New Urban Design
The New Urbanist, or Traditional Neighbourhood Design philosophy underlies the design concepts and planning of Thesen Islands.
Liveable neighbourhoods are those built to reduce dependency on cars, provide easy access to public and commercial amenities, increase community interactivity, improve cost-effectiveness of services and provide a simplified but higher quality of life. The focus is on the pedestrian as opposed to the motor vehicle. Buildings, open spaces, streets and walkways are scaled down for the pedestrian to experience and relate to with enjoyment and appreciation.
  
Quality of life isn't determined by the presence of gold plated taps and private croquet lawns, but by communal amenities such as safe park areas, interconnected networks of walkable streets with footpaths, cycle ways and pavement greenery. Shops, offices, schools and public buildings all need to have easy access, and such mixed-use developments can provide a diversity of housing types for all age groups. New Urbanist design typically includes single residential homes, row houses, granny flats and apartments and reduces energy use, greenhouse gases and urban sprawl.
Adherence to this tested and proven design philosophy produces refined buildings assembled into dignified neighbourhoods and the prescribed maritime architectural style is influenced by the cultural historical heritage of the island.
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