From Roof To Ground 從屋頂到地面
Part 2 METHODOLOGY
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COMMUNITY GLOBAL CITIES
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TWO MODELS 20
Endless Cities
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Bounded Cities
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DENCITY
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SOCIAL DEBATE
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HONG KONG: RENEWAL BETWEEN REVITALIZATION AND GENTRIFICATION
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A COMPARISON BETWEEN THREE MAIN PACIFIC METROPOLIS
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HONG KONG’S CANIONS
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HISTORY AND ECONOMIC GROWTH
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STREETS
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POPULATION GROWTH AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
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STREETS: WORKERS SUNDAY GATHERINGS
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ROOFTOP COMMUNITIES
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TIMELINE
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RENEWAL CASES
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LANDS OF RECLAMATIONS
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LANDS OF RECLAMATIONS
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ROOFTOP AS EVOLUTION OF THE PUBLIC SPHERE
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experiment KOWLOON CITY CBD2
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KAI-TAK
GENTRIFICATION DEBATE IN KCD
Methodology
MA TAU KOK INDUSTRIAL BACKGROUND
ARRIVAL DISTRICT
CHANGES AFTER KAI TAK CLOSING
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ROOFSCAPE: AN INTERNATIONAL OPEN DEBATE
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STARTING FROM THE CURRENT SITUATION
THE NEW MTR STATION
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MTR STATION AN ENTREPRENEURIAL DISTRICT
THE PUBLIC SPACE DEBATE Official public spaces Informal public spaces
MA TAU KOK PEOPLE
Rooftop settlements’ community sphere
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Rooftop gardening
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Rooftop playground
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APPLICATION
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ANALYSIS
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MASTERPLAN
5 STREETS
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BACKGROUND
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DIMENSION AND ROOFSHAPE
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USERS: INTERVIEWS
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POTENTIALS
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NEIGHBOURHOOD
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PROJECT
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CONCEPT
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WATER SYSTEM
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VEGETATION SYSTEM
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COMMUNITY HUBS
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HUBS TYPOLOGIES
THE MAGIC CARPET OF HENDRICK TIEBEN
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METHODOLOGY
METHODOLOGY A system of methods used in a particular area of study or activity. SYSTEM A set of things working together as parts of a mechanism or an interconnecting network; a complex whole. GOAL The object of a person’s ambition or effort; an aim or desired result.
source: Oxford Dictionary source*: Cambridge Dictionary
SCENARIO* a description of possible actions or events in the future FUNCTION* the way in which something works or operates FEATURE A distinctive attribute or aspect of something.
PRE-CONDITIONS ROOFSCAPE: AN INTERATIONAL OPEN DEBATE This thesis aims to find a solution for an alternative urban vertical expansion in such a dense city as Hong Kong. Nevertheless, this kind of process, intended to improve the roof use instead of the ground floor, it has already been tested in other cities for different reasons and goals. In this case we aren’t talking about specific roof uses, but rather about planned systems by governments and specialists. The great part of these projects aims to solve, through green roofs, environmental issues as the urban heat island, air pollution, heat loads and energy consumptions.79 There are several programs through the world that incentive these processes. Some of them are: Los Angeles Green Roofs program, Singapore Skyrise Greenery program, Chicago Green Roofs program, Toronto Eco-Roof incentive program. However all these programs aren’t interested in a possible commu-
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nity development of these roofs. A completely different, more complex and community-oriented plan is the Rotterdam Roofscapes program. In the last years the city of Rotterdam is trying to stimulate a multifunctional use of the roof in the city80. In such a compact city as Rotterdam, roofs can be intended as valuable space for urban activities in addition to energy and water collection. A urban program proposal for Rotterdam was made by the De Urbanisten studio, an interesting plan that finds several solutions for each type of neighbourhood of Rotterdam through combining 4 different types of sustainable roofs: green, blue, red and yellow (each of them represent a different goal).80 This methodology has several similarities to ours. However, our solution aims to be more specific in solving necessities of inhabitants of each building.
