Five Sites Five Master Plans

Exclusive Theme City

The Chinese government adopted a modern regional urban system in response to the pressure it received concerning the development of the central city of Shanghai. In 2001, the Shanghai government planned to build One City and Nine Towns in its suburban areas, introducing European townscapes from Britain, Germany, Italy, Spain, Scandinavia and the Netherlands created by conceptual designers from each respective country. Lake Meilan New town – Luodian Town – with its international golf course is a Swedish-style development located north-west of the Baoshan district. This private gated community offers exclusive luxury villas close to nature, apartment blocks of high and medium-standard in the town centre, schools and a maternity hospital.

Fragmented road network

Underutilised bus network

Microcentre commercial space Obsolete residential development

Caroriented transport

Underutilised canal edge, mostly private

Obsolete monofunctional convention centre

Inactive public plaza

Exclusive residential enclaves Vacant land Exclusive gated residential enclave Sculpture park

Luodian international innovative art centre

To Lake Meilan interchange station

Inclusive Hybrid City

The town of Luodian, served by Shanghai Metro Line 7, between Meilan Lake Station and Luonan Xincun Station, is well connected to the city centres, which doesn’t make it any less exclusive. Lake Meilan, the second man-made lake in Shanghai, is the core element that contributes to the identity of Luodian New Town. In order to transform this theme city into an inclusive and hybrid urban development, the project proposes the implementation of urban strategies for social cohesion with a connecting public space supporting inclusive local amenities. Part of the golf course has been transformed into an ecoinfrastructure, a public park linked to the existing streetscape, urban green and lawn. New architectural structures and urban typologies that integrate energy, waste and water management accommodate mixed-use programmes.

Transport hub Tram interchange stop

To the old town Ecopark Lake Meilan active community

Mixed use Commercial and office areas with fluid public spaces at groundfloor level

Lake Meilan cultural promenade link

To the cultural and educational district

Luodian international creative complex Forest park

Tram interchange and urban plaza To the golf course

Mixed use Commercial and residential areas with fluid public spaces at groundfloor level

Community gardens

Urban armature Urban apparatus

Master plan

Innovative architecture and programme

Residential Commercial Mixed use: Commercial + residential Mixed use: Retail + office Health-care Cultural

Tramway Waterway and proposed piers Cycle track and proposed cycle pod Bus stops Charging point for electric vehicles Planted avenue

Public plaza Green as public space

Urban park Pocket green Recreation field Managed forest Managed wetland Wetland pond Planted avenue Bioswale Natural stream

Inclusive collective modes of transportation

Recreate social cohesivity

Ecoinfrastructure Green and blue

Urban park Pocket green Recreation field Managed forest Managed wetland Wetland pond Planted avenue Bioswale Natural stream

Public space

Public plaza Green as public space Flows of people Planted avenue Urban boulevard along tramway

Mobility

Tramway Waterway and proposed piers Cycle track and proposed cycle pod Bus stops

Building

Residential Commercial Mixed-use: Commercial + residential Mixed-use: Retail + office Health-care Cultural Existing buildings Refurbishment Transform Redevelopment New development Demolished