Vietnam: Spatial organization of trees, water surface in the general planning

Spatial organization of trees, water surface in the general planning must comply with Article 5 of Circular No. 06/2013/TT-BXD of the Ministry of Construction of Vietnam, specifically as follows:

First, spatial organization of trees

- To determine urban green space, including green corridors, green belts, green wedges, parks, natural or artificial forest in urban area.

- Solutions about trees in main space axes, urban areas.

Second, spatial organization of water surface

- To propose regulations on preservation, exploitation, promotion of natural water surface landscape and eco-environmental protection.

- To propose location and scale of additional artificial lakes for urban area.

Concurrently, Circular No. 06/2013/TT-BXD also stipulates requirements on demonstration of urban design in general planning scheme as follows:

- The explanation part contains sufficient contents of requirements stated in Articles 3, 4 and 5 in line with drawings.

- Dossier includes drawings and models

+ Drawings: show sufficient contents of requirements stated in Articles 4 and 5 at the rate of 1/2000 - 1/1000. The overall perspective drawings and main perspectives emulate an appropriate architectural space to clarify researched contents. 

+ Models: In case of particularly suggesting some main spaces, models shall be performed at the rate of 1/1000 – 1/500. Overall model shall be performed at the rate of 1/5000 – 1/2000. Models are made of materials in line with design idea.

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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