P O R T F O L I O
ZIXIAO MA
Apply for: MArch Architectural Design
Application Number: 23151614
I am a young architecture designer now applying for Architectural Design MArch, previously studied at Wuhan University, and now studying in University of Dundee for one-year exchange. I am very fortunate to be part of the Wuhan - Dundee exchange programme, allowing me to experience different cultures, work style, and design thoughts. During my undergraduate period, I participated in two internships, and actually participated in multiple projects during the internship, which changed the way I viewd at architecture.
In this portfolio, three projects are located in Wuhan, and the themes revolve around the local culture of Wuhan and the characteristics of urban streets. Because during the four years of undergraduate study in Wuhan, I have a deep and unique understanding of its local culture and the current situation of the city. Wuhan has its unique urban character, filling streets with the smell of grilled meats, makeshift lights and chatter, these small business owners activate our streets, provide culturally relevant foods that tourist flock to and create opportunities for a diverse group of people to interact with each other. I translated this feature into different building types and space types, so that it can be well adapted to the city of Wuhan.
In addition, there is a work that expresses my reflection and irony on modern consumerism, reflecting my ability to think critically and express ideas through drawings.
COMMUNITY MUSEUN
Redefine museum by learning texture of 'Lifen'
Project Type: Acedemic, personal project
Architecture Type: Public Building - Museum 02
THE CONSUMERTIST WORLD OF FUTURE
Consumerism Trilogy
Project Type: Acedemic, personal project
Architecture Type: Shopping Unit, Residential Unit, Club for Pig 03
VERTICAL WUHAN
Reorganization of Wuhan Urban Villages
Project Type: Acedemic, personal project
Architecture Type: Complex building 04
LIVING, INTERACTING AND PLANTING
Modular Integrated Building
Project Type: Acedemic, group project (Zixiao Ma, Zijian Xu, Yilin Wang)
Architecture Type: Integrated Modular Housing
ZIXIAO
CONTENTS
MA 05 OTHER WORKS 01
COMMUNITY MUSEUN
Redefine the museum by learning the texture of 'Lifen'
Site: Wuhan
Project Type: Acedemic, personal project
Architecture Type: Public Building - Museum
Instructor: Kai Yu
Study and research the existing space types and plane textures of Lifen, which is a Wuhan traditional residence form. Because of the close relationship between different groups of people within it, this feature is used to redefine the museum and make the "superior" museum close to the people and community-oriented. At the same time, 3D printing technology and the concept of modules are used to make it a basic type that can be infinitely replicated in the city and adapt to any urban space scale, truly becoming a community museum.
Redefine the museum Form Isolated Art to Popular Art
In Wuhan now, museums and residents’ lives are very divided, and art seems to be aloof and untouchable to residents. Therefore, I hope that by translating and applying the layout of Wuhan’s residential space-Lifen to the graphic design of the museum, different groups of people can be gathered in the redefined museum and have an intimate relationship. Between artists and artists, between artists and tourists, between tourists and tourists, between businessmen and tourists, between businessmen and artists, and so on.
ISOLATED ART
In Wuhan now, museums and residents’ lives are very divided, and art seems to be aloof and untouchable to residents. In daily life, it is even more difficult for people to come into contact with art, no matter what form it is.
CLOSE RELATIONSHIP IN LIFEN
In Wuhan, on the streets and in the courtyards, the relationship between people is very close, and many interesting activities take place.
LEARNING PLAN TEXTURE OF LIFEN
The plane scale of Lifen Street is very conducive to people's intimate activities, so the structural reconstruction of its plane texture is used to redefine and design the museum.
CREAT SPACES FOR DIFFERENT RELATIONSHIPS IN REDEFINED MUSEUM
The types of activities in the museum and the corresponding types of spaces required have changed accordingly.
POPULAR ART
After the museum is redefined, all internal relationships are deconstructed and reconstructed to form a community museum. In it, life and art are well integrated, and different people can gather here, like a miniature city.
Works of art and people's lives are separated
Art is integrated into people's life
Plan mesh extraction process
what is possible in a museum 1 ArtistPlayerVisitors Shop Keeper Communicating Playing Entertament Entertament Promoting ExhibitionExhibitionExhibition RestingResting Eating TradeCreatingSocialSocialSocial 234
Photos of activities on the streets of Wuhan
Redefine
HUBEI PROVINCIAL MUSEUM
Logic of GF Plan Generation
The film "The Gathering at Southern Station" was not filmed in Wuhan. The screenshot above is selected from a one-shot clip. It was filmed in Lifen in Wuhan. You can see the interior space and plane texture of Lifen. The scale is very close to the people and can even be said to be narrow, and at the same time, people will feel confused and lost when they shuttle through it. When traveling in the middle of the road, one second you may be in a billiard hall, the next second you enter a closed small room, and the next second you may enter a large factory building that can accommodate hundreds of people .
