THE URBAN DESIGN PROCESS:

DOCUMENTING THE CITY:

THE SYSTEM OF DESIGN &
PROCESS
OF DOCUMENTATION &
PRESENTATION
PRESENTED BY:

ANGELO SURPIA
VANESSA ROSE SOLAYAO
Goal of Urban Design

 To design and build urban developments

which are both structurally and functionally
sound while at the same time giving
pleasure to those who see the development.
What is good urban design?
a. Unity and Coherence
b. Minimum conflict between vehicles and pedestrians
c. Protection from rain, noise, wind and so on
d. Ease of orientation
e. Compatibility of land uses
f. Availability of places to rest, observe, and meet
g. Creation of a sense of security and pleasantness
Urban Design Process: Documenting the City

I. Preparing a design brief

- once basic planning requirements are established,

a design concept should be established for the site.
The design brief should consider the following main
subject areas:
•  means of access by road and by other modes of
• transport
•  the relationship of the pedestrian, cyclist and the
• car
I. Preparing a design brief

 safety in the public realm

 quality of design in street and public square including
notes on achieving vitality and permeability
 the identity and legibility of place
 features of sustainable development
 open space and landscape strategy
Urban Design Process: Documenting the City
II. Survey
- Survey techniques depend upon the nature and scale
of the project.
- Techniques used in moderate- to large-scale projects:
 Historical Analysis
Understanding the genius loci or the spirit of the place
provides the key to charting the direction for future
development. Peeling back the layers of history which
encrust the modern city reveals the reasons for its present
form and function.
Urban Design Process: Documenting the City
II. Survey
Townscape Analysis

There are 3 main aspects of townscape analysis:

1. Legibility of the urban structure
2. Ways in which people perceive, understand &
react to the environment. It concerns those qualities of
a place which give it an immediate identity, one which
is quickly perceived or grasped by its users.
3. Permeability of the environment The choice it
represents to the user.
Urban Design Process: Documenting the City

II. Survey

Visual study

Studies of urban space, the treatment of facades,

pavement, roofline, street sculpture, and an analysis
of the complexity of visual detail which
distinguishes one place from another.
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