Architecture portfolio for UCL MArch Architectural Design

PORTFOLIO | YAN ZEMIN B.Arch Huazhong University of Science and Technology

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PROLOGUE

CONTENT

About Complexity

Architecture, as the smallest unit that constitutes the human habitat, is the most closely related to human behavior patterns, and is the direct medium through which humans come into contact with the huge complex of the city, and is the link between people and the city. I also believe that architecture can play a more direct role in solving some social problems.

In today's world of explosive economic and technological development, unprecedented urbanization rates and information dissemination, the surrounding environment that individual people come into contact with is extremely complex and varied. Therefore, diverse cultures, changing climates, large numbers of people, complex social needs, and cities with huge scales that are difficult to reach boundaries make architecture even more significant as a medium between people and complexity. I believe that, as with the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, a single building can make a huge difference to the solution of complex urban problems. In this context, architecture is confronted with an unprecedentedly complex environment.

With the increasing complexity of social and urban structures, it is necessary to rationally analyze urban problems and opportunities in the complex environment, and put forward proper spatial solutions. Chinese cities are facing this trend of increasing cultural, demographic and urban complexity, while most of the former buildings have been formatted to meet a single function, blindly demolishing and building for economic growth without addressing the urban issues of today and tomorrow. I believe that in-depth analysis of the urban environment and sorting out the intricate economic and cultural relationships are crucial to the design of China's urban architecture today and even in the future, and this is what is missing in the Chinese architectural design industry nowadays. In this portfolio I will present my thinking on complex urban problems in different geographical areas and propose architectural solutions based on urban research.

Based on my reflection on mordern city and its complex condition, I choose to apply for your programme of MSc Architecture, aiming to widely become familiar with more advanced architectural theories and technologies in order to deepen my understanding of architecture.

More importantly, it is vital to further improve my logical thinking ability, critical skills and the sensitive to urban problems, as well as think and react more deeply. The subsequent graduate studies can equip me with the strong capacity to properly deal with complex social problems in future workplace and even explore the boundaries of problem solving by architectural language.

01 | BRIDGE

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Urban Renewal to Recall Jiangnan Culture

02 | NATURAL STATION

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Green House Restaurant to Evoke Agricultural Life

03 | GREEN LINK

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Living Blue Green Resilient City for a 15-minute Life Loop

04 | WALK AND SEE

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Wuhan Old Community Ramp Market

OTHER WORKS

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AMPHIBIOUS CITY DAVINCI BRIDGE TIME RESORT COMMUNICATING GREENHOUSE

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01 | B R I D G E Urban Renewal to Recall Jiangnan Culture HUST Architecture Studio 2021 Winter Site: Hangzhou, China Instructor: Chen Hong Individual Work/ Academic Work

West Lake as the most famous tourist attraction in the historical city of Hangzhou not only has a stunningly beautiful natural scenery, but also no shortage of humanistic landscapes that tell the history and traditional Chinese culture, which attracts countless tourists to come and see, in the process of Hangzhou's rapid development, car lanes, high consumption places, huge size of the neighborhood, so that the beautiful scenery of the ancient city of Jiangnan with small bridges and flowing water has long disappeared. A neighborhood located on the east side of West Lake, near numerous cultural and historical monuments and the most prosperous commercial area by West Lake, is a significant place to restore the historical mark of Hangzhou.

In the ancient city of Jiangnan, which has a well-developed water system, water and bridges are important elements of urban transportation, with "water" being the transportation of goods within the city and bridges mending the fragmentation of the neighborhood caused by waterways. The two together create a unique spatial atmosphere in Jiangnan, China. In the venue, the spatial element of "bridge" is regained to mend the fragmented neighborhoods and to create permeable streets for people to explore, so that people can integrate into them and recover the urban memory and traditional Chinese culture of Hangzhou that has been lost in the consumer society.

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MAPPING OF SITE

CONNECTION OF HISTORY AND MORDERN The site was chosen in an area on the eastern shore of Hangzhou's West Lake, an area dominated by residential buildings and currently of relatively low economic value.

