Architecture Portfolio

MENGYUAN ZHANG Selected Works from 2020 - 2022 E-mail: mengyuan.zhang@aalto. i 01 Rice Porridge Fragrance Garden

Resurface the memory of Jingxi Rice culture

02 Diversifying Forms of Living Memory-friendly Housing —— Sustainable Neighbourhood Design

03 Light House

Back to the basics - wood architecture design programm

04 Death in Dailylife

Airbnb + memorial cemetery in the city of the dead

01 Rice Porridge Fragrance Garden Resurface the memory of Jingxi Rice culture

Academic Team Work Members:Mengyuan Zhang, Jiahui Liu Location: Beijing, China The Level of the Project: Senior Carring out Date: 10/6/2020 Supervisor: Cao Ting, Zhou Yinan Email: ynzhou@bjtu.edu.cn Personal Contribution: Design the logic of the entire structure, the node details and complete the entire model making and all drawings independently.

The huts in the early rice fields of Six Langzhuang were places for farmers to chat and rest their feet after their labor. The project create a large dining hall for the surrounding residents for daily dining and public activities in the rice field landscape. The design determines the main problem in the form of wooden frame and slope roof according to the intention of the hut, and then derives three structural units, which match the number of users and functional types, two-person space for private dining, four to six-person space for entrance, meal preparation and bar, ten people and more for centralized dining and public activities. At last, according to the use of flow lines to copy, combine and deform the three structural units, interwoven with the rice landscape, and expand the final building.

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Form Generation

Site Context

Rice Field Scenery Architecture

Landscape

Interwaving of Architecture and Landscape

Module Combination

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Festive Porridge Dinner The subject aim to design a canteen integrated with the rice landscape for tasting rice porridge. It can also serve the daily life of residents. On Festival, people will hold cultural ceremonies here.

Days Related to Rice Porridge Spring Festival Harvest Festival

Rice Planting Festival

Winter Solstice

Ching Ming Festival

Festival Activities

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Dining Area

Meal Preparation Area

White Dew

Moon Festival

Farming Activities

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Placemaking Roof

Gruel

Rice

Eaves Structure Curtain Dining Table

Wooden Floor

Wood Column

Dining Curtain

Ground

Extract various living spaces of the venue and elements of festive porridge drinking and integrate them into a dining module. These Festivalthe Activities elements act as the medium of architecture leading to life.

Public Ceremony Area

These pictures show how to adjust from simple module combinations to deformations to final combinations and overall

Farming Activities

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Exploded Axonometric View

Structure Implies Spatial Function

Entry

Cooking Space

Porridge Space

Relax Bar

Celebration Space

Wood Board 20mm Glass Roof

Wood Column 100*250mm Wood Beam 200*250mm Wood Purlin 100*300mm Curtain

Entrance Corridor Wood Floor Rest and Wait Green Grass Dining Preparetion Concrete Floor Dining Area Wood Tables and Chairs

This model photo shows the structural state after the combination of unit modules. By adjusting the scale and angle of the roof of each module, the harmonious connection between modules is achieved, which also makes the overall structure very stable, and the arrangement of columns can be more randomly arranged according to the function.

Relationship between Structural Components

Beam, Column and Purlin Overlapping Relationship Mortise and Tenon No Pillars

Aggregation Space Concrete Floor

Function and Structure

+7.230M +5.450M +4.200M +2.100M +0.145M - 0.250M

This particular perspective photo shows a unique part of the structure: a pillarless part. This is due to the mutual support between the roof structures and the need for the permeability of the ground part, which realizes the structure definition space.

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Festival Scene

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Making Porridge

闲

Rest

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Porridge Festival

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Daily Scene The first perspective generally shows that the activity area is generally a dining area, and the different structures of the roof and the ground of different materials jointly determine and imply different functions.

The seconde perspective shouws a bar located between the activity area and the dining area. It is a transitional area and a more flexible area. People can stay here and drink a bowl of hot porridge or sit here to watch the festival lively scene.

The first perspective generally shows that the activity area is generally a dining area, and the different structures of the roof and the ground of different materials jointly determine and imply different functions.

The seconde perspective shows a preparation space for porridge meals.

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Daily Community Activity

Rice Culture Exhibition

Congee Festival Period

Ordinary Holiday

Multiple Uses of the Large Public Spaces This large space is very flexible, and the concrete floor is raised in a specific position as a base point for placing the table. In daily farming activities, tables are placed around concrete pillars as a resting platform for residents. People surround the tables and concrete pillars in a circle during the porridge festival, and when the exhibition is held, it will serve as a showcase for visitors to visit.

