Analysis of Urban Landscape Design Project
Group Design Proposal
Collaboration to Glasgow School of Art with the Glasgow's City Council
Project year: 2017
Sw: Indesign, Autocad, SketchUp, 3ds Max, Adobe Photoshop
The vision of the group project extended the Broomielaw borders further, trying to connect Broomielaw with Kelvingrove Park and Glasgow Green, creating a vibrant part for the whole city. The main challenges that were analysed in research are Connectivity, Permeability, Density, and Attractivity - since the combination of these can eventually create an identity. Concerning attractivity, the project seeks to discover how the Broomielaw can attract people to visit it. Thus, the Public Space Path has different public zones around it with diverse land use, so in this way people will have the opportunity to experience another urban route. The percentage of mix-used buildings increased, and - overall - an attempt to enhance the economy has taken place, creating gardens spots, food markets and creative industrialisation zones. Also, emphasis was given on the river front which a variety of activities zones designed. The project attempts to fix the urban Grid, designing better pedestrian zones with more cycling lanes. Also, the typologies of blocks were changed, making them more accessible for the public. Parking places used to occupy a disproportionate area causing permeability problems.
