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PORTFOLIO Zhen Yan

Xi’an Jiaotong-liverpool University Application number: 24084463 zhen.yan1412@gmail.com +86 13919339656

Resume of Zhen Yan

Contact

Education

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Xi’an Jiaotong-liverpool University Suzhou,China

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zhen.yan1412@gmail.com +86-13919339656

Contents

Bachelor of Architecture 2019-2024

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The Architect's House

2022 Spring Individual Architecture Design

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Walk to the Crowd

2023 Spring Individual Architecture Design

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From Music to Music

2022 Fall Individual Architecture Design

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Transport Memory Carrier

2023 Fall Individual Architecture Design

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Other Work

Work Experience Gansu Institute of Architectural Design & Research Lanzhou, China

02/Jan/2023- 10/Mar/2023

Position: Assistant designer •

06/Jun/2022- 25/Aug/2022 05/Jun/2023- 08/Sep/2023

Minutes of meetings and discussions —— Record and participate in the discussion of the main issues discussed at the meeting, as well as the discussion process and results.

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Assist the designer to design the scheme —— Assist and learn the architectural design process from designers, provide ideas and support for the concept in the early stage of design.

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Participate in customer communication ——Record the client's requirements and comments regarding the building's appearance, building concept, construction cost and function.

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—Social Anxiety Healing Centre

—Music Research Center

— Transportation Museum

Make analysis diagram —— Based on previous customer communication and meeting results, I made functional analysis charts of traffic, climate, users and surroundings.

Languages

Skills

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Adobe Photoshop,Adobe Illustrator,InDesign

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Rhino, Sketchup, Grasshopper

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—House with traditional Japanese elements

English (fluent)

Mandarin (native)

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Enscape, Twinmotion Sketch, Gouache

The Architect's House 2022 Spring

Design Studio in XJTLU

Type: Individual Architecture Design Location: Kyoto, Japan

Requirement: The proposed project will be a small residence designed for architects. The project function is considered both work and residential. The students will define a specific programme based on their analysis and critical understanding of the site and their analysis of the needs of the users.

Design Manifesto: My design statement is to extract traditional Japanese architectural elements, taking into account the strong traditional elements of the site and the preferences of the users, and to design for two architects and three cats. The aim of the design is to create a small house that integrates work and life with a focus on the needs of the user.

Analysis of Residents The residents consist of two architects and three cats.

Kyoto Japan Kyoto, as a city of Japanese history and culture, is rich in Japanese traditional elements.

The site is located in the old town in the centre of Kyoto, surrounded by low-rise houses of two or three storeys. The functions of the surrounding buildings are mainly residential houses and small companies.

Age: 30

Age: 29

Status: Foreign architect who came to work in Japan.

Status: Foreign architect who came to work in Japan.

Interests: • Interested in Japanese traditional crafts especially in handicrafts • Love animals • Enjoy life

Interests: • Interested in traditional Japanese crafts especially in construction • Love small animals • Love architecture

Percentage of Time Spent Working and Living

Percentage of Time Spent Working and Living

Working 50% Living 50%

Working 65% Living 35%

50%

Space Type Requirements

Space Type Requirements

Working Area

Living Area

Cat Area

65%

Working Area

Living Area

Balcony/ Courtyard

Cat Area

Collection Room

Balcony/ Courtyard

Collection Room

40cm

50cm

122m

Russian Blue

American Shorthair

Maine Coon

Space Requirements

Bounce

Space Requirements

Lively

Infrequent activity, small space requirement

Bounce

Space Requirements

Lively

Lively and bouncy

Cat's Need for Environment •

Three components of passageway + springboard + ramp

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Need enough space for each cat, don't like sharing

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50cm

25cm

25cm

Analysis of the Cat

Prefer to be in a high place and can see their own territory

Bounce

Lively

Large size, big space requirements

Analysis of Traditional Japanese Architectural Elements

Architectural Spatial Function and Spatial Analysis

Cat Area

Collection Room

Outdoor Balcony

Outdoor Balcony

Collection Room

Cat Area Due to Kyoto's strong historical and cultural heritage and the architect's preference for traditional Japanese craftsmanship, it was decided to draw inspiration from traditional Japanese architecture.

