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Ren Yankai renyk1998@gmail.com B.Arch Qingdao University of Technology

CONTENT 01 the Beach Bar Tsingtao Beer bar design

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exterior

sea

environment

curtain wall

02

floorslab interior

02 Hills Hiding

Vertical

landscape visitor center design

Horizontal Entity

03 Community’s Renovation

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urban-village renovation

Virtual

04 White Pagoda's Memory watchtower design

Spatial urban

past present

05 Other work school pavilion design; model making

Temporal

03

village

future

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01 the Beach Bar Tsingtao Beer bar design Qingdao, China Academic | Individual Spring 2020 When mentioning Qingdao, people always think of the world-famous Tsingtao Beer and sailing sport, because the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games sailing competition was held in Qingdao, and a series of Olympic-themed cultural buildings were established in the Olympic Sailing Center.

Looking back at the coastline of this area, most of them are public buildings such as museums, conference center, theaters, and lack a space for people to relax and entertain.

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landscape roads coastline

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walking path driving path site

SITE When mentioning Qingdao, people always think of the world-famous Tsingtao Beer and sailing sport, because the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games sailing competition was held in Qingdao, and a series of Olympic-themed cultural buildings were established in the Olympic Sailing Center.

Looking back at the coastline of this area, most of them are public buildings such as museums, conference centers, theaters, and lack a space for people to entertain.

the wind of may

rainbow bridge

olympic torch

qingdao olympic international conference center sailing theatre

commemorate the May 4th Movement

steel cables; 20.08m; the main venue of the colorful neon lights a symbol of the 29th SCO Qingdao Summit at night Olympic Games

membrane structure; subsea stage directly connected to the sea

international yacht club

the lighthouse

olympic sailing museum

provide a new marine science popularization and cultural tour

built in 1890; sun hall on the west; cylindrical white marble; rotated 13 steel steel navigation aid for ships shelves

CONCEPT Combining Tsingtao Beer and sailing culture, I plan to build a beer bar behind the mountain, and the surface material is canvas ,which is commonly used for sailing in response to the sailing culture. The beer bar serves tourists who have walked through cultural buildings and people in the residential area on the other side.

How to integrate the new node into the city? city

415m

residential

825m

public building park beach

276m 300m

harbor

olympic sailing museum

tunnel

287m

residencial

yandao autumn tide

hotel

sea

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streamline

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environments international yacht club 155m

233m

83m

distance

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+ concave edge of coastline

coastline and mood

convex edge of coastline

The concave edge of the arc will be subjected to centripetal force. The enclosed boundary creates a highly accommodating space environment, and people who live in it will feel enclosed.

The long coastline provides people with a wide range of visibility. From a psychological perspective, an environment with a wide field of vision is the best place to relieve stress.

The outside the arc edge line, it will be subjected to centrifugal force. This expanded space form has a wider field of vision and is more suitable for relatively open crowds.

seaside

+ beer bar

sailing

SPACE

MASTER PLAN

5m

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a box as the basic shape

dividing service space

creating pubilc & private space

CURTAIN

3F

1F

One side of the bar is a coastal corridor, and the other side is a tunnel through a small hill. The raised curtain wall points to the direction of the road. The floor of the outdoor bar is re-paved with wooden floors to distinguish it from the surroundings.

There is a square at the corner of the site to arrange the landscape and do sinking treatment, which has a guiding role and allows people to move forward to the coast.

curtain oan the box

warping towards the main entrance, like canvas on a sailboat

move vertically as needed

Follow the highway to reach the Yandao Autumn Tide, which is one of Qingdao's famous tourist attractions.

HOW IT WORKS ?

7.00 10.50

7.00 8.35 7.00

3.50 1.35

9:00 am

9:00 pm

12:00 pm

6:00 pm

The square and the bar together provide indoor and outdoor public space. Serving tourists from the Olympic Sailing Museum, residents of the hotel opposite, and citizens of the residential area, they can all relax and enjoy the seaside scenery here.

3:00 pm

The curtain is movable, and it can move vertically by several mechanical devices in the corner of the building. It can be moved as needed, and the curtain can move up to 3.5m vertically.

When the curtain is closed, it can provide an overall quiet environment, only keep the entrance lifted part. The canvas facade can shade and the sea breeze to a certain extent.

When the curtain opens, the indoor space merges with the outside world and becomes an open public space.

