VOLUME 1 HUMAN SETTLEMENT PLANNING AND ... - CSIR

GUIDELINES FOR HUMAN SETTLEMENT PLANNING AND DESIGNTable 5.3.8:Location and typologies (continued)Squares (continued)Increase intensity anddiversity in the square(continued).• Urban squares couldbe used as markets,with either thecentral area of thesquare or the edgesas demarcated spacefor trading.Define the square as asafe and unique publicspace.• Design identifiablegateways as legibleentrance points tothe square (Rapoport1977, p 95). Entrypoints should behighly visible andlinked to majorcontextual routes(Rapoport 1977,p 383).• Ensure surveillance ofthe square throughits visibility fromadjacent buildings.• From a central pointone should be able toappreciate all sides ofthe square. 1• To enhancememorability,buildings that aresimple in geometricshape should beplaced together(Moughtin 1992,p 72). One prominentbuilding shoulddominate the group.20Chapter 5.3Hard open spaces