A public approach to urban waterfront infrastructure in China: Placemaking strategies
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2022
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A large number of infrastructure elements are distributed throughout our cities. They are essential engineering facilities for urban development and operation. Waterfront infrastructure, including hydraulic facilities, flood control structures, and green infrastructure, also assures the safety of urban waterfront areas; however, some grey infrastructure is often monofunctional and lacks accessibility, resulting in a terrible waterfront experience.With people's growing demand for public spaces and the Chinese government’s attention to waterfront development, waterfronts have started to transform into a place for public activities. The conflicts between waterfront infrastructure and public spaces have become increasingly serious, especially in cities with high flood risks. Therefore, this DArch project investigates how to incorporate infrastructure into the public realm and develop a people-oriented and community-based waterfront design with placemaking strategies.
Based on the literature review, linkage, multi-function, sustainability, and community are identified as four key principles for the placemaking of waterfront infrastructure. The current issues of unrenovated waterfront infrastructure in China are studied to understand what needs to be improved and precedent studies are conducted to conclude corresponding solutions. Placemaking strategies focusing on the four key principles are presented as a reference for urban waterfront infrastructure design in China.
To demonstrate how these placemaking strategies can be applied to the practice, a Hangzhou Waterfront master plan is proposed at the urban scale and two infrastructure sites are improved at the site scale. Because of its serious flooding issues and uninviting waterfront infrastructure, the site is ideal for illustrating how concluded placemaking strategies can improve waterfront infrastructure and transform it into a source of vitality.
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Architecture, Design strategy, Placemaking, Public space, Waterfront infrastructure
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161 pages
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