• Yiki Lui and Yuntong Li

  • Reimagining Xizhimen: Block-Level Transformation Through Shared Spatial Systems

    Yiki Lui and Yuntong Li

    Xizhimen is one of Beijing’s most infrastructurally layered yet socially fragmented districts. Dense commuter flows intersect with gated residential enclaves, creating sharp divides between movement and inhabitation. Our project addresses two representative sites—Yufu Hutong and Beizhanbei Street—through a block-scale strategy of shared spatial systems. By reprogramming residual edges, repurposing disused structures, and layering closed cores, transitional thresholds, and open-shared zones, the design softens hard boundaries and transforms exclusion into interface—embedding wellness, reciprocity, and coexistence into the urban fabric. 

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