Architecture portfolio - Oxford Brookes MArchD

PORTFOLIO|QIFENG RONG SELECTED WORK 2018-2022

EDUCATION

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PETTMAN ARTS COMMUNITY ---------------------------------1 URBAN INTERVENTION | Art studio renovation and extension in Margate TUTOR: MICHAEL RICHARD

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NCCA CREATIVE CENTRE -------------------------------------9

NATION CENTRE FOR CIRCUS ARTS | An circus arts school in Margate

TUTOR: FIONA RALEY

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SIJING TING -------------------------------------------------------15 SNOW ART PAVILION COMPETITION | An art pavilion in the Alps, Julien pass, Switzerland TEAM MEMBER: QIFENG RONG ZANNING HUANG

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COLLECTIVE & DWELLING | Creek-front housing in Faversham

TUTOR: ASHVIN DE VOS

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TAOHUAYUAN HIGH SCHOOL PROJECT ----------------26 NEW CAMPUS ACTION PROJECT | A high school in Shenzhen HCD-iDEA DESIGN&RESEARCH PROJECT LEADER: YAN GAO JUNJIE ZENG PROJECT TEAM: QIFENG RONG YUQING HE JINGTING PAN

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LING LONG SOCIAL HOUSING PROJECT ----------------31 SOCIAL HOUSING COMPETITION | A residence community for low-income people in Shenzhen HCD-iDEA DESIGN&RESEARCH | NEW SPACE DESIGN PROJECT LEADER: YAN GAO PROJECT TEAM: QIFENG RONG YUQING HE JINGTING PAN

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PETTMAN ARTS COMMUNITY

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PETTMAN ART COMMUNITY This project is to renovate part of the Cliftonville area in Margate and to adapt the Pettman building, a landmark of this neighbourhood, to new use, including both open spaces and buildings. The project aims to infuse new life into the Pettman building, transforming it into a new Art School that will constitute the heart of a new community.

The activities of this community include the creation of a new Art School inside the Pettman building, as well as new residential accommodation for artists and workshops in the building’s vicinity. In addition, a small new theatre building will provide the area with a new landmark it is a challenge to create a harmonious whole from the existing building fragments and new elements. An opportunity to revitalize the society and economy of Margate.

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PETTMAN ARTS COMMUNITY

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CITY RESEARCH

Planning research and status analysis

The figures on the claiming of legacy benefits in Margate are dated . They are the last published statistics of unemployment rates as a percentage of the population. these statistics can often be a good indicator of the prosperity of the town and how hard it could be to get employment in the area.The rate of unemployment in Margate is both higher than the average for Kent and higher than the national average, suggesting that finding a job in this area maybe hard. The rate of claiming any benefit (which includes in work benefits) is more than 25% higher in Margate than the national average, suggesting that many people maybe under employed or on a low salary.

Margate Townhouse

Cliftonville planning This is a ‘Conservation Area’ of outstanding architectural heritage. It's Regency and Victorian buildings with the typical bay windows have been relatively well-preserved making Cliftonville a characteristic example of a nineteenth-century resort town. After decades of economic decline, the area now benefits from its proximity with Turner Contemporary and the city centre of Margate, which enjoys excellent rail connections with other cities of Kent. Combined with the area’s beautiful coastline, these characteristics give Cliftonville a remarkable potential for growth. Artists and craftsmen are currently playing an important role in the regeneration of the area, and the Pettman building is developing into a ‘creative hub’.

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PETTMAN ARTS COMMUNITY

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ARCHITECTURE AS A BOUNDRY Indoor and outdoor

"ARCHITECTURAL FORMS IS A BOUNDARY, DEMARCATING TERRITORY RATHER THAN REPRESENTING IT"

The continuous architectural language creates an illusion of exteriority, The layering of spaces also intensifies the feeling of ambiguity. Upon entering the community, one experiences a city within a city. The boundary between street and school is blurred which decrease the sense of oppression of a solid building.

People walk into the community unconsciously and interact with it.