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Detail Drawing

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Main roof purlin, 50*250 mm Roof panel, 50mm weatherboarding Iroko 40 mm Watt Embedded anchors Steel nail Soft Wood Column, 100*300 mm Hardwood block, 100 x 300mm Concrete slad Reinforced concrete ground beam Drain Nailing with metal gussets Wood beam, 100*400mm Dowelled web plate and ties connected via pins steel stiff, 20 mm thk Steel beam Eaves beam, 180 mm

This perspective shows a bar located between the activity area and the dining area. It is a transitional area and a more flexible area. People can stay here and drink a bowl of hot porridge or sit here to watch the festival lively scene.

Scale 1:50 Taking the oblique support of the roof as an example, on the one hand, the force flow path is adjusted to increase the beam span while reducing the beam thickness, making the roof lighter, on the other hand, it also strengthens the formal intention of the slope roof and enriches the indoor space level.

This perspective is located in the dining area. Roofs, pillars and curtains of different sizes define a dining area. Different sizes can accommodate different diners.

The green space between the dining areas makes the building more integrated into the environment. The windy scenes and the fragrance of rice in the air make the porridge full of comfort.

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02 Diversifying Forms of Living

Memory-friendly Housing —— Sustainable Neighbourhood Design

Academic Individual Work: Mengyuan Zhang Location: Kirkkonummi, Finland The Level of the Project: 1st Year of Master Carring out Date: 15/5/2022 Teacher: Antti Lehto, Havu Järvelä, Tiina Antinoja, Ira Verma, contributing instructor Laura Arpiainen

Ageing population and memory decline globally challenge cities and municipalities in providing appropriate housing support and meaningful ways of living. This project designs a memory-friendly housing neighbourhood in Kirkkonummi in proximity of the future community health center. The designed residential units allow people with memory decline to age in place: remain living at home, facilitate social integration and decrease the need for institutional care.

With the focus on multisensory experiences and careful planning of services this design process develops a more inclusive physical and social living context. These means include the integration of housing and services for people with memory decline with standard building stock, increasing the availability of shared community space and allowing activities suitable for multigenerational users. Creating mixed neighbourhoods increases diversity, builds tolerance and teaches empathy.

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Site Plan

Playground Center Market

Housing for single youth + Comunity public space

Lake

Community Garden

Farming

gardening

Mixed Housing

Game greenspace

Farming Lake

Game Space

Car

Smelling Garden

Sound Garden

Game Space

Pedestrian

Centre Park -- Create Legibility and Accessibility

Housing Building -- Create Familiar Street and Building Blocks Form

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Elevation of Community Center

Grass Wood Wood

Brick Brick Gravel

Elevation of Housing B

Wood

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Rock

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Ground Plan

First Floor Plan

Scale:1:200

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Private Living Room Shared Outdoor Space

Private Living Room

Private Outdoor Space

Shared Outdoor Space

Shared Living Space

Private Outdoor Space Shared Living Space

Traffic Space Living Space Community Center

Traffic Space Scale:1:400

Living Space

Scale:1:400

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Assisted living for single Area: 29M2

Independent living for family Area: 56M2

Independent living for Couple Area: 58M2

Independent living for Family Area: 87M2

Scale: 1:100

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03 Light House

Back to the Basics - Wood Architecture Dessign Programm

Type: Academic Individual Work Author：Mengyuan Zhang, Lea Schuiki, Karen Aalazar Location: Vannha-Rantty, Finland The Level of the Project: Master Carring out Date: 20/12/2021 Supervisor: Pekka Heikkinen Email: Pekka.heikkinen@aalto.fi

The project tries to examine the relationship between spatial characters and the spirituality of the users.

The representation of a narrative: people who tired of urban life travel a long way to find a mysterious meditation house.

After scaling different cell levels of meditation, they finally come into the top viewing cell in the middle of the coast and step into their inner world. This project hopes to find a space where one can touch his inner self, or feel himself as an independent being.

When one feels tired or disturbed by excessive external information, this place can be his own paradise which provide safety and peace.

