FNBE 0414 ENBE PROJECT 2 TOWN PROPOSAL

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Tan Wen Hao | 0319923
FNBE APR 2014 |
Content:
1. Introduction --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3
2. Investigation on Better Township or Town or City Guidelines and Issues --------- 4
3. Investigation & Data Collection:
Ancient City – Shibam Old Walled City --------------------------------------------- 6
Present Town – Vauban, Freiburg, Germany --------------------------------------- 8
Future City – Shimizu Mega City Pyramid ------------------------------------------- 11
6. The New “X” Town / GreenEagle ---------------------------------------------------- 12
7. The Conclusion ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 14
8. References list ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 15

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1.Introduction
Our final project for ENBE is all about built environment. The idea of this
project is to understand the components and elements of a town and what
makes a better livable future town. Supposing ourselves as the mayor of

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the “X” town, we are to propose a new layout for the new “X” town, as a
result of over-population of the old town. First and foremost, we have to
do some research about town, what is a town and what makes a good
town. When this is done, we have to refer back to the past, investigate
ancient towns, and also some present towns, what to be improved, such as
infrastructure and facilities.
Considering the geometric shape, form, pattern, hierarchy, system, and
structure of the town, we are to create and design a new future town, and
also to create a new name for that town. The zoning of the town,
transportation, communications, utility and etc. have to be included in the
proposed town.

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2.The Town
2.1 The Town Definition
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size
definition for what constitutes a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the
world.
2.2 What is the brief history
In early years, town could refer to kinds of settlements as diverse as agricultural
estates and holdings, partly picking up the Norse sense at one end of the scale,
to fortified municipality at the other. The modern phenomenon of extensive
suburban growth, satellite urban development, and migration of city-dwellers to
villages have further complicated the definition of towns, creating communities
urban in their economic and cultural characteristics but lacking other
characteristics of urban localities.
2.3 What makes a town?
Wide road system A town hall Town centre

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2.4 What makes a good town/ township
 Having enough job to keep the youngs
(Jobs won’t die off like big companies in the city, once facing bankruptcy everybody losses their
job)
 Have lots of decent schools & social events
(so that people wouldn’t need to move to big city for a “better life”)
 Have vehicle restriction on major roads
(To preserve the original beauty of the town)
 Less carbon output
(Residents are encouraged to have their own bike to travel, public transport such as bus or
trams are available)
 Have local business to support lives
Bank & Police Station
branches
Located in suburb Own attraction spot
Less populated than
city
Have own business
(Food process,
Tourism...)
Own religious place

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(Tourism, Agriculture, Industries etc…...)
 Have own attraction spot
(Famous streets, castles and buildings)
2.5 What are the future towns?
 Eco – Town
(Reduced CO2
Emissions and ecological footprints
 Self - sustainable buildings
(Able to produce energy itself, positive balance energy, with solar panel roof)
Multi – channel consumption
(Focusing on good service and leisure in nice, safe local places)
 Walking and cycling as main transport, dense public transportation system
 New outlook, Less credit, High costs, Depressed income

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3.Investigation & Data Collection:
Ancient City
Shibam Old Walled City, Yemen
3.1 When did it start? History and all
The first known inscription about the city dates from the 3rd century AD.[1] It was the
capital of the Hadramawt Kingdom.
3.2 What ancient city are you concentrating on?

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Self sustainable old-walled city
3.3 What makes this a significant city and what are the details?
This city is often called "the oldest skyscraper city in the world”, one of the oldest and
best examples of urban planning based on the principle of vertical construction. And
also, the grid lay-out of its streets and squares, is significant and well-arranged.
3.4 Conclusion about the city
The old walled city of Shibam constitute an outstanding example of human settlement
and land use. The domestic architecture of Shibam is an outstanding characteristic
example of houses in the Arab and Muslim world. The rigorous city planning based on
the principle of vertical construction is exceptional and an example of a traditional but
vulnerable culture.
3.5 What information or element that you can use to your new future city
1) The structure of the building
The houses of Shibam are all made out of mud brick and about 500 of them are
tower houses, which rise 5 to 11 stories high, with each floor having one or two
rooms.
Why can the buildings be so firm
and goes up to 11 storeys high
using only mudbrick?
In order to protect the buildings
from rain and erosion, the walls is
routinely maintained by applying
+ Mud + Water +
Straw
Original: STRONG

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2) The sewage disposal system
I love the way how the separation of liquid and solid excrement work in the city
45% 25% 20% 10%
My town:
Loam + Mud + Water + Metal
Bar40% 30% 10% 15%
STRONGER
Original:
• Solid waste to be used as fertilizer in
the fields outside the town
• Liquid to be led away through open
drains to pass outside the city walls,
or into cesspits
My town:
• Solid waste to be burn in furnace
(bio-mass) to provide energy
• Liquid to be pass through a
filtration tunnel and back to the lake
the two-outlet toilet which
allows the separation of
liquid and solid excrement
Liquid and solid
sewage is discharge
separately
cesspit

