ZHENHAI PUBLIC LIBRARY

ZHENHAI PUBLIC LIBRARY Location: Zhenhai District, Ningbo.

Area: 2,300m2

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CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

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SITE

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DESIGN DRAWINGS

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AMBIENCE DESIGN

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DESIGN STRATEGIES

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CONCLUSION

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INTRODUCTION

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DESIGN SUMMARY & DESIGN BRIEF This Project is aimed at providing a Public Library to the society for public users of all ages, ranging from Children to adults which’s primary goal is to provide materials and services in a variety of media, in order to meet their educational, recreational, and informational requirements.

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Design Type: A Public Library

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Library Size: ~ 2,300m2

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Total Site Area: ~ 14,000m2

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Estimated number of Books hosted: 14,694 Books Target Users :- Adults, Children with special users inclusive (Visually impaired & wheelchairs users)

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EXISTING CONDITIONS Public buildings like offices, a dance studio, a food plaza; Residential estates are around the site. Public facilities are also available on site like the Bus Stop, etc. There’s a major Road to the site as well as bike and pedestrian ways to ease accessibility.

USERS’ NEED & SPACE REQUIREMENTS Sitting Area A Reception/Check-in area to welcome users & guests

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Special Reading Areas for users easily distracted by noise

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Children’s Books section for children

90m2

Main Books Area

700m2

Braille library for the visually impaired

150m2

Staff area(Storage, meeting Area, washroom) -

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Exhibition room

170m2

Computer area

180m2

Meeting room

80m2

Board games room

40m2

A Coffee Area

70m2

VIP room

40m2

Restrooms Archive Library

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100m2

40m2/Floor 90m2

Outdoor garden for users

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Parking area Staff/mini car park

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DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS ACCESSIBILITY 3

The need for adequate parking spaces/facilities.

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A low slope ramp at the entrance for special needs;

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A low-height stairs at the entrance/exit for considered for the aged ones and children.

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Wheel-chair accessible book stacks;

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Employee parking will also be provided.

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Wide Doorway openings.

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Removal of protruding objects for the safety of the visually impaired

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Provision of ramps and elevators as alternatives to stairs.

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Elevators will be provided with both auditory and visual signals on each floors. Elevator controls will be marked with large prints and braille will be on them. Wheelchair users should be able to reach the elevator controls easily.

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Provision of Wheel-chair accessible restrooms with well marked signs.

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High contrast directional signs as well as telecommunication devices.

AESTHETICS 3

Provision of Natural Daylighting where possible; Lighting levels should be even

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Natural Ventilation to lower cost of utility.

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Provision of roof insulations and walls to reduce energy usage and heat gain

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Appropriate airflow and filtering of air.

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Usage of recyclable materials to minimize wastes

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SITE LOCATION This site is located in Zhenhai District Ningbo, Zhejiang, China - 29.923175, 121.617819 ZHENHAI is a district and former county of the sub-provincial city of Ningbo in Zhejiang Province in eastern China. It has a population of 200,000. Zhenhai District has about 443,000 residents. Zhenhai District is situated southeast of Luotuo, and southwest of Guisi.

WHY CHOSEN? a. The site is situated near offices and residential areas, which I feel will be useful to the community.

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b. Easy accessibility from the roads and nearby areas.

TRAFFIC AND ACCESSIBILITY AROUND THE SITE The roads around the site tend to have a minimal traffic. The site is located near a Main Street which provides easy accessibility from the main road to its users and the environment. Its location is highly visible from the every part of the street and the shopping area. It’s not hidden from the road by trees or other buildings.

There is a Pedestrian Access of about 4m wide, which is safe for all people, including older, and children.

There is a Bus Stop adjacent the site, which makes it more easy for users of Public Transport, and Community buses to access the site.

The Subway is about 1.37 km away.

PROBLEMS One of the problems identified on site is the absence of a public library or recreational place around the site as the nearest library is about 10km away. However, the site was seen as a big opportunity to provide the library service to the community

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SITE ANALYSIS

WIND ROSE

SUN PATH

This chart shows the Average High & Low Temperature (ºC & ºF) of our chosen site.

