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Back on Rail: Brownfield Restoration Masterplan, Yuan Tian Studio | International Design Awards Winners
Back on Rail: Brownfield Restoration Masterplan, Yuan Tian Studio | International Design Awards Winners
Back on Rail: Brownfield Restoration Masterplan, Yuan Tian Studio | International Design Awards Winners
Back on Rail: Brownfield Restoration Masterplan, Yuan Tian Studio | International Design Awards Winners
Back on Rail: Brownfield Restoration Masterplan, Yuan Tian Studio | International Design Awards Winners
Back on Rail: Brownfield Restoration Masterplan, Yuan Tian Studio | International Design Awards Winners
Back on Rail: Brownfield Restoration Masterplan, Yuan Tian Studio | International Design Awards Winners
Back on Rail: Brownfield Restoration Masterplan, Yuan Tian Studio | International Design Awards Winners
Back on Rail: Brownfield Restoration Masterplan, Yuan Tian Studio | International Design Awards Winners
Back on Rail: Brownfield Restoration Masterplan, Yuan Tian Studio | International Design Awards Winners
Back on Rail: Brownfield Restoration Masterplan, Yuan Tian Studio | International Design Awards Winners

Back on Rail: Brownfield Restoration Masterplan

CompanyYuan Tian Studio
Lead DesignersYuan Tian
Project LocationTianjin, China
ClientTianjin Rockcheck Steel Group Co Ltd
Prize(s)Gold in Urban Planning / Infrastructure / Other Urban / Industrial Designs
Entry Description

Once a site of steel and smoke, the project reclaims a contaminated landscape through the memory of its railway. Instead of erasing industrial traces, it transforms them into an ecological framework—where soil, vegetation, and human activity co-evolve. Through a three-phase process of treatment and regeneration, the abandoned rail becomes a living corridor. As soil heals and life returns, the project redefines restoration as a collective act of renewal and awareness.