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spiral staircase

private space

pergola

bar counter

beer barrel

The spiral staircase saves space and has a certain aesthetics

The second floor space is more private and quiet, not easily disturbed, and the curtain will not open to the second floor

The pergola can enrich the indoor wall. It has a decorative effect and isolates the sight

The bar is the most open space, the service staff will bartender and sell here

The newly brewed beer is packed in the barrel for guests to drink at any time, which is more in line with the drinking habits of Qingdao citizens

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1 main entrance 2 bar counter 3 public space 4 storage 5 famale toilet 6 male toilet 7 private space A high spotlight B low spotlight

ground floor plan

2nd floor plan

ceiling plan

02 Hills Hiding Landscape visitor center design Kurgi Farm, Latvia Academic | Individual Summer 2020 The site is situated within the North Vidzeme Biosphere Reserve. Kurgi Farm itself is fairly remote, located on the Latvian-Estonian border, but can be accessed from several towns and cities by car.

There are a number of diverse natural and semi-natural habitats throughout the reserve as it encompasses vast areas of primeval and traditional landscapes. There are 25 nature reserves, one nature park, and two marine protected areas within the reserve.

Tartu, home of the prestigious University of Tartu, is roughly a one-hour drive from Kurgi Farm, meaning there is plenty of potential to receive visitors, tourists, and students as guests at the ecotourism farm.

BACKGROUND

CONCEPT

Established in 1997, the North Vidzeme Biosphere is the only one of its kind in Latvia, stretching across 53km of coastline along the Gulf of Riga and bordering the northern frontier with Estonia.

The biosphere covers 457,600 hectares of land and 16,750 hectares of sea and was recognized as part of the UNESCO program within a year of being established as a protected territory of international importance.

Inspired by local horse breeding and horse breed protection, the form of the visitor center is reshaped from the shape of horseshoes. At the same time, combined with the trend of the mountains, the building is hidden in the site, and visitors can climb on the roof to get a broader view and enjoy the scenery of the North Vidzeme Biosphere.

The majority of the landscape is filled with lakes, as well as glacially formed hills and rolling plains.

The region also includes one of the biggest areas of raised bogs in the Baltic states, as well as the largest area of littoral or randu meadows in Latvia. Within the reserve there are several protected nature areas, including dendrological plantations, geological and geomorphic nature, as well as historical landmarks.

Salaca river

Burtnieks Lake

Europe

Latvia

Kurgi Farm

@57.882712, 25.694757

Ērģeme Castle

SITE

This is a mountainous area, high in the north and low in the south, the overall height difference is about 20m.

Combining the local horse pastoral culture, with the "horseshoe" as the basic prototype, echoing the surrounding roads and buildings.

Push and pull the "horseshoe" to see the granary to the north and the farm to the south.

Adjust the shape according to the terrain, high in the south and low in the north, hiding the building in the site.

Set the way the crowd leads to the building, the main entrance and the entrance plaza, for visitors to enter the building, or to the farm.

The eaves are raised outward to form a climbable roof, and people can walk directly on the roof through the path.

Kurgi Farm is owned by a young couple, Kristaps and Laura, who were mesmerised by the natural beauty of the area. So much so that they decided to live there permanently.

Kurgi farm’s primary focus is horse breeding, but not just any horses. Kurgi farm is one of the only breeding programmes in place for the Latvian Ardennes, a rare breed of local horse that is dangerously close to extinction, and Kurgi has one of the last four Latvian Ardennes studs in existence. The Latvian Ardennes is a breed of horse that the local community value highly as part of their historical heritage, and have been working hard to save from extinction.

farmyard worker

Kristaps and Laura

Latvian Ardennes

Kurgi Farm

horseshoe

extract shape

prototype

deformation

result

horseshoe print

prototype

on the site

underground

on the ground

ON THE ROOF

EXPLODED AXONOMETRIC

The climbable roof can improve the interaction between people and the building, and visitors can have a better view through the roof.

