Chapters 1 to 11 Combined - Century City

CONCLUSIONThis urban design framework has importantimplications for Century City. It establishes aphilosophy and set of principles for thedevelopment of land, design of buildings andestablishment of public spaces.The framework also confirms a process ofdesign review whereby proposals arescrutinized by a Design Review Committeeappointed by the Property Owners’Association.Policies emphasize the “Public Realm” atCentury City, and incorporate publicstructuring elements. These include urbangateways, the primary vehicular movementsystem along Century Boulevard and CenturyAvenue, the open space system and canals,internal precinct streets and squares, and focalpoints. The public realm at Century City isprivately owned and can therefore bemanaged and controlled efficiently, to exhibit asense of cohesiveness and interconnectivity.The policies also provide a framework withinwhich individual developments can occur, sothat investors can unlock the potential of theirland without compromising the greater good ofthe project.A key element which distinguishes Century Cityis the “intelligent city” infrastructure. CenturyCity has been specifically designed to enableefficient and convenient access to the digitalworld so that businesses can communicateeasily and efficiently in various digital formssuch as telephone, fax and internet.Developers at Century City must comply withthis framework and meet the requirements ofthe Design Review Committee. This need notbe an onerous obligation because the urbandesign framework is intended to bedevelopment friendly and the ReviewCommittee is committed to a speedy andsupportive response to development initiatives.However there is an obligation on the part ofdevelopers, Century City and the PropertyOwners’ Association to respect the urbandesign framework. In the final analysis, thesuccess of the framework depends on theresolve by all parties to implement theprinciples contained therein.MORE INFORMATIONFor more information about Century City, youmay contact the following:DeveloperCentury City Development Company (Pty) LtdNo 1 Waterford PlaceCentury City 7441P.O. Box 0002 Century City7446South AfricaTelephone: 021-550 7000Fax: 021 550 7021International: ++27-21-550 7000Web site www.century city.co.zaProperty Owners’ Association &Chairman of the Design ReviewCommitteeP.O. Box 004Century City 7446Telephone: 021-552 6889Fax: 021-555 2986PLANNING PARTNERS: CENTURY CITY URBAN DESIGN FRAMEWORK October 2005 62 REVISION 1