Development of Type Control Guidelines for the Old Town District of Hsinchu City

Abstract

The concept of “Building Type Control” was employed to establish hierarchical design guidelines for the urban regeneration process. GIS was used to manage and map environmental database as visual reference tool. Existing building regulations and urban design policies were reviewed to set out limitation and development vision for the study district, type control zones were set out with control design guidelines respectively to serve as a sufficient reference tool to assist design decision making in the urban regeneration process.