Jason enbe report

ENBE | Final Project | Part A – Report | The Future City Representation
The Eighth Heaven
NAME : Yap Kar Juen (Jason)
STUDENT ID :0313737
FNBE APRIL 2013 INTAKE
ELEMENT OF NATURAL BUILT ENVIRONMENT
[FNBE 0115]
PROJECT TWO : BUILT ENVIRONMENT
THE FUTURE CITY REPRESENTATION
Yap Kar Juen (Jason) | 0313737 | Group d | FNBE April 2013 | Taylor’s University
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CONTENT :
1. INTRODUCTION……………………………………………………3
2. A CITY………………………………………………………………..4
3. INVESTIGATION & DATA COLLECTION
- The Ancient City…………………………………………………….6
4. INVESTIGATION & DATA COLLECTION
-The Present City……………………………………………………..12
5. INVESTIDATION &DATA COLLECTION
-The Future City………………………………………………………16
6. THE “X” CITY………………………………………………………18
7. THE NEW “X” CITY
- Underwater Spider Web City………………………………………..22
8. THE PROCESS AND PROGRESS…………………………………..23
9. THE CONCLUSION…………………………………………………..24
10.REFERENCES LIST……………………………………………………25
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1. Introduction:
The title for ENBE final project is, Project Two, Built Environment – “The Future
City Representation”. For Part A (individual component) in this final project, students
will need to pretend as the mayor of the new “X” city. As a mayor, students will need
to propose a new layout of the city due to some reasons that causes “X” city no longer
livable. The types of choices for the new city are underground, underwater, floating on
water, in the air, or enhance the existing city. Students are also allowed to combine
any two types of the city.
Data and information about ancient cities, present cities and future cities should be
collected and students have to do some research on the component and element of
city. The purpose of this is to allow students to understand and produce a sustainable
and livable city .The new “X” city has to be established in certain conditions and rules
and the citizens are Malaysian. The population is between 150,000 – 500,000 and new
city should be smaller than Subang Jaya (70km2).
This project helps us to actually understand more about the city and also very much
related to the nature. Not only that, students also get a better understanding on the
component and elements of a city. Therefore, it is very much related to the subject
Element Of Natural Built Environment
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2.The City :
2.1 The city definition :
The word ‘city’ comes from the Latin “Civitas”, which describes a well organized
community like the city-states of Ancient Greece. A city has no exact definition of its
boundaries, where it starts and end. City can be defined as a center of population,
culture and commerce. City is also a huge and wide place with lots of people. All
cities have different design in their layout and also functions. Cities also consists
complexity of road systems, transportation, building laws, markets, food distribution,
educational systems and others. Moreover, the city is also the center of
communication for the community.
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2.2 What is the brief history:
Although there are a lot of arguments on whether any particular ancient settlement
can be considered as a city, towns and cities have a long history. A city was formed as
a central place for trading to benefit the members living in close proximity to other
facilities interaction. However, these interactions provides both positive and negative.
Benefits include huge local markets, increase in development, reduce in transport
cost, exchange of ideas, growth in economy, sharing of natural resources and others.
As everything is improving, there comes the negative. The negatives are higher rate of
crime, higher mortality rates, high living cost, bad traffic, worse pollution, bad in
health and more. In 1950, Gordon Childe defined a historic city with general metrics.
Firstly, in a city, the size and density of the population should be above normal and
also differentiation of the population, every citizen will have their own career to work
on. Citizens are also required to pay taxes to the deity or the king and there will be a
rapid development of symbolic art. Moreover, there will be a huge trade and import of
raw materials, which is required to build buildings. Last but not least, specialist
craftsmen of course.
2.3What makes a city:
Basically cities are made up of high population of people, buildings, landmark, the
different zonings and others. In the city, consists of transportation system, the services
provided for the citizens, the function of the city, utilities, land usage, residential area,
public spaces and a lot more. Every little thing has to be included and considered.
2.4 What makes a good city:
A city must be in mixed neighborhoods to ensure that the city is in density. A great
neighbor attitude can also make a strong sommunity spirit The transportation linkage
also plays an important role and citizens will have to travel from one place to another
without doubts. As the cost of living in a city is high, a good and solid economy is
very much needed. A city will need affordable housing, tax base, social services,
sanitation and others. The security level must be high to keep the image of a city and
also allows citizen to live peacefully. These includes police protection, fire protection
and others. Furthermore, education is also very important as it help to produce a better
generation. Therefore, a city needs to have good and affordable schools.