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DESIGN PRINCIPLES CORE

COAST SITE

CIRCULATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE

INFLUENCING FACTORS

Site Plan

Design Principles Core Circulation and Infrustructure Helsinki

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Lighthouse Reference tower in the coast

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Harakka

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Materials island site: Solidisland rock Materials site:soil Solid rock soil Common rock typed in Water coast.

Finland are orthogneiss, Common rock types in Finland are orthogneiss, granite, metavolcanics and granite, metavolcanics and metasedimentary rocks. The metasedimentary rocks. rocky islet of Vanha has little vegetation.

Vanha-Rantti

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Winds: In finland the wind comes from the north East The average hourly wind speed has considerable seasonal variations over the course of the year.

From September to March, speeds of over 14.8 km/h.

In December, 18.0 km/hr. In June, with winds at an Vertical average speed of 11.5 km/h.

Connection

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The core connects the project vertically.

The core connects the project vertically. (circulation to access the unit, (circulationto access the unit, technical components technical components and and building services) building services)

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Circulation around the central core that allows access to the different units.

Circulation around central 2 Units minimum perthe level / 3core units maximum per level that allows access to the different units.

Basic need(toilets ect.) in all the level.

At the same time the core works as a light houses point for the same time the Core works as a light house/ visitors.

At lookout point for visitors.

2 units minimum per level / 3 units maximum per level.

Basic need (toilets etc.) in all the levels.

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Design Principles Flexibility

Wind: In Finland the wind comes from the North-East.

The everage hourly wind The averagehas hourly wind speed has considerable seaspped considerable sonal variations over the course of the year.

From September to March, speeds of over 14.8 km/h. seasonal variations over the In December, 18.0 km/hr. In June, with winds at an course ofof the year. average speed 11.5 km/h.

Materials island site: Solid rock soil Water coast.

Winds: In finland the wind comes from the north East

DESIGN PRINCIPLES FACADE Common rock types in Finland are orthogneiss, granite, metavolcanics and metasedimentary rocks. The

rocky islet of Vanha has little vegetation.

The project is located in the south of Finland, on the island called Vannha-Rantty.

The project is located in the south of Finland, on the island called Vannha-Rantty.

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CHAIN DESIGNCONCEPT CONCEPT CHAIN DESIGN Chain Design Concept Wood Architecture.

Studio Course. Final presentation - Lea Schuiki - Mengyuan Zhang - Karen Salazar The chain is characterized by linked elements. Each element The chain is characterized by linked elements. Each element interacts with another. Each element can vary in size, shape, interacts another. element can vary inlinked size, shape, Thewith is Each characterized byadaptability elements. function.

It chain has a capacity for flexibility and function. It has a capacity for flexibility and adaptability

capacity for flexibility and adaptability.

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Each element interacts with each other. Each element can vary in size, shape, function. It has a Units that can be atteached to or removed from the structure if it is neccesary

DESIGN PRINCIPLES FACADE

Units that can Units be attached that can to be or attached removed to from or removed the from the structure if it’sstructure neccesary. if it’s neccesary.

The facade panels can be fixed adaptively like the units.

They can be used when the units are removed and therefore allowingThe flexibility adaptability. facadeand panels The facade can be panels fixed can adaptively be fixed like adaptively the like the units. They can units. be used They when can bethe used units when are removed the units are removed and and therefore and and allowing therefore flexibility allowing and flexibility adaptability. and adaptability.

Design Principles Facade The chain at different levels and is evident

out side. is ais landmark Thefrom chainthe at different levelsItand evident from on the the The chain at different levels and is evident from the outside.

It is a landmark on the coast coast outside. It is a landmark on the coast

Lighthouse Lighthouse Reference tower inReference the coast tower

in the coast

Chain volumes continue the topograpgy in

Chainheight volumens continue the topography in height.

Chain volumens continue the topography in height.

Same size Same size of cells

of cells

Circulation and Infrustructure

Chainwith joined or separate volumes

coast volumes bordercontinue the Chaincontinue with joined the or separate Chain with joined or separate volumes continue the coast border. coast border.

Tower

Landmark Tower Chain concep t Landmark Reference project Chain concept

How is the How is the connection?

Reference project

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View connection?

View

Visible structure Module 3x3 meter s

Visible structure Module 3x3 meter s

Landmark in the coast as the lighthouse as reference Landmarks tower in this site. in the coast as the lighthouse

Landmark in the coast as the lighthouse as reference as reference tower in this site. tower in this site.

