town report


Content:1. Introduction 2. A Town on Better Township or Town or City Guidelines and Issues 3. Investigation & Data Collection: Ancient and old cities/town 4. Investigation & Data Collection: The present towns/cities 5. Investigation & Data Collection: The future and better township 6. The Joyful Town: About my town 7. The Conclusion 8. References list

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1.Introduction The idea of this project is to understand the component and elements of a town and what makes a better liveable future town. We may pretend as a mayor of the “X” town. The people in “X” town require a new town because of reasons that it is too crowded. As a mayor we will need to propose a new layout for the new “X” Town very quickly.

I have to create a town that are liveavle and sustainable. We have to consider many thing for example what’s the problem of a town on an island, the design of grid, the zoning, transportation and others.

This project is to let us to expose the elements of the natural and built environment in their basic unit, form and function. It also to question, analyses and articulate the impact between natural and built environment. This are how it related to this subject.



2.The Town

The town definition

A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city A thickly populated area, usually smaller than a city and larger than a village, having

fixed boundaries and certain local powers of government. A town is a small community A town is a community consisting of people, businesses, hospital and school. It is a small society, sometimes referring to a small city.

What makes a town/ a good town?

With a good tourism base like a good local beach or a sky resort. The size of the local population and whether the location has been incorporated or

has a local seat of government. good sense of community such as decent schools or social events Having a university, regional hospital, or other government industry in your town is

always good for stability and creates a steady flow of money into the area having enough attractions and jobs to keep the young there With a good public safety also very important

What is the future town?

Change the way we live and how we design and engineer buildings and transportation networks.

Future Towns Theory covers every aspect of disaster resistant building, from large town sized buildings to small dwellings, such as 'The Safe House'

It also discusses other disasters, such as poor air quality, asteroid strikes and volcanic and Earthquake activity.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Village

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_settlement


3.Investigation & Data Collection:Ancient towns

Lijiang Ancient Town(Located in Lijiang city, Yunnan, China)

HistoryThe town has a history going back about 800 years.It was a confluence for trade along the old tea horse road. The town was registered on the UNESCO World Heritage List on December 4, 1997.

The government are taking more responsibility on development and protection of the old town.

I am concentrating on the ancient town that are an attraction point of tourism today.

The significant information about the town? It was once a confluence for trade along the old tea horse road. It perfectly adapted to the uneven topography of this key commercial and

strategic site It possesses an ancient water-supply system of great complexity and

ingenuity that still functions effectively today. Tourism attraction place

ConclusionThis town have a good attraction value for tourism and it have a good development and good protection by the government today. A town should have good government and service so it can be sustainable. Idea for my new town

Have a good government management so that my town will run very well like Lijiang Town

A good water-supply system like what Lijiang Town did, that can function effectively even after many years.

Have good tourism attraction point and also good manage for tourism



4.Investigation & Data Collection:

Present TownsYamba Town (Located in northern New South Wales, Australia)

HistoryThe first European to visit the area was Matthew Flinders, who stopped by in Yamba Bay for six days in July 1799. From the 1970s Yamba's appeal as a holiday resort started to impact on the people of both New South Wales and Southern Queensland.

The significant information about the town? Town economy strongly based on tourism and fishing Tourism attraction place The town has a relaxed lifestyle with access to many good

elements ( pubs, hotel, recreational space, and other facilities.)

Transport – Buses run through the town Yamba boasts eleven beaches

Conclusion It is a good town for tourism, all the facilities, transport, and other are make good for tourist that visit there. Yamba town also have a good economy because of their tourism and fishing industrial.

Idea for my new town Can create a relax lifestyle’s town With many good elements Can have a beach for tourism and also local people Using buses to run through town ( minimize the using of car ) Maybe a town focus on tourism?



5.Investigation & Data Collection:

The future of towns and Better Towns

Future New Town of Gwanggyo ( Located in Seoul, South Korea )

The significant information about the town? Has a design envisioned with two centers which is a mix of housing,

culture, office, retail, and leisure and education spaces. Box hedges being planted on the roofs and terraces which in turn

improves ventilation and reduces usage of energy and water. Great programmatic diversity, aiming for high urban density and

encouragement of further developments Green `hills’ appear in the landscape

Conclusion The aim of this future town is to create a better lifestyle of town and also a sustainable town for people at Seoul. The green idea is very good and it had bring the nature in to the town.

Idea for my new town Consider the idea of box hedges being planted on the roofs and

terraces Have good design or idea to improves ventilation and reduces

usage of energy and water Maybe the design of zoning Take some idea the overall design ( some part )



6.The Joyful Town

How did I came up with the solution to create this new town? The Idea I came up to create my new town are from many way : the case study from ancient/present and future town ( some idea from there), some of the idea I came up from my mind by thinking how to make a better town, and also from others subject’s assignment for example Constructed Landscape ( idea of sustainable ). Also some idea from game (sim city).

