Urban Design Principles of Permeability and Variety

HOLY ANGEL UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE

DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE
RESPONSIVE ENVIRONMENT
(IAN BENTLY)
PLANNING2 LECTURE 5
EXCEPRTS FROM THE LECTURE OF ARCH.
EVANGELISTA AND ARCH. REY GABITAN
AFD+ARCHITECTS
COMPILED BY ARCH. / RMP FLOYD S. DIZON

URBAN DESIGN
IAN BENTLEY’S
5 RESPONSIVE
ENVIRONMENTS
Excerpt from Ar. APEVANGELISTA
LECTURE 5

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE
DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE ARCH. FLOYD S. DIZON, uap
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE URBAN DESIGN
DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE Presented by Arch. Floyd Dizon, uap
“The built environment [providing] its users with an essentially democratic setting, enriching
their opportunities by maximising the degree of choice available to them.
Bentley, Ian et al (1985) Responsive Environments. Architectural Press

Good qualities in urban design are achieved
through urban design principles
ı Permeability move and connect
A desirable characteristic of a place is the ease with which one can
move through and get to other locations. Such places are therefore
integrated physically or connected to their surrounding areas.

Permeability
- Places must be accessible to people to offer them choice
- Public and private access must be complementary

Permeability
A successful
movement system:
provides the maximum choice of how people will make
their journey takes into full account all modes of
movement; by foot, by cycle, by public transport and by
car (in that order of importance)
makes clear connections to existing roads and facilities.
PERMEABILITY
Consider
how best the
site can be
connected
with nearby
main routes
and public
transport
facilities

PERMEABILITY
The typical
cul-de-sac
response
creates an
introverted
layout, which
fails to
integrate
with the
surroundings

PERMEABILITY
A more
pedestrian-
friendly approach
that integrates
with the
surrounding
community links
existing and
proposed
streets, and
provides direct
links to bus
stops.
PERMEABILITY
The street
pattern then
forms the
basis for
perimeter
blocks,
which ensure
that buildings
contribute
positively to
the public
realm.

Variety
diversity ‘the spice of life’
A successful place also

offers a mix of activities to
the widest range of
possible users.

Variety
Get the mix right!
A successful mix of use

results when the uses are
compatible and interact
with each other positively.

Variety - Vitality Vitality exciting places
Places that are vibrant, safe, comfortable, varied, fun, and active.
- Variety offers
users a choice of
experiences

Variety / Vitality
Places are more active when they have windows and doors which connect to the street
rather than blank facades.

Variety - Vitality
Places feel safer with buildings overlooking them. Living spaces
above shops will encourage evening activities on city streets because
the streets are overlooked and feel safer.

LEGIBILITY
Where am I? How do I get there?
A successful and legible development is a place that has a clear
image and is easy to understand.

LEGIBILITY
- Degree of choice
depends on how legible
it is: how layout is
understood
- Legibility is
strengthened by Lynch’s
physical elements of the
city

LEGIBILITY
Kevin Lynch notion of
urban legibility:
5 components – the
key to imageability
A collective image –
map or impressions –
map of a city, a
collective picture of
what people extract
from the physical
reality of a city.

LEGIBILITY
Though these elements are
abstractions, being aware of the
contributions to the issue of
legibility should help you, as a
designer, to focus on the type of
physical forms worth creating in a
development as well as helping to
analyse key features in a proposed
development.
Lynch, K (1960) The image of the city. MIT Press

LEGIBILITY
Paths
The channels of movement:
alleys; streets; motorways;
railways.

LEGIBILITY
Paths
Structural and organising

qualities.
Directional quality.
Defined by various clues (tree-

lined avenues, landmarks).
Develop the site to enhance

existing views and vistas and
create new ones.
LEGIBILITY
Edges
Linear elements which are not paths (rivers, elevated motorways,
walls of buildings.

THE EDGES
LEGIBILITY the termination of a district is its edge.
Some districts have no distinct edges at all but gradually taper off
and blend into another district. When two districts are joined at an
edge they form a seam. A narrow park may be a joining seam for two
urban neighborhoods.
LEGIBILITY
Landmarks
•Points of reference
which most people
experience from the
outside.
•Isolated or in groups.

LEGIBILITY
Legibility
THE LANDMARKS The prominent visual features of the city

Some are very large and are seen at great distances; some are very small and
can only be seen up close (e.g. street clock, a fountain, or a small statue in a
park); help in orienting people in the city and help identify an area; should be
distinct but in harmony with other elements in the setting; distinct visual object.
LEGIBILITY
THE NODES
• a center of activity; distinguished

from a landmark by virtue of its
active function;
• it is a distinct hub of activity.

LEGIBILITY
Nodes
Considered focal
places such as
junctions of paths and
roads from
roundabout to market
squares.

LEGIBILITY
THE DISTRICTS
a city is composed of component

neighborhoods or districts

ROBUSTNESS
Robustness - A desirable quality of a development is if it can be used
for many different purposes by different people, and can change and
adapt for different uses.
- Environments which
can be used for many
different purposes


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Bentley, Ian et al (1985) Responsive Environments. Architectural Press

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A successful place also

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A successful mix of use

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Lynch, K (1960) The image of the city. MIT Press

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Structural and organising

Defined by various clues (tree-

Develop the site to enhance

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THE LANDMARKS The prominent visual features of the city

• a center of activity; distinguished

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a city is composed of component

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