Access to the Inside

of development, a modern dan-wei that provides shelter and employment across the spectrum of socio-economic classes in Beijing. For those at the lower

seek to provide access to the “inside.” This access is spatial, realized in a logistics corridor that brings everyday goods to the Third Ring Road for distribution

This access is also social and economic - along the logistics corridor are live-work communities that provide job training linked to job opportuni­ties, basic health care, primary and adult education, and public spaces to its residents. The Sun Palace site is one such example. It houses 5,500 residents in 2,100 units of housing, with the opportunity for all 2,400 current residents to have the option of remaining on the site.

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Village / Hutong Residential

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Logistics Program

Green Path

Manufacturing and logistics would be As an alternative, we propose a series of mixed-use,

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gram based on the urban-rural connection, neighborhood based- and city focused- commercial.

Status Quo Official Master Plan Proposed Alternative

The governance and economic structure of the residential and commercial aspects of the site are where the principles of the site are realized. The quasi-

own all of the land on the site. They will sell the development

rights to individual private devel­opers in who, in return, must

dedicate a percentage of their

a portion of the housing back to

able housing and small busi­ness opportunities on the site.

This diagram demonstrates the urbanized and yet-to-be urbanized lands in Beijing. The Sun Palace site is located at the edge of the urbanized fabric. Our proposal seeks to create a new model for urbanization that considers the changing economic and social make­up of Beijing.

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education health clinic

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Logistics Corporation

Support Services Organization

Private Developers

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We strive to create a new model

end of a hierarchical society, we

to the inner city.

Kyuree Kim, Albert Wei, Bao Wei, Cindy Wu, Feng Yu

Proposed Wedge

Live-Work Program

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Office

land usepublic spacecirculation

north / south section

east / west section

education typology

housing typology

South Residential Market Commercial North Residential

Wholesale Market

(priority to shopkeepers)

Live-work units in rear

Buried logistics corridor (cut & cover)

ParkingStation level (-10m)

Market level with exits to all 4 corners (-5m)

Open ramp down from market plaza, under commercial buildings

Egress through stairs & elevators (to residential levels)

Sub-grade logistics supercorridor

Flue for exhaustModules for retail and residential program are flexible and may be tailored to the user

Retail

Wholesale market extends for the north-south length of the wall (replaces 60% of space in the two existing neighborhood wholesale markets slated for demolition)

A modular architecture for porosity

Duplex or Single Apts

Transfer Station

with hydraulic buffering

“the wall”

migrated to Beijing from rural China when farming was no longer a viable occupation. He was able to re­ceive job training in packaging and light machine operation and currently works at the factory in the northwest

His job is only a short walk from the dormitory housing in which he lives and the health clinic where he gets regular check-ups. Once a week, in

eracy training at the adult education

Ms. Zhang is a working professional, an architect. She is a Beijing native and was lured to the Sun Palace Community because of its walkable nature. She

and they are friends.

“the wall” and then have a lunch meeting with clients in one of the restaurants on the lower floors. After work, she likes to

many public spaces.

moved to the Sun Palace Community from Hebei with her She has a love for food and currently works in flag­

ship, organic restaurant on the site. Her shift begins after she drops Most days,

she shops by the marketplace after work to buy fresh produce to cook

shop houses and open her own restaurant.

housing typology marketplace

education center

“the wall”

Mr. Li

corner of the Sun Palace Community.

the evening, Mr. Li participates in lit­

center.

lives in the same building as Ms. Wang On a typical day,

Ms. Zhang will go to work at her office in

take leisurely walks through the site’s

Ms. Wangyoung daughter.

her daughter off at the elementary school every morning.

dinner for her family. They live in one of the affordable units on the site but Ms. Wang hopes to save enough money to move into one of the