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PETTMAN ARTS COMMUNITY

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Social encounter

SPACES AND EVENTS Community scenes

Spatial Concept Ground floor of extension space is made of two continuous dimensions of arches to create an unfolded spatial space. placed outdoor shaded seats for cafe guests, next to a small outdoor garden.

Exterior corridor

` the outdoor staircase is designed between the Pettman building and theatre which provides great sunlight and a rest platform for both visitors and users as a "wander space" according to the research of British society, people enjoy organising their lives around outdoor spaces. It is formed by a continuous upward corridor as a place of quietness, reflection and introspection, a haven for society.

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north-eastern view of the theatre building with the tension between the physicality of the brick building and the delicate lightness of the roof garden. it provides a relaxing and waiting space for the theatre guests.

Roof garden

VERANDA SPACE

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PETTMAN ARTS COMMUNITY

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TECHNICAL DRAWING Ground floor and exploded drawing

MAIN FUNCTION GROUND FLOOR

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SHAIR FUNCTION OUTDOOR GARDEN SHARE HALL TRANSPORT

1. Gallery 2. Atrium 3. Cafe 4. Backstage 5. Theatre hall 6. Storage 7. Foyer

8. Bathroom 9. Courtyard 10. Artists studio

Ground floor plan

SERVICE AREA

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PETTMAN ARTS COMMUNITY

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URBAN VIEWING

TECHNICAL DRAWING

Combination of tradition and modern aesthetics

Ground floor and exploded drawing The cafe is designed at the corner of the southwest area were open to the main street for people to access without entering the community. Shaded by the veranda space to avoid west sunlight.

Seminar area External corridor Theatre perspective

Lecture hall The design of the extension building refers to the element of Victorian and Georgian style where cover most of the housings in Margate.

Vertical, arch, asymmetrical, and translate into a modern design language with the upsidedown arch wood strip.

First floor plan

Pettman perspective Roof garden

The Skin is a multifunctional covering structure inspired by a traditional brick pattern that is connected with the historical volume. It is made of hanging perforated aluminum plate which allow a certain amount of light enter the theatre and create an unique shadow to interior. it is also a barrier that separates the theatre from the outside world, designed as a contemporary, technologically, aesthetically and economically appropriate theatre. The theatre is also matching different adjacent building heights to blend in the street.

Theatre perspective

Staff office

Second floor plan

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PETTMAN ARTS COMMUNITY

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TRANSPARANT SPACE Sectional drawing

DESIGN The continuity of time and space is taken as the main context of architecture. Inclusiveness and permanent adjustability therefore become key qualities. The project interacts on both local and supra-local levels and presents a low threshold towards the neighbourhood and the city.

South section

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PETTMAN ARTS COMMUNITY

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DAILY WITHIN COMMUNITY Urban sociology

Art community provides multiple areas opened to the public, local people and tourists can enjoy the activities within the school, where they can easily find a place for studying, relaxing or socializing, considering the situation in Margate, I seek to stimulate and guide the urban public activities.

On the other hand, with the rise of multi-culture, people expected different kinds of public spaces in different usage, therefore, I am expecting a multi-functional design instead of a single-use purpose space.

DESIGN

Atrium space is set between the Pettman building and extension as a connection and transition area. Provided natural skylight through skylight window for social encounter activities. Also act as a buffer area for ventilation and heat flow purpose.

West section

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NCCA CREATIVE CENTRE

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NCCA CREATIVE CENTRE The project is to accommodate a new home for the National Centre for Circus Arts, the UK’s preeminent institution for the development of circus arts education and performance, on a prominent seafront site in the Cliftonville area of Margate. the programme requires investigation of an urban hybrid typology that can accommodate the native citizen alongside urban nomad in a place that is both culturally progressive and economically sustainable, melding performance and production, bridging divides between Margate’s more economically disenfranchised population with the emerging community of creatives and cosmopolitan day-trippers

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NCCA CREATIVE CENTRE

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FORM OF MOVEMENT The concept is inspired by the movement of circus performance, the fluctuation of flow and the stripe of drama costume. a flexible, silklike outer layer that connects two separate buildings as a landmark.

