The document describes plans for a new smart city called Lushrich located near Kenyir Lake in Terengganu, Malaysia. Lushrich will have a radial layout centered around green spaces and will aim to be fully sustainable with zero carbon emissions through the use of solar energy, wind turbines, hybrid vehicles, and underground transit. Challenges like the hot climate and steep terrain will be addressed by planting more trees and permeable pavement to prevent flooding. The city's design focuses on being self-sufficient while also preserving the surrounding environment.

1. LUSHRICH
BRINGING GREEN-NESS TO THE NEXT
LEVEL.
By Too Mun Fai (0318214)
from
Foundation in Natural and Built Environment
April Intake 2014

2. CONTENTS
 INTRODUCTION
 WHAT IS A TOWN?
 ANCIENT CITY
 MODERN CITY
 FUTURE CITY
 LUSHRICH
 ELEMENTS OF
LUSHRICH
 LUSHRICH
MASTER PLAN
 PROBLEMS
FACED BY
LUSHRICH AND
METHODS TO
OVERCOME THEM
 IMPROVEMENTS
OF LUCHRICH
 HOW LUSHRICH
RELATES TO THE
LAKE
 CONCLUSION
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3. INTRODUCTION
Town Planning.
means
The planning and control of the construction, growth and
development of a town or other urban areas.
That was how Google defined town planning. After carrying
out an extensive research on the given topic, I have learned
a thing or two on what town planning is and how to
effectively plan a town.
For starters, we need to observe the location where we plan
to build our new town, preferably from a vantage point so it
is easier to analyse and observe the geographic features of
the site and anticipate the problems it might face.
Then we have to understand what basic infrastructure and
services a town require to run smoothly. For example,
educational institutes, emergency services, shops and so
on. If a town lacks any one of these important requirements,
its residents will live a very inconvenient life.
Lets not forget the energy and waste management has to be
effective as well. Lastly, the town has to be self-sustainable
and must contain green features that allows it to overcome
the problems it will face.
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4. WHAT IS A TOWN?
Town.
means
A built-up area with a name, defined boundaries, and local
government, that is larger than a village and generally smaller
than a city.
History of Town Planning.
During the early Neolithic period,
large agricultural areas enabled
rapid expansion of human
population. This kick-started the
use of town planning to allow the
village to run more efficiently.
Town planning was never really
implemented until the classical
era. Some of the towns during
that period began showing signs
of planned arrangements in their
buildings.
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5. Today, town planning has
become so important that a
town or city cannot be
developed without having a
team of professionals to
carefully plan and build a town.
Many new improvements have
been added into town planning
to make a modern town more
effective in every way.
Future towns.
As time goes on, the way we live and interact changes
to suit its ever-changing environment. The biggest
factors being technological advancement, rapid
population growth and climate changes. These drastic
changes will require a new breed of towns and cities to
cope and adapt quickly.
Future towns will not only have to be able to satisfy our
needs and wants but also being able to protect us from
the constantly deteriorating environment without
causing any further harm to it. So it needs to very
sustainable and environmental minded.
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6. ANCIENT CITY
ATHENS, GREECE
Founded : 500BC
Location : Southern Europe
Situated in the Southern part of Europe, lies one of the
oldest and most successful cities ever founded by
mankind. It was originally founded as a military
outpost on top of the Acropolis. It then grew and
expanded rapidly to become the most populated city
in the world. It has basic water distribution channels
called aqueducts. And it was the first few cities to
have an actual city plan.
Inspiration : Aqueducts (Water management system) + City
planning
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7. MODERN CITY
KARLSRUHE,
GERMANY
Founded : 1715
Location : Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Currently the second largest city in the state of
Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany. The city was
founded based on a radial plan layout to make city
management a lot easier. And if someone were to
look out of the front window of the Karlsruhe Palace,
they would be able to see every street in front of the
palace. The city also has a quarter-circular plaza in
front of the palace.
Inspiration : Radial town layout + Quarter circular plaza
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8. FUTURE CITY
THE GREAT CITY
Founded : N/A
Location : Chengdu, China
As China is currently facing big pollution issues,
they needed to overcome this problem quickly.
Hence, they planned to build a city called The
Great City. What makes this city special is they
optimized the walkability of the city to completely
eliminate the use of fossil fuelled vehicles in the
city.
Inspiration : Good walkability + Zero carbon
footprint

