Chapter 3 – Part four: A central metropolitan block

General form of redevelopment

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In this scheme it would be necessary once again to resort to a ‘new ground’ level in order to separate pedestrians and vehicles in the areas to be redeveloped, and to fit in all the activities and the extensive parking requirements. We assumed a distribution of main uses roughly as in the first scheme, though with a more homogeneous housing area in the north. The need to preserve Fitzroy Square, coupled with the problems posed by the intersection of the primary distributors and the retention of the hospital, all led us to place some of the dwellings and open space at the southern end of the site.