Urban Barriers as City Connectors
When appointed by the Shenzhen Metro Group to develop a master plan for the Shenzhen Route 6 Chang Zhen Station, Woods Bagot Hong Kong conceived a plan to unite the massive site to enliven the experience of city transits.
7 July 2016
| Lacey Glave
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When appointed by the Shenzhen Metro Group to develop a master plan for the Shenzhen Route 6 Chang Zhen Station, Woods Bagot Hong Kong conceived a plan to unite the massive site to enliven the experience of city transits.
“Cities have a complicated relationship with infrastructure,” says Charlie Chen, an associate at Woods Bagot Hong Kong, who was appointed by the Shenzhen Metro Group to develop a master plan for the Shenzhen Route 6 Chang Zhen Station, in tandem with the architectural concept of the depot and surrounding complex.
Chen points out that while connectivity is vital in urban cities, the complex infrastructure of transport hubs tends to pose a threat to livability.
For instance, metro tracks often impose a detrimental divide between the various sites of a city. “At the very point where the interaction between our site and the metro tracks are taking place, our site is divided,” Chen elaborates.
Chen points out that while connectivity is vital in urban cities, the complex infrastructure of transport hubs tends to pose a threat to livability.
For instance, metro tracks often impose a detrimental divide between the various sites of a city. “At the very point where the interaction between our site and the metro tracks are taking place, our site is divided,” Chen elaborates.
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