Form of the City

Building Typologies in Singapore

1km x 1km Urban Fabric

Bukit Timah Road

Jurong West

Tuas Industrial Estate

Little India

CBD

Footprint of 6.5 Million in Single Storey/ Four Storey/Max Building Height of 280 m

Resulting Natural

Lanscape (6.5 Million in Single Storey/Four Storey/Max Building

Height of 280 m

1km x 1km Urban Fabric

Single Storey /Four Storey/Max Building

Height of 280 m (Ideal Situation)

Projected Parking Lots to House All Automobiles

Original Models according to town plans by HDB

“Singapore Information.” SG & Singapore Map - Singapura, Singapur, Singapore Information. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 July 2010. <http://www.streetdir

“Singapore in Figures 2009.” Singapore Department of Statistics. N.p., n.d. 27 Feb 2010. <http://www.singstat.gov.sg/pubn/reference/yos10/yos2009.pdf>.

Assumptions: Total floor area not inclusive of military facilities, seaports and airports. *280m is chosen as it is the height of UOB Plaza, one of three tallest skyscrapers in Singapore.(“UOB Plaza.” Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Web. 21 Feb. 2010. )

“Singapore in Figures 2009.” Singapore Department of Statistics. N.p., n.d. 27 Feb 2010. <http://www.singstat.gov.sg/pubn/reference/yos10/yos2009.pdf>.

Assumptions: Total floor area not inclusive of military facilities, seaports and airports. *280m is chosen as it is the height of UOB Plaza, one of three tallest skyscrapers in Singapore.(“UOB Plaza.” Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Web. 21 Feb. 2010. )

“Singapore in Figures 2009.” Singapore Department of Statistics. N.p., n.d. 27 Feb 2010. <http://www.singstat.gov.sg/pubn/reference/yos10/yos2009.pdf>.

Assumptions: Total floor area not inclusive of military facilities, seaports and airports. Average floor area per person = total floor area / 6.5 million

“Yearbook of Statistics Singapore 2009.” Singapore Statistics. N.p., n.d. 27 February 2010. <http://www.singstat.gov.sg/pubn/reference/yos10/yos2010.pdf>

Assumtions: Carparking space at LTA standards 2.4 x 4.8 for cars, etc. + 30% for circulation, each floor designed as double ramp at sides of floor slab

Amount of Total Road Surface Area Road Length In Lane-Kilometer”. Land Transport Authority, Singapore.N.p., n.d. 27 February 2010. <http://www.lta.gov.sg/corp_info/doc/Road%20length_lane-km%20 (2008).pdf>

“Yearbook of Statistics Singapore 2009.” Singapore Statistics. N.p., n.d. 27 February 2010. <http://www.singstat.gov.sg/pubn/reference/yos10/yos2010.pdf>.

Quantity of Land Required to Feed 6.5 Million

Amount of Solar Energy Available per year

Amount of Wind Energy Available per year

“The Vertical Farm Essay”. Vertical Farm. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 May 2010. <http://www. verticalfarm.com/essay_print.htm>

“The next green revolution”. Indian Academy of Science. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 May 2010. <http://www.ias.ac.in/currsci/feb25/articles16.htm>

Water, Electricity and Gas Sales, 2008, Utilities, “Yearbook of Statistics Singapore 2009.” Singapore Statistics. N.p., n.d. 27 Feb 2010. <http://www.singstat.gov.sg/pubn/ reference/yos10/yos2010.pdf>.

Guide to Singapore’s weather,NEA Meterological Services, National Environment Agency. N.p., n.d. 27 Mar 2009. < http://app.nea.gov.sg/data/mss/pdf/26March07.pdf>.

Water, Electricity and Gas Sales, 2008, Utilities, “Yearbook of Statistics Singapore 2009.” Singapore Statistics. N.p., n.d. 27 Feb 2010. <http://www.singstat.gov.sg/pubn/ reference/yos10/yos2010.pdf>.

“Small wind turbine works at low wind speeds.” cnet News. N.p., n.d. Web. 2 Apr. 2010. <news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-10258176-54.html >.

“Introducing the Honeywell Wind Turbine from WindTronics .” Welcome to Alternative Energy . N.p., n.d. Web. 1 Aug. 2010. < http://www.earthtronics.com/honeywell. aspx >.

Total Building Footprint Google. “Google Maps.” Google Maps. N.p., n.d. Web. 1 July 2010. <http://maps. google.com/>.

Total Built-up SpaceBuilding Commencement, Construction and Real Estate, “Yearbook of Statistics Singapore 2009.” Singapore Statistics. N.p., n.d. 27 Feb 2010. <http://www.singstat.gov.sg/ pubn/reference/yos10/yos2010.pdf>.

Stock of Residential Properties, Construction and Real Estate, “Yearbook of Statistics

Singapore 2009.” Singapore Statistics. N.p., n.d. 27 Feb 2010. <http://www.singstat. gov.sg/pubn/reference/yos10/yos2010.pdf>.

Stock of Commercial and Industrial Properties, Construction and Real Estate, “Yearbook of Statistics Singapore 2009.” Singapore Statistics. N.p., n.d. 27 Feb 2010. <http://www.singstat.gov.sg/pubn/reference/yos10/yos2010.pdf>.

Total Green Surface Area “Annual Report 07-08.” National Parks Board, Singapore. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Dec. 2009. <www.nparks.gov.sg/cms/docs/about-us/annual-report-08/Content-Page.pdf>.

Quantity of Green Volume “Annual Report 07-08.” National Parks Board, Singapore. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Dec. 2009. <www.nparks.gov.sg/cms/docs/about-us/annual-report-08/Content-Page.pdf>.

Quantity of Interior Volume Take assumption floor height equals 4.5 m.

Animals in Singapore, Exotic and Native

Animal Life and Nature in Singapore. Singapore: Singapore University Press, 1973. Print.

Plants in Singapore: Exotic and Native Animal Life and Nature in Singapore. Singapore: Singapore University Press, 1973. Print.