UNDER THE ROOF

climbable concrete roof

The square is for children to play, and people can get in touch with horses at close range on the grassland.

transparent tempered glass

roof entrance

MASTER PLAN

N 50m

main entrance

cafe A

cafe B

office

souvenir

hall stairs museum toilet second entrance

CURTAIN WALL DETAIL

INTERIOR

75*50mm light steel keel wood (anti-corrosion and fire prevention treatment) gypsum board 12mm transparent tempered glass aluminum alloy frame cushion

SECTION PERSPECTIVE

8.41

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GROUND FLOOR PLAN

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1 cafe 2 souvenir 3 hall 4 office 5 museum 6 toliet

C

6

7 square 8 granary

6

A main entrance B second entrance C walk on the roof

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03 Community’s Renovation Urban-village renovation Qingdao, China Academic | Individual Autumn 2020 Xiaoweng Village can be regarded as a natural village with a relatively long history in Qingdao, and its history can be traced back to more than 100 years ago. Xiao Weng Tou was originally called "Xiao Weng Yao Tou". This is because there was a kiln-making workshop in the village's Dongchang Yard.

Nowadays, the houses in Xiaoweng Village are dilapidated and the whole village is also under the government's old house renovation. The future Xiaoweng Village needs some infrastructure to meet the daily needs of the villagers.

Xiaoweng Village is surrounded by the city's traffic and is a typical urban-village. The buildings in the village are mostly red-tiled double-pitched roofs. So the project proceeded from this perspective, under the condition of preserving the form of the village to carry out renovation and transformation.

governor

xiaoweng village

local resident

office workers

drama lovers

SITE ANALYSIS satellite imagery site

At present, the relevant government departments are studying and formulating the renovation plan, and have conducted investigations on the redevelopment intention of the residents in the relevant urban villages. The next step is to start the renovation before the end of this year after the renovation plan is determined.

As a local villager, our community lacks a public, open space. The elderly can only sunbathe at the door, and children can only play in the courtyard. It is necessary to provide a space for people of all ages to socialize during the renovation.It’s also very troublesome to pay utility bills now, it’s better to have an community service hall.

I sit in front of the computer and work every day.

After get off work, I can not find a suitable leisure space in the community. I rarely have the opportunity to socialize with others. It is best to have a place for us office workers to relax and entertain during the renovation.

We like to listen to Liuqiang very much. This is a local traditional drama in Qingdao. Many villagers also like to listen to it. However, there is no venue for performing dramas. I hope that a small theatre can be built to pass on this niche culture.

DESIGN STRATEGY surrounding buildings

urban-villages

closed

pavilion

site

roof form

urban-villages schools pubilc buildings residential commercial

pitched roof flat roof empty field

road classification

building height

expressway main road secondary road branch road

theater

＞12m 6-12m ≤ 6m empty & public open space

main

block openness

section

functional partition

forgetten space

yongchang rd.

DIAGRAM urban texture

street scale xiaolou 2nd rd.

SOCIAL ANALYSIS

xiaolou rd.

BACKGROUND

community center

opened

minor

abandoned driving school building to be demolished community salesroom

functional partition

pedestrian circulation

square & market theatre community center

landscape & square buildings circulation

OPERATION MODE

MASTER PLAN bus station

bus station shengping rd.

residential

school

exhibition

square

service

pavilion

residential

relax

recreation

gather

community center

yongnian rd.

yongping rd.

residential

yongchang rd.

children's palace

office residential

yard

social

theater

commercial

stage

cathedral

cafe

zhenhua rd. bus station city

subway station urban-villages

bus station RENOVATION

urban-villages

city

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MATERIALS

EXPLODED AXONOMETRIC pavilions The pavilions on the square are mainly composed of steel structure and canvas. The steel frame ensures that the installation is sturdy and durable. The canvas has a certain degree of transparency. The random distribution enriches the richness of the enclosed space.

facade The facade is mainly made of patterned marble stone, and the random patterns make the facade no longer monotonous. Floor-to-ceiling windows and aluminum window frames harmonize.

roof The roofs of the community center and theater are made of the same material as Xiaoweng Village's houses-red tile roofs, which are integrated with the surrounding environment, which is also an architectural feature of Qingdao.

activity room exhibition bookshop cafe theater dressing room office water bar cafe service center bookshop meeting room reception hall

view under the glass roof, outdoor gray space

courtyard of the community center, indoor gray space

section perspective 1-1

section perspective 2-2

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community center 2nd floor plan

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theater ground floor plan 10 2

1 hall 2 bookshop 3 service center 4 office 5 water bar 6 toilet 7 cafe 8 reception 9 yard 10 meeting room 4 office 5 water bar 6 toilet 7 cafe 11 theater 12 dressing room 13 locker room 14 outdoor stage 2 bookshop 6 toilet 15 exhibition 16 activity room 17 equipment room

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community center ground floor plan 1

04 White Pagoda’s Memory Watchtower design Beijing, China Academic | Individual Winter 2020 The Miaoying Temple, located in Xicheng District, Beijing, was built in the Yuan Dynasty. The White Pagoda in the temple is the oldest and largest lama pagoda in China.