The chain grows in height, all the units with the same chain in height, allthis the units Horizontal sizesThe are linked to agrows main element, which in case Thecore. chain grows in height, all the units Coast with is the with the same sizes are linked tothe a same main

Horizontal sizes are linked to a main element, which in this case iselemnet the core. which is the core. Coast

The project have a view of the coast in all the facades.

The project hace a view of the coast in all The project have a view of the coast in all the facades. the facades

View to the coast

One large window that allows to One large window that allows to contemplate the contemplate the landscape of the coast landscape of the coast.

View to the coast

The units have a structure visible from The units have a structure visible from the outside the and a large window and outside a large window.

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One large window that allows to contemplate the landscape of the coast.

The units have a structure visible from the outside and a large window.

The core has a double facade. A first The core has a double façade. A first glass façade glass facade that protects from windfacade and that protects from wind and weather.

A second made out A of wooden slats which displays structure weather. second facade madethe out of of the building to the outside. wooden slats which displays the struture of the building to the outside

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The core has a double façade. A first glass façad that protects from wind and weather. A second facad

Structural System

PLAN - GROUND FLOOR SCALE: 1: 100

Plan - Ground Floor

The ground floor contains the basic functions for the people who live in the building. Lobby, kitchen, bathrooms, lockers room, laundry, living room.

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Bathroom

Bathroom

In order to be able to easily build modularly, the planning of the supporting structure is based on a simple grid.

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In order to be able to easily build modularly, the planning Structural System of the supporting structure is based on a simple grid.

The different modular components of the building make it possible to reduce the construction time.

Since the weather, espacially rain plays a role while

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Locker Room

constructing a wooden building, this can be done in a very short amount of time. Additionaly the structure also makes it possible to easily dissasemble the Lighthouse.

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The different modular components of the building make is possible to reduce the construction time.

Since the weather, especially rain plays a role while constrction a wooden building, this can be done in avery short amount of time. Additionaly the structure also makes it The different modular components of the building possible to easily dissasemble the Lighthouse.

make it possible to reduce the construction time.

Since the weather, espacially rain plays a role while constructing a wooden building, this can be done in

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Scale: 1:100 The ground floor contains the basic functions for the people who lives in the building. It provide lobby, kitchen, bathroom , lockers room, laundry and living room.

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VARIATION OF A STANDARD FLOOR PLAN SCALE: 1: 100

Plan - First Floor

Plan - Standard Floor

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Each level has bathrooms, a circulation around the core, maximum three units or minimum two per level.

Scale: 1:100 The first floor is a commonStudio area (living room) Final with a view of the coast- and outdoor terrace.

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CORE PLAN Core Plan Scale: 1:20

SCALE: 1: 20

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Wall toilet box 25 mm tongue-and-groove softwood boarding (20/100), rough-sawn 150 mm loose-fill cellulose-fibre insulation 25 mm gypsum plaster board water resistant double 10 mm tile

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Wall partition toilet box 10 mm tile 25 mm gypsum plaster board water resistant double 50 mm thermal sheep's wool insulation 25 mm gypsum plaster board, fire resistant double 200 mm service layer 25 mm gypsum plaster board, fire resistant double 25 mm tongue-and-groove softwood boarding (20/100), rough-sawn

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Wall partition building: 25 mm plywood 150 mm loose-fill cellulose-fibre insulation 25 mm plywood 25 mm gypsum plaster board, fire resistant double 25 mm tongue-and-groove softwood boarding (20/100), rough-sawn

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CORE SECTION C-C‘ Core Section C-C' Scale: 1:20

SCALE: 1: 20

ceilling 25 mm plywood 150 mm thermal insulation 25 mm gypsum plaster board water resistant double

Door bathroom: 40 mm Sliding door with double glazing in wood frame

wall partition, bathroom, stairs: 10 mm tile 25 mm gypsum plaster board water resistant double 25 mm gypsum plaster board, fire resistant double 250 mm service layer 25 mm gypsum plaster board, fire resistant double 250 mm thermal insulation 25 mm gypsum plaster board, fire resistant double 20 mm tongue and groove softwood boarding

Floor core 20 mm Parquet 30 mm wood-fibre impact-sound insulation 20 mm softboard slabs 150 mm subfloor layer 25 mm GFM board 300 mm laminated timber

Floor toilet 20 mm tile 25 mm gypsum plaster board water resistant double 25 mmGFM board, airtight 150mm timber loose-fill cellulose-fibre insulation between 25 mm plywood 300 mm laminated timber