Relatively speaking, the old city center of Hangzhou is the gathering area of many shopping malls, and there are more historical buildings, which have high commercial value and tourism value, while the new city center is the gathering place of many company headquarters, with many high-rise buildings, and is the cbd of Hangzhou, which has high commercial value but not high tourism value.

The selected site has a high density of residential buildings and a high population density, but it is close to the West Lake tourist area and has many historical points of interest, so it can be developed as a key cultural tourism area in Hangzhou in the future and has a large potential. The three areas are connected to Hangzhou East Railway Station by three subway lines, making transportation more convenient.

760m

MAPPING OF HANGZHOU

subway line1

OLD URBAN CENTER

10.5km

subway line4

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8km

subway line7

scenic spot

schools

road barrier

negative public space

high consumption

residence

private entrance

historical interests

common comsumption

nearby subway station

building boundary barrier

water area

culture places

nearby subway station

The buildings form an unbreakable boundary with the residential area, while the great scale of the urban block causes limited accessibility to the scenic area on the eastern side of the site, while the through-going carriageway leads to a poor walking experience. There are many public spaces within the site, but the public spaces are not open to the public, creating narrow and crowded walking paths within the site with no areas to stay.

There are two historical and cultural attractions within the site, Confucius Temple and qianwang temple, but the West Lake scenic area in the east is full of high consumption places, attracting tourists to spend money, while the historical and cultural attractions are buried among the consumption places and unattended.

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active public space

NEW URBAN CENTER

water area

high speed railway station

nearby subway station

water front

site

urban park

other subway station

subway line

important urban area

scenic spot

historical interest

Modern city lanes, residential boundaries, high-spending venues, uniform modernist residential buildings and long block form a barrier between residents, tourists and the historical sites, scenic areas of West Lake, and people gradually lose their identification with traditional culture.

Urban design needs to break down these barriers in order to create a circulation of tourism through the attractions and West Lake scenery and a circulation of residents for community functions within the neighborhood.

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URBAN STRATEGY

A THOUSAND LI OF RIVERS AND MOUNTAINS

Referring to the traditional Chinese painting "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains", the spatial changes form a whole circulation of experience with bridges, courtyards, stacks and towers.

HISTORICAL RIVERS AND BRIDGES river bridge

Contrasting to the 1905 map of Hangzhou, many of the original rivers and bridges have been removed from the current site and replaced with vehicular roads, which became the river of modern society, but the bridge was eliminated by the times so relatively speaking, many of the culture and characteristics of Hangzhou as the ancient city of Jiangnan in China are gradually disappearing. I hope to recreate the original city mark of Hangzhou in the design.

GENERATION PROGRESS

RIVER AND BRIDGE

Extracting elements of the old Hangzhou rivers and bridges, restoring the city's marks and characteristics, while using the bridges as nodes to connect the closed block to the West Lake scenic area in the west, breaking the barrier of the neighborhoods.

PUBLIC SPACES

Utilizing the existing public space of the site, giving multiple functions and revitalizing the original closed and cramped urban space.

VISTORS' CIRCULATION

RESIDENTS' CIRCULATION

LANDSCAPE CIRCULATION

Extracting the spatial rhythm and order changes in the map of a thousand miles of rivers and mountains to control the spatial changes of the tour site, forming a tour flow line from land to waterway and then to land.

The side of the site away from the West Lake scenic area is a place for residents' living facilities in the block, giving them a place to enrich their daily activities and restoring their sense of identity with the traditional culture of Hangzhou.

Form a landscape flow line along the shore of the West Lake, using some resilient city techniques to prevent urban flooding while allowing residents and tourists to visit and experience the scenery and culture of the West Lake.

