Nichols, SarahFinley, Dawn2021-05-032021-05-032021-052021-04-30May 2021Sun, Xiefangzheng. "Fuzzy Collectives." (2021) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/110446">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/110446</a>.https://hdl.handle.net/1911/110446Fuzzy Collectives is a strategically heavy-handed renovation project and a critique of contemporary Chinese cities - cities that are often too large in scale and too singular in program, with few true collective spaces. Fuzzy Collectives reacts to the modernist condition of bigness in contemporary China by proposing a series of demolitions, additions and renovations to ubiquitous planned-economy-era “microdistricts”. It attempts to effectively reconfigure these socialist housing blocks without a complete rebuild. Fuzzy Collectives looks to open up closed urban systems, create layered collective spaces, and generate long-term flexibility through converting single-program buildings into program neutral ones. It hopes to establish a density of activities- small businesses, workspaces, spectacles, and flexible housing options. Fuzzy Collectives is fuzzy in its program, its spatial layers, and in its reflection of Chinese notions of collectivity and individuality.application/pdfengCopyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.architectureurbanismBeijingrenovationThesis2021-05-03