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Perpendicular Line
Connection
Round Corner
Offset GF Circular Line
Final Volume Generation
0 5 10 15 20 m Plan Shortest
Distance Connection
Interior Rendering of the Exhibition Space
This is one of the exhibition spaces. You can see that the space on the left side of the picture can be used to plan and arrange different exhibition themes, and the right side is some rest and communication spaces. The gaps between the building modules form a good strip of natural lighting.
Interior Rendering of the Social Space
This is one of the social spaces. The building modules form a triangular-like void, allowing sunlight to penetrate naturally, bringing good lighting conditions for the planting of small and medium-sized trees. At the same time, it is a very good social space, which is the best place for local residents to gather, rest, play cards and have meals.
The project uses 3D printing technology, and the concept of modules, making it a prototype that can be infinitely replicated in the city and adapted to various types of sites. The application of 3D printing technology in the actual construction process is also constantly developing, and it has opened up new paths for architectural design and future development. Its high efficiency and sustainability have a high degree of adaptation to this scheme.
1 Material TransportationShipping, railway transportation 2 Foundation3D printing real picture 3 Construction Process3D printing real picture 4 Construction ProcessDetailed texture
THE CONSUMERTIST WORLD OF FUTURE
Consumerism Trilogy
Project Type: Acedemic, personal project
Architecture Type: Shopping Unit, Residential Unit, Club for Pig
Instructor: Kai Yu
In 2100, "symbolization" erodes the social structure from every crevice, and people are completely engulfed by consumerism. Under the banner of environmentalism, people are immersed in the rainy shopping malls, buying those worthless pieces of paper clothes. Pigs have transformed from food to a status symbol. People have built luxurious clubs for pigs to enjoy, and even packaged pigs gorgeously after they died and sold them at high prices. The form of living has also undergone great changes.
Changes of Clothing
It is stipulated that clothes can only be made of "paper", and paper clothes become a symbol of legal citizens. At the same time, it rains 24 hours a day in the mall, and people can "recycle" old clothes directly in the mall. In shopping malls, clothes cannot be worn when they are wet, and every buyer must constantly buy the latest styles.
Changes in the Use of Pigs
Pigs are no longer food, but a symbol of class and a collectible. Everyone believes that each part of a pig can bring different good luck to people. Therefore, people built luxurious clubhouses for pigs to enjoy. After they die, every part of their body will be carefully packaged and sold at a high price and in limited quantities.
Today's Home Thumbnails
Under the influence of consumerism
Mass consumer culture is the basic support of Pop Art, which further satirizes consumerism by extracting elements from the collages of Pop Art masterRichard Hamilton.
Changes in Living Habits
Buying a house has been identified as the biggest obstacle to the development of consumerism. The living pattern has undergone earth-shaking changes. People have no privacy at all, the sleeping space is compressed to the minimum, and people are squeezed into a coffin-like space. Instead, grooming became the top priority.
IN 2100
The symbolization of consumerism is the only dominant culture;
Mainstream media endows objects with new meanings and makes them commodities;
Lead to changes in people's living habits and distortions of the social composition.
Other materials are prohibitedOnly paper clothes allowedSymbol of legal citizenship Uninterrupted rain in the mallPaper clothes got wetKeep buying new clothes Pigs cannot be used as foodPig is a symbol of wealth Each part brings good luck Pigs need pleasure Pigs need makeup after deathLimited edition collectibles Buying a house is prohibitedNo privacyDressing up is a sign of glory Sleeping space is compressed Toilet in the conspicuous place Makeup needs to be scrambled
SHOPPING - Paper Clothes
In the shopping mall of the future, clothes can only be made of paper, and people buy new clothes while discarding old clothes in the rain.
1 - Wood pulp flows into clothes manufacturing factory;
2 - Wood transported upwards by machinery;
3 - 'Designers' make paper clothes from wood pulp;
4 - Some limited edition paper clothes are being displayed;
5 - People shopping in the rain.
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PIG - Eat? or Collecting?
People build luxurious clubs, let pigs get the most luxurious service in it, and sell them as collectibles after their death.
