UCL March Urban Design Application Portfolio Of JiayiSima

PORTFOLIO

Work Selected From: 2021-2023

E-mail: smjy20000426@outlook.com

Jiayi Sima Central South University Architecture

Portfolio for MArch Urban Design University College London

Autobiography

EDUCATION

Central South University September 2018 – June 2023

Bachelor of Architecture in Architecture GPA:84.9

Core Modules:

Building Structure and Selection I (Score:96/100)

Architectural Design and Principles V (Score:90/100)

Architectural thematic design V (Score:90/100)

Residential Building Design and Principles (Score:91/100)

Urban Design (Score:92/100)

INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCES

Assistant designer( July 2021-September 2021)

Jiren Architectural Design Consulting (Hangzhou) Co., Ltd.

Assisting the project manager to complete small public buildings, national competitions and other projects, responsible for the local design of the project, analysis drawings, etc.

Assistant designer(September 2022-December 2022)

Zhongshe Cosine Design Group Co., Ltd. Assist the project leader to complete the preliminary research, program design and construction drawing, independently complete the preliminary analysis and text, part of the effect drawing.

AWARDS & HONORS

Excellent Award in 2023 Joint Graduation Design in Transportation Architecture (May 2023);

Third Prize of Scholarship at Central South University in the 2021-2022 academic year(November 2022);

Bronze Award in the 3rd Hunan Green Building Design Competition(September 2021);

Distinction Student in the Summer Construction Workshop of Central South University(July 2021);

First Prize in the 11th National Green Building Design Competition (May 2021);

Silver Award in 2020 Exhibition of Architectural Design in Developing Countries (March 2021);

Second prize in the space design group in the Hunan Provincial Division of the 15th China Creative Challenge Competition(October 2021);

Club Activist at Central South University in the 2018-2019 academic year(June 2019).

EXTRACURRICULAR EXPERIENCES

2021 College Students Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Program

Team Leader/September 2021 – April 2022

Involved in the operations and promotion of the 'Xiang Yi Xiang Wei' cultural and creative e-commerce brand, including designing products and managing the online store.

Provided cultural and creative product customization services for more than 200 couples, received excellent feedback, ratings and excellent project honor.

N.E.M.F Club in the Architecture and Art School of Central South University

Leader/August 2019 – June 2020

Organized and planned lectures regularly, invited outstanding alumni to share their experiences. Took charge of shooting and writing copies for interviews.

Took charge of operating the WeChat official account and achieving an average reading volume of 500.

Summer Building Workshop Program in the Architecture and Art School of Central South University Leader/July 2021

Led the team members to design and complete the solid model building of the construction work "Huanyu" and partial drawing of the final drawings.

Won the Excellent Work honor.

Accounting Department of Students' Association Union in Central South University

Member/September 2018 – July 2019

Responsible for the management of the inflow and outflow of association dues, supervised the financial operation of the association and carried out irregular review.

Responsible for the management of the inflow and outflow of the council's funds, reported the financial operation to the school Youth League Committee regularly.

SKILLS & HOBBIES

Languages: Chinese (Native), English (Fluent)

Soft wares: 2D( AutoCAD, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Indesign, Adobe Illustrator), 3D(Rhino, Sketch Up, Grasshopper, Lumion, Enscape)

Miscellaneous: Dancing, Photography, Badminton, etc.

Jiayi Sima

2000.04.26

Thank you for reading my portfolio

Within this portfolio, I aim to convey my comprehension of the interconnected dynamics of 'human, architecture, and the city,' along with showcasing my critical analysis of prevalent social issues within urban settings. With the selections of four design projects as the foundation, each focus around the interplay between various generations of individuals and the urban (architecture) in the present context. These projects illuminate the challenges that, in my perspective, innovative design should tackle. While exploring the relationship of architecture and urban design, I am inclined to develop into the correlation between minority communities and architecture within diverse urban environments. In additional, my belief in architecture is that it can play a part in dealing with and adding to this complex process.

