UCL_MArch Architectural Design

PORTFOLIO ZIYU ZHANG Selected Individual work 2022- 2024

01 Sundays in the Park With Bagoong Individual Work, Hongkong, China 2023

03- 12

"We have nowhere else to go. But here we can catch up with each other, eat and relax."

02 Fossil and Butterfly Research Station Academic Work, Dover, England 2022

13-22

03 See What Huyton Station Sees Academic Work, Huyton, England 2023 23-30

This long story is told to visitors from the perspective of Huyton railway station.

04 Still Yongkang Road Individual Work, Shanghai, China 2024

31-40

Whitewash Contradictory Yongkang Road has been decorated for too long......

Sundays in the Park With Bagoong

By 7 a.m. every Sunday morning, the Filipino maids have set up camp, flattening corrugated cardboard boxes to make mats and erecting hiphigh walls to mark the camp. In the shadow of some of the most expensive real estate in the world, these women have built a cardboard city.

Individual Work, Hongkong, China 2023

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

The carnival of Filipino maids

Filipino domestic helpers are practicing housekeeping.

Filipino domestic helpers are getting professional training.

Central Elevated Walkway

Victoria Park

Charter Street

Woven bags are the most common bags used by Filipino maids to pack all their belongings.

Central, Hong Kong

Charter Street

Victoria Park

Central (also Central District) is the central business district of Hong Kong. It is located in the northeastern corner of the Central and Western District. Filipino maids love to gather on the footbridge in Central, or on the ground floor of public buildings.

Chater Road is a three-lane road in Central, Hong Kong named after Sir Paul Chater.

It begins at its intersection with Pedder Street and Des Voeux Road Central in the west, and ends at Murray Road in the east. Filipino maids love to gather in the shadows of pedestrian walkways or on roads that are not open to traffic.

Victoria Park is located on Hong Kong I s l a n d , i n t h e Ca u s e w a y B a y a re a o f Wa n C h a i D i s t r i c t . I t i s s i t u a t e d o n t h e s h o re o f Ca u s e w a y B a y t y p h o o n shelter and separated by a breakwater from Victoria Harbour. Filipino maids often gather around the fountain.

Nylon canvas school bags, plastic bags, and tote bags are stacked as a symbol of weekend gatherings.

The streets of Chater are filled with luxury brands such as Prada, Cartier and Vacheron Constantin.

The Filipino maids took Chater Road for themselves

The Filipino maids took Central elevated walkway for themselves.

The Filipino maids took Victoria Park for themselves

Board Size

2500mm

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- Founction: Provide an area for Filipino maids to share food and communicate with each other.

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Calling Area

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- Founction: Provide an area for recreational activities for Filipino maids, such as massages, pedicures, and card games.

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Entertainment Area

- Founction: Provide a private area for Filipino maids to communicate with their families, e.g. phone calls, video calls, etc.

2500mm

25

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Eating Area

2500mm

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Joint

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- Founction: Provision of a chatting area for Filipino maids.

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Shutter

Posting Area

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- Founction: Provide an area for Filipino maids to post their items to the hometown.

Hinge

Movable post

Lashing hole

2500mm

2

2500mm

Column

Chating Area

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Groove

1 Hanger

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5

Table

3 8

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2

2500mm

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- Founction: Provision of a miniperformance area for Filipino maids.

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Market Area

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- Founction: Provide a small trading area for Filipino maids, which is more secluded to avoid the sight of the city authorities.

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Present Area

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Watching Area - Founction: Provision of an area for Filipino maids to watch performances.

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The plan of Central Elevate Walkway

Axonometric scenes

Scenario 1- Weekdays Charter Street

Scenario 1- Weekends Charter Street

Scenario 2- Weekdays Charter Street

Scenario 2- Weekends Charter Street

Scenario 3- Weekdays Central Elevated Walkway

Scenario 3- Weekends Central Elevated Walkway

Scenario 4- Weekdays Central Elevated Walkway

Scenario 4- Weekends Central Elevated Walkway

The plan of Ice House Street

The Scene on the Central Elevated Walkway on a Sunday Morning

The Scene on the Charter Street on a Sunday Afternoon

Watch the center stage from a distance.