What I will consider in my town? With a good tourism base like a good local beach or a sky resort. The size of the local population and whether the location has been

incorporated or has a local seat of government. Good sense of community such as decent schools or social events. Having enough attractions and jobs to keep the young there. Easy transportation Good green idea Good management of water and waste

The important elements:

• Recreational Park • Police Station• Road• Line for train• Beach• Waterfront• Theme park• Resort• Bridges • Bicycle path• Schools• Hospital• Clinic• Firefighting service• Government building



Will have some additional structure or facilitiesThe important characteristic and element of my town: I will create a beach at the front of my town so that it can attract more tourist. Beach is always a good attraction point for tourist. Beside that I will have resort beside the beach too so that tourist can live there and enjoy the high star and good service. My sustainable idea is also the important characteristic of my town. For example “green roof”, vacuum bin at residential area, more bicycle path. I have two recreational park in my town and most of it covered with green.

Aim of my town:

My aim of town will be tourism. Town economy strongly based on tourism. And also small part of fishing industry.


My town will have tourism attraction point for example: beach, theme park (something like sunway lagoon), Resort, Hotel, Recreational Park, Street for buying (souvenirs)

My idea of town will be half of it on land half on it on the sea. So finishing industry also a small part of aim of my town

My idea of town will be half of it on land half on it on the sea. So finishing industry also a small part of aim of my town

My town’s seafood also one of the attraction of tourism


Transportation of my town:

Also include small amount of cars.

Transportation Line:

The reason I want to have more bicycle path is because I want to make my town a sustainable town ( all the shuttle bus and car will be bio-gas )

Type of my town

A town on an island


My town’s transportation will mostly be bicycle ( so that it will be more aim on my “green idea” and also can let tourist or local people to experience the feeling of bicycling through the town )

Will also provide free shuttle buses run through the town ( easy for tourist to visit the town )

Ship or boat for tourist come to my town ( on island ) [ they can enjoy on the ship when on the way to my town ] so I will have a port

“Green line” for railway train (Underground).Three layer at this line first layer on top for walking and bicycle path, second layer for shuttle bus and car “Red line” two layer at this line

( First layer on top for walking and bicycle path, second layer for shuttle bus and car


Easy for tourism industry and also fishing industrySuitable for my idea of town

It will benefit the resident through tourism industry and finishing industry ( mainly income ) , away from big city ( better quality of air ) and also relax lifestyle

Grid of my town: Because its look nicer and also easier to apply (Suitable for my idea of town)

Radial grid will more suitable for my town because it is walkable (so that tourist or local people can easily go through the town ) if with other grid will very complicated.

It is navigable (the circle grid give you immediate senses where you are in the Town so you will not lost)

If a hexagon grid compare with radial grid, radial grid is better because hexagon grid is too complicated for me

Zoning


Recreational area and public space are near the beach so that it is easy for tourist to go there


Sustainable idea of my town


The resort is located at here because it is near beach and also the sea ( good view )

Electrical industrial,It is near the sea so that easy to use the sea water to generate electricity ( hydro station )

(Water supply industrial) It is near the sea so that easy to collect the sea water

Transportation Central at the middle easy for people to go everywhere

Industrial located near the sea because most of it are fishing industrial

Commercial area at the middle easy for people to go there


1. Vacuum bin ( this is how it work underground from the bin to the recycling central ) the pipe will suck all the rubbish to the central.

2. Using the sea water to generate electric

3. “Green roof” idea on all the housing and building

4. Using wind turbine to generate electric also

5. Solar panel on all of the housing’s roof



6. Rain harvesting system apply on all the housing and building

7.Conclusion

Conclusion I will create a town that are focus on tourism and small part of fishing industrial. I will have tourism focus point and also some sustainable idea for my town. Town I create will bring liveable, sustainable and happy to people.



In this I learned really much especially how to create a town, what should consider in a town for example zoning, how to choose grid, and also how to draw master plan. My drawing skill also improve in this assignment because we need to draw many thing (zoning plan, master plan, perspective)

We should create a town that are sustainable with more green idea so that our earth will be nicer.

8.Reference Links

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1583419http://geography.about.com/library/faq/blqzcitytown.htmhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Townhttp://dictionary.reference.com/browse/townhttp://futurecapetown.com/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Town_of_Lijiang


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Town_of_Lijiang

http://futurecapetown.com/

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/town

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Town

http://geography.about.com/library/faq/blqzcitytown.htm

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1583419


http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/811http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamba,_New_South_Waleshttp://www.yambansw.com.au/main.html


http://www.yambansw.com.au/main.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamba,_New_South_Wales

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/811

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