Urban Planning
Urban planning: development studies, masterplans for mixed-use quarters and input to statutory land-use planning procedures.
The scale above the individual building – where it is decided what may be built there at all.
Services
- Development studies and urban design
- Masterplans and mix-of-use strategies
- Input to statutory development plan procedures
- Access strategies and parking
Why this concerns the engineering
Because the number of storeys, the spans and the ground conditions are pre-decided at this level. A masterplan that puts basement parking under residential blocks without regard for the column grid creates costs in detailed design that nobody can see on a site layout.