Shen Zhen: the heart of China’s manufacture industry, especially on high-tech products for global corporations such as Apple, Nokia etc.
Rising Sea Level: The height of sea water is gradually increasing every year at a very concerning rate. Because of global warming the sea level along the coast of Guangdong Province in south China is rising at 1 cm each year. It could rise 30 cm by 2030 and pose a threat to flood the region and islands covering an area of 1000-square kilometers strong in the Pearl River Delta, from which many as millions of people may need to be emigrated for resettlement. According to calculation from the National Marine Data and Information Service (NMDIS), when the sea level rises 30 cm, it could inundate an area of 1154 square kilometers of costal regions and islands at its highest tidemark. This will cause a direct economic loss high as 133.2 billion yuan, forcing a population of 996.4 thousand to relocate. If the sea level rises one meter the feared flooded area could be as large as 6520 square kilometers, part of the region may face the danger of being completely wiped out by the ocean and disappearing forever from the map.
Guangdong has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa inland, Cwa along the coast), though nearing a tropical climate in the far south. Winters are short, mild, and relatively dry, while summers are long, hot, and very wet. Average daily highs in Guangzhou in January and July are 18 ˚C (64 ˚F) and 33 ˚C (91 ˚F) respectively, although the humidity makes it feel much hotter in summer.
More than 41 percent of people in the Pearl River Delta have felt sick or uncomfortable this year because of the region’s heavy pollution, a recent survey found. Most suffer from diseases like cough, sore throat and upper respiratory infections, or feel agitated, depressed or can’t sleep. The Pearl River, the second largest in flow capacity in China, has been seriously polluted by industrial discharges along the river. More than one-fourth of the residents do not dare to drink local tap water. Air pollution is also a serious concern for residents. Cities in Guangdong experienced an average of more than 75 hazy days last year, a record high since 1949. Guangzhou experienced more than 110 hazy days last year. Haze is usually caused by suspended particles in the air that reduce visibility. It is often a mixture of aerosols and photochemical smog.
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As one of the major industry in Guangzhou, high-tech manufacture generates large portion of the local GDP. One of the largest, Foxconn is a Taiwanese multinational electronics contract manufacturing company headquartered in Tucheng, New Taipei, Taiwan. It is the world’s largest electronics contract manufacturer measured by revenues. Foxconn is primarily an original design manufacturer and its clients include major American, European, and Japanese electronics and information technology companies. Notable products that the company manufactures include the iPad, iPhone, iPod, Kindle, PlayStation 3, and Wii U. The big controversy for such corporate manufacturer is how the employees are treated. To gain the competitive edge against other companies, the income of the worker sometime much lower than the legal minimum income standard. In addition workers have to work overtime and live in below standard accommondations. In 2010, at least 18 Foxconn employee attempted suiside for being treated unethically. The landscape of China’s manufacture industry is also started to change. Compared to some countries, the labour cost of China is losing its advantage, factories are moving to Brazil, Mexico, South-east Asia or India. Once these factories moved out, it will be a major challenge to tackle the abondoned industrial site, and to reallocate the workers who came to work in the city from their rural hometowns.
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There has been a long tradition of converting unused industrial site into something else by introducing new programme into the existing spatial planning. Most commonly the industrial site were transformed into art district, because the spacious nature of the factory/warehouse architecture can really compliment with the art work. However the spaces of industrial sites are very flexible to host various programmes.
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1. 1. For the past 3 decades, people have been migrating from rural to cities to seek work opportunities. They created this unique community that co-exist yet different from the city. They played a crucial role for the rapid developments of Chinese cities. However as the development reaching a more saturated state, The requirement for cheap labours is slowly decreasing. If this issues are not addressed with consideration, migrated workers can be an unstable part of the society.
2.
2. For future 2013 - 2050, the cities faces enormous challenges, such as pollution, food shortage and sea level rising. The mode of urban environment must come up with innovations to tackle these crisis and improve standard of living. As the farmer workers helped constructing the cities, they can also be inspiring for the new future living. City should learn from the philosophy of rural living, to be more self sustainable, and co-exist with nature rather than exploiting it. The farmer worker community can once again be the protagonist of innovation.