In ancient Greek urban planning, public open spaces were always constructed first. They should be levelled and paved, and then filled with public buildings, temples, culinary facilities and shops. Similarly, the public space around the design and the roof, which is aggregated by the soft outer skin, not only gives the community an aesthetic appeal but also provides people an unimpeded place for daily interaction and community activities. Far from being occupied by a technological base or a beautiful vehicle for commercial activity, it is an “Old Market of Athens” that genuinely cares about the emotions of its citizens, invites them to participate, interact in open spaces and cultivate the culture of the community.

WATER FLOW EXPERIMENT

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‘’There is a spectacular possibility behind a unified performance of unique attractions disperesed worldwide.’’

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SOURCE

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NCCA CREATIVE CENTRE

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TRANSPARANT SPACE SECTIONAL DRAWIING

West section

One idea stood out as a legitimation of this landmark: the concept of togetherness, joint ownership, easy and open access for all. To achieve an iconic based on these notions we wished to make the school accessible in the widest possible sense, by laying out a ‘carpet’ of horizontal and sloping surfaces on top of the building. This carpet has been given an articulated form, related to the cityscape. It is achieved through horizontal extension and not verticality. The conceptual basis of the design, and the final building, is a combination of these three elements – flowability, accessibility and the carpet.

South section

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NCCA CREATIVE CENTRE

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TECHNICAL DRAWING Ground floor and First floor

Ground floor plan

1. FOYER 2. CAFE 3. SEMINAR ROOM 4. LECTURE HALL 5. RESTROOM 6. TRAINING AREA 7. TREATMENT ROOM 8. CHANGING ROOM 9. STORAGE & WORKSHOP

First floor plan

10. OFFICE 11. LIBRARY 12. DRAMA STUDIO 13. DANCING STUDIO There seems to be a contradiction between the art school as a “landmark” and the personal and cathartic artistic activity that takes place within it. However, I believe that the duality of the generosity of the site and the intimacy of the auditoriums and study area can be resolved if the individual functional units are developed in separate parts of the building with proper management. This human scale of the individual cultural units is ensured by the two independent areas placed on the elevated cliff overlooking the sea. This way the school and the stage, which operate at different times, different areas while ensuring daily use of audience, visitor and student.

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ROAMING SPACE The interior treatment continues the integrity of the exterior of the building. The space has become the core of the interior creation. The surface of the built-in box is designed to be consistent with the dramatic space of the showcase atmosphere of an art academy by the application comparison of concrete, grc, steel, wood and other materials. through rhythm and through composition. Architecture and circus art share the same quest for rightness. circus art is communion. A pleasure shared is a pleasure increased tenfold. Architecture heightens the experience of sharing.

Stage view The arena stage theatre is providing over 3oo seats surrounding the stage for audiances. the stage is design under the regulation of circus art, with professional rigging and aerial equipment.

Roof provide natural and soft sunlight to allow daily use of performance training.

Townscape view The lively cultural main square between the buildings has the potential to become an important meeting place for Margate residents. Visitors are invited to wander around the school and gather to enjoy the incredible sea view.

The school itself is part of the public space and landscpae and the path surrounding along the building facade provides a varying experience for passanger and user, derived from the ground to the roof around the building

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NCCA CREATIVE CENTRE

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CONSTRUCTION AND PHYSICAL MODEL

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The facade of building is designed with GRC materior , with white cement and fiberglass in their composition. the GRC modules are pivoting to create the form of school the matte texture of the material itself is very aesthetic, and the glass curtain wall forms a contrast between reality and imaginary, enhancing the visual impact and artistic expression. GRC was an integral to developing a double curved surface. This building is comprised of over 1600 unique panels ranging from 40sqm to 8sqm. Re- awakening of the spirit of craftsmanship redundant in the age of automation.

The combination of these two material also mixed with the layered material which have function as protection to the heat and rain, enhance the tropical concept of this project. In addition, the iconic form designed by the architect makes this building easier to maintain.

