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YIWEI LIN Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology B.A Selected Work 2016 - 2020

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CONTENTS 01 FOREST RANGERS - NYMPH IN THE PIPE TOURISM SYSTEM BASED ON RAINWATER IRRIGATION XUAT. 4th year studio. Fall 2019 The top-down urban planning strategy emphasizes on the common interest while excludes the marginalized people, and arbitrarily simplifies the complexity and contradiction of the contemporary city. I believe that everyone’s life is a vivid repository of all natural and social substances which mirror the truth of a city, and it is designer’s responsibility to open this repository and show the authentic fragments and details to the public in both abstract and concrete ways, to push for recognition that every life has value, human value should at least be weighed equal to, if not greater than, economic value.

My perspective of understanding the city has been influenced by Claude Levi Strauss’s concrete logic which pays close attention to the precise phenomena of everyday life. In his book The Savage Mind, he expressed a new mode of thinking, the bricolage, which is different from the conventional scientific logic. I tried to apply this concept into my design thinking, build new urban environments from fragments to pursue equality of human dignity.

As a designer, I aim to lend my voice and suggest micro-interventions to promote solutions for the marginalized, representing details that closely related to their life, and ultimately building an inclusive society.

02 FISHERMEN - HIRAETH ON THE MARSH FISHING VILLAGE AND SALT MARSH COMMUNITY Volunteer work. Summer 2020

03 SHENZHEN DRIFTERS - HEARTBEATS FOR SUNLIGHT COLLECTIVE HOUSE IN URBAN VILLAGE Workshop. Summer 2018

04 CLEANERS - DEJA VU ON THE EDGE DAILY LEISURE PLACE ON THE EDGE OF UNIVERSITIES XUAT. 4th year studio. Spring 2020

OTHER WORK 01 BUILDING OF WOODEN TEA HOUSE Competitive Construction Workshop, Summer 2019

02 TEA ROOM

XUAT. 1th year studio. Spring 2017

03 STUDENT DORMITORY

The Best 16 Works, 2018 SEU-Chinese Contest of Rookies Award for Archi

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01 FOREST RANGERS: Nature Neglected Nature Element

NYMPH IN THE PIPE Urban Life

Public Activites

Small Follies

Nature

A Big Framework

Urban Life

Tourism System Based on Rainwater Irrigation Reactivate

Spring 2020 , studio project Group Work Water Crisis Rainwater Collecting Collaborate: Bingying Li XAUAT, Site: Keshiketeng Flood Irrigation Windbreak Forest Park Instructor: Qingsong Han, Wentao Wang

Salt Marsh Decline

Coastal Ecology Restoration

Keshiketeng is a place in severe water scarcity and sandstorm. In the macro context of rapid urbanization, efficiency requires the development Heavy Industrieseconomic Local Production of industry and the increase of agricultural output, so local people overextract groundwater to meet economic indicators.The citizens living in town have no idea about the water depletion and use flood irrigation. The windbreak rangers value drops of water, while their desire to save water is neglected.

Underused Spacepipe, whichIn is Situthe Plants The project is focus on Green water object that most closely related to local windbreak rangers’ lives, to improve the their living condition.

So I try to reconstitute water pipes, collecting rainwater and, at the same time, Waste Dump Storage Device rangers can have their daily activities. In addition, these follies combined into a civic park that attract people living in towns to go out of their complacent urbanism and into the rangers life that they never paid attention to before.

During the tour in this park, they will gradually gain the same experience as the rangers because of the highly overlapped activity system and water system During tour in the windbreak, citizens will get a fresh concept that” The rangers’ contribution to saving water is great Opening for ”, theand Sky eventually they can Lack of Sunlight pay attention to the rangers’ voice.

High-density Housing

Activitie Centers

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Fishing village and salt marsh community

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Daily leisure place in university

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Collective housing in urban village

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Three-north windbreak forest programm Average monthly precipitation <30 Towns and urbanization

WATER SCARCITY SANDSTORM SOIL EROSION FOREST RANGERS IS MARGINALIZED IN THE PROCESS OF URBANIZATION Catchment Natural Woodland

120 min

Degraded Grassland

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Citizens in Keshiketeng town, have no idea of the water crisis, because they enjoy the illusion brought by over-extraction of groundwater. And they waste water by flooding irrigaiton.