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EXCHANGE
EDUCATION
ECOLOGY
CHANGE OF VALUE
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* Dark spots indicates the current urban village distributions within Shenzhen
1986
10,161 SQUARE KM 151% INCREASE IN 16 YEARS
2002
25,973 SQUARE KM Source: China Statistics, 2003
3 Types of Urban Villages
70%
55%
Urban Built ratio: 70% Agri. activity: few Rent income: >80%
Transformed Built ratio: 55% Agri. activity: some Rent income: >40 - 80%
30%
Urban Fringe Built ratio: 30% Agri. activity: frequent Rent income: <50%
Major Conditions of Urban Village
Sanitation
Building Quality
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Infrastructure
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION
AGE BREAK DOWN
41 years and older 31 - 40 years
243 million by 2025
19%
26 - 30 years
25%
16 - 25 years
18% 48%
CHINA 1.3 billion
Guangdong 104 million
Migrant workers 103 million
UK 82 million
AVERAGE WAGE
100 USD$
58% of Urban workers
DISTRIBUTION BY INDUSTRY
CHILDREN
31%
brought to cities with parents
22%
11%
Other
Commerce
Social Service
Construction
Manufacturing
20 million children
7%
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58 million children left behind
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Desk space
Fruiting/Propagation
Herbs
Lavatory Kitchen
Chickens
Micro greens/Cafe
Mushroom/Storage
Aquaponics/Cafe
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1st quarter: slow steady growth 2nd quarter: maximum leaf growth 3rd quarter: maximum root growth 4th quarter: rest period Here we are concerned with the Moon, which passes quickly in front of all 12 zodiac constellations in just 27.3 days. Because the zodiac constellations are of different sizes, the Moon stands in front of each for a shorter or longer time, approx. between 1-1/2 to 3-1/2 days. Rudolf Steiner taught that every zodiac constellation radiates certain favourable conditions to the plants, which the Moon will focus as it passes in front of each constellation. The influences of the constellations are passed on, reflected by the Moon, through the 4 classical elements of nature - warmth/ fire, light/air, water and earth in the following groupings.
lunar gravity
lunar light
1st quarter
2nd quarter
3rd quarter
5.0
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fruit days
4.5
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root days
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30.
10.
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0.35% floating population 12 million employee from Foxconn 0.3 million estimated family relatives 0.2 million
The Farmer Market:
Festival Celebrations:
China has been suffering for the lack of food safety. The existing mode of food distribution is cooperate supermarket buys crops from farmers with a very low price and sell them to the cities. However there is a lack of quality control, it was reported on the news that some products were but back to sale after the expiry date, and excessive residue pesticides on vegetables. According to cnfood.gov, there are currently at least 55 types of food products that harmful to the human body on the market. In the future the new city farmers could act as the distributors of farming goods. At the markets in the urban village fresh products will be sold. The expertise knowledge of the new city farmers can ensure the food is safe and hygienic for consumers.
Now
Future
Farmer
Farmer
Supermarkets
Urban Village
Customers
Customers
permanent population 2.46 million
The start phase of the urban village from 2013 to 2050 would be base on the employees of Foxconn Shenzhen factory and the families they brought to the city, which is estimated 0.5 million people.
Education:
Almost every festival in the country is related to the agrigultural activities. The spirit of the Chinese festivals is to appreciate the resources that nature provided to the human beings. In recent years the festivals has been linked to commercial activities and their true meaning has lost.
Another function of the urban village is to raise the awareness of ecological urbanism, providing an educational ground for people to learn the advantages of the rural way of living, and how combing the rural strategy with cities can benefits its future development.
In contrast looking at the rural part of the country the spirit of the festivals is still kept, people still look back to the history and respect the heritage. In the future the new city farmers can bring the true meaning of these festival back to the cities.
It is a centre for knowledge transfer, not only city people can learn from the farmers, farmers can also benefit from applying the advanced methodology and science to their tranditional farming techniques.
The urban village then becomes a place for celebration, it not only preserved the cultural value to the new generation, but also generate income for the residence in the urban village.
This educational ground also provides an alternative route for children who finished their middle school, instead of going to universities which are already over saturated, they can become a part of the new city farmer community that contribute to the future urban transformation.
