Vietnam: Determining the architectural and urban landscape areas in the general planning

Architectural and urban landscape areas in the general planning are determined in Article 3 of Circular No. 06/2013/TT-BXD of the Ministry of Construction of Vietnam as follows:

- To determine the existing inner city; tentative area for new development; area of natural and artificial landscape; area for preservation and special area.

- To orient urban image and architectural space based on nature and development objective of each area.

Besides, Circular No. 06/2013/TT-BXD also guides the spatial organization of centers, urban  gateway, main spatial axes, major squares and urban prominent spots as follows:

- To orient spatial organization of policy – administrative, culture - sport, financial, trading, service, tourism, health centers to be suitable with urban natures and functions.

- To orientate spatial organization of urban gateway area regarding landscape architectural space, determine position and illustrate ideas on cubes of facilities for prominent spots according to main traffic directions and routes to enter urban area.

- Main spatial axes organization

+ To orientate architecture for main road axes, typical urban areas in the principle of ensuring the transition of urban architectural images having developed through periods.

+ To propose main axes as characteristic of urban area.

+ To propose preservation, exploitation of the existing natural landscape about terrain, trees, river, lake, water surface, to supplement artificial landscape design.

- Square spatial organization

+ To determine scale, nature of squares according to national and local levels in urban or metropolitan areas.

+ To research architectural space of landscape surrounding the Square.

- Spatial organization at urban prominent spots

+ To determine the position of prominent spots for the entire urban area or each urban section.

+ In case prominent spots are architectural works or a  cluster of architectural works, orientations about architectural spatial organization of surrounding landscape should be proposed appropriately; if making use of natural landscape as prominent spots, it should have orientations about restoration and exploitation. 

View more details at Circular No. 06/2013/TT-BXD of the Ministry of Construction of Vietnam, effective from June 27, 2013.

Thu Ba

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