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Sub Theme  

In keeping with the theme - 'Commonality & Diversity in Southeast Asian Housing; Search for New Identity' - the content of this Forum is broadly divided into 3 sub-themes namely Vernacular House, Modern Housing Typologies and Housing Marketing of Southeast Asia. Range of subjects within the sub-themes is listed in the table below:

Sub-theme 1:

Vernacular Houses
 in Southeast Asia

Sub-theme 2:

Modern Housing Typologies
in Southeast Asia

Sub-theme 3:

Housing Marketing
in Southeast Asia

 
   
Agenda:

Focus on the diversity of the city area rather than the rural area in the region.

l  Environment:
Climate and condition of the place, locality and the region

l  Culture and Typology:
Different culture makes different house types. Typology can be a convenient tool for mutual understanding.

l  Space Organization:
The way of dividing spaces and the needs and purpose for having the divided spaces.

l  Forms and Techniques:
Form is the physical embodiment of the culture. Form affects behavior and the way of life. Techniques are modifying factor for forms.

l  Production:
The ways the houses are constructed and the stages of their assembly process.

l  Symbolism and Tradition :
Symbolism and tradition that bear cultural and religious connotation.

l  Modern Vernacular:
How the vernacular survived in the modern era?

 
   
Agenda:

The typologies of modern housing in SEA can be classified into 2 categories; ‘Transformation of

 Traditional Houses’ and ‘Modern Urban Houses’

l  History of Urban & Housing
Development:

- Modernization Process

- Establishment of Early Towns
-
Development of Modern Cities
  (or Capital Cities)
-
New Town Development
-
Chronology

l  Changing Cultural Context:
Issues and challenges influencing and affecting the changing needs and demands for quality housing

l  Historical Typologies formulated
from Transformation of Traditional Housing

- Shophouses
-
Bungalows (Villars)
-
Etc.

l  Modern Urban Housing Typology:
- Types and variation of modern
   houses and urban housing
-
Medium and high density dwelling 
   for community living in and within
   urban context.
-
Housing layout pattern and the way
   house units are plan and designed

 
   
Agenda:

Discuss the prospect of housing market based upon policy, demand and supply. Please focus on the practical aspect from the view of a developer.

l  Housing Policy:
Housing development plan, new town plan, public housing plan, target housing supply per annum, financial policy including interest rate and loan to value ratio.

l  Housing Demand:
Number of household trend, population trend, per capita income trend, mortgage rate, loan to value ratio, property price to income, house ownership ratio

l  Housing Supply:
Housing supply historical data and forecast. Housing diffusion ratio historical trend and forecast, # of house builders in tier 1, 2, 3 and 4; Name of major house builders, how developers secure land,

l  Prospects for Future Market:
property price historical trend and prospects; housing type of consumer preference,

l  Case Studies:
Representative New Town Development Projects in the region


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