F21 | ARC 474 | FINAL EXAM | Irine Aju | g00074434
There are a variety of similarities between a neighborhood in the Al Barsha 2 district in Dubai
and Clarence Perry’s neighborhood unit. Firstly, the size of the neighborhood is approximately
156 hectares which is really close to that of Perry’s unit which is supposed to ne 160 hectares. It
is surrounded by arterial roads D72 and D63 on two sides while there are smaller 29th and 50th
streets on the other two sides. According to the statistics provided by the the pph of the
neighborhood is only 22pph and has a Floor Area Ration of 0.32 which is much lower than
Perrys ideal.
From the image we can see that there are open green spaces like the Al Barsha 2 park, A
Nursery, Mosques and Sports grounds in the center of the neighborhood which acts as Institution
sites in the cell. They are present as a central location which allow the residents to easily access
them. There are also smaller unofficial leftover spaces in the area that can act as “Open space”
for recreational activities.
In the circumference of the neighborhood, we find that their various kinds of shops, cafes,
restaurants and a mall present in the North-eastern side. There is also a mosque present in the
southern and Northern regions. However, these commercial activities are separated from the
residential area with the help of smaller street and or only present on one side instead of the
whole perimeter. Unlike Perry’s proposal, the neighborhood also has certain shops and cafes
scattered in the internal region of the area.
The neighborhood has a network of streets in the residential areas that would make the journey
for vehicles into the neighborhood more difficult as compared to the direct arterial roads. Yet
there seems to be more roade with direct access at certain points that encourage vehicles to
easily access the streets. These streets are also wider for private vehicles rather than pedestrians.
According to the google Maps images seen the streets do not have shade , pavements, cycling
tracks that would encourage pedestrians. The lack of landscaped open spaces also reduce the
quality of life for the residents that was encouraged by Perry.
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ANSWER 2
Strong path: There is a strong path illustrated in the image which shows a satellite image of
karama. Many people travel along the path as it provides and entrance to the souq next to it . The
path also has multiple features like the Fish and vegetable market, park , mosque and
restaurants.It evidently connects travellers from the main road to the park in the Al Karama
district. There is also an increased width of the foot path for pedestrians and changes direction
with the help of intersections in certain points. There is a road aligned with the path that
increases the paths prominence.
Medium path When looking at the greens
Weak path the oldest part of dubai known as burdubai can be considered a weak path as there is
no clear image of a path. While many people walk through these rpads there is no origin points
or destinations. There are many changes in direction and branching with no apparent hierarchy.
There is no landscape or spatial feature which makes and also contains similar buildings and
shops that make it harder for navigation.
Strong node
Medium node
Weak Node one of the weak node is the Adcb metro station. While it acts as an entrance to