Nowadays, everything is about renewable energy
sources and greener lifestyles. People are looking out for homes in eco
friendly neighborhoods that have facilities which contribute towards
greener lifestyles. There are some housing community projects that are
yet to be implemented, but are designed for the purpose of greener
communities. These designs have been made for the comfort of all the
economic and social levels within the society and have also incorporated
community centers like hospitals, schools, libraries, office buildings
and so on. Here is a list of five such designs which have been planned.
1. Tian Yi Town Master Plan
Tian Yi Town Master Plan
It is very difficult to plan a housing community in the wetlands. But, the town of Tian Yi makes it look like living in wetlands
is very comfortable. It has been designed by Schmidt Hammer Lassen
Architects. The housing community plan integrates a self-sustenance hub
that includes natural vegetation, a wetland
design and a canal system. The plan includes three zones, which gives
the design sustenance and the required shape. The three zones consist of
outer ring, which has dense vegetation and wetlands, inner ring, which
consists of place for social activities and community services and the
central zone, has a great garden for all relaxation activities. The
buildings within the community are designed in a zigzag manner in order
to make the best use of natural ventilation and heat. On these wet
lands, the design also includes schools, hospitals, library and any
other facility that is required for people to live in the community.
Since this is going to be constructed on wetlands, there will be
provisions for rainwater harvesting. As per the plan, people from all
the levels of income will be able to enjoy residing at the Tian Ti Town.
2. Kubota & Bachmann Architects unveil sustainable masterplan for Niderfeld, Switzerland
Kubota & Bachmann's masterplan
This is a state owned under-developed area that is about to under go the
process of urban and social development. Kubota and Bachman Architects
have designed a plan called Europan-10 that helps in exploring the
greener possibilities of the area and also to harness the resources
available. The entire design that includes the volume of the area, the
pattern, housing, public utility space and landscaping has been planned in order to advocate greener lifestyle. The main idea
here is to have people from all diverse backgrounds, cultures, economic
and socioeconomic backgrounds unified. The common areas will include
park and a playground, a lawn and a fountain suitable for all the levels
of the society. In order to make every home unique, the buildings are
going to be designed by other architects based on the owner’s choice.The
proposal is to make all the buildings of the urban composition in wood.
The roof will be designed to have solar panels and also organic garden which supports green eco-system. In order to keep the crowd away from the residential areas, the proposed idea is to make organic gardens of around 25-30 m size and also to demarcate them from the roads.
3. Masterplan for Nanjing, China by CK Designworks
Masterplan for Nanjing
Although it is an ambitious proposal, CK Designworks have designed a
grand plan of a 20 sqkm city in the Pukou district in Nanjing. It plans
to house a population of two million and also include industrial and
commercial areas. The design will include the Chinese cultural elements
and plans to showcase a Chinese way of life. The design has ten very
important structures which includes a 5-star hotel that will achieve the
highest certifications of LEED.
4. Masterplan for Penglai
Masterplan for penglai
This is one of the hottest destination for domestic tourism in China.
So, in order to cash on the new interest, Penglai is being planned to
allocate the reserve lands and also develop it for holiday homes. The firm
that has designed this idea is the Arcas Europe. They have planned to
have a golf course, a tennis complex and also adopt the ECC approach. By
designing the city through ECC model, the firm is making an attempt to
balance the economic and social sustainability of Penglai. The green
architectural design for the city is to keep the Marina town as the
center and have many small neighborhoods all around it. This will have
around 60,000 housing units that includes cottages, flats, courtyard
homes and terrace homes.
5. Dongxin St. Conceptual Master Plan
Dongxin St. Conceptual Master Plan
The master design is for the re-development of the Central Business
District of Kunshun by Dongxin St. The site will mainly be responsible
for protecting and promoting the key canal systems and also enhancing
it. It will also make use of renewable energy sources. This site will
mainly be dedicated to activities relating to leisure. In order to make
this site a redeveloped and sustainable one and also a river front site,
Boyd designed a plan where, one-third of the river front will be used
for recreational purposes and the remaining for economic and financial
purposes like office and commercial buildings. The entire site will
sustain on renewable energy resources.
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