如皋古城东大街场所精神的复兴

Space Spirit Renaissance of East Avenue in Rugao Ancient Town

如皋古城东大街,是城中仅存的较完整的历史街区,具有清末民初传统街区的风貌特征。在水运发达时期,是城内主要的商业街。其和谐的环境、怡人的尺度和充满了浓郁市井文化气息的生活方式,蕴含着它固有的场所精神。该文从如皋古城东大街的历史与现状入手,分析了历史街区场所精神缺失的因素,以及街区场所精神的地方潜力,从而提出场所精神复兴的解决策略。

East Avenue is the only historic block which is well protected in Rugao Ancient Town. It embodies the styles and features of traditional districts during the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republican Period. In the period of water transportation, it was the main business street. Its original space spirits are contained by the harmonious environment, the appropriate scale and the lifeway full of civil culture. This article begins with the history and actuality of the East Avenue, analyzes the factors causing the loss of space spirit, as well as the local potential of the spirit, and thereby proposes solutions to regenerate space spirits.