{"id":1157,"date":"2016-11-03T23:18:16","date_gmt":"2016-11-03T15:18:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesis.arch.hku.hk\/2016\/?p=1157"},"modified":"2016-11-21T14:55:01","modified_gmt":"2016-11-21T06:55:01","slug":"residential-podium-roof-renovation-in-shek-tong-tsui-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thesis.arch.hku.hk\/2016\/residential-podium-roof-renovation-in-shek-tong-tsui-community\/","title":{"rendered":"Residential Podium Roof Renovation in Shek Tong Tsui Community"},"content":{"rendered":"
Thesis Background<\/strong><\/p>\n Hong Kong\u2019s political system, geography and population density make it one of the most crowded urban environments in the world.\u00a0 Soaring real estate prices fed by profit driven developers and a deluge of investment and speculation from the Chinese mainland has led to shrinking apartment sizes and more expensive real estate.<\/p>\n While most apartments in those buildings with tiny footprints have barely\u00a0outdoor space, the roofs of the podiums seem to be ignored and wasted to a large degree. Many of the roofs became private terrace of the household on that floor or a disorderly public space for clothes drying.<\/p>\n Thesis Statement<\/strong><\/p>\n The podium roof spaces have a great potentiality to be renovated into a part of the urban living, e.g. public roof garden linked to\u00a0ground, or elevated streets while connected to other roofs of the adjacent podiums. It would not only be benefit for the residence that could get more outdoor space near home, but also create value for developers if the program combines\u00a0with commerce. More importantly, it would create another\u00a0surface for the urban living, and stimulate more possible activities for citizens.<\/p>\n Description of Contexts and Target Users<\/strong><\/p>\n