2023. 1-2023.4

A historical military factory based urban farm renovation

Individual Work

2022.9-2022.11

A theater architecture designed based on attention to vulnerable groups on campus

Individual Work

2021.12-2022.2

Another epoch-making project after man landed on the moon Group Work:As the team leader, I completed the project concept, preliminary analysis drawings, and partial renderings

2023.10-2023.12

Sustainable homes: Temporary shelters for laborers in the city

Individual Work

2023.5-2023.9

Creating a youth interactive experience community based on university commercial street

Individual Work

GO FARM

——A historical military factory based urban farm renovation

LOCATION: Hembrug,Zaandam,Netherlands

INSTRUCTOR: Scott Yuan

INDIVIDUAL WORK YEAR: 2023

The site was a factory that manufactured weapons and provided ammunition for various wars located in Hembrug area, which was hidden by dense forests since 1895. After the war, it attempted to transform to civilian production however it failed. It was idle for some time since the beginning of 2003. In order to improve the performance, radiate of the land and surrounding communities. The part of the current site is planned to be transformed into an urban multi-functional farm shared by different generations.

LOCATION OF THE SITE

Netherlands Zaandam Hembrug

Industrial land is distributed along the canal, residential land is distributed on both sides of it, commercial land is distributed in residential areas, and public green spaces are distributed in open spots with a small area.

stations

parks

ANALYSISOFDATA

Stores

Catering

The internal building functions of the site are mostly cultural and small businesses.

This data comes from the number of residents of Zaandam City in 2022 compiled by the Allecijfers.nl website. We can find that the aging rate of Zaandam City is 17.7%,and the degree of aging is relatively serious.

TIMELINEOFHEMBRUG

Development Trend

1895

1887-1924

The Hem area used to be a dredging depot of the‘Rijkswaterstaat’ for public works and water management.Then construction of the Artillery Inrichtingen started on the site of Hembrug. 1874 A Dutch law called the ‘Vestingswet’ (1874) prioritized the completion of the new dutch waterline, a defense network built around Amsterdam.

Reorganisation of the ‘Affuitmakerij’ in Delft, renaming the company ‘Artillerie Inrichtingen’. Moving the militairy heart from Delft to Hembrug.

WWII-1969

From 1969 the company specialized in precision lathes that were sold under the name Mikroturn.

1850 The origins of Hembrug derive from the peninsula area called Den Hem, which was surrounded by the Zaandammerpolder and the Voorzaan canal, an extension of the IJ-River.

1895-1900

Construction of the Hembrug complex started, consisting of a weapon, pattern and bullet factory.

Pre-WWI

Netherlands neutral during WWI, but military production expanded. Hembrug contains researches and test departments for military purposes.

1940-1943

Occupation of the Hembrug by the Nazis.Production now resumed for the Nazis.

DEVELOPMENTOFMULTIFUNCTIONALSOCIALAGRICULTURE

Food supply

Theoretical framework Construction process

Physical and mental recuperation

Multifunctional Social Agriculture Community supported agriculture

Education and training

Draw up the cultivation plan

Ecological cultivation

Weekly gains for subscribers

2003-2017 Production ceased in 2003. Hembrug became on the list of heritage.On the grounds of the former company,Hembrug museum was set up,then closed at 2017.

1983 Closure of the Artillary Inrichtingen.Privatisation of Hembrug,moving the company to Haarlem.

Community supported agriculture Care farm School farm

Community inclusion Job opportunities

Care farm School farm

Provide care Support services

Learn about cultivation

Develop practical skills

Improve mental health Participate in cultivation

Farmers

Consumers

Supply food Share risks

Pay and share

Healthy food

Volunteer (not necessarily)

Subscriber

Agriculturally -oriented Caring -oriented

Domestic care

Personal care

Nursing treatment Supporting guidance

Activating guidance Recover and stay

Intellectual restriction Psychiatric demand

Physical restriction Addicts

Day trip Week trip School farm

Nature education curriculum

Experience activities

Entertainment facilities

Construction form and service content and target group

This content is summarized in the 2016 CSA Research Group publication "Overview of Community Supported Agriculture in Europe"

PLANTINGSITUATION

The data comes from information uploaded by the website Statistics Netherlands in 2022.

