The total population in the area around Hoan Kiem Lake, the old quarter, the old streets and the surrounding areas need to be reduced by over 215,000 people.

This planning, which combines six planning schemes for Hanoi’s historic urban subdivision, covers over 2,700 hectares and aims at controlling the population in this area by reducing from 1.2 million (2009) to 672,0000 people and at the same time improving the social and technical infrastructure.

According to the plan, construction works built in the old quarter are allowed to have 3-4 floors (12-16m high) while those built in the area around the Hoan Kiem lake and the surrounding area are not to be over 16m high.

On the old streets, houses are allowed to have 4-6 floors (16-22m) and those built in the restricted areas may have 5-7 floors (20-25m).

Architectural-landscape structure will be organized with axes and ring road networks, central-toward roads to form street blocks with the central core.

High-rise buildings will be arranged along ring roads, radial roads and urban reconstruction areas to create highlights.

Director of the Hanoi Construction Planning Institute Luu Quang Huy said that, to fit with Hanoi’s general planning orientation, the total population in the area around Hoan Kiem Lake, the old quarter, the old streets and the surrounding areas need to be reduced by over 215,000 people.

To do this, Hanoi plans to implement many projects in the 2020-2030 period, which focus on roads, urban reconstruction, relocation of industrial establishments, universities, hospitals, and state offices, developing urban railway in the inner-city area, and building urban areas in the North of the Red River, the East of Ring Road 4 and satellite urban centers.

Huy also said that, in addition to relocating people in the historic inner-city area while implementing site clearance projects to build roads, developing public projects and social infrastructure works, it is necessary to carry out synchronous solutions to reduce population density, such as removing universities, hospitals, and head offices of state agencies out of the historic inner-city area.

The development of underground space is also a solution. Particularly, for the old quarter, construction works will be allowed to have basements on the condition that they have to meet rules on techniques, safety and fire prevention.

Huong Quynh

Focus on transport infrastructure development is sound solution for Hanoi's urban planning

Building transport infrastructure is hoped to help Hanoi's outskirts areas develop and create the potential for modern urban development as there is less and less land available in the inner city.

Hanoi to approve Red River subdivision planning in June

It is expected that Hanoi authorities in June will approve and issue the Red River subdivision planning, which will help the capital city become more spacious and modern.