The Shiratori Plan – Low Rise High Density Plan: Cost Comparison Between Low Rise and High Rise

01/01/1990

Financial, Cost Estimate

2-page cost analysis to compare the cost of low-rise housing to high-rise in different areas in Japan; the comparison starts from 2-storey building up to 14-storey.

Authors:

Eleni Coromvli, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

Content of

Project

Shiratori Plan - Low-Rise High-Density Housing 1990 to 1991

Nagoya, Japan

Neighborhood Planning, Designed , Not built

Client:

City of Nagoya and Nagoya Forum for Living Environment - Mr. Tokio Kamiya, Director of Urban Improvement Project

C.E.S. staff:

Christopher Alexander, Miyoko Tsutsui

Project cost:

Expected construction cost: $45,000,000

Project stages:

Preliminary Design stage completed

The Shiratori Plan in Nagoya asked for an integrated neighborhood for 500 families, at a density of 80 families per acre, on a 6.24 acres site, with an average area of 72 square meters per unit and total area of ...