Transforming Cities

Transforming Cities Scott Dunn 8 May 2012

Overview

Cities

Catalyst

River of Life

Continuing the Story

Rivers, a Common Thread

Kuala Lumpur

Cities

194 Cities in Asia with 1 Million people

56 Cities In Americas

43 Cities In Europe

37 Cities In Africa and Oceania

Cities 30% Non Urban Dwellers

70% Urban Dwellers

So What Defines a

City?

ECONOMICS?

The Urban Experience

MALAYSIA

Rural Urban Total

Access to Clean Water 1990: 96% Access to Clean Water 2006: 96%

Increase: 0%

100% 100%

98% 98%

Vertical vs Horizontal Growth

KL skyscapers

MALAYSIA 281% (between 1990 - 2007)

An era of complexity Tailoring solutions to respond to the complex challenges of the contemporary world.

How do you make a city

Different from the rest?

No Two Cities are the Same

“[A City] is a theatre of social action” ~ Lewis Mumford

The kit of parts

The kit of parts the planning framework

natural resources

public realm & transportation

buildings socioeconomy

These pieces can create the healthy city

How are

Asian Cities faring?

Livability

Top 20 Most Livable Cities by 2020

Livability

Kuala Lumpur City

Kuala Lumpur City

Kuala Lumpur City • Annual Real Growth Rate of

6% in GNI

• High Income Nation Status with

USD15000 per capita income • Create 3.3 million jobs

By Transforming its City

Catalyst

Catalyst Five Principles Keep People Engaged

Let Nature Thrive

Let Visitors Visit

Celebrate Cultures

Attract Businesses to Invest

Kuala Lumpur City

Catalyst

XX people in XX residential units Offered XX employment opportunities House

River of Life • House 35,500 people • Build 13,900 residential units • Create 27,000 employment opportunities • Increase GFA of commercial space by 1

million square meters

Rivers A Common Thread

Rivers, a common thread that binds

Rivers, a common thread that binds

Rivers, a common thread that binds

The Singapore River

The Old Singapore River

The Old Singapore River (1920s)

The Old Singapore River (1970s)

The New Singapore River

Rivers, a common thread that binds

Seoul

The Old Cheonggyecheon

The New Cheonggyecheon

The New Cheonggyecheon

• Attracts 64,000 visitors daily • Increases number of businesses by 3.5% • Increase number of working people in the area by 0.8% • Increase land price by 30 – 50% for properties within 50 meters of the restoration project

The

Success Formula

River: Regeneration History

Urban Living

Culture

Nature

River of Life

River of Life CLC Livability Framework

High Quality of Life

Outcomes (What's)

Competitive Sustainable Economy Environment

Integrated Master Planning & Development Strong Urban Governance Systems (How's)

River of Life • The plan creates the

framework for transformation, regeneration and growth. • It sets the foundation for the 11 precincts of River of Life through consolidation of urban design, landscape, transportation, environmental and economic solutions.

River of Life

River of Life

Tightening

Social Fabric

River of Life

River of Life

River of Life

The Urban Fabric

QUALITY LIVING IN THE CITY

River of Life

AMIXEDUSECOMMUNITY:

/ provide range of commercial and residential unit sizes / more live-in-city population/ increase more pedestrian commuter / efficient usage of resources integration

MAINTAININGAFFORDABILITY:

+35,000 NEW JOBS +12,000 in the city

/ zero cost for government / addresses middle income group housing shortage AFFORDABLE RESIDENTIAL / increase affordable units population to live in the city / contribute moving towards a value added economy / job creation additional GFA of / wealth creation / symbol of community pride

+1,000,000 sqm COMMERCIAL SPACE

ECO – T.O.D.

