394, 396 and 398 Wukang Road

Southern garden houses

武康路南段花园住宅

394, 396, 398: three addresses to care for together

Read ordinary homes on southern Wukang Road through address sequences and heritage records, while leaving undocumented dates and designers unresolved.

Explore the historical timeline

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Textured pale-yellow wall, dark window grids and three openwork panels above a tiled boundary wall

Published 12 October 2020; photograph date unspecified

Façade details from the group at Nos. 394, 396 and 398: textured render, window grids and small openwork panels. The source identifies the group, without specifying an individual house.

朱喆 / Zhu Zhe · The Paper · Image source · © Zhu Zhe / The Paper

Built: Construction date unconfirmedChecked official records give no completion year
Architect: Not documentedNo designer borrowed from nearby landmarks
Architectural character: Residential groupOfficially recorded as the houses at Nos. 394, 396 and 398
Original use: Housing; earliest details unresolvedFirst owners and construction history unconfirmed
Present use: Housing and a district heritage siteA repair-project approval is recorded in 2026
Address: 394, 396 and 398 Wukang RoadThree addresses in one heritage record; not the troupe at No. 395

Architecture and use: sources[1] [2]

The beginning

Why was it built here?

Wukang Road’s history is not made only by famous residents. Nos. 394, 396 and 398 appear together in the heritage repair approval: three addresses form a jointly recorded conservation subject. Houses without celebrated alternative names also sustain the continuity of a neighbourhood.[1] [2]

An official community-address list identifies No. 396 in 2022; the 2026 repair approval groups all three addresses. The records serve different purposes, identifying lived space and then a maintenance subject. They connect housing with conservation administration, but cannot supply an unverified construction year, architect or completion date for the repairs.[1] [2]

Look up, then look closer

Three details worth a closer look

A sequence of residential addresses

394, 396 and 398 are even-numbered addresses on the same street. Distinguish their doorways before looking; they are not the No. 395 compound opposite.[1] [2]

Individual entrances, shared protection

The approval records the three together. Read their group relationship as well as individual entrances; internal layouts and connections have not been verified.[1] [2]

Do not borrow a neighbour’s details

The checked official records contain no complete elevation survey. No. 390’s arches or No. 393’s Art Deco features are not attributed here; compare roofs, windows and entrances from public space.[1] [2]

One building, changing roles

Read the building through time

Captions distinguish photographic dates from publication dates; periods without reliable images are covered in the text.

Established residential phase
Homes form part of the neighbourhood
The addresses survive as housing. Their earliest construction dates are not confirmed by the official material checked here.[1] [2]
2022
No. 396 in a community-address record
The official administrative list identifies No. 396 as a residential address, not as a building completed that year.[1] [2]
2026
Three addresses enter a repair project
The indexed heritage approval explicitly includes Nos. 394, 396 and 398. Project approval is not completion or reopening.[1] [2]

Today and visiting

Discover the building from the street

Identify Nos. 394, 396 and 398 in sequence from the public pavement and give residents room to pass.[1] [2]

What to notice: Read the addresses as a group while distinguishing individual entrances. Do not assume internal connections without a survey.
Access: Residential and construction areas are not public galleries. Follow any barriers or work notices on site.

Find the address on a map ↗

Sources checked: 2026-10-22 · Documentary research does not verify access on the day. Follow posted notices and the property manager’s permission.

Shanghai and the world

This address within its neighbourhood

These houses show that conservation includes ordinary addresses and continuing lives. A home’s value does not depend on a celebrity visit.[1] [2]

Compare nearby Lane 400 with these direct street addresses. Both enter the same 2026 repair programme, but they remain different groups of houses.[1] [2]

Text and image sources

This account is based on the sources below. Unverified details are identified as such. Where photographs are included, sources and licences are listed beneath each image.

Xuhui District · Approval of repairs to eleven heritage sites ↗
The indexed 2026 official approval identifies Nos. 394, 396, 398 and Nos. 1, 2, 3, 5 in Lane 400. The original page was unavailable when checked. Approval is not completion and does not establish construction dates.
Shanghai Government · Xuhui community addresses, 2022 ↗
The 2022 administrative list independently identifies No. 396 and Nos. 1–3, 5 in Lane 400. Used only for address identification, not access or repair status.

Image handling and dating

Images come from the archives or image source pages listed beneath each photograph. We resize and compress them to WebP, preserving their original proportions without colourisation or added detail. Grain, blur and scanning marks in historical photographs are retained.

Images retain their original framing and proportions. Publication dates are not capture dates; unknown photograph dates are not inferred. Details, group views and architectural drawings are identified in the captions.

At a glance