CONTENTS Acknowledgements vii Foreword ix PARTI: Sustainable Initiatives Introduction 2 1. Research in Context 4 Research Through Design 6 New Towns + Shrinking Cities8 2. Assumptions 10 PART 2: Concepts 3. Tama New Town 16 Planning + Design 19 Specific Neighborhoods: Nagayama + Suwa21 4. Initial Survey + Preliminary Propositions 34 Process 36 Propositions37 Energy + Sustainability 39 Ecology + Environment 43 Mobility + Flexibility 45 Demographics, Social + Socioeconomic Adaptation 49 Housing Reconfiguration 53 5. Abstractions + Typologies 54 Ecologically Oriented Development 57 EOD Guiding Principles58 Stream + Water Body Restoration61 Reclaimed Water63 Urban Agriculture67 PART 3: Applied Prototypes Project Objectives 72 6. Measuring Performance: Infrastructures 74 Carbon Reduction 2015-2050 77 Mobility 81 Energy93 Solid Waste 109 Green Space 113 Water 123 7. Site Concepts 132 Planning Concepts 134 Program Deployment 138 Ecological Footprint 142 Mobility Infrastructures 150 The Public Sphere: Streets 152 The Public Sphere: Ecological Productive Landscape 156 8. Low Density Prototypes 166 TheS-House 169 TheL-House 183 The Courtyard House 191 9. Medium Density Prototypes 200 The Connected Courtyard 203 The Urban Villa 217 The Loft-Block 225 10. High Density Prototypes234 The Linear Block 239 The Stepped Block241 The Atrium Block 243 The Tapered Block 245 11. Future Directions 254 Trends in Neighborhood Planning, Design, and Development256 Appendix: Carbon Calculations260 Index 270 2 Introduction 4 1. Research in Context 6 Research Through Design 8 New Towns + Shrinking Cities 10 2. Assumptions PART 2: Concepts 16 3. Tama New Town 19 Planning + Design 21 Specific Neighborhoods: Nagayama + Suwa 34 4. Initial Survey + Preliminary Propositions 36 Process 37 Propositions 39 Energy + Sustainability 43 Ecology + Environment 45 Mobility + Flexibility 49 Demographics, Social + Socioeconomic Adaptation 53 Housing Reconfiguration 54 5. Abstractions + Typologies 57 Ecologically Oriented Development 58 EOD Guiding Principles 61 Stream + Water Body Restoration 63 Reclaimed Water 67 Urban Agriculture PART 3: Applied Prototypes 72 Project Objectives 74 6. Measuring Performance: Infrastructures Carbon Reduction 2015-2050 Mobility Energy Solid Waste Green Space Water 7. Site Concepts Planning Concepts Program Deployment Ecological Footprint Mobility Infrastructures The Public Sphere: Streets The Public Sphere: Ecological Productive Landscape 166 8. Low Density Prototypes 169 TheS-House 183 TheL-House 191 The Courtyard House 200 9. Medium Density Prototypes 203 The Connected Courtyard 217 The Urban Villa 225 The Loft-Block 234 10. High Density Prototypes 239 The Linear Block 241 The Stepped Block 243 The Atrium Block 245 The Tapered Block 254 11. Future Directions 256 Trends in Neighborhood Planning, Design, and Development 260 Appendix: Carbon Calculations 270 Index