TRACK CITY GIVING THE OLD RAILWAY TRACK A NEW ROLE
Kuan Chieh, Huang
Track city
TRACK CITY
CONTENTS//
01 INTRODUCTION
02 ISSUE
03 PROPOSAL
Ethos of urbanization
02
Rise of tourism industry
03
Urbanization of Tainan city
05
Development in Tainan city
07
Brief of TUR
10
Controversial movement
13
A wall with function
16
Benefit from demolition
17
Conveyor system - a new role for the track
21
Social housing - customize your own community
25
Verticle park - buffer point between each sections
33
Sunken plaza and workshop - reconnect both sides of the city
39
TRACK CITY
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INTRODUCTION
01
INTRODUCTION
Real estate demolished houses in Shiglin, Taipei (2014)
Ethos of urbanization Urbanization has always been considered as a problem in city's development nowadays. The problem can include unsustainable urban status, depriving of right of reside, and demolished of historical buildings. The infinite spreading of inappropriate strategy of development is collapsing original context of every city in the globe.
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TRACK CITY Rise of tourism industry To urism industr y has a l w a y s b e e n o n e of th e m a i n i n co me f or Taiwan’s econom i c .T h e m o n e y f ro m b o th l o c a l a n d f ore igner are mostly th e sa m e , i n a d d i ti o n , to u ri s t fro m C hina contribute most of th e i n c o m e c o m p a re d to th e re s t of t he countries. In th e re c e n t y e a r s, m o st of th e Ta i w a n ’s urb a n dev elopments a re f o c u si n g o n a ttr a c ti n g to u r i s t s f rom the countr y to a l l o v e r th e w o r l d . Bu t th i s p o l i cy a l s o lea d s to some urban i ssu e s.
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INTRODUCTION
South Korea 1,484 km 1,019,441
China (Shang Hai) 689 km 2,695,615
UK 9,778 km 71,030
Japan 2,103 km 1,969,151
Hong Kong 813 km 1,653,654
Taipei
US 10,900 km 580,072
Taiwan Tourism Economy
Thailand 2,533 km 320,008 ppl
Tourism reciepts:
Taichung Malaysia 3,231 km 526,129
£19.4 billion
GDP percentage: 4.45% Income from local: £9.3 billion Income from foreigner:
£10.1billion
Tainan Population: 1,885,252
Koahsiung
Philippines 1,161 km 419,105
Country Distance to Taipei Airport Tourist number in 2018
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Urbanization of Tainan city Tainan is the city located in the southern par t of Taiwan, wh i c h i s a l so o n e of th e oldest city in thi s i sl a n d . T h e a re a of Tainan prov ince is a ro u n d 2,191.65 k m 2, a n d urban area i s 259 k m 2, r a n k i n c ounr ty is 7 th. T h e to ta l p o p u l a ti o n i s 1,885,252, in urba n a re a i s 1,17 0,000, rank in countr y i s 6th . It c o n ta i n s th e most amount of heri ta g e l i k e te m p l e s o r historical becom e
buildin g s, one
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TAINAN STATION
HIGHWAY HIGH SPEED RAILWAY RAILWAY
TAINAN URBAN AREA
SEAWAY
Urban Population: 1,170,000 (62% in total population of Tainan)
HIGH SPEED RAILWAY STATION RAILWAY STATION PORT
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INTRODUCTION
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TRACK CITY
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1.000 km km
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Development in Tainan city Ta inan, w hic h is the ol de s t c i ty i n Ta iw a n, is a lso fu l l of h e r i tage bu i l din gs am ong the c i ty. Be c au s e of thi s fe ature , Tainan be c o me o ne of the most popula r To u r i s m c i ty i n the c o u nt r y. In that c ase , l oc al go ve r nme nt p ositive ly
de ve lo pi ng
i nfr as tr u c tu re s
and attrac tions f ac i l i ti e s i n o rde r to attrac t and oc c upy mo re To u r i s ts w ho co m e to v isit t he c i ty. Bu t the de ve l opments a lso d e m ol i s he d l o ts of hi s tor i cal buildings and magi nal i z e d l oc al reside nts to the fr i nge of the c i ty. 07
CULTURE PARK
1
Tainan underground railwy
1
Tainan culture park
2
Tainan metro system
2
Chihkan culture park
3
Shin Kongg Mitsukoshi (1996)
3
Confucius o culture park
4
Shin Kong Mitsukoshi (2002)
4
321 art alley settlement
5
Far Eastern department store
5
Blueprint culture park
6
TS Dream Mall
6
Handicraft settlement
7
Costco
7
Anping culture park
8
Tayih Landis hotel
8
Eternal golden castle
9
Crowne Plaza hotel
10
Contemporary art museum
11
Taijiang tourist centre
INTRODUCTION
NEW DEVELOPMENT
4
1 1 2 5 3
10
5
3
OLD TOWN AREA
6
8 4
6
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TRACK CITY
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ISSUE
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ISSUE
Tainan railway and the protesting poster (2016)
Brief of TUR The railway in Tainan was considered as the obstacle for future development in Tainan because it is separating/fragmenting the city into two part, east and west. Therefore, the city government has decided to start a project called TAINAN UNDERGROUND RAILWAY (TUR), which looks forward to solving the issue of unbalanced development and traffic issue. Even though the project might to be feasible to build, they need to remove the residential area to the fringe of the city. This could negatively cause conflicts between locals and developers.
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1 KM
1 KM
TAINAN STATION
PRIVATE ESTATE 17.7% 21900 SQM
GOVERNMENT ESTATE 82.3% 101558 SQM
407 HOUSEHOLDS NEEDS TO BE EVICTED Scope of eviction and location of care house, which will evict 407 households from their home.