9. LUSHRICH
INFORMATION
NAME : LUSHRICH LOCATION :
KENYIR LAKE, TERENGGANU
DIMENSIONS: 5KM X 5KM
POPULATION : 100 000
MAIN PURPOSE : COMMERCIAL & GREEN
TECH RESEARCH
TOWN LAUYOUT : RADIAL

10. ELEMENTS IN LUSHRICH

11. LUSHRICH MASTER PL

12. PROBLEMS FACED BY LUSHRICH
 Hot climate that will harm
the residents’ health if
exposed to the ultraviolet
rays for an extended
period of time.
 Built in the middle of a
jungle to avoid direct
contact with the pollution of
outside world. This means
a big part of the forest was
cleared in order to build
Lushrich.
 Lushrich is founded on a
mountainous terrain that
will increase the
occurrence of landslides
and flash floods in
Lushrich.
 No energy supply from the
outside world means that
Lushrich needs to be fully
self-sustainable to function
on its own.

13. METHODS TO OVERCOME TH
 Hot Climate - By planting
more plants on the streets
and encouraging rooftop
gardens on the roof of every
household. By building Solar
panel shelters to protect its
citizens from harmful
ultraviolet ray while absorbing
energy.
 Wasted trees - Open more
green spaces such as
gardens and parks to make
up for the lost trees that has
been chopped down to build
Lushrich.
 Landslides and flash floods -
Lushrich will have many
green spaces scattered all
over the town to strengthen
the grip of the soil.
 No energy supply –
Hydroelectric power plants
and wind turbine power plants
will be built to churn out the
required energy to power the
town.

14. TRANSPORTATION
HYBRID / HYBRID VEHICLES
 To ensure 0% carbon footprint in Lushrich.
 To avoid harming the jungle around Lushrich.
COMPLETE CITY UNDERGROUND TRAINSIT
 To encourage more human-to-human
interaction.
 Built underground to save space on the surface
due to lack of space in Lushrich.
IMPROVEMENTS OF LUSHRICH

15. ENERGY MANAGEMEN

16. PERMEABLE PAVEMENT
 To allow water runoffs to enter the soil and water
the plants on the street.
 To save water needed to water plants.
VERTICAL RESIDENCE
 To save ground space for other uses due to lack of
ground in Lushrich.
INFRASTRUCTURE

17. HOW LUSHRICH RELATES
 Transportation – The lake is only way in
and out of Lushrich.
 Water Supply – As my town will be
aiming on self sustainability and going
green, I will only use the lake to supply
50% of my town’s needs.
 Hydroelectric Power Generator – As the
lake water is pumped into the town for
domestic use, turbine generators will be
placed along the man made river to
generate electrical energy for my
citizens.
 Recreational Purposes – As a side
income for my town and to create
awareness for my citizen to preserve and
protect our lake.

18. CONCLUSION
After doing extensive research on town planning, I
have learned the importance of thinking carefully
before doing something, because one wrong mistake
could cause millions worth of cash and waste of time
and manpower during the process of fixing the
problem.
One should always relate the town or city to its
surroundings and connect it in terms of uses and
applications. One should also observe carefully and
identify the problems faced and the potential
problems as well.
Lastly, the town planner has to think of different ways
of making their city or town more self-sustainable
and eco-friendly to stop further polluting and
destroying our Mother Earth. This includes every
aspect that can affect the sustainability of the town.
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