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Kampung Admiralty aerial view of west elevation©k. Kopter 2.2.5 Vertical Greenery Policy in Singapore With the progress of urbanisation, more cities are affected by the current situation of more population and less land, and tall buildings are the inevitable condition of future urban development. The traditional greening methods are far from meeting the greening needs of modern urban development.
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Reconceptualising the construction of Garden Cities in Singapore from the perspective of the history of urban development and urbanization, in conjunction with the development and trends of vertical greening systems. To summarise the principles of development in modern ecosystems in the context of rapid urbanisation and high population density tren...
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... Kampung Admiralty is the first public building complex in Singapore to combine all public facilities and service spaces into a single building volume (Figure 8). Environmental problems such as atmospheric pollution, noise pollution, heat island corresponding, greenhouse effect have become the main factors restricting the healthy development of urban ecology, which makes vertical greening an inevitable choice for future urban development. ...
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... Kampung Admiralty is the first public building complex in Singapore to combine all public facilities and service spaces into a single building volume (Figure 8). Environmental problems such as atmospheric pollution, noise pollution, heat island corresponding, greenhouse effect have become the main factors restricting the healthy development of urban ecology, which makes vertical greening an inevitable choice for future urban development. ...
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... This is a requirement in Singapore, where they use the 'LUSH Index', as a way of calculating how much green private and public space, and green facade has been provided by a developer (Timm, et al., 2018). Singapore, perhaps more than anywhere else in the world, has embraced the concept of vertical urbanism (Feng, 2021;Yuen & Hien, 2005). It's now uncommon for any new Singaporean high-rise not to consider the provision of sky-gardens or vertical social communal spaces. ...
The Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent pandemics have and will continue to have a significant impact on public spaces in cities around the World. One of the major challenges and debates for governments and professionals alike is therefore how to create enjoyable and usable environments in high-density cities, which also feel safe. Elevated urban gardens have become increasingly popular public and social spaces in large cities with their unique qualities in terms of location, accessibility, scale, intensity of experience, etc. Indeed, the past two decades have seen the re-emergence of exciting social and public places ‘in the sky’ which justifies the need to research these spaces in more detail. Due to their location, searching questions can be raised with regard to the design and management of safe vibrant spaces within or on contemporary buildings. This paper focuses on analysing the Sky Garden at 20 Fenchurch Street, London using direct observation and walk-along interviews to provide qualitative and quantitative data before, during, and after the Covid pandemic. The direct observation explores how the space changed in terms of accessibility, circulation, and activities during these periods of time. The study also uses semi-structured interviews to investigate the qualitative relationship between visitors’ behaviour and the design of the pace. Participants (n = 23) were interviewed by the researcher while walking in the Sky Garden. This paper examines critical issues such as accessibility, circulation, activities, design obstacles, security and safety, etc., in exploring the possibilities and opportunities for the future design of elevated urban gardens. The research findings include a study of human activities, features that need improvements, design strategies, and an analysis of the potential need for new rules and regulations relating to the use of such spaces.
... Since 1967, a focus on urban greenery has been an integral part of Singapore's urban planning with the "Garden City" vision intended to impress foreign investors by demonstrating Singapore's efficient and capable governance in a highly visible way (Lee, 2008). Today, the state-led urban greening movement continues in alternative iterations such as "City in a Garden" and "City in Nature", with a broadened emphasis on contemporary concerns such as sustainability, liveability, and climate change resilience (Feng, 2021). ...
