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XI'AN GUOBA FACTORY RENOVATION
XI'AN GUOBA FACTORY RENOVATION
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XI'AN GUOBA FACTORY RENOVATION
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STATUS
Under Construction
SIZE
300,000 sqft - 500,000 sqft
BUDGET
Undisclosed
After decades of intensive urban development and changes in China, Xian’s Guoba Factory cluster was left as a residual product of industrial transformation, yet also a potential space for revitalization of the local cultural identity and urban regeneration in the rapidly changing environment. The site is located at the junction of Qu Jiang Road and Xi Ying Road, surrounded by existing residences at the West.
With the given context, the proposed development – 39000sqm of cultural, creative, commercial and digital entertainment experience space – will be supported by the architectural strategy of embracing new and old. The chimney and water tower located right at the heart of the site became a focal point with historical traces of Xi'an city. A landscaped plaza is proposed around these two key symbolic elements. With introducing new axis, the scattering old and new building blocks are integrated, and well connecting the main roads. It doesn’t not only increase porosity of the project and hence more pedestrian influx, but also opens up visual corridors and possibilities for communal engagement.
Two new main structures – the E-sports Game & Entertainment House and Co-working office &retail building – came as an incubator where startups, creatives and new generations share knowledge, experiences, ideas, resources, connections and emotions. The project regenerates and adapts the existing architectural heritages into bookshops, art galleries, youth hostel and creative offices respectively.
The renovated Guoba Factory cluster will not only accelerate the next generation’s power and urban vibrance, but also give a new cultural experience and identity to Xi'an while preserving the soul of the place.
With the given context, the proposed development – 39000sqm of cultural, creative, commercial and digital entertainment experience space – will be supported by the architectural strategy of embracing new and old. The chimney and water tower located right at the heart of the site became a focal point with historical traces of Xi'an city. A landscaped plaza is proposed around these two key symbolic elements. With introducing new axis, the scattering old and new building blocks are integrated, and well connecting the main roads. It doesn’t not only increase porosity of the project and hence more pedestrian influx, but also opens up visual corridors and possibilities for communal engagement.
Two new main structures – the E-sports Game & Entertainment House and Co-working office &retail building – came as an incubator where startups, creatives and new generations share knowledge, experiences, ideas, resources, connections and emotions. The project regenerates and adapts the existing architectural heritages into bookshops, art galleries, youth hostel and creative offices respectively.
The renovated Guoba Factory cluster will not only accelerate the next generation’s power and urban vibrance, but also give a new cultural experience and identity to Xi'an while preserving the soul of the place.
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