Mix Sports Courts
Various sports courts are situated under a concrete shell. The sheet wall extends radially from the interior of the site towards the riverbank, separating the courts while encompassing changing rooms and toilets. The height of the wall varies depending on the position of the court, providing a seating area without obstructing the view.
The water reflection greatly enhances the spatial capacity by completing the other half of the arch, creating a more cohesive and harmonious space.
GROUND
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FLOOR PLAN ]
figure 07 / Physical model photo
figure 08 / Physical model photo
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figure 06 Changing room & Toliet plan figure 09 Ground floor plan
Release space under the platform
To alleviate the sense of depression in the area beneath the first-floor platform, this part of the site is lowered, raising the clear height from 3 meters to 4.5 meters. A hole is created in the platform to allow sunlight to penetrate into the landscaped area beneath. A pool is also installed to further enhance the reflection of sunlight, resulting in a bright and open space.
Various materials are utilized in the pavement of the site to create a contrast, such as hard stone, soft grass, and neutral wood paneling.
A void was created in the platform to enable sunlight to penetrate and illuminate the landscape beneath. Additionally, a pool was incorporated to amplify the reflection of sunlight, enhancing the brightness and openness of the space.
figure 11 / Stair
figure 13 Landscape render under the platform
PARTIAL LANDSCAPE PLAN ]
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figure 10 / Stair details figure 12 Landsacpe plan
Courts & Wall [ AXONOMETRIC VIEW ] figure 14 / Ground floor render 07 page
Visual Interaction
The first-floor platform functions as a bridge connecting the two river banks. Part of the platform is inserted into the space under the arch, integrating with the concrete shell, sharing space, and complementing the function of the library tower, thereby creating an active motivation for crossing the river.
Moreover, the platform is connected to the surrounding courts via a large-scale staircase that accommodates the flow of people, doubles as a grandstand for watching games, and provides a space for people to gather.
Walking on the platform, you can see the library tower, guiding the flow of people to approach the tower, making the tower an extension of the platform. The atrium of the platform brings sunlight into the lower space and creates a visual connection with the library tower.
FIRST FLOOR
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PLATFORM
figure 18 Visual Interaction with the library tower
figure 16 Seat & Wall exploded
figure 17 / First floor plan 08 page [ METAL PLATE ] [ WOOD ]
figure 15 Seat & Wall details
[ BRICK W ALL ]
Breathe [ COURTS SECTION ] 09 page
figure 19 / Column connector detail
figure 21 / Concrete shell middle column detail
figure 22 Isolated structure (shell & platform)
figure 23 Sport courts section
figure 20 / Concrete shell edge column detail
The sports courts beneath the shell also have some horizontal transparency. The brick walls divide the courts into different scales and the openings in the walls achieve a continuous line of sight. This allows visitors not only to experience the undulating changes of the arch within each space but also to see the activities on the other courts.
From the entrance, one can see the basketball court in the distance, while also perceiving changes in the level of the space both horizontally and vertically.
[ LIGHT & SHADOW ]
Transparency
figure 24 Brick wall details
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figure 26 / Sports courts interior render figure 25 / Column details
[ BRICK W ALL ]
[ METAL PLATE ]
[ EXPLODED VIEW ] figure 30 Library tower section
Library watching tower
figure 29 Canopy and facade junction detail
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figure 28 Canopy end detail
figure
27 / Sports pocket park exploded
[ LIBRARY TOWER ]
[ LIBRARY ]
Complementary Function
CONCRETE SHIELD
WOOD PANELING WALL
STEEL COLUMN GROUND FLOOR
CURTAIN WALL
STEEL UPRIGHT
[ LIBRARY SECTION ]
/ Library exploded
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figure 34 / Library interior render
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ROOF PLATFORM [
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The node where the wooden paneling wall meet the column
figure 33 Library section
figure 31 The node where the floor slab meets the column (left) figure 32 / The node where the floor slab meets the column (right)
[ VOLCANO BATHS, INNER MONGOLIA, CHINA ]
Emotional Tour
It is human nature to be close to nature, and the saying that man and nature are in harmony continues to this day, but we are wondering what role architecture should play in the process of man and nature. "A bridge does not merely connect two shores that already exist, for it is only when a bridge flies over water that the two shores become two." A quote from a book on architectural phenomena became the starting point for our design and a new understanding of the architecture of natural landscapes.
