The RAMAPOUGH CULTURE MUSEUM

A to the Spiritual World Columbia University

2021 Spring

ADVANCE V

Individual Work

The entrance of museum is extruded by curvy and oblique walls, the experiment is similar to the split rocks. Then visitors will enter a bright and open lounge with the reception. The zigzag corridor will introduce people to two different exhibition hall. The structure of one faced to the east is exposed, curator could take advantage of the flexible space, like setting exhibition walls between each columns. Thinking about the rainwater, the inverted cone roof with gullet could drain rainwater into the mini courtyard inside the module.

There is also a larger courtyard inside the exhibition hall. The whole space was divide by the timber wall into a loop sequence, also with some separate cells for video display and mechanical purpose. The end of the corridor is the restrooms and staff office.

Over the last 20 years of China’s rapid urbanization, roughly one million villages have vanished. Young people move to big cities, and thousands of hollowed out villages face elimination.

The renovation project “Library on Terrace” took place in China’s southeastern inland, an area dominated by hills.

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Library On Terrace

Structure Form Space

China Academy of Art

November-December 2018

Team Work

Course： Topic 10

Role in Team: Plan & Section & Detail & Site Model & Structure Model

The project rests on the old site of the Villagers’ Hall. It took the form of a 35m x 23m three-story space. The previously closed hall structure is now more open, thus corresponding to the openness of the surrounding landscape.

Structure

These columns are connected with beams, each of which is a lap scarf of the other, forming a weave-like system. The horizontal connection between units provides a stable stress system — the more compressed the structure, the more stable it becomes.

The layout of this small public library is unrestrained and open. The axis intertwines with the tree columns, and the setting of the furniture and the stairs intertwines with the axis, creating a complexity between vision and the experience of intra-dimensional accessibility, tranquility and openness, as well as a sense of containment and transparency.

Tree Column System

Every series of multiple columns consists of a tree-like structured system. The load is transferred vertically but can be also directed into the horizontal grid system, and torque forces offset each other.

and Space

Experience Of Space

The ground floor of the building is elevated, with two paths connecting adjacent platforms. The first floor is covered with coarse slate. Visitors enter the library through the glass door. After passing through the translucent door, the floor covering transforms into terrazzo — a transition from outside to inside, from rough to subtle.

Functional Composition

The ground floor of the building is elevated, with two paths connecting adjacent platforms. The first floor is covered with coarse slate. Visitors enter the library through the glass door. After passing through the translucent door, the floor covering transforms into terrazzo

Detail

A small amount of fully-transparent or semi-transparent materials, such as glass , serve as the background of the traditional wooden structures. The triangle glass window can be open from inside. The spatial division and organization still exist and is reinforced by the distinct forms and contrasts with the traditional materials.

The proposed design for the school is aimed at creating a dynamic and engaging learning environment. The design takes into account the surrounding buildings and follows the original 'H' plan to blend in with the context. However, the design also incorporates several twisting atriums that penetrate the old system, creating an animation of the school's inner space that contrasts with the outside.

The goal is to build spatial coherence between the atriums and the programs that are hung on them, while also demonstrating how dynamic objects can interfere with the inner space.