The Plan of Victoria Park

Some shops mingled with the crowd.

The gathering scene on Sunday.

The scene during the performance.

The central fountain is also a large stage.

Get a closer look at the center stage.

Fossil and Butterfly Research Station

The project is a fossil and butterfly laboratory situated on the cliff face of the White Cliffs of Dover, The design of the building makes reference to ancient and modern grotto and cave architecture, whilst taking into account the local environment, topography and climate.

Individual Work, Dover, England 2022

Map of the White Cliffs of Dover A

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Holly Blue I

Northern Brown Argus Aricia

Adonis Blue

Chalk Hill Blue

Holly Blue

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Fossils and Butterflies from the White Cliffs of Dover

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65m

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Dover-Echinocorys Found on the surface of a fallen boulder.

60m

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55m 05

Spondylus bivalve Found loose on the beach.

Butterflies on the White Cliffs of Dover.

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50m

During the Late Cretaceous, the sea bottom was covered with white mud formed from fragments of coccoliths, the skeletons of tiny algae that floated in the surface waters and sank to the bottom and, together with the remains of bottom-living creatures, formed muddy sediments. It is thought that the sediments were deposited very slowly, probably half a millimetre a year.

St Margarets Bay. 07

Sponge On the surface of a fallen boulder.

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Micraster echinoid Found loose among the beach pebbles

300m

35m

The cliffs are part of the coastline of Kent in England between approximately 51°06' N 1°14' E and 51°12' N 1°24' E, at the point where Great Britain is closest to continental Europe—the Strait of Dover is a distance of approximately 20 miles (32 km) across.

Fossils from the White Cliffs of Dover

Soil

South Foreland Heritage Coast.

Butterfly production conditions Plants

Animals

Fossil

30m

Sternotaxis echinoid Found loose among the beach pebbles.

Sea The cliffs' chalk face shows horizontal bands of dark-coloured flint which is composed of the remains of sea sponges and siliceous planktonic micro-organisms that hardened into the microscopic quartz crystals. Quartz silica filled cavities left by dead marine creatures which are found as flint fossils, especially the internal moulds of Micraster echinoids.

25m

Cultivate

Feed on

Embed

Origin

20m

Hippocrepis comosa The only food of the larva of the adonis blue butterfly.

Adonis Blue larva The larva feeds on horseshoe vetch (Hippocrepis comosa) which is largely restricted to these habitats.

An Echinocorys echinoid Found in situ within the Lewes Nodular Chalk.

Fossils are found both in the chalk and as flint casts. The cliffs are dominated by chalk formations that formed during the Late Cretaceous period.

15m

An Echinocorys echinoid Found in situ within the Lewes Nodular Chalk.

10m

Echium vulgare

Samphire

Pupa

Male (wing topside)

Spondylus bivalve

Dover-Echinocorys 5m

Research shows that the erosion rate over the last 150 years has increased to 220–320 mm (8.7–12.6 in) a year, and that the erosion is caused by the loss of beach underneath the cliffs exacerbated by stronger storms and human activity such as gravel extraction. Despite this, the cliffs are expected to survive for tens of thousands of years more.

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Orobanche

Mosses

Courting pair

Egg

Sponge

Temnocidaris

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Micraster Found in situ within the Lewes Nodular Chalk.

Quantity /Ten thousand

Cave Typology

Site Facade

Guyaju Yanqing District, Beijing, China.

Guyaju Caves are the ruins of a cave complex that may have served as dwellings for a fortified community. The origins of the community are mysterious due to uncertainty about the founding people and later disappearance of the community.

Location: Guyaju Caves situated in a valley near present-day Dongmenying, Yanqing District, Beijing, China.

Geology: Granite

50m

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Function: A shrine of stone rooms of Xiwang in Guyaju.

Function: Stable with manger.

Function: One of the three bedrooms of the ancients.