By analysing traditional Japanese architecture, five important elements were extracted: wooden structures, split roofs, clay walls, lattice elements and movable door panels.

Study

Form Process Analysis

Work/Study Area

Toilets and Storage Room

Livingroom

Bedroom

Bedroom

Divide the long strip of site into the front courtyard, the building, and the rear courtyard.

Dividing the building part into four floors, it is divided into a studio on the ground floor, two, three and four living areas according to the functional needs.

The main elements of the sloping roof are used to form the general block. And the extracted Japanese traditional elements were applied to the blocks to generate the final design.

Livingroom

Reception Space

Studio

Wood frame construction

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Living room and cat space

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Reception space and studio

Ground Floor Plan

1. Storeroom 2. Toilet 3. Reception Space 4. Studio

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First Floor Plan

Second Floor Plan

1. Kitchen (Dining Space) 2. Living Room 3. Toilet 4. Bedroom

1. Cat Activity Room 2. Study

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Third Floor Plan

Roof Plan

1. Outdoor Balcony 2. Collection Room 3. Cat Bathroom 4. Cat Living Area

The first level serves as a workspace with movable (removable) door panels separating the studio from the reception area. It can be opened as a whole space when needed.The access to the garden from the studio is connected by a ramp, which facilitates the transport of the models to the outdoors.The first floor is the main living space for human beings and consists of the kitchen, bedroom and bathroom. The east side of the second level serves as a study area for the living space. The sloping space on the west side of the second floor serves as the cat's activity space, with a walkway leading to the cat's living space on the third floor as well as cat shelves across the first to third floors.The west side of the third floor has a space for cats as well as a collection room for residents interested in traditional Japanese crafts. On the east side of the third floor is an open-air balcony facing the street.

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Perspective Section

Walk to the Crowd —Social Anxiety Healing Centre 2023 Spring

Design Studio in XJTLU

Type: Individual Architecture Design Location: Allihies, Ireland

Requirement: The project will explore issues that address how we interact with our environment through our senses and how we represent and develop social relationships in space. This will be explored through an exploration of caring environments for children and young people who have had or are going through challenging times, with opportunities for repair, restoration and renewal.

Design Manifesto: My design statement is to design healing spaces for social anxiety. It is based on the three methods of treating social anxiety (Exposure, Applied Relaxation, Cognitizuring). At the same time, I use the form of a cave as a design medium to give patients an instinctive sense of security from primitive times. In this way, the design aims to achieve the purpose of social anxiety people's symptoms.

Allihies

Allihies Mountain Copper Mine Shaft Tourist, Local

County Cork, Ireland The townland of Allihies is located at the western tip of the Beara Peninsula.

Irish Anxiety Data Analysis

Site Function Analysis

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Allishes Community Centre

1. Anxiety is high amongst Irish people, with 80 per cent experiencing anxiety and 48 per cent of these saying they feel anxious often.

Allihies Coppermines Lodge

2. 91 per cent consider the prevalence of anxiety disorders in Irish society to be worrying.

Coppermine Villa

3. 80 per cent of Irish people believe that Irish society has become more willing to talk about mental health issues in recent years.

Allihies Playground

O'Neill's Bar & Restaurant Tourist, Local People

John Terry O'Sullivan

Saint Michael's Catholic Church, Allihies

The Treatment of Social Anxiety Disorder and Related Functions

Exposure, Social Skills Training

Seaview Guest House Allihies Copper Mine Museum

Make new friend.

Get together.

Being watched while performing a new task.

4. 18-24 year olds are still eight times more likely to suffer from a mental health disorder than those aged 55 and over. This points to the importance of increasing mental health screening, prevention and intervention services for young people.

A client enters and remains in a feared situation despite distress.

Exposure does not lead to the client unlearning fear responses, but rather generates new, more ambiguous learning that competes with.

Talking on the phone, especially with strangers.

The use of social skills training is often justified with a skills deficit model of social anxiety disorder, which assumes that anxiety arises from inadequate social interaction skills.

Applied Relaxation

Social Anxiety Triggers

Applied relaxation is a way of providing the client with a new coping response by leading the client to indulge and gradually expose him or her to a fearful situation.

