Trans-community /Jin Street Model is derived from the research project on the sustainable development of the old urban blocks by Che Fei and his architecture office CU OFFICE. This project does not address to the famous Hutong area in Beijing, but to the public housing neighbourhood built in the 1960s and 1970s (era of the planned economy), which very few people concerned. Jin street is such a neighbourhood (street has been renamed according to the practice), revitalised because of the street fact-lift programme for Olympic Games. Therefore, after field investigation and in-depth analysis, a development model for old city districts is proposed; it starts from government public investment; it is based on self-organisation; it uses free business development as a means; the Government, the public and the business achieve a win-win situation, and finally make the old city district back to the track of sustainable development at the beginning of its decline. At the end, a new idea of sustainable development for Jin Street high-rise residence is proposed, based on this model-high-rise market, turning single housing units into a mixture of open shops and living places, achieving a certain degree of self-economy. At last, it is also called on to establish a national community development funding programme, in order to implement similar city projects, facilitating sustainable developments of cities and communities in China.
Project Description: Old community regeneration planning Project Location: Beijing Site Area: 1520m2 Building Size: 31950m2 Design: 2009 Chief Designer: Che Fei Design Team: Zhao Jiajun, Jin Hao, Zhao Tingting