â&#x20AC;˘Fresher product â&#x20AC;˘Better quality control â&#x20AC;˘Fairer price for both parties
* As an tourist attraction and educational facility, Eden Project is one of the major employer in Cornwall and has over 750 employees.
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24 SPRING
315°
330°
345°
24 24 Solar Terms
24 Suitable Products
24 Architectural Implications
24 Descriptions
《立春》 Spring Commences (03 - 05/Feb):
《雨水》 Spring Showers (18 - 20/Feb):
《惊蛰》 Insects Waken (05 - 07/March):
Marks the begining of the spring. Spring crops start to grow faster, it is the time to increase the field work. Also people should be aware of the lung related diseases, especially buildings need more ventilation.
The day gets warmer and rain water increased, however as the crops grow faster, it is important to collect and store the precious rain water. Also the beaver start to hunt and wild goose return to the north.
Animals and insects wake from the winter sleep, due to the spring thunder. Farmer should be aware of animal disease and insects, and apply fertilizers as the crops growing faster.
0°
15°
30°
24 24 Solar Terms
24 Suitable Products
24 Architectural Implications
24 Descriptions
《春分》 Vernal Equinox (20 - 22/March):
《清明》 Bright and Clear (04 - 06/April):
《谷雨》 Corn Rain (19 - 21/April):
The middle point of spring, both the day and night last 12 hours. Swallows will come to houses, and it tells the best time to increase the intensity of farming works. Rice will start to grow at the Vernal Equinox.
Day to visit the family members that passed away, also a day to celebrate by doing exercise and field trips. An important festival and traditionally people will not lit fire and only eat cold food.
Days become milder, rice will start to grow faster, also the time to plant cotton. Cuckoo bird will come to remind farmer to grow. Willow catkin will spread in the air and cause allergy. Also its the best time to drink tea.
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24 SPRING
45°
60°
75°
24 24 Solar Terms
24 Suitable Products
24 Architectural Implications
24 Descriptions
《立夏》 Summer Commences (05 - 06/May):
《小满》 Corn Forms (20 - 22/May):
《芒种》 Corn on Ear (05 - 07/June):
The start of summer. It is the time crop grow really fast, and the key date to plant rice into the field. Farmer should also be careful about pests. The rain start to increase, it is the time of year when heart related diseases increase.
On Corn Forms a lot of crops start to fruit, however it is not the time to harvest them yet. The air becomes try and during this period skin related disease is going to increase, thus it is important to keep the skin moist.
The field will turn back to green during this period and it would be unique and beautiful landscape. Some area of the country will enter rain season and it is important to protect people and crops against the rain.
90°
105°
120°
24 24 Solar Terms
24 Suitable Products
24 Architectural Implications
24 Descriptions
《夏至》 Summer Solstice (21 - 22/June):
《小暑》 Moderate Heat (06 - 08/July):
《大暑》 Great Heat (22 - 24/July):
The period of the year where the day time is the longest. It is the day when people celebrate the sun, an important festival for the Chinese people.
Day that marks the heat of summer, even crickets will hide in the shadow. It is important to store water for the crops. Also farmers should trim the dead leafs from plants.
The hottest time of the year, also the time to harvest the first phase of rice. It is the time when fireflies will be reproducing and become a beautiful scene in the summer nights.
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24 SPRING
135°
150°
165°
24 24 Solar Terms
24 Suitable Products
24 Architectural Implications
24 Descriptions
《立秋》 Autumn Commences (07 - 09/Aug):
《处暑》 End of Heat (22 - 24/Aug):
《白露》 White Dew (07 - 09/Sept):
The beginning of autumn, however the heat of the summer is not completely gone. Autumn is the most important season for harvest, easpecially collecting rain water.
Finally the heat is gone, and at the same time crops become mature. With each autumn rain the weather will get colder, thus its important to prevent diseases. People are likely to get tired so internal plants will help to increase indoor oxygen.
In this time of the year, the temperature difference is the greatest for the whole year, thus dew water becomes significantly greater than other times. Also a time to store water.