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Present Town
Vauban, Freiburg, Germany
4.1 When did it start? History and all
The site was originally developed as a military base in 1936, and was taken over after
World War II by the French forces occupying the region. The military left in 1992. Over
a period of some years the vacant structures were occupied by various tribes of hippies

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and anarchists Following battles with the city government, squatters won the rights to
four of the original twenty barracks. At the same time a group which came to be called
Forum Vauban was pressing the City Council to develop the site in an eco-friendly way.
The remaining 38 hectares were acquired by Freiburg City Council, who delegated the
mandatory community consultation to Forum Vauban. This collaboration between the
Council and Forum Vauban led to the masterplan with its car-free concept.
4.2 What town are you concentrating on?
Redeveloped town or new planned neighborhood
4.3 What makes this a significant town and what are the details?
It was built as "a sustainable model district" on the site of a former French military base,
all houses are built to a low energy consumption standard, Within Vauban,
transportation is primarily by foot or bicycle.
4.4 Conclusion about the town
Vauban’s success has been recognised worldwide, and residents have witnessed
countless official delegations visiting the site.
4.5 What information or element that you can use to your new town
1) Sustainable Transport
Vauban has a low level of car ownership and promotes non-motorised and public
transport
i. In 2002, 40% of the households in Quartier Vauban did not own a car
ii. In 2002, 39% of Quartier Vauban’s households had carsharing membership (as
opposed to only 0.1% nationwide in Germany)
iii. Car accessibility to residential streets only for picking up and dropping
iv. Physical barriers restrict access for car users

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2) PlusEnergy Buildings
3) Most buildings are based on zero-energy and energy-plus construction
4) i. About 200 housing units have “zero energy” or “plus energy” standard (houses which
produce more energy than they need)
5) ii. Thermal solar collectors for some buildings
6) (80% CO2 reduction through insulation and efficient heat supply)
The town is free from parking
space. Vehicles are allowed down
these streets at walking pace to pick
up and deliver but not to park
Car-Sharing service is
popular in Vauban
Original: Major roads: trams and car sharing
Small roads / inner roads: bicycle & foot
My town: Major roads: battery-powered taxi, lrt
Small roads / inner road: bicycle & foot
Light rail transit highways above the lake
I love the way that cars & bicycle have their own separate lane, and parking in housing
area is prohibited, thus children are safe to play in the neighborhood
• Urban traffic control systems designed to recognize
cyclists and give them priority.
• Exempt cyclists from banned turns and access
restrictions.
• Provide contra-flow cycle lanes on one-way streets.
• Implement on-street parking restrictions.

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Every household or building has a
solar panel roof to provide electricity
(PlusEnergy Buildings) First PlusEnergy community in the
world!
PlusEnergy: a structure that produces more energy than it uses
Original:
Every building provide &
save energy
Every zoning Use &
Save EnergyMy town:
Use Energy save in
daytime
Industrial and office zone
shutdown, provide energy
to LRT system, streetlights
And also, I’m going to
implement the passive
Solar House system
used in Vauban!

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Future City
Shimizu Mega-City Pyramid
5.1 What makes this a significant town and what are the details?
house nearly one million people and will be self-sustainable with all natural-energy
sources. It will be a carbon-neutral structure. . The structure would be 2000 meters
(6,561 feet) above mean sea level, including 5 stacked trusses, each with similar
dimensions to that of the great pyramid of Giza.
For This city I’m focusing on:
1) Material used for the “bone” of city super-strong lightweight
materials based on carbon
nanotubes.

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6.The New “X” City /
6.1 How did you came up with the solution to create this new town
The first thing that came into my mind was the type of town I’m going to create. Green
and eco town was always the leading characteristic of a future town. So, how am I
going to make my town green? The simplest way, to add more green spaces onto the
town, that can be seen in the master plan. For the shape, it was not really a
consideration in making a town. For me grids and arrangement of buildings are more
important. Hence, with the research I did for the last few weeks, I was able to plan a
new town with its own characteristic.
6.2 What is the important characteristic and elements?
36 piers made of
special concrete
open network of
megatrusses
I realised that many of the future city planned
want their city to be firm and stand against
natural disaster, like this city is planned on the
middle of pacific ring of fire and could stand
earthquakes & tsunami
Carbon-nanotube –
future hope for construction
Carbon nanotubes are the strongest
and stiffest materials yet discovered in
terms of tensile strength and elastic
modulus respectively. It is a promising
material as building blocks in bio-
mimetic hierarchical composite
materials given their exceptional
mechanical properties
For My town:
Infrastructure such as highways, Utility Poles, tunnels
and LRT pole, I will be using carbon nanotubes to
support the structure
GREEN EAGLE