2.5 What is the future city:
Future city is a place for human to live in, which might exist after dacades. The
creation of the future city can be because of the present city is no longer liveable or
facing war. The types of future cities can be at any places such as in underwater,
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underground, floating in the air, floating on water or also possibly in the space. The
professionals nowadays are working on it to create a better future city, which is
sustainable. A future city includes oriented technologies, services and schemes. Not
only that, compact township is also very important, that means less car dependency,
which leads to lower emissions and reduced energy consumption, great public
transport services, reuse of infrastructure and a lot more.
2.6 Etc:
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3.Investigation & Data Collection in Ancient Cities
China – The Forbidden City
3.1 Brief of The Forbidden City:
The Forbidden City is known as the heart of Beijing and also the largest and most
complete imperial palace. Construction began in 1406 and was completed 14 years
later, has a history of about 585 years. 24 emperors from the Ming and Qing dynasties
lived and ruled China there from 1644 to 1911.
3.2 Ancient chinese city:
The Forbidden City is truly a great city where emperors live and rule the country
there. It is made up of Chinese cultures and also unique Chinese architecture design,
which you cannot simply find these kind of designs.
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3.3 Details of The Forbidden City :
During ancient time, The Forbidden City is an imperial palace where emperors from
the Ming and Qing dynasties live and rule the country there. The shape of the city is
rectangular, which is made up of 753 meters from east to west and 961 meter from
north to south, that covers a total of 720,000 square meters. Most of the buildings in
the city were built with wood and is roofed with yellow glazed tiles and built on blue
and white stone foundations, looking solemn and brilliant. Three stories towers are
also placed at each corner of the wall.
3.31. The Five Marble Birdges
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The Five Marble Bridges symbolize the five cardinal virtues of Confucianism
3.32. Decorative Wall
The Forbidden city is China’s most magnificent architectural complex. The palace is a
compendium of imperial architecture and is the symbolic centre of the Chinese
universe
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3.33 The Gate of Supreme Harmony
The Gate of Supreme Harmony is the place where emperor held his court to handle
the state affairs, emperor would sit in the gateway and accept documents from
ministers and make the final decisions.
3.34. Big Cauldrons
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There are also big cauldrons for storing water for fire protection.
3.35. Roof Guardians
There are always several Roof Guardians in top of the roofs of buildings. The Roof
Guardians are animal figures, they are and important part of traditional Chinese
architecture. The Roof Guardians represents the owners status in the feudal hierarchy.
The first figure is a God riding a phoenix and leads the flock and it’s believed that the
God has supervision and hearing so he can perceive evil spirits from far away and
therefore lead the beasts to fend them off.
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3.36. Palace door with lucky numbers on studs
The palace doors are also designed with lucky numbers on studs. The odd numbers
represent yang and the harmonious principle of yin and yang is the key to Chinese
design. The doors for imperial use usually contain 81 brass studs.
3.4 Conclusion for The Forbidden City :
The Forbidden City is a truly amazing city which shows the culture of the Chinese
and also the unique architecture design. It also shows the life of the emperors, the
place they live in and the style. The architecture design of The Forbidden City is not
only unique but also presents the country’s culture.
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3.5 Element that can be used in my future city:
3.51 Palace door with lucky numbers of studs
Some of the elements that can be used in my future city is the palace door with lucky
numbers on studs. I personally thinks that it is a very good design as nowadays,
numbers are everywhere, from 1-9, people just loves numbers. With the numbers on
the door, it can bring a cool and modern door and also brightens the building
eventually.
3.52 Long Pathway
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Not only that, I also like how the pathways in The Forbidden City are, especially the
middle pathway. It is a long and straight pathway to the landmark of the city. It is a
great way to actually outshine your city’s landmark.