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bridge

visitors circulation

tower water circulation

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OVERVIEW OF INTERVENTION

SPACE PROTOTYPE Referring to the spatial pattern of the ancient Jiangnan water city, the spatial prototype was extracted and applied in the design. The spatial functions, spatial sequences, and formal prototypes of the ancient city of Jiangnan are used to realize the convenience of residents, evoke urban memory, and cultural identity respectively.

The system also includes cultural facilities to revitalize the space and educate residents about traditional culture.

RESIDENTS VISITORS

corridor

bridge

public space

temple

quay

public space

temple

retail

quay

greenery space

cultural facility

turning point

Translating the interesting flow of the ancient Jiangnan town into the modern urban environment, giving it a new way of vertical dimension and creating a more interesting spatial pattern of the Jiangnan town with modern architectural technology.

Using the analyzed spatial prototypes to compose the entire urban renewal design, two circulation of residents and visitors are realized

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NODE 1 BRIDGE

SPACE PATTERN Based on the space prototype of the "bridge", it is expanded to include many functions that are in line with modern urban life.

4 NODE 1 is the southernmost "bridge" of the site and its subsidiary functions, the bridge is related to the surrounding qianwang temple, the West Lake scenic area and the residential area across the carriageway, and is endowed with many subsidiary functions, including the related museums, exhibition halls and tea culture parks around the qianwang temple.

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Scene from the Tea Culture Park: A water feature is set up in the courtyard to provide a good view for tea drinkers, while the space on the bridge is connected to the courtyard by a staircase

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The scene of the market set up in front of the qianwang temple: The installation of relatively traditional residential living facilities in front of traditional cultural attractions provides visitors with the ability to visit and shop while residents purchase daily necessities.

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SPACE PATTERN

SPACE SEQUENCE

Based on the spatial prototype of "public space", the open-air Yue Opera Theater is the center of the park, recreation, observation tower and other functions and complex circulations.Provide a place for visitors and residents to interact with each other.

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6 Scene from the open-air Yue Opera Theater: Centered on the theater, the perimeter is endowed with multi-layered corridors to attract residents and visitors passing by.

public space park retail greenery culture verticle circulation horizontal circulation

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5 Scene with complex circulation: Three steps intertwine to form a complex flow, providing an uncertain interest similar to that of the ancient town of Jiangnan.

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NODE 2 THEATER

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FUNCTION The first part is the theater area, which contains the theater, the surrounding ancillary flow and the refreshment function. The second part is the park area, which contains cultural stores and provides residents and tourists with the function of playing and resting. The third part is the exchange area, which contains the exhibition hall related to Yueju opera and the observation tower of West Lake.

node 2 is a park with the theme of Yueju, the traditional drama of Hangzhou, which is gradually replaced by mainstream media in modern society. This park tries to revive people's love for Yueju by including a number of Yueju museums and cultural halls, as well as an open-air Yueju theater, giving many residents and visitors functions where residents and visitors have a common point of interest and where residents and visitors interact with each other, forming an important node for promoting the traditional culture of Hangzhou.

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TOWER The observation tower is composed of multiple curved roofs, forming an architectural resemblance with the characteristics of ancient China's Jiangnan, different roofs form different spatial feelings, and the landscape of the West Lake in the distance can be felt under the continuous change of architectural space.

NODE 3 COMMON-HALL A venue for residents to gather at the main entrance of the Confucius Temple, where public functions such as lectures, deliberations and propaganda can be carried out, giving the government, educational institutions, media organizations and residents a place to communicate and express their ideas.

Scene of the common-hall: Crowds gather in front of the porch of the Confucius Temple

SECTION

The observation tower offers a clear view of the Qianwang Temple and West Lake.

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NODE 4 QUAY

node4 is the southernmost quay in the design, based on the ancient town extracted from the quay space prototype, give tea breaks, arts and crafts retail and other relatively commercial functions. The observation deck of West Lake is combined with the interior building to form an external circulation alone on the waterfront side, and conntected to the function of the quay, so that viewing activity is combined with the consumption activity inside the building. At the same time, more natural techniques are used here, so that visitors can feel the experience of intermingling nature and culture.