Social anxiety disorder is a condition characterised by a marked and persistent fear of being humiliated or scrutinised by others.

In general people with social anxiety disorder experience anxiety in unfamiliar situations or with strangers.

Cognitive Restructuring

Talking to authority figures and extroverts.

Trying to start conversations with other people in public places.

Being asked to speak in front of a class or a roomful of colleagues.

Therapy sessions or support groups for social anxiety disorder.

The use of cognitive restructuring for people with social anxiety disorder is based on the rationale that it is not the situation, but the person’s thoughts about the situation, that generate anxiety. The client and therapist then work together on identifying automatic thoughts, which are defined as negative, often inaccurate thoughts that produce distress.

Analysis of the application of healing measures -by analysing the different stages of anxiety

Symptoms of different stages of anxiety

Mild Anxiety

Moderate Anxiety

Severe Anxiety

Mild anxiety is very close to normal everyday worries and stress. Symptoms are usually fidgeting, sweating, heightened sensations or irritability.

It is sometimes called situational anxiety because it goes away on its own once the situation is over.

Moderate anxiety is easier to focus on than mild anxiety. Some symptoms of moderate anxiety include stomach aches, rapid heartbeat, sweating, or dry mouth. It is also usually related to the situation and once the problem is resolved, the person may return to feeling normal.

Severe anxiety has many of the same symptoms as the first two, with other symptoms such as vomiting, chest pain, rapid heartbeat, distracted thoughts or erratic behaviour. Some people may even feel fear or impending doom. A person's decision-making ability can be impaired.

Redirection is unlikely to work, and the anxiety does not go away easily.

The main treatment for mild anxiety is to help the person deal with the situation that makes him anxious.

Treatment direction and measures 1. Cognitive Restructuring

Meditation/Yoga Room

Communication Room

The main treatment for moderate anxiety not only helps the patient resolve the situation, but also guides the patient to relax.

The main treatment of severe anxiety is the intervention of the patient's physiological condition, which requires the simulation of the anxiety scene with the assistance of psychological counseling and relaxation through activities.

1. Cognitive Restructuring 2. Applied Relaxation

1. Cognitive Restructuring 2. Applied Relaxation 3. Cognitive Restructuring

Situation Simulation Room

Accommodation Area

Form Process Analysis

Starting from small spaces, explore what types of spaces give people a sense of security.

The cave has been an important element of protection from natural disasters, wild animals and enemies since primitive times.

Using the form of the cave as a basis for design allows people to feel safe in the space.

The topography is analysed on the basis of contour maps to extract the important lines that will influence the building alignment.

Based on the extracted topographic curves, the final space is generated by combining the cave forms. Finally, windows are considered for functional needs.

Staff Area

Dinning Hall

Accommodation Area

Relaxation

Situation Simulation

Communication

Ground Floor Plan 5

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FFL 0.00m 2 2 1. Reception 2. Accommodation Area 3. Toilet 4. Dinning Hall 5. Kitchen 6. Server

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Visitors entering through the main entrance on the ground floor have the option of going downstairs to the underground floor or into the office area on the 1st floor. On the ground floor, after passing through the reception desk, you will enter the accommodation area for long-term healing needs, or on the right-hand side you will reach the catering area.

The underground floor consists of three main healing functions. The communication room is located in the southern part of the basement in view of the need for daylight. From the glass façade of the basement there are two exits to the square on the south side of the building, from which it is possible to enter the grounds by way of steps or to return to the entrance of the building by way of ramps on both sides of the building.

First Floor Plan

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FFL 8.00m 1

FFL 4.00m 1.Staff Office 2.Metting Room

Underground Floor Plan 6

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FFL 0.00m 3

1.Storage 2. Situation Simulation Room 3.Communication Room 4.Toilet 5. Meditation/Yoga Room 6. Exercise Area

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3D Printed Concrete Analysis The idea of the cave makes the whole building form very organic.

The use of 3D printed concrete was considered in terms of building materials and structure. 3D printed concrete eliminates the need for formwork, reducing material waste and allowing for greater geometric freedom in complex structures.

3D printed concrete is a cement-based mixture of multiple materials.

