We suggest a 3-tier conceptualization of spatial revitalization action, recommending that analysis and planning of place preservation and reuse be broadened to include the dimension of urban design, in addition to those of architectural space and human space, in order to resist the possible destruction of historical space resulting from simplistic functional considerations, such as traffic improvement policy in the case studied. Moreover, we also believe that the so-called “genius loci”, unequally composed of architectural, human and urban spatial qualities in the cultural landscape should be respected by the regeneration planers. And the planners should also thoroughly probe into the “mosaic of spaces” and to employ it as the basis of integrated place regeneration.
