Chapters 1 to 11 Combined - Century City

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LANDSCAPE CHARACTER ANDDESIGN GUIDELINESIn order to maintain continuity in theoverall landscape character,developers are required to designand implement appropriatelandscapes around their buildings inaccordance with these designguidelines.STRUCTURAL PRINCIPLESGateway SquaresDefining the importance of the entrynode into the site can be enhancedby vertical elements that accentuatethe space created by the urbanform.This can be done:o By utilising large trees or palmtrees to soften the verticalelement of the space. Bringingthe scale down for pedestrianpurposes.o By utilising lighting, banner polesand other structural elements toadd character to the urban form.o By a change in surface materialfrom asphalt to paving materialsuch as clay brick, concrete paver,cobbles etc at the intersections. Thechange in surface material will alsointegrate the vehicular aspect of thespace with a pedestrian scale ofdetail.Boulevard & LinkagesThe boulevard and linkages arepredominantly orientated to vehicularmovement. The urban form needs tocreate an enclosed urban streetscape,that relates to the pedestrian scale anddetail.This can be done as follows.o Utilising street trees with spreadingcanopies should reduce theboulevard/ linkages scale. The treeswill integrate the wide vehicularsurface with the urban form on apedestrian scale.o A landscape median in theboulevard will also soften the roadarea and at the same time place theboulevard at an higher order withinthe linkage system.o Detail at the pedestrian scale willenhance the urban experience.Detail such as paving material andpatterns, lighting poles, bannerpoles and urban furniture willcontribute to the character of theurban form.Wetland InterfaceThe wetland and channels are the majorvalue contributor to Century City. Theinterface between the built form andthis value contributor is crucial.o A pedestrian scale is important atthe interface.o Pedestrians should be able towalk alongside the channel andwetland. A broad walk along thechannel and wetland inappropriate paving surface istherefore necessary.o The urban form, if possible,should be set back from thechannel and wetland. Softlandscaping in the open spacebetween the built form and thechannel is preferred.o Pedestrian scale can be maintainedwith trees and palms andappropriate landscape elements suchas park furniture, bollard lightingetc.Internal Open SpacePrivate open space should be acombination of hard landscaping andsoft landscaping.o Hard landscaping will predominatelyoccur where the built form facesonto public roads and where internalvehicular and parking areas occur.o Soft landscaping will occur as aninternal ‘park’ at the rear or alongside the built form, or between thebuilt form and the channel andwetland.o Soft landscaping should also be usedto soften the built form andespecially along the foot of thebuilding.o Soft landscaping should never beless than 40% of the open spaceallocated.PLANNING PARTNERS: CENTURY CITY URBAN DESIGN FRAMEWORK October 2005 46 REVISION 1
Landscape MaintenanceInvasive Alien ControlStructured landscapingThe setting for the Century City isurban, and a structured landscaperesponse to this urban setting isappropriate.o The soft and hard landscapingshould in general stressstructured form over informalform.o Along the channel and wetlandthe structured form could flowinto an informal form as aresponse to the natural setting.o Landscape elements such asfurniture, bollards and pergolasetc. could enhance thelandscape structure.o It is recommended that urbansculpture forms part of the hardlandscaping.DETAIL PRINCIPLESIrrigationo A fully automatic irrigation systemmust be installed to irrigate alllandscape areas in the public roadreserve and internally.o All irrigation must be connected toCentury City’s irrigation watersystem.o On completion of the landscaping,all landscaped areas are to bemulched (e.g. bark gravel, compostetc.) to reduce water demand.o Plant species with similar waterrequirements should be groupedtogether.o All landscape areas are to bemaintained to acceptablehorticultural industry standards.o All hard landscaping elements tobe maintained to an acceptablestandard that complements theoverall standard of Century City,as set by the Property OwnersAssociation.o All landscape areas, which in theopinion of the Property OwnersAssociation are poorlymaintained, are to be reinstatedto a suitable standard, to thetotal cost of the Owner of theproperty.o All landscape areas, which in theopinion of the Property OwnersAssociation require additionalirrigation shall be irrigated inorder to maintain an overallstandard of landscape quality.o The use of organic fertilisersshould be given preference overinorganic fertilisers. Overfertilisationis to be avoided toprevent leaching into the watersystem and wetland.o Under-utilised areas, set aside forfuture expansion, are to beplanted and maintained in agroomed, weed-free and litterfreecondition.o No landscape refuse may bedumped, stockpiled or be allowedto enter into the wetlands, but isto be removed from site.o Landscapes must be maintainedfor a minimum of twelve monthsafter final completion of the ofthe landscape contract.o Alien invader species are to beremoved from all landscape areas.o The invader species must beremoved at the sapling stage toensure that the whole plant isremoved.Boundary Treatmento No vibracrete walls are allowed.o Entrance feature walls. Access pointsinto the development may bedemarcated with the use of featurewalls. The walls are to be positionedon the property and may notencroach into the road reserve.o All boundary treatment should becompatible with the architecture inmaterial and colour.Refuse yards and serviceso Refuse yards and collection pointsare to be screened from public view.o Where a structure is used to housethe Refuse Yards/Collection Point,then the structure must be screenedwith soft landscaping.PLANNING PARTNERS: CENTURY CITY URBAN DESIGN FRAMEWORK October 2005 47 REVISION 1
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Page 4 and 5: CONTEXTCentury City is a large mixe
Page 6 and 7: THE VISIONThe vision for Century Ci
Page 8 and 9: URBAN DESIGN RATIONALEEnvironmental
Page 10 and 11: PUBLIC ENVIRONMENT (cont)Parking an
Page 12 and 13: COMPOSITE FORM ANALYSISROOF FORMThe
Page 14 and 15: THE PROPOSED URBAN STRUCTUREThe urb
Page 16 and 17: Terraces to water edgeThe points at
Page 18 and 19: URBAN FOOTPRINTThe urban footprint
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Page 24 and 25: Building ArticulationLarge building
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Page 48 and 49: Serviceso Trees may not be planted
Page 50 and 51: LIGHTING POLICYExterior lighting is
Page 52 and 53: SIGNAGEAs a mixed use development,C
Page 54 and 55: CIVIL ENGINEERINGPRINCIPLESEngineer
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