Bai Shi Zhou is where the largest urban village in Shenzhen is located. It is divided into 3 zones: the developed zone, the urban village zone, and the Window of the World zone.
Overall changes in Baishizhou, Shenzhen
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Timeline of population in the urban village from the past until now, which affects the building typologies and the growth of the urban village
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The "kissing buildings" or "handshake buildings" in sections and the transition of the building scale in this area
Because of this, very clear boundaries divided Bai Shi Zhou into 3 different zones.
Here are some possible solutions to solve the problem of overpopulation and poor living conditions in Bai Shi Zhou.
The ideas of redevelopment and the constraints
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