חידוש חזית נהר מינהנג בשנגחאי || פרויקטים

Project name: Minhang Riverfront Regeneration
Year: 2021
Location: Minhang River, Shanghai, China
Site area [sqm]:  23,787 sqm
Design Architect：SPARK Architects
Project Directors: Stephen Pimbley, Lim Wenhui, Min Wei
Design team: Danny Yan, Luca Maccarinelli, Xilin Zhu , Li Menghao, Jason Ye, Yang Xi
Photography: Shine Lab，Min Wei

ספארק משרד האדריכלות שמח להכריז על השלמת ההתחדשות של חזית הנהר של נהר מינהנג, השלב הראשוני של תוכנית האב של ספארק להתחדשות רחבה הרבה יותר של המרחב הציבורי ברובע מינהנג אשר בשנגחאי. חזית הנהר מינהנג הוא סיפור שאפתני של התחדשות עירונית.  עד לפני שנתיים זו הייתה שפת נהר רעועה מול מחסנים תעשייתיים עם שרידי שבילים ושירותים שאינם בשימוש, עדות לשנים רבות של שינויים והזנחה בתוך המחוז.


Minhang Riverfront Regeneratio, Photo Credit: Min Wei


Minhang Riverfront Regeneratio, Photo Credit: Shine Lab


Minhang Riverfront Regeneratio, Photo Credit: Shine Lab

Today it has become a vibrant mix of commercial, technology and institutional uses connected by SPARK’s urban park, an open space armature around which existing developments have been upgraded.
SPARK’s proposal creates a 750 metre long recreational environment that meets the government and community’s desire for a sense of  place that facilitates better pedestrian connections and promotes a more sustainable living environment.  SPARK’s design concept used the single cell Diatom as a recurring motif. Diatoms are single cell algae of many beautiful forms that naturally clean water. We have abstracted the Diatom form into two- and three-dimensional objects that animate the river embankment telling the story river and
environment in regeneration.

Minhang Riverfront Regeneratio, Photo Credit: Shine Lab

Minhang Riverfront Regeneratio, Photo Credit: Shine Lab


Minhang Riverfront Regeneratio, Photo Credit: Shine Lab


Minhang Riverfront Regeneratio, Photo Credit: Shine Lab


Minhang Riverfront Regeneratio, Photo Credit: Shine Lab


Minhang Riverfront Regeneratio, Photo Credit: Shine Lab

Minhang Riverfront Regeneratio, Photo Credit: Shine Lab

The design of the riverfront includes continuous green ribbons of walking, jogging and bicycle tracks and 3 pedestrian bridges that link the residential, education and business communities together. The landscape was designed by layering four distinct zones that enhance views create and for the first time accessibility to the river. The linear zones take on an abstracted riparian form and house innovative pockets of activity with lawns, cafés, a sports park and event plaza. SPARK designed a bespoke wayfinding and furniture strategy that contributes to the storytelling and accessibility of the transformed environment. Stephen Pimbley, Partner SPARK said “The Minhang project exemplifies how urban open space can be a key factor in civic regeneration and social sustainability. It has instilled a sense of civic pride in the district and set a local benchmark for the quality of life for future residents”.

Lim Wenhui, Partner at SPARK said “We were really excited about the potential goals of the project to our imagination to bring new life to the riverfront and provide a safe, attractive environment that invites residents, students, visitors and business people discover the forgotten riverfront and celebrate its rebirth”. 


Minhang Riverfront Regeneratio, Photo Credit: Shine Lab

Minhang Riverfront Regeneratio, Photo Credit: Shine Lab

Minhang Riverfront Regeneratio, Photo Credit: Shine Lab

Minhang Riverfront Regeneratio, Photo Credit: Shine Lab

Minhang Riverfront Regeneratio, Photo Credit: Shine Lab

Minhang Riverfront Regeneratio, Photo Credit: Spark

Minhang Riverfront Regeneratio, Photo Credit: Spark

Minhang Riverfront Regeneratio, Photo Credit: Spark