CHEN Duhang_Regeneration

DUHANG CHEN(S3764703)

REGENERATION

Revitalisation of village in china

RMITPROJECT B

MEISHE, HAINAN

中国县城 50万人口以上的城市， 一共 有3000座， 每一座城市都变成了高楼 大厦的样子。 可中国文化在整个中国 的城市中， 已经彻底崩溃了， 只剩下 一点渣滓。” Chinese culture, in the whole Chinese country, has completely collapsed, leaving only a little scum.

——王树 SHUWANG

“Regeneration” is to explore the necessity and ideas of village revitalization in China’s village. To look for new opportunities in the decaying old village and thus to give it a new appearance in a landscape manner.

The rapid development of China’s cities has led to the decline of China’s countryside.

Business and resources are all dispersed into modern urban areas. Large numbers of young workers who used to live in the countryside have moved to the cities. Ageing of population, loss of population, failure to attract investment, lack of public facility, destruction of heritage and idling of vacant land are all reasons for village decay.No one pays attention to their lives. Revitalization is urgent in village to turn the deserted area into a liveable, inclusive, attractive and healthier community.

In addition, rural area is rich in cultural, historical and ecological values. These values provide opportunities to redevelop the rural area. Taking these advantages to revive their culture and attract tourists. Greenspace offers a great chance to regenerate the rural area in a sustainable way in tandem with the ecosystem.

To investigate rural revitalization approaches a series of mappings to help me to understand the site, to find more opportunities and issue for redevelopment.

Community collaboration is crucial as the design is going to meet local needs and visitors need. The design will encourage local residents to join in developing the site, improving it to fit their lifestyle. Besides, precedents of rural revitalisation inChina and the world have great reference value. To test design concept and ideas, diagramming and modelling are effective ways for this research.

How the landscape design of public space in Meishe village in China contribute to tourism-led regeneration

TABLE OF CONTENT BACKGOUND RESEARCH

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Village history Village current situation Community of practice The united nations sustainble development goals Precedent study

SITE CONTEXT

Location Compasrion between city and village Factors affecting village development Plan Section Vernacular building study Existing issue Community demand

EXPLORING DESIGN SOLUTION

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Where How SIte1 Site2 SIte3

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REFERENCE LIST

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BACKGROUND

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PEOPE NEVER FORGOT THERE HISTORY

The rapid development of China’s cities has led to the decline of China’s countryside. Business and resources are all dispersed into modern urban areas. Large numbers of young workers who used to live in the countryside have moved to the cities. Ageing of population, loss of population, failure to attract investment, lack of public facility, destruction of heritage and idling of vacant land are all reasons for village decay.

BACKGROUND

VILLAGE CURRENT SITUATION

COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE

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THE UNITED NATIONS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTGOALS The Sustainable Development Goals are a collection of 17 interrelated global goals intended to be “a blueprint for a better, more sustainable future for all”.The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were proposed by the UN General Assembly in 2015 and are scheduled to be achieved by 2030.

The five development concepts of innovative, coordinated, green, open and shared development proposed by the Chinese government are in line with the trend of sustainable development of The Times and are in harmony with the five development concepts of mankind, planet, prosperity, peace and partnership set forth in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Based on China’s national conditions and development experience, this is a further expansion and deepening of the universal laws governing economic and social development, and will strongly guide China’s overall process of implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

DONGZI GUAN VILLAGE

INTEGRATION OF ARCHITECTURE AND LANDSCAPE

BANBOO LANE IN SHANG VILLAGE

CLEVER UTILIZATION OF LOCAL MATERIALS

CHINESE HERB GARDEN

INNOVATIVE FARMING METHODS

THE CORRIDOR IN THE FLOWER FIELD

INTEGRATION OF LANDSCAPE AND ENVIRONMENT

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SITE CONTEXT

HAINAN ISLAND

Located in the southern most tip of China, Hainan Province is called Qiong for short, with Haikou as the provincial capital.

Hainan is the most characteristic place of tropical Marine climate in China. It is warm and hot all the year round, with abundant rainfall, obvious dry and wet seasons, frequent typhoons, and diverse climatic resources.

MEISHE VILLAGE

The proposed site for my project is Meish village.Meishe Village is located in the planning area of Leiqiong World Geological Park, Haikou City, Hainan Province, at the southern foot of Maanling Crater, surrounded by mountains on three sides: Borenling and Guanliangling in the east, Maanling in the north, Meisshe Mountain and Changdao Mountain in the south, with convenient transportation, good ecology and beautiful scenery.

COMPARSION BETWEEN CITY AND VILLAGE

By comparing urban and rural economic industries.It is concluded that tourism and agriculture can be opportunities for the development of local villages.

FACTORS AFFECTING VILLAGE DEVELOPMENT

Economic ,culture and social relations are the three main factors affecting Meishe village development.

THE PLAN

ALL LIFESTYLE CONTENT

THE SECTION A-A’

B-B’

C-C’

According to the section, the modern buildings of the village are mainly equally divided in the periphery of the village.vernacular building in the village are mainly concentrated in the central area of the village.