79. Environmental Affairs Department, City of Los Angeles, Green Roofs: Cooling Los Angeles, <http://www.environmentla.org/pdf/ EnvironmentalBusinessProgs/Green%20Roofs%20Resource%20Guide%202007.pdf>, 2007 [last retrieved: 2017-09-08] 80. De Urbanisten, Rotterdam Roofscapes,<http://www.urbanisten.nl/wp/?portfolio=rotterdam-roofscapes>, 2015 [last retrieved: 2017-0908]
STARTING FROM THE CURRENT SITUATION Our research theme, however, is strictly connected to the development of the rooftop as alternative and possible evolution of the community sphere. Our studies in Hong Kong started from here, as empirical examination of the uncommon use of the roofs. About this theme, we made a deep photographical survey in Ma Tau Kok, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve talked with people living in rooftop communities, local NGOâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and people of the neighbourhood. Our research has gone for almost one month and half, looking at how people are related with the community spaces, including rooftops. Our project methodology started from the desire of systematise what actually is sometimes a spontaneous and sometimes planned use of the roofs. As it started as an empirical study, we decided to introduce the drafting process by analyzing
the existence. Rooftop Communities as XX century urban village, roof farms as evolution of the urban farming, rooftop playgrounds as transformation of the traditional district recreation ground are three different cases of the roof uses, sometimes promoted by the government, sometimes illegals. Our aim is to build a system made by distinct roof uses, merging community needs with education, production and welfare needs and opportunities.
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PRE-CONDITIONS
Rooftop settlementsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; community sphere Rooftop communities are the first roof models that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve analysed. Initially the stairwell position, then the houses disposition, during the years, consolidated residual areas. We visited several rooftop settlements and what interested us was the relation between the sense of community, the affinity among house tenants and residual spaces occupation by the dwellers. Those most harmonious communities share open spaces as outdoor living rooms, gardens and drying clothes areas. Those settlements where dwellers respect each others are composed of a strict division of the areas between the tenants. Sometimes these divisions are demarcated by gates. Those settlements whose tenants donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t relate each others, or are in conflict, are characterised by abandoned and unused areas. In this case residual areas are full of trash and remaining of constructing works. Mainly these settlements can be divided in three models. The first one is the Court model, which is characterised of a only stairwell that serves 4/5 apartments. It has, usually a common toilet and a central patio surrounded by houses. The second one is Straight model, which is composed of a central dark corridor that links all the apartments. This model is interesting for the use of the corridor, always full of clothes drying and kids playing with their mothers. The last one is the Linked-Spots model, which is similar to the second model, but is charcaterised by some common open areas as spot between the houses. As previously affirmed, these spots, according to the relation between the dwellers, are private or public used.
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ROOFTOP COURT MODEL 23 SHEK KIP MEI STREET, TONG MI, HK.
STAIRWELL
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ROOFTOP STRAIGHT MODEL 23 SHEK KIP MEI STREET, TONG MI, HK.
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PLAY ZONE
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ROOFTOP LINKED-SPOT MODEL 23 SHEK KIP MEI STREET, TONG MI, HK.
CLOTHESLINE
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GARBAGE
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Rooftop gardening In Hong Kong it’s interesting how people use their rooftops. There are several and different ways of gardening on the roofs of the city. A first case are the private pots gardens. These are the most rudimental model, that is composed by an irregular disposition of vegetated pots managed by privates. In these pots you can find several little cultivations. This represent the interest of the people, of every social class, in grow cultivations. A second case are the community gardens, organized roof gardens managed by various building dwellers. This model is more regular and organised than the previous one. The third case are the rooftop urban farms. This model is the most organised.These rooftop farms are mostly managed by external organizations, as NGO’s. Examples of farms management organisations are Project Grow, Rooftop Republic, HK Farm. The main aim of these organisations is the production of fresh food and the people education to a stronger sense of community and to the importance of a local production of food for a sustainable future. These NGO’s often rent industrial building rooftops for developing these farms.
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ROOFTOP PRIVATES GARDEN 23 SHEK KIP MEI STREET, TONG MI, HK.
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ROOFTOP COMMUNITY GARDEN 120 TO KWA WAN ROAD, MA TAU KOK, HK.
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ROOFTOP URBAN FARM
TUNG NAM FACTORY BUILDING, 40 MA TAU KOK RD, MA TAU CHUNG, HK.
