XiJiang Riverside Master Plan (2022)

Project Data
 
Site Area:   24.500.000m2
Location:   Guigang, China
Function:   New Civic Center
Features:   New Civic Icons and Urban Destinations along linear Waterpark
Scope:   Urban Design, Control Planning for Key Areas, Architectural Typologies
Status:   Planning
 
 
Project Summary
 
In essence, this is not a city extension, but the new CBD, civic, lifestyle and urban activity center of Guigang, Guangxi province - bringing together all aspects of city life, as can be seen from the fact that SoftGrid's Guangxi Institute of Technology, Guang'Ao High-Tech Park and Campus Hub projects are all situated within this new comprehensive master plan.
 
While creating a continuous urban nature and recreation space, the waterways transition from one environment to the other: from EXPO and iconic landmark tower, to riverside F&B, culture park, culture forum, CBD and entertainment village, sports hub and so on - relating to the neighboring community as well as creating new city-wide destinations.
 
Views and sightlines are carefully planned, so as to use the generous natural open landscape to provide a foreground for the new skyline silhouette, while the CBD towers as well as the riverside public spaces of the Culture Forum set the stage for a dramatic backdrop of the surrounding Caster Mountains.
 
Residential, educational, industrial and commercial communities are all planned inspired from ancient local village patterns and courtyard typologies: providing green lanes as central communal public and activity spaces, connecting sub-centers and the main riverside park for walkers, cyclists and eco-friendly water taxis.
 
In its richness of spatial and functional variety, its meticulous exploration of architectural style, typology and energy reductions, combined in a common rural-urban identity, the XiJiang Riverside Master Plan is nothing short of articulating a comprehensive, sustainable vision ready for implementation.