Lessons Learnt - Design for London

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A297 Morden H ll A ots ury Ro d A24 London Ro d 1 8 HOUSING INTENSIfICATION IN SEVEN SOUTH LONDON TOWN CENTRES AND THEIR EDGES Morden R il depot Crown Ro d Mosque A24 London Ro d Crown L ne
MOR2 morden: scenario 2 Though less he vily tr fficked Medium sc le project sites th n some of south London’s other A-ro d rteries, London Ro d is not successful street. With the exception of few well-defined 19 0s m nsion locks, its uilt f ric consists of rel tively PROGRAMME MOR2: Development re : 1,7 h dil pid ted shopping p r des, Dwellings: 290 units semi-det ched dwellings nd low-qu lity p rtments. Loc ted etween the two p rks nd with the presence of the Merton civic centre, prominent mosque nd su ur n r il st tion, it could ecome green oulev rd with cle rly defined section nd cle r civic qu lity. New residenti l development of n ppropri te sc le would complement the xis, with units designed to minimise imp ct of noise on menity. A pro ctive development fr mework could e cre ted to encour ge such development over period of time, specifying uilding line, m ssing nd key elements of housing menity such s priv te menity sp ce provision. The definition of ground floor front ge is cruci l. Not ll of London Ro d would e vi le for ret il or even worksp ce nd the design ch llenge is to include good ground floor residenti l units. Tow rds the re r, the tr nsition to the existing su ur n stock needs to e c refully m n ged to ensure comp ti ility etween the 4-6 storey oulev rd development nd the existing, 2- storey homes. Mews-like developments nd sm ller locks in the rel tively deep plots could chieve this tr nsition. KEy RELEVANT THEMES: .1 strengthen the edges of town centres .4 Improve A-ro d conditions In order to give s lience to the notion of ‘green’ oulev rd, the provision of green roofs, green f c des nd lcony or loggi pl nting should e strongly encour ged. Equ lly, c r p rking needs to e minimised, lthough im gin tive solutions for undercroft p rking would e fe si le. Top left: townhouses in Berlin ( y Ingen leek Architects) re loc ted on set ck plot, thus cre ting hidden qu lity. Top right: on very deep plot on the Rue de l’Ourcq in P ris ( y Philippe G ze u), n p rtment uilding ehind the m in street uilding, is ccessed y g ted courty rd. Bottom: the Luycksterrein ( y McCre norL vington Architects) is very deep lock dj cent to one of Amsterd ms usiest A-ro ds. Townhouses re situ ted in quiet courty rd, within surrounding p rtment uilding. 7. THE SCENARIOS IN DETAIL 1 9 Lgn wnw baL anH Pur mor oKr
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Housing intensification in 7 soutH
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contents foreword Part i 1. introdu
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foreword Reg rdless of the ch nging
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introduction and metHodoLogy for tH
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1.2 tHe London PoLicy context Londo
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However, it is incre singly recogni
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or improving pedestri n connectivit
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density typologies. Conversely, oth
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f ll outside the prim ry focus of p
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The im ge on the left shows loc l e
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tHe 7 town centres 22. THE SEVEN TO
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PTAL level 4 The town centre h s we
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PTAL level 2- With ret il strugglin
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PTAL level 6 Morden is comp ct, con
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2.2 cross-cutting tHemes The existi
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LGN1 LGN2 LGN Lee green scenario 1
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BAL1 BAL2 BAL balham scenario 1 pro
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PUR1 PUR2 PUR Purley scenario 1 exp
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OKR1 OKR2 OKR old Kent road scenari
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Lessons Learnt: Key tHemes for town
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strengthened, with existing qu liti
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Top nd icon: there re designs nd st
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Top: ccommod ting educ tion nd skil
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or design codes should complement s
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to refinement of industri l ctivity
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Top nd icon: str tegies c n include
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Top: in loc tions of we k housing d
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Top 2 nd icon: sm rtly integr ting
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the qu lity of life for Londoners.
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44. LESSONS LEARNT: PRINCIPAL TyPOL
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introducing higher densities into n
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Top: medium sc le project site in L
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The study suggests th t, in the con
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Other ch llenges ssoci ted with thi
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generous p rking provision would me
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document ppro ch m y lso e t ken. T
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Lessons Learnt: PLanning and deLive
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5.2 a Positive deveLoPment controL
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of uildings: photo-volt ic inst ll
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5.3 PotentiaL soLutions - towards H
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c n lso eng ge with town centre tr
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concLusions and summary of recommen
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In p rticul r, the study emph sises
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Page 95 and 96: tHe scenarios in detaiL 77. THE SCE
Page 97 and 98: Lee green Lee Green is sm ll Distri
Page 99 and 100: LGN1 High density-low rise PROGRAMM
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Page 103 and 104: LGN Joint venture ur n intervention
Page 105 and 106: west norwood West Norwood is loc te
Page 107 and 108: WNW1 west norwood: scenario 1 This
Page 109 and 110: WNW2 west norwood: scenario 2 The s
Page 111 and 112: WNW west norwood: scenario 3 This s
Page 113 and 114: aLHam B lh m is thriving District C
Page 115 and 116: BAL1 baLHam: scenario 1 A comprehen
Page 117 and 118: BAL2 baLHam: scenario 2 In this sce
Page 119 and 120: BAL baLHam: scenario 3 This scen ri
Page 121 and 122: anerLy HiLL Anerley Hill is technic
Page 123 and 124: ANH1 anerLey HiLL: scenario 1 Joint
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Page 129 and 130: PurLey Surrounded y some of London
Page 131 and 132: PUR1 PurLey: scenario 1 This scen r
Page 133 and 134: PUR2 PurLey: scenario 2 Two existin
Page 135 and 136: PUR PurLey: scenario 3 Joint ventur
Page 137 and 138: morden Morden is sm ll convenience-
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Page 143 and 144: MOR Joint venture ur n intervention
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Page 147 and 148: OKR1 oLd Kent road: scenario 1 Indi
Page 149 and 150: OKR2 oLd Kent road: scenario 2 This
Page 151 and 152: OKR oLd Kent road: scenario 3 This
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