180°
195°
210°
24 24 Solar Terms
24 Suitable Products
24 Architectural Implications
24 Descriptions
《秋分》 Autumnal Equinox (22 - 24/Sept):
《寒露》 Cold Dew (08 - 09/Oct):
《霜降》 Frost (23 - 24/Oct):
The middle point of Autumn. The day and night will be equally 12 hours, this period is seen as the best time of the year, where the plants and crops turns all red and gold. Also a time to celebrate autumn.
The Dew water become cold as well as the temperature. It is also the season for oysters and other shell fish. People usually drink soup to prevent cold and other diseases.
Leaf starts to fall, and animals start to go to winter sleep. Crops needed to be protected from frost in this time of the year. Traditionally farmers use smoke to create micro-climate area to protect crops.
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24 SPRING
225°
240°
255°
24 24 Solar Terms
24 Suitable Products
24 Architectural Implications
24 Descriptions
《立冬》 Winter Commences (07 - 09/Nov):
《小雪》 Light Snow (22 - 23/Nov):
《惊蛰》 Heavy Snow (06 - 08/Dec):
The start of winter. The temperature start of drop, people should adjust the diet to copr with the cold weather. Also it is the time to start preparing for the winter, for example put things in the storage.
It is a good time for fishing, in some area will be light snow. People also should be careful for the mental health, as its a dangerous period for depression.
The rain fall will greatly decrease, but occasionally there will be heavy snowand birds stopped squawking. The snow can be a protective layer for the crops and it could be melted to water.
270°
285°
300°
24 24 Solar Terms
24 Suitable Products
24 Architectural Implications
24 Descriptions
《冬至》 Winter Solstice (21 - 23/Dec):
《小寒》 Moderate Cold (05 - 07/Jan):
《大寒》 Severe Cold (20 - 21/Jan):
The day with the shortest day time and longest night. People will go home to visit their family grave and treat elderly. A time for celebration, because after this day positive power will be back to earth. People will eat lamb and dog meat on this day.
It is the beginning of the cold period in winter. The important thing is to keep warm. Magpies start to nest, which seen as a warning of cold weather, farmers will use straw layer to protect the crops.
The coldest time of the year, with the least rain fall. People would stay indoor to keep warm, also dumplings will be the main food because it is believe to protect people from diseases.
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Frburary Sun
Mon
March Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
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02
05
Spring 09 Festival 10
11
16
Spring Showers 18 19
17
23
24
06
12
25
26
07
08
01 02
03
Insects Waken 06
04
05
13
14
15
09
10
11
Planting Day 12
20
21
22
16
17
18
19
27
28
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24
30
31
25
26
13
07
08
14
15
Vernal Equinox 20 21 27
28
22 Earth Hour 29
April Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
01
02
03
Sat
Bright and Clear 04 05
06
07
08
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Corn Rain 20 27
Special occasions
Weekend markets
Festivals
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Metro station
Connection to Hong Kong
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500m
Scale 1:10,000
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Court house
Primary school
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Middle school Residential towers
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Total population 28640 people, local Shenzhen population 3310 people, temporary population 25150 people.
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BIRD EYE VIEW OF THE FOUR SEASON HOUSES
SPRING HOUSE
SUMMER HOUSE
AUTUMN HOUSE
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WINTER HOUSE
TEMPLES
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The Alter:
The Silo:
The Animal House:
The Path Temple:
The top part of the temple, where the celebration of the season will happen. Each season has a different alter to situate different activities.
The middle part of the temple, where the crops of the season will be stored. During farmer market time, the goods will be moved to the market stall to be sold.
The bottom part of the temple, where animals are kept.
A part of the temple, using narrow space to let people to understand and celebrate cultural heritage while moving through the space.
