Collected Work
Collaborative Design Studio
Vision 42 Qingliangshanmen
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
02
STUDIO PARTICIPANTS / FACULTY
03
VISION 42
05
QINGLIANGSHANMEN
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DRAWINGS
345
INTRODUCTION The combined Penn State Architecture and Landscape Architecture Departments inaugurated an Collaborative Design Studio led by Professors Ron Henderson and James Wines. The main objective, in addition to a collaborative format, is to design the space of cities - both landscapes and architecture - in an integrated manner. The studio investigated two cities - New York and Nanjing - with comparative analysis of similar situations and conditions in each that address urbanistic issues such as urban mobility, public space, cultural vitality, equitability, conservation, and others. Importantly, the studio demanded clear and audacious strategic thinking and design. New York is a city of eight million located in the estuarine convergence of rivers and the bay. Nanjing is a city of seven million people located in Jiangsu Province on the Lower Yangtze River and is one of China's four greatest ancient capitals. Both New York and Nanjing are places of exceptional historic importance, economic strength, transportation access, and tourist attractions. The Pennsylvania State University workshop in Nanjing was in collaboration with Dongnan University and provided additional topical inquiries in preservation as the project site is adjacent to the UNESCO world heritage Ming City Wall.
STUDIO PARTICIPANTS / FACULTY Studio Students: Andrew Madl Anthony Mazzacano Becca Purtell Courtney Patterson Devon Beekler Drew Seifarth Emma Pritchett Eric Gabriel Jenna Collins Kyrie Yaccarino Laura Wake-Ramos Lauren Borrelli
Leah Grosso Lequan Clinton Liu Yang Melanie Ray Michael Morgan Patrick Nelligan Ricky Conte Ricky Fryer Seth Waldman Steffany Malarik Tom Wenner
Professors:
Teaching Assistant:
Ron Henderson James Wines
Zhen Tong
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Qingliangshanmen Nanjing, China
Devon Beekler
Lauren Borrelli
LeQuan Clinton
Jenna Collins
Richard Conte
Ricky Fryer
Eric Gabriel
Leah Grosso
Andrew Madl
Steffany Malarik
Anthony Mazzacano
Michael Morgan
Patrick Nelligan
Courtney Patterson
Emma Pritchett Perspective Perspective
Building BuildingFloor FloorPlans Plans
Lunar Reflections
Lobby
Admin./Info.
Lunar Reflections encompasses Chinese festivals that are known around the world. It takes the sites history and explores it through modern day design and concept.
Gift Shop
Auditorium
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The Chinese Lantern Festival and Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival are celebrated in this space by sitting stone pagodas within the moon gate water features. The stone pagodas remain present in the space throughout the year in moon gate circles seen protruding from the mote or as accents. On clear nights the moon gate circles act as mirrors that also reflect the moon within the space, which can be viewed year round. The pagodas, however, are lit during the Festivals and stand as relics to these celebrations.
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Gallery Space
Gallery Space
The lunar concept transitions into the museum with roofing units that mimic Chinese moon pavilions. It lends its style to blend in with the concept and the landscape. It allows visitors to take in the views of the site and to learn about the areas artifacts within the museum. Paths meander through small forest grooves and past reflecting moon gate pools with pagodas. Visitors can explore the different reflects and participate in festivals during different times of the year.
First Floor
Mid-Autumn Festival: This celebration is a harvest festival honored by ethnic Chinese and Vietnamese peoples. It is held on the 15th day of the eighth month of the Chinese calendar year, or for some on the night of the full moon between October and September. The festival brings friends and family together to give thanks and pray. One of the top destinations for this celebrating this tradition is West Lake (Three Pools Mirroring the Moon) three man made island stand and 3 stone pagodas rest alongside them. The candles in the pagodas are lit and the shimmering light reflects in the water. The moon can also be observed in the reflection of the water, that often outdoes the light of the pagodas.
