Bio-Morpheme as innovative design concept for “Bio City” urban structure in the context of water-saving and human health

Sustainable Water Management in a Krakow Housing Complex from the Nineteen-Seventies in Comparison with a Model Bio-Morpheme Unit

“…This is conducive to maintaining a small scale and identification with the area; it facilitates contact with residents and the promotion of sustainable solutions and facilitates logistics, enabling corrective actions to be carried out in stages [33]. The Morpheme, named Krakow-Morpheme, is an area comparable to the reference Bio-Morpheme [34].…”

“…The architectural and urban structure of housing development [13,[29][30][31][32][33][34] The roadways, parking lots and pavements was adopted as well as checking the possibility of using rainwater to achieve savings in the water supply network, and creating external reservoirs/watercourses to improve the microclimate and small retention. The subject of investigation, a complex comprised of two typical residential buildings from the nineteen-seventies located in the Mistrzejowice housing estate in Krakow, has green areas, pavements and parking spaces, and an urban interior open on two sides.…”

“…Territory-the area's size is 100 × 90 m = 9000 m 2 Development features-two multiple-core-type buildings, each consisting of four segments with a height of five storeys Urban form type-linear development Number of residential units-sixty in each building, 120 in total Number of residents-assumed to be in compliance with the number estimated in the nineteen-seventies, with 220 residents in each building, making a total of 440 Objective-balancing run-off from roofs, bicycle paths, roads, parking spaces and paved surfaces; determining rainwater-utilization potential with the intent of increasing savings on potable water and the creation of external water bodies/courses to improve the microclimate and small retention Climate conditions-standard for Krakow (Poland) Characteristics of the area selected for comparison-Bio-Morpheme [34] Characteristics of the Bio-Morpheme -…”

“…Location of the tank and its dimensions will depend on the internal design and arrangements of the building. Calculations were made for a steady state based on real rainfall data for Krakow [34].…”

“…The object of reference for the research is a typical building in the city and its surroundings; -comparing the findings with the results of a reference unit. Checking the potential of the Bio-Morpheme complex solutions, by which the rationalization of water management has led to lower demand for water from the municipal water supply system and the amount of sewage produced, accompanied by introducing an open water reservoir into its urban interior layout [34].…”