Research on the Environmental Enhancement of Traditional Blocks from the Perspective of Spatial Narrative——A Case Study of Beijing Road Pedestrian Block

China's urbanization has led to profound changes in cities' economic and social conditions, and the city's appearance has changed dramatically. However, due to the lack of attention to and inheritance of urban history and culture, the tendency of homogenization of cities has been deepening, and the problems of the lack of urban characteristics and the destruction of urban memory have become more and more prominent. Traditional blocks carry the regional culture and humanistic spirit of the city. How to better convey the historical and cultural information of traditional blocks and create an environment with more local characteristics and cultural attractions, so as to enhance the charm of the city and strengthen the cultural resonance of the city, is an issue that needs to be focused on and explored at present. Introducing the theory and method of narratology into architectural space design can effectively enhance the communication of architectural cultural information. The research on architectural narrative has been accumulated for a long time, which points out a feasible direction for conveying spatial connotation. It is consistent with the goal of improving the homogenization of blocks. This thesis introduces spatial narrative into the spatial design of traditional blocks, opening up new horizons for traditional blocks to convey unique urban cultural connotations. The thesis is divided into the following four parts: The first part (Chapter 1) is the introduction: it clarifies the background, purpose and significance of the study, provides an overview of domestic and international studies related to spatial narrative and the renewal of traditional blocks, and defines the research methodology and the framework of research ideas in this thesis. The second part (Chapters 2 and 3) is a theoretical study: the thesis describes the application of narratology in architectural space and clarifies the adaptSability of spatial narrative to traditional blocks. The thesis analyzes four narrative modes in spatial narratology that can enhance spatial narrativity and translates them to block enhancement. The third part (Chapters 4 and 5) is the theoretical transformation: From the perspective of experiencers, the thesis combines the spatial narrative modes in traditional blocks with the analysis of typical cases, including the main island of Venice, the Wenli-Songyang block, the Amsterdam Canal District, and the Temple Bar block in Dublin. The four spatial narrative modes are argued to be significant in enhancing the narrative expression of the block. Combined with the analysis of typical block cases, the thesis clarifies the guidance of the four spatial narrative modes for constructing the narrative environment of the block, which is the principle and direction for spatial narrative design and provides specific approaches for the expression of each narrative mode. The four narrative modes are organically integrated to jointly construct a block space with narrative qualities. The fourth part (Chapter 6) is an empirical study: the thesis takes the Beijing Road Pedestrian Block as an example, and first analyzes and evaluates the current status of the block from the perspective of spatial narrative and clarifies the problems of narrativity. The thesis carries out the design through the above design principles and approaches, which enrich the spatial connotation of the block and highlight the historical characteristics of the block.