HIGH DENSITY DEVELOPMENT

BUS INTERCHANGE

9 7

TRANSITORIENTEDDEVELOPMENT +ECOLOGYSENSITIVEDEVELOPMENT KEYPRINCIPLES:

/ transit driven + more compact urban form / promote mixed-use, mix-density, walkable neighborhoods. / public transportation + pedestrian oriented. / high quality open space (park and waterway)

%

TRANSIT

COVERAGE within study area

HERITAGE

URBAN INFILL

OLD RAILWAY STATION ADAPTIVE RE-USE

KL TRANSIT MUSEUM

GUIDING LIGHT-MERDEKASQUARE FORMALLAWN COURTYARDDINING KIOSK

FOUNDERSCOURT INFINITYEDGEFOUNTAINS

FORMALLAWN

WATERFRONTDINING

ABDULSAMADBUILDING

REVITALISATION

Urban Infill

INCREASE VALUE

KEEPING URBAN GRAIN

Pedestrian Connection

THEGUIDINGLIGHTS

GUDING GALLERIES

GUIDING LIGHTS

10

+ km of PEDESTRIAN

ORIENTED STREET along THE RIVER OF LIFE

BECKON LIGHTS

45 MINUTES CYCLE JOURNEY from titiwangsato brickfields

Streets & urban life

River of Life

Master Plan Principles form Competion

Jurong Lake Singapore : Urban Heat Island and Walkablity Heat Emissions

public realm & transportation

Wind Speed 1.5m/s

public realm walkability

South-West

urban heat island

Wind Direction

Peak Time After mid-day, 3pm, June

Sky Garden Landscaped garden

Thermal emissivity 0.9 Absorptance 0.6

Urban Heat Island and Walkablity Urban Heat Island Jurong Gateway massing alternatives

-0.94

celcius

relative temperature reduction to baseline

Jurong Gateway – Plan A Jurong Gateway – Plan B Jurong Gateway

Optimized layout and building massing for effective air flows

Urban Heat Island and Walkablity Urban Heat Island : Jurong Gateway massing alternatives Stagger tall and short buildings to induce breeze at pedestrian level

Allow open flow paths for prevailing winds

Urban Heat Island and Walkablity Urban Heat Island

2% improvement on Actual Sensation Vote (ASV) Impact on external thermal comfort of pedestrians Implementation Strategies

Provide descriptive guidelines and recommendations to cover 100 trees per HA/15m spacing

30% green cover of site 50% of faรงade uses light colored concrete cladding 50% of footprint as sky terrace or roof garden Reduction in air temperature compared to baseline

River of Life

Telling Our

Story

The Singapore River

The New Cheonggyecheon

River of Life

Distinctive City

River of Life

Rivers

A Way of Life

The New Cheonggyecheon

The New Cheonggyecheon

Fish Species have increased from 4  25 Bird Species have increased from 6  36 Insect Species have increased from 15  192

The New Cheonggyecheon

River of Life: Eco Valley

River of Life

Staying

Relevant Amid the Competition

Paris

River of Life Master Plan

River of Life

An increase of XX% in

Tourism Receipts Contribute XX% to Malaysia’s GNI Growth

Overall Performance

Quantified Performance Recommended Program

Achieved Targets

-25%

MTCo2eq

-31.5%

-35%

kWh/Yr

-34.4%

BVI Score:

+25%

BVI Score:

+57%

m3

-30%

m3

-30%

km/Yr

-15%

km/Yr

BaU

Aspirational Targets

Carbon

MTCo2eq Energy

kWh/Yr Biodiversity

-15.1%

Stage 1 : Defining the Measures, KPI’s and Targets

Stage 1 : Defining the Gap

Stage 1 : Assessment of Current Plans & Identify Gaps SSIM Stage One Inputs and Outputs Example

Option 1

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Option 3

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Option 2

Option 3

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Option 2

Option 3

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Option 2

Option 3

District Master Plan SSIM Stage One Diagrams

Continuing the Story

Continuing the Story

The Unique KL City Story

Continuing the Story

Create, Enhance & Sustain the

World’s Built, Natural & Social Environments

Thank you

8 May 2012