Planning Approach 规划方向
Urban Design Concepts: City Context
城市规划概念： 整体城市
World’s great cities are the riverfront cities国际上著名的滨江城市
A Strengthen the character of places in
Changsha 加强长沙的地方特色
Open more public access to the
B Xiangjiang River 开放湘江两岸的公共空间
Commercial/Office
商业办公
Public/Civic Use 公共设施
Pedestrian Shopping
Street 步行街
Residential 住宅
University neighborhood
大学区
Preserve the Orange Island as an eco-
C cultural park 保留桔子洲的生态环境 Government Use 政府机构
Major Open Space
主要开发空间
Promenade Open Space
滨江开发空间
River/Water body
江河、水体
The City Center 市中心
The New Waterfront City of Changsha
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Planning Approach 规划方向
Urban Design Concepts: Urban Context
城市规划概念：城市环境
A Restructure the city and street hierarchy for better legibility
and orientation 组织城市与街道的层次以鼓励更佳识别度与方向感
Method 1 : Re-design the Streets 重新设计街道
Characterless street image in Changsha Great Street image : Las Ramblas, Barcelona Commercial/Office
Public/Civic Use
Pedestrian
Shopping Street
Residential
University
neighborhood
Government Use
Major Open Space
Promenade Open Space
River/Water body
Great street design: Las Ramblas, Barcelona (source: “Great Street”, Allan Jacobs)
Method 2 : Re-establish street landmarks重新设立城市标志 Method 3 : Open more public access to the promenade 开放公共流向引至
滨江大道
Current development blocks public access
Abandoned Clock tower at Zhongshan Street and view to the Xiangjiang river
Strong and legible street landmark: Times Square New York
New vision of public place at the Xiangjiang riverfront
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Planning Approach 规划方向
Urban Design Concepts: Urban Context
城市规划概念：城市环境
B Create multiple destinations to capture urban energy
创造多处的目的地以吸引主要街道的城市活力 C Create neighborhoods along a continuous public promenade
创造延续的滨江大道旁的生活小区
Riverfront Park, Boston Continuous public promenade, Battery Park New York
Residential Waterfront, Canada
Riverfront CBD, Singapore
Riverfront Shopping and Entertainment Center, Residential Waterfront, Celebaration Florida
Fukuoka Japan
Planning Approach 规划方向
Urban Design Concepts: Urban Context
城市规划概念：城市环境
D Create a dynamic urban center to serve as the main destination
in Changsha 创造一个活跃的市中心为长沙市的主要目的地活力
Beautiful public promenade 美丽的公共滨江大道 Vibrant pedestrian shopping mall充满活力的步行街 Strong image of business street 商业街的形象
Create a strong character to the urban center waterfront
that will make it as the most desirable place to live-
work-play in Changsha 创造一个强而有力的滨江城市中
心 – 给予长沙一个生活、工作、娱乐的环境。
Orange Island as part of the experience
桔子洲的经历 Presence of Changsha’s history
长沙市历史的见证
Baltimore harbor, Maryland, USA
Possible public landmark architecture by
the riverfront 滨江的公共标志性建筑 Grandeur scale of sports stadium
壮观的 体育设施
Create a grand civic open space from Furong Road to the
Xiangjiang River and access and visual connection to the
Orange Island 创造一个连接芙蓉路与湘江路的公共市民开
放空间、并同时提供通往桔子洲的视线走廊。
Grand civic open space in Newcastle, United Kindom
Understanding thePlanning
Context 对地方的理解
Approach
Opportunities and Constraints 机遇与局限
City of Changsha as a Whole 长沙-整体的城市
1 2/3
Opportunities 机遇
1. Central Hub of China 中国的中心
2. Provincial Capital 省会
a. Transportation Hub
交通枢纽
b. Economical and Political Center
经济与政治中心
c. Center of Service Industry
服务业的中心
d. Cultural Heritage Site
人文地区
3. Entry point for regional and
international tourism:
区域与国际游客的抵步点 4
Gateway to Zhangjiajie National Park,
Dongting Lake, Xiang River, and eight
historical scenic spots.
