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Commercial

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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

તા

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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