Function: The cave used for worship still holds a statue of the god.

Size: 12m*8m*4.6m

Size: 3.2m*2.8m*2.1m

Size: 3.6m*3.6m*2.1m

Size: 1.6m*1.3m*1.7m

Spatial Composition

Cave

The Cave City of Vardzia Southern Georgia.

Dining Hall

Vardzia - the monastery dating back to the twelfth century AD, located on the banks of the river Mtkvari is one of the most important historical sites in Georgia. Carved out of the entire wall of the cliff, with beautifully decorated church.

Location: in the middle of a huge gorge, offers unforgettable views. Until this day, some monks still live in those caves.

Geology: Vardzia type tuffs.

Tunnel

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Function: The gate to church of the Dormition.

Function: Tunnels in Vardzia.

Function: Storage room. Used to store supplies in times of war.

Function: A former dining hall inside Vardzia.

Size:6.8m*2.1m*6.9m

Size: 2.4m*10m*5.7m

Size: 7m*6m*4m

Lab

Size: 10m*6.6m*6.6m

Cappadocia Underground Cities Anatolia, in Asian Turkey.

Bedroom 1

Sample Interval The Cappadocia Underground Cities are a series of magnificent subterranean cities built by the Troglodytes or ‘cave goers’. The city’s inhabitants used the network of caves to protect themselves from Muslim-Arabs during the Arab-Byzantine Wars between 780 and 1180.

Location: Found mostly in the Nevsehir region in central Turkey.

Geology: Volcanic rock

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Function: Underground storage room.

Could have been a brewing room.

Size: 12m*10m*5.4m

Function: Church inside the Uchisar Castle.

Function: Bedroom.

Function: Tunnels in Cappadocia.

Size: 10m*9.4m*6.6m

Size: 7.5m*4.2m*3m

Size: 3m*7m*2m

Storage

Office

50m

50m

50m

50m

50m

50m

Evolution of Architectural Forms

Create spatial height differences.

Position 1. Located on the southwest side of the entire site.

2. Facing the sea.

3. On the edge of the cliff.

Weakening the edges of the space.

Above- and belowground portions 1. Butterflies are lowflying insects that usually fly between the ground and a few meters high The range of distribution of fossils is the result of a complex and multifactorial process.

Thus the entire mountain is within the scientists' range of observation.

Elevation

Embedded Architecture

Cave

In the end

1. The above-ground portion stands alone as a pavilion.

1. The hollow cave serves to connect spaces in architecture.

1. Finally, the building is integrated rather than dispersed.

2. The underground portion is divided into spaces of varying sizes, some of which are embedded in the surface of the mountain, while others are completely buried in it

2. At the same time, it can circulate air and bring in light.

2. Most of spaces are in the mountains.

3. The building faces the sea.

71m

Space Typology Height

Depth

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65m

70m 9000

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6500 5500 5060

-1000

67m

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-3000

62m

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2850

5000

2200

4850

Width

61m

Spatial Structure

57m

Cave Structure

Unit space Structure

Tunnel Structure

Platform Structure

Section A-A

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90m

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01 Male Toilet 02 Rest room 03 Female Toilet 04 Office 05 Corridor 06 Dining Room 07 Butterfly sample interval 08 Butterfly sample exhibition 09 Atrium

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-2m First Floor Plan

Stone Collection Storage

First Floor Indoor Corridor

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71m

68m 67m 66.5m 65m

62m

57m

54m

Roof Plan

Right View of the Cliff

25m

25m

The view of the corridor in the first floor underground.

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15m

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Indoor butterfly specimen room.

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See What Huyton Railway Station Sees

Celebrating the bicentenary of the Liverpool-Manchester Railway, my 'See What Huyton Railway Station Sees' project narrates the rich history of Huyton. It’s a reflection on how architecture capture and convey the evolution of a community through time.

Individual Work, Huyton, England 2023

Liverpool - Manchester Line Import

Banana

Export

Goods traffic was at an alltime high between Liverpool and Manchester in the 1820s.