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CHILLING AREA
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FARMING AREA
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Rooftop playgrounds In Hong Kong the lack of space is a real issue that the government is constantly facing. The vertical overlapping of function, for example in public housing estates, is a key point for the planning of compact constructions. Because of this, mostly in the densest urban areas, playgrounds and recreation grounds are overlapped to others buildings. These community areas are so much used by the public housing dwellers, exactly as ground floor recreation grounds, but are closed to the public. In these playgrounds there are sitting areas, games for childs and gym equipments for elderly people. At the same time, we can find similar playgrounds, definitely more luxurious, in private housing esates. Also these areas are gated to the public. In these playgrounds there are minigolf courts, swiming pools, grill areas. What is interesting is that all these community spots are already in use and can be improve into a functional system that could relate a whole community into several activities.
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PRIVATE HOUSING PLAYGROUNDS GRAND WATERFRONT TOWERS, 38 SAN MA TAU STREET, MA TAU KOK, HK.
SWIMMING POOL
MINIGOLF
GRILL AREA 200
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PUBLIC HOUSING PLAYGROUNDS SHEK KIP MEI ESTATE, NAM CHEONG STREET, SHAM SHUI PO, HK.
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APPLICATION In the following pages, we describe the application of the methodology that we are going to use in planning Ma Tau Kok roofscape. Methodology aims to combine people requests, existing rooftop uses, government punctual policies into a system. This system depends on crucial goals. Scenarios can apply through these goals and through buildings features that identify the application of these scenarios.
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how to improve the inhabitantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nowadays lifestyle?
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By which means is it possible to reach our goals?
FUNCTIONS a simple solution to solve the goals characterized by a scenario
SPACES The methodology whishes to find a solution for creating a simple but flexible system, so that it can be practiced in every areas where government would like to improve. The goals are results of interviews and inhabitants necessities, through it itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s possible to improve their lifestyle. Building features are the precise characteristics of every building. Scenarios are the support through the goals could be reach. The relation between these three factors define the choosing of functions related to a certain building. The mixture of selected functions define the various spaces that characterise each building. What we would find, is a solution that could be different for each roofs.
APPLICATION
GOALS Goals are the fundamental core of the methodology. These orientate the evolution of every roof system. In this case weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve found four main goals, production, education, community and welfare. Goals are the way by which inhabitants necessities could be improved.
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PRODUCTION Production is related to people necessities in such a popular district with a high percentage of unemployers and low-income resindents. This goal comprehends, amongst others, food production, but, nevertheless, also natural resources production for a better sustainability of energy and water.
EDUCATION Education is a key point in this popular district. Here, exactly as the production, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fundamental to unemployers and, in this case, for immigrants to learn new jobs, arts and the local language.
COMMUNITY Community is the central point of the system. The goal is to improve collective connections through community activities.
WELFARE Welfare is related to the individual improving lifestyles that are linked to the several activities reached through the scenarios.
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SCENARIOS Scenarios are the means through the goals can be applied. These promote several solution to reach targets. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve choose these scenarios due to existing or upcoming favourable conditions in Ma Tau Kok.
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APPLICATION
CULTURE
The culture scenario has been chosen due to the presence of several artits and craftsman in the district. These could promote in the neighbourhood activities for the collectivity and new job opportunities.
WATER
Water is an interesting scenario to develop in this area. From a side, the large roofs of industrial building can be collected and reused for communityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s needs, from another side, on rooftop communities there are flooding issues that can be solved with a good infrastructure system.
VEGETATION
Vegetation is one of those scenarios choosen from an existing condition really appreciated by the residents It could be a interesting means through educate people to a job and produce food and favourite well-being.
SOLAR ENERGY
Solar Energy is a usefull scenario in order to favourite a future of sustainable economy and energy production.
SPORT
Sport is a fundamental scenario in Hong Kong. There is a high possibility of sport facilities all around the city and in Ma Tau Kok there is a huge sport field. However we would like to promote an alternative planning that could concern those activities that arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t acceptet in the existing courts.
BUSINESS
Business is a scenario that could be linked to the profits made through the production of goods and resources on rooftops.
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APPLICATION
BUILDINGS Buildings are the element through methodology can be realised. Thanks to these, functions transform in spaces. We studied three different building models due to their use, from residential to industry, in order to understand the possibilities of management and administration.
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RESIDENCES Ma Tau Kok has an heterogeneous heritage of different housing typologies that represents the several periods and government policies during the years. Mostly on residential buildings we thought that the activities chosen could be managed by the residents, as roof farms and local markets .
SERVICES Services are the lesser part of the buildings of Ma Tau Kok. Nevertheless they have a crucial relevance in the district. What we thought about these buildings is to give them a vertical expansion, that could be maintain by the owners, for activities that could engage all social classes of the district.
