SUSTAINABLE URBAN LANDSCAPES
The Brentwood Design Charrette
TEAM THREE
Illustrative Site Plan
 
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Concentrated mixed-use development is proposed along the Lougheed corridor (1), where “trolley-scaled” light rail (2), dense tree plantings, and a narrowed right-of-way contribute to the pedestrian character of the street. Brentwood Mall (3) has been retrofitted to accommodate a farmer’s market (4), offices, and a hotel (5). A secondary shopping street is envisioned along Buchanan Street (6), just north of Lougheed Highway (7). South of Lougheed Highway are residential neighbourhoods of four-storey rowhouses (8), which are integrated through central community gardens (9) and through-block pedestrian paths (10). The north and south edges of the site are embraced by large areas of green space (11) that act both as transition zones and important ecological links to the community. The cemetery (12) to the north has been enhanced by additional tree species, while to the south a system of open spaces and interpretive trails (13) around the Still Creek corridor (14) provides a protective buffer as well as physical and social links to the surrounding community.