Planting area （ hectare ）

Gross yield(million kilograms)

2

Tomato Planting area

Pepper Carrot Strawberry Cabbage Apple

Growth stage Growth stage Growth stage Growth stage Growth stage Growth stage

Day 7-9

Harvest Harvest Harvest Harvest Harvest Harvest

Germination period Day 8-10 Germination period Day 10-15 Germination period Day 7-10 Germination period Day 6-8 Germination period

Day 40-50

Seedling period Day 40-50

Day 55-70

Seedling period Day 35-40Seedling period Day 30-40Squaring period Day 25-35Seedling period

Flowering period Day 50-60Flowering period Day 60-70 Fleshy root growth period Day 45-55Flowering and fruiting period Day 55-60 Rosette period

Day 65-80 Fruiting period Day 60-75 Fruiting period Day 100-120Vigorous growth period Day 75-85Vigorous growth period Day 90-120Maturation period

Day 90-110

Maturation period Day 110-180

Maturation period

Day 8-10 Germination period

Year 1-2 Leaf growth period

Year 3 Tree formation period

Year 3-4 Flowering period

Year 4-5

Maturation period

In addition to greenhouse crops , low temperature tolerant outdoor crops such as cabbage and onions were chosen, and apple trees were planted to replace the scattered trees on the original site.

ACTIVITIESOFTHEFARM

Children

A:Learn about cultivation

Middle-aged

CVIII:Take care of animals

DVI1:Nature education curriculum

E:Entertainment facilities

PROCESSOFPRODUCTION

Prodution

Production process of munition in 1996,the production is getting less and less.

A:Pick fresh fruits

Elderly

HVII

Flea market

GENERATIONOFFORM

E:Outdoor sports

DVI2:Activities in workshop

DV:Enjoy afternoon tea outdoors

Urban farm production process after functional transformation.

RENDERINGSOFINTERIOR

02

"Soft" Theater

A theater architecture designed based on attention to vulnerable groups on campus

LOCATION: Changsha City ,Hunan Province,China

INSTRUCTOR: Scott Yuan

INDIVIDUAL WORK

YEAR: 2022

As a theater within a university campus, the architectural space serves not only its basic functions but also plays a multifaceted role in fostering social interaction and providing public spaces on campus. During my research focusing on the campus community, I observed a growing issue of internal competition, leading to increasing psychological pressure on students. When designing a campus theater for students, I go beyond the essential functions expected of theater buildings. I aim to address these challenges from a spatial perspective, ensuring that both the exterior and interior of the building exude a 'soft' quality to alleviate the psychological pressure experienced by students.

The base is located in the new campus of Central South University in Yuelu District, Changsha City, Hunan Province. There are gymnasiums on the west and north sides of the base.The surrounding areas are mainly residential areas of students.

"Juan" means involution, especially referring to the energy consumption and waste caused by competition.

ANALYSISOFMASSING

Confirm the site boundary,set back the distance for the stadium,and release the front area plaza.

Determine the large and small volumes separately to generate traffic space, and generate a gathering space at the plaza.

Place the two functions of large and small theaters into different blocks. And generate independent entrances for different partitions.

Using circular ramps to connect two individual blocks and generate control points based on function and structure.

Generate membrane skin based on control points and use a grid structure, with the rest using a frame structure.

Linear and non-linear blocks are interlaced to form the final volume, and the site layout is adjusted to add greenery.

Space Prototype Plane Form

User Group Relationship Space Types

Actors

Be seen aI Performance

Internal

Social Activity

Comminicate

Middle Space

See and be seen

Audiences

Vulnerable groups

On edge

See and be seen

Rehearsal

dII Atrium

Art Therapy

See

Passerby

Intermission

Ramp

Overall Perspective

Outside vII In-membrane walkway

Under The Eaves pIII Waterfront

In this design, spatial prototypes are divided into the interior of the theater, the edges of the theater, and the exterior of the theater which is on the site, I combine different user groups with spatial prototypes to form different types of spaces.

Different characters engage in different spatial activities in the theater, and over time, crowds meet and communicate in different locations.

Entrance Perspective

Building Skin Structure

RENDERINGSOFINTERIOR

Structural System

Activity Room

In-Membrane Walkway

Communication Space

Theater Performance

Outdoor Activities

Underground Garage

The building skin uses a PTFE membrane structure, which has good light transmittance and is lightweight.

The building structure adopts a combination of frame and grid structure to meet the needs of different spaces.

The club activity center and art therapy center on the top floor have separate entrances to avoid interference between different circulation lines.

The walkways running through different elevations become different choices for the paths of different characters in the building.

