Urban Pastoral
This design takes into consideration the need for affordable rental housing in Shanghai, the impact of epidemics, and China's carbon reduction policies. The designer creates a community vegetable plantation within the settlement and small vegetable gardens on the roofs of buildings of different heights. Together, they form a multi-level growing system that provides safe and easily accessible food for residents. Additionally, each floor of the building has a public space that encourages neighborhood interaction and serves as a service place for emergency medical control during epidemics.
Urban Pastoral Affordable Rental Houses by Hang Chen has been featured as an innovative illustration of architectural design by the A' Design Award. Urban Pastoral Affordable Rental Houses won the Bronze A' Design Award in Construction and Real Estate Projects Design in 2023. The A' Construction and Real Estate Projects Design Award is an international, juried, academic and meritocratic design recognition program which celebrates superior design of residential complexes, commercial buildings, industrial properties, Mixed-Use developments, hospitality establishments, educational facilities, healthcare centers, infrastructure projects and more.
