Sustainability and Urban Design Stategies for Future Cities

Town Planning Expert Talk 2013Exploring the ‘Future Cities’

22 May 2013

The Studio – projects at a glance

The Team

The scale, diversity and global reach of our projects was unimaginable 40 years ago, yet many of the issues that excited us in the early days continue to inform what we do today.

1184 Total number of staff20 Worldwide offices45 Languages spoken34 Average age46 Average age of Senior team

Integrated Design – environmental engineering

45 years of Sustainability

1970 2000 201019901980

MANAGE

GENERATE

CONSERVE

Building Integrated Renewables

Waste to Energy

Smart Grid

Smart Appliances

Energy Efficient Systems

Sustainable Lifestyles

We must challenge assumptions

Passive Design

Building Controls

Utility Scale Renewables

Environmental Gain

Cost $

We must think in terms of total cost

Universiti Teknologi Petronas Seri Iskandar, Malaysia 1998 – 2004

Beach Road Singapore 2007 –

Extending a Green Spine into the site

Extending a Green Spine into the site

Green rising up the towers as a series of gardens

Protected by an Environmental Shield

Protected by an Environmental Shield

Canopy – Evolving from Constraints

Neutral

4.00 4.50 5.00 5.50

Hot Very Hot

Hot roof surfaces and pedestrian ground level

Direct solar radiation

6.00

Canopy – Evolving from Constraints

Very Hot

Shingles allow the fresh air flows and provide rain protection

Neutral

4.00 4.50 5.00 5.50

Hot Very Hot

6.00

Canopy – Panel Types

Type 1

Type 3

Type 4

Type 2

Type 5

Canopy – Solar Radiation

Canopy – Renewable energy

Canopy – Environmental design

Renewables

Daylight Access

Solar Heat

Air Velocity

Temperature

Thermal Sensation

Surface Temperature

Neutral

4.00 4.50 5.50

Hot

5.00

Very Hot

6.00

Using analysis to assess performance

Thames Hub United Kingdom 2011 –

Paris

Amsterdam

Brussels

LiverpoolManchester

Leeds

Birmingham

GlasgowEdinburgh

Carlisle

London

Felixstowe

Southampton

Newcastle Gateshead

Cardiff

Landscape design at Stowe House, Buckinghamshire

Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown 1740

ENERGY GENERATION AND DISTRIBUTION• Pylons marching across the landscape

IMAGES• Steaming cooling tower IMAGE• Coal Power stations IMAGE

Local

Freight

Cycle and hiking

Communications

Water

Power

High speed

Integrated Engineering

Car dependent cities

Detroit

Petr

ol C

onsu

mpt

ion

DensityLow High

Europe

Asia

Australia

USA

High Density

Mixed Use

Walking

Public Transport

Social Diversity

Source: Newman and Kenworthy

Hong Kong

Density versus petrol consumption

Masdar Masterplan and Institute Abu Dhabi, UAE 2007 –

Walled CityShibamBagh e Shahzadeh

Old Cities Analysis

Shibam

Aleppo

Fez

City Zones University Special Economy Zone

Commercial Technology Park

Residential Car Parking

Entertainment/ Hotel Parks

PRT LRT - Tram

Transportation Components

Layering of the City

Personal Rapid Transport

Main Infrastructure

Pedestrian level

Buildings

Services

Beam-down Solar Tower Geothermal Test Well

Fresnel CSP Parabolic Trough

Membrane Bio Reactor

10MW PV Farm

PRT / FRT

Smart appliances and energy monitoring

Wind Tower Liquid desiccant dehumidification plant

Active sun tracking day-lighting system

WiFi

Solar Driven Cooling Plant

Masdar Pilot Research Projects

Masdar, Abu Dhabi UAE

PV Roof

Laboratories

Residential

Knowledge Centre

Pedestrian Streets

PRT/FRT, Service Spaces, Special Lab Area

The Masdar Institute – Phase 1A

Thermal Comfort in Urban Environment

Thermal Imaging Assessment

Street Comparison

Hamdan Street, Central Abu Dhabi Masdar City, Abu Dhabi

Street Comparison

20°C 50°C

39°C Air temperature

Ground Surface Temperature57°C

Radiant Temperature37°C

Ground Surface Temperature33°C

Radiant Temperature52°C

Courtyard - Pool of Coolness

Courtyard- Pool of Coolness

20°C 50°C

Wet Ground (sun)27°C

Dry Ground (shade)30°C