寮步牙香街的香市历史悠久，早在明清时期，就与广州花市、廉州珠市、罗浮药市被誉为广东四大名市。但由于长期无序的发展，街道宽度仅余1.5m左右，居住环境恶劣，定期的香市交易也日渐式微。

在此次的规划设计中，保护与更新成为了相互交织的两个主题，在努力减少建筑密度、梳理交通、改善人居环境的更新过程中，力求更好地保护传统岭南街市的本质特征。通过拆除违建房屋和已坍塌的建筑，拓宽了街道，提高了街区的绿化率，增加了街道中的休憩空间。在街道的复兴中，街道的主人们纷纷参与到设计过程中。根据每家每户的意见对原有建筑进行修缮，既增加商业面积，也避免了千篇一律的商业街的出现。

该项目完成后，街道上逐渐多了各种各样的香木，以及阳光下晒香的麻竹簸萁。这些居民的自发行动，让整个街道重新焕发出迷人的魅力。□

2 牙香街节点设计/Yaxiang Street node design

项目信息/Credits and Data

设计团队/Design Team: 邱丽，陈茜，张海，潘建非/QIU Li, CHEN Qian, ZHANG Hai, PAN Jianfei

建筑面积/Floor Area: 12,305.5m2

摄影/Photos: 邱丽/QIU Li

1 总平面/Site plan

3 牙香街节点设计/Yaxiang Street node design

4 牙香街外景/Exterior views of Yaxiang Street

5 牙香街外景/Exterior views of Yaxiang Street

6 牙香街外景/Exterior views of Yaxiang Street

7 牙香街外景/Exterior views of Yaxiang Street

Located in Yaxiang Street, Liaobu Town,Dongguan, there is a popular spice market with a long history. Along with the flower market in Guangzhou, the pearl market in Lianzhou, and the herb market in Luofu, this spice market has been well known as one of the "Four Famous Markets"since Ming and Qing dynasties. However, due to uncontrolled development for the long past, the street width was left about only 1.5m with an unpleasant living environment, and the regular spice transactions has been declining.

In this planning and design project,conservation and renovation are two interactive themes, to better protect the essential characteristics of a traditional Lingnan market during the renewal process of reducing building density, upgrading traffic, and improving living environment. By means of demolishing buildings that violated the codes or collapsed, the streets have been broadened, the greening rate of the block has been improved, and the open space in the street has been increased.When revitalizing the streets, the owners of the streets were also involved in the design process. The original buildings were renovated according to each household’s opinions, which not only increased the commercial area but also avoided the appearance of a monotonous commercial street.

After the completion of this project, various incense woods and hemp-bamboo winnows for drying spices appeared along the streets. These local residents' spontaneous actions have helped the whole block to coruscate attractive charm again.□