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Project Overview
The project is located on University Road in Huaxiba, Wuhou District, the first demonstration area for urban renewal in Chengdu. The design scope includes the renovation of the facades of seven residential buildings on both sides of University Road, and the facade renovation of the frontage shops, a hotel, an office building, the Sichuan University Huaxi Kindergarten, and the community residence, as well as building a Wall Gallery and adding entrance and exit spaces to the street and residential area. The renewal street spans about 800 meters long. In addition to the facade renovation, the renewal combines the landscape to improve the overall space quality and value utilization of the block.
Project Commissioner
Chengdu Vanke Real Estate Co. Ltd.
Project Creator
JZFZ Architectural Design Co., Ltd.
Team
Scheme design: Li Xuntao, Wang Mingxin, Liu Meiyu, Zhou Yuanzhen
Architectural design: Sun Kaiku, Fang Peng
Structural design: Jia Jianlei, Tang Langlang
Electromechanical design: Zhao Jun, Diao Zhipeng
Project Brief
With a "micro-renovation" method, the project has built a new tourist destination integrating "the cultural street museum, a new model of regional creation and open cultural exchanges". It has successfully rejuvenated the vitality of Huaxiba streets through the micro-renovation of facades and streets, which improved the living conditions of the neighborhood, respected the surrounding historical architectural complexes that blend Chinese and Western styles, and rebuilt University Road into a street museum that continues to grow. It has achieved the goal of turning Huaxiba into a new IP of urban culture and an iconic city with regional characteristics in China's urban renewal development.
Project Innovation/Need
The overall design has explored distinct regional innovation methods that are exclusive to Huaxiba. Through modern design techniques and new materials, the project combines the architectural elements of the old buildings of Sichuan University to establish the regional architectural order belonging to the University Road in Huaxiba. In terms of details, Chinese elements are integrated with Western-style Quaker architectural volumes, in which bright colors are combined with abstracted mythical animals, and classical decorative elements are reconstructed and transformed into modern architectural language. The combination of Chinese and Western elements results in a unique style in the neighborhood.
Design Challenge
The original building of No. 11 Huaxiba Courtyard on University Road is a two-story brick-concrete commercial building. By reinforcing the original structure, the building has been transformed from two floors to part three floors, maintaining the original volume. After the renovation, new urban functional spaces accessible to the public are added, including the Huaxi Publishing House, Huaxi Story House, and East-West Cultural Forum; each newly added function has an independent and recognizable entrance and exit. The original overhang on the ground floor is optimized to form a veranda to serve citizens; the roof has been transformed into a terrace for citizens to relax. The facade adopts fiber cement, a new material that can be molded to various customized shapes and quickly assembled on site. Together with other materials such as specially made antique bricks, high-quality stainless steel, and high-transparency glass, it created a unique charm inheriting the spiritual connotation of Huaxiba, making the street a popular spot for new Internet celebrities in the metropolitan area.
Sustainability
The facade adopts fiber cement, a new material that can be molded to various customized shapes and quickly assembled on site. Together with other materials such as specially made antique bricks, high-quality stainless steel, and high-transparency glass, it created a unique charm inheriting the spiritual connotation of Huaxiba, making the street a popular spot for new Internet celebrities in the metropolitan area.
Tags
Urban Design
This award celebrates creativity and innovation in the process of designing and shaping cities, towns and villages, and is about making connections between people and places, movement and urban form, nature and the built fabric. Consideration given to giving form, shape and character to groups of buildings, streets and public spaces, transport systems, services and amenities, whole neighbourhoods and districts, and entire cities, to make urban areas functional, attractive and sustainable.
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