IDEOLOGY: SUSTAINABILITY
Sustainability has been popularly defined as ‘meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Since it is such a broad word that can be applied to nearly anything, it leads to the dilution of the ideal and its homogenization.
1. ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY:
The most common perception of sustainability deals with the environment. The most discussed aspect and probably the best understood. It involves many things, minimizing energy use, creating less polluting and more efficient transportation systems, preservation of resources, stopping the creation and use of toxic materials, etc. All of this can be boiled down to minimizing the impact of man on this world.
The buildings that we create must take into account both the built and natural environment we place them in. We must not disrupt the existing urban fabric but should seek to become part of it and improve it. We need to look for ways to connect with the existing built environment. We cannot neglect the climate, topography, geology, and other natural characteristics of where we site our buildings. Our design should be heavily influenced and guided by these characteristics.
2. SUSTAINABLE ECONOMY:
we must create an economic model that sustains itself and builds upon its own success without sacrificing the well being of our environment or our society. There is a problem when 90% of the wealth is controlled by 10% of the population. A class system exists, and always will. Many people live in luxury while many starve every day. Another way needs to be sought that will help those less fortunate and create opportunity for personal success. The poor are not poor because they chose to be, they are poor because there is a point of no return where personal economic success is impossible to achieve. Only through education and a deeper analysis of the sociological and economic issues can we achieve something better.
3 ARCHITECURE AND URBANISM:
Good architecture and urbanism is key to all aspects of sustainability. It is an opportunity for architects and planners to create positive changes for an area with a variety of scales. Proper architecture and urbanism with solid basis in logic, while not easy to achieve within the bureaucracy and regulation that exists in the planning world, can really help to bring life to an area.
PROPOSAL # 01: Vertical Urbanisms
Problem Statement:
In the congested cities, the problems of urban sprawl, traffic congestion and pollution have threatened the prospects of biodiversity, greenery, livability and general well-being of the inhabitants.
The Thesis:
The vertical urbanism is a solution for a balanced environment for urban life where public amenities and work opportunities are within easy access. It encourages efficient and clean modes of travels that contribute to clean and fresh air. The design of this type of living require attention on urban density, verticality, domesticity, work, food, infrastructure, nature, ecology, structure, and program. The vertical story is a multi-story residential units,school,offices plus a commercial complex (mall, fitness center, market, green vertical landscape, etc.) with an integrated infrastructure for generating renewable energy, collecting rainwater and treat water and solid waste based on zero-environmental impact technologies
How to make green?
· Grow your food
· Recycle materials.
· Save the forests.
· Use natural materials
· Use local materials.
· Conserve water.
· Be energy efficient
· Let nature cool your food
· Heat with the sun
· Small is beautiful
SITE:
The site will be Imaginary (preferably near sea)
CRITERIA OF SELECTION:
In an age of ever increasing urbanization with massive migrations from the countryside to the city, developed countries are at a crossroads. Either existing urban architectural models will continue to be recycled to accommodate increased populations with devastating effects on land, infrastructure, and the environment or new models of urban architecture will be formed to take urban development.
If you spread the whole human population on earth in a rural-type density, let's say each family in a house with a garden around, you destroys quickly the whole ecosystem of the planet. If you concentrate populations in high-density urban conglomerates, the rest of the planet stays free for other ecosystems to develop. Besides this, sanitation, transportation, education and health rates are much higher in megacities, and it costs far less per person to maintain those levels than in rural environments. So, raising density can be a big part of the solutions we'll need to face environmental problems.
PROPOSAL # 02 A Zero Carbon, Zero Waste, Fuel Free City (Horizontal)
A Sustainable City providing the highest quality of life with the lowest environmental footprint
Problem Statement:
With the passage of time our fossil fuel resources are ending, amount of carbon dioxide is increasing; the global warming has started disturbing life on earth.
Pre Design-Intro to Project:
Kuwait has only one main city named as Kuwait city, the government is going to build new cities. It is the need of the hour to built cities which are sustainable. My project will pioneer the sustainable green building practices with the aim of achieving zero carbon emission, zero waste and being powered entirely by renewable energy sources. Building design will ensure the latest use of energy efficient technologies and smart design. To become less dependent on non-renewable energy sources. This can b achieved by energy efficient building design, renewable energy, recycling/waste to energy conversion, Use of gray water and electric/solar based transportation.
The energy can be acquired from
· Photovoltaic’s
· Solar Thermal
· District Solar Cooling
· Waste to Energy
· Bio solids to Energy
· Wind Energy
· From water waves
· From foothpath
· Demand Management
SITE:
The site is in Kuwait near Kuwait-Saudi Arabia border.
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY:
· Internet and Literature review.
· Questionnaire.
· Interviews of related persons.
· Case studies.
FACILITIES:
· Residences
· Educational Complex
· Commercial area
· Offices
· Entertainment complex
· Parks
· Research centre
· Transportation
· Underground metro
CRITERIA OF SELECTION:
· To provide economic and social sustainable life.
· To make use of renewable energy sources.
· To provide environmental sustainability.
· To minimize global warming
PROPOSAL # 03 A COMPLEX OF HIGH-RISE LIVING (MIXED-USE SPACE – COMMERCIAL/RESIDENTIAL)
The high-rise is a vertical, multi-story residential unit plus a commercial complex (mall, fitness center, market, green vertical landscape, etc.) with an integrated infrastructure for generating renewable energy, collecting rainwater and treat water and solid waste based on zero-environmental impact technologies. The high-rise is autonomous and self-sustainable in terms of energy: it will generate its own renewable energy through integrated solar panels, nano technology, solar paint and a wind turbine. The Brain Unit functions as simple solar system, utilizing pyramidal panels that expand the active surface area of the unit, thus achieving maximum sun exposure.
The high-rise model would provide for basic, clean and eco-sustainable housing with enough flexibility for varying budgets and vernacular adaptations based on locally available construction techniques and materials. Because of its multi-story layout, the high-rise model is an effective tool in addressing the density problem in densest cities. The target communities will largely be found in countries, regions and cities governments and local authorities are not able, capable or willing to provide these communities the infrastructure for renewable energy, clean water and ecologically sustainable water & waste treatment.
SITE:
PALM ISLAND DUBAI
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY:
• Study of existing sky scrappers
• Internet
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