HKU-URP

PROJECTS

01 THE WAY TO SCHOOL Narrative urban design 09/2023 - 11/2023

PORTFOLIO

02 STEPPING ISLAND

2021 - 2024 Zhang Rui

Landscape design for pollinating insect 11/2021 - 01/2022

E-mail: zhangrui131120@163.com Tel: +86 173 4791 3985 Applying for Urban and Regional Planning at HKU

03 COST OF COMMUNITY LIFE Participatory community regeneration 03/2024 - 05/2024

04 SPIRITFARER Hospice architecture design&Website design 08/2024 - 09/2024 https://spiritfarer.framer.website

OTHER WORKS

HOUSE OF WOOD&RICE 12/2021 - 03/2022

TIDAL RISE IN TIANJIN 06/2022 - 09/2022 “The mixture of divinity, power, and personality that brought the ancient city into existence must be weighed out anew in terms of the ideology and the culture of our own time, and poured into fresh civic, regional, and planetary molds. ” The City in History, Lewis Mumford

Territorial Spatial Planning in Dazu 10/2022 - 12/2022

01 The Way to School Narrative urban design / Educational immigrant city

Individual Bachelor 4th Year Project 09/2023 - 11/2023

In China, the examination system is deeply tied to the household registration system. Due to the uneven distribution of educational resources, examination standards vary greatly from region to region. As a result, the phenomenon of ‘educational immigrants’, who move to make it easier to enter universities, has emerged.

In this project, I explored themes of educational inequality by imagining an alternate life where my family moved to a city with better opportunities. I abstracted the competitive educational system into geometric forms, translating them into urban layouts, transportation, and public spaces. The narrative followed a student’s journey, using comic-style storytelling to depict the city’s evolution and decline. This project allowed me to merge personal experiences with Tschumi’s techniques and expanded my knowledge of urban forms.

Major Education Immigrant Cites

In a monthly exam ......

My name is Li Ming, as you can see, I'm a high school student struggling to get into college.

Hebei, Henan, and Shandong provinces are the main sources of education immigrants because of high competitive pressure and lack of educational resources. Tianjin and Xinjiang have become the main choices of educational immigrants because of their less competitive pressure.

After the announcement of the examination results ......

Hebei Province

Apparently, I sucked at this exam.

Tianjin City With your ranking in this mock exam, there's no way you can get into a major university...

Henan Province

...So we're planning to move to City-T where the exams are easier.

Xinjiang Province My current home is in Hebei, where education resources are in short supply and competition is fierce.

Number of Every 1000 Students Admitted World-class Universities

The college entrance exams in all these areas are too hard, except for City-T.

College entrance exam in City-T are easier, and you can get into a better college even if you take 50 points less.

So, in order to make it easier for me to go to university, my family moved...

...to the ‘City of Learning ’ in City-T......

Out-migration Rate of High School Students

Immigration Rate of High School Students

The highest proportion of high school students migrating to other provinces in the country is in Hebei, Henan, and Qinghai provinces, which are also among the ‘hard provinces’ for entrance examinations.

The regions with the highest number of high school students transferring into are Tianjin and Beijing. These two cities have better educational resources and are major destinations for educational immigrants.

Household Registration and Education System Process

Process of City Formation

In the current education system, transferring to other provinces through migration makes it less difficult to compete for access to betterresourced schools. Switching Household registration before the entrance examination gives a better chance of entering a major university.

Older settlements

New resdential developmets

Examination buildings

Campus buildings

Examination buildings Campus buildings

Distribution of Educational Resources in the Vicinity of the Site

Residential area

Even within the same province, the distribution of educational resources in ‘school districts’ based on household registration is uneven. As a result, there is a tendency to move to better school districts. The map below shows the distribution of school districts and educational resources in the vicinity of the site.

LEGEND Schools in the districts

Hami Road School District Quanye Mall School District

Settlement within the site

Anshan Road School District

Routes to school

Heping Road School District

Urban space is organized in forms abstracted from the education system. Its function serves as exam-based education.

Student ID Cards

Building Generation

Let's welcome our new classmates!

Urban System Generation

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Nice to meet you all.

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How's it going at the new school?

Actually, a lot of our class transferred from out of the city.

This is a city area built for learning and exams. Many facilities for learning have been added to the existing buildings.

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There are even students whose hometowns are Tibet and Xinjiang. They're all here for the entrance exam...

...and they will go back for the entrance exams, which are easier for them there...

Students like you and me immigrated here and will take the entrance exams here in the future.

...because the quality of education there is very poor.

Printing Factory

Old Residential Settlements

Stationery Street

Centre Plazas Sub-Study Tower

I live in this dormitory area. It's cheap and easy to commute to school.

