The purpose of urban renewal is to demolish, transform, invest and construct a certain declining area in the city, and replace the functional declining material space with brand-new urban functions, in order to make it develop and prosper again. In January, 2023, the government work reports of cities across the country were released one after another. The Report comprehensively reviewed and summarized the main work in 2022, and deployed the key work in 2023. Urban renewal is an important adjustment mechanism for cities to maintain their vitality and enhance their overall functions. The "Reports" issued by local governments have clearly defined the development goals for 2023:
The particularity of existing building renovation determines that it is a typical complex renovation activity with multi-disciplinary and multi-professional cooperation, which needs close cooperation and common cooperation. In recent years, we have actively participated in domestic urban renewal projects, bringing our experience into Beijing Jindi Saite, Nanjing Bridge North Vientiane Hui, Hangzhou Huarun Vientiane City Facade Urban Renewal and Zhujiang Road Facade Renovation, to help the harmonious development of the city.
REARD Urban Renewal Design Silver Award
FORCITIS Provides Facade Renovation Services for old commercial areas
In the upgrading of the facade of the building, "Saite +" retains the semi-circular "smile" facing Chang'an Street, and adopts transparent glass curtain wall which not only retains the unique memory points of the shopping mall, but also conforms to the trend of modern architectural aesthetics. We transform the whole facade of Saite in the east, west and north, and the facade is covered with dry hanging stone and imitation stone aluminum plate; The glass curtain wall on the first floor is changed to the simple and detailed style of the first-line commercial facade, which is a fashion gathering place; The facade elements of the huge semicircular glass shape on the second floor of the north facade are retained, and the vertical and horizontal implicit frame glass curtain wall is adopted, combined with the large glass plate, to maximize the display value of the whole window; The facade combines various materials such as glass, metal and stone to lead the new image of Chang'an Street.
Pro+ Award Urban Renewal - Gold Award
Real Estate Design Award - Excellence Award
All-China Real Estate Chamber of Commerce Urban Renewal Branch - Excellent Case
FORCITIS Provides Facade Renovation Services for old commercial areas
Wanxiangnhui on North Bridge in Nanjing, adjacent to the north side of the bridge, is a medium-sized shopping center renovation project. On the facade, we transformed the originally closed and bleak building into a vibrant place beside the bridge. Brown folded aluminum plates are used on the 3rd to 4th floors, which is like a warm color energy belt running through the whole building, and has both vitality and affinity. The colored glazed glass light box on the upper part shows luminous effect at night, which complements the bridge.
In terms of materials, the colored glazed glass on the upper part is a whole surface from a distance, while it has a sense of stripe texture and richer texture from a close distance. The central energy belt combines brown aluminum plate and high transparent glass, emphasizing the openness of the bridge. The lower part consists of glass and aluminum plate, and is designed according to the effect of double-layer shops on both sides of the entrance, which is simple and generous.
REARD Urban Renewal Design Excellence Award
FORCITIS provides urban micro-renewal services for small buildings
Hangzhou CR Mixc project has a history of more than 10 years. Its facade is old, which can not follow the design trend of the facade, so renovations have been made to improve the display effect of the facade. The new project scheme has made great changes in the improvement of internal transparency and night scene. Window design structure is adopted for the glass curtain wall design, sandwich Changhong glass + glass glaze is adopted for the glass, the glass structure stress form is the simple support form of upper and lower sides without glass ribs, the internal wall is equipped with aluminum plate backboard for lighting and alluminiation of the internal wall, and an internal maintenance path is built. The first floor is made of 9 m high sandwich Changhong glass + glass color glaze. The vertical edge is fixed and combined with the keel glass hanging of the original window edge, and the four edges are stressed. A high degree of keel-free shelter is realized on the inside. Hangzhou CR Mixc explores a new path combining the transformation of commercial blocks, the protection of style and features and the organic renewal with the mode of "micro-renewal", to build a shopping center integrating life service, shopping and leisure, and residence.
FORCITIS Provides Facade Renovation Services for Old Neighborhoods
FORCITIS is designed involving the cooperation of many parties. Due to the tight construction schedule, which is only 52 days, the value of curtain wall consultants can be highlighted. In order to make the curtain wall have both a sense of integrity and a sense of hierarchy, a section of glass flies out at the junction of the folding surface to block the mullion behind it, thus leaving a more vivid material impression. At the same time, on some facades that can not be updated for some reason, vertical colored glazed glass is used in design to cover the dilapidated building skin and renew the whole facade.
FORCITIS provides recommendations for community renewal and renovation
The functional complexity of Youjiaao Community Center is a great challenge to architects, and also an opportunity for innovation. We hope to seize this opportunity to reshape the authenticity of the place, not only to create an open platform for public activities for the surrounding residents, but also to preserve the precious imprint of the industrialized era.
With the help of the continuous white frame inserted between the two industrial relics, it echoes the original bent structure in the factory building. The undulating top curved surface and the changing light and shadow are hazy and pure, as if clouds were floating in the air. There is a tension between the old and the new, forming a confrontation and unbalanced visual experience. The cloud shadow node of the main body of the building is formed by hanging the positive and negative panels and inserting the lateral panels, and the complex curve of the main decorative surface is cut by a flat plate.
This effectively overcomes technical difficulties that the processing of the curved surface is difficult and the precision control is low due to the fact that the cloud shadow modeling curve of the main decorative surface is too complex and changeable. In order to ensure the implementability and effect of the final cloud shadow, the consulting manufacturer made a sample angle of the cloud shadow according to our node.
Real Estate Design Award - Excellence Award
FORCITIS provides industrial heritage reuse and plant renovation services
It developed from the industrial power production in 1950 to the vibrant urban memory, from the abandoned space to the re-recognition of urban identity, from the old low-density "plain" to the sustainable urban texture re-integration. Tiantuo integral plant belongs to the standard section of the old plant reconstruction area, which is mainly formed by the array of columns, in which two pilasters form a commercial standard section: the width and height of the pilasters are 2.1 meters and 10 meters respectively, and the height of the column base and capital is 1 meter. The middle part of the standard section is composed of glass doors, shop signs, canopies, horizontal woven walls, glass windows and horizontal solid walls from bottom to top. The standard section of the north facade is mainly formed by the array of "frames", one of which forms a commercial standard section with a total width of 5.1 meters and a height of 11 meters, and the width of the frame is 0.6 meters. The standard section is composed of glass doors, shop signs, canopies, horizontal hollow walls and glass windows from bottom to top.
As a professional exterior wall consultant company, FORCITIS, while providing excellent technology for the industry, constantly gathers consensus and plays an important role in the field of urban renewal. FORCITIS is very willing to work with owners, architects and all interested engineers to continue the building in another form on the premise of respecting the existing buildings.
