关于社区、场所营造和商业零售设计的思考

NOTES ON COMMUNITY,PLACEMAKING AND COMMERCIAL RETAIL DESIGN

伟大的城市是由伟大的社区构成的,并非建筑单体。打造一个伟大社区的关键,是拥有非凡活力的公共空间。商业零售则是营造公共空间活力的重要“催化剂”。然而,目前很多中国城市都存在商业过剩的问题,大部分商业空间也没有发挥其对于社区应有的作用。我们需要重新思考如何在设计中将商业零售和场所营造更为积极地结合在一起;同时,亦要保护焕新建筑遗产和满足可持续发展的要求。

Great cities are built by great communities,not by buildings.Wonderful vibrant public places are key to building great communities.Commercial retail can be an important catalyst to create vibrant public places.There is currently a surplus of commercial retail spaces in many Chinese cities,yet much of such retail spaces do not fulfll their role either as a facilitator of placemaking or catalyst of successful communities.We need to rethink how commercial retail and placemaking can come together positively by design,while protecting our built heritage,and with sustainability in mind.