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SNOW ART PAVILION

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SI JING TING SNOW ART PAVILION

The purpose of the design is to allow the people who carry the memories to enjoy a better setting and to make their memories last forever.

That is why this place is not only a gazebo and a showroom for rest and exhibition but also a place for people to think about themselves and remember their loved ones. Therefore, this project was named SI JING TING at the beginning of the design, which means it is a poetic and quiet place for contemplation and commemoration. It is difficult for human beings to understand the world as a whole in the whole world, only if we get rid of the environment can we understand it. In this sense, architecture can be understood as the epitome of the world, it represents a boundary through which we can feel the existence of the world. Therefore, the main elements of design are natural light, holiness, primitiveness, purity, wrongness, silence, virtuality and reality.

Our inspiration comes from the divergent and irregular shapes of snowflakes. And the rolling mountains and beautiful surroundings of the Alps.

When we first saw the site, we wanted to keep this land intact, so we initially envisioned placing the pavilion underground, using landscape architecture as the main form of design to achieve integration with the mountains and the environment.

The main building is placed underground to provide a comfortable and spacious sheltered space with stable temperature and isolate external influences, creating a more tranquil and sacred space.

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Through the design of introducing natural light into the atrium to create a circular allweather zenith AND ensure that the bay window faces the hospice.

By changing the height of the roof and the distortion of the building, the building and its surroundings are further integrated.

Finally, an integrated architectural form is formed, the pavilion and the landscape tower become a whole, and all three parts of the building are well lit after the skylight is introduced.

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1F PLAN Access to the landscape tower through a spiral staircase Enjoy the wonderful views See art exhibition

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Oval opening allow wind, sounds, and light of the world outside into this organic space

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Access to underground atrium from the big staircase

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Contemplation and prayer in the meditation hall

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SNOW ART PAVILION

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People first enter the space from the flat entrance of the belvedere. Under this scale, the sense of space and the sense of self merge. The light shines from behind and people follow the shadow into the space. Then you will see after going down the ramp into the underground space, at the moment of the big skylight, I left the experience just now and instead concentrated on meditating in the sky-filled space.

The circular skylight in the atrium introduces beautiful natural light and provides a platform for tourists and locals to socialise, gather, relax and sit.

All-weather skylights will naturally enter the room.

Rainwater is first absorbed by the vegetation on the roof. The rainwater flowing into the room will fall on the interior vegetation. The remainder of the interior will pass through the slope of the building's floor, allowing excess water to flow into the atrium vegetation and penetrate the ground.

The contemplative space is a space composed of a series of cylinders, leading to one of the meditation rooms. The upper part of this space opens a circular skylight to enter the sky, introducing beautiful views of the mountains and the sky, and the hanging wall runs along the edge of the skylight, falling vertically, everything that enters here is slowly and peacefully dissolved by the solid and constant force and sense, the dust settles and everything returns to silence.

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Looking in the direction of the palliative care hospital

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Visitors who only want to use the service space of the building stop their vehicles at the side of the building near the road, enter the café and public toilet through the secondary entrance of the building and rest on the large steps after enjoying the café. or enter the underground of the building on the large steps.

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CREEK-FRONT APARTMENT

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CREEK-FRONT APARTMENT This project is to develop a series residential area in Faversham where is recognised as a medieval market town. roughly halfway between Sittingbourne and Canterbury on the A2, the old Roman road linking Dover with London. The town has evolved to provide visitors and residents a warm welcome and choice of experience and a place to enjoy the fruits and local produce the area is famous for. There are over 300 listed buildings in Faversham, recording its extraordinary industrial past. The project aim to revive Faversham while dealing with flooding issue, cooperating with other groups who are responsible for other sites of creek area.

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CREEK-FRONT APARTMENT

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SITE ANALYSIS

Characteristics of Commuters

Site research

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This project mainly target the communter of London who are looking for a more affordable and better place to live outside of London.

