scholarly journals From Back-yards to Stacked-yards: An Alternative High-Rise Housing Model

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Isabella Lum
Keyword(s):  
Public Perception ◽  
Central City ◽  
Urban Housing ◽  
High Rise ◽  
Shared Spaces ◽  
Human Scale ◽  
Dwelling Environment ◽  
Outdoor Space ◽  
The Rich ◽  
Critical Case Study

<p>Current intensified housing is not perceived by New Zealanders as desirable... Critiques are extensive and the loss of quality, private, outdoor space is decidedly felt. Densification is one of the solutions to our housing shortage and the needs of our increasingly diverse population. Densification has already been set in motion by local councils, but consumer uptake is too slow. Public perception is tarnished by stigma which is reinforced by the repeated failures of the developer-driven apartment market. This calls for new typologies of high-density housing to increase diversity and compatibility. Back-yards to Stack-yards investigates how to improve the design of dense, urban housing typologies for the New Zealand context. This thesis aims to address the most common local critique of apartment living: the lack the failure to provide and support an inviting sense of the outdoors. Outdoor space of all ownership types contributes positively to the dwelling environment. The backyard is identified as a benchmark for enriching the dwelling, providing an array of beneficial affordances. Key are the notions of the quiet sanctuary and the outdoor room that can be completely personalised. This thesis primarily follows a design-led, research method where major learnings are extracted through critical reflections. A strong understanding of resident experience is required and is deduced through an ongoing, in-depth literature review and critical case study analyses. Understanding the resident experience provides key insights into what is lacking from common apartments at a human scale, as well as strategies for improvement. The focus is on the relations, effects and affordances of the amenities and spaces, rather than the typical, simplistic itemisation, allowing for a better breakdown and reconfiguration of factors. Possible solutions and strategies were tested on a central-city fringe site in Wellington. This is a zone where dense, residential development and re-development is already taking place due to population growth. The design outcome is a high-rise multi-unit development. It demonstrates the rich possibilities of a high-rise design with a range of outdoor and shared spaces as well as improved opportunities for personalisation and flexibility.</p>

scholarly journals From Back-yards to Stacked-yards: An Alternative High-Rise Housing Model

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Isabella Lum
Keyword(s):  
Public Perception ◽  
Central City ◽  
Urban Housing ◽  
High Rise ◽  
Shared Spaces ◽  
Human Scale ◽  
Dwelling Environment ◽  
Outdoor Space ◽  
The Rich ◽  
Critical Case Study

<p>Current intensified housing is not perceived by New Zealanders as desirable... Critiques are extensive and the loss of quality, private, outdoor space is decidedly felt. Densification is one of the solutions to our housing shortage and the needs of our increasingly diverse population. Densification has already been set in motion by local councils, but consumer uptake is too slow. Public perception is tarnished by stigma which is reinforced by the repeated failures of the developer-driven apartment market. This calls for new typologies of high-density housing to increase diversity and compatibility. Back-yards to Stack-yards investigates how to improve the design of dense, urban housing typologies for the New Zealand context. This thesis aims to address the most common local critique of apartment living: the lack the failure to provide and support an inviting sense of the outdoors. Outdoor space of all ownership types contributes positively to the dwelling environment. The backyard is identified as a benchmark for enriching the dwelling, providing an array of beneficial affordances. Key are the notions of the quiet sanctuary and the outdoor room that can be completely personalised. This thesis primarily follows a design-led, research method where major learnings are extracted through critical reflections. A strong understanding of resident experience is required and is deduced through an ongoing, in-depth literature review and critical case study analyses. Understanding the resident experience provides key insights into what is lacking from common apartments at a human scale, as well as strategies for improvement. The focus is on the relations, effects and affordances of the amenities and spaces, rather than the typical, simplistic itemisation, allowing for a better breakdown and reconfiguration of factors. Possible solutions and strategies were tested on a central-city fringe site in Wellington. This is a zone where dense, residential development and re-development is already taking place due to population growth. The design outcome is a high-rise multi-unit development. It demonstrates the rich possibilities of a high-rise design with a range of outdoor and shared spaces as well as improved opportunities for personalisation and flexibility.</p>