VERNACULAR BUILDING The special basalt geology in Meishe area of Hainan has a great influence on the formation of volcanic stone villages. The layout of the villages and the application of building materials all have a volcanic flavor, which reflects the survival wisdom of local people in getting along with nature.The vernacular building in Meishe play an important role in village future development.It is also provide enough tourist attraction for development of tourism industry

VERNACULAR BUILDING DISTRIBUTION

VERNACULAR BUILDING STUDY

VERNACULAR BUILDING DISTRIBUTION

VERNACULAR BUILDING DISTRIBUTION

VERNACULAR BUILDING DISTRIBUTION

EXISTING ISSUE

COMUNUITY DEMAND

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WHERE? ZONEING ITERATION

THE TOURISM ROUTE

Through the study of the tourist route, all the design areas are distinguished into different functional areas distributed on both sides of the road.

THE DENSITY OF TOURISTS Through the study of density of tourists,Divide the village into three areas: High density area, medium density area and low density area.two areas with high density and medium density are planned as the main design areas.

THE FOLK HOUSING Through the research on the distribution of traditional buildings in the village, the positions of each building are replaced by points and connected each other.

The open space surrounded by lines becomes the main area of the design

WHERE?

Due to the large area of the village itself, only part of the area can be selected for reconstruction in this project.As the vernacular buildings of the village are unique cultural heritage, they are also beneficial elements to attract tourists.As shown in the figure below,the area where the vernacular buildings are concentrated will be the potential site for the project.

HOW?

MAPPING OF BUILDING ENTRANCE

MAPPING OF CONNECTION LINE

This plan aims to allow visitors to maximize their interaction with the vernacular architecture.

By studying the distribution and entrance of buildings in the site,By finding the entrances to each of the vernacular buildings on the site and connecting them to each other.

HOW?

The connection between the entrances divides the open space of the site into the one shown in the picture above.These connecting lines serve as a network in the site, helping visitors come into more direct contact with the vernacular buildings.At the same time, the area of the site is divided into three zones by buildings and roads.There are site1/2/3.

SITE1

STEP 1

STEP 3

STEP 2

MAPPING OF BUILDING ENTRANCE

SECTION

Due to the small area of site 1, the roads divided at the beginning were too dense, so I began to plan the middle area into an overall green space, and on the green space, I constructed some micro-topography according to the previous shape.Visitors can experience the local culture of planting.At the same time, according to local rural customs, people don’t like roads to lead directly to their entrance, so use curves on parts of the road to prevent this situation happening.

SITE1

CENTRAL AREA

In order to strengthen the connection between the landscape and the building, local materials were used extensively on and around the site.The local material is lava.Volcanic rocks in the area give different roles.For example,light, seat,audio equipment,landscape decoration and guideboard.

EDGE CONDITION

There are four main types of edges in the site.

1.A stone bench separates the road from the green space 2.There is an entrance between the benches that allows visitors to enter the green space 3.The landscape rock serves as the main medium for dividing the site.

4.The micro-topography of the site is freely accessible to visitors

MAPPING OF BUILDING ENTRANCE

SITE1

SECTION

MAPPING OF BUILDING ENTRANCE

SITE2

PLAN

For the design of site 2, I started from the study of the road network.Import the divided road network into DepthMap,and then we obtain the Axial map of street network.Warmer colour means busier street and coler colour means quieter street.

AXIAL MAP OF STREET NETWORK

There are three red line in Axial map,these orange areas represent the busy streets in the road network.Therefore, the two main roads should be widened appropriately in the design process.

SITE2

LANDSCAPE DECORATION

VISUAL MAPPING

To the northeast of the site is watch tower,which is the most famous vernacular bulding in the village.In order to give tourists a better view of the tower, a winding viewing platform is planned around the tower.

LANDSCAPE DECORATION

LANDSCAPE DECORATION

The old people in the village can build their own piles of volcanic rocks to create different shapes. A stone can be piles up every three years. For example, a 60-year-old man can use 20 stones.

LANDSCAPE DECORATION

SITE2 STONE FUNCTION In order to strengthen the connection between the landscape and the building, local materials were used extensively on and around the site.The local material is lava.

Volcanic rocks in the area give different roles.For example,light, seat,audio equipment,landscape decoration and guideboard.

LIGHT

SECTION

SEAT

AUDIO EQUIPMENT

LANDSCAPE DECORATION

GUIDEBOARD

SITE3

Three of the buildings on the site are not inhabited by villagers, namely a temple and two abandoned dwellings.These three buildings allow visitors to enter freely, giving visitors more experience and understanding of the living environment of local people.This area consists of a stage, three stands and a retail shop.

SITE3 PLATFORM VISUAL ANALYSISE The orientation and Angle of each platform can serve the tourists who watch performances and enjoy the ancient architecture.

Landscape node Sight line

SITE3

SECTION

PLATFORM INSPIRATION

PLATFORM 1

PLATFORM 2

CONNECTION LINE ENTRANCE

The models of all the platforms are inspired by the shape of the roofs of ancient buildings.Four different geometries were obtained by simply deforming the shape of the roof.The pavement on the surface of the platform is mainly composed of turf and local stone

PLATFORM 3

RETAIL SHOP

It is necessary to creat a retail store in the tourist activity area.This shop can bring some economic benefits to the local villagers.Some of the local produce could have a good chance to sell to tourists.Such as local fruits and handicrafts.

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