Second Floor Not to Scale
Lantern Festival: This tradition is celebrated on the 15th day of the first
month of the lunar calendar. It is sometimes also celebrated in February or March. The tradition goes back as early as 206BC when children would carry paper lanterns to the temples with riddles in them. Another theory is that the celebration was to decline the darkness of winter and bring light into the night. The brightest paper lanterns are signs of good luck and hope. The festival can last up to a week and there are often fairs and other activities set up centered around the festival.
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Landscape LandscapeSection Section
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North
Vegetation
Mote & Moon Pools
Terraces
Pathways
Vantage Points
Pagodas
Wall
Scale 1:1000 0
Vegetation
Landscape LandscapePlan Plan
Walkway
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Vegetation
Moon Pool w/ Pagodas
Mote
Vegetation
Walkway
Vegetation
Utility Road/ Walkway
Pedestrian Terrace
Vegetative Terrace
Pedestrian Terrace
Vegetative Terrace
Vegetation
Vegetation
Walkway
Vegetation
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Diagrams Diagrams
Lunar Lunar Reflections Reflections
Lunar Reflections encompasses Chinese festivals that are known around the world. It takes the sites history and explores it through modern day design and concept.
The Chinese Lantern Festival and Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival are celebrated in this space by sitting stone pagodas within the moon gate water features. The stone pagodas remain present in the space throughout the year in moon gate circles seen protruding from the mote or as accents. On clear nights the moon gate circles act as mirrors that also reflect the moon within the space, which can be viewed year round. The pagodas, however, are lit during the Festivals and stand as relics to these celebrations. The lunar concept transitions into the museum with roofing units that mimic Chinese moon pavilions. It lends its style to blend in with the concept and the landscape. It allows visitors to take in the views of the site and to learn about the areas artifacts within the museum. Paths meander through small forest grooves and past reflecting moon gate pools with pagodas. Visitors can explore the different reflects and participate in festivals during different times of the year.
Mid-Autumn Festival: This celebration is a harvest festival honored by ethnic Chinese and Vietnamese peoples. It is held on the 15th day of the eighth month of the Chinese calendar year, or for some on the night of the full moon between October and September. The festival brings friends and family together to give thanks and pray. One of the top destinations for this celebrating this tradition is West Lake (Three Pools Mirroring the Moon) three man made island stand and 3 stone pagodas rest alongside them. The candles in the pagodas are lit and the shimmering light reflects in the water. The moon can also be observed in the reflection of the water, that often outdoes the light of the pagodas.
Lantern Festival: This tradition is celebrated on the 15th day of the first
month of the lunar calendar. It is sometimes also celebrated in February or March. The tradition goes back as early as 206BC when children would carry paper lanterns to the temples with riddles in them. Another theory is that the celebration was to decline the darkness of winter and bring light into the night. The brightest paper lanterns are signs of good luck and hope. The festival can last up to a week and there are often fairs and other activities set up centered around the festival.
Perspective Perspective
Building BuildingFloor FloorPlans Plans
Lobby
Admin./Info. Gift Shop
Auditorium
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st.
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Gallery Space
Gallery Space
First Floor
Second Floor Not to Scale
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Building Section BuildingSection
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Landscape LandscapePlan Plan
Scale 1:1000 0 10
50
100
North
Landscape LandscapeSection Section
Vegetation
Walkway
Vegetation
Pedestrian Terrace
Vegetative Terrace
Diagrams Diagrams Not to Scale
Vegetation
Mote & Moon Pools
Terraces
Wall
Vegetation
Walkway
Vegetation
Moon Pool w/ Pagodas
Mote
Vegetation Walkway
Vegetation
Utility Road/ Walkway
Vegetation
Pagodas Vantage Points Pathways
Vegetative Terrace
Pedestrian Terrace
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Becca Purtell
Melanie Ray In it’s current state, the Qinhaui Riverfront in Nanjing is like any other contemporary development in China. It is an attempt to display the nation’s advancements in design while adopting Western ideologies of architecture and topography. The portion of the park adjacent to Qinglianshanmen and the Ming Dynasty city wall is unique to the river, celebrating the resilience of China’s oldest city wall. However, the history of this site begins with the Wu Dynasty wall foundations, and as the local government prepares to unearth the culture that lies below, a new approach must be taken to accommodate the ever changing dynamic of Chinese history.
