Sustainability and Urban Design : Strategies for Future Cities

Sustainability and Urban Design Stategies for Future Cities Town Planning Expert Talk 2013 Exploring the ‘Future Cities’ 22 May 2013

The Studio – projects at a glance

The Team

The scale, diversity and global reach of our projects was unimaginable 40 years ago, yet many of the issues that excited us in the early days continue to inform what we do today.

1184

Total number of staff

20

Worldwide offices

45

Languages spoken

34

Average age

46

Average age of Senior team

Integrated Design – environmental engineering

45 years of Sustainability

1970

1980

1990

2000

2010

We must challenge assumptions

Cost $ Building Integrated Renewables Waste to Energy Utility Scale Renewables

GENERATE

Smart Grid Smart Appliances

MANAGE

Building Controls Energy Efficient Systems Sustainable Lifestyles

CONSERVE

Passive Design

Environmental Gain

We must think in terms of total cost

Universiti Teknologi Petronas Seri Iskandar, Malaysia 1998 – 2004

Beach Road

Singapore 2007 –

Extending a Green Spine into the site

Extending a Green Spine into the site

Green rising up the towers as a series of gardens

Protected by an Environmental Shield

Protected by an Environmental Shield

Canopy – Evolving from Constraints

Direct solar radiation

Hot roof surfaces and pedestrian ground level

4.00

4.50

Neutral

5.00

Hot

5.50

6.00

Very Hot

Canopy – Evolving from Constraints

Shingles allow the fresh air flows and provide rain protection

4.00

4.50

Neutral

5.00

Hot

5.50

6.00

Very Hot

Canopy – Panel Types Type 1

Type 2

Type 3

Type 4

Type 5

Canopy – Solar Radiation

Canopy – Renewable energy

Canopy – Environmental design Renewables

Daylight Access

Solar Heat

Air Velocity

Temperature

Surface Temperature

Thermal Sensation

4.00 4.50

Neutral

5.00

Hot

5.50

6.00

Very Hot

Using analysis to assess performance

Thames Hub United Kingdom 2011 –

Edinburgh Glasgow

Newcastle Gateshead

Carlisle

Leeds Manchester Liverpool Amsterdam Birmingham Felixstowe London Cardiff

Southampton

Brussels

Paris

Landscape design at Stowe House, Buckinghamshire Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown 1740

ENERGY GENERATION AND DISTRIBUTION • • •

Pylons marching across the landscape IMAGES Steaming cooling tower IMAGE Coal Power stations IMAGE

Integrated Engineering

High speed Local Freight Cycle and hiking Communications Water Power

Car dependent cities

Density versus petrol consumption

High Density Detroit

USA

Mixed Use

Petrol Consumption

Walking Public Transport Australia

Social Diversity Europe

Asia

Hong Kong

Low Source: Newman and Kenworthy

Density

High

Masdar Masterplan and Institute Abu Dhabi, UAE 2007 –

Walled City Bagh e Shahzadeh

Shibam

Old Cities Analysis

Fez

Aleppo

Shibam

City Zones University

Special Economy Zone

Commercial

Technology Park

Residential

Car Parking

Entertainment/ Hotel

Parks

Transportation Components

LRT - Tram PRT

Layering of the City

Buildings

Pedestrian level Services

Personal Rapid Transport

Main Infrastructure

Masdar Pilot Research Projects WiFi

Beam-down Solar Tower 10MW PV Farm

Wind Tower

Solar Driven Cooling Plant

Fresnel CSP

Parabolic Trough

Geothermal Test Well

Smart appliances and energy monitoring

Liquid desiccant dehumidification plant

Active sun tracking day-lighting system

Membrane Bio Reactor

PRT / FRT

Masdar, Abu Dhabi UAE

The Masdar Institute – Phase 1A

PV Roof

Laboratories

Residential

Pedestrian Streets Knowledge Centre PRT/FRT, Service Spaces, Special Lab Area

Thermal Comfort in Urban Environment

Thermal Imaging Assessment

Street Comparison Hamdan Street, Central Abu Dhabi

Masdar City, Abu Dhabi

Street Comparison

39°C

Air temperature

20°C

50°C

Radiant Temperature 52°C

Ground Surface Temperature 57°C

Radiant Temperature 37°C

Ground Surface Temperature 33°C

Courtyard - Pool of Coolness

Courtyard- Pool of Coolness 20째C

50째C

Wet Ground (sun) 27째C

Dry Ground (shade) 30째C