Maxthreads Architectural Design have combined the principles of sustainable urban planning with modern architectural designs for developing the Kaohsiung Port station in the city of Kaohsiung in Taiwan. The design, which has been proposed by Maxthreads, is part of the overall Kaohsiung Port Station Urban Design Competition being held currently.
The plan that has been proposed by Maxthreads looks to use the historical train track pattern as the starting point for the infrastructure project. Through this plan Maxthreads is trying to showcase its expertise in sustainable urban planning. It is also trying to include in its design a mix use community which encompasses living, working and leisure within the city walls and which also balances the civic and natural space of the city.
The design proposal also tries to create a balance between the old and the new. It tries to develop a modern self-sustained city and keep the traditional flavors of the old town of Yen Chan District intact at the same time. That is why, the design is trying to promote a series of historically integrated parks in the city. The objective that the proposal is trying to achieve through this concept is a realistic sense of responsibility towards the environment on part of the citizens of the city.
The design also seeks to promote urban agricultural farming in order to make the city self sustaining. The design also reflects the transformation of Kaohsiung from an old industrial city to a city of the modern times.
In order to achieve all this, Maxthreads will have to alter the cityscape of Kaohsiung considerably. But it will also have to focus on keeping as much of the old town as possible in order to impart a sense of history to the city. Kaohsiung’s existing plan is based on gridded planning. In this plan the city is divided into various blocks where the roads cut each other in a rectangular fashion. The railway line lying on the edge of the city creates some sort of a boundary which demarcates the city limits from the adjoining Wan Shu Mountain.
Source: arch daily