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Faversham features excellent school resources like Ethelbert Road Primary School and Davington Primary School and Canterbury is 13 mins train away from Faversham where provide good education as well. pretty medieval market town of Faversham,Cutting-edge art, inventive cuisine, funky cultural quarters, chic sleepspots, super fast links to London and Europe wth range of independent shops, galleries (Creek Creative), inns and tea rooms in the town's historic market place or quay side at Standard Quay.

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Faversham known for agricultural lowland, which gets flooded seasonally.

Nonetheless, as time passed by, the area gradually became urbanized by rows of buildings, housings, and infrastructure, leaving the possibility of severe flooding

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Broken creek line Creek front area as the very essence of faversham, it is scattered and lack of organized

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HOUSING TYPOLOGY

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Students & Tourist

50m² small apartment for single people who occationly spend holiday in Faversham also provide for students or tourist. With open floor plan and complex function

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150² large houses are designed for people who settle in Faversham, with 2 bedroom and huge balcony where is able to enjoy the best view of creek in Faversham

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DESIGN The design focus on providing a modern, harmonious and mix-used housing area under the risk of flooding while reviving the creek area and rebuild its own charater. Faversham is an important transition area between London and east England. Therefore it is a wonderful choice to settle for communter, not to mention it is also an extraordinarily ancient market town rich in history for tourism and retirement.

To co-exist with the flooding and other potential environment problems, living area is lifted to first floor while activity area is located at 1 meter above ground level. The residence complex combine with housings, shops, gym, bar, spa and a skatepark where provide various of activities for young to old range of people

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HIGHLINE HOUSING DESIGN The scheme focus on providing a modern, harmonious and mix-used housing area under the risk of flooding. Faversham is an important transition area between London and east England. The site is located at creek area, to co-exist with the flooding and other potential environment problems, living area is lifted to first floor while activity area is located at 1 meter above ground level

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HIGHLINE HOUSING DESIGN Waterfront apartment has six buildings distributed in two lines of two parallel to the riverline. In each of them there are six apartments of approximately each arranged in three levels, two per level, giving a total of 6 units. All, with a magnificent view of the river and embankment line. The concept starts from the reinterpretation of the embankment and the liberation of view of the departments, where e a c h l i ne o f b u i l d i n g s i s s t a g g e r e d with horizontal displacements, which provid e s a v ol umetr ic game to the facade and generates large terraces to each department, achieving a space of transition between the exterior and the interior.

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A LITTLE BIT OF MYSELF

Installation Art

Graphic design Portrait of my grandmother

TAOHUAYUAN HIGH SCHOOL

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Tao hua yuan High school Nanshan, Shenzhen, China Contributions Concept development Technical Drawing production Model making Rendering

Facade design Analysis diagram Presentation layout

The project is to design a 54classes cover 10-12 grades providing 2700 seats for students. and it is located at Nanshan district, Shenzhen, China. The current condition is mostly natural hills and temporary structures. The site has partial Elevation difference, surrounded by mountains. The total land area is 41,313 square meters, of which 538\.03 square meters is agricultural land and 40,804.77 square meters is construction land.

The biggest challenge for this project is the difference in height of the terrain, so we started by combining the layout of the school playground, teaching and living areas and the relationship with the city. The goal is to blend the campus into the nature and provide a pleasant studying environment for students under the high density construction.

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The whole school is linked by a vibrant ecological spine that runs through the school, from which the teaching areas disperse, leading students to different teaching areas with courtyards and sports facilities.

Major classrooms are located in the southernmost and northernmost buildings, with the senior school located in the northernmost building to save time from the dormitories to the classrooms, and the specialist and elective classrooms located in the middle three buildings to form a centralised and enclosed teaching space, maximising the time taken to get from the major classrooms to the elective and specialist classrooms and avoiding congestion. The space allows students to stop and socialise on the main corridor.

