| Title |
Site Design Framework for Better Public Space in Large Mixed-use Complex - Case Studies of Canal City, Namba Park and Roppongi Hills in Japan |
| Keywords |
입체복합시설 ; 부지설계 ; 보행체계 Mixed-Use Complex ; Site Plan ; Pedestrian System |
| Abstract |
This study examines the site design strategies for large mixed-use complexes in urban context. It conducted in-depth case analysis of Fukuoka Canal City, Osaka Namba Parks and Tokyo Roppongi Hills complemented by cartographic observations, expert interviews and site visits. The three elements derived from the study may critically influence the systematic approach and site planning process: (1) pedestrian circulation system that provides pedestrian linkages with the adjacent blocks with the definitive structure of sub-division of the site for allocating private and public programs; (2) multi-leveled platform or podium that determines programmatic arrangement of retail/shopping uses and public spaces anchored by vertical movement systems in vertical plane; (3) public spaces of entrance, plaza and bridge in private property whose locational orientation and architectural expressions, while mediating the density and conflict of pedestrian movements, guides the visitors’ experience of public realm and space cognition. Such site design strategies may enhance the overall quality of pedestrian environment on the ground level of a private-owned large mixed use complex. |