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4.Investigation & Data Collection in Present Cities:
Hong Kong :
4.1 Brief of Hong Kong
Hong Kong is a very small and compact city but is well organized. Tall buildings can
be seen everywhere in Hong Kong as the land is very limited. After a century and a
half of British Colonial administration, Hong Kong became a Special Administration
Region (HKSAR) of People’s Republic of China on July 1, 1997. It is located at the
mouth of the Pearl River Delta in Southern China and is within few hours’ flight from
major cities in the East and Southeast Asia. It is eight hours ahead of GMT and has a
sub-tropical climate. The population is about 7 million, therefore the cost of living is
very high and competitive. As land is very limited, the price of houses in Hong Kong
is very high. The official languages of Hong Kong are Cantonese and English. There
are also severe weather phenomena, for example tropical cyclones, strong winter,
monsoon winds and thunderstorms, normally most frequent from April to September.
The legal tender is the Hong Kong dollar (HK$)
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4.2 Compact Living City
As mentioned, Hong Kong has limited land to fit about 7 million people. Therefore, it
is a very compact living city. As there are too many people in that compact city, the
cost of living eventually becomes higher and more competitive. In Hong Kong, the
people usually use up most of their time on their work. Hong Kong people are busy
everyday and the roads are always flooded with people walking.
4.3 Details of Hong Kong
4.31 Public Transportation Service
The public transportation service in Hong Kong is very good and therefore, most of
the people in Hong Kong doesn’t even own a car, they travel by walking and public
transport to work everyday. The public transportation service is so good that the
people doesn’t require a car to travel. Research has shown that there are only 380,000
private vehicles for a population of about 7 million. There are underground tramway,
railway, big buses, little buses, ferries and others.
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4.32 Mega Convenient Convenience Store
Hong Kong is also great for the mega convenient convenience stores, people can
simply get anything from the convenience stores wherever they are. Hong Kong has
the highest density of 7-Elevens in the world and also a density of one store per 1,380
square miles as of 2007.
4.33 Octopus Card
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The people in Hong Kong also uses the Octopus Card for all public transportation,
KFC meals, vending machine sodas, 7-Eleven impulse buys and a lot more. This
makes people in Hong Kong much more convenient and does not have to carry loads
of cash around everyday, a card is enough.
4.4 Conclusion for Hong Kong :
Although Hong Kong is a compact city with tall buildings and people everywhere, it
is very well organized as people have no problems travelling around the city
everyday. The public transportation service is just so good that even the people
doesn’t need to buy a private vehicle. It is very convenient and they can get from one
place to another easily. Everything is just convenient in Hong Kong, 7-Elevens
everywhere, good public transportation service and good playing method using
Octopus Card. However, the air in Hong Kong is bad as it is trapped by lots of tall
buildings.
4.5 Element that can use in my future city:
4.51 Underground Tram
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The underground tram is definitely something cool and convenient. The future city
should make the citizens more convenient. One of the elements that can be used in my
city is the good public transportation service, underground tramway is everywhere but
hidden underneath, people can get from one place to another easily. These good
public transportation like underground tramway does not only prevent traffic jams on
the road but also reduce the air pollution.
4.52 Convinient
The mega convenient convenience stores is also good as it is very convenient, my
future city is to make the citizens more convenient and live peacefully. The Octopus
Card is a must in my future city as it is very convenient and especially when my city
is more on public transportation, an Octopus Card for every citizen would be great
and they don’t have to carry loads of cash around.
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5.Investigation & Data Collection in future cities:
City In The Sky
5.1. Brief of City In The Sky
‘City In The Sky’ is created by London-based architect, Tsvetan Toshkov, it is an
architectural concept that features a sky-high, lotus-shaped oasis. City In The Sky was
developed as part of Megatropolis where lots of architects and artists were invited to
share their vision and idea for the London’s future. The oasis is the definition of the
architectural utopia. Toshkov’s concept isn’t realictic in terms of engineering or real
life environment. The flower symbolizes perseverance and optimism.
5.2. A City In The Sky
‘City In The Sky’ by Tsvetan Toshkov is a city in the sky, which I huge and is a shape
of lotus. The concept of this city is to give people an opportunity to escape from the
everyday noise, stress and dirt.
5.3. Details of ‘City In The Sky’
The aim of ‘City In The Sky is to give an opportunity for people to escape from the
pollution, busy life, stress, noises and a lot more. It is built high in the air so that no
noise can affects.The ‘City In The Sky’ features glass and steel structures, which
support reflective ponds and sprawling lawns, the design is modern and class.