In whose best interests? Regulating childcare environments in Australia

2021 ◽  
pp. 183693912110501
Author(s):  
Anne-Marie Morrissey ◽  
Deborah Moore
Keyword(s):  
Systems Theory ◽  
Conceptual Model ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Emergency Evacuation ◽  
Best Interests ◽  
Policy Documents ◽  
High Rise ◽  
Childcare Centre ◽  
Physical Environments ◽  
Outdoor Space

This conceptual model paper uses systems theory to explain how key elements in the Australian policy and regulatory context lead to three issues of concern in childcare centre physical environments: siting of centres on busy roads; lack of outdoor space; and, emergency evacuation in high-rise buildings. Drawing on evidence from prior studies and policy documents through desktop research, as well as childcare centre visits and communications with stakeholders and experts, we confirmed these issues as threats to children’s health, safety, development and well-being. Adapting Goekler’s ‘iceberg model’ of systems theory, we identified a dominance of commercial childcare property interests and complex and conflicting policy and regulatory structures, as explanatory elements leading to outcomes that conflict with children’s best interests.

“Toward a Social Profile of the Aged Black Population in the United States: An Exploratory Study”

1973 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 271-276 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ira F. Ehrlich
Keyword(s):  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Leisure Time ◽  
Black Population ◽  
The United States ◽  
Urban Housing ◽  
High Rise ◽  
Life Styles ◽  
White Sample ◽  
Black Sample ◽  
Internal Comparison

A stratified random sample of black men and women aged 70 and over was developed in two high rise age segregated urban housing units. Normative activity was classified in terms of three life styles: alone, reciprocal, and nonreciprocal. An internal comparison was made with a black sample and an external comparison with a white sample differing on several major demographic characteristics. Although the modal activity pattern was to do things alone, the findings were equivocal with respect to the disengagement framework. Involvement with others tended to increase with age, and was usually of a religious or leisure time nature. Findings of this study suggest the desirability for encouraging flexible life style options.

scholarly journals Complex assessment of urban housing energy sustainability

2018 ◽  
Vol 33 ◽  
pp. 02041 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olga Popova ◽  
Julia Glebova ◽  
Irina Karakozova
Keyword(s):  
Housing Stock ◽  
Residential Development ◽  
Urban Housing ◽  
Technical Condition ◽  
Environmental Benefits ◽  
Self Organizing Maps ◽  
Energy Parameters ◽  
High Rise ◽  
Upward Growth ◽  
The City

The article presents the results of a complex experimental-analytical research of residential development energy parameters - survey of construction sites and determination of calculated energy parameters (resistance to heat transfer) considering their technical condition. The authors suggest a methodology for assessing residential development energy parameters on the basis of construction project’s structural analysis with the use of advanced intelligent collection systems, processing (self-organizing maps - SOM) and data visualization (geo-informational systems - GIS). SOM clustering permitted to divide the housing stock (on the example of Arkhangelsk city) into groups with similar technical-operational and energy parameters. It is also possible to measure energy parameters of construction project of each cluster by comparing them with reference (normative) measures and also with each other. The authors propose mechanisms for increasing the area’s energy stability level by implementing a set of reproduction activities for residential development of various groups. The analysis showed that modern multilevel and high-rise construction buildings have the least heat losses. At present, however, ow-rise wood buildings is the dominant styles of buildings of Arkhangelsk city. Data visualisation on the created heat map showed that such housing stock covers the largest urban area. The development strategies for depressed areas is in a high-rise building, which show the economic, social and environmental benefits of upward growth of the city. An urban regeneration programme for severely rundown urban housing estates is in a high-rise construction building, which show the economic, social and environmental benefits of upward growth of the city.