Layered extrusion 3D printing of concrete involves CNC-controlled nozzles that precisely extrude the cement paste layer by layer.

The thickness of the layers is usually between 5 mm and a few centimetres. The extrusion nozzles may be equipped with automatic smoothing tools that flatten the 3D printed layers and cover the grooves at the interfaces between the layers, resulting in a smooth concrete surface.

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3D concrete printing uses very large 3D printers, typically 30 feet in height and length. These machines usually come in the form of gantries or robotic arm systems.

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Perspective Section

3D printing technology opens up huge possibilities for house construction. The way in which printing is carried out by the jet head allows for a combination of curved and straight lines to be used, so that individualised buildings can be created without increasing costs. This also allows for better utilisation of space and has no negative impact on the integrity of the structure.

Renderings to better express the inspiration drawn from the cave form, to show the sense of encasement and lack of boundaries that this form brings, in the hope of giving a sense of security to people with social anxiety.The picture on the left is a view from the entrance to the stairs to the basement level. You can see the large cavernous courtyard in the centre as well as the indoor garden. The image on the upper right shows a view on the ground surface in the south-western part of the building, demonstrating the relationship between the building and the terrain. The centre-right view shows the living space, facing south with reasonable light. The lower right view shows the corridor outside the living area.

From Music to Music — Music Research Center 2022 Fall

Design Studio in XJTLU

Type: Individual Architecture Design Location: Allihies, Ireland

Requirement: The proposed project will be a research center. There is no scheduled function program list. With the help of the tutor, students will determine the specific plan based on their analysis and critical understanding of the site. However, the scale of the project should be able to meet the project of 2500-3500 square meters.

Design Manifesto: My design manifesto is to design a music research center inspired by the characteristics of Irish music (form, pitch, Melody and Rhythm) on the basis of architectural acoustics research. The design purpose is to further explore architectural acoustics, and also to teach music.

The Close Relationship Between Music and Ireland

Allihies County Cork, Ireland The townland of Allihies is located at the western tip of the Beara Peninsula.

The relationship between music and Ireland is one of mutual influence. Native Irish music has evolved alongside Irish history, and musical change has demonstrated various aspects of Ireland's social, political, cultural and economic changes. Moreover, the sense of national identity and the close relationship between Irish music and life show the strong national elements and the vitality of music that unite the Irish people and give them spiritual support, making music and life one and the same.

Allihies and Music Allihies was first established as a copper mining town, but mining almost stopped in the 1950's. In the 21st century the town started to develop a tourism industry based on the mining heritage and the natural beauty of the town, with a large number of restaurants and pubs that make up the town's music scene, which also hosts music festivals.

Wind Direction Spring Summer Autumn Winter

Celtic culture dominated from the 1st century BC to the 17th century AD. Celtic music culture, such as war songs, hymns and harps, has appeared in Ireland since the first year of the A.D.

In the 5th century AD, missionaries brought the Christian music tradition.

In the 9th century, pirates and immigrants brought Scandinavian music culture.

By the twelfth century, Irish harpists were already renowned in Europe for their virtuosity.

In the 17th century AD, Irish traditional music culture also changed in this period. During this period, the Gaelic society as an aristocrat was gradually dying out, and the emerging middle class became the main performers and consumers of traditional music.

In the eighteenth century, with the rise of the Irish national liberation movement and the revival of Irish national culture, Dublin, the capital of Ireland, developed into a major musical centre in Europe.

Since the 19th century, Irish expatriates have been committed to developing their traditional music overseas.

At the beginning of the 1840s, the subsequent famine and emigration led to a sharp decline in the Irish population. The development of music was inevitably affected, and it was not until the last decade of the 19th century that it regained its vitality.

History of Irish Folk Song - The process of history influencing music

Musical Characteristics

- The expression of Irish native music in people's lives

Closely Related to Life

A Strong Sense of National Identity

Dance-based music with a strong interactive feel. Makes music as a form of life and entertainment.

Throughout its history, the Irish people have struggled to find independence through many culture shocks. This emphasis on their own culture has been the driving force behind the revival of Irish art.

Architectural Acoustics Analysis

Abstract Concept

Basic Architectural Design Principles 1. Strictly control any unwanted sound, such as external sound sources, adjacent rooms, heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems, and other similar situations should be considered.