The intertwined paths create opportunities for communication.

There is a semi-private communication space in the rest area to provide help for vulnerable groups.

I heard there is an art therapy room upstairs. want to experience it and relax!!

The atrium space that runs through the fourth floor improves the lighting effect inside the space and makes the line of sight more connected.

There are two large and small theaters in the building, which are used for performances of different sizes.

Outdoor activity venues are divided into under-eaves spaces, green spaces and waterfront spaces to cope with interference from different climates.

The underground floor is equipped with parking lots and equipment rooms.

In this theater design, the main structure adopts a frame system, and the outer membrane structure adopts a grid structure to meet the needs of different spaces for scale and spatial effects.

Today I came to the theater to see Swan Lake, it was truly an audio-visual feast, and I gained a lot!

There are many people coming out from there. Are there any activities upstairs? Let's go and see together!

The walkways run through the entire building at different levels,different roles choose different paths and the intertwined paths create opportunities for communication.

03 Earth Telescope Project

Another epoch-making project after man landed on the moon

LOCATION: Manhattan Borough,New York,America

INSTRUCTOR: Jiaxin Wen

GROUP WORK

YEAR: 2022

In the future, with the integration of multi-disciplines and multi-technologies, deep earth exploration will achieve leapfrog development. Mankind has made a final push into the deepest reaches of the earth.

"Transparent Earth", a scientific research project for human exploration of the earth, is another great project with epoch-making significance after the moon landing plan. To remember this feat, a new Tower of Babel was built on top of the original site while people explored underground, its height changing with the depth of the excavation, as a monument to man's conquest of nature. The skyscraper, built both above ground and underground, not only represents another conquest of nature by human beings, but also symbolizes another technological revolution in the rapid development of deep exploration technology and energy revolution in the exploration of new energy sources in the earth's interior. The combination of the two will promote another leap in the development of human history.

We hope to set up a monument of nature in the high-density "concrete forest" of the city, and attract the attention of the whole block, the whole city and even the whole world through the rich changes of nature displayed by the building itself, so as to take people away from the high-intensity pace of life for a moment. You can enter such a museum in the busy street to touch, feel and participate in nature, so as to slow down the pace and recall the dusty sense of life and the awe of nature.

CONCEPT

In the sky, human spacecraft have been able to land on the Moon 380,000 kilometers away and Mars 55 million kilometers away. At the bottom of the sea, the mariana Trench, the deepest in the world, is more than 11,000 meters, where deep-sea submersives from China, the United Kingdom, the United States and Japan have achieved deep-sea exploration tests of more than 10,000 meters. However, we know too little about the planet we live on, because earth science research is more about what's on the surface, and much of it is hypothetical. To elevate it to a theoretical model, we must drill and verify it.

Deeply probe , referred to as the "telescope" deep into the earth, it will help scientists to verify material movement and the earth crust evolution rule.The United Nations designated 2008 as the "International Year of planet Earth", and proposed from a strategic height: to march into the last frontier of mankind -- underground materials and structures, calling for deeper exploration and recognition of the earth's deep.

2075

"Earth Telescope Project", a scientific research project for human exploration of the earth.To remember this feat, a new Tower of Babel was built on top of the original site while people explored underground, its height changing with the depth of the excavation, as a monument to man's conquest of nature.

FUNCTION

Energy Exploration

Realize the innovation of metallogenic theory and find out the regularity of mineral resources.

Species Research

Carry out deep microbiology and other scientific exploration.

Geological Mapping

Learn about the structure and composition of the earth.

Verizon Communications

Citigroup

New York Life Insurance

Natural History Museum

Scene of underground is restored on the ground so that people can visit scenes from deep exploration.

Art Creation Base

3D-printed architectural components are monotonous in color, allowing artists to complete recreations of scenes.

Habitat

Animals from nearby Central Park can live in the original jungle scenes restored on the ground.

This project will help mankind to obtain more geological information, mineral resources and the exploration of new species. Recovery on the ground, and through the underground scene, in which city the people to obtain the natural sensibilities and observation, the citizens here walking, artists create here, the animals inhabit here, here people to moments from usual tight pressure pull away, arouse people's worship and aware of the nature.

