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Designing Housing URBAN DESIGN GROUP URBAN Autumn 2015 Urban Design Group Journal 13U 6 RBAN ISSN 1750 712X DESIGNING DESIGN HOUSING URBAN DESIGN GROUP URBAN DESIGN GROUP NewsUDG NEWS identified in 1962 and a further four in 1986. St Paul’s Heights proposals and from 1938 VIEW FROM THE Within Oxford this approach has created a they were implemented as a gentleman’s CHAIR flat roofscape with buildings rising to the agreement between the corporation and de- maximum level allowed. As part of a recent velopers. Today buildings are being shaped, project, I visited each of these viewpoints literally, by the LVMF viewing corridors. This and established that since their designa- creates ‘interestingly’ formed buildings and In July the Guardian newspaper considered tion, the quality of the view has changed notable islands, or wedges, of tall buildings how protected views were shaping cities significantly. Two of the views have changed outside of the corridors. I would question and whether these constraints were turning with the growth of the city; a further two whether this is a suitable basis for shaping them into museums. The article compared are currently screened by vegetation; and the development of a city. protected views which limit the provision of another viewpoint is located within a gated Whilst establishing views that allow tall buildings, to 1930s green belt policies allotment that has no public access. This people to appreciate the skyline or an which prevent outward expansion of the brings into question how these viewpoints historic feature within a city is important, city. Their aim is to protect the view of a and the views from them are being managed viewpoints must be managed or be allowed specific place or historic building from an and whether this is a robust approach to to evolve to accommodate future sight lines. identified point. The effect of such a pro- shape a city. Interestingly in 2014 Disneyland was the tected view has a knock-on impact on the As with Oxford, London is being shaped most tagged location on the photo-sharing height, form and appearance of develop- through the London View Management website Instagram. This brings into question ments in order to maintain the identified Framework (LVMF), which originated from how much value is placed on the city skyline focus of the view. the St Paul’s Heights work of W. Godfrey other than by planners and architects. One of the case studies the article Allen (Surveyor to the Fabric of St Paul’s). • used is the Oxford Views Study, which has This was a reaction to the 1930 Building Act, Katy Neaves recently been updated. Here, ten pro- which allowed significantly taller buildings tected view cones protect the skyline of than were previously permitted. The City the historic city centre. Six of these were of London Corporation accepted Allen’s So said the composer John Taverner in his under effective house arrest by their parents LIFE IS A final interview. But for some of us tragedy until well into their teens. Globally road CREEPING does not creep but it leaps. Speaking at deaths are now a massive health problem the Cycle City Active City conference in and yet an accepted part of life. TRAGEDY Newcastle in the summer, I met Kate Cairns, We need to reject this philosophy. a woman who six years ago met tragedy The built environment should be designed when her younger sister was crushed to around humans; and vehicles should be death under wheels of a 32 tonne tipper designed to fit within it; rather than the while cycling along a street in London. In an built environment being changed to fit the instant, Kate’s normal life died too, to be vehicles. There is every reason to extend the replaced by that of campaigner, out to seek scope of urban design to including not only justice for her sister and to prevent further the static parts of the built environment, lives from being needlessly lost through the but all the components necessary for suc- negligent design and operation of HGVs. cessful, safe and happy urban life, includ- What has this got to do with urban ing the design of vehicles. Kate Cairns and design? Everything. For over one hundred fellow campaigners have had some success years, the way we design and manage with the introduction this autumn of a ban streets and conduct our lives has become on lorries in London that lack additional dominated by the demands of the motor mirrors and side-bars. But these measures vehicle. The designers of cars and lorries are limited and the campaign will go on until Designed to kill – the blind have held mastery over those who design streets are truly safe. It is a campaign in zone on a conventional HGV – towns and cities. The result? More than half which we all could play a part. however this lorry is fitted with • additional mirrors to reduce of people think that roads are too danger- blind spots. ous for cycling, and most children are held Robert Huxford WEDNESDAy 28 OCTOBER aspirations are for the design of towns and DIARY OF EVENTS Housing – an evening exploring