TEMPERATURE

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URBAN ANALYSIS

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CONCEPT DESIGN

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SPATIAL ORGANIZATION

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DESIGN PRECEDENCE

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SOURCE: https://architizer.com/blog/projects/tainan-public-library/

TAINAN PUBLIC LIBRARY LOCATION: Tainan City, Taiwan.

SIZE: 25,000 sqft – 100,000 sqft ARCHITECT: Mecanoo and MAYU

From the main entrance, the building has automatic doors that are left opened for more accessibility for its users. As it’s a public building, opening and closing at all times might not aid more easy flow of people in and out of the building.

The Stairs are located by the right of the main entrance which can be seen easily as soon as entering the building and can be accessible enough with signages at each floor/level.

The height of the bookshelves are also enough for 2 wheelchairs to pass.

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DESIGN DRAWINGS

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SITE PLAN

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ENTRANCE

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MASTER PLAN

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ELEVATIONS

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ELEVATIONS

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SECTIONS

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MAIN LIBRARY AREA Approximately 650m2 located on the 2nd floor, with bookshelves and seatings.

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MAIN LIBRARY AREA

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Barrisol Luminaire

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Assmann Consento Taranto Seating

Steel handrail side-based/ Alu S-40/12mm Glass

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Wooden Ceiling grills FORBO Vinyl Tessera Korn Carpets

White Paint

Beechwood flooring

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AMBIENCE DESIGN

BRAILLE LIBRARY

Approximately 150m2, located on the ground floor, to make accessibility easier.

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AMBIENCE DESIGN

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ACCESSIBLE ELEVATORS

ELEVATION BOOKS AREA

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ENTRANCE GROUND FLOOR

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GROUND FLOOR

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DESIGN STRATEGIES

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MATERIALS STRATREGY

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STRUCTURAL STRATEGY The main Structural material is Concrete Slab and Beams

PHYSICAL MODEL

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LEGEND

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LEGEND

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DETAILS

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TOP VIEW

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INTERIOR PERSPECTIVE

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LANDSCAPE DESIGN

MAIN ROAD

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ENTRANCE AREA

MAIN BUILDING

URBAN SECTION

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EXTERIOR

INTERIOR PERSPECTIVE

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CONCLUSION

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REFLECTIONS The 16 weeks of lectures really put me through stages and process of architectural design.

I learnt how to view a design from the user’s perspective and a designer’s perspective as well.

Which I’ll further develop myself on.

Going through the stages of design was never a thing I’ve ever been through before, but the lectures did justice to it. Which clearly taught the different stages of design.

I also learnt never to be fixed to a design idea. There should be room for exploration of ideas.

I also learnt the importance of sketching and making sketches. Every study material sent were greatly useful, alongside the lectures and individual tutorials.

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INTERIOR SPACE

WORKFLOW

GETTING STARTED WITH DESIGN REQUIREMENTS CONCEPT IDEA SITE SURVEY AND ANALYSIS

DESIGN BRIEF

DESIGN PRECEDENCE

NEW CONCEPT IDEA

CONCEPT SKETCHES

The Library design started with having a look at the requirements. A site was then needed to host the library while a personal brief was generated. with the main area of focus on “Accessiibility”, being able to accommodate everyone, regardless the special ability.

I then came up with a concept idea, which couldn’t meet the required needs after exploration. A new concept got started being worked upon, which was then developed until the final design.

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DEL EXPLORATION

DESIGN NOT MEETING REQUIREMENTS

DESIGN DEVELOPMENT

DESIGN DEVELOPMENT

DIGITAL MODEL EXPLORATION

FINAL DETAILED DESIGN

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OUTDOOR

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KIDS’ AREA

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BOOKS AREA

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INTERIOR PERSPECTIVE

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SUNSET

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USER EXITING VIEW

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DIGITAL MODEL

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LANDSCAPE

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NIGHT MODE

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