After the successful Shanghai ‘Bridge 8’ project, we were assigned to design another creative village in the Guangzhou area in China. Main challenges in this run-down factories renovation project are the complex topography and location, with numerous residential houses scattered within the site, designing welcoming entrances and fluid paths required tremendous on-site research and brainstorming.
We approached the problem by integrating the ‘agora’ technique, which means ‘gathering place’ in Greek. The site is divided into 9 major areas, with each area containing their own distinctive identity and character. Linking ‘agoras’ are inserted in between these areas, creating a continuous and interesting flow of spaces filled with dynamic activities
The Super AGORA renovation project is comprised of retail spaces, office blocks and residential apartments. This new creative village will turn out to be a new destination for living, working and leisure for the city of Guangzhou.