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Design Project 2 | Sketches & Prototyping
Design Project 2 | Sketches & Prototyping
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Design Project 2 | Sketches & Prototyping

Due Date
Jul 31, 2023
Journal Entry For
Project 2 - Mini Proposal
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Design Thinking

What specific needs are we addressing?

Need 1 - Sustainable Behaviours

“Creating a multi-purpose destination for the local community”

Addressing the redundancy of shopping malls in an age of e-commerce, we wish to create a destination close to people’s home so that travel times are reduced, and most of people’s needs and wants can be addressed in one location.

Need 2 - Sustainable Features & Systems

“Addressing the need for sustainability of operations, production, design, and life-cycle of shopping & dining experiences”

Malls are incredibly energy intensive and wasteful. We wish to create a place with strict rules about sustainable energy and behaviours.

  • Power Usage (lighting, heating/cooling)
  • Waste Production & Management
  • Building Materials
  • Efficiency in design (wind flow, use and non-use of the sun)

Need 3 - Sustainable World

“Prioritising the economic and social interests of the community”

Democratising the shopping and dining experience.

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What have we proposed?

For who?

People that want to have all of their needs met in one place, while also making an impact on sustainability. We aim for this to be an all-in-one location with an emphasis on community and sustainability.

What is it?

A lifestyle hub with wide roads, many access points, and no vehicles in pedestrian areas.

All under one roof: how malls and cities are becoming indistinguishable

Suburban malls may be a dying breed, but in cities from New York to Hong Kong, new malls are thriving by seamlessly blending into the urban fabric

www.theguardian.com

All under one roof: how malls and cities are becoming indistinguishable
Barcelona's 'superblocks' could save lives and cut pollution, says report

A neighborhood in Barcelona could cut pollution by a quarter if their radical car-free scheme is implemented,

www.weforum.org

Barcelona's 'superblocks' could save lives and cut pollution, says report

Where is it?

  • San Francisco Airport
  • Suburban areas in Southern California
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Our Design

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Precinct Specifications

⚙️Specifications
🔑Key Features & Needs
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Construction Features

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Lattice construction

Design feature in larger buildings to induce cooling.

Here's how nature can help cool down our cities

Record-breaking heatwaves are becoming more common due to climate change. Cities are especially prone to warming, but natural solutions can help to reduce temperatures. Here's how!

www.weforum.org

Here's how nature can help cool down our cities
How India's lattice buildings cool without air con

For centuries, India’s architecture featured intricate lattice structures. Now, as modern architects search for better ways to keep buildings cool, it’s making a comeback.

www.bbc.com

How India's lattice buildings cool without air con
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Cool water piping/canals

Sustainable technology and use of biophilic design to cool the precinct.

Promoting the Creation of “Urban Wind Path Forests” that Send Clean and Cool Air from the Forest to the City -

Forests will be created along rivers and roads that open a “wind path” so that the clean and cool air generated at night from Gwanaksan...

english.seoul.go.kr

Promoting the Creation of “Urban Wind Path Forests” that Send Clean and Cool Air from the Forest to the City -
Cartuja Qanat and LIFE Watercool, a success story

Through the Cartuja Qanat and LIFE Watercool projects, Seville is developing an effective climate change adaptation strategy.

www.zabala.eu

Cartuja Qanat and LIFE Watercool, a success story
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Utilising foot traffic

Generating kinetic energy through every footstep.

Pavegen | Every Step Generates a Powerful Connection

Our mission is to help move society towards a more sustainable future by generating renewable energy with footsteps to power engaging experiences.

www.pavegen.com

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Microgrid

Sustainable energy generation and storage

  • Solar glass windows and roof panels
This technology turns windows into solar panels, here’s how

Solar glass that turns windows into transparent solar panels could turn skyscrapers into solar farms, experts say.

www.weforum.org

This technology turns windows into solar panels, here’s how
  • lithium-ion batteries
  • hydro-powered dam/waterfall
HSBC Rain Vortex - Jewel Changi Airport

The marvel at Jewel's heart

www.jewelchangiairport.com

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Pneumatic waste systems

Underground vacuum waste disposal system embedded throughout the precinct.

Underground waste: Vacuum System Takes Waste Management to a New Level | News - Smart City Sweden

A stationary pneumatic refuse collection system means waste doesn’t need to be collected by truck. Instead, it is transported underground by air in pipes and then compacted in sealed containers. Besi…

smartcitysweden.com

Underground waste: Vacuum System Takes Waste Management to a New Level | News - Smart City Sweden
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Sustainably constructed
  • Sustainable construction of buildings using Timber.
Gaia: Asia's Largest Wooden Building Made From Mass Timber

Asia's largest wooden building, Gaia, is a zero-energy building at NTU Singapore. It's made from sustainably sourced timber and offsets 5,800 tonnes of CO2.

www.weforum.org

Gaia: Asia's Largest Wooden Building Made From Mass Timber
Wood City Stockholm: Sustainable district to be built with 250,000 square meters of timber.

Stockholm Wood City is a proposed development in Stockholm, Sweden, that will be the world's largest mass-timber project. The district will feature 7,000 offices, 2,000 homes, and cover 250,000 square meters of timber. It is expected to be completed in 2027.

www.weforum.org

Wood City Stockholm: Sustainable district to be built with 250,000 square meters of timber.
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Precinct Inclusions

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Championing Co-operatives
  • Community owned and operated.
“The strength of co-ops is that they are tied together by a shared vision to achieve a collective greater good, such as improving the lives of the community,” (NUS Business School)
The world's 300 largest co-operatives reported a combined turnover of $2.1 billion in 2020.

Asian co-ops are leading the charge for sustainable development and are helping to address some of the most pressing sustainability challenges facing Asia, such as climate change, food security, and poverty reduction.

www.weforum.org

The world's 300 largest co-operatives reported a combined turnover of $2.1 billion in 2020.