China

DJ 32 Deng Zhou Urban Renewal, Henan Province

Project Description: This city has grown very rapidly over the last 10 years and required to create more social and economic infrastructure. This site presently is occupied by an old factory warehouses and a large urban community living in slum conditions. The urban design incorporates government, education, healthcare and high density mass housing for this city center location.

GFA: Phase 25 000 of Total 126 726

Date: 2013

DJ 34 Nanjing Ding Jia Zhuang TOD Project Description: This is a large site in downtown Nanjing that with the future metro station will become an expensive commercial and living hub. The initial phase of the project was then to reach a solution that could get the highest GFA with the right commercial mix as well as the best urban form. However when the scheme was presented to the government, the scheme was approved on the basis that the scheme fulfilled the new parking requirements and fire safety regulation which radically complicated the scheme.

DJ 36 Nanning Mixed Use Complex

Project description: The site is on the periphery of the old city and is an urban generator for the areas development. Adjacent are plans for large new recreational facilities for sports and culture. This development aims to consolidate this area as a local center. 

GFA: 35 200

Date: 2013

Project responsibilities: Design of one of various initial schemes, then the design resolution of the final scheme.

DJ 38 Guiyang Urban regeneration

Project Description: This complex urban renewal project located in the city center required increased density yet a scaled approach to historical monuments. The project also was almost entirely inside a large parcel of land with canals and little street access.

GFA: 345 000

Date: 2013

Responsibilities: urban design concept for one of the strategies.