ming dynasty wall drainage “moat” vegetation swath ming wall walk
With the advent of new technologies, the Qinhaui Riverfront Redevelopment will provide contemporary methods of UNESCO Heritage site protection, while at the same time preparing for new experiences as users enter the site. Just as the identity of the wall will be revealed with the future excavations of the site, the new riverfront park will reflect the state of the river dating back to the peak of the Stone City military stronghold and Wu Dynasty wall. In breaking away from the Westernized adaptation of a riverfront and revealing the conditions of the past, users will be given the opportunity to experience the wall in its original condition, while still maintaining the functionality of the park.
boating dock visitor’s center + park services flood mitigation garden
A museum dedicated to the eventual findings of the excavations is proposed across the river, maximizing views to Qinglianshanmen. An interactive glass wall directed towards the wall projects new information as it is shared with the public, giving users within the museum the opportunity to learn with the excavation team. As a further gesture to the past, the essential architectural components, such as the spatial organization and roof structure, are based on traditional Chinese methods dating back to the Shang Dynasty. A contemporary interpretation of the Xie Shan roof utilizes the sharp curves and wood structure typical to ancient Chinese design and the incorporation of the ‘jian’ spatial unit establishes order within the space. To accentuate the experience as one walks throughout the park, an interpreted moat is incorporated into the design, providing dual functionality as a noise buffer as well as a flood prevention technique. Beneath the gravel surface penetrated by the natural landscape lies a drainage channel, directing water away from the wall and street and overcoming the volume of traffic with an underground stream of running water.
public plaza + dancing square
flood mitigation garden
PALIMPSESTIC DEVELOPMENT
nanjing city wall + stone city museum
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redefining the qinhuai riverfront under the conditions of the past
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layout of grid
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grid based on study of ancient chinese architecture and the ‘jian’ spatial layout
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first floor plan 6
10
(1) lobby (2) exhibition hall (3) interactive projection wall (4) auditorium (5) cafe (6) central courtyard (7) administrative offices (8) restrooms (9) gift shop (11) mechanical room
main floor plan
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7
ground floor plan
extrusion of structure columns provide support and complete proportions true to chinese design
curvature of contemporary roof true to the curvature the xie shan roof, curves are extended to reinterpret the ancient form through the columns exposed through the roof and the peaks at the surface ends
surfacing and reinforcement a tensile mesh roof is then applied to the structure, maintaining exposure of the components and modeling the fluidity of ancient chinese buildings
In it’s current state, the Qinhaui Riverfront in Nanjing is like any other contemporary development in China. It is an attempt to display the nation’s advancements in design while adopting Western ideologies of architecture and topography. The portion of the park adjacent to Qinglianshanmen and the Ming Dynasty city wall is unique to the river, celebrating the resilience of China’s oldest city wall. However, the history of this site begins with the Wu Dynasty wall foundations, and as the local government prepares to unearth the culture that lies below, a new approach must be taken to accommodate the ever changing dynamic of Chinese history. With the advent of new technologies, the Qinhaui Riverfront Redevelopment will provide contemporary methods of UNESCO Heritage site protection, while at the same time preparing for new experiences as users enter the site. Just as the identity of the wall will be revealed with the future excavations of the site, the new riverfront park will reflect the state of the river dating back to the peak of the Stone City military stronghold and Wu Dynasty wall. In breaking away from the Westernized adaptation of a riverfront and revealing the conditions of the past, users will be given the opportunity to experience the wall in its original condition, while still maintaining the functionality of the park. A museum dedicated to the eventual findings of the excavations is proposed across the river, maximizing views to Qinglianshanmen. An interactive glass wall directed towards the wall projects new information as it is shared with the public, giving users within the museum the opportunity to learn with the excavation team. As a further gesture to the past, the essential architectural components, such as the spatial organization and roof structure, are based on traditional Chinese methods dating back to the Shang Dynasty. A contemporary interpretation of the Xie Shan roof utilizes the sharp curves and wood structure typical to ancient Chinese design and the incorporation of the ‘jian’ spatial unit establishes order within the space. To accentuate the experience as one walks throughout the park, an interpreted moat is incorporated into the design, providing dual functionality as a noise buffer as well as a flood prevention technique. Beneath the gravel surface penetrated by the natural landscape lies a drainage channel, directing water away from the wall and street and overcoming the volume of traffic with an underground stream of running water.