INDUSTRIES ndustries are large part of the buildings of the area. This kind of building has huge roof dimension and are truly pertinent to collectivity activities or intensive productions. In great part these buildings are home for various offices whose employers come from other areas of Hong Kong, so the activities could be managed by other organisations.
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APPLICATION
BUILDING FEATURES DIMENSIONS In choosing functions that could characterise a roof, we thougt about dimensions and capacity. The less are the dimensions, more private could be the activities done inside
ROOF SHAPE The roof shape study, as the dimensions, reveals the possibility of doing certain activities.
POTENTIALS The potential means the future possibilities of the community in relation to the development of the activities on a certain roof.
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APPLICATION
USERS To think about possible users of a roof is essential for the success of the projected spaces. At the same time thinking about who manages the roof can drive the project to choose some activities instead of others.
BACKGROUND The story of the building and of the users can be useful in order to project a roof that maintains the heritage of the building itself.
NEIGHBOURHOOD The relation between the building and the surrounding neighborhood helps us to understand the possible role of the roof in the community.
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FUNCTIONS Functions are the result of the product between goals, scenarios and building features. These functions can be mixed togheter and construct a wide range of different spaces. The choose of certain function togheter favorites the functional orientation of a roof (f.e. food production-oriented roof ).
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BUSINESS
SPORT
SOLAR ENERGY
VEGETATION
WATER
CULTURE
APPLICATION
PRODUCTION
EDUCATION
COMMUNITY
WELFARE
This diagram represents the merging between goals and scenarios that create functions. As explained, the goal is the main aim, the exterior part of the circles. Instead, scenarios are what distinguish several possibilities of reaching goals. In this chart functions are represented as buttons. This is our idea. By switching on buttons, it is possible to merge several function and construct always different spaces. Thanks to this diagram itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s possible to easily manage the project process, by targeting, depending on case, the functional orientation of the roof. If a community is interested in focussing on the food production, green buttons would be switch on, to detriment of other scenarios. This process can be a easy model of co-planning between institution, specialists and communities.
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APPLICATION
WATER
VEGETATION
ART PRODUCTION
WATER HARVESTING
ALIMENTATION
ART STUDIES
W.S. MAINTENANCE
CULTIVATION STUDIES
EXHIBITIONS
IRRIGATION
CULTIVATIONS
EXCHANGE OF IDEAS
COOLING
LOISIR
WELFARE
COMMUNITY
EDUCATION
PRODUCTION
CULTURE
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APPLICATION
SOLAR ENERGY
SPORT
BUSINESS
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ANALYSIS Consequently to functions choices, we related those with each building of Ma Tau Kok sub-district. In the following pages we introduce an analysis of buildings through a selection of functions and a draft of new rooftop spaces.
RESIDENCES Residences are those buildings whose users could manage their roof spaces. Infact, these roof uses are intended, where it was possible to build up new areas, as common areas partially privated, partially opened to foreigners, with relax, production and retail spaces. These areas aims to be flexible as possible, in order to comply inhabitants necessities and desires.
ANALYSIS
RESIDENCES #1 “13 STREETS” BUILDINGS
FUNCTION SCHEDULE CULTURE
WATER
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NEW ROOF SPACES Food Market, Rooftop Farm, Food Court.
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VEGETATION
SOLAR ENERGY
SPORT
BUSINESS
ANALYSIS
“5 STREETS” BUILDINGS RESIDENCES #2
FUNCTION SCHEDULE CULTURE
WATER
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NEW ROOF SPACES Food Market, Rooftop Farm, Food Court.
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ANALYSIS
RESIDENCES #3 GRAND WATERFRONT PLAZA
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NEW ROOF SPACES Photovoltaic Plant.
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WATER
VEGETATION
SOLAR ENERGY
SPORT
BUSINESS
ANALYSIS
CHONG CHIEN COURT RESIDENCES #4
FUNCTION SCHEDULE CULTURE
WATER
VEGETATION
SOLAR ENERGY
SPORT
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NEW ROOF SPACES Food Market, Rooftop Farm, Multifunctional Building.
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RESIDENCES #5 HANG CHIEN COURT
FUNCTION SCHEDULE CULTURE
WATER
VEGETATION
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NEW ROOF SPACES Food Market, Rooftop Farm, Multifunctional Building.
