Project 2 report

1. Better Livable Town
G.L. CITY
REPORT FOR MY CITY
NAME : TRACE GEW YEE
STUDENT ID. : 0320269
TUTOR : MISS IDA MAZLAN
SUBMISSION DATE : 6 NOVEMBER 2014
SUBJECT : ELEMENTS OF NATURAL AND BUILT ENVIRONMENT
(E.N.B.E)
INTAKE : Foundation in Natural and Built Environment (F.N.B.E)
August 2014 Intake

2. CONTENT
1. Introduction
2. The City
3. Investigation & Data Collection 1:
Ancient & Old Cities/Town
4. Investigation & Data Collection 2:
The Present Cities/Town
5. Investigation & Data Collection 3:
The Future City/Town
6. My City}
7. Conclusion }
8. References…

3. Introduction
For this final project, we are to be grouped with 6 members. But for the task, its
divided into two, which are individual and group work. For individual work, I have
to do a report for my future city. My city is a ‘floating on water’ city. For group
work, we are going to build a model of our town which our tutor chose and do A2
presentation boards to explain about our city.
In my report, I have to find some information about cities which are, ancient or
old cities, present cities and future cities which are related to my city. Besides, I also
will be designing my own city and for my tutor to choose from the group’s every
member.
Lastly, the information I found are related to what kind of city I am building and
how the city is going to help in our future.

5. The City
1.City?
• A place where people live that is larger than a town
• Cities generally have complex systems for sanitation, utilities, land usage,
housing and transportations…
2.History
• Early humans led a nomadic existence, relying on hunting and gathering for
sustenance.
• Existence of a city has many reasons for it
• The complex functions that cities perform could be traced by the diversity of
urban forms
3. Cities are like this…
Buildings
Streets

6. Transportations on the highway
Park
Shops

7. School
Housing Area
Public Toilet

8. Hospital
4. A better town should be…
- Clean > for the people’s healthiness, clean air, and can help in saving the
environment
clean place
Less cars

9. - Good Facilities > for the usage of the people
More Public Transportations
Public Library for learning usage
- People’s safety > As today’s world is not really safe enough for our people
More Police

10. Put CCTV in traffic junction
- Good people > by having a better city, is to have good people in the city
5. Future city…
Future city… For me, to describe how a future city look like… Its just what
mentioned in “A better town should be…” which are a clean place for people to stay
in, good facilities for the people’s usage and giving a guarantee to our people’s
safety. It can also have something like the flying transportations, modern buildings,
and so forth.

11. Investigation & Data Collections 1
Ancient Cities
Cities that have been existed since before the time of legal memory. That looks
like…
Ostia Antica, The Province of Rome, Lazio, Italy
1.History - Is an ancient Roman ghost town
- It’s abandoned when the empire fell
- The ruins were plundered for their marble to
build the cathedrals in Pisa, Florence, and
Orvieto
- Found in the 4th century BC
- when the city reached its height of 60,000 inhabitants, most of the
building dates between the A.D.
2. I am concentrating in Ostia Antica, The Province of Rome, Lazio, Italy for their
organisation of the city

12. 3. - Ostia Antica is a large archeological site, close to the modern town of Ostia
- It’s also the location of the harbour city of ancient Rome
- "mouth" is the meaning for "Ostia" in Latin
- Ostia was Rome's seaport located at the mouth of the River Tiber
- But, because of the silting and a drop in sea level, the site now lies 3 km from
the sea.
4. The site is noted for the excellent preservation of its ancient buildings, magnificent
frescoes and impressive mosaics
5. I am using the some elements from this city which is the things this city have such
as port, docks, warehouses, apartment flats, mansions, theater,baths, and shopping
arcades. But I will also add my own options too. As these are just some other
suggestions for my town.

13. Investigation & Data Collection 2
Present Cities
Is the city we are living in now. It looks like…
Venice, Italy
History - The history of Venice begins around 400 A.D.
- The first people to settle in the Venetian Lagoon
were frightened men coming from the nearby
Italian mainland
- came into existence at the 25th March, 421 A.D.
- large number of people decided to stay
permanently in the lagoon not until 450 A.D.
- For nearly 1400 years, the two or three miles of
shallow water separating
2. I am concentrating in a floating city which is located in
Venice, Italy

14. 3. - Its important for their history, arts, and the uniqueness of the floating city
- Venice is built in a very special environment a lagoon
and emerging from the shallow waters
- They “built” the ground itself on which their palaces were erected, consolidating
the soft earth and defending it from it from the tides
- Since they did not have groundwater, they designed an efficient system to collect
fresh water he tides
- They created a functional sewer system
- The water that perpetually immerses the city puts its future at risk
- Knowing full well that the existence of the city
itself depends on the maintenance
- The canals, paving, embankments, bridges, underground utility grids, the
systems for the systems for channeling waste water are all the elements that ‘shape’
the city of Venice
4. As a result, this floating on water city is very unique, beautiful, and also
historically place both inside and outside
5. The elements that I am using is the support under the city of Venice

17. Investigation & Data Collections 3
Future City
A city in the future generation.
Singapore
Singapore is a small country, located in the southern tip of Malaysia, but it’s
already a modern city-state.
For the densely populated island of Singapore, water supply and sanitation was a
problem to them. By challenging the elements for the people, singapore goes beyond
to provide the basics that is water supply.

