Fig. 3.
TAI PO NEW TOWN
MASTER PLAN
SCALE 12 IN # MILL FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE
Reclaimed area plus part of present Taipo.
A City Hall
The next operation in the planning pro- cess was undertaken by fifth year students and it concentrated upon the development of the civic area. Many of the students concerned adopted architectural elements for later detailed study. These were integral units in the plan. Before they could com- mence any serious consideration of their subjects they had of necessity to under- take the overall development of the civic area. The master plan made provision for the site of the area center. It was a large area of the proposed foreshore and was situated at a convenient junction with the existing road system and the railway line. The following units were consequent- ly developed in the area: (See figure 2).
Fig. 4.
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A Magistrates Court A Civic Centre 2 Cinemas A Market
A Police Barracks A shopping centre The Fire Brigade A bus stop
A railway station
A professional man's centre 2 Banks
A Police Station
An Administration centre. A Miscellaneous Office Block Hotels.
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Details of Neighbourhood Units: H. High Income Housing. M. Medium Income Housing. L. Low Income Housing. 1. Public Square. 2. Religious Building. 3. Market. 4. Shops. 5. Welfare Centre. 6. Primary Schools. 7. Secondary School. 8. Recreation School. 9. Children's Playfields. 10. Parks. 12. Car Parks. 13. Sports Field.
The solution adopted was an interest- ing one as the photograph of the model (figure 1) indicates. It will be noticed that most of the buildings were arranged on the periphery of the site in such a manner that motor traffic of emergency circula- tions, e.g. the doctor, fire brigade, the ambulance, police or local authority ser- vicing units could get to any building without crossing the main pedestrian cir- culations. Pedestrians have the "spine" of the design for their major circulation and are enabled to move in any direction and achieve their normal business transac- tions, recreation etc. without interference from, or with, the main vehicular circula- tions. Aesthetically, the arrangement is an interesting one and it follows the tradition established in the planning of Radburn, Baldwin Hills or Sunny Side Gardens.
Naturally a Civic Centre such as this offers the planner more scope than is normally possible, for he is enabled to contrast his buildings not only in plan but also in three dimensions; possibilities are opened up in the development of vistas, which are enriched by the inter- penetration of varying forms produced by the different functions of the building units. He also has the opportunity of developing pleasant relationships between the
different units spaces linking the together. Thus landscaping treatment may be achieved by changes of texture which can demarcate surfaces for pedes- trian thoroughfares, recreation, approach and servicing. In all cases the emphasis was upon the individual, not only as property owner and developer but also as citizen utilizing his town
a Major possibilities presented опсе an existing sea area was reclaimed for it became possible to integrate maritime boulevard with a redesigned typhoon shelter, while the District Officer's Island in the scheme effected an interest- ing solution. The drawings and the model have been executed by students in the first year under the direction of Mr. C.H. Wong and other members of the staff and, although the students were not concerned with the planning, they reflect a creditable standard of draughtsmanship which in fact was the main purpose of the program- me at their level.
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The next stage of the Taipo develop- ment was carried out by students in the fourth year who were called upon to develop the housing. The new town was divided up into a series of neighbourhood units each of which was to have a gross density of 300 persons per acre. The units would accommodate а total population varying from 11,182 to 13,000 persons. The accompanying drawing (figure 4)) was accomplished under the direction of Mr. H. G. Hollmann, Dip. Ing., D.A.I. and Mr. C. H. Wong, M.C.D., B. Arch. The students were divided into three groups, and the plans indicate an interesting variety of the residential units, which in this particular solution were as follows. Each neighbourhood unit has been de- signed for 11,184 persons. The proposals shown provide housing in three categories, namely:
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