南横步行街位于贵州省贵阳市南明区的核心地带，当地政府与企业合作希望创造一个有活力、有影响力、有凝聚力的创新街区, 打造贵阳城市形象的新名片，木月建筑事务所（MOON Architects）受邀成为南横步行街的一体化城市更新改造设计方。木月建筑事务所研究城市中的各种问题, 分析使用者的行为需求与问题，通过创新性的研究与设计提供得以推广和普及的综合性解决方案, 把一系列的问题和麻烦转换成空间趣味，通过城市更新唤醒城市记忆与活力。

我们将南横步行街，这条原本是小吃街的步行街进行全面改造升级。从宏观出发，将整片街区看作一个整体，把步行街、建筑、室内、景观、导视的关系整体系统化考虑，相互呼应。在改造中，新的业态引入这个街区，我们追寻原本属于大众的积累多年的充满人文风情的市井空间记忆，创造一个结合文化展示、体验、生产和经营为一体化的综合性步行街，一个流动着的贵州文化体验馆。

Nanheng Pedestrian Street is located in the core area of Nanming District, Guiyang City, Guizhou Province. The local government hopes to work together with enterprises to create an influential and cohesive innovative neighborhood, making it a new name card for Guiyang City. MOON Architects was commissioned to be the integrated designer for the urban renewal of the Nanheng Pedestrian Street. MOON Architects studies various problems in the city, analyzes the behavioral needs and problems of users, and provides comprehensive solutions that can be promoted and popularized through innovative research and design, converting a series of problems and troubles into Fun, and awaken city memories and vitality through urban renewal.

MOON Architects will make a comprehensive renovation and upgrade of Nanheng Pedestrian Street, which is originally a pedestrian street in Snack Street. Starting from the macroscopic perspective, the whole block is regarded as a whole, and the relationship between the pedestrian street, the building, the interior and the landscape is systematically considered and echoed. In the transformation, a new business model is introduced into this neighborhood. We pursue the memory of the city and the space that has been accumulated for many years and is full of humanities. We create a comprehensive pedestrian street that integrates cultural display, experience, production and management. It is a place where visitors experience Guizhou local culture.

▼改造后步行街外观远景，distant exterior view of the pedestrian street after the renovation

首先，我们的设计从功能需求出发，根据场地里既有的限制因素，解决现有核心问题： 1：原建筑入口标示性不强，导致难以引入人流至内街； 2：原商业内街内部环境较差，通风和采光不好、阴暗潮湿，脏乱现象严重，在暴雨天气倒灌雨水至室内； 3：业态分布不合理，导致商业内街利用率不高，常年处于荒废状态； 4：整个街道长约128米，原建筑外立面单一冗长，步行体验感不好。

First, starting from the functional requirements, solve the existing core problems according to the existing constraints in the site: 1: The original building entrance is not marked, making it difficult to introduce people to the inner street; 2: The internal environment of the original commercial inner street is poor, the ventilation and lighting are not good, and the rainwater is poured into the indoors during heavy rain. Overall speaking, it is dark, humid, dirty and messy; 3: The distribution of the business is unreasonable, resulting in a low utilization rate of commercial interior streets, which is in a state of ruin; 4: The whole street is about 128 meters long. The original building facade is single and long, and the walking experience is not good.

▼步行街爆炸轴测图，exploded axon of the pedestrian street

外立面的设计考虑新秩序商业空间与步行街商业广场交接和互动的关系，保证外立面在现有场地中保持独立，同时建立周边传统风貌区有直接或间接的联系。周边建筑物高度、广场空间、室内空间、行人步行体验、天气、视野是建筑外立面形成的主要影响因素。建筑外立面通过原始的柱间距进行最开始原型的分隔，每个柱间距形成一个独立的立面元素，之后，相同功能合并为同一单元，不同的使用功能形成独立的构成单元。不同的构成单元，依据功能和步行街的影响，形成前后错落的组合关系。前侧步行街广场较为开阔的位置，外立面体块向前较多推进，前侧步行街广场较为狭窄的位置，外立面体块较少推进，形成丰富的步行街立面节奏。外立面与对面底层商业及居民楼形成或开阔或狭窄的步行街，影响到外立面体块的上升或下降。前部较开阔的广场位置，适当抬高外立面体块，达到醒目，形成广场中视觉聚集的焦点的目的；前部步行街较窄的位置，外立面适当下降，避免因步行街两侧都较高带来的感知压迫。

The design of the facade considers the relationship between the new order commercial space and the pedestrian street commercial plaza, ensuring that the facade both remains independent in the existing site, and interacts directly or indirectly with the surrounding traditional style area. The height of the surrounding buildings, the space of the square, the indoor space, the walking experience of pedestrians, the weather, and the visual field are the main influencing factors for the formation of the facade of the building. The facade of the building is separated by the original column spacing, and each column spacing forms a separate facade element. After that, the same functions are combined into the same unit, and different functions are used to form separate building blocks. Different constituent units are organized in a logical manner based on the main functions of the pedestrian street. The front side pedestrian street square is relatively open, the facade body block is pushed forward more, the front side pedestrian street square is relatively narrow, and the facade body block is pushed forward less, forming a rich pedestrian street facade rhythm. The facade and the opposite pedestrian commercial and residential buildings form an open or narrow pedestrian street that determines the rise or fall of the facade block. The front part of the open square is appropriately elevated, and the facade body block is raised to achieve an eye-catching effect and the focus of the visual gathering in the square. The narrow position of the front pedestrian street and the facade are appropriately lowered so that people wouldn’t feel uncomfortable.

▼改造后步行街外观近景，close exterior view of the pedestrian street after the renovation

在立面的形式处理与材料选择上，屋顶形式采用中国传统双坡屋顶，外立面选用传统青砖；除传统材料外，佛碳烤漆金属边框，玻璃门窗等现代材料为主。不规则外砌砖墙，丰富建筑外立面的视觉感受。整体外立面，依托材料变化，形成反应内部空间节奏的虚实外立面节奏。商业店铺位置以砖墙为主，形成实体外立面视觉效果；内部休闲广场，美食广场以及入口位置通过幕墙玻璃以及穿孔金属板的材料使用形成虚体的外立面节奏。

In terms of form processing and material selection of the facade, a traditional Chinese double-sloping roof style is chosen, and traditional bricks are used in the facade. In addition to traditional materials, Buddha carbon paint metal frame, glass doors and windows and other modern materials are used. Instead of conventional practices, irregularly builds brick walls are constructed to enrich the visual experience of the facade of the building. The overall facade, built by various construction materials, is a vivid display of whatever is going on in the other side of the wall. Most commercial stores have brick walls, enabling visitors to see through. As for leisure plaza, food court and entrance, curtain wall glass and perforated metal sheets are used to create an imaginary facade rhythm.

▼改造后步行街局部，建筑采用中国传统双坡屋顶，商业店铺外立面选用传统青砖，内部休闲广场采用幕墙玻璃以及穿孔金属板，partial view of the pedestrian street after the renovation, a traditional Chinese double-sloping roof style is chosen, and traditional bricks are used in the facade of commercial stores, while the curtain wall glass and perforated metal sheets are used in the facade of the leisure plaza