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The rectilinear forms derived from grid patterns

in the road network was another study done to
understand how far the following of the original
CBD grid was taken in further developments.
What was found was an amazing lack of
North-South-East-West development in the
suburbs. Small plots of grid forms do appear as
is clear, however the placement of these is
largely radial to the centre of the city, rather than
as one may have predicted informed by the grid
itself.

The traffic lights and road signs diagram was

another early study done on whether or not there
was adequate material for visual mapping to be
informative. This showed us the density of roads,
and at general levels the flow rates of these roads
shown by traffic lights at important intersections.
Also what became available was a new way to
view the city. By isolating one piece or type of
information, its relevance and informative
qualities became infinitely clearer. This provided a
template for us to deal with images that we pared
back later on in the project, and ensured that we
came back to the same principle of judging each
element for its relevance on the page and to our
project.

Colour isolation studies by

way of extracting the dominant
colours from satellite imagery
indicate the nature
of the surface of greater
Christchurch.

The resulting layers were

regularised by a representative
colour within each layer
dependent on its surface cover
or land use.

Grey - concrete and sand.

White - white water and surf.
Blues - shallow and deep ocean.
Greens - crops, parks and forestry.
Browns - crops and hills.

Angle isolation within the

CBD is utilised to generate a
body of diagrams that begin
to rapidly identify the
formation of land parcelisation as defined by the road
networks. These first
diagrams are of the road
network in the CBD, and
largely indicate the
crossroads within.

1 All roads
2 North South East West roads
3 roads within 15 degrees of NSEW

These images of the greater Christchurch Region

were generated from satellite images of the area
and traced over to isolate land parcels and
existing road networks. These images would then
become the precedent to categorising the cities
suburban and rural forms of development.
Merging these with the information taken from
the urban and suburban zones of Christchurch
results in a complete analysis of the typologies of
development.

30-60 deg East and West of due North

30 deg East and West of due North

2
75-90 deg East and West of due North

60-75 deg East and West of due North

This illustration involves the use of

mesh blocks (council defined areas
of residential and urban land
parcels).By isolating the mesh
blocks that directly touched the
vectors leading North, South, East,
and West of Cathedral Square we
could identify general densities of
areas and thresholds of urban,
suburban and rural settlement.

north

The image displayed takes the principle of the

previous study and applies it to boundaries of
individual properties along a given vector. By
isolating smaller details, more information is
derived from the image given. Whilst the
previous study gave us an idea of densities
and thresholds, this image is able to more
clearly define the emergent patterns. The
transition from urban to suburban can be
seen when the city grid of x and y type axis
starts to lean around suburban roads which
pay no heed to the Cartesian Grid of the CBD,
and furthermore when the property extents
enlarge and are no longer bound by suburban development type plots.

cathedral square

This study of the areas and

number of property boundaries
within meshblocks through a
cross-section of
Christchurchs political
area shows the increase in
size of meshblocks in rural
sectors and sectors incorporating
large parklands. There is also
a marked shift in the density of
property boundaries within sectors
where subdivison has and is
continuing to take place.

area units in m2

0 25 50 75 100

125

250

500

1000

4000

2000

property boundaries

10

20

30

40

50

65

80

95

110+

Generic Settlement Typologies:

Certain urban and suburban settlement forms
are dominant and recurrent throughout the
city fabric. Selecting specifically both street
networks and the ajacent land parcels
allowed us to mitigate arbitrary information
and focus solely on the network patterns
found and their informing attributes.

RADIAL

Six of the predominant classifications were

made as follows:
Radial settlements form at crossroads with
roads leading to and away from a central
access point.

SATELLITE
Satellite towns which have one main road
leading to them with the town being
relatively self enclosed apart from smaller
service roads around the settlement.
Linear developments which appear as clip-on
towns attached to a main access or arterial
road. Often rows of shops and houses create
layers parallel from the main road.
Rectilinear grids, particularly in the Christchurch CBD are the most dominant typology,
manifesting as a strong cartesian grid
common to the central city.

LINEAR

Irregular grids are formed by the land being

given precedence over the road networking.
This is frequently observed in rural settings as
roads wind around property boundaries.
Topographical development is informed
primarily by natural features and irregular
landforms. This is usually due to cost, but also
can be protected land or particularly lakes,
streams or forestry.

RECTILINEAR GRID

PRIORITISED LAND/
IRREGULAR GRID

TOPOGRAPHICAL/
LACE-WORK

1. rectlinear farm

2. pivot irrigation farm

3. irregular farm

shelter belts

crop divisons

Rectilinear farms, serviced by a main central route, are the most dominant typology.
their selterbelts are arranged parallel along the length of the crop divisons.
Pivot irrigation farms, circular due to the limitations of the pivot irrigation
system are serviced from the centre and are the least common. Their shelterbelts
are surround the perimeter of the farm.
Irregular farms, serviced by multiple routes and nodes, occur in close proximity
to settlements, topological features or natural features. their selterbelts are
abundant, surrounding numerous crop boundaries.

2.
3.

1.

Being able to categorise settlements

required a system of program and
isolation, so that certain elements
would flow from diagram to diagram. A
series of cartographic diagrams were
created by generating a visual
hierarchy of main roads, ancillary road
networks and the arcticulation of
property boundaries.

highways 1, 73, 73A, 74, 75

main arterial roads

subsidiary roads

There are inherent aspects of structure

that can be applied to a particular road
and land parcel networks. These can be
broken down into constitution,
configuration and composition.
constitution:
This is the heirarchy of roading and
land division; specifically how these
two interelate with one another(ie
which takes precedence) and then the
adjacent roads and land parcels.

configuration:
This is the frequency of indepent land
and road types, and indicates a more
general understanding of the relationships of connectivity between these.
composition:
Deals with data sets as opposed to
relationships. For example the
geometry of the land parcels or the
vector of a road. The sets of information are highly quantifable and can be
identified by variables such as area,
angle and orientation.

(74) Anzac Drive

(75) Halswell Road
aidanfield drive
Curletts rd (73)

yaldhurst rd

dunbars rd
wainoni school

wainoni rd

riccarton
high school

farnborough res
st thomas
of canterbury
college
sockburn park

lillian st
wainoni park

Blenheim rd (73A)

pages rd

nicholls rd
main south rd

aranui primary school

Halswell

Wainoni

Sockburn
& Upper Riccarton

hendersons rd
kirk rd
estuary rd
marine parade
cashmere rd

bridge st

waterloo rd
pegasus
bay
south new
brighton park

cashmere rd
hoon hay valley rd

jones rd
main south rd (1)

Westmorland

Templeton

South New Brighton

main north rd (1)

humphreys drive

gayhurst rd

englefield
park
ferry rd

main rd

avon park

sheldon park
& shenley reserve

johns rd (1)
wilding
park

river rd

woodham rd

avonside drive

bridle path rd

main north rd (74)

Northwood
&
Belfast

Avonside

Mount Pleasant

tunnel rd (74)

sherborne st
rossall st

bealey ave

barrington st
major hornbrooks reserve

colombo st

hackthorne rd

fitzgerald ave

harper ave

centaurus rd
princess margaret hospital

gloucester st
riccarton ave
hereford st
sumner rd

dyers pass rd

madras st

hagley ave

barbadoes st
hackthorne rd

CBD

Lyttelton

Cashmere