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Unit Plan

UNIT PLAN Scale: 1:20

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tongue-and-groove boarding, pine (20/100), rough-sawn services layer/sheep’s wool insulation vapour barrier - structural plywood panels, solid and airtight - GFM board laminated timber (60/240 ) with loose-fill cellulose-fibre insulation between structural plywood panels, solid - GFM board tongue-and-groove pine boarding (20/100), rough-sawn

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exterior wall cladding vertical spruce - (layer 1 cladding offset 24/100) exterior wall cladding vertical spruce - (layer 2 tongue-and-groove boarding 24/200) battens/ventilated cavity vertical spruce (30/50) battens/ventilated cavity horizontal spruce (30/80) wind barrier - structural plywood panels, solid - GFM board laminated timber (60/240) with loose-fill cellulose-fibre insulation between vapour barrier - structural plywood panels, solid and airtight - GFM board tongue-and-groove pine boarding (21/100), rough-sawn

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SCALE: 1: 20

Roof Structure Unit

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25 mm 30 mm 20 mm

sheet-metal standing-seam roofing, recycled plywood boarding, spruce battens/ventilated cavity spruce (30/50) battens/ventilated cavity spruce (30/50) rubber separator, recycled water-bearing layer gradient insulation underlay wood fibre board laminated timber (60/240) with loose-fill cellulose-fibre insulation between vapour barrier - structural plywood panels, solid and airtight - GFM board ceiling suspension (30/50) tongue-and-groove pine boarding (21/100), rough-sawn

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parquet pine planks (25/100) vapour barrier - structural plywood panels, solid and airtight - GFM board laminated timber (60/240) with loose-fill cellulose-fibre insulation between wind barrier - structural plywood panels, solid - GFM board battens/ventilated cavity spruce (30/50) exterior wall cladding vertical spruce - (layer 1 cladding offset 24/100) exterior wall cladding vertical spruce - (layer 2 tongue-and-groove boarding 24/200)

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parquet pine planks (25/100), oiled wood-fibre impact-sound insulation softboard slabs subfloor layer structural plywood panels, solid - GFM board laminated timber

Downside

Detail 1.1 Metal joint fixed to the main structure of the core, supporting against momentum.

Sealing band rubber in between.

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Detail 1.2 Metal joint fixed to the main structure of the core, suspension.

Sealing band rubber in between.

Detail 1.3 Metal joint concealed.

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EVATION Core Facade

UNIT FACADE ELEVATION SCALE: 1: 20

Unit Facade

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horizontal cladding, mirroring the structure from the inside

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window frame, solid wood

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1. Vertical cladding, recycled sprice panels,through re-used, pre-greyed and brushed before fixing 2. Drainage 3. Dripping edge 4. Framing 5. Ventilation opening, wooden panel 6. Window frame, solid wood 7. Thermal insulation glass, trible fixed window 8. Blend frame, solid wood 9. Window sill 10. Horizontal cladding, mirroring theArchitecture. structure from the insideCourse. Final presentation - Lea Wood Studio

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04 Death in Dailylife

Airbnb + memorial cemetery in the City of the Dead

Type: Academic Individual Work Author：Mengyuan Zhang Location: Cairo, Egypt The Level of the Project: Senior Carring out Date: 6/10/2020 Supervisor: Wei Huang Email: weihuang0301@gmail.com

The City of Death in cairo is a vast and complex group of cemeteries where lives cairo poor Egyptian community.

These habitants have developed a balance between between their daily life and the cemeteries.The Egyptians do not commonly relate cemeteries as a center of death but as a place where life begins.

In this project, I chose a small group of local house, built a small memorial park in the cemetery between these house for peopel to experience the unique concept of life and death, this project also have an airbnb in the upper part of the gap between the residents' houses for the tourists' living experience.

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How Do We Deal with Death?

Mummy

Celestial burial

Design Strategy

Funeral dance

Memento Bone

Pyramid

Accompanying burial

Wierd Behaviors with Death

How to Deal with Death Calmly?

Find the Site There is a cemetery group in Cairo, there dead people buried in the ground, and living people live on the ground.

With the development of tourism, it has become one of the most famous slums in Cairo.

The City of the Dead, Cairo, Egypy

Slum

Cemeteries

Attractions

Site Situation

New Tourism

Memorial in the Cemeteries

Airbnb above the Slum

Generation Process

Cemeteries Tombstones can be seen everywhere, on the side of the road, in the house, in front of the door...