18. While the negotiation between Singapore and Malaysia were ongoing, Singapore
already prepared for greater water self-sufficiency through an integrated water
management approach including desalination of seawater and water reuse. In 1998,
the government initiated a study, to determine if reclaimed water treated to potable
standards was a viable source of water. In 2002 Singapore commissioned its first
reclaimed water plant. There was also an active marketing campaign for the sale of
NEWater in bottles. In 2005 Singapore opened its first seawater desalination plant.

19. In Singapore, sanitation in this country is very strictly controled in order to keep
the environment clean. Besides, Singapore is a modern city, as everyone know that
many cities faces problem like traffic jam but still in Singapore, they use public
transportations more than driving cars in their daily life. This is due to Singapore
governments increased tax rate to decrease the usage of vehicles.
Though Singapore still uses imported water from Malaysia, Singapore still
classified as a potential to be a fine future city. For my future city proposal, I can use
Singapore’s water management system as a water supplier for my city, sanitation
controlling and provide more public transportations.

20. My City
My city is going to be placed on Indian Ocean, western of Australia.
My city’s name is Floater City.
For my city, I would like it to be more to a tourist destination. So, it will have more
attractions for a tourist destination.
To build my city, I used some elements from the information and ideas from my
researches.
As this is a floating city, so it must have supports to hold the whole city. Hence, I
did research for that in a city called Venice because Venice itself is a floating city. I
will be using this idea to support my city. This is how my supports for the city…
For my city’s organization, I used the idea from Ostia Antica, The Province of Rome,
Lazio, Italy because I can see that their zoning are organized.
HERE

21. This is how my city’s zoning is going to be organized…

23. The supports under my city…

24. This is how my city is going to look like… ( I think it’s understandable… )

25. For the commercial area, I will be putting water park, botanical garden,
skyscraper, shop lots and hotels.
These are built to let people a better place to experience, relax and having a
breathtaking view. Bus stops are provided for the people’s convenience, to
somewhere without paying too much money.
Water park
Botanical garden
Bus stops at the sides of the botanical garden

26. Skyscraper
Hotels
Shop Lots & Restaurants

27. Besides, for the public area, I will be putting police station, hospital, some shops,
restaurants and public transportations.
These are provided to protect the people’s safety, to help with the people’s medical
problem, to provide education and giving a place for the people to solve their
problems like paying tax, register for passport or identity card, register for new
shop, or so forth.
Police Station Some Water transportations
Shop Lots & Restaurants

28. Hospital
University
Schools

29. Government building
Bus Stops

30. Furthermore, for the housing area, I will be putting semi-D houses, apartments,
and terrace houses.
These houses are built to give people a place to protect them from bad weather and
a place to relax in.
Semi-D Houses Detached Houses
Apartments

31. Moreover, for the port, I will be putting some shops, restaurants and some water
transportations. These are provided for giving people the convenience to buy things,
and to go somewhere else easily.
Shop Lots & Restaurants
Water Transportations

32. In addition, for energy resources, I will be putting a hydropower plant. This is
provided for energy resources like water and electrical resources are needed for
people’s usage.
Hydropower Plant
Other than that, wifi can be connected everywhere inside the city.
WiFi Usage

33. Lastly, taxi boats will be provided in this city as almost all the roads are covered
with water. Also, people themselves can buy their own boat for their own convience.
Boats are convinient when it comes to a floating city because almost all roads are
covered with water.
Taxi Boat

34. Conclusion
For my Floating on Water ‘X’ City proposal of G.L. City, I believe that it will give
good sustainability for the people.
Cities are important for people. As this is a place for people to stay in. Cities start
from putting everything into place such as houses, shops, schools, attractive places
and so on. These things are included to construct a city, and for to sake of the
people. So, having a place like this, is very comfortable and convenient for the
people who live in.
From doing this report, I get to know many things about ancient cities, how a
future city going to be like, how to build a better city for the future, and many more.
I also learnt that how to build a CITY! =)=)=)…

35. References
http://www.historvius.com/ancient-cities/fr247
http://weburbanist.com/2012/08/20/water-worlds-15-real-floating-towns-
ocean-cities/
http://listverse.com/2012/12/01/10-ancient-cities-still-around-today/
http://www.desura.com/members/evolution2/images/future-citys-d
http://tours-italy.com/venice-tours/venice-travel-guide/history/
http://www.reidsitaly.com/destinations/lazio/rome/sights/ostia_antica.html
http://www.venicebackstage.org/en/440/cosa-ce-sotto/
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=564616&page=159
http://www.themarthablog.com/2012/12/singapore-a-modern-city-state.html

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