Following the construction of the pile foundation of Plot 91 (Shanghai North Bund Center) on March 24, the tallest building in Puxi with a height of 480 meter will rise from the ground, complementing the Lujiazui CBD building complex and the Bund historical building complex. On March 25, there is a piece of good news from the North Bund: the historic project Hong'anli, jointly created by China Merchants Shekou Industrial Zone Holdings Co., Ltd. (Shekou Industrial), Greentown China Holdings Limited, and Honggeng Company, was officially unveiled to the public.
This project, located in Block 17 of Hongkou, is one of the first pilot plots for the exploration of the municipal and district cooperation, the government and enterprise cooperation, and the district oriented old house renovation mechanism between the Hongkou District Government and Shanghai Land (Group) Co., Ltd. It is also the second batch of historical style protection blocks in Shanghai. Hong'anli belongs to the Shikumen-style villa product, with a plot ratio of about 1.1. It is planned to have more than 120 low density style rows, which not only preserves the historical style and street texture of Shanghai, but also further enhances the attractiveness of the North Bund area to high-end talents.
It is reported that the Hong'anli project invites Shanghai Institute of Arcplus Group PLC and professional construction units, which have repaired the site of the First CPC National Congress and other historical buildings, to jointly create and strive for excellence. It is crafted through methods such as protection and repair, preservation and renovation.Every building in Hong'an is a history. In order to maximize the protection of the style and features, the construction party pays attention to excavating the historical stories in the early work, respecting history as the principle, and repairing these treasures on the basis of protection through techniques such as 100-meter moving, ingenious optimization, and careful updating.
Hong’anli continues the original style and characteristics of one neighborhood and multiple clusters,and the facade includes many classic architectural paradigms in Shanghai's century-old history, achieving contemporary redesign with old materials and new techniques. The construction party not only preserves and renovates through old materials and new techniques, one plan for one building, and historical tracing, but also updates and renovates through new materials and old techniques, aesthetic style, and citing classics.
For example, in terms of product polishing and planning, leading design teams from various industries such as Goa Elephant Architectural Design Co., Ltd., Zhejiang Lansong Landscape Design Group Co., Ltd., W · Design Wujian, CCD are invited to jointly build a new milestone in Shanghai's urban renewal. In terms of facade design, the Shanghai style is restored, while components such as old bricks, tiles, and stone hoops are retained to maximize the proximity to the site's history. Regards of landscape design, the main lane connects various landscape nodes in the residential area, preserving the existing architectural components and other elements of the site, as well as incorporating them into the landscape layout of the alleys in the lane, creating a unique historical memory of Hong'anli.
It is worth mentioning that considering that Line 10 of the subway diagonally crosses the plot at a 45 degree angle, the construction party has taken advanced measures such as comprehensive inspection, simulation analysis, cutting-edge technology, and partition vibration isolation to reduce vibration in the subway, in order to protect the historical architectural style to the greatest extent and ensure the comfort and tranquility of Hong’anli.
In order to achieve the rebirth of the old house of the South No. 2 Lane of Heleli, the construction party has relocated the entire three historical buildings for nearly 100 meters as a whole, expanded the underground space on the original site, moved back to the original site after improving the modern residential functions, and gave a new life to the century-old house.
In terms of the public landscape design, starting from the historical memory of Shanghainese-style houses and combining with the aesthetic needs of modern people, multiple landscape themes have been created, such as the "Yaji Liujing", "Fenghua Siyi", and "Huajing Bayuan", forming a sophisticated garden with changing scenery.
As of living space, the old houses are optimized to the courtyard-style, large and wide layout, with a single household in a house. Some units are also cleverly added with a southern courtyard and reserved with functional space that can be freely created for people’s own needs and preferences.
In 1872, China Merchants Steamship Navigation Company emerged, marking the beginning of a journey of interweaving and growing with Shanghai for 151 years. In 2017, as a flagship enterprise in the urban comprehensive development and operation sector under China Merchants Steamship Navigation Company, Shekou Industrial proposed a strategy of "returning to Shanghai" and set a goal of "100 billion yuan in East China".
In 2021, Shekou Industrial focused on the central area of Shanghai, arranged in the hot spots in the inner ring, and drive into the fast lane of quality development. At the same time, it has joined in the Shanghai Urban Renewal Fund of RMB80 billion. Now it finally made a significant impact on the Hong'anli project.
Currently, Hongkou is leading the development and construction of the North Bund to achieve leapfrog high-quality development. Urban renewal can not only enhance the city's appearance, but also enhance the happiness index of the people. As an urban architectural complex that inherits history, carries aspirations, and showcases responsibility, Hong'anli will become a touching chapter in Shanghai's geopolitical context and architectural culture.