GI: HOUSING
Videos
Videos
How are Singapore's HDB estates planned?
Source: Our Grandfather Story
Use case:Trigger resource to get students to think about how one neighbourhood is distinct from another
Importance of HDB fitness corners
Source: Housing Development Board
Use case:Trigger resource to get students to brainstorm what facilities and amenities there are in a neighbourhood to cater to all age groups
Interview: What's special about Holland Village?
Source: Housing Development Board
Use case:Trigger resource to get students to brainstorm reasons why a neighbourhood is special to a person
Other resources
Other resources
Digital map of facilities and amenities in Toa Payoh
Source: Unknown
Use cases:1. As pre-fieldwork for students to explore the site2. As pre-fieldwork for students to decide where to conduct sampling3. As post-fieldwork for students to evaluate whether their results relate to the types or number of facilities and amenities available
General Household Survey 2015 - Basic demographic characteristics
Data source: Department of Statistics, Singapore
Note:Use Tables 7 and 9 for information on the age profile of people within the neighbourhood. This may relate to the types of facilities and amenities available.
How Toa Payoh is planned for inclusivity
Source: Centre for Liveable Cities
Use case:As pre-fieldwork for students' secondary research
Note:Read pages 8 to 10 for the case study on Toa Payoh
Woodlands Design Guide 2018
Source: Housing Development Board
Use case:As pre-fieldwork for students' secondary research
Note:HDB will continue to launch design guides for 24 of its towns in the next few years to preserve the distinctiveness of each town. These guides can all serve as secondary research material when they become available.
Digital map of Singapore's housing landscape
Source: Humanities Network
Note:This digital map allows you to toggle these layers - HDB buildings, HDB towns, landed housing areas, housing types by subzones and housing types by planning areas.