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Timeline of phasing, section interfaces and design methodologies

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Cluster scale calculations and catalog of solutions

Barangay 649 - Baseco

Population: 60,000 (2013)

12,000 Families

Area: 49 hectares

Average density: 250 H.U./Ha

In dealing with informal territories, careful caliberation is demanded of the planning phases at the various scales, namely district, neighbourhood, cluster and housing, while balancing environmental, social and economical considerations. Extensive research on plot densities, clustering patterns and street interfaces were conducted and timelines are drawn up in aid of determining the most beneficial yet minimally invasive course of action.

Stringent guidelines in the Building Code are abided by in calculating cluster size for each plot. Planar and sectional explorations are grouped according to social, environmental and economical intentions to form guidelines for development.

The Big Village Strategies of inhabitation along the Ciliwung River, Jakarta

An ongoing series of design research and investigation along the Ciliwung River in Jakarta looks at the modes of habitation found in the area and its shifting ground made fluid by constant inundation. Looking at this city so engaged with its rivers, their tenuous coexistence and the modes of adaptation, fortification, and compromise. Rigorous study into the river’s rhythms and its realistic implications on the urban trimline and those in vulnerable and susceptible positions will serve to enable and inform positive design applications.