Reclaiming Backlanes

Design Vision for Increasing Building Performance and Reprogramming Common Spaces

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Politics, Regional Planning, City Planning & Urban Development, Science & Nature, Nature
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Author: Marcel Bruelisauer, Sonja Berthold ISBN: 9789814740883
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company Publication: November 23, 2015
Imprint: WSPC Language: English
Author: Marcel Bruelisauer, Sonja Berthold
ISBN: 9789814740883
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
Publication: November 23, 2015
Imprint: WSPC
Language: English

Take a shortcut! Explore the pop-up market! Breathe the fresh scents of flowers in a secret garden! What if backlanes were far from the state they are in today — lively chatter and laughter replacing the heat and noise of air-conditioning condensers and foul smells from trash bins?

Reclaiming Backlanes presents design visions for future development of shophouse neighbourhoods, reprogramming backlanes into viable and high-quality common spaces, while improving energy efficiency of shophouses by up to 50%. These visions mark the convergence of studies in energy efficiency, pedestrian movement, historic building stock analysis and urban diversity by a multidisciplinary team.

Contents:

  • Introduction
  • Backlanes in Singapore
  • Backlane Infrastructure & Services
  • Focus Area: Boat Quay Analysis
  • Focus Area: Emerald Hill Analysis
  • Findings & Alternatives
  • Scenarios Boat Quay
  • Scenarios Emerald Hill
  • Conclusion & Outlook

Readership: Practitioners and students of architecture, urban design, urban planning and building technology; real estate developers; government agencies; and policy makers.

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Take a shortcut! Explore the pop-up market! Breathe the fresh scents of flowers in a secret garden! What if backlanes were far from the state they are in today — lively chatter and laughter replacing the heat and noise of air-conditioning condensers and foul smells from trash bins?

Reclaiming Backlanes presents design visions for future development of shophouse neighbourhoods, reprogramming backlanes into viable and high-quality common spaces, while improving energy efficiency of shophouses by up to 50%. These visions mark the convergence of studies in energy efficiency, pedestrian movement, historic building stock analysis and urban diversity by a multidisciplinary team.

Contents:

Readership: Practitioners and students of architecture, urban design, urban planning and building technology; real estate developers; government agencies; and policy makers.

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