Liverpool was the country's main port for raw cotton, and Manchester's mills devoured as much of it as they could, sending heaps of finished textiles back to Liverpool and out across the world.

Liverpool Butter

Liverpool

Coal

River Mersey

Huyton

LIVERPOOL- MANCHESTER Line Northern Route (Chat Moss)

LIVERPOOL- MANCHESTER Line Southern Route (Cheshire Lines)

Manchester

Brick

Huyton Railway Station Map

Huyton Railway Station, 1890

Huyton Railway Station, 1900

Huyton Railway Station, 1920

Huyton Railway Station, 1950

Huyton Railway Station, 1960

Huyton Railway Station, 1970

Site Analysis Main Entrance

Scope of construction

Solid wall blocking

Underpasses Huyton Library

Bingo Club

RAFA Club

Cotton

1830

1977

2015

2023

Fabric

Huyton Railway Station

Restaurant

Site Location

Site Connection

Surrounding Function

Four in-service tracks

Non-tobacco

Cigarette

-1

Manchester

Goods travelling on the Liverpool Manchester railway line

Huyton Railway Station

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Site height difference grid

Main Circulation

Station Analysis

Stage 01

Stage 02

Stage 03

Stage 04

Carriage Period

The Industrial Revolution and Huyton Quarry

Establishment of Huyton Railway Station

The Second World War

Around 1600 a coal wagon road was built at Prescot near Liverpool. The wagon road was a wooden track connecting the colliery to the riverside docks. Coal was loaded onto large wagons called chaldrons. Each wagon was controlled by a man and a horse. The horse pulled the wagon on flat roads and uphill sections.

An important aspect of the industrial revolution was migration, with Welsh miners moving to huyton in the 19th century to work for huyton colliery Huyton Quarry is famous for the presence of coal shafts and ventilation fans. Huyton Quarry was the closest of the southern Lancashire collieries to Liverpool.

On 6 April 1826, Liverpool was granted permission to build the LiverpoolManchester Railway. The railway ran through rivers, valleys, hills and four miles of marsh. Four years later, Stephenson and his team built 63 bridges and laid floating rails.

During the Second World War, during the May Blitz, which lasted from late 1940 to 1941, a number of houses in Geoffrey's Crescent around Peggy Moss, and in the Coronation Road and Reward Road areas of Swanseaide, were damaged by bombing, in which a large number of civilians were killed.

aisle

Observation tower

Indoor Factory

Main body of ruins

Platform

altar

outdoor corridor

Open air ruins

Supporting

nave

Damaged Facade

moveable internal partitions

Bell tower

Windows

Altar

Terrace House

Stone Wall

Roof Raw

Platform

Supporting

Radio

Facade

Wall

Fence

Stage 01

Stage 02

Stage 03

Stage 04

Carriage Period

The Industrial Revolution and Huyton Quarry

Establishment of Huyton Railway Station

The Second World War

Stage 01

Stage 02

Stage 03

Stage 04

The first exhibition tells the story of the horse and cart era of the 17th century.

At that time, the centre of Huyton was around the church. The building therefore reproduces the church scene in plan and massing.

The second exhibition reflects the architectural style of the Industrial Revolution, recreating the construction of factories and row houses of the time.

The third exhibition represents the construction of the railway and the station. Bridges were an essential part of the construction of the railway because of the swampy nature of the route.

The fourth exhibition shows the architectural features of the World War II period. The style of architectural design had moved from the elaborate to the simple, and some of the buildings in the city of Huyton were bombed as a result of the Blitz.

Function: Models and Collections Exhibition

Function: Gallery

Function: Radio tower and viewing platform

Function: Landscape Architecture

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Pin & Hinge, Cut

A pin and hinge steel column connection with a flat end is a type of connection that allows for rotation at the joint. The connection is made up of a pin, which is a cylindrical piece of metal that fits through holes in the column and beam, and a hinge, which is a metal plate that is welded to the column and beam. The pin and hinge allow the column and beam to rotate freely, while still transferring vertical and horizontal forces between the two members. The flat end of the column is cut to a specific angle, which allows the pin and hinge to fit snugly into the column and beam.