CITIZENS

FOREST RANGERS A forest ranger has a wide range of responsibilities, such as forest fire prevention, forest irrigation, logging wood. theri 24 hours is about the mountain.

WATED WATER 31.7%

FLOODING IRRIGAITON >70%

Water Crisis, Forest Rangers Are Excluded from Urbanism

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PIPE AS AN ELEMENT TO COLLECT RAIN WATER IMPROVE RANGERS' LIFE BRING IN CITIZEN'S ATTENTION

Analyze the scenes of the daily life of the rangers, and summarize water pipes of different sizes. Three methods- cut, splice and intersperse- are used to treat water pipes, and form different combinations to create a design that meets these three requirements at the same time.

PHASES OF THE RAINWATER COLLECTING-IRRIGATION SYSTEM The GREEN line in the diagram shows the method of rainwater harvesting in the system. The precipitation in Keshiketeng Banner is mainly from May to September. Local people built fish scale pits to collect rainwater. The rainwater will flow into the scattered small reservoirs at the foot of the mountain and be stored in a short time.Then, as shown by the ORANGE line in the diagram, the rainwater will be pumped along the laid pipes and

collected in the large reservoir on the top of the mountain.The end of the transportation process is the water tower.The BLUE line in the picture shows the distribution and irrigation of rainwater. Along the pipeline structure system called "tail", while the rain irrigates the forest, together with the tail, it creates a public square of light, shadow and sound, which is reflected in the lush forest and arouses people's respect for the forest rangers.

PIPE IN DEFFERENT SCALE

FISH-SCALE PITS

DECENTRALIZED RESERVOIR

TRANSPORTATION PIPE

ORGNIZATION OF PIPES ON THE MOUNTAIN

Pipe as An Element to Collect Rainwater & Improve Ranger's Life

CENTRAL RESERVOIR

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Three Joints in the Framework

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POOL + PAVILIION

PIPELINE + RAIL

RESERVOIR + SQUARE

The pools along the road not only have the ecological function of collecting rainwater and short-term storage, but also provide several rest and viewing pavilions for tourists and forest rangers.

The large-scale pipeline structure extending to the top of the mountain is not only the pipeline for transporting rainwater, but also the rail for people to take the cable car up the mountain.

The semicircular reservoir at the top of the mountain is covered by a tile structure. As water distributors,the tiles also shade the reservoir and reduce evaporation. At the same time, they also build a public square for people's gathering and viewing.

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OVERLAPPING FRAMEWORK OF EXPERIENCE - WATER- FOREST The whole design can be divided into three parts. The bottom layer is the windbreak itself. The second and third parts above consist of a unified architecture. Fish scale pit, pipeline system and small reservoir constitute the second part, namely water circulation system. The ramp between the fish scale pits, the cable car track composed of the pipeline system and the small pavilion on the reservoir constitute the third part of the service for tourists and forest rangers. These three parts are combined together to form a hybrid framework of experience-waterforest.

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TOURISM SYSTEM

Irrigation Pipes

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WATER SYSTEM

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PEOPLE AND WATER GATHER ON THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN People and water go together, and finally meet at the top. The sound of water flowing along the pipe,the roar of water pumps, the slight sound of water flowing in the reservoir,the impact of water pouring down the tile shaped water distributor, and the rustle of leaves in the quiet and vast windbreak forest constitute a natural symphony of awe.

INSIDE THE POOL

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IN THE RAIL STATION

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TWO-TIERED JOURNEY Plan, Section & Perspectives

The ramp between the fish scale pits on the ground and the overhead pipeline constitute a stereoscopic traffic system: close to the windbreak forest and close to the water system. People can go up the mountain trhough forest or get close the water, and the both rangers and tourists can know each other through the journey.

When wind blows, the tile will shake slightly.

