What are the elements of URBAN

DESIGN?
ELEMENTS OF
URBAN DESIGN
• BUILDINGS
• PUBLIC SPACES
• STREETS
• TRANSPORT
• LANDSCAPE
BUILDINGS
• BUILDINGS ARE THE MOST PRONOUNCED ELEMENTS OF
URBAN DESIGN.
• BUILDINGS SHAPES AND ARTICULATE SPACE BY FORMING
THE STREET WALLS OF THE CITY.

• WELL-DESIGNED BUILDINGS AND GROUPS OF BUILDINGS WORK

TOGETHER TO CREATE A SENSE OF PLACE.
SAMPLE OF A
BUILDING
• RESIDENTIAL
BUILDING
THESE ARE BUILDINGS WHICH
ARE USED FOR NORMAL
RESIDENTIAL PURPOSES AND
SHOULD FACILITATE ACTIVITIES
SUCH AS SLEEPING, LIVING AND
COOKING.
SAMPLE OF A
BUILDING
• EDUCATIONAL
BUILDING
THESE ARE BUILDINGS HOUSING
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS SUCH AS
SCHOOLS OR COLLEGES WHICH ARE
AFFILIATED AND RECOGNIZED BY AN
APPROPRIATE BOARD, UNIVERSITY OR
ANY SIMILAR AFFILIATION AUTHORITY.
SAMPLE OF A
BUILDING

• INSTITUTIONAL
BUILDINGS
THESE TYPES OF BUILDINGS CONSIST
OF BUILDINGS THAT ARE
CONSTRUCTED BY THE GOVERNMENT,
SEMI- GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS
OR REGISTERED TRUSTS FOR SPECIFIC
PURPOSES.
SAMPLE OF A
BUILDING

• COMMERCIAL
BUILDINGS
BUILDINGS WHERE COMMERCIAL
ACTIVITIES TAKE PLACE. A
COMMERCIAL BUILDING COULD
CONTAIN ONE OR MORE OF MANY
TYPES OF BUSINESSES, INCLUDING
RETAILERS, RESTAURANTS, OFFICES OR
MANUFACTURING.
SAMPLE OF A
BUILDING

• INDUSTRIAL
BUILDINGS
TYPES OF COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES
USED FOR BUSINESS PURPOSES.
SIMPLY PUT, ARE FACTORIES OR OTHER
LARGE PREMISES PRIMARILY USED FOR
MANUFACTURING OR STORING RAW
MATERIALS, GOODS, OR SERVICES FOR
ECONOMIC PURPOSES.
URBAN DESIGN
MAP
(FOREIGN)

LOCATION: UTAH, U.S.A

(INSTITUTIONALS)

https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Map-of-the-eight-monitored-buildings-The-solid-lines-around-buildings-indicate-which_fig1
URBAN DESIGN
MAP (LOCAL)

LOCATION: KALAKLAN,
OLONGAPO CITY
(RESIDENTIALS)

http://philippine-sailor.net/2019/07/28/kalaklan-point-sbfz-kalaklan-gate-area-20
PUBLIC SPACES

• PUBLIC SPACE ARE THE LIVING ROOM OF THE CITY AND IT IS WHERE PEOPLE COME
TOGETHER TO ENJOY THE CITY.
• PUBLIC SPACES MAKE HIGH QUALITY IN THE CITY POSSIBLE.
• PUBLIC SPACES RANGE FROM GRAND CENTRAL PLAZAS AND SQUARES TO SMALL
LOCAL NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS.
 •

PUBLIC SQUARE
MOST SQUARES ARE HARDSCAPES
SUITABLE FOR OPEN MARKETS,
SAMPLE OF A CONCERTS,POLITICAL RALLIES, AND
OTHER EVENTS THAT REQUIRE FIRM
PUBLIC SPACE GROUND.

BEING CENTRALLY LOCATED, TOWN

SQUARES ARE USUALLY SURROUNDED
BY SMALL SHOPS SUCH AS BAKERIES,
MEAT MARKETS, CHEESE STORES,
AND CLOTHING STORES. AT THEIR
CENTER IS OFTEN A WELL,
MONUMENT, STATUE OR OTHER
FEATURE.
URBAN DESIGN
MAP (LOCAL)
LOCATION: RIZAL PARK,
MANILA

https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2015/aug/04/pops-privately-owned-public-space-cities-dir
STREET
S • THESE ARE THE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN SPACES AND PLACES, AS
WELL AS BEING SPACES THEMSELVES.
• THEY ARE DEFINED BY THEIR PHYSICAL DIMENSION AND CHARACTER
AS WELL AS THE SIZE, SCALE AND CHARACTER OF THE BUILDING THAT
LINE THEM.
• THE PATTERN OF THE STREET NETWORK IS PART OF WHAT DEFINES AS
A CITY AND WHAT MAKES EACH CITY UNIQUE.
SAMPLE OF A
STREET

• MAIN STREET
IT IS USALLY A FOCAL
POINT FOR SHOPS AND
RETAILERS.
SAMPLE OF A
STREET
• HIGH AND FORE
STREE
T
HIGH STREET FREQUENTLY
USED FOT THE STREET NAME
OF THE PRIMARY BUSINESS
STREET OF TOWNS OR CITIES.

