Bao’an Coastal city Shenzhen [CN]
Coastline redevelopment with mixed waterfront activities
Baoan Coastal zone is located along the Pearl River delta. The area already contains many new developments including Shenzhen Baoan Airport, major ports, terminals, new railways and roads and QianHai, a new city district around the new bay. Due to its location, Baoan used to be a delta in itself, as well as historically, with 45 different creeks and rivers streaming through the area.
With the strategy ‘REPAIR BY DEVELOPMENT’ we have designed it into a fresh water network which complements the salt water coastline with an extensive network of freshwater, treated water and green spaces. The freshwater network will transform a zone of approximately 33 x 7 kilometers – roughly the zone between the present (2014) and the historic (1994) shoreline - into a spectacular, rich and differentiated coastal city. The freshwater network connects 3 concentration zones: New Airport City, XiWan and QianHai, bringing a new substantial spatial depth to the coastline.
The water network will be integrated within the existing water spaces and will feature different characters: the salty seawater, a riparian habitat from the rivers for purification, lakes acting as a water reservoir, a mangrove banding zone as brackish water mixed with sea and fresh water, connecting canals and a water detention area with vegetation. Different water features will set the stage for a wide range of urban environments. The fresh water network also positions an agenda for regeneration of the wider territory together with the old villages, leading the area towards a resilient ecological region.
Client Bao'an Office of Urban Planning, Land and Resources Commission of Shenzhen Municipality
Program 7.000 ha Masterplan with a length of 45 km Bao'an Coastal zone for a mixed urban waterfront activities
Time 2014
Role Urban planner, landscape architect
Participating parties LAY-OUT (landscape and public space)
Atelier Dreisetl (water management)