Abstract
The evidence for rapid climate change is compelling, characterised by global temperature rise, decreased snow cover, rising sea level, loss of biodiversity and urban heat island e ect (UHI). UHI is de ned as the di erence in temperatures between densely-built areas and their sub-urban surroundings due to its high-density built environment. Singapore being a small country experiencing land scarcity issues, tend to create cities and communities of higher density. This increase in density increases the intensity of UHI. Hence, there is a need to cool down this increasing rise in temperatures in densely-built towns in Singapore. Water networks play an integral role in maintaining a cool microclimate in a town. Singapore has pledged to build over 100 ‘ABC’ - Active, Beautiful, Clean - water projects by 2030, symbolising a change in the de nition of a sustainable city as one that infuses urban living with Mother Nature. This thesis will investigate wastewater as a social attractor, that rede nes a new town typology while providing a e ective cooling strategy through moving water. This network weaves in and out of the built environment, re-enforcing the concept of ‘living with water’. It aims to rede ne a sustainable urban town by integrating stormwater and greywater channels with the urban built elements. This wastewater network also redenes the movement of humans in an urban space, unlockingwastewater as a potential strategy for the unfolding of public life.