ZAI BEI DISTRICT
Master Plan Development, Shanghai, China
Credits: Michael Sorkin,
Mitchell Joachim, Makoto Okazaki,
Maria Aiolova, Yanqing Sun,
Melanie Fessel, Yu Ping Hsieh,
Andrei Vovk, Glen Barfield
Our urban design master plan, commissioned by the municipality, is for a 77 hectare site in the Zhabei district of Shanghai. The rapidly developing area includes the city’s northern train station - a major hub - and is bordered by the Suzhou river, one of Shanghai’s great neglected assets. This scheme seeks to “complete” the district by reclaiming its waterfront; by retaining the vanishing small-scale commercial character of its historic fabric; by providing for a rich mix of uses; by adding a thick layer of green and sustainable interventions; by specifying the forms and densities of new buildings and street-scapes; and by developing a rich texture of public spaces. |
