ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN 7 4.
Vegetation – regulate the ingress of sunlight in winter and
Prelim Reviewer summer (eg. Deciduous, evergreen)
5. Irrigation System – preferably, a system that minimizes
URBAN GREEN SPACES consumption and recycles water.
- Open space, open to public access. 6. Furniture – made of sustainable materials, secure and
- Bring natural, cultural, and natural values of the community. ergonomically designed.
Green Spaces – gaps in urban public treated with natural elements. Considerations:
(Vegetation, water, sand, etc.) a. distance between benches along the path.
Green Space improves city through: 7. Illumination
1. Vegetation – cleans the air, lower pollution levels. Considerations:
2. Regulates urban density – allows dense area to breath. a. Light pollution – excess and inappropriate illumination.
3. Vegetation – enjoyable, improves health and well-being. Paths - must be lit enough to allow transit of
2 Parameters to optimize the condition: pedestrians.
1. Location and distribution of these areas in the urban Rest areas – have additional minor req.
space b. Type of light – efficient
2. The design of each of these areas c. Power source – solar energy
Considerations: 8. Noise
a. UGS should be located w/n walking distance. Can be Considerations:
used daily. a. outside park (eg. traffic)
b. Create green network that links green space to one b. inside park (eg. Users, furniture such as water fountain)
another. Eg. Green corridors to encourage people to
walk. Design Urban Green Space Parks
c. Reserve a sufficient area of land for green open Elements
spaces, as they work like a lung for the city. Eg. Big Topography Natural, varies Relatively flat
urban parks. Water Natural setting Fountain, ponds,
• Scale of UGS manmade
a. Paris France – scattered. Allows easy access to the Soil Natural terrain, permeable pavements,
green areas near their homes, daily use, improves air Treatment organic pavements
quality. Vegetation Evergreen & deciduous, native (low to zero
b. Manhattan, New York - centralized. Huge urban park maintenance), and non-invasive plants
with easy access everywhere. Really enjoy the feeling Irrigation Drip Irrigation (recyclable water harvesting)
of being in nature. System
Furniture Natural, manmade (eg. Rolling benches)
• Green Corridors
-thing strip of land, provides habitat for wildlife, w/n urban Illumination Streetlights/lamps
environment. Noise Noise barriers or plant screens, quiet area,
Typical Design of Green Corridors
a. Underground-level vehicular traffic Climate Comfort Factors: (water and vegetation)
b. Raising the linear park over the street a. Soil heating
c. Boulevards b. Heating of the atmosphere by soil heat transfer
• Garden c. Evaporation and plant transpiration
-planned space, cultivation and enjoyment of plants and
other forms of nature, incorporate natural and
anthropogenic materials.
• Dimensioning and Sun Orientation
-first design operation to insert GS into an urban area.
Conditions:
a. Large Park surface = depopulation
b.have a suitable size – minimize the area of land to be
transposed
• Local Climate
-second consideration, along with consideration of
temperature, prevailing winds affecting the park. Main
guideline in appropriate design.
Design Elements:
1. Topography – natural, must be accessible.
2. Water – temperature regulator
3. Soil Treatment -
RECREATION AND ENTERTAINMENT
Playlots and Playground
Playlot Playground
Preschool children up to
6 y/o in conjunction with
multifamily
developments.
Location Part of housing area
design.
300-400ft. of each living
unit.
Accessible without
crossing street.
Maybe included in
playground.
Size and 70sq.ft/child (min)
Number
Activity - enclosed area
Spaces and a. play quipment
Elements b. sad areas
c. spray pool
- open area (turfed area
for running and active
play)
- shaded area (quiet
activities)
- spray pool
d. miscellaneous
elements (e.g.,
benches, walks, other
paved areas)