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DESIGN CONCEPT Purposal

Tao hua yuan-a natural village in the city

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01.Flexiable space 02.Vertical school 03.Pocket Classroom 04. Innovation Lab 05. School-Enterprise Cooperation Room 06.Campus Vitality Ecospindle 07.Outdoor activity space 08.Community Garden 09.Small woods 10.Eco-energy installation 11.Space to enhance physical and mental health 12.Intelligent sound space

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DESIGN CONCEPT Form finding

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Backfill the earth from 53m above the hill on the west side of the site to 53m below to achieve earth balance; level the west side as a terrace as the campus ground level and use the terrace to isolate the noise from the tunnel on the west side; level the east side of the site with the surrounding roads as the entrance level

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The playground is located on the west side, and the teaching and living areas are located on the east side to avoid the noise impact of the city road and close to the entrance of the campus; the living area is close to Tonglang Mountain in the north, with sufficient landscape resources

STEP 3 Functional layout

The public teaching rooms in the teaching area are located at the entrance level, which is easily accessible to the community; the general classrooms are located on the north and south sides, and the elective classrooms are integrated with the specialist classrooms to form three separate blocks distributed in the middle of the general classrooms, so that students can reach them quickly

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The general classrooms and offices form an L-shaped building that encloses the campus space towards the playground; the elective classrooms and the specialist classrooms form three small individual blocks that are staggered to form a rich and varied courtyard space; the whole teaching and living area is linked by a vibrant ecological axis of the campus

STEP 5 tridimensional composite

A large amount of courtyard space is left between the buildings, underneath which can be used for large-span functional spaces such as public teaching rooms; the public teaching rooms are located at the entrance level to facilitate community sharing, while being vertically integrated with the teaching buildings for easy access

STEP 6 Ecological greening

A small woodland is created in the southwest corner of the site, leaving green space for the city; the courtyard and roof are shaped into vertical greenery to create a pleasant environment; the building is roofed with a lightweight roof and solar panels to form an internal electricity system, reducing the campus' carbon emissions

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DESIGN ANALYSIS Landscaped courtyard

Entering from the school entrance, you will pass through a central path and varied courtyard space along the central axis, allowing students to have more sensory and different experiences. The flowing spatial layout between the school buildings provides a natural and communal spatial atmosphere rather than a monotonous public space.

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LING LONG HOUSING Shenzhen, China Contributions Concept development Interior design Facade design Model making Render

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The social housing competition project is meant to addressing the housing difficulties of the city's new citizens, young people, basic public service workers and other groups in Shenzhen with 12m², 18m² and 27m² three types of different units to customize for various groups of people. Ling long means ingeniously and delicately wrought. Under the mini scale housing, we intend to provide high quality living experience and afforable housings through architectural dimention and interior dimention. Design focus on flexiable layout, variable furniture, prefabricated design, intelligent design and sustainability.

CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT

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Volumn: 36m³ Surface area: 72m²

Volumn: 40.48m³ Surface area: 67.3m²

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TRIANGLE

Comparison of geometric characteristics of circle and its inner equilateral shape (Take the radius length of the circle as 1) AREA

Example: 36 households per floor, there are 26 floors with a total of 936 households.

438m³ of material can be saved.

PERIMETER

AREA PERIMETER RATIO

JOINT-UP

ROUND

NO

TRIANGLE

YES

SQUARE

YES

HEXAFGON

YES

OCTAGON

NO

In the case of three storeys with three households each, a depth of 3.6m and a wall thickness of 200mm, the square section consumes 64.8m³ of concrete, while the octagonal section consumes 60.588m³, saving 4.212m³ of material.

Features: long sloping sides, poor use of storage space underneath; lack of flexibility to extend the floor plan

Features: shorter beveled edges at the bottom of the octagon for better use of space; also flexible for expansion

H+2.3

SEC T I ON

The basic hexagonal unit is generated from the concept, but the interior plane remains the “matchbox” principle

Dividing the unit into a main space and an auxiliary space (bathroom, etc.) to obtain a pure main space and an additional auxiliary module that can be attached

The hexagonal shape is transformed into an octagonal shape due to the combination of top and bottom units, while the space underneath is more usable

The final octagonal base unit is formed

3700

Features: two types of units appear to achieve interlocking, no homogeneity can be achieved

2300

Features: long hexagonal sloping sides, poor use of storage space underneath; lack of flexibility to extend the floor plan

700

H+3.0

H

（局部可变 ) 地下隐藏储物空间

H-0.7

700

1600 3000

700

700

32

1600 1600

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3M 6M

LING LONG HOUSIING

3M

M

8 4.

