Islington Kings Cross: Urban Design Framework

Analysis
Urban form
Wider look
A wider look onto the morphology of the site reveals that is not seamlessly integrated into the urban structure.
The rail lines, main vehicular roads and the canal mark the borders of areas in different patterns. The modernist
estates also show a significant parting from older street patterns. The King’s Cross development has already
changed the morphology of the area, but when it is completed it will decidedly change the way the area between
York Way and Caledonia Road relate to its surroundings. The nature of this change will be determined by the kind
of response the area provides (if any at all).
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