ARCH 517 ARCH 5A: URBAN DESIGN

Major Plate (Group): Physical Framework Plan for a District

Prepare a Physical Framework Plan to guide the development of your Selected Study Area.
This will consist of a written report, (A4 Size) and plates on 20 x 30 boards. The written
report will include all pertinent background information (various thematic maps, historical
accounts, observation from site visits, photographs showing the existing conditions, general
information and characteristics of the site) on the Study Area and the conclusions of your
analysis of all these information. The Plate will present the graphic details (analytical maps,
photographs, proposed developments reflected on maps, urban design details, etc.) of the
Physical Framework Plan.

Study Area
Find an area or district that you can study, analyze and prepare a Physical Framework Plan for.
The Study Area should be old enough to have a strong presence in the city and important
enough to have a significant role in its future. Choose a study area that has accurate and
reliable maps to be used in your surveys and analysis.

Historical background
Look into your study areas history (by reviewing historical accounts and photographs at
various stages of developments from books and magazines), its present state (through your
observations of land use, intensity of use, state of deterioration, etc.), and future (through
projections, perceived trends, existing plans, on-going projects, and projects in the pipeline).

Content
Try to make your study as comprehensive as possible by considering all sectors (transportation
and traffic, land use, socio-economic, institutional, legal, etc.). Try to consider all factors and
make use of all knowledge acquired from research, reports, lectures and discussions. Include
urban design details and physical plans. Your maps (plates) should show some of your major
observations, result of surveys, analyses, perceived problems and solutions or proposals to
address the problems. Some of the plans that you will have to present are traffic management
plans, existing and proposed land use maps, existing and proposed image maps, analytical
maps at the macro scale, etc.

Time Frame
The Physical Framework Plan can be considered as a collection of sector projects, which will
have different starting time and periods to complete. You can estimate the time it will take the
component project to be realized. You may estimate the duration of the component projects
in time frames of 5 years and 10 years.

Date of Submission
Written Report
The Physical Framework Plan/Group Plate shall be submitted on September 8, 2017,
Wednesday at 4:00 p.m. with presentation.
September 8, 2017:
Written report
To include all pertinent background information you gathered both from your research
and surveys conducted i.e.:
- various thematic maps,
- historical accounts,
- observation from site visits,
 - photographs showing the existing conditions,
- general information and characteristics of the site
- Conclusions of analysis based on the above information.

September 25, 2017:

Plate
To present the graphic details of the Physical Framework Plan for Urban Development.
- analytical maps,
- photographs,
- proposed developments reflected on maps
- urban design details, etc.
DEVELOPMENT SECTORS IN PLANNING

- Economic Sector
1. Primary
2. Secondary
3. Tertiary
4. Quaternary

- Social Sector
1. Education
2. Health and Nutrition
3. Housing / Shelter
4. Welfare Development Services
5. Protective Services / Public Order and Safety
6. Sports, Recreation, Arts and Culture
7. Demography

- Infrastructure Sector
(Power, Water, Transportation and Communication)
1. Economic Infrastructure
Irrigation Systems
Power Generation
Roads, bridges, Ports
Flood Control and drainage
Waterworks and sewerage systems
Telecommunication
2. Social Support Infrastructure
Hospitals
Schools
Public Housing Projects
Facilities for the aged, Infirmed, disadvantaged sectors
3. Public Administrative Support Infrastructure
Government Buildings
Jails
Freedom Parks and public assembly Areas

- Environmental and Natural Resources Sector

1. Lands
2. Forest Lands
3. Protection Forests
4. Production Forest
5. Mineral Lands
Metallic Mineral Lands
Non-Metallic Mineral Lands
6. Parks, wildlife and other Reservations
7. Water Resources
Fresh Water (ground and Surface)
Marine Waters
8. Air Quality
9. Waste Management
Solid Waste
Liquid Waste
Toxic and Hazardous Wastes

- Institutional Sector
1. Organizational Management
2. Fiscal Management
3. Legislative Output
4. LGU-CSOs-Private Sector Linkage

- Physical Planning Sector

PURPOSE OF THE CONDUCT OF VISUAL SURVEY

We do visual survey to conduct an Analysis.

