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Road Layouts & Plazas


          •  The hierarchy  of the street network has been

             identified by different species of trees aligning on
             either side, with distinct colour characteristics.
             The residential clusters also have a distinct
             identity by the different species of trees along
             their streets. This gives the residents a sense of

             belonging.

          •  Network of streets to diffuse traffic.

          •  The alignment of the streets is such as to make

             them safe for the residents to walk and cycle along.
             The streets are interspersed with roundabouts or
             staggered intersections so as to slow down the
             vehicular traffic.


          •  An interesting flow of transition spaces.

          •  Features  of interest  have been added every
             50m or so, in the form of landscape sculptures

             at the roundabouts or at the plazas created at
             the street junctions. These plazas provide pause
             points for the pedestrians and foster interaction
             between residents.


          •  Variety in the street layouts is achieved through
             the layout of the buildings along the street
             (staggered layouts), layout of the parking along
             the streets (parallel  and perpendicular)  and the

             variety in plaza layouts and landscaping.








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