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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?
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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
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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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