Planning and design of urban space based on correlation with buildings, streets and open spaces

Case study on the master plan and spatial structure of Makuhari Baytown, Chiba Prefecture

Abstract

To create a good urban form, it is significant to correlate buildings, streets and open spaces. This paper aims to clarify a comprehensive methodology of urban space design through analysis of a residential development project on the master plan and spatial structure. The case is Makuhari Baytown, a newly developed 8900-unit residential district in Chiba coastal area, which created harmonious urban space with housing blocks of middle, high and super-high rise along grid street pattern and belts of open space. While the master plan, design guidelines and design coordination have been said to be key, the master plan played a fundamental role to give a background to the others and to form a framework of collaboration of urban planning, architecture, civil engineering and landscape design.