Architectural Elements that Affect Sound Quality

Irish Folk Music Versus Other Genres

2. Properly control the sound that the audience wants to hear, so that the sound that the audience hears is loud and clear enough without the interference of echo and reverberation in the space.

Irish Folk Dance Music “The Small Hills Of Offaly”

Irish Folk Ballads “Down by the Sally Garden”

Evaluation Parameters for the Sound Quality of a Concert Hall 1.Loudness

2.Reverberation

3.Sense of space

4.Clarity

5.Cordiality

6.Warmth

The Symphony “Radetzky March”

Internal Space Shapes

Ceiling Design (Decoration and Interior Furnishings)

Material

Irish Folk Music Versus Other Genres

Form

Pitch

Melody

Rhythm

Medium to high pitch

Parabola Etiquette Music, Orchestral Music, Or Wind Music

The Complexity of Architectural Acoustics

ANDO, 1985

MUSIC

THE COMPOSER

THE FAVORITE LISTENING LEVEL

Royal Peacock Dance

Gibbons

77-79dBA

Malcolm Arnold

79-80dBA

Symphony No. 48; The fourth movement

Music

Opera

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Smooth

Modern Orchestral Works, Solos And Chamber Music

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Audio System Used By Dance Bands

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A—Suspended Acoustic Tiles B—25mm Thick Fiberglass Board

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C—Carpet

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D—Thin Wood Panels

Church

Language and Music

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Broadway Touring Musical Comedy, Operetta, Gilbert And Sullivan's Operetta Music

Cathedral

General Function Auditorium Middle School Auditorium Small Theater The Cinema

Design Thinking of Activity Process

Lecture Room And Conference Room Small Theater, Salon Drama, Etc The Primary Classroom Language Only Recording And Broadcasting Rooms

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The sound absorption capacity of different materials varies according to the frequency of the sound.

Lounge

Test three architectural acoustic elements (shape, material, interior design)

Meeting Room for Researcher

Lab

Dinning Hall

Material Storage Room

Researcher

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Reverberation Time （RT)/s

The optimum listening level varies from music to music.

Regular

Semi Classical Concert And Chorus, Using Sound System

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Language

RESEARCH

Public Choral Music

Acoustic Absorption Coefficient

There is still much to explore in architectural acoustics, which is influenced by human ear preferences, material properties, and different musical frequencies.

The Romantic Symphony

1.0

Different uses of sound space require different optimum reverberation times.

Play Music Two ways to judge 1. Electronic acoustic test 2. Human ear test

Get Data

Get the Stage Theory

Data Center Office

Fabrication

Case Study of Architectural Acoustics

Use Larger Spaces to Test the Results

Ceiling Design (Decoration and Interior Furnishings)

Internal Space Shapes Bing Concert Hall

The Performance Space

Material

Performance

Musician and Public

Torun concert hall

Elbphilharmonie Hamburg

By mixing the concrete with other materials and separating them after pouring, the building walls produce a special texture. The skin contributes to the building's acoustic performance while making a strong visual impact.

Round

Round Dropped Ceiling

Concert Hall Blaibach

Hamburg State Opera

Fan-shaped

Dynamic Petal Ceiling

Berliner Philharmonie

Radio City Music Hallww

Curved Ceiling

Vienna's Golden Hall

La Maison Symphonique de Montréal

Waiting Area

Picado

Medium Education Space

Communication

Communication Space for Musician

Small Education Space

Communication Space for Public

Meeting Room for Musician

Maizières Music Conservatory Tensioned metal wires were chosen for the three facades of the space. The white wire adjustable partition structure on the stage not only provides a certain acoustic effect but also allows the layout of the space to be adapted to the needs of the use.

Form Process Analysis

Metal Wire

House of Music The ceiling and limestone veneer are covered with a glued wood panel that absorbs sound while providing good reflection to ensure the best possible listening experience.

Vineyard

Reception Area

Larger Performance Space

Education

Extraction of sonic shape lines from conceptual models.

The topography of the extraction site and the rock arrangement thus influence the course of the curve.

Extraction of the mesh in the conceptual model.

