USING ECOLOGY AS URBAN CATALYST

Wang Danyang 12/2022 Personal Academic Project Course Name:Thematic Creation Tutor:Liu xuewen

The site is located in the historic district of Huayuan Street, Nangang District, Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province, China. This area is located in the center of the city. The Garden District has typical Russian-style residential buildings, all of which have a history of a hundred years, and are the "living fossils" of the city's historical districts. The block is also an area where ancient and famous trees are concentrated in Harbin. But for half a century, the illegal and private construction here has not stopped. The direct consequence is that the old houses are submerged in the private houses, and the old houses have been rebuilt and changed beyond recognition. Many houses are empty and uninhabited, and some places are overgrown with weeds and look very decayed, making it slowly become a patch of the city.

Site Analysis

Issues Analysis

The people who used to live have moved out long ago, and everyone has moved to the new community, where the conditions and environment are better...

1. The house was rebuilt by private people and changed beyond recognition

2. Many houses have been idle and uninhabited

Now Harbin City proposes to carry out urban renewal and transformation in this area, I select four plots of garden street to carry out urban renewal design and carry out conceptual urban design.

We don't usually come here, but occasionally because some of the snack shops are pretty good. I actually think it has a very historical feel to it, but the status quo is really too dilapidated.

1. Lack of connection with surrounding venues

2. Not attracting young people

3. A business with a certain city memory

The transportation around the venue is convenient, with subway lines passing by and a large number of bus stops around.

Only the row of ginkgo trees here is very good. In summer, this side is really sunburned, and there is no good place to rest. Generally, people rarely come here.

1. Lack of public space

2. Insufficient ecological space like this street very much, the ginkgo trees on both sides are really beautiful, I often come here to run, but the surrounding environment is too dilapidated, only dare to come during the day.

1. There is an ancient ginkgo tree with a long history

2. Sparsely populated and the environment is dilapidated

3. Makes people feel insecure

Preserved building

Demolition building

90's architecture

Emergency Analysis Skyline Analysis

Main residential area

Emergency evacuation route

Place of refuge

Concept Of Design

Eco-city catalyst

The city skyline is relatively flat, with most buildings under 30 meters Residential

The eco-catalyst takes the green corridor as a channel and spreads to other surrounding areas, adding pocket parks, leisure green spaces, etc. in the surrounding area to form a complete ecological corridor, so that the green spreads out

Functional concept Green penetration

Heilongjiang Province

Haerbin City

Venue function

The four plots integrate different functions, namely science and technology innovation, commerce, sports and education, enrich the functions of buildings and spaces, and accelerate the urban renewal of the area.

Spatial Node Analysis

Green axis-type ecological catalyst, the central part of the site is coherent to stimulate the urban ecological vitality. Eco-catalysts combine youth innovation bases and commercial industries to activate the vitality of the site.

Connecting urban greenhouses between ancient buildings

Youth Entrepreneurship Base and Business

Retaining ancient buildings and transforming them into cultural and creative industries

It is an ecological catalyst for large-area centralized park green space. There are emergency shelters set up in urban planning in this area, so a large area of open green space is reserved in the middle. Eco-catalysts combine scientific researchbased composite functional industries

After the renovation of the preserved building, it can be used as a studio or a homestay.

A multi-functional industry based on scientific research, combined with multi-dynamic spaces such as business and residence.

Eco-catalyst's central park form, combined with large sports facilities. At the same time, an urban open theater and a large sunshine lawn can be set up to hold public art activities such as large-scale art exhibitions.

Retain the building after renovation and combine it with business as a support for public services, such as cafes and restaurants

The ecological catalyst of the scattered park green space in the form of flakes, combined with educational functions, sets up large public service buildings such as museums and theaters.

City Skyline Section

The four sites adopt four forms of ecological catalysts, and at the same time, the ecology combines different functional spaces to increase the vitality of the site. Taking ecology as the main urban catalyst, it spreads to surrounding plots through green corridors, forming the green heart of the area. Revitalize the area through ecology.

Renderings

Using ecology as the medium of urban catalyst, I conceived four ecological catalyst methods for four plots, namely, green axis park green space, large-area centralized green space park, flaky scattered park green space and central sports park. At the same time, different functions are combined in the four catalyst forms to increase the vitality of the site and promote urban renewal.

City

After the renovation of the preserved building, combined with educational functions, it can be used as a public service building such as an urban history exhibition hall City museum