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MORE HOUSING: OVERPOPULATION AND POLLUTION CHALLENGE IN MEGACITIES

Author

Term

4. term

Publication year

2012

Submitted on

Pages

288

Abstract

Dette speciale adresserer udfordringerne ved overbefolkning og forurening i megabyer gennem udviklingen af et bæredygtigt boligprojekt. Med Shanghai som eksempelsted formuleres målet om at skabe et sundt og komfortabelt bomiljø i en bæredygtig bygning, der kan overføres til lignende kontekster. Designet udvikles via en integreret, forskningsbaseret proces, der omfatter analyser af befolkningsvækst og -tæthed, urban luftkvalitet og bæredygtighed samt stedsspecifikke studier af typologier, natur, mikroklima, infrastruktur og højhusmiljø. Resultatet er forslaget Mo(2)re Housing, et boligbyggeri i Shanghai med en miljøresponsiv facade, understøttet af programudvikling, rum- og brugeranalyser, tekniske mål og visioner samt tegninger, visualiseringer og en evaluering. Uddraget indeholder ikke konkrete præstationsresultater, men dokumenterer en metode og et designforslag, der sigter mod at forbedre livskvalitet og reducere miljøpåvirkning i tætte byområder.

This thesis addresses the challenges of overpopulation and pollution in megacities by developing a sustainable housing proposal. Using Shanghai as a reference site, the project aims to create a healthy and comfortable living environment in a sustainable building that can be adapted to similar contexts. The design is developed through an integrated, research-based process that includes analyses of population growth and density, urban air quality and sustainability, and site-specific studies of typologies, nature, microclimate, infrastructure, and the local high-rise context. The outcome is the Mo(2)re Housing proposal, a residential building in Shanghai with an environmentally responsive facade, supported by program development, space and user analyses, technical goals and vision, drawings, visualizations, and an evaluation. The excerpt does not provide specific performance results, but documents a method and design proposal aimed at improving quality of life and reducing environmental impact in dense urban environments.

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