Placemaking Presentation - The Highland Council

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June 2006

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In Conjunction with

Turner & TownsendWhatmoreFG Burnett

A96 Masterplan Phase 2: Successful Placemaking

A96 Masterplan Phase 2: Successful Placemaking

Key elements of successful placemaking

Mixed uses

Successful streets

Open space

Urban scale

Movement framework

Sense of place

A96 Masterplan Phase 2: Successful Placemaking

mixed uses

A96 Masterplan Phase 2: Successful Placemaking

mixed uses

Providing well integrated communityfacilities

Primary school at Greenwich Millennium Village,London

Library at New Gorbals, Glasgow

A96 Masterplan Phase 2: Successful Placemaking

mixed uses

Establishment of a village centre toserve houses and wider community

Greenwich Millennium Village, London

Village centre, King’s Hill, Kent

A96 Masterplan Phase 2: Successful Placemaking

successful streets

A96 Masterplan Phase 2: Successful Placemaking

successful streets

Home ZonesShared spaces for pedestrians andtraffic

Upton, Northampton

South Staiths, Gateshead

Greenwich Millennium Village, London

A96 Masterplan Phase 2: Successful Placemaking

successful streets

Pedestrian only spaces

Greenwich Millennium Village, London

Staiths South Bank, Gateshead

A96 Masterplan Phase 2: Successful Placemaking

successful streets

Clear division of public and privatespace

New Hall, Harlow

Greenwich Millennium Village

A96 Masterplan Phase 2: Successful Placemaking

open space

A96 Masterplan Phase 2: Successful Placemaking

safe, well overlooked open space andplay areas

open space

Upton, Northampton

New Hall, Harlow

New Gorbals, Glasgow

A96 Masterplan Phase 2: Successful Placemaking

Green is good

open spaceLacuna, Kings Hill, Kent

New Hall, Harlow

A96 Masterplan Phase 2: Successful Placemaking

Respect the established landscapesetting

open space

Village Centre, Kings Hill, Kent

A96 Masterplan Phase 2: Successful Placemaking

Integration of SUDS

open space

Greenwich Millennium Village, London

Upton, Northampton

A96 Masterplan Phase 2: Successful Placemaking

urban scale

A96 Masterplan Phase 2: Successful Placemaking

urban scaleCompact design

New Hall, Harlow

Borneo Sporenburg, Amsterdam Eastern Docklands

Staiths South Bank, Gateshead

A96 Masterplan Phase 2: Successful Placemaking

urban scale

human scale

Housing at Dublin Street Lane, Edinburgh

New Hall, Harlow

A96 Masterplan Phase 2: Successful Placemaking

urban scale

Legible layout

New Gorbals, Glasgow

New Hall,Harlow

A96 Masterplan Phase 2: Successful Placemaking

movement framework

A96 Masterplan Phase 2: Successful Placemaking

movement framework

Permeability – choice of routes

Permeable block structure – Malmo, Sweden

Choice of pedestrian and vehicularroutes, Lacuna, Kings Hill, Kent

A96 Masterplan Phase 2: Successful Placemaking

movement framework

Pedestrian networks

Pedestrian friendly core, Amsterdam EasternDocklands

Strong pedestrian network, Lacuna,Kings Hill, Kent

A96 Masterplan Phase 2: Successful Placemaking

movement framework

Public transport linkages

Greenwich Millennium Village

Dedicated bus routes – South Staiths, Gateshead

A96 Masterplan Phase 2: Successful Placemaking

sense of place

A96 Masterplan Phase 2: Successful Placemaking

sense of place

Public art

New Hall, Harlow

New Gorbals,Glasgow

A96 Masterplan Phase 2: Successful Placemaking

sense of place

Reflect the vernacular

Mix modern and traditional

effectively

New Hall, Harlow

Lacuna, King’s Hill, Kent

A96 Masterplan Phase 2: Successful Placemaking

sense of place

Iconic structures

Pedestrian bridge, AmsterdamEastern Docklands

Barrel-vaulted roof apartments, GreenwichMillennium Village, London

A96 Masterplan Phase 2: Successful Placemaking

Making successful placesdepends on breaking downbarriers, on buildingcollaborations between thepeople with the power to makethings happen, and making surethat they all (includingprofessionals, developers,councillors and communities)have the necessary skills andunderstanding”.Robert Cowan, Chair of Urban Design Group

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