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LANDSCAPE PLANNING AND DESIGN OF YULONG PARK IN THE NEW CITY Location: Fuxin City, China Credits: Beijing Tsinghua Tongheng Urban Planning and Design Institute
In August 2010, Beijing Tsinghua Tongheng Urban Planning and Design Institute was commissioned to handle the landscape planning around the Jiuyingzi River in Fuxin City. Yulong Park was the first phase of the core area of the Yulong New City project. The team designed fitness trails and small public squares interspersed with natural plants and open spaces, designed to incorporate existing vegetation. The demands of nearby residents were taken into account with the design and creation of activity spaces. In the open space around the
lake, the designers added tree-shaded plazas which have multiple functions, such as commerce, leisure, recreation and fitness. They utilised the site’s flood bank as the main road of the park, forming a dragon-shaped, nonmotorised traffic system. Yulong Park has become the green urban living room for Fuxin City. The park provides an ecological barrier for
Fuxin City and a recreational park for residents. The project has also became a catalyst for urban investment, adding greater value to the region. Yulong Park has directly improved Fuxin City, as well as increasing the happiness index of local residents. It has played a profound role in the sustainable development of the new city.
selected various sites for the design of ‘micro-spaces’, which would include gardens, squares, playgrounds and installations. In these chosen microspaces, they created temporary developments and facilities. Soon local residents were requesting permanent refurbishments and expressing their hopes that similar renovation designs
would be instigated in the wider area. The project reimagines the traditional urban area of the Hutongs. It aims to revive and provide a sustainable renewal of the public space with a scheme which could be replicated across Beijing.
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NEW LIFE IN HUTONGS Location: Jingshan District of Beijing, China Credits: Beijing Tsinghua Tongheng Urban Planning and Design Institute
The Jingshan District is a traditional block in the old city of Beijing. Historically, the Hutongs (narrow streets commonly associated with Beijing) have provided significant public spaces for the residents of the city. Since the middle of the 20th century, the rapid increase in population, cars and private property have reduced the Hutongs to congested parking areas. This project explores the possibility of landscape architecture intervening in traditional high-density urban centres. Through extensive research, the team collected and analysed data from local residents and organisations to study the public use of these spaces. During this research period, the designers
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