David Heath Concise ADR

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THE NEXT STAGE, ROADS THAT FACED THE SITE WERE EXTRUDED ACROSS THE SITE WHICH CREATED THIS GRID LIKE PATTERN (FIGURE

73). AGAIN THE EXISTING FEATURES (TRESS) WHERE PLACED ON SITE (FIGURE 74). AN INTERESTING OBSERVATION MADE WAS IF THE FIVE MINUTE WALK WAS APPLIED TO THE EXISTING TREES, MAJORITY OF THE SITE IS INTERCONNECTED THROUGH FIVE MINUTE WALKS. FIGURE 75 IS THE NATURE STRIPS AND ROADS IN ITS MOST BASIC FORM. THIS WAS CREATED BY USING THE GRIDDED LINES TO CONNECT THE TREES. THIS IN TURN CREATED THE HOUSING BLOCK SYSTEM AND DEFINED WHERE THE MAIN ROADS WERE TO BE SITUATED. IT ALSO SHOWS, ROUGHLY THE NATURE STRIPS (FIGURE

76). FIGURE 73 - THE EXTRUDED ROADS CREATE A GRID OVER THE SITE

FIGURE 74 - EXISTING FEATURES OVER LAID WITH THE FIVE MINUTE WALK CONCEPT

FIGURE 75 - THE NATURE STRIPS BEGIN TO BE FORMED

FIGURE 76 - THE ROUGH PLAN OF A SUBURB CREATED FROM THE GROUND UP

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