UNDER THE TILE

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EXPLORE THE CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION AND MATERIALS

TECTONICS OF THE TILE TO CREATE INTIMATE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MAN AND WATER

After chrome plating, the metal plates are pressed into tile shapes of different sizes.

The two layers of tiles are connected by I-steel in the middle to form a tile shaped pipe with good stiffness and acoustic performance. Four pieces of tile with decreasing size are connected by vertical members to form a first-class pipeline system.Through the horizontal connection of C-type steel pipe, a stable huge pipe structure is initially formed.

is initially formed. Finally, one end of the structure is hinged with the ground, and the other end is connected with the steel wire string. It is tilted and hoisted. It will slightly shake under the action of air flow, creating a subtle visual feeling.

The characteristics of tile structure and the space formed after combination creat an intimate relationship between man and water.The shade under the tile structure provides a quiet space for people to rest. The sound of water hitting the tiles becomes the natural accompaniment of musical instruments. And the water flowing from the tiles brings the pleasure of water loving.

PROCESS OF MAKING PHYSICAL MODEL

FLAGSTONE PERMEABLE GRAVEL PIPE NETWORK WATERPROOF 1:3 CEMENT MORTAR CEMENT CRUSHED STONE SOIL COMPACTION

Two pieces of c-shaped steel are fixed on the vertical steel pipe, and the tiles are fixed in the horizontal direction.

Use basket bolts to fix the upper and lower tiles together.

The elastic force makes the tile more resistant to wind.

Explore Tectonics to Create Intimate Relationship Between Man & Water

The steel pipe penetrates the structure of the tile through the pipe sleeve, connecting the upper and lower tiles.

Inside a tile, steel pipes penetrate vertically to connect 4 layers.

The material for making the model is black paperboard pasted with gauze, and sprayed with black paint in the end. We expect that the construction materials are not completely smooth, with a strong industrial flavor, cold metal plate, but should have a unique color and texture, so that people feel the human touch.

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ONE DAY'S FESTIVEL TO ENHANCE CITIZEN'S AWARENESS OF WATER SPRING Mar.20 Vernal Equinox

The temperature rises in spring, and the festival is held when the spring is waterproof. On this day, the ground is covered with a thin water surface, and people hold a rain concert inside the pipe wall.

Different Experience of The Tile in Four Seasons

SUMMER Jun.21 Summer Solstice

FALL

In summer, the sun is venomous, and the height of the tiles can block the strong sunlight at noon and bring people cool. When prople gather under the tile, they will be close to water.

Oct.23 Hoar-frost Falls

WINTER

Autumn leaves are withered and yellow, bringing natural scenery into the pipe wall, allowing people to feel the water again outside of nature.

Dec.21 Winter Solstice.

In the severe cold in winter, the black tiles can absorb heat and melt the snow, allowing people to gather under the tiles naturally, shortening the distance between people

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Nature

Neglected Nature Element

Urban Life

Public Activites

Small Follies

Nature

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Urban Life

Reactivate

02 FISHERMEN: Water Crisis

Rainwater Collecting HIRAETH ON THE MARSH Windbreak ParkCommunity Salt Forest Fishing Village and Marsh

Flood Irrigation

Fall 2020 , volenteer workCoastal Ecology Group work Restoration Collaborate: Sichen Guo Site:Industries Galveston, Texas Local Production Heavy

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Resonance Trigger

Tourism system based on rainwater irrigation

Salt Marsh Decline

Underused Green Space

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Fishing village and salt marsh community

In Situ Plants

In the past 100 years, the salt marshes near Galveston Bay have degraded and other ecological problems caused by rising sea levels have made local fishermen homeless. At the same time, the regional economic center Waste relocated to Dump Houston, which hasStorage led to Device the decline of Galveston’s local aquatic product industry. The city’s economy can only be improved by developing heavy industries. The industrial zone occupies the coastline and separates the urban activities from the coastline. The voice of the fishermen gradually faded away, and eventually they could only live on Pelican Island, which is separated from the city by the sea.

