Future urban habitation : transdisciplinary perspectives, conceptions, and designs / edited by Oliver Heckmann.

Includes index.

Table of Contents

List of Contributors ix

Introduction 1
Oliver Heckmann

Section 1 Inclusive Urbanism 11

Introduction 13
Oliver Heckmann

1 Towards a New Social Model of the City: Barcelona’s Integral Superblocks 25
Lluís Torrens, Sebastià Riutort, and Marta Juan

2 Link by Link: Blurring the Lines and Creating an Inclusive Society in Singapore 37
Vincent Chua

3 Inclusive Smart Community – Towards A Socially Integrated and Enabling Community 49
Chong Keng Hua, Ha Tshui Mum, To Kien, and Yuen Chau

4 Design for Depopulating Conditions – Formulating a Strategic Neighborhood Framework for Detroit 67
Ian Dickenson

5 Multi-Programmatic Urbanity for Indonesia 101
Florian Heinzelmann and Daliana Suryawinata

6 Affordable Housing and Social Inclusion – the Case of Vienna and Austria 115
Gerald Kössl

Section 2 High-Dense Typologies For Building Communities 131

Introduction 133
Oliver Heckmann

7 Fostering Community Bonding in High-Density Habitations 149
Im Sik Cho

8 HDB: High-Density Typologies for Building Community 165
Jeremiah Lim

9 Building Communities in High-Density Singapore - a Look at Integrated Design Typology 185
Siew Man Kok

10 Making Sense of Community: A Call for New Kinds of Knowledge to Shape Urban Futures 209
Saffron Woodcraft

Section 3 Adaptive and Responsive Habitation 223

Introduction 225
Oliver Heckmann

11 Alternative Housing for a Diverse and Inclusive Society 241
Gérald Ledent

12 Type-Figurations – Comfort Zones and Active Grounds 261
Bernd Vlay

13 Promoting Healthy Longevity: The Role of Social Innovation 287
Yee Wei Lim, Kimberly Teo, Cherylanne Tan, and Junyu Ong

14 Experiments in Living Together 301
Colin Neufeld and Sharon Wohl

15 Beyond the Unit – Future Hybrid High-Rise Commune 335
Oliver Heckmann

Section 4 New Tools, New Approaches 359

Introduction 361
Oliver Heckmann

16 Toolkits for Renewable and Regenerative Buildings 371
Devni Acharya, Emma Boucher, Richard Boyd, Michael Budig, Elisa Magnini, and Neil Walmsley

17 Social Design – Principles & Practices to Foster Caring Urban Communities 391
Lekshmy Parameswaran, László Herczeg, Airí Dordas Perpinyà, and Adrià Garcia i Mateu

18 Computational Design Futures in Housing 415
Trevor Ryan Patt

19 Retooling Architectural Performance Analysis 429
Timur Dogan and John Alstan Jakubiec

Index 443

Around the globe, urban populations are growing at an unpreceded rate, in particular in Asia and Africa. In view of pressing social and environmental challenges it is essential to reimagine current design strategies to build affordable, sustainable, and inclusive communities that can respond to future demographic dynamics, new social practices, and the consequences of climate change. Future Urban Habitation presents an integrative, transdisciplinary approach for developing long-term strategies for urban housing at a different scales. With focus on the rapidly growing cities of Asia, and urban processes in Europe and North-America this volume offers perspectives from both researchers and practitioners involved in multiple aspects of urban habitation. The authors address a range of challenges to urban habitation with four intersecting thematic frameworks: Inclusive Urbanism, High-Dense Typologies for Building Community, Adaptable and Responsive Habitation, and New Tools and Approaches.

About the Author

Oliver Heckmann leads the Urban Housing lab founded at Singapore University of Technology and Design and now based in Berlin. His research, teaching, and practice focuses on innovative housing typology, urban habitation, sustainable design, urban revitalization, and adaptive reuse. He is the co-author and co-editor of Floor Plan Manual Housing and Editor-in-Chief of Building Types Online.