In knowledge academy the aim is to make a bridge between the Chinese culture and the rest of the world. The Idea is to introduce a building where people of Beijing and tourist could use to learn about each other by using an unlimited internet access in the building. Users can surf internet, learn new things and even get qualified on what they learned, but more importantly the aim of this project is to translate the knowledge of both sides and transform it into a domestic knowledge. The building is contained of three saparate sections that are designed differently to look saparate but the activities are associated to each others. Three sections are: 1- The Atrium: is a place to share, discuss, brain storm and ideate. An open area with natural lighting to enable users to interact efficiently. free WIFI, coffee shop and seating areas are also provided. Inspiring questions and ideas should be shown on the monitors in the atrium. 2- Tower: Computer labs are the substitute of the libraries and universities in today age of technology. 4 level of the tower is allocated for this purpose. The ground floor and first floor are office and foyer. With the advance of internet and everyone’s access to the information, people know many things and learn lots of information. This building introduces an online database system by which when users watch a tutorial or read a document, it will be recorded and sometimes, relevant qualification can be awarded to users from knowledge academy. 3- Active museum and gallery: Since building is located at the heart of Dungcheng, many people as well as bike runners are passing by. Apart, the site is close to many tourist areas of Beijing, therefore, this could attract the visitors and also convey the aim of this academy to the local community.
List of suggested construction materials to be used: Atrium: ETFE is a fluorine plastic which has a high resistance to temperatures change. This material used is used in some roofing structure to hold the temperature inside such as Eden project in Cornwall and Beijing national aquatic centre. It is a suitable material to be used for the Atrium glazing. Tower. The façade of the tower is Terracotta rainscreen cladding. Which is cheap, light and colorful. The roof is to be filled with fiber optic bundles. These bundles than can light up the office spaces. Adjustable louver is also introduced to control the direct light toward the building. Interactive museum: is going to be made of concrete.