In order to integrate local fishermen into contemporary urban life and Opening foron thethe Skyperspective of fishermen Lackthe of Sunlight increase city’s vitality, this project stand and restores traditional fishing villages on the coastline, which are valuable local cultural resources. On the basis of the restoration of salt marshes and theHigh-density sustainable Housing storage of seawater, local community of fishermen and urban Activitie Centers activities will be introduced.

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Daily leisure place in university

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Collective housing in urban village

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SALT MARSH DEGRADATION FISHERMEN LOSE THEIR HABITAT

THE LOCAL AQUACULTURE INDUSTRY DECLINES FISHERMEN LOSE FINANCIAL RESOURCES

PORT OF HOUSTON

SEA-LEVEL RISE

Global climate change has led to the rise of sea level year by year. Modern human activities lead to great changes in land use. Coastal ecosystems are facing unprecedented challenges. In this case, the salt marsh, as an important habitat for fishermen, is seriously degraded, and this degradation has no tendency to slow down.Existing studies show that half of the existing salt marshes will disappear in 350 years. Fishermen living on the sea are at risk of becoming homeless.

As the largest city in Texas decades ago, Galveston was once the economic center. As the economic center moved to Houston, the largest city in Texas nowadays, Galveston's economic situation deteriorated. The aquatic industry has been severely impacted. Fishermen's sources of income were at a loss.

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Salt Marsh Degradation- Fishermen Lost Their Habitat

FISHERMEN ARE EXCLUDED FROM THE CITY The traditional life style of fishermen living by the sea has not changed fundamentally in decades. This makes them gradually out of line with modern social life. And the establishment of industrial areas within a century makes this gap particularly serious in space.

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RESTORE SALT MARSH TO REVITALIZE FISHING VILLAGES

HYBRID GRIDS OF ECOLOCY, URBAN AND DAILY LIFE

As fishermen's habitat and ecological base, the restoration and protection of salt marsh is the first priority. Only when the base of salt marsh is well treated, can the fishing village regain its

According to the analysis of the status quo of the three levels namedecological level, urban level and people's daily life level, the design can be simply divided into four steps. The first step is to treat the ecological base, that is, the salt marsh.

can the fishing village regain its vitality. There are many interesting elements in fishermen's daily life, economic activities and ecological activities. After sorting out the representative elements, in each aspect, I selected three representative elements for spatial collage.

The second step is to deal with the city level. The grid system of corresponding scale and function is put into the whole site. The third step is the transition from urban level to human activity level, which is the research and design of the relationship between architectural texture and orientation. The last step is to link people's activities on both sides of the Strait through the ring road.

RECOVER SALT MARSH ECOLOGY

TRADITIONAL ACTIVITY INTRODUCTION Restore the historical salt marsh coastline and install new salt marsh units.

HISTORICAL ARCHITECTURE

REDIFINE URBAN GRID

ABSTRACTION

A two-story pedestrian system is assumed on the original urban road network to connect the city and the coast.

NATURE SALT MARSH EXTRACTION

EXTREND BUILDINGS TO COAST

Extend the building from the city to the coastline, and place vitality points according to the surrounding environment.

CONNECT TWO SIDES

A bridge made of mixed pedestrians and vehicles is used to connect the central areas of the two banks. At the same time, canals are set up on both banks to make the city and the coast more closely connected.

Bricolage of the Hitorical Fishermen's Life

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After systematic analysis and design, ecological protection and urban renewal can get a good balance. The ecological production of fishermen has been protected, and the fishery industry has been revived due to the opening up of the two sides. At the same time, the industrial site has also been effectively protected and updated, and has become an important site beside the fishing village on the north bank.

ACTIVITY SYSTEM Through the new walking system, people's activities are more oriented to the city, and people pay more attention to the traditional life of fishing villages at the same time.

ARCHITECTURE SYSTEM The transformation is in parallel with the new construction.

While continuing the old urban texture, it provides a more ecological design.

ECOLOGY SYSTEM The artificial redesign of salt marshes, as well as the placement of large areas of green space and ecological fish ponds, will make the coastal ecosystem moderately restored.

