Urban Structure 



This diagram summarizes the basic 

 structure of the spaces and 

 buildings that surround the 

 Aquarium site. The main approach 

 to the site is well defined by a 

 principal axis that reaches to the 

 Aquarium entry. At right angles to 

 this is the waterfront edges, a 

 secondary axis. The surrounding 

 building masses seem to enclose the 

 Aquarium, and define two distinct 

 spaces - the large slips to the 

 north and the south of the 

 Aquarium pier. These spaces, with 

 their water activities, become focal 

 elements around which development 

 has gathered. 



