Co-existence of Old and New; Co-existence of Different Functional Areas; Co-existence of Different People.

How to use the historical riverfront framework to reduce spatial injustice?

There are four issues caused by the fragmentation of the riverfront in Royal Docks. There is no transition between old and new buildings. There is no transition between industrial and residential areas. The inequality in infrastructure between eastern and western communities. And development in the south is faster than in the north. I think these four issues can be collectively referred to as spatial injustice.

I was inspired by Secchi's way to address the urban question. He believes that improving mobility and access to environmental resources could reduce spatial injustice. So I need to increase the porosity. It means to increase more open space. In this project, I think I need to improve mobility and access to the water. Also I need to ensure the permeability. It means I need to build connections between the various open spaces. Another theory is historical urban landscape. In the past, the riverfront was not fragmented. Perhaps a historical riverside framework could help me find the pores and create connections.

At this stage I focused more on the master plan of the square. Here is the master plan. I have made a number of initiatives to improve the porosity of the site. The road is designed to follow the tracks of the trains. I expanded its south side to connect the docks and the streets within the surrounding communities.