The Economics of the Right to Keep a Dog

2015 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 343-362 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yung Yau ◽  
Shuk Man Chiu
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Revealed Preference ◽  
Urban Housing ◽  
Living Environment ◽  
Property Management ◽  
Transaction Data ◽  
Animal Domestication ◽  
High Rise ◽  
Private Housing ◽  
The Right

Dog guardianship has gained popularity in many cities as a result of animal domestication. In spite of its benefits, dog guardianship in high-density urban housing creates certain problems, including increased health risks. Conflicts between different interested parties over the right to keep dogs have therefore surfaced. In Hong Kong, a lawsuit was initiated by a resident in a private housing estate, Mei Foo Sun Chuen, to overturn dog bans imposed by the property management company. The court’s judgment stated that dog bans are enforceable only if dogs are explicitly prohibited in the deed of mutual covenant. This study aims to value empirically the right to keep dogs in private housing based on an analysis of a set of housing transaction data in Hong Kong. It also investigates how the value of the right has changed with the court judgment. The findings suggest that the right was negatively valued by the market, but the court judgment increased its value. These results demonstrate a revealed preference of the Hong Kong community for dog guardianship in a high-rise living environment.

scholarly journals Where the Heck Do I Put the Barbeque? High-Rise Housing for New Zealanders

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Matthew Ashworth
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Housing Demand ◽  
Housing Crisis ◽  
Diverse Range ◽  
High Rise ◽  
International Model ◽  
Outdoor Spaces ◽  
Outdoor Space ◽  
High Density Housing ◽  
New Zealanders

<p>There is little doubt New Zealand is in the midst of a housing crisis. A growing population and a construction industry unable to meet demand makes housing supply an ongoing issue. The most sustainable way to meet housing demand is to increase density within existing city limits; however, growth in this way is problematic due to the stigma surrounding high-density housing. High-rise apartment living in particular is seen as undesirable to most New Zealanders.   This research investigates how high-rise apartment blocks can be better designed for the New Zealand context – specifically, how the provision of quality outdoor space can better align this typology with New Zealanders’ affinity with the outdoors.   Three innovative high-rise typologies are tested on a central Wellington site. Each is designed for a different user group and provides occupants with private outdoor space that facilitates outdoor activities usually inhibited by high-rise apartment living. Accessways are investigated and reimagined as vibrant common spaces that provide occupants with additional outdoor space.   The design outcome provides residents with a diverse range of outdoor space. From common, semi-private, and fully private, this research demonstrates a range of outdoor spaces can exist in a high-rise setting. The design outcome shifts the high-rise apartment from an imported international model to a typology adapted to the New Zealand locale.</p>

scholarly journals POLIGAMI DAN POWER EKONOMI

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmad Dakhoir
Keyword(s):  
Public Perception ◽  
Basic Theory ◽  
Economic Problems ◽  
Economic Forces ◽  
The Rich ◽  
Economic Motives

The motive of polygamy in Indonesia is very diverse. Public perception against one of the motives of polygamy is very strong due to economic problems. Economic motives as power for of polygamy is not always right.This paper mainstreem denied the presumption that of polygamy carried out by economic forces. In short those who practice polygamy only potentially be implemented for the rich or the elite tier of other groups.Theoretically-normatively basic theory which became one of the parameters can be polygamous in Indonesia, namely the existence of evidence of the husband‟s income would be polygamous is a figure that could provide for the economy to all the wives and children. The result is that a strong economic motive is considered the basis for of polygamy was not entirely right.In Surabaya, for example secretly polygamous husband of 64 polygamous marriages procedural was only earning less than Rp. 17 million. Of these 39% are self-employed husband by profession who earn no more than 2.5 million per month, and 31.3% earn Rp. 4.9 million.While polygamous husband in secret of 56 polygamous marriages only income below 24 million. Of these the most that 50% are self-employed husband by profession who earn no more than 2.4 million every month

Guilty by accent?