Overlapping of Three Systems

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INDUSTRY

OFFICE+MUSEUM

WALKING SYSTEM

GREEN SPACE

COMMUNITY

WALKING SYSTEM

playground

house

market

volleyball

beach

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square

path

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corridor

pier

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THE NORTH - Industrial relics transformed into museum and office

THE SOUTH - Coastal community and leisure activities

On the basis of the industrial heritage of the north bank, the function of office center and museum is put in, and the whole area is connected through the walking system, so as to drive its flow of people.

The modern community is combined with the green of the coastline, and the function of leisure center is put in. So that people can fully enjoy the beauty of natural resources and stimulate people's awareness of environmental protection.

Difference Between North & South

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PUBLICE LEISURE

COASTAL COMMUNITY

FLOATING MARKET

CRUISE

ECOLOGICAL FIELD

Located on the south bank, across from the fishing village.

The tides affect its land form.One of the fishermen's living areas

Aquatic products trading center on the south bank.

An important node of the new circular route.

Another form of fisherman community combined with ecological fish pond.

INDUSTRIAL MUSEUM Industrial heritage renovation project.

FISH FARMING

OFFICE

The ecological fish ponds extending to the sea surface.

Industrial heritage renovation project.

Industrial heritage renovation project.

The ecological fish ponds extending to the sea surface.

TYPOLOGY DIVERSE LIVING ROUNTINE

Relationship Between North & South

Fishermen living on the north bank go to the south bank by boat to sell the fish in the central market after harvest. The activities of the leisure center and the central market attract people from the city to visit the fishing village. The bridge and the developed cruise ships provide convenient transportation. The work center and Museum on the north bank are also the vitality factors to attract people from the city.

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ARCHITECTURE UNITS THAT OVERLAP ECOLOGY AND CONTEMPORARY LIFE

STRUCTURE

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WATERPROOF LAYER RAILING INSULATION STRUCTURE DIAGONAL BRACE

SALT MARSH RESTORE FOUNDATION In southern New England, Spartina marshes which have historically been subjected to extensive diking and ditching have experienced rapid and widespread Phragmites invasion.

HOUSING I

MARKET I

MARKET II

MARKET III

HOUSING II

WAREHOUSE

The largest market type, used for crossstrait business exchanges and aquatic products display.

A medium-sized one,mainly used for the exchange of goods with foreign merchants.

Small markets are used to meet the fishermen's own living needs.

Not only meet fishermen's living habits by the sea, but also provide essential elements for modern life.

The large warehouse beside the ecological fish pond.It can also be used as a large exhibition site.

Architecture Units that Overlap Ecology & Comtemporary Life

1 VIEW ON THE COAST

2 VIEW ON ECOLOGICAL FIELD

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Water Crisis

Rainwater Collecting

Flood Irrigation

Windbreak Forest Park

Salt Marsh Decline

Coastal Ecology Restoration

Heavy Industries

Local Production

Proj.01

Resonance Trigger

Tourism system based on rainwater irrigation

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Fishing village and salt marsh community

03Underused SHENZHEN DRIFTERS Green Space In Situ Plants

HEARTBEATS FOR SUNLIGHT

Waste Dump

Storage Device

Collective Housing in Urban Village

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Daily leisure place in university

Summer 2018, workshop work, Collaborate: Group Opening for the Sky Lack of Sunlight Wanjing Zhao, Hao Huang, Zhendong Fu HIL Architect, Site: Shenzhen High-density Housing Centers Instructor: Bo Cheng, BoActivitie Li

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Collective housing in urban village

In the process of rapid urbanization in Shenzhen, a large number of urban village have appeared. Because of the low rent, it has become the residence of migrant workers and graduates who have just left universities. However, in order to earn more rent, the local villagers desperately built higher buildings, which made the living environment here extremely poor and dense, regardless of the wishes of residents. The villagers occupy all the public and cultural spaces in the village, and they exclude the workers from enter, which makes them even more lack of belonging and close themselves.