The existence of architecture provides a place for people to perceive the natural environment, i.e. architecture is a container for observing natural changes. How certain people relate to each other in certain environments, architecture becomes a medium to communicate with each other. Architectural spaces of different scales and shapes can mobilize human emotions and trigger a range of behaviors to occur. In a given space, one does not just observe with one's eyes, but experiences the surroundings with one's heart, which gives one a special feeling, that is, one gets emotional feedback from the materials, sounds, temperature and light in a given space. We want the architecture to intervene in the relationship between man and nature in such a poetic way, to integrate and harmonize with each other.
figure 36 Volcano baths render
Visitor Stimulate emotions behavioremotions&Stimulate Form & orientation Echo the landscape Behavior& emotion Emotion landscape Building Balance
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Indoor space
Volcanoes are rich in natural resources and can be used in various fields, so people began to exploit volcanoes uncontrollably for the sake of profits, resulting in the original integrity of the solemn volcano, a deep pit of artificial mining.Unexpectedly, there are natural scenery inside the pit.
We split the complete landscape and organised it with the findings into the route, making the architecture as a surprise on the tour route.
The slope of the hill is steep, so build a "Z" shaped downhill ramp, and the view changes as you make repeated turns down the hill.
Nature 5m Entrance 3. Enter the bath2. Closed to rocks & spring 1. Down to the pit (Pit boundary) S equence Spring Sheet Wall Rocks Footpath 5 6 7 8 N 2F 1F 1F 63m 50m 54m 50m 90m 70m 110m Grassland & volcano V isible L andscape 2F 1F Rocks & Spring 50m 55m 65m
Creating the second nature to be the transition before entering the bath. FRONT TOP Accessibility SITE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 route C omplete R oute Long-range view: Close up view: Buinding Transition Up Warp make hole pit peak 3m Size: 3m 6m 7m 9m Extend Cold bath Hot bath Lounge Rocks Spring Spring Circulation Close to the spring Close to the rocks Footpath Sheet wall Building Entrance Pit boundary Shapebythevolcano water direction ripple make windows comply with isoheight Man-made pit Foot of the volcano Original route Extend route Mountainside Peak Cliff Stop 1 2 3 4 Spring Volcano
Peak Rocks Building
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37 / Sktch for the new tour line
Down to the pit figure 40 / Organise rocks figure 41 / Organise the spring
figure 47 / Viewing from the footpath
figure 49 / Reviewing the building figure
figure 48 / Exploring the pit figure 50 / Ready to enter
42 / Guide the route
figure 46
figure 45 / Insert
walls figure 44 / Shape form figure 43 / Organise function figure 51 Site plan Guide route 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 Bath generation 5 6 7 8 Reform [ GENERATION ] 14 page
figure 38 Volcano pit
/ Make windows
sheet
Research of space generation
Conclusion of space type
? Caliginous & Insertion Bright & Wide Raise TYPE D TYPE E TYPE F Corridor Corridor Staircase Outdoor Platform Water CorridorHot BathMedaitation Space Lounge Cold Bath Function Lobby Material Landscape Close up view: Rocks, spring, light Cold color Space color: wall wall wall wall wall&celling wall wall wall wall smooth Rocks Spring Rocks Hole Volcano Volcano Peak Rocks Route Grassland smooth rough smooth smooth smooth smooth smooth rough smooth smooth smooth smooth rough smooth smooth smooth rough rough smooth concrete concrete stone Tile concrete concrete concrete concrete concrete concrete concrete concrete terrazzo stone terrazzo terrazzo terrazzo gypsum gypsum brick celling celling celling floor wall floor floor floor floor floor floor Warm color long-range view: glassland, volcano volcano Emotion& Behavior Viewing Generate Swimming Observing Bathing Meditating Resting Interacting Looking back Looking far Touching expected energetic curious satisfied clam surprise curious Interesting relaxed clam 7m 10m 7m 10m 10m 1.8m 1.8m volcano volcano 4.0m 1.8m 4.0m 4.0m 4.5m 4.5m 8.8m 8.8m 4.5m 4.0m 4.5m 4.5m 3.2m Scale interactive: 5-7m wide private: 0.6-1.8m wide enthusiastic: >7m wide 2.2m light light light light Sheet wall Curve wall Volcano Clam Energetic Curious Meditation Go up Swimming ?