the theme cities. of edition of Urban Design 136 – a subject which in this year of mass population WEDNESDAy 13 JANUARY Unless otherwise indicated, all LONDON movement has great significance. Film Night – Rooftop farming in New events are held at The Gallery, 70 Cowcross York, followed by a discussion on Urban Street, London EC1M 6EJ at 6.30 pm. WEDNESDAy 11 NOVEMBER Agriculture Special Event – please check website/ Note that there are many other events Urban Update for details WEDNESDAy 10 FEBRUARY run by UDG volunteers throughout the UK. Latin America – an evening exploring the For the latest details and pricing, please WEDNESDAy 2 DECEMBER theme of edition 137 of Urban Design check on the UDG website www.udg.org.uk/ 2015 – the Year in Review – an evening events/udg of festive fun and rapid fire presentations – an opportunity for practices to tell us what they have been doing and what their URBAN DESIGN ― Autumn 2015 ― Issue 136 1 Autumn 2015 Opportunities in Urban Design Urban Design Group Journal 13u 6 rban ISSN 1750 712X Have you trained in urban design or related design discipline? Interested in developing your career in urban designing design? design Housing Savills Urban Design is an award winning design Contents studio looking to recruit high quality and innovative designers as part of its national graduate scheme. From October 2014, Savills will be launching the next intake of its National Urban Design Graduate Scheme. This will be an opportunity to gain extensive experience and career development within an innovative multi-disciplinary development consultancy. Graduate Scheme applications open October 1st and close December 11th For more information apply on line: www.savills.co.uk/graduates Or contact: Email – [email protected] Follow us on: This issue has been generously sponsored FRANCIS TIBBALDS AWARDS Twitter – @SavillsGraduate For all other opportunities, please contact: by SAVILLS PRACTICE SHORTLIST 2016 Peter Frankum Head of Urban Design on 023 8071 3900 or [email protected] 39 — Recognizing Excellence through COVER the National Urban Design Awards, Portobello Square, London by PRP Noha Nasser Architects. Photograph by Andy Spain. 40 — Assael Architecture, Lowestoft Brooke Peninsula & Jeld Wen London Cambridge Southampton Oxford URBAN Peter Frankum James Rennie Chris Odgers Andrew Raven e [email protected] e [email protected] e [email protected] e [email protected] DESIGN t 020 3320 8242 t 01223 347 260 t 023 8071 3960 t 01865 269 045 savills.com/urbandesign GROUP FUTURE ISSUES 42 — Baca Architects, Eiland Veur Lent, Courtesy of Kettering Borough Council and Image Machine Photography URBAN UD 137 Latin America Nijmegen UD GRADUATE + UD ADVERT backpage - 2015.indd 1 21/09/2015 17:32:20 DESIGN GROUP 44 — HTA Design, Aylesbury Estate Urban Design Group UPDATE Regeneration CHAIR Katy Neaves 03 — Dealing with Density 46 — IBI Group, Barnsley Town Centre PATRONS Irena Bauman, Alan Baxter, 03 — STREET NW: First Street 48 — Levitt Bernstein, Winstanley & York Dickon Robinson, Helle Søholt, Lindsey 04 — Street NW: NOMA Road Estates Regeneration Whitelaw and John Worthington 04 — Garden Cities 05 — The City as Master Developer 50 — PRACTICE INDEX Office 05 — Handbook for Cycle Friendly 56 — EDUCATION INDEX Urban Design Group Design, Sustrans 70 Cowcross Street 06 — Urban Design Group AGM 57 — ENDPIECE London EC1M 6EJ 07 — UDG Study Tour Grub Street, Joe Holyoak Tel 020 7250 0892 08 — The Urban Design Library #15 Email [email protected] 09 — Photographic Competition Website www.udg.org.uk INTERNATIONAL Editorial Board 10 — Is Social Behaviour Reflected in Matthew Carmona, Richard Cole, Residential Masterplanning? Alastair Donald, Tim Hagyard, Cindy Carmelia Joe Holyoak, Sebastian Loew, Daniela Lucchese, Jane Manning, Chris Martin, TOPIC: DESIGNING HOUSING Malcolm Moor, Judith Ryser, Louie Sieh, 12 — Designing Housing, Louise Thomas Louise Thomas 14 — Urban Designing Housing, Richard Hayward Editors 17 — In Pursuit of Quality, Paul Sallin Louise Thomas (this issue) 20 — Influencing Housing Design Quality, [email protected] Amy Burbidge and Sebastian Loew 23 — Comparing Housing Standards, [email protected] Malcolm Morgan Book Review Editor 25 — Reinterpreting Private Open Space, Jane Manning Tim Pharoah 28 — Co-designing Senior Co-housing, Design Melissa Fernández Arrigoitia and trockenbrot Kathleen Scanlon (Claudia Schenk and Anja Sicka) 31 — Co-designing with an Ageing www.trockenbrot.com Population, Stephen Hill 32 — Live-Work: Understanding the Printing Henry Ling Ltd Typology, Jonathan Tarbatt © Urban Design Group ISSN 1750 712X 36 — New Issues in Affordable Housing Design, Andy von Bradsky Advertising enquiries Please contact the UDG office Material for publication Please send text by email to the editors. Images to be supplied as jpeg URBAN DESIGN ― AuTUmn 2015 ― ISSUe 136 2 LEADER Housing in all its forms With the first of the shortlisted entries for the Group and its members have as much work to do 2015 National Urban Design Awards featured in as ever.
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