Dr Yuan Chao and Team Awarded First Prize for the Futurarc Prize 2019

Congratulations to NUS Architecture Assistant Professor Yuan Chao and his team (team members: Ayu Sukma Adelia, Wu Guodong, Liu Shuangyang, Aloysius Lian) for winning the First Prize for FUTURARC Prize 2019, Professional category.

Singapore is one of the most high density cities in the world, and land scarcity is one of the challenges. On one hand, there is the insatiable desire for development; on the other hand, there is limited carry capacity of our nature and city. In this design, we provide an alternative to address the issue of land scarcity, and set our design objectives as connection, conservation, and cultivation (C3), which summarize our answer for high density living. A system of systems, in which multi-scale passive strategies are conducted, is applied to re-develop an existing industrial area in Singapore to fulfill self-sufficiency, social inclusivity, natural & ecosystems, and reciprocity needs.

Aerial view, system of systems

Design summary and Aerial view.