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Architecture and Urbanism Development of industrial heritage reuse modes

Table 4. Mode of activation and utilization of industrial heritage
Mode of industrial heritage protection and utilization
Model name Meaning Case
Thematic museum model The theme museum model is based on the premise of preserving Xi’an Dahua Museum, Chicago Museum of
significant industrial heritage. It involves transforming the internal Science and Industry
space of the industrial heritage site into an industrial museum,
complemented by other supporting facilities and landscape elements,
thereby creating an urban cultural and leisure destination
Creative industry park model The industrial factory buildings will be transformed into creative 798 Art Zone in Beijing, No. 8 Bridge
industry blocks or art parks, which will be used as places for exhibition, Creative Industry Park in Shanghai
communication, leisure, and activities
Landscape park model To inherit the industrial history and culture as the goal, to protect and Zhongshan Qijiang Park, North Duisburg
reuse the facilities and site environment on the abandoned industrial Landscape Park
ground, the main method is to recreate the landscape elements
Comprehensive development The industrial plant area will be developed and constructed into a park, Shanghai World Expo, Xi’an Banpo
mode of business tourism integrating shopping, recreation, catering, exhibition, and other functions International Art Zone

The interior of industrial heritage buildings has homogenization phenomenon, wherein similar patterns
also undergone a more nuanced transformation, which are often replicated without much variation.
emphasizes the creation of a compelling “sense of (iii) The mature stage: Overall planning and utility
experience” within the space. Ding (2013) puts forward integration (2016 – 2019)
strategies for internal functional replacement and
classification positioning of industrial heritage based on In the context of urban transformation and development,
social needs and value evaluation (Ding, 2013). Through the construction of ecological civilization, and the societal
an analysis of several industrial architectural heritage demand for urban revitalization, the research on the reuse
sites in Shanghai, Zhang & Liu (2013) have summarized modes of industrial heritage has expanded horizontally in
and proposed models and suggestions for reshaping and this stage. The research not only focuses on the protection
expanding the internal space of industrial buildings. and renewal of individual industrial heritage sites but also
During this stage, the main reuse modes of industrial takes a broader perspective by examining regional and
heritage in China, including the museum mode, creative urban scales. The aim is to study the activation modes of
industrial park mode, post-industrial landscape park mode, industrial heritage from policy, economic, ecological, and
and commercial tourism comprehensive development cultural perspectives (Zhong et al., 2021). The sustainable
mode, have been established. Scholars have conducted development of the protection and reuse models for
in-depth analyses of these four modes, examining various industrial heritage is emphasized, as it is closely linked to
aspects such as outdoor environment, indoor layout, spatial the activation of industrial heritage protection and urban
planning, functional distribution, macro positioning, and renewal. Relevant literature can be found with keywords
micro-texture. They have summarized a comprehensive set such as “information integration,” “integrated conservation
of refined reuse methods for each mode. and utilization mode,” “trinity,” and “sustainability.”
Furthermore, scholars have developed a classification To achieve integrated development, industrial heritage
system for industrial heritage based on scale and type (Liu, should be compatible with urban industry, urban function,
2015). This system encompasses regional factories, factory urban culture, and urban environment (Guo et al., 2016).
areas, industrial factories, and single structures, and Scholars, such as Gao Changzheng, have proposed a model
provides detailed activation methods suitable for different for the comprehensive protection and utilization of the
scales (refer to Table 4). This classification system serves as Luoyang Bearing Factory, which involves the construction
a standard framework for practical engineering projects, of an industrial heritage symbiosis model that promotes
and numerous industrial heritage reuse patterns based on cultural symbiosis, pattern symbiosis, and environmental
this system have emerged. symbiosis (Gao et al., 2017).

However, this standardized classification system Furthermore, the cultural and regional characteristics
also imposes limitations on the innovation of diverse of industrial heritage are increasingly prominent. Scholars
reuse models. As a result, practical engineering have examined these aspects using keywords such as
projects in industrial heritage reuse exhibit a significant “cultural revitalization” and “spatial distribution.” Tong

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