TYPE A Up and down through Border on volcano Narrow & high TYPE B TYPE C Sheet wall Courtyard Water corridor Volcano Relaxed Curious Uncomfortable cross quickly Rest Communication
[ INDOOR SPACE GENERATION ] 15 page
TYPE D TYPE A TYPE BTYPE F B-B C-C ? ? -0.900 0.500 ±0.000 4.200 8.400 8.800 12.400 Volcano 11 15 15 15 14 13 16 13 12 14 Reinforced Concrete Spring Reinforced Concrete Insulation Waterproof Cement mortar Cement mortar Terrazzo floor tiles Waterproofing Concrete Ground Curious Curious Water Corridor Hot Bath Meditation Room Lounge Corridor Coffee Staircase Surprise Surprise Calmness Enjoyed Curious Relaxed 13 14 151617 18 walking route A-A TYPE E TYPE C ? ? -1.200 ±0.000 4.200 8.400 -0.150 Volcano 2 1 3 98 4 5 B C C A A B 6 7 11 11 14 11 10 10 10 Entrance Curious Indoor circulation Curious Lobby Platform Cold Bath Water Corridor Energetic Expected Satisfied 8 9 10 11 12 19 Bathing route figure 52 / Ground floor plan figure 53 / First floor plan figure 54 Wall details figure 55 / Bath secyion 12 coffee13 outdoor platform14 toplessness 15 first floor roof 16 exit 1 enterance 7 staircase8 man locker room9 woman locker room 10 water landscape11 internal courtyard 2 lobby3 cold bath4 hot bath5 meditation space 6 lounge
[ BATHS SECTION & PLAN ] 16 page
Organise space sequence
14 1.Insertion Connection with volcano: Meditation
Corridor lobby
volcano. The second floor corridor is in contact with the volcano. The lobby is partly away from the volcano
an inner courtyard. ROOF 2F 1F 8 9 10 11 13 12 15 16 17 18 19 A A B B 20 C C C—C B—B A—A Courtyard Platform Skylight Skylight Spring Bath area Rocks 17 16 19 18 20 Curious Clam Interesting Surprise Satisfied Mountains & Grassland Mountains & Grassland 15:35 15:40 15:45 15:55 15:50 Corridor Staircase Corridor Outdoor Platform Exit 9 13 10 14 11 15 12 Expected Engergetic Relaxed Clam Satisfied Clam Curious Dive to go Lobby 14:00 14:35 14:40 15:00 15:05 15:30 14:15 Entrance Viewing Observing Swimming Bathing Meditating Looking up Resting Communicating Looking back Touching Looking far Water Corridor Hot Bath Medaitation Space Skylight Lounge Cold Bath Bathing route walking route Spring Rocks Sunshine Sunshine Hillside & sky Peak Volcano Volcano Volcano Volcano Volcano Cafe Route 17 page figure 56 / Tour render figure 57 / Exploded map Indoor tour [ EXPLODED MAP ]
space
2.Border on 3.Keep away from Meditation space embedded in the
leaving
Flashing Kowloon [ THE KOWLOON WALLED CITY, HONGKONG ]
All these ordinary things were happening in an extraordinary place.
The question we keep asking ourselves is when expansion is no longer the theme of urban areas development, what will people deal with the old urban areas to preserve the spirit of the space?
Is there a better and faster way to create new skyscrapers as the old constructions become dilapidated? So we selected a once dilapidated and densely populated typical community--Kowloon walled city. Due to the use area was finite, there were a large number of public space use requirements. We discussed a variety of possibility to use a function of a single prototype of space. We believe that the emergence of holographic projection will definitely affect the appearance of constructions and the future of cities.
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Rapid global urban renewal
Situation of kowloon walled cityValue
Disappear in the urban renewal
1993: Cultural value: for the artists and visitors.
I'd rather they took down the pyramids.
Kowloon Walled City Troy Boyle
Area: 2.7 hectare
Transformed into kowloon park
It reborned in many films and TV shows.
William Gibson
Humanistic value: for the original residents.
This is our home and there are so many things we miss about it.
Characteristic of holographic projection: Flexible & Varied
1.Change facade
2.Change the space
A. Change the pattern
A. Become higher
How to utilize holographic projection in kowloon walled city?
Where you can touch is solid, where you can't touch is projection. Simplify different functional spaces and extract similar spatial prototypes. One prototype for multiple spaces. The function and the scale of a single space can be changed flexibly.
Religious space increase height expand space add atmosphere increase depth 0m 1.6m 3.2m 4.8m 8.0m 9.6m 11.2m Exhibition space Performance space Educational space
NOW: Kowloon park 265m
177m Removed
Reborn in a fantasy.
Origional facade Origional space 5m
B. Change the color B. Become wider C. Change the pattern & color C. Became higher & wider
KOWLOON WALLED CITY PAK HOK SHAN MA TAU WAI N Bauhinia Garden 1255000 preson/km² 10000 preson/km² 7000 preson/km² 5000 preson/km² 3000 preson/km² Kowloon City Soprts Centre Ng Wah Catholic Secondary School SAN PO KONG New buildings Height 50m 2000 2005 2010 2015 NOW 100m 150m 200m 250m 300m 350m Years Old buildings How to renew? 19 page figure 59 Population density in the Kowloon area figure 58 / Urban development trends The most typical of the high-density environment in Kowloon. [ BACKGROUND ]
New theme park about kowloon walled city?
