"Located in Fengcheng Town, Fengxian District, approximately 30 kilometers from central , Joyful Community by GN Architects reimagines the typology of retirement in . Occupying 120,000 sqm on a former industrial site, the project transforms the area into a mixed-use urban hub integrating residential, , cultural, and recreational programs. Rather than creating an isolated senior community, the design positions the development as an inclusive environment for multiple generations, encouraging interaction between residents and the surrounding neighborhood."
"To foster connectivity, GN Architects studio employed an 'inside-out' spatial strategy. The community facilities are organized in a T-shaped configuration, extending toward the city while also penetrating the residential clusters within. This dual orientation maximizes both external visibility and internal accessibility, promoting interaction between public visitors and residents. The layout ensures that each residential cluster maintains independence while benefiting from shared amenities."
Located in Fengcheng Town, Fengxian District, approximately 30 kilometers from central , the project occupies 120,000 sqm on a former industrial site and transforms the area into a mixed-use urban hub integrating residential, cultural, and recreational programs. The development positions senior living as an inclusive environment for multiple generations, encouraging interaction with the surrounding neighborhood rather than isolation. The model reframes suburban retirement as part of a broader urban ecosystem, functioning as an accessible, open 'village' and shifting from community-based management toward urban public service. The design emphasizes diversity, openness, and flexible, shared activity across age groups, using an inside-out T-shaped layout to balance external visibility, internal accessibility, and clustered independence with shared amenities.
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