REBORN OF RAILWAY TRACK

Click link to watch POV video of roller coaster: https://youtu.be/St_QHfbZ Zik?si=ySzNbyJEngOpTNVe

What happens when mechanical means are introduced into the expression of narrative architecture? Based on the transportation infrastructure of the old train station, I creatively reintroduces the element of rail - the roller coaster. It skillfully extracts emotional nuances from various historical events, translating them into the physical experiences of speed, acceleration, and force, enabling visitors to encounter historical stories through motion.

Year: 2022

Type: Academic Project

Site: Wuhan, China Program: Heritage renovation, Entertainment Role: Individual Work

The shape is generated from the roller coaster track, which is physically calculated workable for a train to run through Different types of spaces are formed underneath the track, using the method of parametric design to give a coherent facade

Architectural Diagram

The space of architecture cuts through the old train station like a continue silk. Underneath the track is the space for railway museum and other theme entertainments.

The old station is used for waiting room of roller coaster, just like 80 years ago when people wandered here waiting for the train

The roller coaster runs through indoor space over people’s head, make the trip more exciting

To divide the interior and exterior, two polycarbonic curve surfaces are hanging on the roof to let the rail go through the atrium

Roof Detail

Steel pipe 2 Steel frame for rail

Coaster Junction Detail

Copper strip surface

Suspended ceiling

Light

Steel Concrete

Glass handrail

Aluminum floor

Plaster board

I beam

Concrete 1 Steel beam 2 Insulation 3 Polycarbonate Board 4 Glass

Cover aluminum plate 6 Rubber 7 Load connect system 8 Plaster 9 Concrete 10 Brick Detail Drawing

Aluminum sheet 5 Cover aluminum plate 6 Insulation

Separate Structure Systems

When the roller coaster is running, it will produce vibration. This leads to the damage of old Dazhimen railway station. To prevent the vibration of old architecture, I designed two structure systems for static load and dynamic load. So, when the structure of roller coaster is shaking, the Dazhimen stands still.