Transformation of Runway

The runway was placed into the whole site plan also as a way to solve the height difference. Considering different joint parts in buildings of different functions, several transformations were made.

Runway Entry

Observation Corner

A bulgy skylight was made on the extra corner beside the runway. As it was on the top floor of the kitchen, it was easy for curious kids to observe the activity how food was made.

Ladder Seats

The music & sports hall was semi-basement, so the down stairway worked as seats of the hall.

Communication Tunnel

In this part, runway directly passed through the blocks, so it worked as a place to joint space on each sides.

Inner transportation

Building entrance and inner stairway were all similar to the curve of the runway.

Teaching area

This area was enclosed by the curve of the runway, small class activity areas were placed on different height alongside the transportation streamline.

Outdoor Runway

Outdoor parts in this project usually play as an activity space for children and teachers. Children from different ages gather here, thus communication happen naturally.

Indoor Runway

The parts through the building are more like guidance leading children to explore the inner space.

Plan Strategy - THICK WALLS

In order to strengthen the concept, I use thick walls to reinforce the mass sense of the whole buildings. From inside to outside, thick walls play an important part. Windows, play space, entrances, even furniture can be made by curving the thick walls.

Windows

Furniture

Play Space

Collage Scenes

the sense of mass of building bricks.

Music & Sports Room

Plantation

Teaching area-“A Big Terrace”

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Flow of water

New cultural building origin from an old water plant

Individual Undergraduate Academic Work

Course Name:

Architectural design 3 (NO. 13475176) 2017-2018 Spring semester

Instructor: Wei Qin

E-mail: weiqin @shu.edu.cn

Design Concept:

This design is based on the renovation of the old water plant near the seaside of Shanghai Chongming Island. Chengqiao water plant, which was the first water plant on Chongming Island, it has provided great convenience to older residents since it started supplying water. Nowadays, with the development of new type water factory coming into use, this small water plant has been shut down recent years. Water is the source of lives. However, I don’t want people’s memories of this water plant end up here. Thus, in this design I wish to recall and keep the memories when it was under operation. So, the concept of this design is developed around “Water” and the Activity Streamlines.

The original site

Chenqiao water plant, Chongming Island, Shanghai, China

Water treatment is a complicated work. With the field trip, I know better how the water is purified. Although the process of the water treatment nowadays is modified, by renovating this old water plant can people understand better where and how the clean water we use comes from, so as to deepen the memory of this old water plant.

Through the field trips on this site, I observed there were many exposed stairs and overhead corridors. The manager of this plant said that they were used for workers to observe the state of water treatment from the top of these water treatment structures. So I want to give people a deep understanding of the water plant operation by restoring the working streamline.

Type of "Water Drops"

The prototype of these holes come from the shape of water drops. They are first used for lightning. Then some specific functions are added into these spaces based on the feature of different location they are in. Different functions vary the form of holes and enrich the site as well.

Under the platform

First floor is mainly used for exhibitions with different themes. Old structures are displayed as showpieces here or as a part of the gallery.

Exhibition with old structure

The filter becomes a part of the main exhibition area after the removal of partial wall.

Tangent Circle

Society Rebuild: Community Oriented Urban Design

Group Work

With Wang Yuling in 2019/04

Individual Rework in 2019/06

Undergraduate Academic

Course Name:

Urban design and principles (No. 13475133)

2018-2019 spring semester

Instructor:

Rong Xiao

E-mail: xiaorong17 @shu.edu.cn

Design Concept:

The design is based on both "history" and "people". First, the site, a former Shanghai shibei gasworks, has a special architectural form. And at that period, gas was one of people’s necessities of life. With its special form of movement and external image, gasholders have left a deep impression in the memories of local residents. Therefore, the preservation of those industrial structures is of special significance.

Secondly, the site belongs to Jiangwan community, which was used to be a famous central district in city’s history. But with the development of the city, the region has been surrounded by all old residential areas now, and finally lost the original popularity. Thus, another aim of our design is to emphasize the significance of a sharable place for the elderly and young people as well as to attract tourists from other places, so that the old local communities would revive.

Design Statement:

The site is located in Shuidian road, Hongkou district, Shanghai, China. Although the location is quite close to two regional centers nearby, Wujiaochang and Hongkou football stadium, the service radius of two centers are still too short to cover our site and neighborhoods nearby. So, at the very beginning of our design, we orient this site to become a sub-center of this area.

Then we did some kinds of analysis work. We analysed the current distribution format and population structure in the neighborhoods. It’s showed that Jiangwan community is quite old and middle and primary schools are dense near our site. So we make old people and teenagers as our main target population. Thus, “fairyland” becomes our design concept.

Historical Context

Gas was first coming into the public’s vision by a vehicle-mounted look. With the completion of the first gas plant(Jinshajiang Road gas plant), gas gradually became an essential part of thousands of households. Sadly, although it has went through almost 156 years’ history, it has to be demolished due to the introduction of natural gas. However, residents nearby still have a deep affection with those alien gasholders, and they kindly define them as “city mark”. To conclude, we can not ignore the historical significance of reserving those old industrial buildings.

Original Appearance

The Original Site

Those gasholders in gas plant are all very huge cylinders. The maximum diameter of its base can be up to 60 m. Interestingly, it can be “ups and downs” depend on the gas volume inside, and its height peaks at 60 m.

We preserve the most unique part of this industrial site, that is, the round bases of those gasholders. As to recreate the "ups and downs", a light translucent layer is propped up on the bases. Then different new functions which are suitable for different height can inserted inside them.

Along the route through the interior space of the gasholders, people can explore the previously unknown space as well as have a direct communication with those industrial relics.

Other Works

Winery Babylon (Henan province)

Group Professional Work

Competition Project in TAG

Role: Development of concept, 3D modeling and Rendering