1 - Pigs sunbathe in the open-air swimming pool;
2 - In the spa, pigs enjoy massage while listening to music;
3 - After the pig died, the waiter printed the logo on it;
4 - After the pig dies, professionals make up and pack it;
5 - People line up to buy a pig part as a collectible.
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LIVING - What is important?
Here people have no privacy at all, the quality of life is compressed to the minimum, and makeup is the most important thing.
1 -What should be the most private thing is exposedf;
2 - People compress their living space to a minimum;
3 - Provide special display space for collections;
4 - The exclusive stage has its own unique stage lighting;
5 - People scrambled for the exclusive stage and dressed up.
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Plan of the Consumerism City
The consumerist city mainly consists of three units: Shopping Unit, Residential Unit, and Club for Pig. Urban planning is mainly a block model, including residential blocks, shopping blocks, and comprehensive blocks. The residential block consists of nine Residential Units, the shopping block includes a shopping unit and a club, and the comprehensive block is formed by the Residential Unit surrounding the Shopping Unit or Club for Pig.
VERTICAL WUHAN
Reorganization of Wuhan Urban Villages
Site: Wuhan
Project Type: Acedemic, personal project
Architecture Type: Complex building
Instructor: Kai Yu
Study and research the existing space types and plane textures of Wuhan urban villages, and use the wasp plug-in of grasshopper as a tool to develop the urban villages vertically through the steps of observation, extraction, sorting, and reorganization. It mainly includes residential Units, small vendors, public areas, etc. Among them, the residential units have various patterns, and the combination of various building types also has different proportions and connection forms. By studying these existing space types, a new set of link logic is created to form a new vertical system.
Different types of stairs
Wuhan site analysis
The main layout and plane texture of the village in the city
Wuhan is a city that flows through the Yangtze River. The villages in the city are mainly distributed on both sides of the Yangtze River, and they are very dense. Hua'anli, the largest urban village in Wuhan, was home to as many as 100,000 people at its peak. The area is only one square kilometer, but there are more than 2,000 private houses. Although the house is dilapidated, it has very convenient living facilities and very low rent because the urban area is full of traffic. The urban village is one of the most important constituent elements of Wuhan city. Its messiness is often criticized by the world. However, if we learn its space type and link logic and make it develop vertically, we can achieve extremely low land use rate and extremely high Space efficiency.
Narrow space between buildings
Unique passages - like cave Different entry forms Different forms of connection between enclosed spaces and streets Different building facades Ubiquitous additions in urban villages
Traces of life on the street
Study and research the existing space types and plane textures of Wuhan urban villages, and use the wasp plug-in of grasshopper as a tool to develop the urban villages vertically through the steps of observation, extraction, sorting, and reorganization. It mainly includes residential Units, small vendors, public areas, etc. Among them, the residential units have various patterns, and the combination of various building types also has different proportions and connection forms. By studying these existing space types, a new set of link logic is created to form a new vertical system.
According to the analysis, the basic units are combined in a certain proportion. overall axonometric drawing According to a certain connection logic, three kinds of blocks are generated.
Extraction and recombination of basic elements.
Traces of life on the street
Vertical circulation
Volume restriction whole system
Volume restriction - bottom
Volume restriction - lower level
Volume restriction - middle
Volume restriction - upper level
Volume restriction - top
0 4 8 12 16 m
Plan
The automatically generated outdoor space is a very good activity place for the people of Wuhan. During the day, they can play cards, chat, play chess, and other different activities together. At the same time, you can see service areas such as electric vehicle storage places, as well as some canteens.
Two middle-aged women are chatting leisurely on the balcony in front of the house, and can experience multiple exchanges in such an outdoor space.
In the evening, when the sun shines in from the west, it is a good time to rest. An old man found a place where all kinds of flowers and plants were planted, and took a comfortable nap for a while.
Night is the busiest time in Wuhan. People gather on both sides of the street, eating supper, chatting, queuing up to buy supper, etc. The billowing white smoke from the street food and the lights of the small shops on both sides of the street made this night very lively.
LIVING, INTERACTING AND PLANTING
Modular Integrated Building
Site: Wuhan
Project Type: Acedemic, Group project
(Zixiao Ma, Zijian Xu, Yilin Wang)
Architecture Type: Integrated Modular Housing
Instructor: Zhonghua Gou, Penny Lewis
The core of the design is four declarations: Houses with diverse choices for people, More public space motivating social interactions, Horizontal and vertical green & blue, Providing more public service and facilities. Firstly, providing several modular choices for residents. People can choose according to similar lifestyles or interests. Secondly, the public space can be combined closely with people's living space. Thirdly, Develop green and blue space in the site vertically. It is combined with different activities for people and it can improve the community environment. Finally, The community is not a gated community, it provides much public service as well as job opportunity for people in the city to improve their life quality.
