Study on spatial form types of industrial remains in high-density cities: a case study of Suzhou Creek area in Shanghai

Industrial remains in high-density cities are not only important physical carriers of urban development but also historical space with the particularity of spatial form. It is helpful to promote the sustainable transformation of the industrial district by analyzing its spatial form and establishing adaptive renovation measures. This paper focuses on the surrounding area of Suzhou Creek in Shanghai, the main industrial cluster in Shanghai's central city, and takes 129 industrial remains on both sides as samples. Based on the method of urban morphology of Conzenian School and the characteristics of industrial remains in Shanghai, this paper establishes a research framework of spatial morphology from three dimensions of "Unit plan"," Building type" and " Building function", and summarizes four form types of industrial remains: Dense organization, Clustered organization, Scattered organization, and Single-building organization. Analyzing their characteristics and discussing their formation mechanism to provide more possibilities for sustainable development in the future.