FAUNA MOVEMENT

Floral Species And Habitat

MANGROVE HABITAT CONDITION IN SINGAPORE

VEGETATION DENSITY IN SUNGEI PANDAN

SPECIES MAP - ZOOM IN 1: PANDAN MANGROVE

Area A

SPECIES MAP - ZOOM IN 2: URBAN HABITAT

Area B1

Area B2

Area B3

Seawall Vegetation

Barringtonia racemosa Pouteria obovata

Barringtonia racemosa, Pouteria obovata which coastal forest species are commonly identified on Pandan Road.

Rhizophora and back mangroves are establishing on seawall and canal mouth.Alstonia angustiloba on roadside.

Coastal forest species (Calophyllum inophyllum, Alstonia angustiloba, Talipariti tiliaceum, Terminalia catappa) are used for urban plantation in this area.

SPECIES MAP - ZOOM IN 3: MARSH GARDEN, WEST COAST PARK

Area C

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Habitat Map Of Sungei Pandan

Legend

Tidal Mangrove Freshwater Mangrove Brackish Swamp

Brackish Pond Coastal Forest Seawall

Tidal River Riverine Drainage Canal

Park & Garden Plantation

Roadside

Habitat Map Of Sungei Pandan

Tidal Mangrove

Often identified at tidal waterfront, impacted by salty seawater flow and inundations

[Pandan habitat A]

River River habitats are freshwater or tidal streams that undergoes a state of continuous physical changes of flowing water.

[Sungei Pandan river habitat]

Freshwater Mangrove

Featuring mid-high tide mangroves and back mangrove species, less impacted by salt water intrusion

[Pandan habitat A, C]

Coastal Forest

Seaside terrestrial habitat, with species tolerant of harsh coastal condition: salt spray, strong, seawater intrusion, and full sun.

[Pandan habitat A, C]

Brackish Swamp

Water pond with static water level, has more salinity than freshwater, but not as much as seawater.

[Pandan habitat C]

Roadside

Trees are foundamental to roadside habitat. Epiphytes establishing on the tree truncks and shrubs and climbers further diversify this urban ecosystem.

[habitat B]

Riverine

Riverine is the habitat along-side the river. Riverline in forest area are well-shaded by the canopy, and with waterway providing colling environment

[habitat A]

Seawall

Seawall are engineering structures for protection from wave-erosion. However, they are also supportive for spontaneous growth intertidal marine organisms.

[habitat A, C]

Rocky Shore

A rocky shore is an intertidal area that consists of solid rocks. It is often a biologically rich environment and can include many different microhabitats type.

Canaland Drainage

Canals and drainages are concrete or gravel structures for rapid conveyance of urban surface runoff. Waterbody isolated from its surroundings.

[habitat B]

Park & Garden

Tamed landscape under management. Not only the vegetations are under human intervention, but there are also facilities and manmade structures integrated into this habitat.

[habitat A, C]

Plantation

Plantation are usually monocultured vegetation that serves as alternative food source for fauna.

[habitat A, B]