Lining up function blocks using grids and curve orientation.

Lifting according to the terrain.

Extracting the recessed arc element from the part of the conceptual model that represents the form.

The elements that gradually change the angle of inclination as well as the direction are extracted from the metal ribbon section of the conceptual model.

Applying both of these to the building, the top is recessed inwards and the angle and direction of the sloping facade mimics that of a ribbon.

Plywood Panels Concert Hall Blaibach The main body is made using pre-cast concrete technology, the concrete inside the concert hall is untreated, plain concrete, and these uneven surfaces help to absorb the mids and highs produced during the performance.

Shoebox

Adjustable Suspended Panel Ceiling

Precast Concrete

The aim of this project is to develop a quantitative methodology for controlling the shape of the interior space, the ceiling design and the materials used to make the sound in the space controllable.

Master Plan

Ground Floor Plan

1. Fab Lab 2.Toilet

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First Floor Plan 8 9

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1. Data Analysis Area 2.Server 3.Testing Lab 4.Performance Space 5. Reception 6. Lounge 7.Metting room 8. Toilet 9. Teaching area

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Second Floor

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Perspective Section

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In the functional arrangement, privacy and research spaces are mainly placed on the west side, while public and educational spaces are placed on the east side.

A curved block modelled on an acoustic amplifier is used as the main body. The functions are divided into six sections: research, experimentation, performance, work, teaching and eating. The six curved blocks are connected by curved glass corridors.

1. Meeting Room 2. Teaching Area 3.Dinning Hall

FFL 4.60m

Tectonic and Structural Diagram Wooden beam and post construction The effect of supporting curved wooden walls is achieved by using columns approximately 0.6 metres wide in the external walls as supports, one at four metre intervals. This support eliminates the need for other supporting columns in between.

The internal and external cladding consists of stacked timber panels 25cm high.

Scale 1:50

Cladding Test Model

Connecting Building Element - Skylight

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Axonometric Drawing A

Axonometric Drawing B

Plan Insulated Laminated Silicone Setting Block Silicone Gasket Structural Seal Flange Extruded Aluminum Purlin

Cover Cap Silicone Setting Block Insulated Laminated Silicone Gasket Structural Seal Flange Backer Rod Extruded Aluminum Purlin

Extruded Aluminum Rafterl Mineral Wool Sill Lug Exterior Closure Sill Clip Formed Sill Pan

Waterproof Membrane

Detail Section Scale 1:10

Transport Memory Carrier — Transportation Museum 2023 Fall

Design Workshop in XJTLU

Type: Individual Architecture Design Location: Lanzhou, China

Requirement: The proposed project will be an old factory renovation project with no scheduled list of functional programs. Students will determine the specific plan based on their analysis and critical understanding of the site. The project will need to be considered in terms of its significance to the entire city limits.

Design Manifesto: My design manifesto starts from the history of the old factory itself by studying the history of transport development in Lanzhou. Inspired by the fact that transport is the heart of industry and even human civilisation, I designed a transport museum with transport space as the core of the building. The purpose of the design is to give a new function to the museum of the old factory to preserve the original memory of the factory, and at the same time, to let the people of Lanzhou feel the importance of the transport to Lanzhou, as well as the historical and cultural heritage of the city.

Historical Analysis of Wanli Factory

Lanzhou Gansu Province, China The site is located in the area of Wanli Factory, northwest of Lanzhou City.

The Wanli Factory area is surrounded by mostly residential areas as well as schools. The old factory is located in the center of the factory, surrounded by old factories and logistics warehouses.

In the 1990s, production at the Wanli plant was cut back, and the former aeronautics industry declined. Wanli Factory was reformed and abandoned the original factory building in favour of micro-automobiles and simple numerical controls.

Most of the former factory is now abandoned, and part of it is used as a logistics warehouse and a small factory.

Wanli Factory was founded in February 1956, with a building area of 319,000 square metres and a large-scale factory and living area. Over the decades, the plant has developed and produced various types of aviation airborne equipment products, and is a large-scale enterprise covering the fields of aviation airborne motors and electrical appliances, electric mechanisms, airborne computers and off-board lighting.

