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XIAO YUYANG 3035449061 THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE

ARCH2074 KIRCHHOFF ULRICH NIKOLAUS SEMESTER 1,2018-19

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Preface The HKU campus is built upon the hillside of Lung Fu Shan. The complex topographic conditions forced the buildings to deal with that, either in an active way or a passive way. However, a great deal of them have chosen the passive way, ignoring the possible opportunities offered by the slopes.

The first step of this studio seeks to discover the tectonic and spatial solutions of the buildings towards the natural conditions. In our case, we have chosen the Chong Yuet Ming Cultural Centre with the topic of infrastructure, specifically circulatory one.

During our investigation, we discovered several faults of the building. There's no hierarchy of the interior. The massive staircases, extremely long escalators segmented the space, neglecting the integration of different staircases. The staircases are very much nonlinear, but the intented slowing down of speed fails to transform the space into a social one. The various faults have resulted in the uncontinuity of circulatory flow.

In the next step, we thought of new spatial ideas that are either derived from the possible chances of the current building or complete new based on our conceptual understanding of space before analyzing the given site to finally adapt these spatial ideas into the design of a pavilion at the site of the Lung Fu Shan Environmental Education Centre.

When it comes to our design proposal, we made use of the topography as well as the existing route to the centre. Our intention is to create directness without sacrificing the dramatic visual experience on your way. As a result, a pavilion composed of staircases, ramps, greeneries, programs is created within the open landscape.

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Fourth Floor Lavatory; Cafeteria; Theatre; Counter

Third Floor Lavatory; Studio; Offices; Multifunction Room

Second Floor Cafe 330; Supermarket; Offices

First Floor Lavatory; Shower Room; Offices; Muti-function Room; Special Care Room

Ground Floor Lavatory; Music Room; Multifunction room

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Hierarchy Between Floors We identified a hierarchy between different floors. For example, the fourth floor and the second floor are more important, so there should be a direct linkage between them.

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Hierarchy Between Routes The density of people flow varies between different entrances. For example, less people use the gate from the Lily Pond to access the building, while more people use the entrance from the Run Run Shaw Building. Meanwhile, their common destination is the canteen. As a result, we think different width can be created in a situation like this.

Multi-functionality The circulatory infrastructure basically serves only a single function--transpassing. However, multiple functions can be added onto these long escalators to create a social space. That can also be a good solution for the current building where people's main goal is to pass through it.

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Prototyping --Vertical Approaches

Topography of People

Translucent Facade

Space Enclosed by A Staircase

Flow and Infrastructure

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Through the variation of floor slabs into ramps, the space between each floor is connected. The diagram at the top shows the initial idea and indicates a more fluid space. The second diagram shows how the cut-outs of the floor slabs are arranged. The continuous ramp is also shown in the axonometric view. The last one shows the void volume of the interior.

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Topography of People

At first we documentated the density of people in a certain area. Each dot on the diagram at the top represents a person. During the observation, we found a similarity between the contour lines and the demographic lines, so we think of a way that the topography can be combined with the ground of a building. In the sketch models, we can see three floors are connected by the stunning staircase that looks like the contour lines.

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Translucent Facade

Space Enclosed by A Staircase

In this case, we intend to form a more intimate relationship between the programs within the building and the circulatory system. The white box represents a room that serves a certain function. A staircase winds along the room. Through this methodology, the circulation can be intertwined better with the functions of the building. Anyone who travels along the staircase would catch a glimpse of the artivities taking place inside the room, and would understand the building better. Therefore, this integration is also a clear guiding system for the building.

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The idea is about how the conventional understanding of the spatial arrangement of the staircase can be rethought of. These is a staircase dominating the major space. The staircase also serves as a structural element to separate the space. Also, the space behind the staircase can also be utilized to hold other activities.

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Flow and Infrastructure

We raised the queation of what is the order of circulation and infrastructure in terms of designing and planning. This model depicts a certain type of circulatory route preliminarily. The way it represents the flow is through a sectional method. Next, in the drawing above, programs and circulatory infrastructure is positioned to fit the circulation. In this scenario, circulation is the determining factor that shapes the design.

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Prototyping --Horizontal Approaches

Hierarchy of Floors

Circulatory rooftop

People Concentration

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Guidance Wall

Imaginary people flow

Flow & Infrastructure

This horizontal strategy aims to define the relationship between circulation and infrastructure.

There are three factors with which we try to create interdependence among, circulation, infrastructure and programs. In this case, the order forms like this: programs, circulation, and infrastructure. The boxes in the photos of the models represent certain programmed rooms within a building. In the diagram, the flow is imagined. Infrastructure is then installed to cooperate with the two.

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Hierarchy of Floors

Through a series of ramps, a certain hierarchy between different floors is created. A sense of fluidity is also granted to the space. The variation of height plays a important role in this prototype. Through this wandering of tour, you wander through the space. There is an element of time added to the spatial quality. Also, the notion of different floors is eliminated.

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Guidance Wall

The circulation is shaped by the continuous walls. Whether linear or not, the walls and the pathway within force you to walk along the space. Therefore, there is a clear guiding system formed within. However, this prototype may offer a sense of suppression as there is this onedirectionality in it. You cannot choose to retreat halfway.

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Circulatory rooftop

This is a series of ramp spliting the space. Initially, this prototype is made for the rooftop design in order to utilize the seemingly residue space. However, this prototype can be adapted into different settings. Further potential can be thought of to develop this prototype.

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Imaginary people flow

This prototype imagines the shape of three floors with a tapered crescent shape, according to the density of people. Through the decrease of floor area, the prototype generates hierarchy between different floors. The diagram at the top depicts the circulatory flow within the three floors.

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Site Analysis

We analyzed the site. Our intention is to deal with the circulation both within the educational center and around the center.

Therefore, topography is a big concern for us. In the process of making the site model, we intend to use a method that can best describe the slopes. The site model should not only be able to represent the existing site in a real sense, but also can allow for new opportunities to happen, and therefore stimulate design. After careful thought, we decided that a sectional model is well capable of serving the need. So we created initially fifteen sectional pieces and glued them together within the framework before adding a simple set of building massing on the top of the sections. After gluing them, the model became only a representational tool, which is a effect that we didn't want initially. Moreover, with only fifteen pieces, the area is very much limited and the potential cannot be fully exploited.

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The second version of the site model is derived from the first one. In this version, we increased the number of the sectional pieces to twenty-nine, which extends the area to a larger range of consideration. We created a framework that fits the pieces more with tighter guts so that we no longer need to glue them to stablize them. In this way, it is easier for us to play with the different density of the pieces installed to make adaptation and also leave better space for imagination. We also cut the existing buildings into section to form a more continuous language throughout the model. Furthermore, we added greater detail to each section. For example, we carved out the existing route that leads you to the educational center and also the pond in front of the office building. In this version, the site model serves like a tool to evoke design ideas for our next step, which is the design stage.

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Comparison Between Two Cases Fast Speed

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Slow Speed

Leisure Space

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