Urban Form
Green and blue infrastructure
As shown in the figure, there are substantial amounts of blue infrastructure with unlimited potential. This is obviously due to the large section of Thames and the Docks which the millennium mills site sits on. As well as this, north of the site there is an increased number of green areas that are accessible to the public compared to the south side, this is due to the increased density of housing in the north, this simply is supply and demand.
Notable blue infrastructure in Newham in dominated by the Thames and the Docks and notable green infrastructure include King George V Park, Maryon Park and Thames Barrier Park
Land use
In Newham, as well as most of London, the blocks show evidence of having a range of uses and high levels of variation with no real pattern. You can clearly see the division in block types between the different areas of the site. The west of the site is Silvertown Quays and shows a uniformed residential areas with similar building types and sizes with identical material usage. To contrast this, on the south-east of the mills is the Thames Barrier Park as well as the Thames Road Industrial Site which clearly demonstrates larger block sizes with an irregular size pattern.
The area around the Excel Centre follows no pattern, mainly due to the high level of commercial activity that takes place there.
The north side of the Mills, otherwise known as Beckton, has no real pattern in road and pathing which is shown in the Digimap. This is a direct comparison to Silvertown Quays which has a regimented road, pedestrian path and cycle paths.