In order to improve the situation of migrant workers, I observed their lives and needs from their perspectives, and derived the strategy: 9 buildings form a cluster, reduce the height of the central building to create a venue for public activites, three-dimensional corridors and transparent facade to increase the sense of connection. The villagers will be attracted to enter and participate in the highest density areas, because of these public activities, and ultimately achieve mutual tolerance between villagers and workers.

PHYSICAL MODEL

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DRIFTERS AND VILLAGERS LIVE IN SEPERATED CONDITION

EXTREMLY HIGH DENSITY BLOCK SUNLIGHT These high-density houses, known as handshake buildings, make it difficult for people living here to enjoy the sunshine.

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THE EXIST MONOTONOUS AND DARK

EVERYDAY LIFE REFLECTS DRIFTERS' WISHES

The existing public space is dark and desolate, and the public life is monotonous.

First of all, take down excessive close balconies. Lower the height of some buildings and plant green plants on the roof to allow the sunshine in. The first step aims to reduce the spatial density. Then, according to the analysis of the existing situation, one or two of the same building group will be transformed into public functions. The flow of people will be divided to reduce the density.

Finally, the original iron fence window is transformed into transparent glass window, and the visual density is reduced through facade transformation.

THE STRATEGY A CLUSTER WITH ACTIVITIE CENTER TO INCREASE VITALITY BRING IN SUNLIGHT

HEIGHT DIFFERENCE

PUBLIC CENTER

TRANSPARENT FACADE FLEXIBLE WINDOWS Existed and strategy

The strategy cluster can meet the needs of the drifters at different levels: sunny environment, public communication and sense of belonging.

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DIVERSE CLUSTERS PROMOTE INTERACTION According to the analysis of the current situation, six kinds of public activity centers with different functions and characteristics are set up in different building groups of the block.It basically accommodates the different needs of people with different preferences. For example, when people living in group A like the activities of the activity center

center located in group B and want to participate in them, they have to communicate across different groups. This flow of people is supposed to bring more vigorous vitality and more abundant public communication life to the block.The figure below shows the brief design of the six main activity centers.

Bar and live house for music lovers and wine culture lovers.

Art center and small gallery for artisits and art lovers.

Sports center which provides various sports groud.Also for skater boys in the city.

Greenhouse for enjoying pretty flowers and plants and oxygen therapy

DISTRIBUTE LIGHT AND PUBLIC ACTIVITIES

Library that provides quiet reading space. There are occasional reading salons here.

Typology of clusters and the distribution

Corner Cafe. A good place to relax.

It basically accommodates the different needs of people with different preferences. For example, when people living in group A like the activities of the activity center located in group B and want to participate in them, they have to communicate across different groups.

This flow of people is supposed to bring more vigorous vitality and more abundant public communication life to the block.The figure below shows the brief design of the six main activity centers.

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Unit I

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Unit IV

A relatively closed concrete central box in a transparent glass box accommodates private daily activities. People can use curtains to decide whether they want to connect their public life with others.

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Publice Space in One Building

Building II

Building III

Building IV

The open public space between different floors produces vertical communication. The scaling and retreat of space in the vertical direction produce the communication of sight. The elevated corridor as a threedimensional traffic will organize the flow of people, and the whole micro public space system will operate in this way.

Corridors and Stairs Connecting a Cluster

Cluster I

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LIGHT AND PUBLIC ACESS IN HOUSING

Different house types and different forms of public space are organically combined in different ways, forming a dynamic public space system in different building groups.

Housing System

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EXPLORE ATMOSPHERE BY MAKING PHYSICAL MODELS I use large-scale physical models to explore the practical effect of each project. I explored the space and materials through the steps of searching, printing, manual processing, pasting and comparing.

I explore it from details that people can touch, such as floor, furniture, façade and plants.

Taking the floor of the activity center as an example, I printed more than 20 materials for comparison, and finally selected one that was romantic and also acceptable for migrant workers.

