I find this week’s class and readings to be very
interesting. As an architecture student, I have always held the belief that the
compact and dense living in urban areas is a sustainable method of living.
While The Compact City Fallacy is a good read, I must admit that my knowledge
of sustainable living in terms of density is fairly limited and it is difficult
for me to fully agree with either side of an argument. Instead of posting an
analysis with limited knowledge on the subject area, I thought I could post
some examples of hyper-density living which I find interesting as case studies
of extreme density that makes the living condition unsafe and perhaps not
sustainable.
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| The Kowloon Walled City in Hong Kong |
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| Rocinha, the largest Favela in Brazil |
While the Kowloon Walled City and the Favelas are not the
best residential types, I find that sometimes the economic conditions or the
natural environment of the city forces the emergence of high density housing.
For example, the HDB flats in Singapore is direct consequent of the shortage of
land in the country. This made me think of examples that could solve the issue
of shortage of land. Below are videos of some examples of how it could be done.
Float!
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