Contextual

The contextThe context includes the immediate surroundings of the site, the neighbourhood in which it sits and the wider setting.  The context may include the physical surroundings of topography, movement patterns and infrastructure, built form and uses.  An understanding of the context, history and character of an area must influence the siting and design of new development. More includes the immediate surroundings of the site, the neighbourhood in which it sits and the wider setting.  The contextThe context includes the immediate surroundings of the site, the neighbourhood in which it sits and the wider setting.  The context may include the physical surroundings of topography, movement patterns and infrastructure, built form and uses.  An understanding of the context, history and character of an area must influence the siting and design of new development. More may include the physical surroundings of topography, movement patterns and infrastructure, built formForm is the three-dimensional shape and modelling of buildings and the spaces they define. Buildings and spaces can take many forms, depending upon their: size and shape in plan; height; bulk - their volume; massing - how bulk is shaped into a form; building lines - the alignment of building frontages along a street; and relationship to the plot boundary - and whether they share party walls or not. In the case of spaces, their form is influenced by the buildings around them. More and uses.  An understanding of the contextThe context includes the immediate surroundings of the site, the neighbourhood in which it sits and the wider setting.  The context may include the physical surroundings of topography, movement patterns and infrastructure, built form and uses.  An understanding of the context, history and character of an area must influence the siting and design of new development. More, history and characterCharacter includes all of the elements that go to make a place, how it looks and feels, its geography and landscape, its noises and smells, activity, people and businesses. This character should be understood as a starting point for all development. Character can be understood at three levels; the area type in which the site sits, its surroundings and the features of the site. More of an area must influence the siting and design of new development.