PEEs

High density landuse

-Shaw House

1^st PEE

P: This source has many floor levels in Shaw House, a shopping centre which is a high density landuse building.

E: The source shows many escalators connecting the levels. There are even some express escalators. It also has a cinema and a variety of shops available at the Shaw House.

E: This means that with express elevators, the shoppers are able to travel to the different much faster and this ultimately shows that the mall has many levels. The building is more than 3 stories high, housing the famous main store of Isetan and on the highest level, the renowned cinema Shaw Movies are probably the main focuses of the building.

- Mac’Donald House

2^nd PEE

P: The Macdonald House is around a bank with a tall build.

E:The source shows the building with around 10 storeys high.

E: This means that with a high storey building, the bank will have more departments to work in and ultimately would be more organized since it is built vertically higher. It also saves space in square metres as it is multi-storey high. The workers will have more space for walking around and to complete their jobs.

Mixed landuse

-         Ngee Ann City, Takashimaya

3^rd PEE

P: This source has two different buildings- a shorter and taller Ngee Ann City building. 

E: The source shows 2 different buildings with the same name, Ngee Ann City. One is a much shorter one whereas the other is a taller one.

E: This means that the building serves many purposes. The shorter one being the one with the department stores, the largest bookstore Kinokuniya, the largest Best Denki in Singapore and a variety of different shops. The taller ones serve as offices which are 26 storeys high, where the tenants are usually occupied by Kinokuniya, Metro, Takashimaya Singapore and many more notable companies under the retail sector. This ultimately shows that Ngee Ann City is a mixed landuse as it is not only a shopping centre but at the same time houses the different offices.

- Tangs, Orchard

4th PEE

P: Orchard Tangs can be easily accessible from many places around Orchard with its subways.

E: There are subways located at the basement of Tangs, Orchard.

E: The subways are easily linked to other popular shopping malls around Orchard such as Wisma Atria, ION, Wheelock Place and Shaw House. Inside the building itself, it consists of many shops ranging from banking to household appliances. Hence, Orchard Tangs is a mixed landuse building.

Mixed Generations

-Istana Park

 

5^th PEE

P: Istana Park is a park for everyone.

E: As seen in the source, there are people of all kind of generations.

E: The Park is for everyone, for all young generations, adults and old folks. There are many kinds of leisure sports or outings that can be conducted at the park. They can come as a whole family consisting of 3 different generations. Hence, parks like Istana Park is a good place for all generations to come together to do activities.

-Centrepoint

 

6^th PEE

P: There are different generations that go to Centre Point.

E: In this picture, we can see the different generations of people in one place.

E: This means that many different generations of people are found in this particular place. There is an old woman in the background and a mother of two children whose ages are far apart, one being a child and the other a baby. This ultimately shows that the shopping mall is a place for all kinds of age to visit. There are many different kinds of shops which serves the different needs of the different aged customers.

Mixed Nationalities

-         Goodwood Park Hotel

7^th PEE

P: Goodwood Park Hotel provides a large accomodation for people.

E: It has many facilities located there, as well as restaurants and botiques that see to people's needs.

E: The design of the building allows the maximisation of landuse by being able to accommodate to a large number of people. This shows how the high density building maximises landuse.

-Macdonald House

 

8^th PEE

P: Macdonald House is currently taken by CitiBank

E: This place is used for banking purposes.

E: Since it is used for banking purposes, different type of races and nationalities has been to the bank. Therefore, we will see many different races and nationalities banking here. Hence, we can conclude that Macdonald House is frequented by all different nationalities.