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Spring temple - Memorial
Autumn temple - Harvest celebration
Summer temple - Sun temple
Winter temple - Giant soup jar
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SPRING HOUSE
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SUMMER HOUSE
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AUTUMN HOUSE
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WINTER HOUSE
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SHENZHEN TEMPERATURE INFORMATION (1951 - 2010)
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
JUL
AUG
SEP
OCT
NOV
DEC
EXTREME HIGH TEMP ˚C
29.1
30.3
32.0
34.0
35.8
36.9
38.7
37.1
36.9
35.2
33.1
29.0
AVERAGE HIGH TEMP ˚C
19.8
20.2
22.7
26.3
29.5
31.1
32.2
32.2
31.3
29.2
25.4
21.2
AVERAGE TEMP ˚C
15.0
16.3
19.0
22.7
26.0
28.0
28.9
28.7
27.7
25.3
21.2
17.0
AVERAGE LOW TEMP ˚C
12.5
13.8
16.5
20.3
23.6
25.6
26.3
26.1
25.0
22.5
18.2
13.1
EXTREME LOW TEMP ˚C
0.9
0.2
3.1
5.7
14.8
19.0
20.0
20.1
16.9
9.3
4.9
1.7
AUTUMN: Mid September to mid December
Four Seasons Shift in Shenzhen:
WINTER: Mid December to March Beijing Four Seasons
However, according to the data, it is likely that the winter will get longer and the summer will be shorter in the future.
Shanghai Four Seasons
Shenzhen Four Seasons
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In contrast, spring is the shortest season, from March to mid May, only last for 2 and a half month.
SPRING: March to mid May
SUMMER: Mid May to mid September
Currently in Shenzhen, the longest season would be summer, from mid May to mid September, which lasts more than 4 month.
2
Predictions for the future climate: 1. Global warming will cause hotter summer, however it is possible that the summer will get shorter. 2. Recent years there were a number of extraordinary cold winters in the southern part of China. Temperature riched 0 degree and snow caused serious problems. As the trend suggest, the summer will get shorter and hotter, the winter will get longer and colder. It can be predicted that the climate condition in Shenzhen will have more distinctive seasons.
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The Four Season Houses: The community of the four season houses are arranged in circles. These provide accommondations for the urban villagers. They slightly different in sizes to suit different needs, in the centre of the four season houses, there is a temple to stock food, animals, and provide spaces to celebrate the festivals.
2
The Elevated Platforms: Elevated from the ground level, there are a number of platforms, providing public spaces to the urban villagers and visitors, especially when there will be events or weekmarkets. Also there are circular walkways to connect different four season house communities.
3
Green Houses and Barns: In between the fields, there are green houses inserted in a calculated grid. These green houses will grow off season crops in harsh weather conditions. The barn is connected to the near by underground station, when food is transported here, the barn act as a temporary interchange.
4
Farming Fields: The fields are rationally arranged to follow the water canal, providing not only fresh food but also let people in the city to experience the farming process.
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Existing Surrounding Buildings: The surrounding context provides a buffer zone to protect the urban village. Some of the surrounding building can be intergrated when urban village develops. For example here the facades of some tall residential buildings are transformed to vertical gardens, using water collected by the urban village.
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Transformation of the Site: The site will be transformed to fit the need of the urban village. Especially the inner city canal will be introduced into the site, to link with the water reservoir, because the four season houses also collect water, it will become a circulation. Watermills here are used to make flour and water towers will store clean water.
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original four season house configuration.
Possible Expansion: The houses are arranged in a circular organisation, and when the population of the urban villages grow, it is possible to expand outwards and upwards to accommondate more people.
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when the seasons change their duration or population changes, the houses can be expanded.
water channel
water tower
vertical garden
existing canal
field
watermill
when water flow through, it generate power for the watermill to make flour
Water Circulation: Water plays crucial part in the master plan. Using the inner city canal as water source, the site draws water in and created water reservoirs. Fields and green houses are benefited from the water, and also water collected by the buildings will be stored.
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reservoir
vertical green facade using the existing high rise residential tower.
The elevated platforms is the public spaces for urban villages and visitors, to accommondate programmes such as square, exhibition or garden. Also these platforms can be used for events and festivals. They are elevated from ground level so that they wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t interfre with the fields on the ground level.
Exhibition 3500 sqm/ 1200 ppl
Square 2550 sqm/ 1200 ppl
Square 2000 sqm/ 1000 ppl
Garden 1800 sqm/ 900 ppl
Exhibition 5000 sqm/ 2000 ppl
Square 5300 sqm/ 3200 ppl
Garden 2000 sqm/ 1000 ppl Exhibition 3200 sqm/ 1600 ppl
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