Subdistrict welcomes design teams to consult on renovation
A program is launched to welcome design teams from the Chinese mainland and Taiwan to contribute their ideas on renovation projects at Huangyang Road Subdistrict in Shanghai.
Huangyang Road Subdistrict in Shanghai's Changning District has launched a program to welcome designers from the Chinese mainland and Taiwan to contribute their ideas to several of its renovation projects each year.
The decision was announced at a conference in the district, where officials and designers from Shanghai and Taiwan shared experience and views on urban micro renovation.
Officials of Changning District shared revamping plans for Wuyi Road, a 1.7-kilometer-long road originally built in 1925 as Tunsin Road.
Chen Ying, Party secretary of Huangyang Road Subdistrict, where Wuyi Road is located, said the road has been planned to be renovated to serve residents’ real needs, while also offering a beautiful environment and cultural ambiance.
Chin Chia-yuan, a Taiwan designer, shared his experience in renovating a brewery in Taiwan into a cultural creative industrial park, turning old mills and warehouses into spaces for creative exhibitions and activities.
Hua Xiahong, a resident of the subdistrict, as well as a designer and a professor at Tongji University, said urban micro renovation is challenging as it requires a lot of work in communication with residents to make designs really benefit them.
“Taiwan has plenty of experience in such renovation as I have seen a lot of projects featuring cultural heritage, sustainable development, fashion designs and practical functions,” she said.
Hua pointed out that there is an increasing demand for micro renovation in Shanghai as there is no new construction land and more old communities need to be revamped.
“Especially after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, community has become a more important venue for us, and there is more demand for improvement in communities,” she said.
Chen Zhiqi, an official of Changning District, said Taiwan and Shanghai have their own advantages in urban micro renovation and share broad prospects in cooperation in this area.
Chin Chia-yuan, a Taiwan designer, shares his experience in renovating a brewery in Taiwan into a cultural creative industrial park.
