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City within a City

A mixed-use district masterplan where two linear parks carry the whole neighbourhood.

Aerial view of terraced glass buildings with planted balconies rising along a linear park
Location
Confidential
Status
Concept design
Sector
Masterplanning
Scope
Masterplan design, Visualisation

City within a City treats landscape as the backbone of the masterplan rather than the space left between buildings. Two long linear parks run through the district and set the pattern for everything around them.

Homes, offices and public uses rise along these parks in terraced glass buildings. Their floors step back as they climb, so planting spills from the street onto balconies and rooftops.

At ground level, the parks work as the district’s main streets, linking a public roof garden, a glass pavilion and shaded squares within a short walk of every front door.

Clear glass, white floor bands and generous planting keep a dense programme feeling light and open. The outcome is a neighbourhood where nature does the work of infrastructure, holding the whole city together.

Terraced glass buildings with planted balconies along the central park
Street-level view of the linear park between stepped buildings
Pedestrian route through the district under mature trees
Roof gardens stepping down toward the park
Glass pavilion at the edge of the park
Aerial view of the two linear parks crossing the district
Towers with planted terraces beside the park
Public square with a glass pavilion and shade trees
Material palette: clear glass, white concrete, aluminium and planting
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