SESSION 2B - ‘Connecting People to Cities’ – Redefining Masterplans

1. Human Scale Developments
Henriette Vamberg, Dirrector, Gehl Cities at Gehl Architects,
Denmark

2. Human scale developments
Henriette Vamberg, Director

3. Gehl Architects

4. Walking Animal
Ground speed 5 km per hour

5. We use all of our senses in communication

6. We use all of our senses 0-1 m
Smell
- short range
sense

7. We use all of our senses 0-1 m
Touch
- short range
sense

8. We use all of our senses 0-7 m
Hearing
- a little longer
range

9. We use all of our senses 0-100m
But you can also see the stars!
Seeing
- long range sense

10. 5 km per hour

11. 60 km per hour

12. “The Brasilia Syndrome”….. planning from above!

20. Units are getting bigger and bigger
- but people are still slow and small

21. Princip for fuld side foto
med 2 linjers overskrift

22. Princip for fuld side foto
med 2 linjers overskrift

24. Big or small dimensions

25. Big dimensions
cold,”impersonal”, formal spaces

26. Small dimensions
warm, intimate and “personal” spaces

27. Small dimensions
– we can still make it!

28. Bo01- Western Harbour
Malmö, Sweden

29. Sustainable development

30. Bo01- Western Harbour
A fine micro climate and great diversity in public spaces

32. Bo01- Western Harbour
Malmö, Sweden

34. Bo01- Western Harbour
Malmö, Sweden

35. Think BIG
- but always remember to make people places small

36. …so if in doubt
…………leave some metres OUT!

37. IN CONCLUSION
•Small
•Slow
•Low

38. The traditional planning process
Buildings Space Life
?

39. People first – the planning process must be reversed
Life Space Buildings

40. www.gehlarchitects.com

41. blog