通往张家界国家公园,洞庭湖,湘江八大
景点的大门
4. Waterfront City: opportunity to create
a more dynamic city
滨江城市：创造更活跃城市的机遇
5. Media-related industry: TV industry
and publishing
资讯与辅助性行业：电视与印刷业
Constraints 局限 1 2
1. Undiscovered, unpublicized city
nationally and internationally
在国际、国内报刊上尚未发觉与普遍谈
论的城市
2. Unfortunate loss of historical &
cultural relics and sites
历史与文物古迹不幸的流失
3. Threats from flooding
洪水的威胁
3
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Understanding thePlanning
Context 对地方的理解
Approach
Opportunities and Constraints 机遇与局限
East Bank : Urban Context 城市环境地区/ 东岸
Opportunities & Strengths机遇 与优势 1 2
1. Accessibility - train station serving the
Beijing-Guangzhou railway line
located on East Bank
交通流线操作性高-京广快线铁路站处
于东岸
2. Places of vibrant activities and
potential for dynamic skyline
活跃的城市活动与谱写戏剧化天际线的
机遇
3. Waterfront promenade with options
3 4
for urban destination
滨江大道提供各种不同的城市目的地
4. Great potential for redevelopment
opportunities
城市重新发展的机遇
Constraints & Weaknesses局限与劣势 1 2 3
1. Characterless 缺乏特征
2. Lack of urban legibility
缺乏城市的识别度
3. Lack of landmarks from recent
development
缺乏近期城市发展过程带动的标志性指
4 6
标
4. Limited access to the waterfront due to
inappropriate land use placement/
assignment
因不适当的土地功能布置而造成的滨江
地段限制性用途
5. Absence of urban structure hierarchy
缺少城市框架的明确层次
6. Lack of urban open space network
缺乏城市空间系统
5
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Understanding thePlanning
Context 对地方的理解
Approach
Opportunities and Constraints 机遇与局限
Orange Island - West Bank Context 自然环境地区/ 西岸
Opportunities & Strengths 机遇 与优势
1
1. Unique character that adds to the
experience of river-mountain-island
2. Presence of few remaining natural/
cultural/ historical sites in clusters
仅有的几处自然/人文/历史景点
3. Providing sites for scenic views 2 3
风景区旅游点
4. Base to promote Sustainable
Development
可持续发展计划的基础
5. Potential of developing the shoreline as
a seasonal park created by the
substantial water level fluctuation of
Xiangjiang River
4 5
可发展江河两岸线因涨,退潮时差距偏大
的具体特征、而成为四季公园
Constraints & Weaknesses 局限与劣势
1a 1b 2
1. Pressure to develop
承担了须开发的负担
a. city concept
城市的概念
b. our proposed concept
建议的设计概念
2. Development disturbing visual quality
of natural surrounding
建筑群的发展水平与周边环境不匹配 3 4
3. Existing and recent development
destroying the ecology of the natural
landscape
现有与近期的开发破坏了自然环境的生
态
4. Lack of sense of place
缺乏城市空间的地方性
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Planning Approach 规划方向
Urban Design Concepts: Urban Context
城市规划概念：城市环境
D Create a dynamic urban center to serve as the main destination
in Changsha 创造一个活跃的市中心为长沙市的主要目的地活力
Beautiful public promenade 美丽的公共滨江大道 Vibrant pedestrian shopping mall充满活力的步行街 Strong image of business street 商业街的形象
Create a strong character to the urban center waterfront
that will make it as the most desirable place to live-
work-play in Changsha 创造一个强而有力的滨江城市中
心 – 给予长沙一个生活、工作、娱乐的环境。
Orange Island as part of the experience
桔子洲的经历 Presence of Changsha’s history
长沙市历史的见证
Baltimore harbor, Maryland, USA
Possible public landmark architecture by
the riverfront 滨江的公共标志性建筑 Grandeur scale of sports stadium
壮观的 体育设施
Create a grand civic open space from Furong Road to the
Xiangjiang River and access and visual connection to the
Orange Island 创造一个连接芙蓉路与湘江路的公共市民开
放空间、并同时提供通往桔子洲的视线走廊。
Grand civic open space in Newcastle, United Kindom