Assignment 3 By: Karolin Chandra

Min Sheng Community

(min sheng she qu)

The first American model community in Taipei, Taiwan to become a role-model for Asias rapid urbanization: modern housing, good roads, improved public facilities and as much as 10% of the area set aside for parks Minsheng Community was Taipeis first area that got rid of the faint hint of septic tank odor that constantly lay over the rest of Taipei
*)In 1967, Taipei City Mayor carried out an urban developing plan to develop the city towards the east end. He requested the central government a US assisted loan of US$5 million to set up a project for land consolidation and joint development to make the suburb area of one hundred and ten hectares into a modern residential area accommodating forty five thousand people.

http://www.culture.tw/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1671&Itemid=156 http://www.livinglabs.com.tw/En/02introduction.html

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Commercial area

Park

Residential area

Public Facilities

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Public & Private Space

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The Park and The Building

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Public & Private Space

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Pedestrian Friendly

Back side of residential building, looks clean & green

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The Building
Commercial

Residential

Along the main road Along the road (1st floor) Modern appearance

Behind the commercial building

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Comparison
Located behind commercial area Used to was a dry settlement area The hoodlums settlement

Kampung Gundih Surabaya

*)Kampung (village in urban context)

is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand (sometimes tens of thousands).

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Comparison

Kampung Gundih Surabaya

Since 2005, Neighborhood-base improvement settlement Eco-Tourism Kampung

Greenery

Waste recycling

Plastic Trash recycling

http://fieldtrip-ch3.blogspot.com/2010/01/kampung-wisata-gundih.html http://www.surya.co.id/2011/06/21/raih-kampung-berbunga http://bataviase.co.id/detailberita-10434060.html

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Conclusion

Min Sheng Community is a well-designed community area, with public and private spaces, pedestrian friendly, and high-middle rise commercial and residential building.

Suggestion
Giving more statue/monument to ease the pedestrians wayfinding

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