North Dormitory Area

Sub-Study Tower

There are some students living in this old neighbourhood

The functions here are divided with study as the first priority.

Central Study Tower

See you tomorrow! The dormitory I live in is on the other side.

1 Central Study Tower 2 Church 3 Fitness Track 4 Park Squre 5 Leisure Centre 6 Gym 7 Monument Square 8 Clock Tower Monument 9 South Dormitory Building 10 Administration Building 11 Kangda Apartment 12 Chunxing Apartment 13 Print Factory 14 North Dormitory Building 15 Chunrong Apartment 16 Chunxing Settlement 17 East Sub-Tower 18 North Sub-Tower 19 West Sub-Tower 20 South Sub-Tower 21 Secondary Entrance 22 Entrance Plaza 23 Central Walkway 24 West Gate 25 North Gate 26 Second North Gate 27 East Gate 28 Side Car Park 29 Student Canteen 30 North Canteen 31 Student Shopping Street 32 School Supplies Shop

Sub-Study Tower

My home is in that direction. I'm going this way. Good-bye~

LEGEND

South Dormitory Area Entrance Plaza

I am here to introduce the school rules to the new students.

There are plenty of convenient walking corridors to classrooms, so tardiness is not allowed!

Main Study Buildings

Study Building Examples

Sub-Study Tower Main Function: Study Utilisation Rule: Grade-Based Utilisation Rate: High

Central Study Tower Hanging Study Room Examination Room

Sub-Study Tower

Service Buildings

Hanging Studying Room Main Function: Study Utilisation Rule: Priority for Alevel Utilisation Rate: High

A system of learning spaces comprising a central tower and four sub-studying towers provides learning functions for classes, self-study, and examinations for students in the urban area.

Service Building Examples

Exams are held regularly and the results of each exam will determine your rating.

Printing Factory Main Function: Printing Utilisation Rule: Only for School Staff Utilisation Rate: High

The order of the examination room will be determined by the ranking of your grades.

Living Commercial Services

Printing Factory

Sports Services

There are fitness and sports grounds in the city centre, but I don't recommend you waste your time there.

Learning Commercial Services

Transportation and Public Space

There are also a number of park squares in the city centre, which also serve as a quiet study space.

No one comes here to play or rest at all.

An ancillary system that provides life support to area residents, especially students, includes a wide range of businesses that provide study materials (e.g., printers) and household goods.

Space Examples

Park Square Main Function: Relaxing Utilisation Rule: Open Access Utilisation Rate: Low Central Squares Bridges to Study Towers Clock Tower Monument

Gym Main Function: Exercising Utilisation Rule: Based on grades Utilisation Rate: Medium

Monument Square Main Function: Relaxing Utilisation Rule: Open Access Utilisation Rate: Low

A transport system that supports the quickest movement from the residential areas to the teaching areas is mainly based on elevated walkways. Ground-level open space is provided with parks for relaxation and sports space to support student learning.

Central Study Tower

Section View of the Central Study Tower

Rooftop Square

The Central Study Tower is built on the old church which now serves as a spiritual place for students. The higher floors contain study rooms and examination rooms, and the rooms in the external blocks on these floors are study rooms for top students.

Open-air Lectern

Upper Study Room Floors

Generation of the Central Study Tower The Central Study Tower consists of three structural components: the massing block, the framework and the hanging blocks.The three components are responsible for different functions and provide the largest learning space in the entire city.

Centralised Examination Floors

Viewing Classroom

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The body structure, in which main rooms are distributed

The support structure which is the support for room addition

The outbuilding structure added for increased students

Axonometric View Balcony Studyroom

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Middle Study Room Floors

Front View

Framework

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Hangings Learning Centre in Church A spiritual space for students that has evolved from the original church.

Reading Room Floors

Framework

Administration Centre in the Church

Library Centre

Axonometric View of Main Floors The primary function of the Central Study Tower is to provide space for students to study, attend classes, and take exams. Its main floors are shown below.

It's time to go to school again, and every time I have to take this corridor.

Room Examples Archive office

Study reading room The reading room is open to the public and accommodates multiple students.

Reading hall

Reception hall

Hello, please select the study room you would like to go to.

Office meeting room The offices where the administrative staff work are connected to the meeting room.

Lecture room

Staff office

Since I did well in my last exam, I can choose a better study room here.

Library Floor Located on the middle and lower floors, it focuses on the two main functions of administrative office and reading.

Exam room Study cubicle

Study cubicle combinations Study cubicle combinations provide a more private study space with fewer distractions from studying.

The public study room is always full of people studying. But this room has a great view.

