City of Cape Town Urban Design Policy 2013 Promote the creation and enhancement of a strong urban structure and legible places and neighbourhoods Link to document: Robust and durable open space must be created intentionally Where possible associate open space with public institutions that Description of Document: provide the opportunity for safety through passive surveillance To help development proposals to take into account context and basic Ensure that spatial connections are created and enhanced by urban design considerations. acknowledging the generators of movement within a district or To aid in the improved conceptualisation of development proposals, public space with the inclusion of NMT as a primary element. particularly when measured against the impact these developments have Development proposals are to make efficient use of the site with on the public domain. primary pedestrian access prominence on the active street Implications for GSCID area: front along with designing in such a way as to allow for This documents provides generalised urban design principles to be alternative future uses without significant modifications needed applied appropriately within the GSCID area along with other areas Design the building's facade in such a way as to allow for a around Cape Town. positive relationship with the street that facilitates interaction What is Design: It is the collaborative and multi-disciplinary process with some provision of definition and enclosure of shaping the physical setting for life in cities, towns and villages; the art Informality must be responded to proactively with public health of making places; design in an urban context. Urban design involves the and safety measures along with storage facilities given priority - design of buildings, groups of buildings, spaces and landscapes, and the allow micro-enterprises around higher order facilities establishment of frameworks and processes that facilitate successful Protect and enhance environmental resources through designing development. (Urban Design Group UK, 2011). buildings in such a way so that they interact positively with the Nine objectives and how to achieve them are described in the document:
City of Cape Town Urban Design Policy 2013 Link to document: Description of Document: To help development proposals to take into account context and basic urban design considerations. To aid in the improved conceptualisation of development proposals, particularly when measured against the impact these developments have on the public domain. Implications for GSCID area: This documents provides generalised urban design principles to be applied appropriately within the GSCID area along with other areas around Cape Town. What is Design: It is the collaborative and multi-disciplinary process of shaping the physical setting for life in cities, towns and villages; the art of making places; design in an urban context. Urban design involves the design of buildings, groups of buildings, spaces and landscapes, and the establishment of frameworks and processes that facilitate successful development. (Urban Design Group UK, 2011). Nine objectives and how to achieve them are described in the document: Promote the creation and enhancement of a strong urban structure and legible places and neighbourhoods Robust and durable open space must be created intentionally Where possible associate open space with public institutions that provide the opportunity for safety through passive surveillance Ensure that spatial connections are created and enhanced by acknowledging the generators of movement within a district or public space with the inclusion of NMT as a primary element. Development proposals are to make efficient use of the site with primary pedestrian access prominence on the active street front along with designing in such a way as to allow for alternative future uses without significant modifications needed Design the building's facade in such a way as to allow for a positive relationship with the street that facilitates interaction with some provision of definition and enclosure Informality must be responded to proactively with public health and safety measures along with storage facilities given priority - allow micro-enterprises around higher order facilities Protect and enhance environmental resources through designing buildings in such a way so that they interact positively with the