Speed Divides ?idea?

?Idea? How do you easily represent possible barriers in a neighbourhood. Assuming that in an urban area road speed equates to how busy the road is likely to be, and the busier the road the less likely that residents either side interact? Graphically, the thicker the line (roads - 70mph = 70pt, 30mph=30pt etc) the harder it is for the blocks (neighbourhoods) to mix. Therefore a design needs to try and make these lines thinner to increase social interaction in an area???

Typography of Masterplans

After seeing my good friend Panos experiment with typographical architecture, I thought it would be interesting to have a go at typographical masterplanning.

1. The base



2. Add the typography


3. The typographical masterplan

Although I think the experiment has produced an interesting result, I cant say it has produced a clear, legible plan when viewed as a single entity. However while playing around with the layers I noticed that maybe less is sometime more.

Figure Ground Plan

Road Network

Landscape

Public Realm

You can also get interesting but equally illegible results by maintaining a single colour.

Book Notes: Life Between Buildings - Jan Gehl

Just images for now. I'll expand it into a full book review when I get the chance.