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Urban Living Roof Design Guideline of National Taipei University of Technology
Urban Living Roof Design Guideline of National Taipei University of Technology
摘要
As cities continue to grow and develop, human and nature have been seen as separate and ‘mutually exclusive’. The separation is caused by shrinkage of the natural environment and habitats lost at ground level. An urban ecology approach, however, sees people, nature and the city are interrelated and as part of the same ‘urban ecosystem’. Nature and biodiversity in cities contribute to our human sense of place, identity and psychological well-being, therefore, human must harmonize and blend with nature. The most common definition of a green roof is “a building’s rooftop space that is either partially or completely covered in plants” and for some people, it literally means green and just covered by vegetation. In other hand, ‘living’ roof is not just about vegetation but it must be a stable living ecosystem that makes the urban environment more liveable, efficient and sustainable. Therefore, living roof is a dynamic, living environment for living organism, including human, on a rooftop that serves as a platform for interaction between man-made and natural environment. The study adopts Heuristic Structure as the study method and the roof of National Taipei University of Technology (NTUT) campus as the study area. The design of living roof inside National Taipei University of Technology is based on the issues of urban, ecology, humanities, agriculture and the study site. After analyzed the collected data and related literature, it will come up with generalized principles of living roof design that is adaptable on all the NTUT buildings. The new design principles are serves as reference and suggestion for NTUT to plan and design living roofs in the campus in the future. The study then proposes design guidelines for living roof as podium of ecological landscape (the organizational shape of a habitat for life) wherein it showcases creative approaches to sustainability and can serve as multifunction space in the community. It can be accessible to broad community in order to facilitate urban agriculture, educational activities, social function, and simply for leisure space.
並列摘要
As cities continue to grow and develop, human and nature have been seen as separate and ‘mutually exclusive’. The separation is caused by shrinkage of the natural environment and habitats lost at ground level. An urban ecology approach, however, sees people, nature and the city are interrelated and as part of the same ‘urban ecosystem’. Nature and biodiversity in cities contribute to our human sense of place, identity and psychological well-being, therefore, human must harmonize and blend with nature. The most common definition of a green roof is “a building’s rooftop space that is either partially or completely covered in plants” and for some people, it literally means green and just covered by vegetation. In other hand, ‘living’ roof is not just about vegetation but it must be a stable living ecosystem that makes the urban environment more liveable, efficient and sustainable. Therefore, living roof is a dynamic, living environment for living organism, including human, on a rooftop that serves as a platform for interaction between man-made and natural environment. The study adopts Heuristic Structure as the study method and the roof of National Taipei University of Technology (NTUT) campus as the study area. The design of living roof inside National Taipei University of Technology is based on the issues of urban, ecology, humanities, agriculture and the study site. After analyzed the collected data and related literature, it will come up with generalized principles of living roof design that is adaptable on all the NTUT buildings. The new design principles are serves as reference and suggestion for NTUT to plan and design living roofs in the campus in the future. The study then proposes design guidelines for living roof as podium of ecological landscape (the organizational shape of a habitat for life) wherein it showcases creative approaches to sustainability and can serve as multifunction space in the community. It can be accessible to broad community in order to facilitate urban agriculture, educational activities, social function, and simply for leisure space.