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SOLAR ENERGY
SPORT
BUSINESS
ANALYSIS
WEI CHIEN COURT RESIDENCES #6
FUNCTION SCHEDULE CULTURE
WATER
VEGETATION
SOLAR ENERGY
SPORT
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NEW ROOF SPACES Food Market, Rooftop Farm, Multifunctional Building.
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SERVICES Services roofs are intended as support to the activities done inside each building. These roofs have more specific intended uses than the others buildings and we thought they could be managed by the people working inside those buildings.
ANALYSIS
SERVICES #1 CATTLE DEPOT ARTISTS VILLAGE
FUNCTION SCHEDULE CULTURE
WATER
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NEW ROOF SPACES Gallery, Atelier, Art Market.
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VEGETATION
SOLAR ENERGY
SPORT
BUSINESS
ANALYSIS
TO KWA WAN SPORTS CENTER SERVICES #2
FUNCTION SCHEDULE CULTURE
WATER
VEGETATION
SOLAR ENERGY
SPORT
BUSINESS P
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NEW ROOF SPACES Sport Hall, Jogging Track, Roof Garden.
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ANALYSIS
SERVICES #3 NORTH POINT FERRY PIER
FUNCTION SCHEDULE CULTURE
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VEGETATION
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NEW ROOF SPACES Roof Garden, Jogging Track, Pitch/Sport Field.
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SOLAR ENERGY
SPORT
BUSINESS
ANALYSIS
BRADBURY NURSING HOME FOR BLINDS SERVICES #4
FUNCTION SCHEDULE CULTURE
WATER
VEGETATION
SOLAR ENERGY
SPORT
BUSINESS P
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NEW ROOF SPACES Craft Workshop, Gallery, Manufactures Shop.
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ANALYSIS
SERVICES #5 KOWLOON ANIMAL MANAGEMENT SERVICE
FUNCTION SCHEDULE CULTURE
WATER
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NEW ROOF SPACES Food Market, Rooftop Farm, Local Market.
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SOLAR ENERGY
SPORT
BUSINESS
ANALYSIS
THE HONG KONG SOCIETY FOR BLINDS SERVICES #6
FUNCTION SCHEDULE CULTURE
WATER
VEGETATION
SOLAR ENERGY
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BUSINESS P
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NEW ROOF SPACES Interactive Garden, Cultivation School.
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INDUSTRIES Industrial buildingsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; roofs are intended, in certain cases, as services, as support to the existing activities, in others, in particular referring to those ex-industries turned into offices, we thought these could be managed by external people for several different uses.
ANALYSIS
INDUSTRIES #1 KAPOK INDUSTRIAL BUILDING
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NEW ROOF SPACES Rooftop Garden.
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WATER
VEGETATION
SOLAR ENERGY
SPORT
BUSINESS
ANALYSIS
MERIT INDUSTRIAL BUILDING INDUSTRIES #2
FUNCTION SCHEDULE CULTURE
WATER
VEGETATION
SOLAR ENERGY
SPORT
BUSINESS P
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NEW ROOF SPACES Rooftop Waterplaza, Rooftop Garden, Food Court.
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ANALYSIS
INDUSTRIES #3 ON LOK FACTORY BUILDING
FUNCTION SCHEDULE CULTURE
WATER
VEGETATION
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NEW ROOF SPACES Wood Lab Workshop, Cycle Test Drive Track, Craft School.
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SOLAR ENERGY
SPORT
BUSINESS
ANALYSIS
LUCKY HOUSE INDUSTRIES #4
FUNCTION SCHEDULE CULTURE
WATER
VEGETATION
SOLAR ENERGY
SPORT
BUSINESS P
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NEW ROOF SPACES Rooftop Waterplaza, Rooftop Garden, Jogging Track.
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ANALYSIS
INDUSTRIES #5 CHEONG WAH FACTORY BUILDING
FUNCTION SCHEDULE CULTURE
WATER
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NEW ROOF SPACES Rooftop Restaurant, Rooftop Garden.
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VEGETATION
SOLAR ENERGY
SPORT
BUSINESS
ANALYSIS
HING WAH CENTER INDUSTRIES #6
FUNCTION SCHEDULE CULTURE
WATER
VEGETATION
SOLAR ENERGY
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NEW ROOF SPACES Greenhouse, Food Court, Rooftop Garden.
