transforming cities

Transforming Cities

Scott Dunn

8 May 2012

Cities CatalystRivers, a CommonThread

River of Life

Continuing the Story

Overview

Kuala Lumpur

Cities

194 Cities in Asia with 1 Million people

56 Cities In Americas

43 CitiesIn Europe

37 CitiesIn Africa and Oceania

70% Urban

Dwellers

30% Non

Urban Dwellers

Cities

So What Defines a

City?

ECONOMICS?

The UrbanExperi-ence

Access to Clean Water 1990: 96% 100% 98%Access to Clean Water 2006: 96% 100% 98%

Increase: 0%

MALAYSIA Rural Urban Total

Vertical vs Horizontal Growth

KL skyscapers

MALAYSIA281%

(between 1990 - 2007)

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

How do you make a city

Differentfrom 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

naturalresources

buildings

public realm & transportation

socio-economy

These pieces can create the healthy city

How are

Asian Citiesfaring?

Livability

Top 20 Most Livable Cities by 2020

Livability

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

Kuala Lumpur City

By Transforming its City

Catalyst

Keep People

Engaged

Celebrate Cultures

Attract Businesses

to Invest

Let Visitors

Visit

Let Nature Thrive

Five PrinciplesCatalyst

Kuala Lumpur City

House XX people in XX residential units

Offered XX employment opportunities

Catalyst

• House 35,500 people

• Build 13,900 residential units

• Create 27,000 employment opportunities

• Increase GFA of commercial space

by 1 million square meters

River of Life

RiversA Common Thread

Rivers, a common thread that binds

Rivers, a common thread that binds

The Singapore River

Rivers, a common thread that binds

The Old Singapore River

The Old Singapore River (1920s)

The Old Singapore River (1970s)

The New Singapore River

Seoul

Rivers, a common thread that binds

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

History

Urban Living

Nature

Culture

River: Regeneration

River of Life

HighQuality of Life

SustainableEnvironment

Competitive Economy

Systems (How's)

IntegratedMaster Planning & Development

Outcomes (What's)

Strong Urban Governance

River of LifeCLC Livability Framework

• 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

SocialFabric

River of Life

River of Life

River of Life

River of Life

The Urban Fabric

+35,000NEW JOBS in the city

QUALITY LIVING IN THE CITY

+1,000,000 sqm

COMMERCIAL SPACEa d d i t i o n a l G F A o f

+12,000AFFORDABLE RESIDENTIAL

population to live in the city

A MIXED USE COMMUNITY:/ provide range of commercial and residential unit sizes/ more live-in-city population/ increase more pedestrian

commuter / efficient usage of resources integration

MAINTAINING AFFORDABILITY:/ zero cost for government/ addresses middle income group housing shortage/ increase affordable units/ contribute moving towards a value added economy/ job creation/ wealth creation/ symbol of community pride

River of Life

97%within study areaTRANSIT COVERAGE

TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT + ECOLOGY SENSITIVE DEVELOPMENT

HIGH DENSITY

DEVELOPMENT

BUS INTERCHANGE

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

ECO – T.O.D.

HERITAGE

OLD RAILWAY STATION ADAPTIVE RE-USEKL TRANSIT MUSEUMURBAN INFILL

GUIDING LIGHT-MERDEKA SQUARE

ABDUL SAMAD BUILDING

REVITALISATION

FORMAL LAWN

COURTYARD DINING

KIOSK

INFINITY EDGE FOUNTAINS

FORMAL LAWN

FOUNDERS COURT

WATERFRONT DINING

Urban Infill

INCREASE VALUE

KEEPING URBAN GRAIN

45MINUTESCYCLE JOURNEYfrom titiwangsato brickfields

+10km of

along THE RIVER OF LIFE

PEDESTRIANORIENTED STREET

THE GUIDING LIGHTS

GUDING GALLERIES

GUIDING LIGHTS

BECKON LIGHTS

Pedestrian Connection

Streets & urban life

River of Life

Master Plan Principles form Competion

public realm & transportation

public realm walkability

urban heat island

1.5m/sWind Speed

Landscaped garden

Sky Garden

0.9

Thermal emissivity

0.6Absorptance

South-West

Wind Direction

After mid-day, 3pm, June

Peak Time

Heat Emissions

Jurong Lake Singapore : Urban Heat Island and Walkablity

Jurong Gateway – Plan AJurong Gateway – Plan B

Jurong Gateway

Urban Heat Island and Walkablity

Urban Heat Island Jurong Gateway massing alternatives

Optimized layout and building massing for effective air flows

-0.94celcius relative temperature reduction to baseline

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 : Jurong Gateway massing alternatives

Reduction in air temperature compared to baseline

Urban Heat Island and Walkablity

Implementation StrategiesProvide descriptive guidelines and recommendations to cover 100 trees per HA/15m spacing30% green cover of site50% of façade uses light colored concrete cladding50% of footprint as sky terrace or roof garden

2% improvement on Actual Sensation Vote (ASV)

Impact on external thermal comfort of pedestrians

Urban Heat Island

Telling Our

Story

River of Life

The Singapore River

The New Cheonggyecheon

Distinctive City

River of Life

Rivers

A Way of Life

River of Life

The New Cheonggyecheon

The New Cheonggyecheon

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

The New Cheonggyecheon

River of Life: Eco Valley

Staying

RelevantAmid the Competition

River of Life

Paris

River of Life Master Plan

An increase of XX% in Tourism ReceiptsContribute XX% to Malaysia’s GNI Growth

River of Life

Overall Performance

Quantified Performance

MTCo2eq

kWh/Yr

-25%

-35%

m3 -30%

km/Yr -15%

BVI Score: +25%

BaU AspirationalTargets

Recommended Program

Achieved Targets

MTCo2eq

kWh/Yr

BVI Score:

m3

km/Yr

-31.5%

-34.4%

-30%

-15.1%

+57%

Carbon

Energy

Biodiversity

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

Stage 1 : Defining the Gap

SSIM Stage One Inputs and Outputs Example

District Master Plan SSIM Stage One Diagrams

Stage 1 : Assessment of Current Plans & Identify Gaps

Option 1 Option 2 Option 3 Option 1 Option 2 Option 3

Option 1 Option 2 Option 3Option 1 Option 2 Option 3

Continuing the Story

The Unique KL City Story

Continuing the Story

Create, Enhance & Sustain the

World’s Built, Natural & Social Environments

Continuing the Story

Thank you

8 May 2012