Green Center of the Whole City Physically and economically
Analysis of natural conditions in Wuhan and the site
The "Sanyang City of Design" demonstration area is an important value embodiment of Wuhan's "City of Design". The district aims to activate the historic district and create a high-quality creative urban life.
Proportion of each functional land
Total area: 1.87km²
Residence:76.9h (41.9%)
Administration: 11.58h (6.46%)
School: 10.38h (5.66%)
Commerce: 19.82h (10.76%)
Greenery: 1.47 (0.8%)
Top 3 Building area:
Total area: 476.87h
Residence: 273.77h (57%)
Commerce:63.55 (13%)
Public management / service:47.87 (10%)
Insufficient high-quality green
Wuhan is a very hot city in summer, with long hours of sunshine, high radiation intensity and high humidity. Besides, most green space in this area is created by the trees along the road. People's activities are not combined with green space efficiently.
This project has the opportunity to alleviate the summer heat on and around the site through vertical greening and vertical water systems, making it more suitable for residents' activities. This project will create more green and blue spaces combined with different activities in order to ease the hot weather in Wuhan.
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The high temperature in summer in Wuhan is alleviated through vertical greening, and at the same time, this site becomes the center and starting point of related industries (such as garden worker training, high-tech exchange, etc.).
Site Plan
Site Strategy
According to the relationship between the site and the street, multiple passages are designed in the site to maintain its openness and connectivity with the surrounding environment. In addition, multiple squares with different characters and scales are designed as outdoor spaces for residents and tourists to gather and relax. The ground floor is all designed as public space or office space, and more private spaces such as living are placed on the upper floors.
Volume Generation
1. Site 2. Different Publicspaces 3. Create Circulations
ONLY FOR RESIDENTS FOR EVERYONE Access control Rooftop Garden Activity Room Service Center Rooftop Garden Greening Exhibition Hall Private Study Room Co-working Office Shared Dining Bar Gym Rehearsal Hall Rooftop Garden Dining Bar Observation Deck FOR EVERYONE FOR RESIDENTS 350 ㎡ 144 ㎡ 20 12 ㎡ 512 RESIDENTS 42 Subgroups Maximum: 20 6 Individuals （1.5 ㎡ per person） 10 Groups （20㎡ per group） 88 Individuals （4㎡ per person） 112 ㎡ Management： 384 ㎡ Appointment Free Use Free Use Free Use Appointment 300 ㎡ 150 150 ㎡ Free Use 0 30 60 90 120 150 m
4. Residence Parts5. Set Back6. Vertical Circulations
Public Space - Open Platform
On the open platform, tourists and residents gather here to enjoy different natural landscapes, watch popular science videos of different plants in the exhibition hall, or experience the fun of planting in person.
Public Space - Corridor
Residents reach the corridors on each floor through the vertical core tube, where people on different floors can say hello to each other, or carry out different social activities, such as drinking coffee, chatting, reading and so on.
Modular SectionStructure
The overall structure adopts a reinforced concrete beam-column-truss hybrid system. In order to support the stepped building form that gradually recedes, the main structure adopts the same form
Lighting simulation analysis
Green Studio
Modular assembly drawing
Dining Bar (200 ㎡）
Exhibition Room (180 ㎡）
Planting Experience (350 ㎡）
Workshop Office, Training Room, Lounge (500 ㎡）
Roof Garden Only for Residents For Everyone Only for staff members
The modules are disassembled into multiple parts, such as walls, floors, ceilings, doors and windows, etc., which are assembled after being transported to the site, and then placed on the reinforced concrete structural frame.
Floor Plans Modular F2 Plan
Modular F1 Plan
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Other Works - Internship results
Supporting Primary School Construction Project of Xinzhuang Demonstration Town, Jinnan District, ground floor plan
Supporting Primary School Construction Project of Xinzhuang Demonstration Town, Jinnan District, first floor plan
A bird's-eye view of the Honghe State project at night
Huangshan project, commercial supporting building, rendering of night
Huangshan project, commercial supporting building, rendering of night
Supporting Primary School Construction Project of Xinzhuang Demonstration Town, Jinnan District, wall detail
