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Portfolio of Zhijin Shen Application for Master of Architecture

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01 The Belt and Road

Downtown Utopia in Xinjiekou Area, Nanjing, Jiangsu [Individual Work]

02 Renewal of Qingta Hutong

Urban Design and Community Issues' Solution in Baitasi Area, Beijing [Individual Work]

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03 Volcano Museum

Experiment of Architectural Form in Mount Fang [Individual Work]

04 Study of Paper Folding

Creative Experiment of Folding Strategies [Individual Work]

PEOPL E YOUNG YOUNG PEOPLE

COMMUNITY CENTER

NEW EXPERIENCE

MATERIAL NEED

ATTRACTION COMMUNITY

GAME CENTER GAME CENTER

CENTER

TAKE A WALK

PLAZA

CONVENIENT STORE

URBAN SLUMDWELLER

TEA PARK

ASSEMBLY URBAN SLUMDWELLER

GREEN

SQUARE DANCING SQUARE DANCING SQUARE DANCING CONVENTIONAL

CONVENTIONAL NANJING LIFESTYLE

CONVENTIONAL NANJING LIFESTYLE TAKE A WALK

THEATER

READ EXHIBITION GREENLAND YOUNG PEOPLE TAKE A WALK

NANJING LIFESTYLE

TABLE GAMES

URBAN RESIDENTS

READING

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EXHIBITION

ASSEMBLY OF THREE GROUP

[Social Context]

The Belt and Road

Downtown Utopia in Xinjiekou Area, Nanjing, Jiangsu

The site is located in Xinjiekou, downtown area in Nanjing, Jiangsu, which is the city’s most prosperous area. People who gather here, however, show great difference in their ways of living. According to my observation, I divide these people into three groups, including young citizens, who work near or come for entertainment, urban residents, who live near in decent house, slum-dwellers, who live in ‘the village in the city’, Chinese version of Slumdog, and have low income and social status.

Great Hall of People

1912 Historic District

Nanjing Culture and Art Center

Nanjing Presidential Pala

The Oriental Metrop Museum

Xin Jie Kou

Jiangning Imperial Silk Manufacturing Museum

Nanjing Lib

Jiangsu Art Museu The SITE

Nanjing Palace Nanjing Palace Paople Plaza

New Experiences

the activities that can never be experienced at other places

Game Center

where people could play interpersonal games

Theater & Lecture Hall

where shows and lectures/speeches like TED take place

[Intent of Design]

Exhibition & Pavilion

where various of art exhibitions occasionally take place

To create an culture & entertainment architecture complex with an open greening space which can gather the three groups of people together, satisfy each one's need, and let them communicate with one another freely, like in a beautiful utopia without discrimination.

COMMUNICATION

GREENING

[Site Analysis]

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Compared to Nanjing Palace area which is also the center of Nanjing, Xinjiekou is surrounded by commercial buildings instead of cultural buildings, and what’s worse, this area is so confined that there is little public green space.

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YOUNG PEOPLE

URBAN SLUMDWELLERS

Sence of Belonging

where the poor in the downtown area do not feel left out

Community Center

where slumdwellers could gather together and participate in decision making and public issues

Grocery & Convenient Store

where the poor can purchase foods and clothes of good quality at a reasonable price and enjoy high-Q service

Exhibition & Pavilion

where various of art exhibitions occasionally take place

Outdoor Activities Conventional Nanjing Lifestyle

which is worthy memorizing but nowadays can be hardly found in the downtown area

URBAN RESIDENTS

Chess, Cards & Tea Exhibition & Pavilion

where various of art exhibitions occasionally take place

Square Dancing

which is one of the main entertainments among elder citizens

[Massing Analysis]

[Site Plan]

1. Pull up a simple form over the site.

2. Create space for greening and divide the building into three individual parts.

7. Build roof greening

5.Create the colorful central part to connect each individual parts.

3. Lift the individual parts to create more greening space, and cut one corner of the northern part to bring more attention from the main street.

6.Put the central part and three individual parts together.

4. Create diverse space for different groups of people.

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8. Exhibition Tower 10. Roof Garden 11. Gymnasium 12. Game Center 15. Restroom

[Perspective Section]

Renewal of

Qingta Hutong

Urban Design and Community Issues' Solution in Baitasi Area, Beijing

The renewal project focuses on the public space of Qingta hutong, and aims at solving problems existing in old towns through design proposals, improving living environment for residents and the neighborhood, further making the landscape of Qingta Hutong neighborhood better, optimizing the residence and living state of old towns and refreshing neighborhood of old towns.

