Urban Streetscape

The Netherlands is one of the fi rst countries that have implemented Pedestrian Oriented Design (POD) concept in the urban area. ‘Woonerf’ (it can be roughly translated in English as ‘Living yard’) was the most popular type of POD in 1970s. ‘Woonerf’ aimed to infl uence driver’s behaviour and improve both the safety and quality of life on the street. It gave the street the functions of meeting place, playground, and walking area. Consequently, it made playful and creative urban landscape, and was very successful in the Netherlands. Moreover, it has spread throughout Western European countries such as Germany, Denmark, and the UK(Hamilton-Baillie, 2008). In the case of UK, the concept of ‘Home Zones’ was developed from the original concept of ‘Woonerf (residential area with restrictions to slow down traffic)’, and it was implemented in order to revitalise deprived neighbourhoods. The increasing in attention to road safety and environmental issues in the UK has made the concept of ‘Home Zones’ popular. In 1999, the British government created guidelines for the home zones, and it has included 14 pilot home zone projects. Home zones are considered as places for social interaction and intended, create a greater sense of pride and ownership in the street by the government of the UK. Consequently, Home zones are expected to improve the liveability in the deprived neighbourhoods (Clayden et al., 2006). However, it is hard to fi nd this kind of approach, for example home zones, to improve the condition of deprived neighbourhoods. The main goal of this project is to introduce Pedestrian Oriented Street Design as an approach to improve the liveability of Dutch neighbourhood. In the northern part of the Netherlands, there are some examples of POD, in the form of ‘Shared Space’. However, this approach is more focused on the development of a shopping street rather than of a whole neighbourhood. Thus, this report proposes the developed of Pedestrian Oriented Design in residential streets using with the case of Carnisse. In order to achieve the aims of this project and answer the research questions, diverse theories and discussions were reviewed. There are already many discussions about the value of street as an urban open space. They point out that the street takes the largest portion of urban open space (Woolley, 2003), it is the place where people can experience the city(Glaser, 2012), and where public socialising and community enjoyment in daily life can occur (Jacobs, 1993). Thus, this report searches for the possibilities of POD in the process of urban regeneration. This report discusses the case of Carnisse, a neighbourhood in the southern part of Rotterdam. In order to develop this project, the neighbourhood was analysed within the city, district and neighbourhood scale. The analysis of Carnisse showed some possible reasons that could make the neighbourhood deprived.Urban regeneration in European contextUrbanismArchitectur