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Crescent at Poundbury

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Crescent of houses at Poundbury, designed by Ben Pentreath, master plan by Leon Krier, 2006.
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Crescent and Sheep in Bath, England

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The urban rural edge at a Georgian crescent in Bath England.
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Poundbury Crescent with Trees

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Poundbury is a mixed use, mixed income urban extension to the town of Dorchester, master planned by Leon Krier for HRH The Prince of Wales and the Duchy of Cornwall. This image s of a crescent of villas in Phase 2, designed by Ben Pentreath.
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Egerton Crescent Plan

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Plan illustrating horizontal dimensions. The average cornice height of the townhomes facing the crescent is approximately 44 feet with the roof elevation at about 49 feet. This creates a middle closure ratio of 4.5:1.
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Egerton Crescent

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Egerton Crescent was created in the mid 1840s by James Bonnin, Sr. who earlier had built the nearby Pelham Crescent. The Crescent is noteworty for a variety of reaons including masterful architectural differentation and a very pleasant size. Crescents allow the creation of significant frontage for houses without the loss of a large number of buildable lots. The Crescent is 475 feet long when measured face to face of building and 220 feet wide. The middle closure ratio is 1:4.5. Unlike Pelham Crescent, there is no street break at the apex. the overall rhythm is DAAAABAAAABCCBAAAABAAAAD. Great attention was focused on the detailing of the entry porches and their differentation. Balconies are continuous for three or four units and then break for emphasis. Window treatments are carefully modified at each level. My favorite Belgrave square.
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