Metal roof

Metal frame construction

Brick-concrete structure exterior wall Lanzhou Traffic History Analysis

The Yangshao cultural system, 5000 years old, saw the gradual formation of roads as humans produced and tribes migrated. The earliest primitive road networks were formed.

The Han Dynasty set Lanzhou as the starting point to radiate roads in all directions and set up waterways. In 50 B.C., the Silk Road was set up, passing through Lanzhou, making it a traffic artery.

During the Sui and Tang dynasties, the scope of the Silk Road was expanded, with Lanzhou serving as a necessary route. It reached its heyday in the middle of the Tang Dynasty, leading to the rapid economic and cultural development of Lanzhou.

During the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, Lanzhou's roads and post routes to the other direction gradually took shape. In the late Qing Dynasty, tea and salt were transported to Lanzhou in large quantities by horses, mules and camels. Fourwheeled and six-wheeled carts appeared.

During the Republic of China period, the construction of roads began in 1924, followed by the growth of automobile ownership, rubberwheeled horse-drawn carts and iron wheeled carts were the main means of transport for the people, and travelling short distances relied on rickshaws, while long distances were mainly carried out by mules, or animal-drawn carts.

In the early years of New China, roads were managed and maintained, bridges were built and railways were constructed; in the 1960s, automobile technology was developed, and steamships and freighters were developed in-house; in 1959, trolleybuses were opened, and in 1962 the Wanli Factory was established for the development of aviation.

From the beginning of the 21st century to the present, buses have experienced diesel, petrol, hybrid and new energy vehicles. 2014, the opening of the high-speed railway promoted Lanzhou to be known as a national logistics node. 2023, it will become a supportive city of the Belt and Road, and a distribution centre for international trade materials.

In the future development plan, transportation vehicles in the field of artificial intelligence will be vigorously developed.

At the same time, the development of air vehicles is also under study.

Site Old Factory Analysis

Form Process Analysis

Electronic Component Factory

Old Factory

Staff Quarters

1. Remove the original metal structure and roof, and keep the original walls of the old factory (to preserve the historical memory of the Miles Factory).

2. Due to the lack of space to set up sufficient functions, two metres were dug down inside the building.

3. A new frame structure combining metal and wood was set up.

4. Divided the building into two floors, with the main entrance from the ground floor, which consists of three exhibition spaces. The under ground floor is divided into two exhibition areas as well as a working area (which can be accessed directly from the under ground floor entrance).

Old Factory

FFL 3.00m

FFL -2.00m

Staff Quarters

FFL 0.00m

5. Starting from the history of the aviation industry of Wanli Factory, through analysing the history of Lanzhou's transport development, the historical significance of means of transport and roads for Lanzhou is drawn. Transportation is central to the development of industry and even human civilisation.

The transport space has the role of connecting various functions, as the core of a complete building, just like the significance of transport to human civilisation.

Logistics Warehouse

Master Plan

Therefore, the concept of transport space is taken as the core of spatial design to connect the functions.

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Ground Floor Plan 1. Reception 2. Souvenir Shop 3. Yangshao and Han Tang Dynasty Hall 4. Future Development Hall 5. Temporary Exhibition Hall 6. Toilet

Under Ground Floor Plan 1. Ming Qing Dynasty and 20th Century Hall 2. 21st Century Hall 3. Lecture Theatre 4. Toilet 5. Library 6. Control Room 7. Artifacts Collection

8. Office 9. Meeting Room 10. Photography Studio 11. Heritage Restoration Room 12. Research Office 13. Laboratory 14. X-ray Laboratory

FFL -2.00m

Metal frame combined with wood

Brick wall of the old factory

Traffic space to the ground floor next to the temporary exhibition halls

Stairs to the main entrance

3.00m

0.00m

-2.00m

Perspective Section

Other Works 1.

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Suzhou Garden Sketch Tectonic Model Parametric Bridge Design Parametric Shading Facade Design

Suzhou Garden Sketch 2019 Fall

Type: Individual Work

Tectonic Model 2020 Fall

Type: Group Work Structure Design

Parametric Bridge Design 2022 Spring Type: Group Work Parametric Design

Parametric Shading Facade Design 2023 Fall Type: Group Work Parametric Design