Purpose/s of the Analysis:

1. Diagnosis of the citys component pieces
a. Elements of urban Form (5 Elements of Urban Form)
i. Paths
ii. Nodes
iii. Landmarks
iv. Edges termination points
v. Districts.
1. Anatomy of a district
a. Form
b. Activity
c. Features
d. Paths
e. Centers
f. Intrusions
g. Change
h. Improvement
i. Activity Structure
j. Orientation
k. Details
l. Pedestrian Areas
m. Vista and skyline
n. Non-physical Aspect
To see the relations between these pieces or components and,
Assess their condition

2. Examination of the
a. Form
b. Appearance
c. And Composition of a city
i. evaluation of its assets and liabilities;
ii. - to see where the city needs reshaping

3. To see the relations between these pieces or components and Assess their condition

FULL SET OF SURVEY MAPS

Visual Survey is recorded as simple maps accompanied by
- sketches,
- photographs
- brief notes
General Map to show the sum total of the general form of the city and its features
( A General Map by definition shows suite of physical and cultural features at the same time.)

Base Map working map for the preparation of various maps

Thematic Maps depicts one single feature of the earths surface representing one or two themes.
Topographic Map shows a limited set of features including terrain, streams, boundaries, and roads.
Climate Map gives the prevailing type of rainfall in the area.
Hydro-geologic Map shows existing geologic features, rock types and ground and surface water.
Slope Map groups area exhibiting a particular range or degree of inclination.
Soil Map shows the spatial distribution of different soil classification units in a locality.
Land Classification Map categories of land by the Forest Management Bureau.
A. LAND FORM AND NATURE (Topography)
A Visual Survey of nature in relation to architecture is threefold in scope:
1. Determine the Character of the Surrounding Landscape to which our architectural and urban forms
must respond esthetically and functionally.
2. Evaluate the degree to which our existing Architecture and Cities Enhance Nature
3. Natural Areas are to be left alone to act as complements to urban form.

Throughout this process, we search for Assets and Liabilities, preserving and enlarging upon the one and noting
corrections to be made on the other. Every work of architecture affects the natural landscape either, positively
or negatively; so does every structure and human settlement. Nature in turn, as a setting for our constructions,
is a visual framework to which all our construction must respond.

B. CLIMATE
C. SHAPE
a. Radio-centric
b. Rectilinear
c. Star
d. Ring
e. Linear
f. Branch
g. Sheet
h. Articulated Sheet
i. Constellation
j. Satellite

D. SIZE AND DENSITY

Number of people per square kilometers
Number of houses per acre
Automobile population
Ratio of Built-up area viz-a-viz open land/spaces

E. PATTERN, GRAIN AND TEXTURE

Urban patterns formed by routes, open spaces, building. Whether they are regular or irregular in form, formal or
informal, symmetrical or assymetrical;

F. URBAN SPACES AND OPEN SPACES

Urban shape, pattern, grain, size, density and texture are primarily aspects of solid form the building masses of
the city. In architecture it is rather helpful to conceive of a building not only as a solid, but as spaces modeled by
solids. It is also helpful to consider the city this way:

The spaces of the city range from:

1. the Space of the Street
2. To the Space of a Park System (in Taiwan every corner has a park and all parks have
health and fitness equipment for the public_Healthy City, Happy City)
3. And, ultimately, to vast space in which an entire city exists.

An urban space must be distinguished by a Predominant characteristic such as:

Vista:
1. The quality of its enclosure
2. The quality of its detailed treatment or out fittings, and
3. The activity that occurs in it.
G. ROUTES
a. Approaches
(do they convey some information as to enable us to find our destination easily. System of wayfinding).
b. Surface Arteries
(how they tie into the expressway pattern or to major thoroughfares. How are they characterized
interms of vehicular traffic, volume of automobiles, the street furnishings,

c. Local streets
How is the network of streets, its intricacies, etc.

H. DISTRICT
a. Form
 b. Activity
c. Features
d. Paths
e. Centers
f. Intrusions
g. Change
h. Improvement
I. Activity Structures
J. Details
K. Pedestrian areas
L. Vista and Skyline
M. Non Physical aspects
N. Problem areas

Note the major views of the city and different points around the city, particulalrly points of approaches.
Also major aspects of the vista out of the city from points within. Evaluations should be made of
improvements needed in both types of vista.