Enlightenment of Qilou Street Space Intelligence to Pedestrian System Design in Commercial District

¹ Xi’an University of Architecture and Technoloy Landcape Architecture Post-doctoral research station, Xi’an 710055, China
² Xi’an University of Architecture and Technoloy Rural and urban planning Post-doctoral research station, Xi’an 710055, China
³ Xi’an University of Architecture and Technoloy college of Architecture, Xi’an 710055, China

Abstract

Aiming at those generally existing problems in urban commercial pedestrian districts, through the design methods of extracting separation of man from vehicle in traditional Qilou pedestrian street space, continuous pedestrian space with shelter, and the behavior paths with combination of commercial activities, this thesis sets about from the behaviors of pedestrians in walking state, and finds that the traditional Qilou pedestrian street space can satisfy pedestrians’ physiological and psychological demands in shopping better. At the same time, combining current urban commercial districts developing demands, and the successful experience from traditional Qilou, this thesis also proposes relevant improvement measures. The improvements in design means are expected to improve pedestrian environment for, and achieve the commercial values of these districts, as well as the win-win of environment improvement and commercial activity development.