MASTERPLAN FOR
THE HANGANG DISTRICT
HANDAN
CHINA, 2020
MASTERPLAN
PR–594
The master plan proposal involves the radical transformation of a quarter of the historic city of Handan, a diverse area combining heterogeneous architecture and the remains of a powerful steel industry.
MEDIAS
019
PROGRAM
The urban planning and industrial heritage enhancement project for the Hansteel East steelworks is based on four key principles aimed at ensuring the coherence of a functional, resilient city that is deeply rooted in its era: preservation and cultural enhancement of industrial heritage, improvement of the landscape and creation of new green spaces, optimization and enhancement of water resources through the development of the banks of the Qin River, and the development of mixed-use, connected, and flexible programs.
Situation
Usine Hansteel East, Handan, China
Year
2020
Status
International ideas competition, winning project
Site area
8,7 km²
Project management
Hebei Provincial Housing and Urban & Rural Development Bureau, Hebei Provincial Natural Resources Development Bureau, Handan Municipal People’s Government, Handan Natural Resources and Planning Bureau
Urban project implementation
Dominique Perrault Architecte
DESCRIPTION
To tackle this complexity, the project relies on a rigorous framework inspired by Mendeleev’s scientific tables: a 100-meter-by-100-meter grid covers the site, like a founding gesture reactivating the ancestral act of establishing a city and restoring its scale. This grid becomes the matrix of a balanced territory: it organizes heights and densities, articulates built spaces and large parks, accommodates major infrastructure, and frees up space for the landscape to breathe.
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Each square in the grid becomes a project unit, capable of accommodating new programs while preserving the industrial and urban heritage. Thus, old factories are transformed into cultural venues, and traces of the past nourish the future neighborhood. Designed as an open and reversible tool, this method combines rigor and flexibility: a framework capable of absorbing change and supporting Handan in its transformation, a city that, without denying its history, is inventing a new form of modernity.
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