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5.4. Conclusion of ‘City In The Sky’
‘City In The Sky’ is an absolute amazing city, which can bring life to another level.
People gets to live in peace in the City In The Sky, get away from the noises, busy
life, pollution and a lot more. It would be great to actually live high up in the air
where you can get away from the chaos far below. The design is very modern and
classy, absolutely amazing.
5.5. Elements that I can use for my city
One of the elements that I can use for my city is that the materials. The ‘City In The
Sky’ is made up of glass and steel structures, that is very modern and won’t get
outdated easily. The design has the class in it and that makes everyone wants to live in
there.
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6. The “London” City:
6.1 Brief of “London” city:
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London city was just forests and marshes. It is said that London was founded by
Brutus the Trojan, around 1070BC, which is about 1000 years before the Roman
invasion. Brutus is a Trojan prince who was one of the few survivors after the
Greeks burnt Try to the ground. According to a 12th
century monk named Geoffrey
of Monmouth, Brutus was inhabited by a race of giants led by God and Magog
when he landed in Britain. Brutus then chained them to the doors of his palace after
wrestling them into submission. There are also wooden statues of Gog and Magog
standing as guards outside the entrance of the Guidhall till being destroyed oin an
air raid in 1940. Gog and Magog are then considered as the traditional guardians of
the City of London. London is made up of two ancient cities which are now joined
together, the City of London and also the City of Westminster. The City of London
is the business and financial heart of the United Kingdom and is also known as the
Square Mile. However, the City of Westminster is where Parliament and most of the
government offices are located.The Queen and the Royal family are located at the
Buckingham Palace, which is in the City of Westminster. With two of the
combination above, they make up a region known as Greater London. The tallest
building in London is the Canary Wharf Tower.
6.2 People in London
6.21. Population
Residents in London are called Londoners. London is the largest city in Britain and
also Europe as it occupies over 620 square miles with a population of 7,172,036 as
of year 2001 and was thought to have been about 7,518,000 in year 2005. The
population of London peaked in 1951 when the census of that year recorded about
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8,346,000. Research has shown that almost one third or 32 per cent of Londoners
were born outside the United Kingdom. With 12 per cent of overall Britain’s
population living in London, London now has the highest population density in
Britain, with 4,699 people per square kilometre. Not only that, London is located in
the southeast of England and is the seat of central government in Britain. Londoners
are also very open minded.
6.22. Religion
6.22.1. Christian
As of year 2001, the largest religious groupings are Christian, with 58 percent. King
Henry VIII has set up the Church of England in 1534 and it is the country’s official
church with many London members. The London city has also three great Anglican
churches, which are St Paul’s Cathedral, Southwark Cathedral and the Westminster
Abbey.
6.22.2. Jewish
One of the other religions in London is Jews, The population of Jewish is also
heavilily concentrated in London, with 56 percent of the Jewish population of Great
Britain living in London. The Jewish community in London grew in the 19th
century, the time when refugees came from Nazi Germany.
6.22.3. Hindu
Not only that, Hindu is also one of the religion in London, with 52 percent of
Britain’s Hindu population living in London., most of the Indians living in London
are Hindus. A magnificent place of worship is also built in the north-western suburb
of Neasden in the year 1995.
6.22.4. Muslims
There are about 38 percent of Muslims living in London. Most of the members of
London’s large Islamic community are Bangladeshis and Pakistanis while Arabs
and Turks belong to smaller minority groups.
6.22.5 Sikhs
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There are 31 percent of the Sikh population living in London.
6.22.6 Buddhism
There are 149,000 Buddhists living in Britain as of the year 2001 and 36 percent
lives in London.
6.3 Culture and needs in London
London is a multicultural city as it has been since the Roman times. Today, about 25
percent of the capital’s inhabitants are members of the ethnic minorities. London is
definitely a city that reveres and loves culture and arts.
.6.4 Details of London
6.41 London Underground ( Subway ) – Tube trains
The quickest way to get around London is the Tube, the London’s version of the
subway. It is the world’s first underground network, which is opened in 1863. The
tube is made up of 12 lines. Each bearing a traditional name and colour on the Tube
Map. Research has also shown that about 2.5 million passengers use the tube daily.