0.

Non-extension status

6M

0.

Extension status

6M

0.

2.3M

2.3M

3M

3M

3M 0.7M

6M

M

1.6M

3M

3.

0.7M

6 3.

Floor Area：12.54㎡

Vertical Tube Shafts Air Conditioning Vents Air-conditioning external units

3M

1.6M 3M

2.3M

0.7M

Floor Area：17.94㎡

1.6M 3M

6M

3.

1.6M

Floor Area：26.48㎡ Balcony modules 1600mm*1400mm

Refletive Sun Shaded Bathroom Module

Indoor Main Space

Bathroom Module

2.3M

Solar Panel Cable Device

1.4

M

Balcony/Extension

M

1.6

Extension modules Gym 1600mm*2000mm

Extension modules Pet room 1600mm*2000mm

Extension modules Baby room 1600mm*2000mm

Underground storage / movable furniture Greening

Energy Storage Batteries

2.3M

The octagonal form is used to place equipment and storage in the upper and lower trapezoidal spaces to improve space utilisation; a flower pond is added to the façade to enhance the quality of the interior space.

A Home 12m² Age: 22 Label: The junior at work Features: Fresh graduate Activities: Gaming, reading Pain point: Low disposable income,live simply Needs: Pursue personalized space in limited space and economy

The projections formed by the combination of units can be equipped with photovoltaic solar panels, using the in-and-out shape for energy harvesting

B Home 27m² Age: 30 Label: Freelance Features: Work at home Activities: Working, meeting, cooking Pain point: lack of boundry between work and life Needs: Seperate work and life area, Pursue a certain quality of life

C Home 27m² Age: 27 Label: Designer Features: Live together with partner Activities: Cooking, movie Pain point: lack of personal space Needs: Individual space

2M

M 1.6

2.3M

2M

D Home 18m² Age: 27 Label: Single with pets Features: Lonely, individualized Activities: Exercise, reading, petting Pain point: lack of personal space from pets Needs: Personal space for pets and individual and a space to interact

M 1.6

2.3M

2M

M

1.6

E home 12m² Age: 35 Label: Migrant workers Features: leaving home early and returning late every day Activities: Sleeping Pain point: live simply and lack of storage space Needs: More storage space and living space for family to visit

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PUBLIC AREA FUNCTION ANALYSIS

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MAIN FUNCTION

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Vitality Hall

SHARE HALL

Gym Indoor Climbing Health Management Product Rental and Sales

· · ·

Social Encounter Child Gaming Space Series SHARE KITCHEN

· ·

Pop shop

Daily Meals Party

· · · · · ·

VR Experience

Product Rental and Sales

SKY GARDEN

2F

Life hall

RESIDENCE UNITS

· · · · · ·

Tea Cafe Bar

Game Box

SHARE HOUSE KEEPING

Live stream

SHARE STORAGE

Gaming

· ·

Private theater

Share Furniture

Art workshop

HIGH ZONE

Image design

ROOF Roof Chamber

Pet Planet

· ·

Cafeteria Supermarket

1F

Community hall

· · · ·

Social market

Pool Roof Garden Delivery Station

· ·

Meeting Exhibition

Parcel Delivery Drone test

Gathering

3F

Public Garden

1F

Community Service Stations

· · · · ·

Long/short term rent

Property Management Public Bathroom Health Care Delivery Shared Storage

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3m 0.7m 2.3m 45° 3.7m

3m

1.6m

Sun Shaded design

Horizontally loaded element

Indoor greening

Vertically loaded element

The skeleton is fixed and implanted into the bladder Passive design

Smart Home Management

Efficient energy use

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