Transforming Cities Scott Dunn 8 May 2012
Overview
Cities
Catalyst
River of Life
Continuing the Story
Rivers, a Common Thread
Kuala Lumpur
Cities
194 Cities in Asia with 1 Million people
56 Cities In Americas
43 Cities In Europe
37 Cities In Africa and Oceania
Cities 30% Non Urban Dwellers
70% Urban Dwellers
So What Defines a
City?
ECONOMICS?
The Urban Experience
MALAYSIA
Rural Urban Total
Access to Clean Water 1990: 96% Access to Clean Water 2006: 96%
Increase: 0%
100% 100%
98% 98%
Vertical vs Horizontal Growth
KL skyscapers
MALAYSIA 281% (between 1990 - 2007)
An era of complexity Tailoring solutions to respond to the complex challenges of the contemporary world.
How do you make a city
Different from the rest?
No Two Cities are the Same
“[A City] is a theatre of social action” ~ Lewis Mumford
The kit of parts
The kit of parts the planning framework
natural resources
public realm & transportation
buildings socioeconomy
These pieces can create the healthy city
How are
Asian Cities faring?
Livability
Top 20 Most Livable Cities by 2020
Livability
Kuala Lumpur City
Kuala Lumpur City
Kuala Lumpur City • Annual Real Growth Rate of
6% in GNI
• High Income Nation Status with
USD15000 per capita income • Create 3.3 million jobs
By Transforming its City
Catalyst
Catalyst Five Principles Keep People Engaged
Let Nature Thrive
Let Visitors Visit
Celebrate Cultures
Attract Businesses to Invest
Kuala Lumpur City
Catalyst
XX people in XX residential units Offered XX employment opportunities House
River of Life • House 35,500 people • Build 13,900 residential units • Create 27,000 employment opportunities • Increase GFA of commercial space by 1
million square meters
Rivers A Common Thread
Rivers, a common thread that binds
Rivers, a common thread that binds
Rivers, a common thread that binds
The Singapore River
The Old Singapore River
The Old Singapore River (1920s)
The Old Singapore River (1970s)
The New Singapore River
Rivers, a common thread that binds
Seoul
The Old Cheonggyecheon
The New Cheonggyecheon
The New Cheonggyecheon
• Attracts 64,000 visitors daily • Increases number of businesses by 3.5% • Increase number of working people in the area by 0.8% • Increase land price by 30 – 50% for properties within 50 meters of the restoration project
The
Success Formula
River: Regeneration History
Urban Living
Culture
Nature
River of Life
River of Life CLC Livability Framework
High Quality of Life
Outcomes (What's)
Competitive Sustainable Economy Environment
Integrated Master Planning & Development Strong Urban Governance Systems (How's)
River of Life • The plan creates the
framework for transformation, regeneration and growth. • It sets the foundation for the 11 precincts of River of Life through consolidation of urban design, landscape, transportation, environmental and economic solutions.
River of Life
River of Life
Tightening
Social Fabric
River of Life
River of Life
River of Life
The Urban Fabric
QUALITY LIVING IN THE CITY
River of Life
AMIXEDUSECOMMUNITY:
/ provide range of commercial and residential unit sizes / more live-in-city population/ increase more pedestrian commuter / efficient usage of resources integration
MAINTAININGAFFORDABILITY:
+35,000 NEW JOBS +12,000 in the city
/ zero cost for government / addresses middle income group housing shortage AFFORDABLE RESIDENTIAL / increase affordable units population to live in the city / contribute moving towards a value added economy / job creation additional GFA of / wealth creation / symbol of community pride
+1,000,000 sqm COMMERCIAL SPACE
ECO – T.O.D.
