Applying Sharing Strategies in the Creative Community: A Case Study of Changban

"Sharing" is one of the themes of urban development in the new era. From the Third United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urbanization (Habitat III), which put forward the vision of "We share a vision of cities for all", to the "sharing concept development" proposed by Chinese government, all of them contain the value of "sharing". In the context of today’s slowing economic growth, the transformative impact of information technology on daily life, the renewed enthusiasm for community spirit among urban citizens and the promotion of sustainable and green low-carbon lifestyles, the sharing concept has a high degree of adaptability in such a social environment and can propose appropriate solutions to these problems. The research scope of this thesis, Changban village, locates in the Peri-Wushan innovation area, which is one of the four key areas of scope of land making. In terms of future development, the site will utilize the policy advantage as an opportunity for regeneration by combining development with creative industries. Within the research scope , the design and renewal through the sharing concept can be more suitable to solve these social problems with a new perspective. It can integrate the villagers' residences in Changban village with the industrial parks, which makes it has the potential to become a creative community, and contributes to the exploration of a new urban form in the era of sharing. This thesis is based on the interpretation of research related to the sharing concept. It is found that the sharing concept is rather vaguely defined, especially in the space discipline where studies lack systematization and are often conducted on a single spatial object. Therefore, this thesis presents the following four key questions in the context of the case study of Changban Village. 1 What is sharing? What are the Objectives and Characteristics of sharing? 2 What kinds of space can be share? What are the characteristics of sharing space? 3 How to design sharing? How can we get the final goals of sharing though design? 4 In Changban, what are the strategies can be raised up? First, this thesis provides a systematic summary of the connotation of the sharing concept. Interpreting the characteristics of sharing spaces and make a classification. On this basis, the thesis proposes a design methodology for sharing systems, offering strategies for the design of sharing activities, space layout, and the creation of each sharing space, aiming to systematically connect various sharing spaces and establish a comprehensive sharing system. This contributes to the formation of a complete methodology. Finally, to clarify the mode of practical application of this methodology, this thesis applies the above methodology to the case study of Changban district, fully explores the problem of sharing scenarios and sharing potentials of sharing scenarios and sharing potentials of the site, and systematically creates a sharing atmosphere of the site by conscious design methods including activity design, institutional design, planning layout, and detailed space design. The sharing concept is applied to block-level urban design, providing new methods and ideas for future urban design using the sharing concept, and contributing to the exploration of a new urban form in the era of sharing.