Co-sharing, co-living?

 Housing Policies, Governance & Finance

Urban trends

Co-living spaces for affordability. Would you share your home? The demographics trend is that there are more 1 person and 2 person homes than ever before. There will likely be improved efficiency of space usage and shared costs if there are some form of shared / communal spaces. Food for thought.

Update:

Public Private Partnership - PPP

Government provide land,

Policy makers provide requirement for affordable housing provision,

Private sector participate in deliver of development

Built to rent model? 

Australia super annuation fund has $1b in North American rental properties.

The New Urban Agenda

Towards Sustainable Cities and Communities: The Road to Housing a Nation

CEO of HDB, presenting the Singaporean model of the Sustainable Development Goals

4 pillars based on: 

- Home ownership for citizens  (changes with ownership needs e.g. Monetize toward end of life

- Affordability - use of grants and CPF. HDB losses are covered by government budget

- Fostering Social Cohesion; Providing the "hardware"/ facilities so that the "software"/ communities can function. Coordinating the "heartware"/ public outreach so that more can participate

- Quality Developement ; Well designed and community centric  

Singapore Example: Punggol eco town

Scale: 96,000 flats, 50% complete

Well supported by public transport, within 300m of MRT and LRT stations

Containing SIT and Digital district (opportunities)

Weave in Green and Blue - Serangoon and Punggol Rivers and lush greenery

Future flats with structure at corners for internal flexibility and customisation of layout

Design backed by research and evidence

Sustainable 10 key framework - research initiatives

productivity framework  

PPVC design approach

smart construction BIM - tag and track, smart crane, better accuracy and efficiency  

urban green research- waterway terraces  

water sensitive urban design features bio swales, rain gardens  

going smarter - smart town framework  

planning - virtual map of Singapore- sun shade, wind flow, solar, noise - "integrated environmental modeller"

CAVI system level decision making tool

Enviromental sensors for data collection

smart estate - monitor power output vs time of solar power generation  

smart lighting  

smart hub - estate management system hub - lift, solar, lighting, water pump etc - data can use for predictive maintainence

elderly monitoring system/ home rehab

Community spirit - nurture and embrace "change makers" 

Develope new quality of life indicators 

feedback for management of public spaces/ amenities  

Observation:  

Political support is paramount  

Appropriate policy - Affordability is critical. Choices create affordability.  

Land provision 

Subsidy provision  

institutional capability to deliver projects  

Integrated approach. Harnessing multiple government agency with clear government policy to support National goals.

International Housing Forum 2017

Towards Sustainable Cities and Communities: The Road to Housing a Nation

Inaugural Internaltional housing forum.

In a nation where the majority of citizens live in public housing.

Welcome address by Minister of National Development Mr Lawrence Wong

4 main focus

1. Good/ better design - based on research and evidence. E.g. Lift lobbies as nodes of interaction - lift lobbies at Dawson with community seating (village in the sky)

"The new Urban kampung research program" with SUTD

"Smart Integrated Construction research program" with NTU

2. Advance tech - productivity lagging behind other nations. Less dependence on foreign workers  

adopt pre cast

HDB expanding pre fab bathroom units - to reach 100% in near future

Collab with NTU on smart platform - real time project management seamlessly. Material procurement, crane automation for most efficient routing

3. Sustainable living - punggol north shore with smart housing innovation - more Solar panels up to 50% of all blocks by 2020 subject to suitability

pneumatic refuse system 

underground district cooling

4. ageing population

proximity to parents and grandparents  

3 gen flats for multi generation living with Privacy and spaces

2 room flexi type flats (15 to 45 yrs lease) - custom fitout like counter height and grab rails etc

Kampung admiralty - integrated community for elderly with appropriate facilities. Designed around a community living model

Transformation

From this

To this! 

Large open plan living spaces, cross ventilation, modern color palette and choice of materials

3 months in the making. A nice cosy home for a family with young children.