Eateries and nail salons make way for innovative public spaces
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IN Yangpu District, a line of former small eateries and nail salons on Tieling Road have been converted into designing studios, galleries and public spaces where residents can listen to lectures and watch the designing process of professors and students from the nearby College of Design and Innovation of Tongji University.
The college has moved part of its teaching and research sites to the New Center of Contemporary Jewelry and Fashion Culture within the community in a trial called Open Your Space.
The site of the fashion center was once occupied by wanton and hotpot restaurants. Residents had long complained about the noise and smoke, said Du Juan, director of Siping Road Subdistrict. The authority later took over the site and handed it to the college.
“The 150-square-meter building was too small for a community center, and subdistrict officials could not find any other use,” Du said.
Designers and students from the college also decorated surrounding areas such as the rubbish-collecting site, manholes, walls, greenbelts and telephone booths to make the area an attractive public space. The telephone booth, for instance, is now a mobile phone charging station.
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