DESA1002 'Continuous City' Jessica Tang

Abstract

Initially not having any idea about what the city of Stockholm is like, it is quite fascinating to discover the city is very interesting. Due to the city’s high northerly latitude, the climate is unusual, with summer’s daylight varying 18 hours and more, and winter around 6 hours. There is still the present of the old town (Galma Stan), which was built in the mid 13th century onwards. Galma Stan still consists of medieval alleyways, cobble streets, and archaic architecture. The old town’s construction were heavily influence by the North German architecture. Studying my site plan, I discovered that the streets were narrow making it impossible for cars to travel through. Walking and cycling are popular forms of travel. Using this idea of travelling, I propose to build a building that promotes a greener living. The idea of a bike shop, a place where people can buy their bikes and also provide a service of a workshop for maintenance. Due to the density of the city, space is limited; building up and down was very useful. Different levels help promote the idea of a greener living. Each level provides a service such as a function hall, which can hold educational seminar about bike safety for people, or it can be use for exhibition. There is also a space for designers to design new models of bike, and other products that promotes green living. A meeting room also provide a space, for potential clients that are interested in a greener world. To further help support this greener world, I propose to build green roof on the roof of the building. Sweden is believed to be the worlds first green roof botanic garden on its roof in Augustenborg, a suburb of Malmö. There are many benefits of having a green roof. First it provides a place for vegetables, fruits and flower to grow. Second it reduces heating because of the added mass and thermal resistance value and cooling (by evaporation), it can also reduce the city’s average temperature during summer. Thirdly it reduces stormwater run off. These are just some of the benefits of having a green roof.