Scene of the architecture from the water: The side of the building facing the water forms the traditional Chinese façade of a continuous undulating roof

LANDSCAPE DETAIL

hard wood floor

grass planting

moistureproof layer

planting soil

thermal insulation layer

tree roots

concrete profiled deck

stone subbase

soil subgrade

outfall pipe

The ecological approach of a resilient city is used in the water-friendly landscape to provide visitors with a better green landscape while also using landscape facilities to a certain extent to alleviate the problem of urban flooding during the rainy season.At different water levels, visitors can experience a different view of West Lake

stone subbase soil subgrade

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02 | N A T U R A L S T A T I O N Green House Restaurant to Evoke Agricultural Life HUST Architecture Studio 2021 Summer Site: Mývatn, Iceland Instructor: Lei Jingjing Individual Work/ Academic Work

The relationship between human beings and nature has become disordered to a certain extent, and we need to go beyond the perspective of industry and technology to re-cognize the relationship between human beings and nature, and agriculture is the most direct manifestation of the relationship between human beings and nature in the process of social development, and it is worth to be discussed again. As one of the coldest civilized countries in the world, Iceland has preserved its natural landscape to the greatest extent, and most of the land is still in an unexplored state.

In this project, people have the opportunitiy to move from fast to slow, from urban to rural, when they taste the pure and natural food , watch the farming and picking that gradually leave the memory of people in the city, and even participate in the agricultural production.

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UNCULTIVATED LAND

FUNCTION

The site was chosen in Mývatn located in the north of Iceland , and is surrounded by numerous tourist attractions

The functions of the building are divided into two parts: visitors and logistics. All visitors' functions want to interact with the planting area or be able to see the green plants, while the planting functions in logistics are directly linked to visitors' picking and playing through the planting area, forming a complete dining circulation from planting to picking to preparation to cooking and finally to dining.

STRATEGY

Visitors can visit the entire flow of food and beverage production from the time they enter the restaurant to the time they eat, while participating as part of the process themselves. In addition to the dining experience, the building is derived from the natural attractions to the south, creating multiple modes of interaction with nature.

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TERAIN ADAPTION

VIEW

the greenhouse is placed in the site,and a multi-layer continuous planting form is set up on south part of the green house.The greenhouse is a glass box facing the volcano to the south, with a view of the volcano from most of the restaurant.

The external dining space is twisted at an angle to face the light blue hot spring pool directly to create a good view of the dining area, while the external flow line is set up at the periphery of the building to provide a flow line for visitors to take photos and view the scenery.

FUNCTION

ENERGY SAVING

The southern part of the greenhouse is the planting area and the northern part is the functional area, both of which are intertwined so that visitors can experience any function in the restaurant while in contact with the plants in the planting area.The two dining spaces are divided into opposite interior planting areas and opposite exterior landscaping.

Rainwater harvesting devices are installed at the end of the sloping roof for irrigation, electric curtains are installed at the top of the functional areas to reduce the direct UV radiation of the greenhouse, and side windows are opened at the top of the building to provide smooth ventilation inside the building.

MASTER PLAN

The chosen site is located at the intersection of agricultural areas and natural landscapes, with forests and the Hverfjall volcano to the south, as well as two farms to the north. The site is adjacent to a Mývatn thermal bathing area. Therefore it is an excellent starting point for tourist routes and an area to experience Nordic agriculture for visitors. The building is therefore expected to be a node of the tourist route, providing a resting place for tourists and a place where people tired of city life can experience the joy of agricultural life.

COLLAGE OF AGRICULTURE AND ATTRACTIONS

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BLOCKS The building is divided into two dining blocks, a kitchen block, and a multifunctional block, which is placed in the greenhouse and interacts with the planting area and the natural landscape. The materials used are mainly eco-friendly and natural wood.

1. The inward-facing dining block has two levels and is placed above the planting area, surrounded by vegetation, so that visitors are in a green environment during the dining process.