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Plate, Gusset

A gusset plate steel connection is a type of structural connection that uses a flat, triangular or rectangular plate of metal (the gusset plate) to connect two or more steel members together. The gusset plate is typically made of high-strength steel and is welded or bolted to the members. Gusset plate connections are commonly used in steel buildings, bridges and other structures. They are a versatile and efficient way to connect steel members, and they can be designed to accommodate a wide range of loads and forces.

Elevated Pavement Arrangement

First Floor Plan 01 Stage 1 Exhibition 02 Stage 2 Exhibition 03 Stage 3 Exhibition 04 Stage 4 Exhibition 05 Incubator (Stage 5 Exhibition） 06 Audience seating 07 Vertical walkway 08 Parking Area 09 Landscape 10 Cafe & shops 11 Bridge (Connect station and site) 12 Stage

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Interpolation This elevated pavement directly connects stage1 and stage3, allowing v i s i t o r s t o e x p l o re t h e carnival in a different order.

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Disorder This is the longest elevated pavement made up of loops and curves. It allows visitors to view the entire carnival b a c k a n d f o r t h i n t h e a i r.

Visitors can walk in their own order as they wish.

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Section A- A

Stage 4 Exhibition View

Sequence This is a pavement on the ground. It connects stages 1-5 in sequence.

Interpolation This elevated pavement connects workshop directly to the station, to Carnival and Huyton and even to the rest of the city.

Stage 2 Exhibition View

Stage3 clip scene

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Stage 5 Incubator Workshop

Stage2 clip scene

Stage4 clip scene

Axonometric View

Still Yongkang Road

Yongkang Road is a famous street with a long history in Shanghai. It is now a modern street, with many cafes and shops. However, the glitz and glamour in the eyes of tourists doesn't quite shine through to the lives of the residents on this street, and the living environment here hasn't kept pace with the times.

Individual Work, Shanghai, China 2024 Map of Yongkang Road

Legend Yongkang Road Building additions Building Blocks Tree-lined District Treeless area Cafe Entrance

Demolition area

History of Yongkang Road

The rotten water of the vegetable farm is flowing, and the smell of fish fills the sky.

In early 2006, Yongkang Road was positioned as a fashionable neighbourhood and named "Yongkang Li".

From the evening lights until two or three o'clock in the morning, Yongkang Road continuous noise, seriously affecting the normal work and rest of the neighbouring residents.

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City appearance improvement

However, the living conditions here have not kept up with the times.

The stairs are steep and narrow, and the interior space is cramped.

This is a common complaint among residents.

Before 2009, Yongkang Road was a giant open-air street vegetable market located in a residential area.

2009

After the refurbishment, the first shops to move in on Yongkang Road were clothing and furniture shops, and later there were also galleries

2012

From 2012, it has been mainly restaurants and bars, and in 2013 there was a "water incident" on Yongkang Lu, where local residents protested by pouring water on foreigners who were "enjoying" the nightlife on Yongkang Road.

2018

Since 2018, illegal and unlicensed shops have been outlawed in conjunction with the improvement of the landscape area.

Open-air tables and chairs are gone, and the streets are filled with people taking photos and uniformed patrol officers.

2023

The People's Government of Xuhui District has publicised the decision on housing acquisition. Yongkang Road to be moved is part of the road - No. 116-140.

Shikumen Lane Status The sanitary equipment is complete, the living area is compact, and most of them are single rooms. The exterior wall is generally made of clean brick wall, which is more western in architectural style.

Shared Kitchen

Classic Shikumen Facade

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Multi-room U-shaped Shikumen house

Two rooms, single bay Shikumen house

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Two rooms, two-bay Shikumen house

Two-roomed, three-bay Shikumen house

Old Shikumen Building Plan Typology

Usage of Public Space Outdoor Dining Area Shared Kitchen

Dining

Storage

Playing Area

Playing Area

Indoor Kitchen

Outdoor Dining-table

Battery car parking

Private children's playground

Pubilc Storage Area

Building Massing Design Generation 01

Shared Space 1

Unit 01

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02

Bathroom

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Livingroom Bedroom

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Scope of demolition of the original Shikumen building.