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ANALYSIS
INDUSTRIES #7 SHUN LUEN FACTORY BUILDING
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NEW ROOF SPACES Rooftop Farm.
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WATER
VEGETATION
SOLAR ENERGY
SPORT
BUSINESS
ANALYSIS
NEW LEE WAH CENTER INDUSTRIES #8
FUNCTION SCHEDULE CULTURE
WATER
VEGETATION
SOLAR ENERGY
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BUSINESS P
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NEW ROOF SPACES Clubhouse, Rooftop Terrace Garden.
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ANALYSIS
INDUSTRIES #9 NEW PORT CENTER
FUNCTION SCHEDULE CULTURE
WATER
VEGETATION
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NEW ROOF SPACES Rooftop Village, Rooftop Farm, Community Spaces.
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SOLAR ENERGY
SPORT
BUSINESS
ANALYSIS
FREDER CENTER INDUSTRIES #10
FUNCTION SCHEDULE CULTURE
WATER
VEGETATION
SOLAR ENERGY
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NEW ROOF SPACES Rooftop Park.
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ANALYSIS
INDUSTRIES #11 K.K. INDUSTRIAL BUILDING
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NEW ROOF SPACES Sport Center.
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VEGETATION
SOLAR ENERGY
SPORT
BUSINESS
ANALYSIS
D.H.L. HOUSE INDUSTRIES #12
FUNCTION SCHEDULE CULTURE
WATER
VEGETATION
SOLAR ENERGY
SPORT
BUSINESS P
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NEW ROOF SPACES Car Test Drive Track, Car Exhibition Center.
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ANALYSIS
INDUSTRIES #13 TRIANGLE MOTOR LTD.
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NEW ROOF SPACES Car Workshop School.
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VEGETATION
SOLAR ENERGY
SPORT
BUSINESS
ANALYSIS
ETC HONG KONG INDUSTRIES #14
FUNCTION SCHEDULE CULTURE
WATER
VEGETATION
SOLAR ENERGY
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BUSINESS P
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NEW ROOF SPACES Photovoltaic Plant.
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ANALYSIS
INDUSTRIES #15 FRANK DALE & STEPSON HONG KONG
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NEW ROOF SPACES Rooftop Terrace.
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VEGETATION
SOLAR ENERGY
SPORT
BUSINESS
ANALYSIS
INDUSTRIES #16
FUNCTION SCHEDULE CULTURE
WATER
VEGETATION
SOLAR ENERGY
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NEW ROOF SPACES Car Exhibition Center, Photovoltaic Plant, Rooftop Terrace.
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ANALYSIS
INDUSTRIES #17
FUNCTION SCHEDULE CULTURE
WATER
VEGETATION
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NEW ROOF SPACES Gardening School, District Cultural Pole, Community School.
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SPORT
BUSINESS
ANALYSIS
TING SUN PLAZA 1 INDUSTRIES #18
FUNCTION SCHEDULE CULTURE
WATER
VEGETATION
SOLAR ENERGY
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NEW ROOF SPACES Community Area, Roof Garden.
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INDUSTRIES #19 TING SUN PLAZA 2
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NEW ROOF SPACES Photovoltaic Plant.
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MASTERPLAN This Masterplan designed for Ma Tau Kok roofs aims to reach a defined target: to build up a new roofscape, through a Community Sensitive Urban Design. In order to realise that we accurately followed the methodology, each roof has been redesigned under guidelines offered by the function schedules. Several different uses rose by following this analysis. Nevertheless, we tried to plan an heterogeneous mixture of spaces, due to the
presence of every social classes in the district, that, however, maintains a functional uniformity thanks to natural resources harvesting and sharing energy supplies. Further, a common factor between all the buildings, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the attention to the urban heat island reduction, through a high use of vegetation on the roofs. Through these solutions, we aim to purpose a combination of existing realities and new con-
structions of Ma Tau Kok roofs under a common system. Beside this, we focussed also in how represent these new spaces, in order to make them attractive to who is walking on the ground floor. From a formal point of view, we purpose strange shapes, strong colours and bumped structures. Our masterplan includes a total of more that 100.000 square meters of new public spaces built up on existing roofs. This reclaimed roofsca-
pe of Ma Tau Kok has the same dimension of the biggest public park of Hong Kong: Victoria Park.
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Carlo Alberto Monteverde Giorgio Salza