2. Outward-facing dining block facing the Mývatn Nature Hot Springs to the south, offering three levels of dining space.

3. The kitchen block is connected to the planting area,forming a circulation from planting to serving 4. The multi-purpose block also faces the planting area and creates a separate flow on the other side with views to the west side of the building

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With the sinking of the terrain, the planting area forms a continuous sinking form, visitors with the flow of food and beverage, the entire planting area will slowly emerge, visitors in different areas of the building and planting area interaction occurs.

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Scene of open planting area

Scene open planting area from the narrow road

1 planting area 2 dining area 3 multifunction room 4 kitchen 5 restroom 6 entrance 7 meditation room 8 office 9 food preparation

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CIRCULATION The design fully introduces the greenhouse landscape and farming scenes into the building space as part of the restaurant space plot, rendering an immersive spatial experience and strengthening the spatial theme of integration of planting production and culinary consumption.

The interior of the building makes full use of the change of terrain height to create a variety of viewing platforms that produce a rich sightline relationship with the vegetation, so that visitors can capture the indoor agricultural scenes from the restaurant everywhere during the event.

Access to the dining area is through an elevated corridor with planting areas on both sides and adjacent to the kitchen area where you can see the process from planting to cooking.

dining

ENTRANCE

At the same time, all dining areas and planting areas inside the building are related in various forms, creating a "you in me" visual relationship and bringing visitors closer to the crops, which not only brings visitors a feeling of walking in nature and interacting with plants, but also gives visitors a strong visual immersion of agricultural production.

corridor

In addition, the dining route of visitors descends gradually with the terrain, guiding them into the planting area, so that their dining experience is closely integrated with the natural experience and they intuitively experience the pleasure of enjoying locally produced food and dishes from the site.

The top of the inwardfacing dining block has the most generous view and can be used as an observation deck for the planting area while visitors dine.

dining

Mývatn thermal bathing

The corridor leading to the dining area on the middle level forms an enclosure around a small planting area, creating a relaxing courtyard.

dining planting

Hverfjall volcano

planting

dining

The lower level of the inward-facing dining block is more enclosed and used as a relatively private dining space, with all openings open to the vegetation of the planting area.

The dining area on the ground floor is reached by walking through the planting area.

planting dining

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THERMAL CYCLING

hard wood floor galvanized square keel moistureproof layer thermal insulation layer concrete profiled deck planting grass

soil subgrade

planting soil sand and gravel layer drainage facilities

The rainwater collection equipment in the building provides water for sprinkler irrigation, and the excess water in the planting area is filtered and gathered into the geothermal energy circulation equipment to provide heat souece for the building, and the cooled water enters the sprinkler irrigation equipment again to become the sprinkler irrigation warer source, thus realizing the water circulation and heat circulation in the building.

drainage pipes

stone subbase soil subgrade double insulated glass 600*200mm H-section steel beam

STRUCTURE & TECHNIQUE

The building structure adopts the I-beam frame system as the main structure of the greenhouse, and the rest of inserted blocks area supported by the structual system of the greenhouse pilus the reinforced concrete frame structure, with movable shade cloth on top of the building and windows to achieve good ventilation and energy saving inside the building.

aluminium framed glass ribs thermal insulation layer

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MODEL

VIBRANT BOX

Create a vibrant box in Iceland's natural ice landscape as a respite from busy city life and the start of a nature trip throughout Iceland. visitors move from fast to slow, from urban to rural, leaving the consumerism and hedonism of urban life to return to the leisurely life of farming civilization to regain the meaning of life, which is also a way of development of post-modern agriculture.