Balcony study room Study rooms with better environment are given priority to the top students who choose to use them.

Stop doing your homework and come over here to take a rest!

Wait until I'm done with this question.

Study cubicle

Balcony

Study Room Floor Located on the upper floors, it contains a variety of rooms for study, teaching, and exams.

Combined classrooms Classroom combinations allow for more students and more efficient use of space.

Dormitory Building Dormitory Buildings are more efficient living spaces for students, providing quicker access to study areas. Their space efficiency is superior to that of older neighbourhoods and the cost of living is reduced. Students can apply for accommodation rooms with different conditions according to their ranking priority.

Massing

The external balconies connect to the walkway and lead directly to the study area of the city.

Generation of the Dormitory Building The dormitory building also consists of three parts: the massing block, the framework and the hanging blocks.

The hanging blocks of the building serves as a connection point for external pedestrian traffic.

Framework

Hangings The elevated ground floor connects to the canteen and provides space for reading and studying.

Top View

Front View

Axonometric View

Section View of the Dormitory Building

Rooftop platform

A group of dormitory buildings consists of three blocks, which are connected by balcony walkways.

Hanging balcony Outer corridor

Park square Connection corridor

Student canteen

Open reading room

The canteen, which is elevated and connected, is on the ground floor of the dormitory building. Cubicles surrounded by bookshelves, tables, and chairs can be used as communal study rooms.

Axonometric View of Main Floors The ground floor of the dormitory building consists of elevated communal spaces, while the upper floors contain dormitory rooms of various standards. Its main floors are shown below.

Ground Floor

Standard Floor

The function of the first floor of the dormitory building is dominated by the communal space of the canteen and the open reading room.

The living floors are connected by external balconies and corridors, allowing students to move quickly through the living areas into the study areas.

I'm so sleepy. I want to sleep a little longer.

5:30 AM

RING~ RING!

It's time to get up!

Stairwell

Café Open reading room

Li Ming, hurry up or we'll be late!

Student canteen

Connection corridor Kichten

Communal lavatory

Outer corridor

There is a one-hour lunch break at noon. Eating at the canteen under the dormitory building will be quick.

Outer corridor

Room Examples Public Canteen

Public Canteen

Dorm A (8)

Dorm B (8)

Dorm C (4)

It's time to turn off the lights and go to bed.

A standardised canteen with kitchen provides a steady supply of meals.

The outdoor space linked to the canteen is furnished with an open study space.

DormA for 8 people has balcony connecting to walkway.

DormB is the room for 8 people with private bathroom

DormC is a quadruple room for level A students.

I'm going to memorise my words for a bit longer.

11:05 PM

BREAKING NEWS!!

Because of the introduction of the new policy, education migrants are no longer needed.

City of Learning in City-T is about to face demolition.

New college education entrance examination policy..

Starting today, the City of Learning is in the countdown to demolition.

It is expected that all college entrance examination immigrants will be relocated within half a year, and the city will be demolished and rebuilt within a year.

Farewell, class.

Tomorrow I'm going back to my hometown.

My family is leaving the city, too.

After living and studying here for a year, I am now forced to leave. I don't know where I will take my exams in the future.

Vision for the End of the City

One month later...... ......People gradually moved out of the city and we transferred back to our hometowns to prepare for the entrance exams. This city of learning will soon be demolished, but students will still be struggling with the fierce competition for university entrance exams......

02 Stepping Island Landscape design / Pollinating insects habitat

Individual Bachelor 3rd Year Project 11/2021 - 01/2022

The design site is located between two natural mountains, which are natural ecological stepping stones. Considering the dual attributes of agro-economics and ecology in this area, this proposal aims to enrich species diversity through ecological boundary effects, providing ecological space for pollinators to inhabit and reproduce, as well as a transit point for migration. It will bring both agro-economic benefits and ecological conservation value.

The modern city has been used exclusively as a place that serves only human beings. City parks are often used as functional places for people to get close to nature, with other creatures in them as objects for humans to gaze upon. This project is an attempt to observe the city from a non-human point of view. I hope that there will be a place for them in the city, and their state of living in the city guides this design.

Urban Habitat Distribution of Pollinating Insects in Yongchuan

Trends in Habitat Disturbance Human activities have gradually increased the disturbance of pollinator habitats over the last two decades.

Mild disturbance Medium disturbance Severe disturbance

More urban settlements formed and expanded in 2012 than in 2002, deepening their impact on pollinator habitat.

Massive urban sprawl has resulted in significant habitat fragmentation for pollinators in the Yongchuan District by 2022.