SPECIES ADAPTABILITY AND FAUNA ASSOCIATION

Soil Pollution

soiL poLLuTion anaLysis based on poLLuTion degree map SOIL

LEGEND salt/fresh flow drainage flow surface flow main canal flow

Hardscape And Softscape Analysis

Hardscape And Softscape Analysis

Percentage Of Different Categories

Grass

Bare

Mixed

Relatively natural vegetation

Relatively

Proposals

THE SYMBIOSIS OF COASTAL LANDSCAPE SUCCESSION IN A HIGH DENSE NEIGHBOURHOOD

Kuan Wai Tuck Victor P96

GROWING TOGETHERSEEDING COASTAL HABITAT INTO HIGH DENSE DEVELOPMENT AREA

Wang Zhe P108

COASTAL LANDSCAPE AS STORMWATER MANAGEMENT INFRASTRUCTURE

Kong Lingchang P120

THOUGHTFUL PLACEMENT OF GREEN SPACE FOR RESILIENT LANDSCAPE

Xu Yuexin P132

RECONNECTING THE INTERACTION BETWEEN THE WILDLIFE AND HUMAN ALONG THE COASTAL LANDSCAPE

Lam Si Yun Swan P144

IMROVING AQUATIC HABITAT

Liu Xiaolei P154

MORPHING FAUNA BARIER IN COASTAL AND URBAN LANDSCAPE

Nur Azilla Nazli P164

RETROFITTING INDUSTRIAL LANDSCAPE INTO EVERYDAY LIVES

Yong Keng - Whye, Raymond P174

M ITIGATING MICROCLIMATE IN THE INDUSTRIAL AREA

Gao Chenchen P190

NEW INDUSTRIAL LANDSCAPE AS A LIVING MACHINE

Wang Hanfeng P200

NATURING URBAN: RESOLVE THE TENSION BETWEEN URBAN AND NATURE HABITATS, LEVERAGING ON NATIVE HABITAT STRUCTURES IN SUNGEI PANDAN

Fan Lei Helen P216

GENERATE AN INTEGRATED WATERFRONT BASED ON BROWN EARTHWORK

Xu Linxin P232

RESHAPING COASTAL EDGE LANDSCAPE IN A HIGH-DENSE TROPICAL CITY

Yao Haomu P244

The Symbiosis Of Coastal Landscape Succession In A High Dense Neighbourhood

Sungei Pandan, a 2.8km river with fragments of mangrove fringes – one of the highest mangrove richness in Singapore – is surrounded by industrial factories that pose high environmental disturbance, limiting ecological linkage between Sungei Pandan Mangroves and West Coast Park. Demarcated as a future private high-dense residential waterfront development placing the current industrial site, the phases of construction, new land-use implementation and proposed programs are three significant factors that will greatly affect the conditions of the major green cores. Unconventional development with highly manicured urban greenery often swiftly constructed results in fragmentation of habitats and biodiversity loss due to poor development strategy to integrate existing habitats and drastic timescale difference which disallowing nature to “grow” with human intervention.

Ecociety Living, located at the waterfront and West Coast Park’s Marsh Garden serves as an alternative prototype for coastal ecological development to achieve a symbiotic relationship of coastal succession within a high-dense residential neighbourhood.

The design construction for both human intervention and provided ecological zones with planting strategies that multiplies social and ecological values are developed in phases to allow adaptation of existing ecology and accelerates ecological succession within the urban environment. Learning from the existing natural habitat in Sungei Pandan, constructing of new waterways and naturalising existing canals are strategies to tackle flooding concerns while introducing riparian conditions inland which integrates aquatic stratification to existing landscape densifying its ecological functionality. The project incorporates necessary environmental parameters which blend untamed vegetation with the naturalised urban landscape to strengthen biodiversity connectivity and provide ecological patches within every precinct. To create a biophilic experience for residents, communal programs, facilities and building design are oriented to maximise human and nature interaction, increasing residents to knowledge and appreciation in living within proximity with wildlife.

Ecociety Living aims to redefine future approaches in coastal development to rehabilitate coastal habitats within the urban environment and eradicate bio-phobic misconceptions while ensuring continual development growth.

Singapore Vegetation Evaluation Map

VegeTaTion size and mangroVe riChness

Habitat Types in Modern Singapore, 2011

Source : The vegetation of Singapore - An updated map

Yee Alex Thiam Koon (2011) National Parks Singapore

Coral reefs of Southern Island, Singapore

Loh et al. (2006).

Marine Science Institute

Environmental Conditions Of Sungei Pandan

enVironmenTaL CirCumsTanCes of sungei pandan

Source: Gao Chen Chen National University of Singapore annuaL rainfaLL of singapore

Source: National Environmental Agency, 2011

Environmental Conditions Of Sungei Pandan

VegeTaTion densiTy and zone eVauLaTion unTamed and Tamed VegeTaTion

Source: Estuarine Mangrove Squeeze in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam (2017) Son H.T., Ye Q. and Stive M.J.F.