Nowadays, Siheyuan surrounds Miaoying Temple, and the area of Siheyuan has already been lined with tall buildings. Obviously, the Siheyuan will be demolished in the future with the needs of social development, but the form and culture of the Siheyuan cannot disappear.

As the landmark building of the Siheyuan, the White pagoda has a decisive influence on the Siheyuan. I hope to build a watchtower that draws on the architectural style of the Siheyuan, and echoes the White Pagoda, forming an antagonistic relationship between the new and the old, the past and the future. Becoming the carrier of the Siheyuan culture, and storing the memory of the White Pagoda.

SITE

THE WHITE PAGODA

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the White Pagoda of Miaoying Temple 1 Tasha - the highest part of the pagoda. There are 13 circles of the phase wheel (the phase wheel means the level of the pagoda) 2 Tashen - the body of the White Pagoda, also known as the "tower belly", like a typical covered bowl.

3 Tazuo - the base of the pagoda, there were many statues of protector gods originally carved, and the corner pillars were carved with diamonds. It's a pity that all have peeled off.

4 Taji - the foundation of the pagoda. There is a passage on the tower base for people to walk along and worship Buddha.

plan of the White Pagoda

profile of the Taji

2a

reverse

2a 4a

4 8a

two different sizes of Taji

profile

ratio

3a

Xicheng District, Beijing, China the new tower Miaoying Temple

8a

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Tazuo and Taji

main road

site the White Pagoda

SIHEYUAN

surrounded

ratio

elevation

staircase platform

2

1

2

functional form

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11 3

10

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4

Sumeru throne

13 6

windows

plan

enclosing

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FORM

FUNCTION

General Layout of Siheyuan 1 Zhengfang - master residence or wing 2 Erfang - “ear” room, utility or storage room 3 Xixiangfang - western residence or wing(“West Chamber”) 4 Ermen, Chuihuamen - second gate, “flower - hung gate” 5 Zoulang - corridor 6 Waiyuan - outer or first courtyard 7 Daozuofang - “reverse - facing” rooms 8 Houzhaofang - north hall or pavilion,“backside building” 9 Disanjinyuan - rear or third courtyard 10 Neiyuan - inner or second courtyard 11 Dongxiangfang - eastern residence or wing 12 Yingbi - spirit screen 13 Pingmen - entranceway or small gate 14 Damen - main gate

ratio

The main entrance of the courtyard is generally set on the east side of the sunny side. After entering, you can enter the central courtyard through the corridor, and then you can enter any room in the four directions.

The overall circulation is smooth and regular.

Siheyuan 8

profile

circulation

Just like the Siheyua in Chinese, it is a courtyard enclosed by houses in four directions. The layout emphasizes the concept of enclosure. The surrounding houses can directly enter the courtyard.

enclosing The houses in the four directions are independent of each other, generally speaking, they have residential functions. The houses are connected by corridors to form a closed circulation.

The houses in four directions are private spaces, the corridor is a semi-open space, vand the central courtyard is a public space, which corresponds to the function of every part of Siheyuan.

corridors live / indoor yard / outdoor function

private spatial characteristics

public

the new tower There is a White Pagoda in the Siheyuan area of Xicheng District, Beijing. In the White Pagoda, I extracted its proportional relationship and formal characteristics;in the Siheyuan, I extracted its functional layout and planar form.

Combining these characteristics of the two together, the combination becomes the form and function of the new tower. In this way, the new tower has the elements of the white tower and the courtyard.

This is why the new tower will become the memory of the White Pagoda.