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03 | G R E E N L I N K Living Blue Green Resilient City for a 15-minute Life Loop HUST Architecture Studio 2022 Summer Site: Newyork City, USA Instructor: Xu Shen Group Work/ Academic Work Collaborator: Yang Chenze, Wan Wangxi Role: 40% research, 100% concept design, architecture design, drawings

In today's deteriorating climate, New York, especially the southern coastal region of Coney Island, faces greater threats of flooding and inundation, while these southern areas have lower per capita incomes and poorer living infrastructure than New York's highly developed downtown areas such as Manhattan. Local residents also have to endure long distances of uncomfortable, dangerous walking experiences. Conversely, Coney Island is an area that is well worthy of redesign because of its unique history and beach views and recreational facilities that attract many residents from relatively northern New York to vacation.

Using relatively new urban amenities and technologies, this project hopes to respond to the urban blight that exists on Coney Island, improving the living experience of residents while becoming a more popular resort area.

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STRATEGY

MAPPING OF SOUTHERN BROOKLYN Coney Island and the surrounding area in south Brooklyn, New York, has popular parks and historic amusement parks, but there are more urban issues for residents of some areas

Based on the site problems and opportunities, three basic solution strategies are proposed 1. Use blue green technology system to establish the water storage and drainage system connecting the north and south shore of Coney Island, in order to solve the urban flooding problem of Coney Island now and even after 2050.

2. Establish a mobility system to build separate bicycle and pedestrian paths, separated from the car paths, to provide a better walking and biking experience.

3. Establish a five-minute living circle to serve the daily life, cultural life and productive life of the residents

MAPPING OF SITE The western part of Coney Island was selected as the key design site

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park

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10min life circle

area to be renovated

15min life circle

PROBLEMS

cultural facility landscape node

5500m

subway line renovating circulation

subway station

OPPORTUNITIES Coney Island and the surrounding areas in southern New York have more urban problems, according to statistics, the area will suffer more serious flooding problems after 2050 due to sea level rise, and the travel time between these areas and the subway stations are more than 15 minutes, causing residents inconvenient commuting problems. Also within the 15-minute living circle of the site, there are fewer amenities necessary for living.

These areas have parks, beaches and other attractions nearby to attract city dwellers as recreational sites.

residential area

attraction

collective housing

sport facility

tourists circulation

welfare Facilities

life facilities circulation

office

landscape circulation

retail

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STRUCTURE DIAGRAM BLUE GREEN TECHNOLOGY

MOBILITY

5min LIFE CIRCLE

central blue green system

central commuting&bicycle syestem

visitor circulation

blue green system in block

commuting&bicycle system in block

visitor node

drainage stream

15min circle of subway station

attraction

attracting people flow

wadering system in block

park

storage ponds

carway

5min life circle

green plaza

15min circle of subway station

transit stop

transit stop

roof park

park

green production

GENERATION PROGRESS

SITE PLAN

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park water harvesting system

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WANDERING SYSTEM

COMMUTING SYSTEM

BICYCLE SYSTEM

The wandering system connects all the rooftop parks in the building and connects with vibrant public space for commercial, leisure, performance and viewing platform to provide active public space.

The internal commutting system attached to the surrounding building and connects to the central commutting system, it also contains several vertical traffic connections directly to the towers.

The internal bicycle system is also connected to the central bicycle system, and there are transit stops to connect the internal and central bicycle system, and to connect the internal bicycle system and the commutting system.

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5 7 1 school B 2 library 3 mall 4 roof park 5 kitchen 6 restaurant 7 artists studio 8 cultral shop of theater 9 viewing platform

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MOBILITY SYSTEM

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TECHNICAL DRAWING OF FLOATING BUBBLES 90*80mm glass fin 50mm double glazing 500*300mm H-section steel beam prefabricated steel joint Φ 40mm bolt Φ 50mm wire rope

Scene of commercial bubbles from platform: The shaped space creates a rich walking experience，and recreating the early 20th century imagery of Coney Island's amusement park

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TYPES OF BUBBLES

REST

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COMMERCE

VIEWING

STAGE

Scenario of Global Tower,1906

DETAIL DRAWING 21

SECTION A-A

SECTION B-B

Set up a work shop above the green area in the middle of the building and an open-air screening room and other more public functions connected to the school and library

The stage of theater is set above the green area in the middle and connected to the concert hall on the other side, while the open-air performance space is set on the roof.

