RESILIENCE?
What is
HISTORY
RESILIENT MICROCOSM Learning through Shophouses in Joo Chiat
As defined by 100 Resilient Cities, “the one that has developed capacities to absorb future shock and stresses to its social, economic and technical systems so as to still be able to maintain essentially the same functions, structures, systems and identity.”
Adaptability
Community
Adabtable Urban Structure that learn from their environments and sustains life, even in the face of disaster.
“Hardware facilitates but it is the software - the heartwave which defines resilience” - Khaw Boon Wan, MND former Minister
Urban Development
Urban Structure: Neighborhood Scale Mobility
Joo Chiat Road Junction
1900s
Land Use
Joo Chiat Street View
Joo Chiat Street View
SITE ANALYSIS
1930s
1980s
Past Shophouses
Present Shophouses
Old Shophouses
Layout of Shophouse Kitchen
Layout of Mall
Interaction of Spaces
Kitchen
Compared to a typical mall layout which restricts commercial activity in the interiors, a shophouse layout allows interaction of public space to the commercial areas creating a more vibrant ambience.
Economy | Activity Mapping of various businesses Morning Activities (9 am)
Evening Activities (6 pm)
Principles of Sustainable Development Aanal Agrawal | Antonio Medenilla | Drishya Pillai | Ian Go | Jiannan Zhang | Prasanjeet Biswas | Thibault Pilsudski
(1840-1900)
Conservation Areas Early Style
Evolution of Shophouses
Central Area, 1830s
Central Area, 1900s
(1900-1920)
Late or Chinese Baroque
(1900-1920)
First traditional
Tudor Court, 1970s (Source: National Archieves of Singapore)
Conservation Area
Emerald Hill, 1981
Central Area and Secondary Settlements, 1930s
(1950-1960)
Modern
(1930-1960)
Art Deco
(1930s)
Second Transitional
(Source: National Archieves of Singapore)
Haji Lane
Evolution of Urban Space
Urban Structure: System Scale Tree Coverage
Traffic
Parking
Evening
Afternoon
Morning
Asphalt Map
Parking Spots On Street Parking
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Mobility The varying building typologies ranging from traditional shophouses to modern landed properties and Condominium in the same zone reflecting RESILIENCY.
Asphalt Map
Joo Chiat street is surrounded by four major subway stations namely; Paya Lebar MRT, Eunos MRT, Tanjong Katong MRT and Marine Parade MRT located in the walking distance of 680 meters (8 min), 1 kilometer (12 min), 1.3 Km (16 min) and 1 Km (12 min) respectively.
Public Semi Public Private
Nolli Plan
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PEDESTRIANIZATION
GENTRIFICATION
DENSIFICATION
DIVERSITY
Improving the urban quality and walkability by prioritizing slow mobility.
To prevent gentrification by developing rent control policies thereby ensuring affordability for the existing local businesses.
Intensifying the landed housing thereby complementing with the Singapore’s development plan of 2030.
Controlling license to prevent homogenous business development.
Proposed Detailed Street Plan
Reviving the back alleys by relocating the AC compressors to the roof of the building and hence mitigating the heating effect.
Seamless tree coverage along the pedestrianized street.
Making the street vibrant and lively by introducing activity generating uses plan. Seamless tree coverage along the pedestrianized street.
Scheduling the utility services to specific timings.
Proposed Street Section
Proposed System Plan
STRATEGY
POLICIES
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Principles of Sustainable Development Aanal Agrawal | Antonio Medenilla | Drishya Pillai | Ian Go | Jiannan Zhang | Prasanjeet Biswas | Thibault Pilsudski