How does the Pengpu workers’ housing project combine homes with nearby services and farmland?

The Pengpu workers’ housing project in Shanghai is designed as a self-sufficient garden apartment complex that integrates residential living with essential services and agricultural production.1

The project combines these elements in the following ways:

• Services and Infrastructure: The complex provides residents with apartment buildings alongside necessary amenities, including administrative offices, workshops, clinics, and a nursery.1
• Proximity to Employment: It is strategically located to serve those who work in nearby factories, facilitating a close connection between housing and industrial activity.1
• Agricultural Integration: The complex is situated adjacent to fields that produce crops such as wheat, clover, beans, cabbage, melons, and rapeseed. These agricultural products are used to supply the inhabitants of the complex directly.1

This model of development is part of a broader effort in metropolitan Shanghai to create self-sufficient residential complexes that disperse the population from the overcrowded central city.1