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 Low carbon footprint
Dense public transportation system and less car on major roads, hence reduce the
CO2
emission. Bicycle is the alternative transport in the zonings.
 Self-sustainable buildings
Able to produce and store energy itself, or we called it plus energy or positive energy
buildings, with solar panel roof on top of every buildings
 Sewage management
Dense sewage pipe system over the whole town which separate liquid sewage and
solid sewage, liquid sewage will go through a filtration tunnel and goes back to lake,
solid sewage will go through a bio-mass process which produce energy.
 Safe neighborhood
Vehicle restriction on residential area, free from parking space. Vehicles are allowed
down these streets at walking pace to pick up and deliver but not to park.
 Lots of green spaces
Green spaces are evenly distributed all over the town. There are parks with walking
paths and open space for any outdoor activities
 Landmarks for people to congregate
Town square beside the lake and GreenEagle Tower
 Road System
Specialize LRT railway, Tunnels to avoid jams at peak hours, wide road system
(cycling path, pedestrian path and main road) and goods trains to transport
agriculture products
6.3 Name of my town
My town is name “GreenEagle” because…
Green: Green & Eco-friendly, just like the main concept of my town
Eagle: As Eagle glides and drifts he teaches us to conserve our energies, use our
energies wisely.
6.4 Grid of my town
My town is using square grids, it may not appear clearly in the master plan, but the
arrangement of the building remains the same when the direction of the major roads
varies.

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6.5 Plans and perspectives of my town
Master Plan of GreenEagle Zoning of GreenEagle
Perspective of GreenEagle Sewage pipes distribution system
Overview perspective of
town centre

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6.6 Conclusion about the new X town
GreenEagle is definitely the model district of sustainable town, with all the green
approach that are implemented to the town and well planned transportation system,
GreenEagle brings the definition of living a higher level and meant to make your life
even better and greener. A self-sustainable town, a great place to live in.
7.Conclusion
When planning a town, is not just about fancy and modern buildings, cool
transport system, it’s about how you refer to the past and actually improve the
planning of infrastructure, facilities and buildings. For me, I often forget the initial
purpose of planning a new town, which is to plan a better livable town, and
balancing between natural and built environment.
For me, the most important part of doing this project is the process, I manage
to learn lots of thing and to absorb lots of information on how to plan a better
town and how people plan their town. When doing research on ancient and
present towns, I need to refer and learn different types of maps, plans and their
usages.
Transportation system
Overview perspective of
town square

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Lastly, I manage to create and design a future town using a chosen grid with all
considerations such as natural topography, landscape, space, building and
infrastructure as what I learnt in doing the research.
8.Reference Links
Research about town:

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 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Town
 https://malaysia.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080429063220AAU7cp
m
 http://www.learnenglishlanguagewell.com/2011/city-town-village-or-hamlet-
differences/
 http://alloveralbany.com/archive/2009/11/25/city-town-or-village
 http://claretscience3.wikispaces.com/VILLAGES,+TOWNS+AN+CITIES
What makes a good town:
 http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1583419
 http://www.creativejourneys.net/columns/09Oct.pdf
 http://activerain.trulia.com/blogsview/1706323/what-makes-a-town-a-great-place-
to-live---ask-someone-who-lives-in-lansdale--pa
Ancient Town:
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shibam
 http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/192
 http://www.bbc.com/travel/video/worlds-wonders/20130530-yemens-mud-city-of-
shibam
 http://socks-studio.com/2012/08/12/the-walled-city-of-shibam-a-manhattan-of-
the-desert/
 http://www.amusingplanet.com/2012/05/manhattan-of-desert-shibam-yemen.html
Present Town:
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vauban,_Freiburg
 www.ads.org.uk/download/7802-vauban-visual-case-study
 http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20110118095356/http:/www.cabe.org.uk
/files/udss2008-carstensperling.pdf
 http://www.vauban.de/en/topics/history

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 http://www.tue.nl/fileadmin/content/onderzoek/Eindhoven_Energy_Institute_EEI/En
ergyDays/Serie_1_2008_2010/2010_02_11/Frey_Part3-1.pdf
Future Town:
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shimizu_Mega-City_Pyramid
 http://anarchytects.wordpress.com/2012/12/22/tokyo-mega-pyramid-project-the-
future-of-cities/
 http://www.shimz.co.jp/english/theme/dream/try.html
 http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=174322

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