Sharing historical districts under limitation : an acupuncture renewal design on a block in Hengshan Road-Fuxing Road urban conservation area

Li, Ang; (2022) Sharing historical districts under limitation : an acupuncture renewal design on a block in Hengshan Road-Fuxing Road urban conservation area. In: Annual Conference Proceedings of the XXVIII International Seminar on Urban Form. University of Strathclyde Publishing, Glasgow, pp. 1423-1430. ISBN 9781914241161

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Abstract

In the context of urban development, historical and cultural elements have accumulated in spatial layout, forming the city's inherent characteristics. Even if faced with amounts of limitations, historical districts still have their own energy in the process of urban development. The paper concentrates on a block in Hengshan Road and Fuxing Road Conservation Area. From 1901 to 1930, with the expansion of the French Concession, the boundaries and block were formed. Now it is complicated with historic buildings, Shanghai alleys and other additions, lacking of public space and separated from the city. According to the protection plan, the forms of new buildings are strictly regulated. However, there exists an abandoned historic building, Ye Fukang house in No.3 Middle Wulumuqi Road. It can be changed to an urban lounge and shared with the citizens. Based on the results of further research, the paper will introduce an acupuncture renewal design for Ye Fukuang House to create sharing space. It will be a micro cultural complex with a museum, a library, a salon, offices, a restaurant as well as bed and breakfasts. The high quality inner garden can be freely shared with the residents. In addition to that, the block with cluttered boundaries will be also opened and redesigned, making it lively again. The paper seeks to summarize an ideal historical district which can both connect to the city harmoniously and serve the neighbourhood better. The acupuncture renewal with minimum intervention can maintain the spatial structure of historical districts, but also make it more adaptive to achieve the needs of sustainable and sharing cities.

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