Tall Building Living in High Density Cities: A Comparison of Hong Kong and Singapore

Yeh, Ago; Yuen, Belinda

doi:10.1007/978-90-481-9738-5_2

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“…Over 60% of residents living above the 16th floor in both Hong Kong and Singapore were satisfied with their current floor level (Yeh and Yuen, 2011). Also most of the residents living in high rises in Singapore (Yuen, 2005) and in Chicago, Tokyo, and Seoul (Lee, 2014) were satisfied.…”

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confidence: 94%

“…Hong Kong residents generally preferred a higher floor level than Singapore residents (mean: 29 vs. 21 storeys) and a higher percentage of the respondents in Hong Kong than in Singapore were willing to live above the 31st floor. Of those who were willing to live above the 46th floor, the majority were already living above the 40th floor (Yeh and Yuen, 2011). In Chung and Park's (Chung and Park, 2006) survey of office workers in supertall office buildings, their respondents' preference for working on high floors was significantly correlated with their choice of floor height in their future purchase or rental of residence.…”

Section: Preference and Satisfactionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…One perceived benefit of occupying the higher floors of tall buildings is an unobstructed view, as indicated in surveys of residents (e.g., Yuen, 2005;Yeh and Yuen, 2011;Lee, 2014) and office workers (Chung and Park, 2006). Several studies in Hong Kong have shown that apartments on higher floors or with nice views are sold at higher prices (e.g., Tse, 2002;Choy et al, 2007;Jim and Chen, 2009;Hui et al, 2012).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Height was a concern among 1-2% of the respondents living in tall buildings in Hong Kong and Singapore (Yeh and Yuen, 2011) and was a main reason for their reluctance to live on higher floors (Yeh and Yuen, 2011;Lee, 2014).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Of the 11% who were willing to live above 46th floor, 78% were already living above 40th level compared with only 50% of those living below 20th floor Over 60% living above 16th floor in both Hong Kong and Singapore reported satisfaction with the floor level they were living on; only less than 15% of those in Hong Kong considered the floor they are living on to be too high. By contrast, 62% of those living below the 6th floor in Hong Kong and 45% of those in Singapore considered the floor level to be too low Being trapped in a fire was the highest ranking concern among Hong Kong residents (26%) and 5th ranking concern among Singapore residents (9%) Elevator breakdown was the second highest ranking concern among respondents in both Hong Kong (13.3%) and Singapore (20.0%) Traveling time in lift was ranked the 8th concern One of CTBUH's qualifying criteria for a tall building is height relative to context, and the study by Yeh and Yuen (2011) supports that perception of tallness is dependent on the surrounding physical context. In their study, the mean height perceived by occupants to be a tall building and a supertall building was higher in Hong Kong than in Singapore.…”

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Living and Working in Tall Buildings: Satisfaction and Perceived Benefits and Concerns of Occupants

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In the past few decades, tall buildings of 30 to over 100 storeys are becoming more common in modern cities around the world, especially in Asia and the Middle East, according to the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Extensive research has focused on the technical aspects of erecting tall buildings, yet few recent studies have been conducted to examine occupants' experiences and responses. To assess what is already known about living and working in these tall buildings and to provide future directions for research, this article reviews recent empirical studies on occupants' perception of tall buildings, and physiological and psychological experiences in relation to its tallness. Occupants perceive better view, less noise, and better air quality as benefits for living and working on higher floors than on lower floors. However, occupants also expressed concerns about height, difficulty with vertical transportation, strong wind, and escape in case of fire. Note that the methodologies used in many of the self-reported studies are relatively weak. Given the scarcity of research regarding human responses, this mini-review aims to encourage behavioral scientists to collaborate with building science researchers to advance our understanding of human-environmental relations in this new habitat.

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Section: Preference and Satisfactionmentioning

confidence: 94%

Section: Preference and Satisfactionmentioning

confidence: 99%