The skycourt and skygarden : greening the urban habitat / Jason Pomeroy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pomeroy, Jason.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public spaces.

Tall buildings--Social aspects.

Tall buildings.

Courtyards.

Urban gardens.

Architecture--Human factors.

Architecture.

Physical Description:

301 pages ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2014.

Summary:

"Population increase, advances in technology, and the continued trend towards inner city migration in relation to economic progress has transformed the traditional, low rise city of spaces into the modern, high rise city of objects. The continued depletion of the public realm through urbanization has necessitated the birth of alternative social spaces that have sought to replenish those environments that were once so intrinsic to our day to day interactions and communal activities. Such changes in the urban habitat have also contributed to the reduction in urban greenery and the consequent rise in temperatures. The need to readdress the balance of open space to high density development has therefore never been so important. The creation of more hybrid building forms and typologies that balance open space within the object in the interests of sustaining life and providing a forum for social interaction is increasingly being realised around the World and has started to redefine the tall building within the vertical city. Skycourts and skygardens are increasingly being incorporated into tall buildings and the urban habitat to reduce perceived densities and provide more habitable environments that promote a greener urban habitat. This highly illustrated colour book investigates the skycourt and skygarden as a social space that combats negative environmental impacts associated with urban densification and their socio-economic benefits as an alternative social space within the 21st century city"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1 Civility, community and the decline of the public realm 12

1.1 The public realm, civility and community 114

1.2 The decline of the public realm, and the privatisation of space 118

1.3 From a city of spaces to a city of objects 22

1.4 Loss of open space, and its socio-environmental implications 26

1.5 The birth of alternative social spaces 30

2 Defining the skycourt and skygarden 34

2.1 The skycourt and skygarden: a historical overview 36

2.2 The skycourt and skygarden: spatial morphology and perceived density 40

2.3 The skycourt and skygarden as a social space 44

2.4 The skycourt as a transitional space 48

2.5 The skycourt and skygarden as an environmental filter 52

2.6 The skycourt and skygarden: enhancing psycho-physiological well-being 56

2.7 The skycourt and skygarden as a bio-diversity enhancer 60

2.8 The skycourt and skygarden: their economic benefits 64

2.9 The skycourt and skygarden as part of a new legislated urban vocabulary 68

3 Global case studies 72

3.1 Completed projects 74

3.2 Under construction 116

3.3 On the drawing board 158

3.4 Future vision 200

4 Towards a vertical urban theory 242

4.1 The skycourt and skygarden: evolutionary observations 244

4.2 Sustainable principles to support a vertical urban theory 256.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780415636988

0415636981

9780415636995

041563699X

1134714092

9781134714094

1134714165

9781134714162

OCLC:

841909031