PUBLIC SPACE IN HOUSEING

MODEL PHOTOGRAPHY

Factor I - Floor

1 Terrazzo 2 Marble Slab 3 Marble Tiles 4 Red Terrazzo 5 Mosaic Tiles

Factor II - Facade

SHARED KITCHEN

1 Brick + Glass 2 Glass 3 Perforated Steel Plate 4 Frosted Glass 5 Wood Grille

Combination of Indoor factors 1 White Steel Beam 2 Red Desk 3 Curves Roof 4 Multi-ribbed Beam 5 Chandelier

Factor III - Plants

1 Brick 2 Sand 3 Plants 4 frame 5 Tables and chairs

Physical Model

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Urban Life

Public Activites

A Big Framework

Urban Life

Reactivate

Water Crisis

Rainwater Collecting

Flood Irrigation

Windbreak Forest Park

Proj.01

Resonance Trigger

Tourism system based on rainwater irrigation

04SaltCLEANERS: Coastal Ecology Marsh Decline

Restoration DEJA VU ON THE EDGE

Heavy Industries

Local Production

Daily Leisure Place in the University

Fall 2019, studio work Group work, Collaborate: In Situ Plants Feiyu Chen, Weitong Yang, Zhiqiao Yang Site: Xi'an XAUAT, Waste Dump Storage Device Instructor: Ying Wang, Quan Yu

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Fishing village and salt marsh community

Underused Green Space

Lack of Sunlight

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Opening for the Sky Activitie Centers

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Daily leisure place in university

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Collective housing in urban village

The center and the edge of the university are in two different states. The center is used by students, and there are tidy teaching buildings and lawns, while the edges belong to the cleaners, where all kinds of waste products are accumulated. The life of the cleaner are exluded to these unnoticed places and objects.

I design multiple micro devices on the edge of my university to light up the lives of the neglected cleaners. Through interviews, I learned about their differentiated needs, habits, and stories, and I find that most cleaners have a habit to collect used stuffs, so I provide various follies by using the collected ones. By creating places to connect students and the stuff, students can pay attention to the cleaners life, and ultimately, university will become more inlcusive.

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USED STUFF

THE CENTER OF UNIVERSITIES ARE USED BY STUDENTS THE CLEANERS ARE MARGINALIZED Because of the different frequency of use, the school space is divided into two parts with different vitality. The central area with the teaching building, dormitory and playground as the core component is the most dynamic part of the campus. The frequent communication and life of students take place here.

The surrounding area around the central area is relatively dilapidated and desolate due to few people's activities. The daily activities and rest space of school cleaners are also arranged in these places that people do not pay attention to.

Here also became the place where the fallen leaves and old furniture piled up.

SMALL TALKS

CLEANERS

SWEEP THE FLOOR

STUDENTS

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MORNING MEETING

COLLECT USED FURNITURE

CLEAN UP THE GARBAGE

The Cleaners Are Marginalized

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DAILY ACTIVITIES OBSERVATION OF CLEANERS Before the design, we followed some cleaners and recorded their life in detail. As a supplement, we interviewed them briefly for the rest of their life details.

This chart shows the flow of people in different design location we preseted during different periods of time. And the presupposition is based on where they usually work. We followed the daily routine of 7 cleaners, and find their working places, living places and leisure places. Based on this invesrigaiton, we try to introduce different follies to lighten their life.

FOLLY I

MICROINTERVENTIONS TO LIGHTEN CLEANERS' LIFE IN SCHOOL

ESCAPE CABIN These structures, known as escape cabins, provide a private resting place for cleaners working near the teaching building. In these cabins, they can temporarily escape from the harsh inspection of the school leaders and various hard work , and gain their own peace for a moment. At the same time, these cabins also provide a shelter for morning students.

I hope that through my design, these neglected cleaners can be provided with a more energetic and humanistic activity place. Those once dilapidated marginal areas will become secret gardens with communication vitality and good memories through design.

The cleaners will no longer be just ghosts wandering on the edge of the school, but live a happy and passionate life in their own habitat.

These six place serve not only the margin cleaners, but also serve the whole university. Students can joint the gallery, flea markets or leaves party to share their used stuff and enjoy the leisure talking time with others.

