Urban Planning and Design Portfolio

04. Living Museum (2021)

05. 何德榮融

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Strategic Renewal Area of Xinyi Road

Year: Spring 2022 Location: Xinyi Road,Taipei

Course: Urban Design and Environmental Planning Theme: A Strategic Renewal Area Plan Instructor: Kao, Li-Shin Role: Collaborative Works of 4 Members / Master Plan Urban Amenity Living Area: more livable and green

Alleys are under 6m,and building age are 40-45 years (public and structure safety).

/ Strategy

01 Road widening 12M 6M 8M

02 Review land use plan

03 Build green belt

Connecting to MRT Dongmen station and build circulation network.

Rebuild street blocks, and create incentives to urban renewal through planned unit development.

Rezone park and green space.Using green buffer zone between commercial and living area.

/ Site A: Zoning & Urban Design Guidelines

Zone-Commercial & Living: Green buffer zone between commercial and living area.Setback 2M for sidewalk and open space.

Open space & Green Belt: Small parks connecting to Xinyi Rd. green network for leisure activities to create convenient and more livable area.

Site A: Detailed Plan

Before After Green Belt

Alleys are under 6m, no sidewalk system.

A'

Road widening and green buffer zone for planned unit development.

/ A-A' Section Plan

Connecting to Xinyi Rd. green network.

· Green space: street furniture to create friendly walking enviroment for pedestrians

· Street design: urban landscape to create enjoyable walking experiences

· Bulk Reward for Urban Renewal: more high-density of development

A

Before A A A' A'

After

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Site B: Zoning & Urban Design Guidelines

Zone-Commercial & Living: Green buffer zone between commercial and living area.Setback 2M for sidewalk and open space.

Open space & Green Belt: Small parks connecting to green network for leisure activities to create convenient and more livable area.

/ Site B: Detailed Plan

Before After Green Belt

Alleys are under 6m, no sidewalks, and not functional.·

Road widening, rearrange street blocks for area redevelopment.

/ B-B' Section Plan

B B'

Connecting to open spaces and parks to build green network.

· Green space: street furniture to create friendly walking enviroment for pedestrians

· Street design: urban landscape to create enjoyable walking experiences

· Bulk Reward for Urban Renewal: more high-density of development

Before B B B' B' After

Urban Festival 03.

TOD Program of MRT Zhongshan Station

Year: Spring 2021 Location: Zhongshan MRT Station, Taipei

Course: Architecture and Urban Design Theme: Transit Oriented Development Instructor: Chiang, Chih-Cheng Role: A Team Leader of 5 Members Works

/ Master Plan

Linear Development: Creating a Creative Milieu with cultural history features, street vitality, and a comfortable walking space.

Site Analysis

History

MRT Transportation

Convenient Transportation: MRT volume rank 5 and route intersection between MRT Red and Green line.

Building Age Building Height

Old Buildings: The average age of buildings is between 40-50 years.

High Density Development: Buildings above the 10th floor are around the MRT station.

Taipei West Gateway MRT Daily average volume in the past 5 years

Cultural Resources

Cultural Assets: Lots of craft shops and art galleries are around 6 cultural assets.

Strategy

Linear Connection

Creative Industry

Connecting MRT Shuanglian and Zhongshan Station to Taipei Main Station.

/ Planning & Design

Linear Park

Zhongshan Linear Park

Experience-oriented industry and tourism to attract more visitors.

Linear development to connect shopping area and historical street blocks.

Creating green corridor and a comfortable space for walking.

Green Corridor: Shopping and leisure activities

Planning & Design

Point-Commercial Use and Creative Industry

Quality of life,shopping and commercial spaces around the MRT Station exits.

Through urban renewal to get higher floor area ratio with the bulk reward.

Site A

Site B

/ Planning & Design

Point-Zhongshan

Market

Zhongshan Market is an important location and near two cultural assets.

Creating comfortable walking space from the MRT exit to Zhongshan Market.

Connecting to green corridor, and creative milieu with shopping and commercial space.

Zhongshan Market Renewal: Mixed-use and tourist market

/ Planning & Design

Chifeng Street-Creative Industry

There are special stores on the Chifeng Street because of the old houses.

Cultural history attracts creative stores and crafts shops that tourists would visit.

Connecting to the Zhongshan Linear Park and nearby cultural assets.

Old buildings with special architecture styles and collective memory.

Old bulding new life: Mixed-use spaces for select shops and restaurants to create a creative milieu.

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Living Museum

Historic Renaissance of the Living Beitou

Year: Fall 2021 Location: Beitou District,Taipei

Course: Urban Design and Environmental Planning Theme: Historic District Renaissance Plan

Instructor: Wu, Jie-Ying

Role: A Team Leader of 4 Members Works

/ Master Plan

Living Museum: Connecting the MRT Beitou Station to the MRT Xinbeitou Station to stimulate the tourism.

/ Site Analysis

History Natural Resources

Huanggang Stream: Flows through the living space, but has insufficient flood discharge capacity problem.

Economy-Industry

Historical & Cultural Resources

Catering and Retailing: Between MRT station and Beitou Market. Hot Springs and tourism: Wenquan road, Guangming road.

Cultural heritage dispute and how to preserve historic buildings are important issues.

Economy-Consumption

Centered on the MRT station, along with Guangming Rd., and extended to hot spring area.

3E: Functions of museum

2E: Improve the environment and quality of life

/ Planning & Design

Historical Square: Pavement and street furniture are vintage and wooden style to increase historical image and interest.

Guangming Rd. Section Plan: Cooperated with urban renewal to increase security and coherence.

Belt Connection-Guangming Rd.: Making streets more coherence secure entertain, and connecting to historic alleys around.

Belt Connection-Huanggang Stream: Creating waterfront tourist area to connect parks and green space. Street Revitalization: Historical imagery alleys and revitalizing old buildings to recreate the Old-Beitou atmosphere.

Historic Buildings Street Revitalization-Zhongzheng Street

Riverbank walking space: Increasing the imagery of the water. Huanggang Stream

Urban renewal: Reconstructing with original style and featuresres. Aracade and pedestrian area for commercial and tourism use.

P20-Tourism and Recreation

Beitou Market

Land Vitalization: The key point of MRT Beitou and Xinbeitou Station belt connection.Market space will renovate and P20 will become a tourism and recreation space for shopping.

Introducing creative industries to be a tourist market.

Tourism business: Exhibition, restaurant and etc. Connected with Guangming Road to build comfortable and enjoyable walking space. Connected with Huanggang Stream to create open space of river view.

Connecting to other Taipei City popular tourist attractions,including Yangmingshan, Tamsui and Shinlin.

Tourism Network: Tourists could take bus and MRT Red Line to Yangmingshan, Tamsui and Shinlin for watching the nature scene, visiting historic spots, and enjoying street food with one or two days trip.