HIGH DENSITY DEVELOPMENT
BUS INTERCHANGE
9 7
TRANSITORIENTEDDEVELOPMENT +ECOLOGYSENSITIVEDEVELOPMENT KEYPRINCIPLES:
/ transit driven + more compact urban form / promote mixed-use, mix-density, walkable neighborhoods. / public transportation + pedestrian oriented. / high quality open space (park and waterway)
%
TRANSIT
COVERAGE within study area
HERITAGE
URBAN INFILL
OLD RAILWAY STATION ADAPTIVE RE-USE
KL TRANSIT MUSEUM
GUIDING LIGHT-MERDEKASQUARE FORMALLAWN COURTYARDDINING KIOSK
FOUNDERSCOURT INFINITYEDGEFOUNTAINS
FORMALLAWN
WATERFRONTDINING
ABDULSAMADBUILDING
REVITALISATION
Urban Infill
INCREASE VALUE
KEEPING URBAN GRAIN
Pedestrian Connection
THEGUIDINGLIGHTS
GUDING GALLERIES
GUIDING LIGHTS
10
+ km of PEDESTRIAN
ORIENTED STREET along THE RIVER OF LIFE
BECKON LIGHTS
45 MINUTES CYCLE JOURNEY from titiwangsato brickfields
Streets & urban life
River of Life
Master Plan Principles form Competion
Jurong Lake Singapore : Urban Heat Island and Walkablity Heat Emissions
public realm & transportation
Wind Speed 1.5m/s
public realm walkability
South-West
urban heat island
Wind Direction
Peak Time After mid-day, 3pm, June
Sky Garden Landscaped garden
Thermal emissivity 0.9 Absorptance 0.6
Urban Heat Island and Walkablity Urban Heat Island Jurong Gateway massing alternatives
-0.94
celcius
relative temperature reduction to baseline
Jurong Gateway – Plan A Jurong Gateway – Plan B Jurong Gateway
Optimized layout and building massing for effective air flows
Urban Heat Island and Walkablity Urban Heat Island : Jurong Gateway massing alternatives Stagger tall and short buildings to induce breeze at pedestrian level
Allow open flow paths for prevailing winds
Urban Heat Island and Walkablity Urban Heat Island
2% improvement on Actual Sensation Vote (ASV) Impact on external thermal comfort of pedestrians Implementation Strategies
Provide descriptive guidelines and recommendations to cover 100 trees per HA/15m spacing
30% green cover of site 50% of faรงade uses light colored concrete cladding 50% of footprint as sky terrace or roof garden Reduction in air temperature compared to baseline
River of Life
Telling Our
Story
The Singapore River
The New Cheonggyecheon
River of Life
Distinctive City
River of Life
Rivers
A Way of Life
The New Cheonggyecheon
The New Cheonggyecheon
Fish Species have increased from 4 25 Bird Species have increased from 6 36 Insect Species have increased from 15 192
The New Cheonggyecheon
River of Life: Eco Valley
River of Life
Staying
Relevant Amid the Competition
Paris
River of Life Master Plan
River of Life
An increase of XX% in
Tourism Receipts Contribute XX% to Malaysia’s GNI Growth
Overall Performance
Quantified Performance Recommended Program
Achieved Targets
-25%
MTCo2eq
-31.5%
-35%
kWh/Yr
-34.4%
BVI Score:
+25%
BVI Score:
+57%
m3
-30%
m3
-30%
km/Yr
-15%
km/Yr
BaU
Aspirational Targets
Carbon
MTCo2eq Energy
kWh/Yr Biodiversity
-15.1%
Stage 1 : Defining the Measures, KPI’s and Targets
Stage 1 : Defining the Gap
Stage 1 : Assessment of Current Plans & Identify Gaps SSIM Stage One Inputs and Outputs Example
Option 1
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Option 3
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Option 2
Option 3
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Option 2
Option 3
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Option 2
Option 3
District Master Plan SSIM Stage One Diagrams
Continuing the Story
Continuing the Story
The Unique KL City Story
Continuing the Story
Create, Enhance & Sustain the
World’s Built, Natural & Social Environments
Thank you
8 May 2012