Calculated indicator reference from: Zhou L Y, Ding S Y, Lu X L, Liu Y M. Effects of anthropogenic disturbance on species diversity and niche of dominant group in pollinators community. Acta Ecologica Sinica, 2020, 40(6): 21112121.

Overview of Pollinators

Number of pollinator species in major insect groups and proportion of insect pollinators among animal pollinators

Agricultural and Ecological Value Crops

People

Pollinators Insects make up a significant portion of pollinators.

Pollen travels with pollinators from one plant to another.

Ecology

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Causes for the Decrease

Agricultural process

Unban construction

The use of pesticides has caused the death of many pollinating insects.

Agricultural Causes The reclamation of farmland has greatly reduced forestland and seriously damaged the habitats of pollinators.

Habitat Destruction

The introduction of Italian bees(Apis mellifera) for the purpose of captive breeding can result in species invasion.

Food Deprivation

Urban sprawl encroaches on large areas of natural habitat for pollinators.

Excessive agricultural cultivation has deactivated the soil, making it unsuitable for insects.

Survival Competition

Life Threatening

Light pollution in cities attracts large numbers of phototropic insects. It disorientates them and kills them.

The construction of roads blocked the migration routes of insects.

Harmful gases emitted by human activities cause atmospheric pollution and seriously endanger the lives of insects.

Reclamation for agriculture can create hazards such as habitat destruction, a single source of food, invasive alien species, and chemical pesticide pollution.

Ubran Causes Factors such as hardened ground, habitat fragmentation, and air and light pollution brought about by urban sprawl have also led to a decline in pollinating insect populations.

Habits of Pollinating Insects

Habits

Habits

Habitats

Habitats

Habits

Habitats

Habits

Habitats

Nectar plants

Waggle dance

Ground crawling

Flying migration

Phototropic flying

Host plants Colour preference

Colour preference Navigation

Host plants Nesting underground Scents preference

Colour preference

Pheromone exchange

Nocturnal activities

Decomposer

Nectar plants

Agricultural products Mud-puddling behavior

Captive breeding

Nectar plants

Nectar plants Overwintering

Bee

Butterfly

Beetle

Moth

Life Histories and Environments of Pollinating Insects

Composition of the food chain

Mantis Spider Bat Hardened ground Noise pollution Osmanthus fragrans

Urban habitat impact

Light pollution

Urban species invasion

Thistle

Pepper tree Thistle

Pear blossom

Fruit tree pollination

Overwintering state Egg state

Crops pollination

Legend

Larva state Pupa state Adult state

Pepper tree

Canola flower

Canola flower

Bee life cycle Butterfly life cycle Moth life cycle Beetle life cycle

Breeding beehives

Agricultural habitat assistance

Pear blossom

Application of Ecological Theory Patch

Corridor

Matrix

Matrix Corridor Patch Edge

Rich species diversity Higher carrying capacity Pollutant enrichment More external interference

Edge Effect Fifth Ecology

Master Plan

LEGEND 1 Entrance plaza 2 Farmhouse 3 Secondary entrance 4 Market square 5 Farmers’ market 6 Secondary entrance 7 Ecological wall hill 8 Farmerland watchtower 9 Agricultural beehive 10 Connecting ramp 11 Entrance watchtower 12 Overhead plaza 13 Species monitoring station 14 Pollinators Research Station 15 Hilltop platform

16 Science exhibition hall 17 Greenhouse 18 Stepped fields 19 Wetland plank road 20 Wetland plank platform 21 Wetland watchtower 22 Grassy slope 23 Forest plank platform 24 Vertical channel 25 Waterfront platform 26 Forestland watchtower 27 Forestland bridge 28 Natural forest

Terrain Analysis Edge environment approaches

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The junction of the site boundaries and the urban area is the edge of the entire park.

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Environmental Creation of Remnant Farmland

Environmental Creation of Human Activitiy Area

Environmental Creation of Natural Habitat

Steep slopes are terraced, plain terrain is restored to its original agriculture, local flower crops are grown, and bee husbandry is developed.

Retained in the form of ruins of the original factory site, with Low-lying areas create wetland water sources. Human the implantation of porous wooden materials and small activity areas are elevated above ground level to retain tubes for insect movement. visibility while reducing disturbance.

Decomposition of the man-made environment The park requires implanted devices to provide the environmental basis for rewilding, which creates man-madel environments suitable for insect habitats. Corridor bridges are facilities where humans can access the environment without disturbance, and their support structures can provide nesting space for insects. Facilities for human activities can also serve as insect habitats.

Rendering at the Entrance

Overall bee's eye view of the park Pictured here is a panoramic view of the park from an overhead perspective. As an urban park, this site provides a habitat and staging area for migrating pollinating insects.

