Context

Plan and Layout

Scale and Form

Boundaries

Elevation

Materials

Parking

Servicing and Plant

Commercial and non-residential buildings

Context

Introduction

All developments need to draw inspiration from the context in which the site sits, whether that is an industrial park or a town centre.

 

New developments in town centres should enhance the townscape and protect the setting of existing heritage assets. Whilst large industrial, civic and commercial buildings can have significant footprints, making it more challenging to deliver a context appropriate scheme, they nevertheless need to optimise opportunities to fit with the existing urban grain, protect existing views, and create attractive streets and spaces.

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Context

Examples

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Views, vistas and landmarks

Commecial context case studies

ARC, Sydney

ARC, Sydney by Koichi Takada Architects for Crown Group Arc is made up of two 26-storey, 80-meter high towers. The mixed-useA well-integrated mix of different

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Clapham One

Clapham One by Studio Egret West The 12-storey building is formed of a series of curved, white masonry volumes that are articulated to break down

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Brentwood School

Brentwood School by Cottrell & Vermeulen Architecture A new, sheltering, spine threads together and brings sense to the disparate collection of buildings, sometimes manifest as

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125 Deansgate

125 Deansgate by Glenn Howells Architects A strikingly crafted 12-storey office building on a key Manchester thoroughfare, 125 Deansgate learns from the architectural ambition of

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Permeable paving options