Lessons Learnt - Design for London

or design codes should complement streetsc pe
guid nce, which focuses on de-cluttering nd
other pu lic sp ce interventions. Together, such
fr meworks provide long-term guid nce so th t
individu l developments contri ute to over ll
improvement. Structur lly, London needs to
re lise th t there is not just nod l centr lity ut
lso corridor centr lity – nd invest in improving
these pl ces.
Top nd icons: in the King Sp din neigh ourhood in
Toronto, uilding set cks re used to cre te n ttr ctive
streetsc pe nd pu lic g thering sp ces.
Middle left nd icon: design of nd investment in dou leheight,
flexi le ground floors c n e used to mitig te
g inst noise s well s cre te fford le worksp ce, such
s in Amsterd m (design Rudy Uytenh k).
Middle right: green f c de in Avignon, fr nce.
Lower middle nd icon: outdoor lconies designed s
winter g rdens re nother w y to protect dwellings nd
their outdoor sp ces from the street imp ct; the winter
g rdens c n e closed depending on tr ffic, nd then
provide extr sp ce within the dwelling (Architecten Cie,
Amsterd m).
Bottom 2 nd icon: com in tion of ground floor use
nd sm rt ccess str tegies tow rds the ro d c n
effectively isol te dwelling units from the source of noise,
especi lly if menity sp ce is provided t the ck. This
h s een pplied in Amsterd m where p rtments ove
superm rket h ve ccess g lleries situ ted ehind
n outside f c de which cts s noise rrier (M rlies
Rohmer Architects).
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