Study on the Three-Dimensional Place Making in the Core Area of Urban Central Railway Station in the Space Narrative Context

Abstract

AbstractThe core area of the urban central rail transit station is the area with the highest concentration of urban population and the most prominent contradiction. Aiming at the problems of fragmentation of above-ground and underground space, low quality of underground space environment, and lack of sense of place, this article puts forward the concept of three-dimensional place making. By introducing the analysis method of spatial narrative, and taking its advantages in shaping the sense of place, integrating the information of place, and constructing the semantics of place, this paper studies the characteristics of the place making of Shenzhen Huaqiangbei Station and Tokyo’s Shibuya Station, explores the spatial narrative logic that can effectively connect the above ground and underground, proposes the design strategy of three-dimensional place making, and explores the possibility of quantitative study of urban three-dimensional space in station area. The study found that the place making of station area should be based on the characteristics of its own space environment. In the area with high three-dimensional degree, complex space environment and large scale of development, it is appropriate to take the walking network as the framework and use deconstructive spatial narrative technique to create places with “multiple themes, multiple scenes and multiple elements” by segmenting and partitioning, so as to realize the organic integration of various spatial elements. This paper, for the first time, applies the spatial narrative theory and method to the study of place making in the core area of rail transit station, and explores a new way for the study of three-dimensional urban design in the urban railway station area.