Transforming Danwei housing

How can the old residential courts from the 1980s to 1990s in Guangzhou respond to diversified demands in urban renewal?

Master thesis (2017)

Authors

X. Huang Architecture and the Built Environment

Contributors

L. Qu (supervisor 1)
Maurice Harteveld (supervisor 1)
Faculty
Architecture and the Built Environment
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Published Date

30-06-2017

Language

English

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Faculty

Architecture and the Built Environment

Abstract

Danwei housing is a typical and common residential type in Chinese cities. The radical social structure changing and urban development after the Economic Reform have influenced these old neighborhoods and even restructured them from all aspects. This thesis has looked into the current social, economic, and spatial transformation surrounding Danwei housing in Guangzhou, analyzed what has been happening, and revealed what driven forces have been embedded in this process. Finally, strategies including institutional suggestions, design principles and test designs are raised.