Damen

Yingbi

stone lion

roof

Zoulang

Neiyuan

DIAGRAM

SUMERU THRONE z

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x

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(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

(f)

(g)

(h)

(i)

Since the watchtower develops vertically upwards, I extracted the plane shape of the White Pagoda’s Sumeru throne, and explored the Sumeru throne in the three-dimensional space.

different types of 3D Sumeru throne

STAIRCASE - PLATFORM

platform staircase

platform A The new tower grows in the vertical direction, combined with the functional form of the Siheyuan, the surrounding platforms are vertically displaced, and then form two staircase-platform methods.

platform B

Carlo Scarpa

Brion Family Cemetery, Carlo Scarpa, 1969-1978

OPERATION MODE

PLAN

51.60

46.50

memorise

the new tower

SECTION

the White Pagoda

contrast

watchtower

religion

modern

historical closed pilgrimage

public sightseeing inherited

4.65

8.70

41.10

landmark

35.70

6.00

7.35

Siheyuan residential

historical

private 30.30

The appearance of the new tower will become a new landmark in the Siheyuan area together with the White Pagoda of Miaoying Temple.

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2800

1500

2700 2700

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One represents tradition and religion, and the other represents modernity.

One space that was once a closed space will be closed in the future, open to a few people, and the other will always appear as an open public space.

plan of platform A 24.90

The existence of the new tower is in sharp contrast with the White Pagoda, but it pays tribute to it in many ways. The new tower will become the memory of the White Pagoda.

19.50

the White Pagoda

exist

(built in 1288)

41.10

disappear

Siheyuan the new tower past

42.45

present

14.10

exist 38.40

future

On the time scale, the Siheyuan may be demolished in the future with the needs of social development, and the White Pagoda and the new tower as the landmark will exist. The White Pagoda is a historical relic, which will be preserved in the future. The demolition of the Siheyuan is not a physical disappearance. The essence and layout characteristics of the Siheyuan culture are preserved in the new tower. From another perspective, the new tower is also a memory of the Siheyuan.

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1500

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8500 11200

plan of platform B

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VIEW FROM THE WATCHTOWER

the office buildings

the relationship between the watchtower and the White Pagoda

the viaduct

the White Pagoda

human perspective

the Siheyuan

05 Other work School Pavilion Design Qingdao University of Technology Qingdao, China Academic | Group work Summer 2018 team member: Cao Yuanyuan Liu Hu Lin Yangxue Zhang Ning Wang Weiwei Zhao Yifan Liu Songyan Zhang Wenhao Song Hongbing Wang Ruohui Li Shouwei Pan Heng Yang Jinyu

Model Making Academic | Group work Summer 2019 team member: Shen Keyi Han Xiaowei Cao Yuanyuan Wang Yuhui Pan Heng Wang Yue Han Tianyi Zhang Ning Zhong Zichao Tao Yi

CONCEPT

DETAILS

There is a lawn between the No. 1 Teaching Building of Qingdao University of Technology and the School of Architecture. An ancient pine tree is crossed by a sidewalk. We plan to build a campus rest space around the pine tree for students to learn and communicate.

The concept starts from this ancient pine tree, and builds a pavilion that grows around the ancient pine tree. The resting seat rises around the tree, and students can sit under the tree to rest and communicate. At the same time, we put some mosquito repellent plants to resist the annoying mosquitoes in the summer.

pine tree

hammock

mosquito repellent

pine board the ancient pine tree in the lawn

ELEVATION

DIAGRAM

2.70 2.00

0.45 ±0.00 The first path grows around the tree

The second path grows around the tree

2.70

1.60 1.10 0.70 Set up a climbing hammock

Plant mosquito repellent plants to avoid mosquito bites in summer

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FINISHED WORKS

MATERIALS Considering the durability and stability of the structure, we use welded square tube as the main structure, pine wood as the seat material. Then use expansion screws to fix the seat on the square tube. And use woven hemp rope as a hammock wound on the square tube.

50*50 square tube

pine board

white paint

spirit level

electric welding

hemp rope

cutting machine

mosquito repellent

CONSTRUCTION PROCESS

purchase

cut

polish

welding

build

paint

MODEL MAKING

A B E

C D

F

A Bearing wall: a mixed wall of brick and concrete blocks B Concrete structure: 450×450 pillars, 280×750 beams, 90-thick floor slab C Structure conversion layer D Open corridor E Staggered beam F Concrete wall with round opening

Exeter Library - Louis Kahn, 1972

· “One of Le Corbusier’s freest and most imaginative creations” · Embraces the modern apartment-block style, independent of any relation to the shape of the plot · Confronts this block with different, specialized volumes, combines flat and concave walls, and contrasts industrial and natural materials · In the original interpretation of two of the “five points of modern architecture”: The pillars, the roof garden, the horizontal window, free design of the facade, free design of the ground plan.

Swiss Pavilion - Le Corbusier, 1931

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