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COMFORTABLE WALKING EXPERIENCE

STORMY DAY

SUNNY DAY

During storms, the blue green technology system collects water from the surrounding hard paved areas to alleviate urban flooding, while pedestrian paths are sheltered from the wind and rain to provide a relatively safe walking environment for the pedestrian, and some of the rooftop parks are also underneath the buildings to provide rest during rainy days.

On sunny days, the blue green technology system also provides a place for residents to relax and play.

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04 | W A L K A N D S E E Wuhan Old Community Ramp Market HUST Architecture Studio 2022 Fall Site: Wuhan, China Instructor: Chen Hong

Individual Work/ Academic Work

West Lake as the most famous tourist attraction in the historical city of Hangzhou not only has a stunningly beautiful natural scenery, but also no shortage of humanistic landscapes that tell the history and traditional Chinese culture, which attracts countless tourists to come and see, in the process of Hangzhou's rapid development, car lanes, high consumption places, huge size of the neighborhood, so that the beautiful scenery of the ancient city of Jiangnan with small bridges and flowing water has long disappeared. A neighborhood located on the east side of West Lake, near numerous cultural and historical monuments and the most prosperous commercial area by West Lake, is a significant place to restore the historical mark of Hangzhou.

In the ancient city of Jiangnan, which has a well-developed water system, water and bridges are important elements of urban transportation, with "water" being the transportation of goods within the city and bridges mending the fragmentation of the neighborhood caused by waterways. The two together create a unique spatial atmosphere in Jiangnan, China. In the venue, the spatial element of "bridge" is regained to mend the fragmented neighborhoods and to create permeable streets for people to explore, so that people can integrate into them and recover the urban memory and traditional Chinese culture of Hangzhou that has been lost in the consumer society.

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The site is frequented by four groups of people: young residents, retired residents, tourists and vendors. The types of activities and time periods of activities of these four groups were counted to determine their chances of generating communication.

TIME AND EVENTS

The site is located near the former city center of Wuhan, with a large number of commercial facilities built around it, as well as preserving a large number of historical buildings in Wuhan, which attracts a large number of visitors. The surrounding residential area is very dense, the number of residents is very large, and the gathering activities of the residents are very large, often a large number of people gathered together resulting in the sidewalks and even the carriageway is flooded. There is an urgent need for a building near the site to provide convenience to residents in their daily lives, to serve as an attraction and activity place for residents, and to provide a scenic resting place for visitors.

SITE RELATIONSHIP

MASTER PLAN

snack street

goods visitors

market Market ramps are interwoven within the site to form echoes of the historic buildings and to divert and channel the flow of people of many different natures and activities.

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INTEGRATION

historical building

Residents gather near the site. Gathering activities include buying food from roadside vendors, spectating and participating in chess activities, drinking tea and chatting at the roadside, etc.

Referring to the traditional market in Wuhan, there are closely arranged stores on both sides of the street, and aisles and shopping areas are formed in the middle of the road.

The ramp is used to cram Wuhan's traditional market model into a relatively small site, forming a continuous three-dimensional shopping flow, while the building volume echoes the surrounding historic buildings, providing an area for visitors to ascend and view the landscape.

market entrance

GENERATION PROGRESS “ 瞧一瞧 看一看 ” “Take a look and see”

STRATEGY

MARKET

VISITORS CIRCULATION

FUNCTION BLOCKS

ROOF

Establishing a continuous ramp market

Create visitor circulation lines at the top of the ramp market

Adding functional blocks of supporting facilities based on flow lines

Adding a roof to form a shelter for ramp flow

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visitors tour circulation 0 1 2

four sets of ramps interspersed in the building form the space for the market and visitors to walk, forming a continuous CIRCULATION The ascending circulation in the building, while the vertical traffic space formed by two sets of stairs on the east and west sides of

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1 coffee & tea 2 market 3 reading 4 restroom 5 discussion room 6 viewing deck

Ramp space connects and interacts with other functional spaces in terms of flow and sight lines

the building increases the accessibility of each function in the building.