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SITE.
ISSUE
1 KM
1 KM
CARE HOUSE
OLD TOWN AREA
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Controversial movement The demolotion and eviction caused a bunch of protest and dispute among Tainan city. Most of the protesters are local residents, students and activists. Residents under very large pressure to evict to the fringe of the city from their home, there was even a woman couldn’t beared this pressure anymore and commited suicide in 2018.
Because Tainan station is a heritage building, the authority try to protect it, therefore they changed the plan to move the underground railway to the east for 14m, but this act also caused 407 households need to be evicted.
TAINAN STATION
STRUCTURE
VENTILATION FACILITY
BACKFILL
30 M
UNDERGROUND RAILWAY
V
14 M
I TY
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L LD ACI BUI ION F AT L I ENT
Tainan Underground Railway construction process
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ISSUE
ORIGINAL RAILWAY
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PROPOSAL
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PROPOSAL
Tainan railway and the protesting poster (2016)
A wall with function The project focuses on the notion of instauratio urbis, using the existing track as a basis of new development, which aims to become a buffer line for the city. Everything will slow down when they cross the line, transform their behaviour, eventually, gradually change the way how city is operating.
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TRACK CITY
1
7
1
4
1
TAINAN STATION 2 1 3
6
OLD TOWN AREA
GREEN SPACE
EDUCATION
COMMERCIAL
1
Tainan park
1
Cheng Kung University
5
Tainan Girl Senior High
1
Far East commercia area
2
Park and garden
2
Tainan University
6
Gongyuan Elementary
2
Beimen commercia area
7
School For The Hearing Impaired
3
Shin Kong commerc area
8
International English Village
3 4
No.9 park East gate park
3 4
Tainan First Senior High Tainan Second Senior High
Site context
Benefit from demolition after the demolition of some buildings, the site for the original railway track will be wider, which will be enough for a big housing complex project. Especially the urban fabric in this site is at the centre of the city, which is surrounded by numerous of educational facilities and culture attractions, which can be the benefit of living quality, especially for the underprivileged groups.
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PROPOSAL
EAST GATE 3
MAYOR MUSEUM
l
TAINAN STATION
3
TAINAN CHURCH
8
START POINT 2
4
7
FUXING MARKET
APARTMENT OF DEAN OF LOCAL COURT
KOXINGA MUSEUM CULTURE PARK 1
Tainan culture park
2
LEGENDS Underpass
l
Skybridge
cial
Railroad crossing
5
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International English Village
PLAZA FOR STUDENTS
BUILD ALONG THE RAILWAY
PERMEABLE
BREAK POINT
l area rcia me Co
Commercial Social housing
CONSTANTLY PUBLIC PATH
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INSERTING FUNCTION
sidential area Re
Vertical park
PROPOSAL
Masterplan
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Conveyor system - a new role for the track The b est reason to ke e p th e o r i g i n a l tr a c k i s to m a k e it us eful again, the r a i l w a y n o w c a n tra n sp o r t the module unit efficientl y. In a d d i ti o n , i t c a n b e a tra n s p o r t sy stem for the p e o p l e o r o th e r f re i g h t l i k e p ro duct s that deliv er to th e l o c a l s a n d re si d e n ts w h o l i v e in t he wall.
Conveyor system
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PROPOSAL
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Original railway track can be used as a transport for module.
Section of conveyor system
23
Every housing modules are customizable in a 6 x 6m scale unit. It can be every function from housing to workshop, or even landscape.
These rail tracks are to make sure the conveyor can move along the railway smoothly, and alsofit into the main structure.
PROPOSAL
Attach point between conveyor system and main structure
6M
6M
Inserting unit into the strucutre by rail
Prototype of module
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TRACK CITY Social housing - customize your own community
25
PROPOSAL
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These attatchment can be the extent space, terrace or even stair for housing unit.
Section of social housing
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Roof top is open for public like ground floor, residents could rent a unit for planting orbuild a green house.
The ground floor is open for public, the shop owner could also rent a unit to open up a buisness by themselves.
PROPOSAL
TYPE A
TYPE B
TYPE C
TYPE D
Housing module E ver y
unit
ca n
be
mo di fi ed a n d cu s t o mi z e by res i den t s , ba s e on a 6 x 6m housing mo du l e,
it
co n
be
co mbi n ed ver t i ca l l y o r h o r i z o n t a l l y, a n d u s i n g a t t a ch men t t o co n n ect ea ch u n i t s . TYPE E
TYPE F
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Public used space
Housing
Public platform
Public path (RF) Control point Lift Private path
Control point Public path (GF)
Conveyor system
Structure
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PROPOSAL
Aisle in residential area
Public platform for residents
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TRACK CITY Rooftop public space
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PROPOSAL
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TRACK CITY Vertical park - buffer point between each sections
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PROPOSAL
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The bush platform’s depth is 30cm, wchih provide bush and grass to grow.
Section of vertical park
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The tree platform’s depth is 100cm, which provide enough depth for tree to grow.
Atrium give the structure vasries of space experience.
PROPOSAL
Big slope (1)
Big slope (2)
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TRACK CITY Void space within vertical park
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PROPOSAL
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TRACK CITY Sunken plaza and workshop - reconnect both sides of the city
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PROPOSAL
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The shop is also customizable for the shop owner.
A bridge for original railway in order to keep the function of conveyor system.
Section of sunken plaza and workshop
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PROPOSAL
3M
A sunken plaza for gathering people and also reconnect the both sides of the city.
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TRACK CITY Void space between units becomes vertical circulation
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PROPOSAL
Workshops (1)
Workshops and staircase
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PROPOSAL
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MA ARCHITECTURE + URBANISM