- Title
- Mapping urban residual space and exploring opportunities for the re-use of existing buildings
- Creator
- Tucker, Chris
- Relation
- 5th International Urban Design Conference. Book of Proceedings: Peer Reviewed Papers: 5th International Urban Design Conference: Opportunistic Urban Design (Melbourne, Australia 10-12 September, 2012) p. 164-173
- Relation
- http://urbandesignaustralia.com.au
- Publisher
- AST Management
- Resource Type
- conference paper
- Date
- 2012
- Description
- The need to realise a higher density of houses within Australian cities has shown a preoccupation with the demolition of existing buildings, and the construction of multi storey apartment buildings. While adapting urban form for higher densities is a necessary process for ‘living sustainably’ (Blair et al. 2004), some recent developments have neglected the space of the street (street space) as a vital part of urban life (Alexander et al. 1977; Jacobs 1961). This paper outlines a study being undertaken to assess the opportunities for occupying residual space on the outside of existing buildings within the urban streets of Newcastle. The study makes a case for urban streets that are compact and diverse, and where a sustainable urban form can be achieved through the the gradual adaptation and re use of existing buildings. The paper also discusses how the boundaries of residual space are mapped using the potential of; planning policy, historical precedence, the local environment and the existing street space1. The residual space is then occupied with new spaces that gradually repair the urban condition and reinforce an active engagement with the environment.
- Subject
- urban opportunities; residual space; street space; housing; diversity
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1064501
- Identifier
- uon:17569
- Identifier
- ISBN:9780980814774
- Language
- eng
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