| Developer Guangzhou Municipal Planning and Natural Resources Bureau, Jiahe Subdistrict Office of Baiyun District People’s Government of Guangzhou, Guangzhou Lingnan Architecture Research Center | Landscape Design Guangzhou S.P.I Design Co., Ltd. | Project Location Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China | Design Time Apr. 2020 |
Guangzhou Wanggang Park
Wangnan Park is a pilot urban rejuvenation project of Jiahe District located in the North of Guangzhou city. The new pocket park and square address the pressing issue of public space renewal in the ‘urban villages’ of Chinese cities. The former villages, which have become densely populated urban enclaves within the ever-growing outskirts of Chinese metropolises, are challenged not only by the lack of public urban spaces but also by the loss of cultural identity and character. The project aims to maximize the urban identity by minimal urban intervention. It preserves and extends the existing cultural square and transforms it into a new meeting place for the community. To achieve this goal, the design process had been equally important as the built result. Public participation, workshops, and open forums guided the design from initial idea finding to models and further throughout the construction stage. Today, Wangnan Park is a place for all and the cradle of a new Wanggang community spirit.