Analysis Activities Observation, Escape Cabin

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FIXED CORNER FLEXIBLE CORNER SHELF SPACE IN/OUT THE CORNER

FOLLY II

GALLERY IN ABANDONED BUIDING

FOLLY III There are many traces of time in the abandoned building, such as water marks. I trace them again, and use them as a basis to put new structures into the abandoned building. The space formed by these new structures in the original regular column network structure provides a free-flowing open communication place.

CORNER FLEA MARKET

The new wedge-shaped structure replaces the original abandoned furniture and provides an open-air communication space for cleaners.

The space formed by these lightweight frame structures can also be used as a shelf to display second-hand goods and turn it into a self-organized flea market.

People can change the placement of these structures according to their own needs, and this will become a new and energetic life

Gallery in Abandoned Building, Corner Flea Market

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FOLLY V

REMNANT CHURCH

FOLLY IV

PARTY OF LEAVES AND CURTAINS

The translucent curtain divides the deciduous forest into private spaces. And behind these curtains, we can see the figure of the dustman sweeping the fallen leaves. Why don't you open these curtains and get involved in the leaf sweeping? Just like the growth and fall of leaves, let this deciduous forest become a place where private whispers and laughter coexist.

Second hand items collected by cleaners are carefully sorted out and put here. This chapel designed for second-hand items allows us to experience the deep feelings contained in these things, and also allows us to appreciate the emotional connection between the cleaners and us when collecting them.

FOLLY VI

BALLOON EXCHANGE HUB

The floating balloons are pulled together to form a shelter with soft light. People can put second-hand goods here and exchange them. Different from the flea market in the third plan, there will be more frequent communication between campus students and cleaners.

Party of Leaves & Curtains, Remnants Church, Ballon Exchange Hub

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OTHER PROJECTS

01 BUILDING OF WOODEN TEA HOUSE Competitive Construction Workshop

Summer 2019 Group work Site: Suqian Instructor: Di Wu, Jing Chen

Because of the pursuit of the real effect of architecture, I participated in the construction competition during the summer vacation. On the site, we experienced the entire construction process step by step. From the beginning of laying out, we poured concrete personally and communicated with the workers about how to hoist steel beams and install steel diagonal braces. At the same time, we also assemble wooden beams and wooden grille facades by ourselves.

We also encountered a typhoon during this period. In order not to delay the construction period, we checked the sewer pipes under the umbrella. When pouring concrete, we often get up at 5 in the morning, and then work until midnight. Under such intense training, my willpower has become stronger.

This project is a tea room by the waterfront. We provide local villagers with a place for leisure and entertainment. At the same time, combined with the pear orchard characteristics of the village, this place is turned into a sales place open to tourists.

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DRAINAGE

ROOF

PARTICAL BOARD EAVE HUTTER WOOD BEAM

SUNSHINE BOARD WOOD BEAM

STRUCTURE BOX STEEL BEAM BOOKSHELF PARTICAL BOARD STEEL KEEL

square wood 40*90mm threaded nail 180mm square wood 45*45mm

insulation

square wood square wood square wood concrete c-shaped steel

CONNECTION BETWEEN THE FACADE AND THE FLOOR

FLOOR WOOD FLOOR INSULATION CAST IN-SITU CONCRETE LEVELING COURSE SOIL COMPACTION

Tectonics Section

FOUNDATION STEEL BEAM CONCRETE PILE LEVELING COURSE

PLATFORM WOOD FLOOR WOOD BEAM DIAGONAL BRACE CONCRETE FOUNDATION

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02 TEA ROOM

03 STUDENT DORMITORY

FEELING OF TEA I Taste jasmine tea, and use paintings to express its color, fragrance, taste, shape and image.

Based on this, I imagine scene: light, sound, time and tea set.

Then to imagine the space, gaps to bring in light, put tea set, sit and meditate.

SPATIAL IMAGINATION

Explore the scale of the space by my body

Feelings of Tea and Student Dormitory

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