The lonely garden becomes a lively living room
After the 21-year-old residential area is fit for aging, the “old” residents are living a new life
The refurbished central garden has a new look. Photo courtesy of Changsha Evening News correspondent Peng Yuyan
Changsha Evening News, October 12 (all media reporter, correspondent from Hong Hong Peng Yuyan) The clean asphalt road leads into the depths of the garden, the newly built pavilions and public green spaces are scattered and shaded by trees, two and three of the elders are fun and relaxing – like after 21 years of wind and rain in the old community, Guangsha Xinyuan District A on the west bank of the Xiangjiang River ushered in a big change in October this year. the community has been completely revamped and renewed Thanks to the vigorous promotion of scientific planning by the local government and professional teams, the residents of the community live a new life.
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The 21-year-old community has a new look
Guangsha Xinyuan Area A was built in 2001, with around 890 families living in 21 buildings. Due to various reasons, such as design flaws and neglect, the community has many problems such as severe detachment of corridor walls, chaotic network management lines, relatively dirty indoor environment and old pipelines. willing to transform.
“What we most want to transform is the central garden of the community.” Resident Liu Yunjing told reporters that the central garden was overgrown with weeds due to decay and that mud and water flowed on rainy days. At the same time, the facilities are old and lack seating and leisure sports equipment. “Whenever we rush by, we don’t stop.”
On August 18 of this year, according to the 2022 District Restructuring Plan for Old Urban Communities, the Yuelu District Human Settlements and Environment Office introduced the Longfor Public Welfare Fund “Eternal Youth Plan” to initiate the restructuring of some old communities with the aim of adapting to aging.
After full communication with the community and residents, the renovation of Guangsha Xinyuan area A was decided to focus on the central garden, reorganized and made green, at the same time leisure seats, public handrails, space walking machines , massage kneaders and other fitness equipment, recreational facilities, providing fitness facilities and outdoor recreation for seniors have been added.
Speaking about the changes in his community and the happy life atmosphere today, Liu Yunjing, who has lived in District A of Xinyuan, Guangsha for more than 20 years, thanked the old community for this livelihood project. “Now our community has new living conditions and quality of life. Compared to before, it is a world of differences.”
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A garden changes a neighborhood
On the afternoon of October 10, after the project was completed, accepted and handed over to the community for use, a number of Longfor designers came back to Area A in Guangsha Xinyuan to learn about the post-renovation situation and feedback from residents.
Entering through several red buildings from the gate, you see a white European-style pavilion. In the renovated leisure square, children are having fun and the elderly are seated around the newly added leisure seats. The laughter of children and the clash of old men playing chess echoed in the beautiful garden.
“This is the area of the former landscaped pavilion in Xinyuan District A in Guangsha. The original pavilion is seriously aging. We repainted it white and added rest seats to divide it into a meditation and recovery area.” . the team also set up a social leisure area and a children’s play area near the pavilion.
In the recreation and social area, Liu Yunjing basks in the sun on a leisure seat. When the reporter arrived, he took the teacup in the seat’s unique cup slot and with the other hand pulled up the metal ring handle on the seat: “Look, a chair is full of details and there is room for the teacup., and a special armrest to stand up. ” He believes that this renewal is not just a change in appearance, but above all, the inner quality of the “walking heart”.
“Walking the heart” is also reflected in the children’s activity area. Originally, this area was a heavily damaged slope with a vertical drop and was muddy on rainy days. The designer flexibly used the site’s elevation to set up wooden plank roads, slides, safety mats and other equipment and structures, so that it changed from an abandoned place where everyone “keeps out” into one. growth paradise “for children to play freely today.
A garden is enough to transform a community. The new garden has become a platform for neighbors to deepen their relationship, where everyone exchanges life experiences, cooking skills and parents are short … In the morning, noon, afternoon and evening, the once lonely square garden of the Xinyuan A district in Guangsha has become a lively living room.
Source: Changsha Evening News
