Urban design baseline report

1 The Masterplanning Role3As masterplanners for the Daedalus project,the role of Terence O’ Rourke and ForumHeritage Services is to develop andcommunicate an exciting yet deliverablevision for the layout, use and character ofthe Daedalus site. This will be achieved byworking closely with local communities, keystakeholders, SEEDA and other members ofthe SEEDA project team.The vision will be developed into a master plan, which willguide and co-ordinate changes across the site, ensuringthe delivery of sustainable forms of development whichrelate to and enhance their context and respond to localneeds and aspirations.To inform the master plan an important step is tounderstand the character of the site and its componentparts. Through site visits and desk based researchTerence O’ Rourke and Forum Heritage Services havetherefore undertaken an urban design analysis of the siteand its context, set out below.Associated reports cover Landscape, Heritage andSustainability.The Wardroom overlooking the sea