Dense + Green: Innovative Building Types for Sustainable Urban Architecture

Thomas Schröpfer

Published by Birkhäuser 2016

Dense + Green

Innovative Building Types for Sustainable Urban Architecture

Thomas Schröpfer

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783038210146

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About this book

Urban architecture with green materials

The integration of nature in architecture is a key concern of sustainability. However, all too often sustainable design is reduced to improving the energetic performance of buildings and the ornamental application of natural green. Dense + Green explores new architectural typologies that emerge from the integration of green components such as sky terraces, vertical parks and green facades, in high-density buildings.
The book describes green strategies in a comparison across different design tasks and climate conditions. In-depth case studies on the most relevant building types, consistently presented with analytical drawings made exclusively for this book, are complemented by expert essays that demonstrate the current paradigm shift in the sustainable urban environment.

From the Contents:

• Dense + Green Building Types, by Thomas Schröpfer, architect, Singapore University of Technology and Design
• Dense + Green Building Technology, by Atelier Ten, environmental design consultants and building services engineers, New York, NY
• Dense + Green Landscape Design, by Herbert Dreiseitl, landscape architect, Atelier Dreiseitl/Rambøll Liveable Cities Lab, Überlingen/Singapore/Portland, OR
• Dense + Green Botanical Design, by Jean Yong, plant eco-physiologist, Singapore University of Technology and Design
• Dense + Green Urbanism, by Kees Christiaanse, urban planner, ETH Zurich
• 25 in-depth case studies from Europe, Asia and the USA
• Practice Reports by Foster + Partners, WOHA, Ken Yeang, MVRDV and others

A reference work on sustainable urban architecture
Substantial presentation of successful case studies
Written by a team of internationally leading authors

Author / Editor information

Prof. Dr. Thomas Schröpfer, Assoc. Head of Pillar of Architecture and Sustainable Design at SUTD, founded in collaboration with MIT

Reviews

"Dense + Green is a carefully argued book that brings the reader up to date on the thinking, practices and concerns around ecology and architecture."
In: http://www.buildingcentre.co.uk/news/monument-to-ecology

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	1
Table of Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	5
Foreword Chan Heng Chee Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	9
Dense + Green Agendas
The Dense and Green Paradigm Thomas Schröpfer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	10
Dense and Green Technologies Naree Phinyawatana Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	38
Blue-Green Infrastructures for Buildings and Liveable Cities Herbert Dreiseitl Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	48
Biological Functionalities of Green Jean W. H. Yong Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	60
Green Urbanism Models of a Dense and Green Urban Context Kees Christiaanse Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	70
Dense and Green Building Typologies Thomas Schröpfer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	84
Dense + Green Case Studies
Institutional
Regional Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Picardie Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	100
Brooklyn Botanic Garden Visitor Center Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	106
Khoo Teck Puat Hospital Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	114
School of the Arts Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	120
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Office
Ministry for Urban Development and the Environment Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	132
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Federal Environment Agency Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	144
Solaris Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	150
National University Health System Tower Block Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	156
Residential
Mountain Dwellings Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	160
Vertical Garden House Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	166
Via Verde Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	172
Newton Suites Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	178
The Interlace Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	184
Infrastructure
The Amager Bakke Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	190
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Urban Mountain Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	216
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One Central Park Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	226
Oasia Downtown Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	234
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Dense + Green Practice Reports
Foster + Partners Practice Report Environmental Performance Optimization on the Urban and Building Scale Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	244
MVRDV Practice Report New Nature Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	254
WOHA Practice Report High Density, High Liveability Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	264
T. R. Hamzah & Yeang Practice Report Systemic Environmental Integration Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	276
Dense + Green Future
Future Trajectories Thomas Schröpfer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	282
Appendix
About the Author and the Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	290
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(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: Birkhäuser
Audience: Architekten, Städtebauer, Architektur- und Städtebaustudenten
Pages
- Main content: 304
Keywords: Architektur; Typologie; Bautypen; Grün; Hochhäuser; Dichte

eBook

Published: December 14, 2015
ISBN: 9783038210146

Hardcover

Published: December 14, 2015
ISBN: 9783038215790