The urban renewal and renovation plan for Beijing Coking Plant
(2025) ASBM01 20251Department of Architecture and Built Environment
- Abstract
- With the rapid advancement of urban renewal and the shift toward sustainable development, the integration of Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) and industrial heritage preservation has become a key strategy in revitalizing post-industrial cities. Rather than viewing industrial heritage sites as obsolete, new approaches now emphasize their adaptive reuse within the framework of transit-accessible, livable, and human-centered urban environments.
The Beijing Coking Plant, as a major industrial heritage site and a witness to New China's industrial history, offers an ideal opportunity to combine TOD principles with landscape renewal and heritage conservation. By leveraging its location near urban transit lines, the site can be transformed into... (More) - With the rapid advancement of urban renewal and the shift toward sustainable development, the integration of Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) and industrial heritage preservation has become a key strategy in revitalizing post-industrial cities. Rather than viewing industrial heritage sites as obsolete, new approaches now emphasize their adaptive reuse within the framework of transit-accessible, livable, and human-centered urban environments.
The Beijing Coking Plant, as a major industrial heritage site and a witness to New China's industrial history, offers an ideal opportunity to combine TOD principles with landscape renewal and heritage conservation. By leveraging its location near urban transit lines, the site can be transformed into a vibrant public space that reactivates historical memory while enhancing urban accessibility, connectivity, and functionality. The integration of TOD not only improves mobility and land-use efficiency, but also ensures that the industrial past is meaningfully woven into the fabric of contemporary urban life.
In line with the Beijing Master Plan, which emphasizes the creation of dynamic, mixed-use urban zones, this project proposes the transformation of the coking plant into an industrial heritage park that aligns with TOD principles. This includes optimizing access to public transportation, promoting walkability, and organizing diverse functional zones that serve cultural, recreational, and educational purposes.
The design will address both the spatial qualities of the existing industrial site and the behavioral needs of its users. By merging industrial aesthetics with sustainable mobility and urban vitality, the project envisions a new model of urban renewal—one that preserves the essence of industrial civilization while fostering inclusive, transit-oriented communities that reflect modern humanistic values. (Less)
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- author
- Wang, Tiangang LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- ASBM01 20251
- year
- 2025
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- Transit-Oriented Development (TOD)；Industrial Heritage Preservation；Urban Regeneration；Design Integration
- language
- English
- id
- 9192696
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- 2025-06-05 10:16:15
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abstract = {{With the rapid advancement of urban renewal and the shift toward sustainable development, the integration of Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) and industrial heritage preservation has become a key strategy in revitalizing post-industrial cities. Rather than viewing industrial heritage sites as obsolete, new approaches now emphasize their adaptive reuse within the framework of transit-accessible, livable, and human-centered urban environments.
The Beijing Coking Plant, as a major industrial heritage site and a witness to New China's industrial history, offers an ideal opportunity to combine TOD principles with landscape renewal and heritage conservation. By leveraging its location near urban transit lines, the site can be transformed into a vibrant public space that reactivates historical memory while enhancing urban accessibility, connectivity, and functionality. The integration of TOD not only improves mobility and land-use efficiency, but also ensures that the industrial past is meaningfully woven into the fabric of contemporary urban life.
In line with the Beijing Master Plan, which emphasizes the creation of dynamic, mixed-use urban zones, this project proposes the transformation of the coking plant into an industrial heritage park that aligns with TOD principles. This includes optimizing access to public transportation, promoting walkability, and organizing diverse functional zones that serve cultural, recreational, and educational purposes.
The design will address both the spatial qualities of the existing industrial site and the behavioral needs of its users. By merging industrial aesthetics with sustainable mobility and urban vitality, the project envisions a new model of urban renewal—one that preserves the essence of industrial civilization while fostering inclusive, transit-oriented communities that reflect modern humanistic values.}},
author = {{Wang, Tiangang}},
language = {{eng}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{The urban renewal and renovation plan for Beijing Coking Plant}},
year = {{2025}},
}