FORE STREETS ARE OFTEN

USED FOR THE MAIN STREET.
SAMPLE OF A
STREET

• SKYWAY

SKYWAY IS USUALLY USED IN

THE US FOR LONG OR HIGH
BRIDGES FOR TRAFFIC
SAMPLE OF A
STREET

• SKYWAY

SKYWAY IS USUALLY USED IN

THE US FOR LONG OR HIGH
BRIDGES FOR TRAFFIC
SAMPLE OF A
STREET

• BOULEVARD

MULTILANE ARTERIAL THOROUGHFARE, DIVIDED

WITH A MEDIAN DOWN THE CENTER, AND
PERHAPS WITH ROADWAYS ALONG EACH SIDE
DESIGNED AS SLOW TRAVEL AND PARKING LANES
AND FOR BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN USAGE, OFTEN
WITH ABOVE-AVERAGE QUALITY OF LANDSCAPING
AND SCENERY.
SAMPLE OF A
STREET

• ESPLANADE

LONG, OPEN, LEVEL AREA, USUALLY

NEXT TO RIVER OR LARGE BODY OF
WATER, WHERE PEOPLE MAY WALK.
SAMPLE OF A
STREET

• ALLE
Y
A NARROW PASSAGEWAY
BETWEEN OR BEHIND
BUILDINGS.
URBAN DESIGN
MAP
(FOREIGN)
LOCATION: CALIFORNIA, USA
(SKYWAY)

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2012/09/how-google-builds-its-maps-and-what-it-means-for-the-future-of-everyt
URBAN DESIGN
MAP (LOCAL)
LOCATION: KALAKLAN
– SBFZ OLONGAPO CITY
(FREEWAY)

http://philippine-sailor.net/2019/07/28/kalaklan-point-sbfz-kalaklan-gate-area-20
TRANSPOR
T• TRANSPORT SYSTEM CONNECT THE PARTS OF CITIES AND HELP SHAPE THEM AND
ENABLE MOVEMENT THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
• THEY INCLUDE ROAD, RAIL, BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN NETWORKS
TOGETHER FORM THE TOTAL MOVEMENT SYSTEM OF A CITY.
• THE BALANCE OF THESE VARIOUS TRANSPORT SYSTEMS IN WHAT HELPS DEFINE THE
QUALITY AND CHARACTER OF CITIES AND MAKES THEM EITHER FRIENDLY OR
HOSTILE TO PEDESTRIANS.
SAMPLE OF A
TRANSPORT
• TRAIN
• BUS
• JEEPNEY
S
• TAXIS
• TRICYCLE
S
• PRIVATE
AUTOMOBILES
• BICYCLE
• SIDEWALK
URBAN DESIGN
MAP
(FOREIGN)
TRAIN STATION
AIRPLANE
ETC.

https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2017/07/transportation-map-
URBAN DESIGN
MAP (LOCAL)

LOCATION: MANILA
CITY
(TRAIN STATION)

https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2017/07/transportation-map-
LANDSCAPE
• IT IS THE GREEN PART OF THE CITY THAT WEAVES THROUGHOUT, IN THE FORM OF
UEBAN PARKS, STREET TREES, PLANTS, FLOWERS, AND WATER IN MANY FORMS.

• THE LANDSCAPE HELPS DEFINE THE CHARACTER AND BEAUTY OF A CITY AND
CREATES SOFT, CONTRASTING SPACES AND ELEMENTS.
SAMPLE OF A
LANDSCAPE

• CENTRAL PARK
ONE OF THOSE PLACES THAT MAKE NEW YORK SUCH
GREAT PLACE TO LIVE. THE HUGE PARK. 341 HECTARE
LARGE (843 ACRES). IS LOCATED IN THE CENTER OF
MANHATTAN. ITS DESIGN HAS SERVED AS AN EXAMPLE FOR
CITY PARKS AROUND THE WORLD.
SAMPLE OF A
LANDSCAPE

• POCKET PARK
SMALL PARK ACCESSIBLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. POCKET
PARKS ARE FREQUENTLY CREATED ON A SINGLE VACANT
BUILDING LOT OR ON SMALL, IRREGULAR PIECES OF LAND.
THEY ALSO MAY BE CREATED AS A COMPOMENT OF THE
PUBLIC SPACE REQUIREMENT OF LARGE BUILDING
PROJECTS.
URBAN DESIGN
MAP
(FOREIGN)
LOCATION:
WASHINGTON, USA
(POCKET PARK)

https://worldlandscapearchitect.com/design-concept-selected-for-community-connector-project-city-of-vancouver-washington-usa/#.
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