And the government gets cracking...
Due to the severe overcrowding in the main city, the government decided to apply a 10% sales tax on durian fruit and noodles. Whilst controversial, this measure enabled the government to save up enough funds to develop the new estate of Toa Payoh.
The new estate which was designed by Royal Architect Lord Bixel & Partners, was completed in only 2 years thanks to the modular design of the buildings.
Here is a brief overview of the estate to date. More details on the creation of Toa Payoh will be available shortly.
1. Aerial view of Toa Payoh from the drainage canal side. Due to an error by the town planning office, the canal actually floats 1 tile into no man's land!
2. Aerial view from the resevoir side of Toa Payoh. The offices in the small commercial district were soon abandoned and replaced with shophouses.
3. Close up view of the HDB (Housing development board) flats.
4. Close up view of the HDB estate, based on the sandwich planning layout. (Roads on the outside, pedestrian areas, recreation and public transport on the inside)
5. Community commercial area - Linked to the estates via the LRT tram system and pedestrian walkways. This area also features the large Community Temple area.
Well that's it for the first entry. Due to government bureaucracy I must spend at least 15 hours a month developing a new form, with a minimum requirement of 6 pages.
HDB flats - Garden Estate by Bixel and Trecks
GLR Tram mod by SBFT
Asian City Block pack
A few Korean bats from sc4labs http://cafe.naver.com/sc4labs
I will update the files used in making this city in more detail later.
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