YEARBOOK 2016 - 2017 | XJTLU DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE
The fourth edition of the yearbook of the Department of Architecture at Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University presents student works created during the academic year 2016 - 2017. The yearbook exemplifies the new model for Chinese architectural education for which the department was commended by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). It is thus also a showcase of the creative culture that has guided our students in taking first steps to successful international careers as responsible and creative architectural designers. XJTLU offers RIBA Part 1, 2 and 3.
The fourth edition of the yearbook of the Department of Architecture at Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University presents student works created during the academic year 2016 - 2017. The yearbook exemplifies the new model for Chinese architectural education for which the department was commended by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). It is thus also a showcase of the creative culture that has guided our students in taking first steps to successful international careers as responsible and creative architectural designers. XJTLU offers RIBA Part 1, 2 and 3.
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ARC405<br />
Design Studio 1<br />
A Soft Urban Regeneration in Suzhou<br />
<strong>2016</strong>-<strong>2017</strong> <strong>YEARBOOK</strong> Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University Department of Architecture 西 交 利 物 浦 大 学 建 筑 系<br />
Level 4<br />
( Year 1 | Semester 1 )<br />
Module Credits<br />
10<br />
Module Leader<br />
Pierre-Alain Croset<br />
Teaching Team<br />
Pierre-Alain Croset<br />
Bert De Muynck<br />
Quanqing Lu<br />
( teaching assistant )<br />
Guest Reviewers<br />
Bing Lin (Shanghai)<br />
Bart Mahieu (Suzhou)<br />
Christian Nolf (UPD)<br />
Number of Students<br />
9<br />
The challenge of this studio is to reflect on the processes of “soft<br />
regeneration” of an urban village located near the south-west gate of<br />
the old city of Suzhou (Pan Men). Originally a farming village, the site<br />
is presently a kind of “island”, bounded on the eastern, southern and<br />
western sides by the canals of the Xitang River, and on the northern side<br />
by Panmen Road, with very few connections to the surrounding urban<br />
area, creating a negative condition of isolation and segregation.<br />
The Planning Bureau of Suzhou has long been interested in a radical<br />
redevelopment of the area, due to its strategic situation near the historic<br />
city, however the remaining residents are opposed to relocation and<br />
demolition.<br />
In this studio, students are required to develop their designs at both<br />
the scale of the housing type, and that of the larger urban realm.<br />
Drawing inspiration from the traditional courtyard houses of Suzhou,<br />
students are asked to adopt a critical attitude towards the tradition,<br />
using as a reference point the body of work concerning the “critical<br />
reconstruction” of European cities in the Post-War period, as well as<br />
contemporary interpretations of “carpet housing” typology. In order<br />
to ensure greater density, this low rise / high density housing is to be<br />
designed (one to three floors) along with small residential towers (“slim<br />
towers,” eight to fifteen floors), in which to relocate the residents.<br />
Through this studio, a strong sense of collaboration between teachers<br />
and students of the architecture programme and <strong>XJTLU</strong>’s Masters<br />
programmes in Urban Planning, and Urban Design continues to develop,<br />
and owes much to their module leader Christian Nolf, UPD Department,<br />
whose work focuses on the same urban region of Suzhou.<br />
Level 04 – Year 1<br />
M Arch Des Programme
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