Morgan Stanlry

ViacomCBS

StoneX Group Travelers

TIAA

Pfizer

MetLife

Bristol-Myers Squibb

Goldman Sachs Group

American Express

AIG

The project is located in the Manhattan Borough of New York. It is the economic and cultural center of the whole United States. It is known as the economic capital of the world, the area with the largest concentration of skyscrapers in the world.

People living and working here, while enjoying the excellent salary and working environment, also bear great mental and psychological pressure, fast-paced life, high-intensity work is what most office workers have to face every day. The obviously accelerated pace of life and the ever-increasing competitive pressure make the workplace crowd become a high incidence of psychological and spiritual problems, bringing great trouble to the family and society.

CONSTRUCTIONSPEED

With the increase of exploration depth, formation pressure and well temperature increase exponentially, exploration difficulty increases and the speed slows down, and the growth rate of high rise above the ground slows down.

2049

2055

Drilling and Excavation

Based on the data, mirroring the scene on the ground Scientific Research Value

The earthwork of underground excavation is simply divided into two parts. One part is the samples of research value, and the other part is meaningless waste soil residue, which is transported to a specific treatment plant for secondary purification to obtain raw materials that can be used for 3D printing. According to the 3D landform data obtained from the detection and scanning during underground excavation, the corresponding building components are made by 3D printing technology, and then the helicopter is installed and fixed from high in the sky, so as to achieve a natural monument of growth.

GEOLOGICALANALYSIS

CONSTRUCIONDETAILS

Mechanical Node

Super Science Drill

Scientific drilling can directly obtain the deep information of the Earth through drilling and coring.

Electromagnetic threedimensional detection

Break through the tradition of separating shallow and deep exploration.

3D Printing

The architectural components of corresponding scenes are prefabricated with 3D data inversion technology.

HELICOPTERTRANSPORT

Marine Fossils Exhibition

Rare species of Marine life are found and displayed for people to visit.

The Prehistoric Creatures Fossils Exhibition

More unknown species of dinosaur fossils were discovered and displayed here.

Virgin Forest Fossils Exhibition

Virgin Forest Fossils Exhibition

Using genetic technology to restore rare plant and animal species that have been extinct for tens of thousands of years.

Ruins of Ancient City Pedestrian Walkway

The legendary site of the lost ancient civilization, appreciate the civilization of ancient people

The spiral ramps connect scenes at different heights.

Entrance

Enter from a busy street and then spiral up the ramp on foot.

SCENEDISPLAY

In-Between

——Sustainable homes: Temporary shelters for laborers in the city

Guangzhou is one of the most populous cities in China, with 8.5 million migrant workers according to incomplete statistics. Most of them work as low-level laborers such as sanitation workers, delivery workers, taxi drivers, etc. The project aims to use the cracks in the city to build sustainable temporary spaces. The project plans to use the gap space in the city to build a sustainable temporary shelter, which will become a multi-functional urban plug-in for workers to rest, socialize, and recreate.

LOCATION: Guangzhou City ,Guangdong Province,China

INSTRUCTOR: Wang Gao

Construction workers in Guangzhou City are required to work long hours and perform intensive labour, resulting in a lack of adequate rest time for them. In addition, some construction sites may lack suitable rest facilities and environment.

The taxi industry is highly competitive, with high operating costs and long working hours. Some drivers may face the problem of fatigue driving caused by long hours of continuous driving, and the long working hours in the vehicles make it difficult for them to solve the problems of daily meals and rest.

Delivery workers in Guangzhou are mainly made up of a young group who work long hours every day and are physically and mentally exhausted, while being less safe on the roads. In addition, due to the need to ride constantly, the charging problem of electric vehicles is also a major difficulty.

URBAN VILLAGE:

Accommodation for laborers

DESIGN SITE: City Plug-in Locations

DESIGN SITE: City Plug-in Locations

Public Park University Office

Business District

Business District

Sanitation workers in Guangzhou are mostly elderly people who face long working hours, low incomes and poor working conditions in their daily work, and at the same time, most of them are drifting in the corners of the city without a fixed and suitable resting place after a long day's work.

Residential Area

ANALYSISOFFUNCTION

Charging Room

Changing Room

Lavatory

Lounge

Tool room

Job Centre

Activity Room

Planting Room

Shared Kitchen

Guangzhou has a large population, but according to the survey, there are very few convenient service points on the streets, which causes a lot of inconvenience to the public when they go out with their mobile phones and transport without electricity.

