Mixed Landuse PEEs

P: Most hotels are an example of mixed land use.

E: Source A shows the interior of Rendezvous Hotel Singapore. It shows escalators and people sitting at a café and also some rooms.

E: This means that Rendezvous Hotel Singapore has a complementary uses in a balanced mix. Mixed Land Use’s definition is involves a range of complementary uses that are located together in a balanced mix. Meaning that a use compliments another so that another use is created like shops create employment.  As it can be seen from this picture, people are seated at a café. A café is a shop and there is not only one shop but many others including Seki, Baja Fresh and some others. This also implies that there is employment as workers are needed if shops are to function. As you can see from the rooms that this is a place of residential for a short time since it is a hotel and not a house. The escalators show development in this hotel as escalators were developed only in this century. It can be concluded that all hotels have shops as hotels usually have a dining area for breakfast, lunch and dinner. They also have gyms and swimming pools which are considered recreation. In conclusion, it can be concluded that most hotels are examples of mixed land use as they have development, shops, employment, residential and recreation areas.

P: Most hotels at Orchard are examples of mixed land use.

E: Source B shows Orchard Parade Hotel that has Starbucks, Black Angus and Modesto’s shops at its ground level.

E: Mixed Land Use’s definition is, involves a range of complementary uses that are located together in a balanced mix. Meaning that a use compliments another so that another use is created like shops create employment.  This means that Orchard Parade Hotel is an example of mixed land use as it has shops, rooms where people can stay in, which means residential for a short time since it is a hotel, and because of the hotel and the shops, employment of people is needed so that workers can run the business. Since Orchard is a shopping district, hotels at orchard usually have shops in them making  them an example of mixed land use as shops is part of the uses that compliments another use. Thus, it can be concluded that most hotels at Orchard are examples of mixed land use because of the shops they offer and the services they offer.