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Chapter III – Practical studies

Partial redevelopment: 166

 Novermber 1963    The Buchanan Report    Chapter 3i  
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The environmental conditions are thereby improved, and the concentration of much of the car parking into a multi-storey garage improves accessibility for the business area

  • Fig.94 The River Kennet from the bridge. It is a remarkable asset to have such a scene in the centre of the town.
    Fig.94 The River Kennet from the bridge. It is a remarkable asset to have such a scene in the centre of the town.

Partial redevelopment

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The arrangement in Figure 97 seeks to get over the difficulty of service vehicles and pedestrians sharing the same routes south of the river bridge. It did not seem possible to accomplish this without fairly extensive redevelopment, as is shown in the plan. The environmental conditions are thereby improved, and the concentration of much of the car parking into a multi-storey garage improves accessibility for the business area.

Fig.97 The design for partial redevelopment. The business area south of the river is redeveloped, with a new bridge over the river to improve the continuity of routes for service traffic.
Fig.97 The design for partial redevelopment. The business area south of the river is redeveloped, with a new bridge over the river to improve the continuity of routes for service traffic.
Fig.98 An impression of the market square in the scheme for partial redevelopment looking north. The existing buildings on the east, together with new buildings on the other two sides, are integrated to form a traffic-free concourse.
Fig.98 An impression of the market square in the scheme for partial redevelopment looking north. The existing buildings on the east, together with new buildings on the other two sides, are integrated to form a traffic-free concourse.
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