Urban Design of Old Town from the Perspective of Context Continuation

¹ College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Anhui Jianzhu University, Hefei 230022, China
² Key laboratory of Huizhou Architecture in Anhui Province, Hefei 230022, China
³ Anhui Provincial Architectural Design and Research Institute Co., Ltd., Hefei 230601, China

Abstract

The current urban development in China has generally entered the stage of urban renewal. Facing the urban mix of old and new, different forms of collage picture, the urban design exploration of continuing the urban context has important theoretical value and practical significance for the urban renewal of the old urban area. Based on the analysis of the explicit and implicit context, this paper raises six strategies for urban design in the old city, namely texture improvement, building integration, interface reconstruction, information implantation, functional compounding, and benefit balancing. As an empirical evidence, the urban design of the old city further discusses the importance of the continuity of the context for urban renewal in the old city.