity• safe and pleasant spaces• a sense of welcome• ease of movement• adaptability• good use of resources
“ where are the conservation areas of tomorrow?”
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS ON DESIGN AND PLACE
First Annual Report of the Scottish Council of Economic Advisors, December 2008
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS ON DESIGN AND PLACE
“ where are the conservation areas of tomorrow?”
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS ON DESIGN AND PLACE
Planning Reform
AimsThe Scottish Government aims to deliver a modern planning system that is:
Efficient: up to date development plans to be at the heart of an efficient system that provides certainty for users and local people
Inclusive: local people to be more involved in the decisions that shape the development of their communities
Fit for purpose: with a clear sense of priorities, and to address different issues in different ways
Sustainable: development to contribute to economic growth that is sustainable. Planning will deliver sustainable development ensuring development is in the right place, and of, the right quality
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS ON DESIGN AND PLACE
National Outcomes
“We live in well-designed, sustainable places where we are able to access the amenities and services we need.”
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS ON DESIGN AND PLACE
New Directorate for the Built Environment
Building Standards Planning Architecture and Place
better designed outcomes and standards
NEW PROGRAMME FOCUSING ON PLACE
Policy and Guidance – Masterplanning PAN
NEW PROGRAMME FOCUSING ON PLACE
Policy and Guidance – Designing Streets
Signs
Bollards
Paint
what’s missing?
NEW PROGRAMME FOCUSING ON PLACE
Exemplars – Polnoon
Highland Housing Fair - NORD Architects
NEW PROGRAMME FOCUSING ON PLACE
Exemplars – Scotland’s Housing Expo 2010
Highland Housing Fair - NORD Architects
NEW PROGRAMME FOCUSING ON PLACE
Scottish Sustainable Communities Initiative (SSCI)
Highland Housing Fair - NORD Architects
NEW PROGRAMME FOCUSING ON PLACE
Scottish Sustainable Communities Initiative (SSCI)
Highland Housing Fair - NORD ArchitectsWhat is a sustainable community?• Low carbon• High design quality• Reduce energy use• Sustainable travel
options• Renewable and clean
energy• Sustainable design and
construction• Mix of uses
• Fit in the landscape• Meeting housing needs
- including range of house type, tenure and affordability
• Access to jobs, services and facilities
• Maintaining population• Green networks and
healthy environments• Sense of community
NEW PROGRAMME FOCUSING ON PLACE
Scottish Sustainable Communities Initiative (SSCI)
Highland Housing Fair - NORD Architects
Germany, Sweden, Finland
qualitiesIdentitySafe & pleasantEase of movementSense of welcomeAdaptabilityBeauty
qualities
structures
Spatial structureSubdivision of plotsIntensity of useTenureHeight & massingPublic realm
qualities
structures
vision
places that people want to be in, places that work, places that deliver greater choices
starting point = people
understanding motivations
who’s there?what’s there?
what’s going on?
understanding motivationswho’s there?
[GEHL architects]
understanding motivationswhat’s going on?
[GEHL architects]
PEOPLE
TIME
morning afternoon evening night
WEEKEND
people & time
DURING THE WEEK
TIME
morning afternoon evening night
PEOPLE
people & time
MIXED CONCEPT: MORE ON OFFER, MORE OF THE TIME
TIME
morning afternoon evening night
PEOPLE
people & time
long life, loose fit
goodordinary
multiplicity
‘loose Space’
Some ingredients of
mixed places….
structure & adaptability
structure & adaptability
structure & adaptability
structure & adaptability
necessary ingredients
Districts Blocks Streets Buildings
Land assembly
Proactive enabling
Clear vision
Spatial parameters
Cultural demand
Regulation [or not]