Architecture Asia Special Issue - ARCASIA Awards for Architecture 2020

HONORABLE
MENTION
D-2
Urban Design of New Shougang
Industrial Integrated Service Area
North Section: Shougang Skywalk Park
Conservation Projects
Architect:
Chen Wu and DUAN Changli
Location:
Beijing, China
The project entailed blending in features of Shougang’s landscape and environment and the
international High Line Park, compiling various characteristic cultural resources. The features
of the eastern bridges and the western high lines are cleverly mixed within the project.
Moreover, the principles of entirety, continuity, sub-regional organization, and beauty, focusing
on maintaining the continuity of site's culture, are emphasized. The materials and style are
identical to those of the original pipeline lane structure, preserving its authenticity and
readability. The newly established sightseeing and recreation platform, slow traffic footpath,
fitness track, and landscape screening offer citizens a public leisure and entertainment space
and an opportunity to review the history.
JURY CITATION: As the old industrial area is too large to be converted to other facilities, the architects
provided a solution to preserve the historical significance of the industrial facilities and
pass it on to future generations. The architects made use of the existing industrial structures
as attractions of the landscape and introduced public space and facilities into the site. It is a
space enough to be criticized for excessive design while putting in too much design concept,
but at present, it seems necessary to retouch, for instance, the pipeline and visually add it to
look like installation art.
86