The Tube is the oldest metro system in the world. There are about 1 billion journeys
made each year. The Tube will get one to the destination quicker than bus or taxi.
There are now 275 stations on 12 lines with 253 miles of route, which 20 miles are
in shallow tunnels and 93 miles in deep tunnels.
6.42. Public Spaces
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London has a lot of green and open space. The London city has 1,700 parks in an
area of around 70 square miles. The parks are normally located near the Houses of
Parliament.
6.43. Advantages
The public transport in London has to be something which is very good and
convenient for the citizens. Public transport in London is cheaper and more
convenient that in other parts of the country. That would help Londoners to save
money to buy cars. Not only that, the city life in London is vibrant. As the centre of
economy and financial of the United Kingdom, London provides plenty of
economic opportunities. London was the first city in the world to have an
underground railway, which is called the ‘Tube’. There are over 100 theatres in
London including 50 theatres in the West End.
6.44. Disadvantages
Some of the people working in central London don’t choose to live there. This is
because of the high living cost, London is one of the most expensive cities in the
world, with house price increasing rapidly over time. The council tax and other
housing related costs are also high. The compact and crowded city can lead to a
feeling of claustrophobia.
6.5. A good future city for Londoners
Although London city is a great city and many people loves to live in there but it
can be better. Research has shown that people dislike to live in an overcrowded and
compact city and they personally prefers to live in suburbs rather than the city to get
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themselves a day off and escape from the pollution, noise and a lot more negatives.
A good future city for Londoners would be a not so compact city and less crowded,
that’s how Londoners can live in peace. Governments should also reduce on the tax
and also the cost of living. The main reason people prefers the suburbs is because of
the cost of living, everything is expensive in London, as it is the most expensive city
to live in. Therefore, a good future city for Londoners should be more on less
crowded and a lower cost of living.
6.6 Conclusion
London is obviously a great city to live in as the architecture is great yet unique,
great transportation service, convenient and a lot more. Of course nothing is perfect,
there are always pro and cons. No matter what, this city is somehow like Hong
Kong city, it’s crowded, compact and also a high living cost. I think that London
should improve on their population wise and also the living cost.
7. The New “ The Eighth Heaven” City
7.1. Solution to create the “The Eighth Heaven” city
The reason I named my sky city The Eight Heaven is because in English, ‘Seven
Heaven’ means that someone is very happy. Therefore, I named my city The Eighth
Heaven because it’s above the seventh’s heaven and so the citizens in my city will be
very happy to live in there. According to the research on the London city, I found out
that one of the disadvantages of the city is overcrowded and Lodoners dislike to live
in such a place full of noise, pollution and more. Therefore, I have decided to plan my
new city with residential area away from the crowded city.
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7.2 City in the air
The reason I chose city in the air is because it looks cool to live high up above
everyone. Building city in the air can also avoid from pollution, stress, noise from the
normal city on the ground. Moreover, as the land is getting more limited, building a
city in the sky is a very good option, it helps to save the usage of land.
7.3 Elements
The bullet train in the Eighth Heaven city is supported by solar energy. The solar
energy converts the sunlight into electrical energy. Not only the bullet train, all the
citizens in the city also uses the solar energy. People in the new city can enjoy a
peaceful live as there are public spaces around, they can also get to live in cool and
quite places away from the chaos. The rubbish collecting system used is underground
sucking system, which the waste is sucked away to a place underground. The water
system is NEWater, it can be reused again. Police stations and hospitals are located at
the south and north so people can reach them easily.
7.4 Conclusion
The ‘Eighth Heaven’ City is definitely a good place to live in. It reduces pollution by
using solar and also the underground rubbish collecting system, this brings good
image to the city. The city will look much more cleaner. It is a very convenient city
with high technology. Lets live in peace and stay away from the chaos.
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8. The Process and Progress
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9.Conclusion
I really learnt a lot from this project. It was not easy to manage my time properly, I
had a poor time management and has a hard time in the end. The videos from Ms.D
are also beneficial and I could actually how to draw. It was a really good experience
and I learnt a lot from this project. Creating a city is just something not easy at all,
everything has to be done earlier and also every detail has to be included as well. I
would like to thank for giving me such a good experience, really learnt from this
project.
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