Typo-morphological Approach to Transforming an Urban Fabric
Typo-morphological Approach to Transforming an Urban Fabric
Tushar gaur: [email protected]:
[email protected] approachTypologists understand urban
spaces as separate entities and units. They typify urban spaces
with respect to attributes like form shape, size, number of
entrances, edge conditions etc. Krier states that all types of
spaces between buildings in towns are urban space (space between
buildings), and that 'this space is geometrically bounded by a
variety of elevations'. This concept of (urban) space is extremely
simplistic. A typology is understood in isolation void of any
relations.
Morphological approachMorphologists are interested in generative
structure of space. But the study is a-historical. Understand urban
morphology taking urban form and space as a static feature. The
concern remains in social-geometrical socio-economical aspects of
space structuring; also focusing on transportation and
movement.Typo-morphological approachTypo-morphological studies
reveal the physical and spatial structure of cities.
Typo-morphology is a conceptualization of the relationship between
physical and social aspect of space. They are typological and
morphological because they describe urban form (morphology) based
on detailed classifications of buildings and open spaces by type
(typology).Typo-morphology is the study of urban form derived from
studies of typical spaces and structures.' (Moudon
1994)Typo-Morphological' studies are 'object-oriented' with both
the built and their related urban space, essentially treated as
'objects', and interconnected units. Emphasis is thus not so much
into the study of individual building types or in the
categorization of urban spaces in isolation, but in the study of
the relationship between building types and their related urban
open space. Buildings and their related open spaces are seen
complimentary interconnecting units of space that are made and
manipulated by their owners or users. Together they constitute the
'urban fabric.Typo-morphological approachTypo-morphological
approach is sensitive to the engraved historicity in the urban form
as well it understands the needs and aspirations of the city.
Typo-morphologists are interested in typologies of relationships
between built form and urban space. A non static attitude to urban
fabric is central to this idea hence at times also called as typo-
morphogenesis. Ground analysis and explanation in history and
evolution of material space are the prime aspects.
This approach takes into consideration 3 aspects
Relation between building types and related urban spaces
Sensitivity to history
And an outlook that a city is not static at any given point.
