A phenomenon is firstly observed that there are two types of Urban Gapscapes in Bangkok – the abandoned canal and the elevated highway. In order to further investigate this phenomenon, a specific site – Victory Monument – ...
In postulating the potential of informal communities to self-organise and evolve, this dissertation wishes to probe further into the hypothetical emergence of informal communities by analyzing them as complex systems; and ...
This dissertation evaluates the problems of Displacement Ventilation (DV) system and proposes an enhanced DV system. The enhanced DV system consists of a newly-developed chair with 4 fans mounted at each corner and the ...
Displacement Ventilation is quite widely used in many parts of the world today. However, in an office environment where there are low heat loads and low ceilings, temperature stratification is less obvious as compared to ...
Large bicycle infrastructure investments aimed at transforming Singapore into a car-lite society can nudge Singaporeans in the right direction. However, there is still an existing challenge for urban and transport planners ...
This thesis explores Singapore’s urban environments as ‘objects’ – areas of the city that have been portioned out through segregation
and singularity due to the inheritance of functionalist planning approaches. A sample ...
“The real plight lies in this, that mortals ever search anew for the nature of dwelling, that they must ever learn to dwell.”- Martin Heidegger
An individual's relationship to the world develops over time and at a variety ...
Buildings are huge energy consumers. In order to achieve reduction in building energy consumption, many building energy simulations are performed. Occupancy profile plays a significant role in energy simulations. Although ...
With growing concern over climate change and environmental issues, energy saving on building has attracted wide attention in recent years. Occupancy information, such as the presence state and the number of occupants, ...
Energy retrofits have been implemented as a measure to counter increasing energy consumption worldwide. However, this improvement in energy efficiency does not always translate into achieving the full expected energy savings ...
As occupants are the end-users of buildings, it is important that their comfort is well taken care of. Thermal comfort plays a huge role in achieving high levels of occupant comfort levels, especially in tropical climates. ...
This dissertation sets out to empirically test the office space decision of SMEs in Singapore. Empirical data on the location and non-location office determinants of occupiers was collected via a questionnaire from December ...
Oil prices are very volatile. As oil is a fundamental element in human activities, its price fluctuations affect many industries, including the building construction industry (B.C.I.) in Singapore. As such, it would be ...
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[Context] Shakhari bazaar is street in old part of Dhaka city. It has got its name from the conch shell artisans or “shakharis” who decided to make this area their home some 400 years back. The community remained ...
This research paper posits a disparity in the accessibility to public amenities across mature, middle-aged and young towns. Such a difference is attributed to the various generations of town planning. Towns developed in ...
The Housing Development Board has been designing and developing New Towns since the
1960s beginning with Toa Payoh New Town in 1968. Through the years, the New Town
model has evolved in form while still retaining the ...
Joo Chiat Road is a 1.3-kilometer long stretch of road in the Eastern side of Singapore, which is bounded by Changi Road at its north, and East Coast Road at its south. Despite being only 1.3 kilometers long, Joo Chiat ...
The use of nanocoatings for various applications are becoming increasingly widespread due to their multi-functionality. One particular type of nanocoating that is gaining a lot of popularity is oleophobic nanocoatings. An ...
There is a belief that hosting a mega-event such as the Olympics Games serve as a catalyst for urban renewal (Essex & Chalkley, 1998). Such mega-sport events have emerged as an important tool of city and regional renewal ...
In Singapore, local universities have taken it upon themselves to provide campus living as it is not seen as just a roof above students’ head but it is about building a community, bringing together like-minded individuals ...