URBAN STITCH
Concept Plan
Transforming Sham Shui Po into a Livable and Low Impact Community
Urban Rejuvenation
Innovative New Building Typology Redevelopment
Specific Program Community Kitchen Community Spaces After school activities Profit-Making Programs Subsidised food Court Electic Car Silo Parking Eldercare Centre Childcare Centre
Transverse Mobility
Urban Stitch
Transverse Mobility
Green-Blue Network
Building Transformation
Low Impact & Self-sufficiency
Waste-to-energy network
Cluster of 3-5 Blocks redeveloped as single parcel Facade Characteristic Retained
Facade Characteristic Retained Retrofitted with energy efficient technology
Retrofitted with energy efficient technology
Rainwater Canal & Urban Stitch expanding at district scale
Exisiting Situation
H-Slab Public Housing
New Typology: Transport Hub
Dragon Centre Mall Lai Kok Public Housing
LRT Loop around 3 major magnets in district
Converting Organic Waste to Compost & Electicity
Rooftop Park: Activity Zone Nam Cheong Rainwater Park
Sham Shui Po Park
PV Canopy MTR Exit MTR Exit
New Typology: Hub
MTR Exit MTR Exit
Rooftop Park: Activity Zone
Namcheong Street Park
Rooftop Slums
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Pedestrianised Hawker Zone
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Backalley Spine
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1. Rooftop Slums 2. TV Antennae on Roof 3. Nam Cheong Street Park 4. Clothes Hangers on Facade 5. Signages on Facade 6. Aircon on Facade
Water Detention Pocket Garden
Axonometric: Urban Stitch
MASTER PLAN: Sham Shui Po
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Zoom Situations ZOOM 1: Light Rail Transit: Urban Boulevard Hub ZOOM 2: Nam Cheong Rain Garden
Bringing Water Back to Sham Shui Po
ZOOM 3: Revitalization of Hawker Zone ZOOM 4: Public Housing Complex Enhancing Quality of Space
Scale 1:2000 De-Densification and Urban Renewal INNOVATIVE NEW TYPOLOGY Hub with Active Grounds
Chain of Mobility New Mobility System Efficient N-S Connectivity Car-Free Transport
LRT ROUTE
BUILDINGS REDEVELOPMENT 3-5 Combined Parcels Preserving Facade Elements
BICYCLE ROUTE
BUILDINGS TRANSFORMATION
MTR EXIT
Preserving Facade Elements Energy Efficient Systems Living Space Guidelines
EXISTING BUILDINGS Living Space Guidelines
LTR STATION De-congesting Conflict Zone Pedestrianised Hawker Zone
PART TIME PEDESTRIAN FULL TIME PEDESTRIAN
Urban Stitch
ROADS
Green Network PARKS PLAYGROUNDS BIOSWALES DIAGONAL CONNECTOR
Low Impact Neighbourhood PV CANOPY
PERVIOUS PAVEMENT BIOSWALE CONNECTION
Ecologies
Apparatus
URBAN PARK CONNECTOR
References URBAN STITCH
URBAN RENEWAL
Boulevard Haussmann is lined along the apartment blocks, regulated cornice height gives a pleasing eyeline to the boulevard.
CHAIN OF MOBILITY
New short distance and environment friendly modes of transport.
Stockholm Bicycle Network
Zhangjiawo New Town in Tianjin
HAUSSMANN’S BOULEVARD PARIS
A water sensitive Urban design concept that collects rainwater and cleanses it through natural plant systems
ROTTERDAM BORNEO Community Programs on Active grounds with specific residential programs on upper floors
SINGAPORE LRT
ELECTRIC SHARED CARS: US
LOW IMPACT NEIGHBOURHOOD
TANNERS SPRING PARK, PORTLAND
MODERN KAMPUNG: ADMIRALTY
Zero waste to Landfill SAN FRANCISCO
Zoom Situations
ACTIONS Density & Living Space
SYSTEMS
OUTCOMES Population
113,747
Living Space
14 m2
70,000 4.52 m2
Energy
Social & Public Space
6.8 m2
Energy Consumption
30%
Energy Self Sufficiency
23%
Solar PV Solar Thermal Energy Waste to Energy
Water / Blue
Water Self Sufficiency
0.5 m2
reduced
11% 10% 2%
60% 44% Wet Season
Dry Season Grey Water Reclamation Rain Water Harvesting
Green / Natural
Green Per Capita Food Sufficiency
47% 13%
Wet Season
5.5 m2 0.37 m2
48%
Vegetable Demand
5.6%
Free Meals for the Poor
Micro economy
Environmental Quality No. of Cars Public Transport Network Asphalt Layer Permeable Pavement GHG Emissions
1600 Jobs Community Kitchen & Farms
75%
reduced
3.3 km 1 km
15%
reduced
15%
reduced
65%
reduced