Extract spatial prototypes
1.Reform
Elements of the original life scene are extracted, simplified into spatial archetypes, and transfered into new spatial forms through holographic projection. When the residents are in such a scene, they may remind of the past life scene in the Kowloon Walled City.
2.Supplement
The original Kowloon Walled City severely lack of public facilities and needs some supplementation. Simplify the building spaces for different functions, extract similar spatial prototypes, and then project them to achieve diversity.
Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Function Type Spatial prototypes Method Holography Racetrack Spiral Spiral ups and downs Repeat and zoomRepeat and zoom ups and downs Racetrack Change pattern & color Change pattern & color Change pattern & color Become higher Become higher & wider Shopping mall Shopping mall Experience store Experience store Cafeteria Restaurant Park Park Skateboards Skateboards A A A B B B
the atmosphere of life in the Kowloon Walled City. Holographic projection Holographic projection Extracting spatial prototypes Original space How? Classroom Classroom Church Church Residents Visitors and Artists Holographic projection The original space When they Look the same space
Experience
NO.1 Original function Transfered function Number Holography Method Daylight well Change pattern & color Change pattern & color Change pattern & color Become higher Change pattern Become higher Elevator Tunnel Museum Theater Badminton Badminton Basketball Classroom Church Theater Museum Tunnel Up and Down Buildings Elevator Corridor Church Classroom TV antenna NO.2 NO.3 NO.4 NO.5 Visitors AIM Artists Reminiscence of past life scenes.
artwork
identity For Origional Residents Original Building New theme park 20 page
the atmosphere
Kowloon Walled
[ STRATEGY ]
An
with an urban
Experience
of life in the
City.
A new park is born.
Based on the survey of the population within the Kowloon Walled City, it was found that the majority of residents reside there, with only a small portion being merchants seeking livelihoods within the city. Therefore, the internal structures of the Walled City are predominantly residential, with only one community center serving as the primary infrastructure located in the middle of the city.
Preserve the outermost layer of residential buildings as the facade of the Walled City. Selectively demolish internal residential units to make room for the new theme park within the Walled City's structure, while preserving the original main roads.
Repurpose the peripheral buildings with new functions to attract low-income individuals from the city, providing them with a new living environment and job opportunities.
450045004500 Partly remove As the Qing government declined, the Kowloon Walled City became a no-man's land. Massive influx of refugees went to Kowloon Walled City, population density increases dramatically. The number of residential buildings in Kowloon Walled City has increased dramatically and the population density has grown. Kowloon Walled City rebuilt to a park. Kowloon Walled City reborned in cyberpunk movie. Removed kowloon walled city Build structures & vertical traffic shape platform Build traffic Generate space prototype Cast projection 6 5 4 3 2 1 1993 1995 1997 19992001 NOW Restart Pause Original way to update 1921 1959 1988 1993 1995 NOW Truss Equipment room 600 Spiral Truss 4800 600 45004500 Elderly activity centres Elderly activity centres Original network Original network Residents Structures SAVE SAVE structures & vertical traffic Facade Apartment Building Co-location 3.New Function 2.Remove & Save 1.Original building function Residential Building 97% occupancy low-income population 21 page figure 62 New kowloon theme park fasade
figure 61 / Elevator details
figure 60 / Sporal stair details
[ GENERATION
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Corridor Elevator Tunnel All All All All All All All Only resident Only resident Only resident Tunnel Corridor Corridor Corridor Become higher & wider Change pattern & color Change pattern & color Change pattern & color Change pattern & color Original face Original space Original space Original space The Roof of the wall city Entrance Visitors Residents Artisits Who can see the space? See the theme park from the street Classroom TV antenna Facade Museum Theater Badminton Waterfall Church See the theme park from the walled city Roaming the kowloon theme park 1 2 3 4 6 5 Walking route Elevator Original buildings Tour begin... Structure Elevator Spiral Tunnels Free choice Up and Down Repeat & Zoom Museum Holographic projections Badminton court Theater Co-location & Apartment buildings The platform use for screen Use to be a daylight wall Use to be a classroom Racetrack & Shopping mall Use to be corridors Park & Skateboard Experience store & Restaurant Use to be a church Change pattern & color Become bigger & wider Use to be some TV antennas 1 2 5 3 6 4 22 page figure 63 / New kowloon theme park exploded [ JOURNEY ]
