Ulrich Kraus: Eutopia* No. 2 - The return of the block edge
Isometry of a sample square with 120 x 120 m edge at a scale of 1:500
Constructed on the drawing board - pencil, ink, watercolours
September 2021
Illustration to the essay "Urban density through block perimeter" from February 2021.
Illustration of a model block for 300 residents and 3300 square metres of commercial space.
People-friendly density over 200 PE/ha
Image: Ulrich Kraus (ink drawing, watercolour by hand)
*Eutopia is a fictitious representation of architecture and urban planning
In contrast to a dystopia, it aims to depict a good place worth living in.
It differs from utopia in its claim to realisability. It is realisable and worth striving for.
It differs from the ideal city in that it incorporates factors such as heterogeneity, individuality and chance.
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