Pasadena Zoning Ordinance for Multi-Family Housing: Design Development Drawings – Simulation Plan of a Pilot Neighborhood

Simulation plans of a pilot neighborhood studying building volumes and open spaces, and their interconnectedness. Five drawings focusing on the central three elements of the study towards formulating a new design ordinance for the city of Pasadena and simulating the expected outcome. The three elements –Building volumes, Gardens and courtyards, Roads, driveways and open parking spaces– are directly linked to each other as each one gives form to the other two.
The five drawings of the study are: 1) Building volume layouts on ground floor level formulating coherent open spaces and connections; 2) Spaces relating to car usage: roads, driveways and parking, highlighted in purple, 3) Gardens and courtyards, highlighted in green. 4) Roads, driveways and open parking spaces highlighted in purple, with gardens and open spaces highlighted in green. 5) The last drawing depicts a bird’s eye view of building volumes.