Prototype
-Making Our Own Model Green City-
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As all of us are taking the programme Foundation in Natural and Built Environment (FNBE) in Taylor's College we decided to use a 3D software that we are familiar with to create our model city. The software that we would be using is known as SketchUp and also a rendering extension of Sketchup called Enscape. We only used this software once briefly for one of our assignments in our ENBE module. Thus, we watched extra tutorial videos from Youtube to help us with making this model.
one of the Youtube videos that helped us with these softwares :
Screenshots from Sketchup
FIRST STEP
FIRST STEP
Downloading a city template from 3D warehouse
Downloading a city template from 3D warehouse
After going through a few models in 3D warehouse we decided to go for a blank city template allowing us to use our creativity to integrate our ideas that we brainstormed into our model city to make a model green city for our country.
We plan on implementing green energy such as solar energy and wind energy to make our city a sustainable city free from pollution.
SECOND STEP
SECOND STEP
Putting some colour into the city
Putting some colour into the city
Landscaping :
Firstly, we decorated or you can say put some life into our model by painting the roads and pathways and also painted the landscape green to represent the ground cover such as grass and bushes in the 3D software using its painting tool.
The river surrounding the city can also be seen now after painting it with the 'water' tool.
The City :
Next, we went into painting the buildings in the city. We didn't really put much colour on the buildings but decided to leave it as it is because we are actually fond of the buildings being mostly white in colour making the buildings look modern.
However we did add some green colour to the buildings to show that the tall high rise buildings are also used for vertical farming and residential buildings having their own green space.
Plan view after painting the landscape of the outer area of the city.
Plan view of city after painting with the 'painting' tool.
Screenshots from Sketchup
Vertical farming in offices and buildings.
Screenshot from Sketchup
Elevated bicycle lanes throughout the city
THIRD STEP
THIRD STEP
Adding more accessibility around the city
Adding more accessibility around the city
We decided to add elevated bicycle lanes around the city as another form of accessibility to get from one place to another.
This is because, this concept will benefit the environment and also to shorten the distance between areas. This will act as a traffic-calming tool, reduces automobile congestion in the city and promotes people to cycle and to walk to their destination which will benefit their health and environment at the same time.
Inspirations are from these elevated bicycle lane concept that is being applied in developed countries such as China and Denmark.
FOURTH STEP
FOURTH STEP
Green energy as the main source of energy in the city
Green energy as the main source of energy in the city
The transition to renewables cuts across the entire urban energy landscape, from buildings to transport, to industry and power.
Renewables can bring tremendous benefits to cities, including cleaner air, modern services and improved living spaces. At the same time, cities are crucial to the world’s transition to a low-carbon economy, accounting for 65% of global energy use and 70% of man-made carbon emissions.
Thus, we have decided on creating a model city that is powers from these green energy.
Wind Energy :
Solar Energy :
Screenshots from Sketchup
FIFTH STEP
FIFTH STEP
Adding street facilities and transportation
Adding street facilities and transportation
Street Facilities :
Our street facilities such as the bus stops and also street lights are powered by solar energy. This is to minimize operation cost, avoid pollution and also to minimize risk of aciidents since external wires are limited from street lights.
Transportation :
Public transportation is highly used in the city such as busses and also underground trains to prevent congestion in the streets. The vehicles in the city are also all electric vehicles.
SIXTH STEP
SIXTH STEP
Adding trees (greenery)
and finalizing the city
Adding trees (greenery)
and finalizing the city
Lastly, we added filled the city with trees to make it the dream city we all had in mind -
A City Surrounded by Nature
We also finalized our model and recorded some scenes from our model that will be presented in 'PRESENT'.
FINAL OUTCOME
FINAL OUTCOME
To finish up our prototype - making our own model city, we used an extension of SketchUp a 3D renderer software called Enscape to showcase a rendered version of our city model through screenshots.
Screenshots taken of our model :
FEEDBACK :
FEEDBACK :
some feedback on our prototype from Venice's cousin, Leti
explaining about our final assignment to her
Her reaction to our prototype
Venice asked her about some improvements they could do and Leti gave her some new ideas
We took her advice and feedback on making the river along the model as a drainage system to improve the waterways in the city which would benefit the people and the environment.
This idea would be implemented in our final version of our idea in 'PRESENT'.
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