The research addresses the theme of the regeneration of decommissioned industrial areas, analyzing how adaptive reuse can involve both the architectural aspect and the strategies related to economic development and social and cultural integration. The research question that guided our work is: how can the adaptive reuse of a former industrial area become a model of sustainable urban regeneration in the context of the city of Beijing? To answer this question, the research compares the West and the East, two historically and culturally different realities. In the Western world, in fact, regeneration is a slow and participatory process linked to collective memory; in the East, instead, urban transformation is guided by state strategies and large-scale development. This comparison has made it possible to identify common elements and divergences, allowing the outline of a hybrid model capable of combining the European interest in heritage with the scale of intervention typical of the Chinese context. The thesis is divided into two volumes and five acts following a logical sequence that leads from theoretical knowledge to practical application. Volume I, theoretical, is organized into three acts: the Western analysis, which explores the concept of industrial heritage and the practices of adaptive reuse; the Eastern analysis, focused on China; and the analysis of case studies from which several regeneration strategies are extracted. Volume II, instead, deals with the design phase: after an initial analysis of the context of Beijing and Shougang, our intervention site, the project develops starting from the strategies that emerged at the end of Volume I. Due to the large and complex scale of intervention, the proposal focuses on some key areas, including the elaboration of environmental strategies aimed at reconnecting nature, industry, and urban space. The final output of the thesis is the definition of a theoretical and operational model of industrial regeneration tested in the specific case of Shougang, but applicable to other post-industrial contexts.
La ricerca affronta il tema della rigenerazione delle aree industriali dismesse, analizzando come il riuso adattivo possa interessare sia l’aspetto architettonico, che le strategie legate allo sviluppo economico e all’integrazione sociale e culturale. La domanda di ricerca che ha guidato il nostro lavoro è: in che modo il riuso adattivo di un’ex area industriale può diventare un modello di rigenerazione urbana sostenibile nel contesto della città di Pechino? Per rispondere a questa domanda, la ricerca mette a paragone Occidente e Oriente, due realtà storicamente e culturalmente differenti. Nel mondo occidentale, infatti, la rigenerazione è un processo lento, partecipato e legato alla memoria collettiva; in oriente, invece la trasformazione urbana è guidata da strategie statali e da uno sviluppo su larga scala. Questo confronto ha permesso di individuare elementi comuni e divergenze, permettendo di delineare un modello ibrido in grado di unire l’interesse europeo per il patrimonio e la scala d’intervento tipica del contesto cinese. La tesi si articola in due volumi e cinque atti seguendo una sequenza logica che dalla conoscenza teorica porta all’applicazione pratica. Il volume I, teorico, è organizzato in tre atti: l’analisi occidentale, esplora il concetto di patrimonio industriale e le pratiche di riuso adattivo; l’analisi orientale, focalizzata sulla Cina; e l’analisi dei casi studio da cui vengono estratte alcune strategie di rigenerazione. Il volume II si occupa invece della fase progettuale: dopo una prima analisi del contesto di Pechino e Shougang, il nostro sito d’intervento, il progetto si sviluppa partendo dalle strategie emerse alla fine del volume I. A causa della grande e complessa scala d’intervento, la proposta si concentra su alcune aree chiave, tra cui l’elaborazione di strategie ambientali mirate alla riconnessione tra natura, industria e spazio urbano. L’output finale della tesi, è la definizione di un modello teorico-operativo di rigenerazione industriale sperimentato nel caso specifico di Shougang, ma applicabile ad altri contesti post-industriali.
Reimagining industrial heritage: adaptive reuse and green urbanism for sustainable city models in the chinese context
Hu, Wei Qiang Massimo;Iacuzzi, Paola
2024/2025
Abstract
The research addresses the theme of the regeneration of decommissioned industrial areas, analyzing how adaptive reuse can involve both the architectural aspect and the strategies related to economic development and social and cultural integration. The research question that guided our work is: how can the adaptive reuse of a former industrial area become a model of sustainable urban regeneration in the context of the city of Beijing? To answer this question, the research compares the West and the East, two historically and culturally different realities. In the Western world, in fact, regeneration is a slow and participatory process linked to collective memory; in the East, instead, urban transformation is guided by state strategies and large-scale development. This comparison has made it possible to identify common elements and divergences, allowing the outline of a hybrid model capable of combining the European interest in heritage with the scale of intervention typical of the Chinese context. The thesis is divided into two volumes and five acts following a logical sequence that leads from theoretical knowledge to practical application. Volume I, theoretical, is organized into three acts: the Western analysis, which explores the concept of industrial heritage and the practices of adaptive reuse; the Eastern analysis, focused on China; and the analysis of case studies from which several regeneration strategies are extracted. Volume II, instead, deals with the design phase: after an initial analysis of the context of Beijing and Shougang, our intervention site, the project develops starting from the strategies that emerged at the end of Volume I. Due to the large and complex scale of intervention, the proposal focuses on some key areas, including the elaboration of environmental strategies aimed at reconnecting nature, industry, and urban space. The final output of the thesis is the definition of a theoretical and operational model of industrial regeneration tested in the specific case of Shougang, but applicable to other post-industrial contexts.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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