be completed within one year. The 10-storey buildings are also able to give us the necessary densities in the housing estates.
Varying heights to the buildings have been introduced into the estates to give a different sky-line and also to give individual character and ex- pression to the housing estates. All the buildings above six storeys are provided with lifts.
As the lift is an expensive item, to make an effective use of the lift the stops are arranged at five floor in- tervals, which is most economical in the provision of the lifts. In other words, the tenants are expected either to walk two storeys up or two storeys down for the lift. The majority of the flats have access through the cor- ridors.
As has been stated Singapore has a long tradition of some degree of communal living and the demand for European-type absolute privacy is not prevalent among the Singapore working population. Therefore, corri- dor access has been adopted in the planning.
(f) Utilisation of land area within the
neighbourhood:
The following is the average land utilisation in the neighbourhood:--
(i) Residential:
(area actually covered by buildings is 18%)
(ii) Roads:
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40%
12%
(iii) Carparks:
8%
(iv)
(v) Shopping Centre:
(1 carpark to every 4 flats) Schools:
20%
5%
(vi)
Other communal facilities such as community centre, clinics, churches, mosques. temples & other religious institutions etc.
15% 100%
Although there is no special alloca- tion for open spaces for the tenants, the spaces between the buildings oc- cupy about 32 per cent of the total space within the estate and are usual- ly fully utilized by the tenants. Chil- dren's playgrounds with proper equipments are also provided within the estate. More than three-quarters
of the 20 per cent of the land area allocated for schools is kept open as sports grounds and children's playing fields.
Conclusion
The Housing & Development Board has so far provided public housing for about 2 million people or approximately 25 per cent of the total population. By 1970 when our Second 5-Year Development Plan is completed, there will be an addition- al 350,000 people provided with pub- lic housing.
The design and the planning of public housing in Singapore are in-
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fluenced by the character of our so- cial structure, geographical location, historical and economic development and the educational and technological level of achievements of the people of Singapore.
per-
The situation in Singapore is haps unique among Asian countries in terms of geographical location and historical development. However, there is a large spectre where Singa- pore is in common with other major cities in this region.
The common factors are: the po- pulation within the city increasing at a very high rate: the big percentage of unemployment and under-employ- ment within the population; and the much lower educational and techno-
logical level among the population as compared with the developed coun- tries of Europe and America.
Capital formation is very slow and small and there is no substantial amount of Government funds avail- able for social development. There is a shortage of foreign exchange for the purchase of imported equipments and materials for public housing and trained architects, engineers and town a shortage, to various degrees. of planners to prepare the schemes for development.
20-0
BALCONY
22-11/7
BATH
KITCHEN WC.
ROOM
REFUSE CHUTE
1
ROOM UNIT
230 sq. ft.
Approx. Living Area
Inclusive estimated cost $2,000
20-0
BALCONY
BATH
KITCHEN
BED ROOM
WC
LIVING ROOM
BED
ROOM
32-4 1/2*
16-21/2"
BALCONY
BATH
& KITCHEN
W.C.
ROOM
20-0′′
BALCONY
WC
BATH
1- ROOM UNIT Approx. Living Area
―
310 sq.
ft. Inclusive es- timated cost $2,800
34-0
BED ROOM
KITCHEN
BATH
W.C.
LIVING ROOM
2
ROOM UNIT
Approx. Living Area Inclusive estimated cost
►
425 sq. ft.
$3,800
36-0
KITCHEN
BED ROOM
WC
VENT
OVER
BALCONY
BED ROOM
BSD ROOM
BATH
KITCHEN
SHELVES
BED ROOM
LIVING ROOM
LIVING ROOM
BED
ROOM
3
ROOM UNIT
Approx. Living Area
630 sq. ft. Inclusive es-
timated cost $5,700.
3
ROOM UNIT
Approx. Living Area
550 sq. ft. Inclusive es- timated cost $4,900
The inclusive estimated cost (Singapore dollars) comprises the following:-
38
ROOM UNIT
Approx. Living Area 780 sq. ft. Inclusive estimated cost
$7,000
1. Building 2. Sanitary 3. Electrical 4. Lift 5. Piling 6. Earthworks 7. Roads & Car Parks 8. Other Services
Far East Architect & Builder December, 1967
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