For mixed use buildings, a gradient between residential and commercial spaces created through door types and entryways provides context for pedestrians.
The range of door types includes visually transparency for high volume commercial spaces and gradually transition into more solid, private entryways for residential areas. For elevators, key-based operation provides safety measures.
Community information boards are placed in high pedestrian traffic areas.
Community information boards may serve multiple purposes for many locations for example, a board may be used by those who are unfamiliar with the area, such as tourists. Or the boards may be used as an informal space for news, events, or activities, within the local area. These spaces may be analog or digital. If this is a digital experience, design accessibility is an important factor.
The common development builds around ground floor retail that has two to three stories of living space above.
Ground floor retail with two to three stories maintains pedestrian scale. This pattern of often used in local neighborhood settings.
Temporary, yet narrow micro merchant storefronts in front of closed shops. If a merchant space is closed and/or unoccupied, the outside front of the space is transformed into a temporary retail space. The narrow, temporary merchant space features folding doors to keep goods secure.
To help promote street activation, these temporary spaces provide the opportunity for small merchant business growth. The dimensions of the space follow the width of the storefront and 3 feet in front of the closed shop. This helps to support small merchants. Often times, these spaces are covered with an awning. It is also important to consider the role of climate for these spaces.
Bike storage exists through a number of typologies. For example, one includes multi-level storage that is covered. Angled bike stalls are another example.
Efficient bike storage ensures that pedestrians have the capability to store bikes and other personal belongings. This is applicable in multiple contexts, including, but not limited to, neighborhood access points, multimodal transit areas, and public areas.