Sustainability and Urban Design : Strategies for Future Cities

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Sustainability and Urban Design Stategies for Future Cities Town Planning Expert Talk 2013 Exploring the ‘Future Cities’ 22 May 2013


The Studio – projects at a glance


The Team

The scale, diversity and global reach of our projects was unimaginable 40 years ago, yet many of the issues that excited us in the early days continue to inform what we do today.

1184

Total number of staff

20

Worldwide offices

45

Languages spoken

34

Average age

46

Average age of Senior team


Integrated Design – environmental engineering


45 years of Sustainability

1970

1980

1990

2000

2010


We must challenge assumptions

Cost $ Building Integrated Renewables Waste to Energy Utility Scale Renewables

GENERATE

Smart Grid Smart Appliances

MANAGE

Building Controls Energy Efficient Systems Sustainable Lifestyles

CONSERVE

Passive Design

Environmental Gain


We must think in terms of total cost


Universiti Teknologi Petronas Seri Iskandar, Malaysia 1998 – 2004






Beach Road

Singapore 2007 –


Extending a Green Spine into the site


Extending a Green Spine into the site


Green rising up the towers as a series of gardens


Protected by an Environmental Shield


Protected by an Environmental Shield








Canopy – Evolving from Constraints

Direct solar radiation

Hot roof surfaces and pedestrian ground level

4.00

4.50

Neutral

5.00

Hot

5.50

6.00

Very Hot


Canopy – Evolving from Constraints

Shingles allow the fresh air flows and provide rain protection

4.00

4.50

Neutral

5.00

Hot

5.50

6.00

Very Hot


Canopy – Panel Types Type 1

Type 2

Type 3

Type 4

Type 5


Canopy – Solar Radiation


Canopy – Renewable energy


Canopy – Environmental design Renewables

Daylight Access

Solar Heat

Air Velocity

Temperature

Surface Temperature

Thermal Sensation

4.00 4.50

Neutral

5.00

Hot

5.50

6.00

Very Hot


Using analysis to assess performance



Thames Hub United Kingdom 2011 –


Edinburgh Glasgow

Newcastle Gateshead

Carlisle

Leeds Manchester Liverpool Amsterdam Birmingham Felixstowe London Cardiff

Southampton

Brussels

Paris


Landscape design at Stowe House, Buckinghamshire Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown 1740


ENERGY GENERATION AND DISTRIBUTION • • •

Pylons marching across the landscape IMAGES Steaming cooling tower IMAGE Coal Power stations IMAGE



Integrated Engineering

High speed Local Freight Cycle and hiking Communications Water Power



Car dependent cities


Density versus petrol consumption

High Density Detroit

USA

Mixed Use

Petrol Consumption

Walking Public Transport Australia

Social Diversity Europe

Asia

Hong Kong

Low Source: Newman and Kenworthy

Density

High


Masdar Masterplan and Institute Abu Dhabi, UAE 2007 –


Walled City Bagh e Shahzadeh

Shibam


Old Cities Analysis

Fez

Aleppo

Shibam




City Zones University

Special Economy Zone

Commercial

Technology Park

Residential

Car Parking

Entertainment/ Hotel

Parks


Transportation Components

LRT - Tram PRT



Layering of the City

Buildings

Pedestrian level Services

Personal Rapid Transport

Main Infrastructure


Masdar Pilot Research Projects WiFi

Beam-down Solar Tower 10MW PV Farm

Wind Tower

Solar Driven Cooling Plant

Fresnel CSP

Parabolic Trough

Geothermal Test Well

Smart appliances and energy monitoring

Liquid desiccant dehumidification plant

Active sun tracking day-lighting system

Membrane Bio Reactor

PRT / FRT


Masdar, Abu Dhabi UAE


The Masdar Institute – Phase 1A

PV Roof

Laboratories

Residential

Pedestrian Streets Knowledge Centre PRT/FRT, Service Spaces, Special Lab Area



Thermal Comfort in Urban Environment


Thermal Imaging Assessment


Street Comparison Hamdan Street, Central Abu Dhabi

Masdar City, Abu Dhabi


Street Comparison

39°C

Air temperature

20°C

50°C

Radiant Temperature 52°C

Ground Surface Temperature 57°C

Radiant Temperature 37°C

Ground Surface Temperature 33°C


Courtyard - Pool of Coolness


Courtyard- Pool of Coolness 20째C

50째C

Wet Ground (sun) 27째C

Dry Ground (shade) 30째C







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