Ecological Conditions Of Sungei Pandan

eCoLogiCaL neTWork of sungei pandan

Source: Dr Abdul Rahim HAMID National University of Singapore

Construction Phases Analysis

Time-lapse:

Masterplan Of Ecociety Living Neighbourhood Scale

Masterplan Of Ecociety Living Neighbourhood

SCALE eCoCieTy LiVing residenTiaL esTaTe Land use pLanning proposed sTraTegies

Water Flow And Process System

WaTer managemenT sTraTegies

Planting Strategies

Water As Symbiotic Tool

sTormWaTer WeTLand perspeCTiVe

CONSTRUCTION PHASES OF ECOCIETY LIVING NEIGHBOURHOOD

WaTer sysTem eCoLogiCaL parameTers urban deVeLopmenT

VISION OF SUNGEI PANDAN IN 2032 (CAUSE AND EFFECT)

ConVenTionaL masTerpLan eCoCieTy LiVing masTerpLan

0.5 km N

Source: Ecological Buffer Information, https://www.nature.org/media/centralapps/recommended-shale-practices-ecological-buffers.pdf

GROWING TOGETHER: SEEDING COASTAL HABITAT INTO HIGH DENSE DEVELOPMENT AREA

Mangroves, the forgotten fortune, are disappearing rapidly as the urban jungle encroaches on its existence and threatens its survival. The narrow slice of Pandan mangroves lies at the edge of Jalan Buroh Bridge, which has insufficient space to develop strong biodiversity and resilience due to the coexisting pressure from urban sprawl. Growing together tries to find a new relationship between coastal habitat and urban area under the new development. This project selects the highly critical area, which is near the bridge and located in the Southern bank of Panda River, as the first area for intervention.

On one hand, this project attempts to expand Sungei Pandan mangrove to strengthen it, enabling it to become a key refuge for the ecosystem. The first step is to create a suitable environment for new coastal habitat by preparing the soil, topology, and hydrology. Through creating unique landform, topology and flexible growing space, the new habitat will get a safe and stable environment to flourish. At the same time, with the strategic planting scheme, the site provides a unique habitat for back mangrove conservation while utilising urban infrastructure as a new habitat to connect current mangrove habitat and the seeding habitat.

On the other hand, this project tries to integrate ‘seed habitats’ - ecological succession patches - with high dense residential to ease the adaptation with urban intervention. Unique terrain is created as a transition zone to reduce the impact of urban for coastal habitat by using the 2.5 meters height difference from inland to tidal zone. Meanwhile, physical and intangible connections are created between seeding habitat and residential area by integrating human activities and coastal habitat with mixed land use, connecting inland drainage system, sea and designing plants for fauna flow.

In 25-30 years, the first ‘seed’ will grow up with a stable system where following coastal habitat successions will grow similarly like the first succession along with the urban developing. Finally, the strong ecosystem of Sungei Pandan will be established.

Existing Condition

STRATEGY 1 - CreaTe suiTabLe enVironmenT for CosTaL habiTaT by preparing The soiL, TopoLogy, and hydroLogy.

TACTIC01- CREATING SPECIAL LANDFORM

WATERFLOW-RISING POTENTIAL EXPANDING

Initial width:15-20m

Final width(inlet):80-90m

TACTIC03- UTILIZING URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE AS A NEW HABITAT

Drainage system of Sungei Pandan Bridge

DEATIL

Potential area of Sungei Pandan Bridge

TACTIC02- CREATING SPECIAL TOPOLOGY

Multi-layer plant design on the bridge

Bio-engineering landscape under the bridge

Utilizing the drainage system well

BIRD-ATTRACTING PLANTS

WATER FLOW CONNECTION

PEOPLE FLOW

TaCTiC 07 - CreaTing physiCaL and inTangibLe ConneCTion beTWeen seeding habiTaT and residenTiaL area Back mangrove

Strategy 2

HABITAT MAPPING

FAUNA FLOW AND MIXED USE SPACES

CONNECTION BETWEEN HUMAN ACTIVITIES AND HABITAT

Fauna flow

Bird-watching tower

Plants with big canopy Island