High Street Strategy High Street, once at the centre of Glasgow, has found itself disconnected and acting as a boundary edge to the city. Due to the construction of the Motorway in the 1960s and the removal of architectural gems over time, this former heart has been torn up and …
Glasgow: Back on Track “Glasgow Back on Track” is a strategic concept which looks at the current urban fabric of High Street in Glasgow. It is based on 9 principles: Re-duce our carbon footprint. In accordance with Global issues like climate change, a focus on the reduction of our …
Fleischmann M, Feliciotti A, Romice O, Porta S (2020) Morphological tessellation as a way of partitioning space: Improving consistency in urban morphology at the plot scale. Computers, Environment and Urban Systems 80: 101441. DOI: 10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2019.101441. Urban Morphometrics (UMM) is an expanding area of urban studies that aims at representing and …
Fleischmann M (2019) momepy: Urban Morphology Measuring Toolkit. Journal of Open Source Software 4(43): 1807. DOI: 10.21105/joss.01807. Urban morphology is the area of urban studies that explores the physical form of cities in space and the way it changes in time in relation to the agents of such change (Kropf, …
Why remould and remake? In collaboration with Glasgow City Council, we have been tasked to look at Drumchapel in detail, to uncover its weaknesses in depth and to provide solutions that will remedy its issues and expand on its strengths. Drumchapel is an area containing urban sprawl on the west …
Drumchapel is an area of Glasgow developed as part of the overspill policy of Glasgow City Council in the 1950’s. Drumchapel was developed as a modern satellite town , revolutionary of its time, comprising modernist architecture which boasts large plots, high rises with wonderful views and large expanses of green …
The purpose of this project is to put forward a proposal for the redevelopment of Drumchapel so as to bring life back to it, make it a desirable place to live in or visit and reinforce the sense of belonging of its inhabitants. The aspiration is to turn Drumchapel into …
The project aims to repair one of the most deprived areas in Scotland – Drumchapel. Going through 3 phases the project deals with various aspects of Urban Design. This booklet encapsulates, the most essential part of the Analysis part, a brief representation of Strategy part and the culmination comes with …
Drumchapel is no longer a stigmatised and deprived peripheral housing estate, but the central district in a western belt of centres that includes Clydebank and Bearsden. It is an area of vitality, with a high quality public realm, convenient transport options and a diverse mix of services and amenities. A …
Integrated urban design methods have been explored for the last few decades since the post-war planning, that promoted segragation, has failed. Urban developments reflect who we are as humans and it affects our economy, environment and how things change throughout time. Therefore, the integration of different urban aspects including social, …
