Messy, Vital Urbanism
Sidewalks are valuable real estate, for Cafés, dining and sale of goods.
Sidewalks are also good for planting trees that make walking enjoyable.
Including many uses on the same street and in the same building makes a neighbourhood vibrant and lively. The groundfloor of this apartment building has stores and a car repair shop. A small shop that needs and uses the sidewalk for additional workspace.
Its owner and workers live above the shop, a recipe for good urbanism.
Dynamic, entrepreneurial, economical, effective and messy urbanism.
Messy, Vital Urbanism
Sidewalks are valuable real estate, for Cafés, dining and sale of goods.
Sidewalks are also good for planting trees that make walking enjoyable.
Including many uses on the same street and in the same building makes a neighbourhood vibrant and lively. The groundfloor of this apartment building has stores and a car repair shop. A small shop that needs and uses the sidewalk for additional workspace.
Its owner and workers live above the shop, a recipe for good urbanism.
Dynamic, entrepreneurial, economical, effective and messy urbanism.