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urban design

TermDefinition
Above Grade Parking Vehicle parking that is above ground level sually in a structured facility.
Adaptability The capacity of a building or space to be changed so as to responed to changing social, technological and economical conditions.
Amenity Aesthetic or other features of a development that increas its marketability or usability to the public.
Bollards Vertical columns used to physically block or visually guide vehicular traffic in an area.
Building TYpology The general shape, mass, and articulation of a building, categorized by type.
Bump-Outs Widened sidewalk areas at intersections thereby narrowing the pedestrian crossing distance over right-of-way.
Density The floorplace of s building, or buildings, in relation to a given area of land.
Enclosure The use of buildings to create a sense of defined space.
Gateways Locations where a significant number of people enter and exit Downtown.
Height Transition The tapering of building heights as a way of achievine compatability of bilt forms and mitigating impacts of shifts from areas of one character to another.
Land mark A Building or struction that stands out from its background by virture of height size or some other of design
Massing The combined effect of the height bulk and silhouett of a building or group of building
Node A place where activity and routes are concentrated often used synonymously with junction
Permeability The degree to which an area has variety of pleasent conveniet and safe routes through it
Rhythm The recurrence at regular intervals odf design elements that help structure their visuals charater and definition for example a vertical line dividing buildings every 6 to 12 metres will create a rhythm
Setback The minimum distance from the proterty line at which a building must be built.
Stacked row House One or more residential units stacked above one or more residential units
Transparency the degree of visibility through a building facade
Tower Upper portion of a building that is exceptionally high in proportion to the width and length of the base
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