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Zhongshan Road Neighbourhood Rehabilitation Project

 

The Zhongshan Road Neighbourhood in Qingdao.

 

Background

Location: Qingdao, Shandong, China

Dates: 2000-2001

Partners: Zhongshan Real Estate Development Corporation, Commonwealth Historic Resource Management Ltd, Ramsay Worden Architects, Habitat Design + Consulting Ltd, and Archemy Consulting Ltd.

Key Issues: Energy Efficiency, Climate Change, Urban Development

Funders: Natural Resources Canada Technology Early Action Measures (TEAM)

 

The Zhongshan Neighbourhood has considerable heritage value, but the housing stock is severely dilapidated.

The challenge was to preserve the heritage aspects of the neighbourhood, while upgrading the buildings to make them more livable.

 

Description

Sustainable Cities and Commonwealth Historic Resource Management Ltd., prepared a neighbourhood plan for a run–down historic district of Qingdao. The Zhongshan Neighbourhood Rehabilitation Plan comprehensively covered the rehabilitation of residential buildings, balancing historic preservation with the needs of contemporary residents. This was one of the first times that public consultation had been used in city planning in Qingdao. We were later invited by the city to assist the Zhongshan Real Estate Development Co. to design demonstration housing on one block on Pingdu Road, implementing the principles of the neighbourhood plan.

 

A draft neighbourhood plan for the Zhongshan Road Neighbourhood was created.