Xujiahui Yishan District
Shanghai, China
2005
A new gridded plan will give a new identity to this area suggesting a modern version of a traditional Chinese garden at an urban scale. The new layout of blocks containing different types of gardens and courts allows for constant variation, while the grid makes it possible to create both streets for cars and pathways for pedestrians. We are also proposing a new building façade on the west side of Yishan Road that will create both a physical and visual linkage to the New Business Center in the north. There will be a Museum of Decorative Arts located on the southern end of this new building façade along Yishan Road, which will act as a gate to the New Yishan Interior Design and Decoration Center. Yishan Road itself will be widened and transformed into a green boulevard.
This area will contain an antiques market, restaurants, several malls dedicated to interior furniture, construction materials and arts and crafts, as well as providing ample space for pedestrian seating and movement. We also propose a new residential type—loft apartments—for this area. Artists, photographers and designers are encouraged to occupy these new types of residential spaces. Such residential lofts will allow for live/work situations and in some cases, they may be connected to small shops on the lower level where artisans can display and sell their work. Overall, this plan will give this area a unique character and identity.
This area will contain an antiques market, restaurants, several malls dedicated to interior furniture, construction materials and arts and crafts, as well as providing ample space for pedestrian seating and movement. We also propose a new residential type—loft apartments—for this area. Artists, photographers and designers are encouraged to occupy these new types of residential spaces. Such residential lofts will allow for live/work situations and in some cases, they may be connected to small shops on the lower level where artisans can display and sell their work. Overall, this plan will give this area a unique character and identity.