INSPIRATIONS

Gramerová VeronikaNaďová Ivana

Subject : Specialized CAD StudioTopic : Habitat Regeneration StrategiesDepartment of computer and multimedia design FA STU in Bratislava Guarantee : doc.Ing. arch.Viera Joklová, PhD. Tutor : Ing. Arch. Juraj Furdík, CSc.

Water memory, ShanghaiCompetition Proposal_

‘Water Memory’, a proposal by Ayrat Khusnutdinov, Zhang Liheng, and Alexey Bychkov for the Rethinking Shanghai competition, focused on a strategic vision to manifest the undeletable importance of Suzhou creek waterfront to Shanghai. Using existing bridges as the main axis of their development and arranging high-rise commercial areas along them, they created a cohesive system that would connect now fragmented past and recent developments where water wouldn’t divide to play a connective role.

As the mother river of the city and a hotbed of its development, the water here would get back the prominence it had in the pre-industrial era when Shanghai experienced the first stage of its booming development, characterized by a very different use of water – it was main source of prosperity, it brought food, wealth and integrity with it.

But as the time went by, the further creation of this wealth brought with it environmental degradation and toxicity – this great waterfront turned out to be a residual urban space.

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They also target the concept of multi-centrality which would stimulate a balanced development of Shanghai in the years to come, being a harmonizing counterweight to the recent developments in Pudong area.

The program here includes mixed-use commercial, entertainment and housing developments – with a vibrant atmosphere and night life of clubs and restaurants and an easy means of public transport on those axis.

They propose a different approach alongside the banks of the creek; here they expect a calm atmosphere with recreational spaces and public buildings such as museums and theaters, they also propose to give a high ratio of its area to the residential program.

This proposal would capitalize the competitive advantage of Shanghai as a world water city of the future – it is on this urban waterfront that the new vision of the future Shanghai is finding form.

This waterfront would be a praised area of the city and a reflection of its public domain, enriching life and offering decency as well as functionality.

_sources• http://www.archdaily.com/239226/water-memory-rethinking-shanghai-competition-pr

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