House been removed Home Cemeteries

Home The house was built in accordance with the style of folk houses, with courtyards, walls, gates, houses and tombs People's Activities People's daily life, such as work, play and family work are closely linked to the cemetery

Initial Site

History Evolution

Site Rearrangement

Airbnb Wall

969-1171 CE Fatima

Palaces to commemorate

1171-1250 CE Ayub Period

Construction made this area a miniature area

1250-1517 CE Mamluk

Cemetery urbanization

Recent Development Cemeteries become homes for the poor

The Wall Defines Memorial

Airbnb Attached to the Wall

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The Door

Mourning

Sail

Infinity

Regression

Seperation

Eternity

Experience Process

These seven kind of spaces correspond to the hymn in the book of the dead. It means the seven experiences on the way to the after life. After through the door, the first hall is the mourning hall, It represent the nostalgia for life. The second hall is the space to infinity, where you have to thorough a narrow space before arrive to its center where you will reach to the infinity with the guide of the wall. The third hall is full of vitality again, you will be surrounded by nature, It's a harbinger of eternal happiness. The fourth hall is the space for seperation, you will be transformed into spiritual, and reach the door of afterlife.

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Tourists flow is mainly in the memorial space surrounded by the residence where the local residents live. Next to the tourists flow have stairs up to the co-living room of airbnb. From the living room, they can reach the rest room of tourists or the roof of the local residents where local residents and tourists can communicate.

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Formation of the Wall

Death Journey In The Book of the Dead

Islamic arch enable people to through

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People pray in niches

Osiris-Death

The Door

Forward

Sailing

Seperation

Regression

Ra-Eternity

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The Book Of The Dead is writed to guide the dead into the after life, it describe the experience the dead have to bear and the roles to follow, nowadays, many egyptians still put this book in there relative's grave as a gift.

The Door

Wall provide space can also be through and pray

Variation of the Wall

Human Perspective

The Beginning

The End

I am surrounded by darkness Can't touch anything Can't feel it Except for the cliffs I stepped halting, testing the ground under my feet The explorer blindly enters

They are calling you, don't you hate The door is here You will see the beginning and the end at the another side of the hall They are calling you

You Are Where You Come From

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Four Experiences in Memorial Journey

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3

2

4

1 Mourning

2 Infinity

3 Regression

4 Seperation

The first hall is here,Don't you hate hear ,how many people crying around you You see how they sing and praise your virtue They are calling you

They are calling you, don't you hate The third hall is here Use your whole body to sing the spirit of the stars Because of the world under you Same as the endless sky Where light and shadow are evenly matched They are calling you

They are calling you, don't you hate The fifth hall is here Your knees are like aquatic plants There are countless birds as nests Your legs lead you to happiness Your steps are steady and unwavering They are calling you

They are calling you, don't you hate The sixth hall is here A big road unfolds in front of you The sky opens up a vast skyline for your meditation There have the purity your desires They are calling you

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Daily Life Scenes

Explosion Axonometric Analysis

Memorial Space 1

Meterial concrete height 12m

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The Wall Airbnb and Co-living on Roof

1 Memorial Wall 2 Airbnb Wall

Airbnb Roof

Meterial concrete height 0.8m

Life Scene of Local Residents

Co-living Room and Residents Home 6

Guests Room 5

Meterial concrete height 3.5m

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4

Co-Living on the Roof

Corridor

Meterial translucent polycarbonate height 3.5m

Airbnb Floor 3 Co-living Room 4 Bedroom 5 Restroom 6 Corridor

Bed Room, Co-living Room and Local Residents Home

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Ground Floor

Co-Living Roof

Meterial local clay brick

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7 The Door Airbnb Interior

8 Mourning 9 Sail 10 Infinity 11 Regression

The Relation Ship between Airbnb and Local Residents' House

12 Seperation

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Local Residents' House Meterial local clay brick height 3.2m

The three perspective drawings on the left show the activity space of local residents, the guest rooms of tourists and their shared living room. The relationship of these three kinds of space is to let them have the space to communicate with each other and have their own independent space without being disturbed by others.

The explosion analysis diagram on the right shows the relationship between the memorial area and airbnb and the cemetery and the houses of local residents. The memorial area is mainly enclosed by walls between the cemeteries. The airbnb is attached to the wall and is located on the houses of local residents.

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