- Singles -

- Children Playing Area -

Fashion bloggers who document their lives

Target group: Children

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02

Unit 01

Shared Space 2

Bathroom

06

Bedroom1

Livingroom

Bathroom

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Bedroom2 Balcony 08

The two main blocks are separated by Yongkang Road. The height of the building is balanced with the surrounding buildings.

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- Small Family -

- Shared Kitchen -

Families for the sake of their children's proximity to school

Target group: Cookers

Unit 01

Shared Space 3

01 Block A Entrance 02 Storage 03 Block A Kitchen 04 Mahjong Room

05 Children's Play Area 06 Block B Kitchen 07 Dining Hall 08 Block B Entrance

01 Block A Entrance 02 Block A Kitchen 03 Laundry Rooms 04 Bridge

05 Block B Kitchen 06 Block B Kitchen 07 Laundry Room 08 Block B Entrance

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Bathroom

Livingroom 02

Bedroom

03

Balcony

The ground floor of the fragmented building and was given a different social function. Making the neighbourhood CIRCULATION more flexible and open.

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- Elderly -

- Dining Hall -

Elderly people living alone, with children already in their families.

Target group: Occupants of the building 05

04

Unit 01

Shared Space 4

Bedroom2

Livingroom

Bedroom3

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Bathroom

Bedroom1 Balcony 07

Reproduction of Shikumen architectural elements. The architecture is stylised and the spirit of the Shikumen area is preserved.

- Big Family -

- Storage -

Three generations under one roof.

Target group: Occupants of the building

Exploded view of the axial side of Block A

Section A- A N

The floor connections are arranged on the north and south sides of the building, wrapped in a translucent material shell.

The simulation of roofs of different heights restores the sense of mismatch of the Shikumen complex.

Lofts can be created under roofs of sufficient height.

There is a 4 metre wide corridor space on the other side of the floor which provides plenty of shared space for residents. Residents can circle and use the space as before.

The building is surrounded by the old residential area of Xuhui District. The density of housing is very high, and the short old houses are close together, which is one of the characteristics of Shikumen architecture.

Block A is located on the northeast side of the site and is smaller in massing. The building has a total of three floors. The ground floor is entirely devoted to public areas, and the residences are mainly located on the second and third floors. This preserves the public nature of Yongkang Road while ensuring the comfort and privacy of the residents.

Storage Room

Dining Hall

Block A and B are separated

by Yongkang Road.

Plan of Ground Floor

Kitchen

Indoor Views

01 Block A Entrance 02 Storage 03 Garden 04 Block A Kitchen 05 Mahjong Room 06 Block B Kitchen 07 Children's Play Area 08 Dining Hall 09 Garden 10 Block B Entrance

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Block B is located on the southwestern side of the site and is larger, with a greater percentage of residential space and more large family homes.

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A room block is made up of two wall panels as a load-bearing structure, sandwiched between the roof, the living space, and the floor slab. These room blocks are embedded in the building one by one to form the living area.

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All of the colonnaded spaces are shareable, and residents can eat and chat and play at the end of the lane as they did before.

Central Courtyard of Block A

Section B- B

The roof creates a loft with a usable area of 20 square metres.

Laundry room with outdoor deck attached to clothesline.

Laundry room with outdoor deck attached to clothesline.

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Mahjong playing area (indoor and outdoor)

Block A and Block B are connected by an inset footbridge in the middle of the first floor.

Plan of First Floor

Children's playing area (indoor and outdoor)

Outdoor Views

01 Block A Entrance 02 Residential Area 03 Block A Kitchen 04 Laundry Room 05 Footbridge 06 Block B Kitchen 07 Laundry Room 08 Block B Entrance

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Garden