Commercial
4
The
3.2 22.8 ha of land are allocated for commercial development in line with the low to medium growth scenario for long-term office space demand and employment supply forcasts. planning concept of the layout reflects the analysis of average viable sites or about 3 000 m2 which can in turn be grouped together to form. larger development packages of up to 12 000 mi2, This provides development flexibility,
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adequate servicing and co-ordinated retail patterns within a strong environmental framework which in turn relates to the co-ordinated massing of podia and tall buildings. then been designed to be These development cells have linked by a pedestrian and open space system.
3.3 Shopping areas
form
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integral
part
of
the
would commercial zones allowing continuous shopping front ages, arcades and plazas.
Residential
3.4
The
integration
of
сп the
development residential reclamation reflects a need to inject a sense of vitiality into the area. There are no significant residential areas
Area
or be can which
extended the Study adjoining
coherent ¿
vay
the reclamation and consolidated in
CH
therefore high class residential development is proposed at
the eastermost sector where it
marina Lype scheme.
could be linked with
This covers about 4.2 ha and could
accommodate between 5 U66 and 7 000 persons.
Open Space and Urban Design
3.5
The consultants have responded to tie a couirement to create
a showpiece design for the new reclination by propesing d linked to ari alnost number of major civic open spaces
continuous pedestrian waterfront promenade which curves and
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