WEEK 4 - Scenario

creating community:
stronger sense of community?
basic needs for community?
self-sustain?

Stronger Sense of Community

The brief of the master planning was extended to include uses other than social housing such as retail and market halls, theatres, art studio and exhibition spaces, creating a vibrants hub of activity in the heart of the site. it breaks down social barriers between existing and new residents, helping to change the city perception of social housing by contributing positively to surrounding neighbourhoods.

on the building level, shared facilities for residents are stacked vertically, allowing easy access for residents. the space including fitness and meeting rooms, homework spaces, small parks and green houses ( help to promote a strong sense of community)

http://designbuildsource.com.au/addressing-china-rapid-urbanisation

exemplar1

At the single unit scale, flexibility and adaptability of personal space is paramount. Within a regular structural grid (to minimise cost and construction time), apartments can be modified to suit changes in lifestyle on a daily or longer-term basis. Single apartments can be combined into a larger apartment to accommodate a growing family, while furniture can be folded to turn a living space into a bedroom. A more stable community results as the apartments cater to the changing needs of their occupants through their different life stages. The design also imbues a greater sense of responsibility for the residents to care for their living environment, something that is rarely provided within social housing developments.

Self-Sustainable

The Ark looks more like a ship sitting upside down on the water. Design by Russian architect Alexander Remizov challenges the tradition of land-based hotel living and would provide a refuge in the future, that could be built on water as well as land.

The self-sustaining structure would be built around a central pillar, connecting wind generators and heat pumps on its roof with the basement, where solar, wind, and thermal energy could be stored and turned into electricity. the design is build without glass, instead of choosing glass as a material, the architect prefer a durable and self-cleaning foil that could withstand harsher weather conditions. That foil would be fastened to metal profiles, which would also collect rainwater. The building would also feature an indoor jungle, creating its own micro-climate.

http://www.thefifthestate.com.au/archives/20054
exemplar 2

WEEK 3 - Pattern Language

Lecture

Tutorial

WEEK 2

REGIONAL-

design a sustainable and self sufficient community

VIRTUAL-

communication

SUBURBAN-

opening of online store and closure of retail stores (retail stores utilised for experience only)

URBAN-

'congestion charge'

car tolled in city

Future Imagination

According to forecasts of the GIEC (Intergovernmental group on the evolution of the climate), the ocean level should rise from 20 to 90 cm during the 21st Century. What will happen in the future if the sea level keep rising? Is the earth will sink?

         In the future the city will floating in the ocean, imagine people will not know where they are, while the city keep floating and move around the world.

       There is a good exemplar of the floating city which is showing the imagination of floating city. The project called “lilypad” design by Vincent Callebaut.

        Lilypas is a floating city project which is addresses the increasing crisis of global warming. The whole structure is covered in green walls and roofs, the top portion covered in grasses with the inner portion featuring a palm oasis, and the under portion serving as a bed for natural sea planktons and oceanic plants.

reff:

http://neoarchbeta.wordpress.com/

http://freshome.com/

http://www.skepticalscience.com/