Case Studies

It is the purpose of the following case studies to show how the principles of this Guide can be put into practice in the design of the layout of a number of sites with differing requirements and characteristics. These should not be regarded as stereotype solutions to be copied, but as demonstrations of the application of the approach advocated by this Guide.

A number of small areas of development are demonstrated showing different approaches:

1. An informal urban street.
2. A variable-width street with the variety of frontage associated with the traditional village.
3. A formal street of 2-3 storey houses and on-street parking.
4. A set-piece of buildings at a major entrance to the site.
5. A piece of urban layout with variable-width roads and a 'market square' focus.
6. A large, landscaped square.
7. A layout using Boulevard Planning principles.
8. A formal square.
9. An informal village green.
10. A village-type, tree-lined street with housing of mixed densities.
11. A pedestrian street.
12. A small mews cul-de-sac.
13. A layout using Arcadia principles.
14. A 'brownfield' site development incorporating mixed uses.

These case studies may be viewed in isolation as potential small infill developments, or they may be viewed as the jigsaw pieces of a much larger development. Since one of the aims of this Guide is to demonstrate principles for the structuring of large developments the individual case studies are also combined here into a large layout not untypical in extent of the substantial peripheral or freestanding developments that have been started in recent years.

Apart from showing the overall framework of the large development, this example also includes a District Centre (see "The Core" on page 11).