Lessons Learnt - Design for London

to refinement of industri l ctivity perform nce
st nd rds, dj cency nd dist nce st nd rds
nd c se sensitive r ther th n l nket ppro ch
to dist nces etween utility nd residenti l
development ctivities. However, in m ny c ses
investing in high-density mix of residenti l nd
industri l employment sp ce m y not e loc l
priority, s there re less difficult housing sites
v il le. In the short term this might limit the
pplic tion of these typologies nd str tegies to
high-v lue loc tions nd l rge-sc le projects.
Top: podium of worksp ces, such s used here in
Amsterd m (V n der W ls / Zeinstr Architects) c n
e used to cre te dist nce nd menity sp ce for the
residenti l units ove.
Middle: the environment l depot in Kensington & Chelse
( y Arup) h s residenti l uses nd generous outdoor
sp ces ove he vy vehicle p rking, though the f c de is
not s successful tow rds the pu lic re lm t street level.
Bottom: cert in employment uses such s this light
industri l unit in Tokyo’s Shin g w h r our district c n
e used str tegic lly to m n ge the tr nsition etween
he vier industry nd housing.
Tree icons: different str tegies, on the level of lock nd
uilding design, c n overcome the ch llenge of neg tive
imp cts from the dj cency of industry: for ex mple,
cre ting podiums of worksp ce nd stor ge with green
roofs nd residenti l menity sp ce (L); using p rking
s uffer etween industri l nd residenti l uses (M);
or cre ting courty rds with non-industri l worksp ces s
uffer (R). Deli er te ccess str tegies th t sep r te
industri l from other tr ffic will often e enefici l, role
tr dition lly fulfilled y mews.
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