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green roof assembly insulation layer waterproofing layer concrete on metal deck insulation layer furred ceiling

slabstone veneer board steel keel aerated concrete wall moistureproof layer insulation layer wooden keel wooden veneer board

The market in the form of a ramp builds a three-dimensional continuous flow of grocery shopping and also becomes a ramp for tourists to climb and view the scenery, and under the ramp forms a chess space and a reading space for the daily activities of local residents, where a variety of people interact with each other.

CROWD GATHERING

Scene in the chess & cards activity area.

A variety of people (including grocery shoppers, chess players, visitors, and residents taking tea breaks) form a visual and physical exchange in the area to meet the needs of residents gathered around.

floor board wooden keel plastic cushion plywood particle board corrugated metal sheet moistureproof layer insulation layer reinforced concrete

DETAIL & PERSPECTIVE

Scene in the ramp market.

Formation of a space atmosphere similar to the traditional market in Wuhan.

Scene on the greenery ramp The top of the ramp forms a good walking space with the technique of green roof, and the structure of the roof forms a decorative effect.

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SCENE OF ROOF

EXPLODED DRAWING OF ROOF

Polycarbonate hollow sheets

Metal keel

Timber structure

Concrete column

The interwoven wooden structure fixed on the concrete main is used to fix the translucent polycarbonate hollow sheets of the roof, and the structure itself produces a decorative effect.

50mm polycarbonate hollow sheets 40*80mm metal keel 400*200mm wood beam drainage ditch Φ 50mm bolt prefabricated steel joint 400*400mm concrete column

DETAIL DRAWING The timber frame system is fixed to the concrete columns with prefabricated metal connectors. Also install gutters at the intersection of polycarbonate hollow sheets.

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OTHER WORKS

TIME RESORT Renovation of Elini Railway Station

Selected From 2018-2022 projects

AMPHIBIOUS CITY Residential Areas Under epidemic conditions

HUST Architecture Studio 2021 Spring Site: Wuhan, China Group Work/ Academic Work Collaborator: Xu Yaoxin, Hong Fangdong, Cai Wenzhuo, Li Xuejing

HUST Architecture Studio 2021 Summer Site: Elini, Italy Instructor: Lei Jingjing Group Work/ Academic Work Collaborator: Cai Wenzhuo, Li Ruoxi Awarded for Young Architects Competition (HONORABLE MENTIONS)

Awarded for 2021 Tian Hua Architecture Competition (Honorable Mentions) Exhibition of Architectural Design in Developing Countries 2021 (Bronze Award) The new station is a linear space which interact with the old buildings and the site. Arriving at the station, tourists are able to take a quick glance at this time-honored town or enjoy a leisure time at the cafeteria and outdoor theater. If they intend to explore Elini thoroughly, three different paths are designed for them to choose.

This culture station is hoped to be not only a transfer station for tourists, but also a wonderful depiction of Sardinian culture, and Elini will be known as a land of idyllic beauty.

COMMUNICATING GREENHOUSE Student and Faculty Service Center Renovation

DAVINCI BRIDGE

HUST Architecture Studio 2022 Spring Site: Wuhan, China Instructor: Chen Hong Group Work/ Academic Work Collaborator: Dong Chao

Community installations

HUST Architecture Studio 2021 Spring Site: Wuhan, China Instructor: Chen Qiuyu Group Work/ Academic Work Collaborator: Dong Chao Awarded for Wuhan Community Renovation Competition (Construction Award)

The project is a renewal project for an old student and faculty service center, which was originally closed to each other due to the boundary of several building spaces, and the activities within the site were relatively passive, and a large area of public space was in a very low accessibility.

This project is expected to break the barriers between people's activities by using new spaces to break the original closed building interface, and create a positive and complex state of mutual communication.

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