Lavatory Cell

Lounge Cell

The shelter structure is divided into cubic cells (3x3x3m). There are 10 different functional cubes.Each of them can be combined to form a different spatial form.

Primary structure made of wooden quadriple beamsand pillars of 8 cmx8 cm.

Each built-up cell is Surrounded by 8 empty cells that forms its neighbourhood.

Empty cells surrounding a built-up cell can be replaced by a garden cell. Empty cells surrounding built-up cell can be also replaced by another cell and a traffic cell needs to be added.

Additional beams are inserted to stabilize the main structure and form the basis, and put in different sized pots to grow plants.

Modular Construction

All units are in 3*3*3m square boxes, making it easy to modularly build this shelter according to the required functions.

Upper Floor

The upper floors are mainly set up as spaces for long stays, with lounges, fastfood restaurants, shared kitchens and other functions that need to be used for a long period of time, and planting units are randomly placed on each floor to make the whole structure more sustainable.

Middle Floor

The middle floor is mainly set up as a space for longer stays, with functions such as a job-seeking centre, activity rooms and a communication centre, with more open space attributes to increase the opportunities for people to communicate with each other.

Low Floor

The lower floors have functional units such as toilets, changing rooms, charging rooms, tool rooms, medical rooms and other functional units that can provide quick solutions to the needs for laborers.

Yangzitang Street Regeneration

——Creating a youth interactive experience community based on university commercial street

Since the establishment of Hunan University of Science and Technology in 1971, Yangzitang Street has grown alongside the emergence of the school. However, over time, this street has gradually faded from people's memories. Presently, its functions and quality no longer satisfy the demands of contemporary college students, resulting in a disorderly spatial arrangement and outdated functional configuration in the entire street. The current initiative aims to transform the street into a youthful experiential district, employing urban curation strategies to ensure the perpetual vibrancy of the area throughout the year.

LOCATION: Yongzhou City ,Hunan Province,China

INSTRUCTOR: Weidong Li

Legend University

Primary and secondary schools

Public park Office Commercial area

Low-rent apartment

Train/bus station

Main road Secondary road

Older

50+ Years

Relative to the number of young people, the number of older people is smaller and comes from nearby residential areas.

Students

18-23 Years

Most of the students come from the nearby Hunan University of Science and Technology, and most students feel that the business format is too single.

Office users

24-30 Years

Young workers generally graduate from nearby universities or work in nearby technology parks or companies. This commercial street can only meet basic needs.

Domestic Household

Any Age

The proportion of households is larger than the number of elderly people, and the consumption scope in this area is generally food and beverages.

There are many educational institutions and youth apartments distributed around the base, with a large number of young people but lacking a nearby activity community. The majority of the people around the site are young people.

INTERVIEWSWITHYOUNGPEOPLEDESIGNVISION

Other age groups

Young people

Satisfaction with the neighborhood

According to statistics, with this block as the center and a radius of 5 km, 74% are young people. I interviewed some of them and summarized some of their problems with this block.

74% 8% Among the people living near the center of this neighborhood, young people account for 74%

Across all age groups, only 8% said they were satisfied with the neighborhood

Most of the commercial streets are catering, and there is no space for us to communicate with each other.

The nearby community is too old and there is no room for public activities at all. I don’t know where to relax during the rest day.

The streets are narrow, and the people on the road are mixed with cars, which is extremely unsafe.

Set up a double first-floor walkway to separate people and vehicles inside the street.

Breaking the traditional tight layout of the street, establishing multiple public open nodes.

Break away from a single business format and add a variety of business formats that attract young people.

Strengthen unsafe brick-concrete structures, creat an interactive and sustainable neighborhood.

Low-rent apartment

The largest river in Hunan Province——Xiangjiang River

Commercial Area Office Public Park

Hunan University of Science and Engineering

OF PEOPLE Officers

IN

MONTH Urban Curation Urban Curation Urban Curation Urban Curation Daily Activities Daily Activities Daily Activities Daily Activities Daily Activities Snack Street Rooftop Bar Cultural Market Scene Interaction Exhibition Salon Street Leisure Fashion Brand Creative Self-Study Room Festival Celebrations

ANALYSISOFBUILDINGSITUATION

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