Through this project, I redesigned the intersection at the north entrance which is now repleted with demolished illegal construction and vacant space, and turned it into a square and an underground garage. In addition, I reconstructed No.57 commercial building and changed it into a new community center.

[Location]

QINGTA HUTONG 39˚55’29’’N, 116˚21’06’’E BAITASI, Beijing, China

Qingta Hutong

[Baitasi Neighbourhood]

[Current Situation]

Illegal demolition

Lacking parking lots

Lacking garbage disposal

Disordered parking

Illegal alteration and addition

Chaotic electric wire

Confined road

Confined alley

[Site Analysis]

Guanyuan Market LuXun Museum

To Be Rebuilt To Be Torn Down

Current situation

Tear down illegal installations and rebuild No.57 building into a community center

Set several parkin and two parking including an und

Walkway Bikeway Driveway

Rearrange the transportation flowline

Greening Space

Add greening space

Set spaces for gar other practic

[Site Plan]

Vehicle Parking

Bike Parking

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rbage disposal and cal functions

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Square Square

Northern entrance square

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[Slope Roof Design]

[Massing Analysis] of New No.57 Building

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Reconstruction of Square of ofReconstruction Building Building No.57 No.57 7

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The roof of the new No.57 building

Exploded Diagram of the Rebuilt Building No.57

[Long wall Design] outside Luxun Museum

Northern entrance park/ underground

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[Perspective Rendering]

New No.57 building/ community center

Streetscape

Volcano Museum Experiment of Architectural Form in Mount Fang

Volcano Museum is located in Mount Fang, Nanjing, Jiangsu, which is an extinct volcano for thousands of years. Now this mountain is repleted with history, Buddhism culture and tea culture. This museum is aiming at arousing people's awareness of protecting our environment, and also, recalling the memory of the great buddhist culture and tea culture.

The form of this architecture is similar to the form of real volcano. It is a bold attempt of architecture design.

[Location]

VOLCANO MUSEUM 31˚53’55’’N, 118˚52’03’’E MOUNT. FANNG, Nanjing, Jiangsu

Xuanwu Lake

Rd. Hunan

Nanjing University of the Arts

Drum Tower

Zhongshan Scenic Area

Xinjiekou

Nanjing University

Southeast University

Hohai University

Hexi Confucius Temple

Confucius Temple

Jiangning

NU Aeronautics and Astronautics

Nanjing Medical University

Niushou Scenic Area

Baijia Lake

NJIT

Hohai University JIT China Pharmaceutical University

Southeast University

Commerce

Culture

Education

NJXZU

[Site Analysis]

Jiangning

BJ Lake

jiangning higher education mega center

Southest university

Business

freeway

Education

Main Stem

Surrounding Facilities

Natural Environment

Mount Fang

Temple

Site Tea Garden

Transportation

[Massing Analysis]

1. Cone the form like a volcano

4. Create a core tube just like volcano's core structure.

2. Insert the entrance

5. Attach exterior wall to the body of the building.

3. Cut one edge and create a tremendous ramp/landscape platform, imitating the flow of lava.

6. Design the outer wall, inspired by volcano's cracked body.

[Site Plan]

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11 15. Gift Shop 16. Buddhism Exhibition Hall 17. Conference Room 18. Classroom & Studio 19. Service Counter 20. Staff Locker room

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[Perspective Section]

Study of

Paper Folding

Creative Experiment of Folding Strategies

[Study of Foldability]

Study of foldability originates from the study of a dot on a paper and lines stemming from it.

Several Basic Experiments

Foldable

Unable to be folded

Foldable

Foldable

Unable to be folded

Foldable

Unable to be folded

Unable to be folded

Foldable

[Study of Simple Units]

1. Odevity of lines is a decisive factor. When the number of lines is odd, absolutely cannot be folded. When even, on the other hand, it depends.

Angle D Angle A Angle C Angle B

2. When the number of lines is even, intersection angle of the lines is the nex consider. Only when angle A + angle C = angle B + angle D = 180°, the paper is

3. When all conditions above are satisfied, it’s time to consider both the numb distribution of inward creases and outward creases. When the absolute va difference of the number of inward creases and outward creases equals 2, the

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[Study of Integrated Units]

Zhijin Shen zhijinsh@126.com School of Civil Engineering Southeast University, China