Xindong New Area Urban Design International Masters Competition (CN)

The proposal of “Breeze City” by Yang Baojun Team was selected as one of two second prizes in the competition. The three guiding principals of this proposal are sustainable oriented, future oriented, and flexibility in development, creating three “wind” corridors bringing a new “breeze” into the new district; facilitative implementation takes into consideration for future neighborhood demands making it an ideal home; the usage of tight-knit flexible units allows for its adaption in face of future instabilities in the new development. By piggybacking off the Horticulture Expo, the proposal creates its own “garden” to serves as backdrop for Niuwei River. The water systems reaches west, linking Xingtai to Niu City, the Horticulture Expo, Central Ecological Park along with Xingdong High-speed rail, connecting the city’s past with its future, expanding and magnifying the effects of the Horticulture Expo. Along the river, establish artist trail and artisan workshops as well as an acre of land for artists, for gardeners and other artisans, building an ecological artistic community that will trend and provide attraction. Here the “breeze” not only brings in “fresh” air, but also brings in life, multi-dimensional and multi-cultural development will stimulate innovation, and a neighborly environment will construct “homes”.