Posted to The Age (14/5/2012) on 14/5/2012 at 3:53 AM, 3:57 AM
Commenting on "No room for a view"
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Those people choose to live in high rise should have the commonsense to realise that their apartments are not the only one around. Melbourne is slow to adopt overseas trend of high rise in the CBD, and there is no excuse for those city dwellers not to take heed of examples in Hong Kong, Singapore, etc.
While many current high rise buildings may be green by design, they are definitely not green in the larger scheme of thing. They are the culprits which make CBD a concrete jungle, contribute towards the wind tunnel effect, shield off sunlight essential for human in the form of Vitamin D, increase flooding due to lack of open “soil” area to absorb rain water, and increase green house gases due to lack of trees and other vegetation.
The higher floor may command better view, if there is not another high rise around to block it, the quality of air may not be as good. As warm air rises, it carries with it other polluting suspension. The fresh air from the open windows may not be that “fresh” after all. Many buildings have passages which receive no sunlight, and fresh air, which means electrical equipments and electricity are needed to provide artificial lighting and recirculate the air 24 hours a day.
Some living in apartments especially on the higher floors may have the misconception that there is not a need to install curtain or opaque blind - they are wrong. When lights are turned on inside the apartment, the other apartment dwellers across facing the windows can see clearly what’s going on inside the building. Privacy may be compromised.
Before buying an apartment, why not leasing one for a year to check out the pros and cons. Landlord pays the management fees and rates, which can amount to couple of years of coffee supply.
Commenting on "No room for a view"
http://theage.domain.com.au/real-estate-news/no-room-for-a-view-20120513-1ykr8.html
Those people choose to live in high rise should have the commonsense to realise that their apartments are not the only one around. Melbourne is slow to adopt overseas trend of high rise in the CBD, and there is no excuse for those city dwellers not to take heed of examples in Hong Kong, Singapore, etc.
While many current high rise buildings may be green by design, they are definitely not green in the larger scheme of thing. They are the culprits which make CBD a concrete jungle, contribute towards the wind tunnel effect, shield off sunlight essential for human in the form of Vitamin D, increase flooding due to lack of open “soil” area to absorb rain water, and increase green house gases due to lack of trees and other vegetation.
The higher floor may command better view, if there is not another high rise around to block it, the quality of air may not be as good. As warm air rises, it carries with it other polluting suspension. The fresh air from the open windows may not be that “fresh” after all. Many buildings have passages which receive no sunlight, and fresh air, which means electrical equipments and electricity are needed to provide artificial lighting and recirculate the air 24 hours a day.
Some living in apartments especially on the higher floors may have the misconception that there is not a need to install curtain or opaque blind - they are wrong. When lights are turned on inside the apartment, the other apartment dwellers across facing the windows can see clearly what’s going on inside the building. Privacy may be compromised.
Before buying an apartment, why not leasing one for a year to check out the pros and cons. Landlord pays the management fees and rates, which can amount to couple of years of coffee supply.