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 173-194
Author(s):  
Grace Wood
Keyword(s):  
Public Perception ◽  
Language Attitudes ◽  
Urban Housing ◽  
Jury Decision Making ◽  
British English ◽  
Psychological Study ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Employment Education ◽  
Jury Decision

Research into urban housing, employment, education and public perception has found evidence of accent discrimination. However, the role of language and discrimination has been under-researched in the legal realm. Cases such as US Hyppolite v. State (2002) reveal how damaging accent discrimination can be. In order to research this further, mock trials were put together and run in the United Kingdom, collecting ‘verdicts’ from individual online participants. Using a matched-guise method, the defendant testified in Standard Southern British English and Yorkshire English. Unlike previous research conducted, this was designed to look like a psychological study into jury decision-making so that participants were not primed for the linguistic components. While language attitudes were present in the results, there was no evidence of accent discrimination when it came to giving a verdict or even levels of recommended punishment, with no significant differences between accent conditions. The conclusion suggests that accent may not always be discriminated against directly; rather, it may be the vehicle used to discriminate against protected traits (e.g. ethnicity, gender, religion, etc.).

scholarly journals Development of a Design-Driven Parametric Mass Timber Construction System for Modular High-Rise Urban Housing

2019 ◽  
pp. 333-340
Author(s):  
Oliver Lang ◽  
Cindy Wilson ◽  
Clayton Blackman ◽  
Ryan Gillespie ◽  
Oliver David Krieg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Urban Housing ◽  
Design Tool ◽  
Ongoing Research ◽  
Housing Projects ◽  
High Rise ◽  
Seismic Zones ◽  
Timber Construction ◽  
Building System ◽  
Mass Timber ◽  
Construction System

This paper presents the outcome of an ongoing research and development process at Lang Wilson Practice and Architecture Culture and Intelligent City on a parametric mass timber construction system for modular mid- to high-rise urban housing that started in 2006. The system was developed to systematically address the urban housing crisis in North America, and it is currently applied in two Canadian housing projects in seismic zones with 4 and 12 storeys in an evolution from previous modular housing projects by the companies. The first part of this paper explains the holistic, design-driven and parametric approach to urban housing, and how platform-based design is critical for an adaptable, sustainable and qualitative urbanization. Criteria of livability, affordability and sustainability inform the development of a customizable and modular mass timber building system, which can adapt to grid spacing and module sizes as well as to structural requirements for up to 18 floors in seismic zones. The building system is developed to meet Passive House certification and to be fully prefabricated. Constructional innovations within the system reduce the typical redundancy of doubled-up material layers of modular construction. In the second part, the authors explain how the building system is also the result of the development of a fully parametric design tool that allows not only for the optimization of building typology, home layouts or even energy consumption, but also automatically adapts the geometry of all mass timber building elements. This high level of parametrized building information density in an early stage of the design process allows for an unprecedented collaboration of designers, architects and engineers while ensuring constructability. In the last part the authors present a case study, explaining the advantages and challenges of such a collaborative effort and explain how they successfully obtained approvals to build a 12-storey mass timber housing project.

scholarly journals Embracing the Block

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Daniel Wezel
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Inner City ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Central City ◽  
Urban Housing ◽  
High Density ◽  
Housing Development ◽  
Design Strategies ◽  
Housing Shortage ◽  
Design Case Study

<p>With an estimated housing shortage of 150,000 homes in 2020, New Zealand is in urgent need of a new housing solution to keep up with demand. Given that families make up 70% of New Zealand households, attracting families towards inner-city living is the key to decreasing housing shortage and managing urban growth. The research investigates a housing model that is underutilised in New Zealand, but has the potential to accommodate families in high-density central city developments.  The European Perimeter Block (EPB) is a housing model prevalent in Europe’s largest cities, providing highly liveable urban housing at relatively high densities. Analysis of traditional EPB literature, contemporary EPB precedents and best-practice apartment design is combined with analysis of the New Zealand context to develop an extensive list of design strategies and criteria. This list provides a framework for the design of EPB housing in New Zealand cities. A subsequent design case study tests the applicability of the design strategies and criteria on a successful high-density housing development in Auckland’s CBD, with a focus on providing an attractive inner-city lifestyle for New Zealand families. The resulting outcome is a concise set of design criteria and a repertoire of strategies to usefully inform the design of an attractive EPB housing development in New Zealand cities.</p>

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