PALIMPSESTIC DEVELOPMENT redefining the qinhuai riverfront under the conditions of the past
ming dynasty wall drainage “moat” vegetation swath ming wall walk boating dock visitor’s center + park services flood mitigation garden public plaza + dancing square
flood mitigation garden
nanjing city wall + stone city museum
1:50
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5
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3
2
DN
DN
1
first floor plan 6
10
(1) lobby (2) exhibition hall (3) interactive projection wall (4) auditorium (5) cafe (6) central courtyard (7) administrative offices (8) restrooms (9) gift shop (11) mechanical room
main floor plan
9 8
7
ground floor plan
layout of grid grid based on study of ancient chinese architecture and the ‘jian’ spatial layout
extrusion of structure columns provide support and complete proportions true to chinese design
curvature of contemporary roof true to the curvature the xie shan roof, curves are extended to reinterpret the ancient form through the columns exposed through the roof and the peaks at the surface ends
surfacing and reinforcement a tensile mesh roof is then applied to the structure, maintaining exposure of the components and modeling the fluidity of ancient chinese buildings
Andrew Seifarth LARCH 414: INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIO
LANDSCAPE SCHEME
QINHUAI RIVERFRONT AND MUSEUM DESIGN N A N J I N G , P. R . C H I N A
LARGE SCALE LANDSCAPE ST R AT E GY: ACCROSS THE C O N C E P T: G A R D E N S O F S U Z H O U S C R E E N S TO L A N D S C A P E S C H E M E
FLOOD MANAGEMENT
YA N G Z T E WAT E R S H E D
NON- PRESCRIPTIVE LANDSCAPE PLAN
MUSEUM ENTRY VIEW: SCREENING VIEWS +
MUSEUM ARCHITECTURE SCHEME
ENGAGE INTEREST A DA P TA B L E P O C K E T S
ARCHITECTURE SCREEN
STRUCTURAL SUPPORTS
1ST FLOOR LANDSCAPE SECTION
BUILDING SHELL
ST RU C T U R E D E TA I L 2ND FLOOR
LARCH 414: INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIO QINHUAI RIVERFRONT AND MUSEUM DESIGN N A N J I N G , P. R . C H I N A
C O N C E P T: G A R D E N S O F S U Z H O U S C R E E N S TO L A N D S C A P E S C H E M E
LANDSCAPE SCHEME
FLOOD MANAGEMENT
LARGE SCALE LANDSCAPE ST R AT E GY: ACCROSS THE YA N G Z T E WAT E R S H E D
NON- PRESCRIPTIVE LANDSCAPE PLAN
LANDSCAPE SECTION
MUSEUM ENTRY VIEW: SCREENING VIEWS + ENGAGE INTEREST
MUSEUM ARCHITECTURE SCHEME
A DA P TA B L E P O C K E T S
ARCHITECTURE SCREEN
STRUCTURAL SUPPORTS
1ST FLOOR BUILDING SHELL
ST RU C T U R E D E TA I L 2ND FLOOR
Laura Wake-Ramos
Seth Waldman
Tom Wenner
Kyrie Yaccarino
Elaine Yang
Drawings
Pennsylvania State University LArch 414 / Arch 491 Fall 2014