APPENDIX
The objective of the competition is to unearth good ideas to benefit the Marine Terrace community and envision how the ground plan at blocks may be used.
THE SITE
Blk 51 Marine Terrace faces the main road of Marine Parade, and is situated 2 blocks away from Marine Parade Town Council, Marine Parade Hawker Centre and a central plaza. Existing facilities in the area include a Family Service Centre, barrier-free access features, void deck shops, playgrounds, reflexology spots, and community gardens at other blocks in the vicinity.
Blk 51 is a rental block, housing seniors, families and singles. Within the estate, there are residents who work within the estate as cleaners, helpers, amongst working parents and mothers. Retired residents congregate at chess areas during the day, or at the neighborhood shops. Community activities such as excursions, exercise groups, line dancing, taichi, active ageing and other social programmes are run by the Town Council & Family Service Centre.
In the future, there are plans to create a Senior Activity Centre at a section of the void deck. As such, to preserve space for void deck events such as weddings and funerals, the allotted area for the competition is at the lift landing and grass patch in front of the block facing the car park.
View from block onto Marine Parade Road & carpark
Left: Lift Landing. Right: Staircase near Lift Landing
Left: Elderly folk resting at Plaza area. Right: Elderly men resting at chess area facing Plaza
Youth using stage area to hang out
Bike racks & Foot reflexology path, railings and seating after upgrading
DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS
Factors to improve the residentsʼ quality of life may include the following.
SAFETY | SECURITY | MAINTENANCE
- Roofing considerations to guard from killer litter
- Barrier-free access and safety aspects such as bollards, anti-skid foot paths
- Minimal administrative burden, easy to reinstate, easily replaceable parts
- Vandal-proof, all items locked at night
- Security concerns
- Ergonomics, wheelchair & elderly friendly
SOCIAL | COMMUNITY | INTERACTION
- Building social ties, bonding & connectedness
- Enhancing a sense of place for the neighborhood
- increasing community spirit, participation and self-help
ECONOMIC | ENTREPRENUERIAL
- Impact on neighborhood enterprises
- Unearth new opportunities in neighborhood
EDUCATIONAL | LEARNING
- Facilitating learning, life skills and progress
- Signage and features that educate people on the neighborhood, community services & facilities
HEALTH | AGEING | EMOTIONS
- Promoting active ageing, ageing-in-place
- Uplifting spirits and senses
- Leveraging on proximity to and atmosphere of the beach
ENVIRONMENT | GREEN
- Growing lifestyles
- Greening the landscape, community gardens
- Sustainability
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