03 COST OF COMMUNITY LIFE Urban renewal / Participatory community regeneration

Bachelor Graduation Project 03/2024 - 05/2024

In the process of transforming Chongqing’s old communities, an operational strategy based on the COST (Common Ownership Property Self-assessed Tax) system is introduced, aiming to incentivise inhabitants, government and developers to participate and compete on their own initiative, and to realise the process of community regeneration.

This project is for the graduation design on the site of an old neighbourhood undergoing regeneration. I referenced the concepts in the book ‘Radical Markets’ and adapted the COST mechanism therein to the actual situation. This is the first time I have incorporated a specific economics system into the design. By proposing a seemingly radical strategy, the project aims to promote participatory community regeneration and balance the relationship between inhabitants, government and developers in the process of community regeneration.

Theoretical Foundations

Processe of the COST system

The land is fully communalised and the way it is taxed is proposed. The tax on the value of land serves the public as the ultimate form of taxation.

A self-assessment tax system was first proposed to address the difficulty of collecting property taxes by Latin American governments.

The tax system has been improved and the incentive effect of a progressive tax system on individuals has been emphasised.

Proposed redesign of the market system with self-assessment tax and auction mechanisms

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Chaotic on-street parking

Index of Community Assets

The site has well-developed vehicular traffic, but poor pedestrian connectivity.

Weak connection between different height

Community roads Spatial distribution of assets

Dark and cramped with debris.

Abandoned factory landmark

Alley

Utilisation of space assets in elevated terrain

Connection made by multiple staircases

Community centres are not used by residents

Building height status

Community centre

Participants in the COST System Inhabitants

Government

Participants Trait

Types of tendency

Participants Trait

Financial capacity

Garden ponds

Financial capacity

Living demands

Community identity

Assets held

Small shops Fitness equipment

Risk bearing

Living demands

We need QUIET AND CONVENIENT living conditions.

It would be nice to have a little SHOP DOWNSTAIRS.

Inhabitants: Residential district(9)

Types of tendency

Assets held

Community identity

Developers

Parklands

Large public facilities

Road facilities

Risk bearing Our first priority is to improve the community's PUBLIC SERVICE SYSTEM.

FISCAL REVENUES also need to be considered!

Government: Chang'an community(27)

Participants Trait

Types of tendency Commercial complexes

Financial capacity Living demands

Assets held

Pedestrian streets Business squares

Community identity

Risk bearing Increase funding to turn this into a LARGE COMMERCIAL AREA. It's important to find ways to ATTRACT MORE TOURISTS.

Developers: Art Commercial Center(16)

Step 0: Property replacement

Step 0: Property replacement

Step 0: Property replacement

Location number: XX

Location number:

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status: tax > profit

Current owner: property developer

Current owner: property developer

Current owner: government

prospective buyer: inhabitants

prospective buyer: governments

prospective buyer: developers

Step1: Ground floor addition

Step1: Walking traffic opening

Step1: Conversion of old factories

Asset: Inefficient front rooms

Asset: Old low-rise buildings

Asset: former factory building

renewal approach: Alteration

renewal approach: demolition

renewal approach: Alteration

Operating Method: For-profit

Operating Method: Non-profit

Operating Method: For-profit

New function: individual business

New function: pedestrian passage

New function: commercial complex

Step 2: Public space optimisation

Step 2: Internal courtyard creation

Step 2: Commercial Creation

Asset: Abandoned courtyard

Asset: Abandoned courtyard

Asset: Open spaces and streets

renewal approach: Alteration

renewal approach: Alteration

renewal approach: Alteration

Operating Method: Non-profit

Operating Method: Non-profit

Operating Method: For-profit

New function: public activities

New function: public activities

New function: shopping streets

Master Plan

Spatial System for Autonomous Renewal Inhabitants Local inhabitants tend to buy and operate small-scale vacant assets, such as courtyards and small shops, and to make limited improvements to them. These assets are scattered around community service stations in various neighbourhoods.

Government The Government’s increased investment in public facility assets has improved the community’s service facility system. It has also strengthened greening, completing the green space pedestrian system for the entire area.

LEGEND 1 Tidal Pedestrian Street 2 Mobile Square 3 Taohuayuan Kindergarten 4 Taohuayuan Community Center 5 Pocket Park 6 Taohuayuan Nursing Home 7 Community Sanatorium 8 Power Park 9 Taohuayuan residential district 10 Yanghe Road Overpass 11 Platform Garden 12 COST System Pilot Street 13 Qingqing Kindergarten 14 Qingqing Community Square 15 Qingqing Community Center 16 Art Commercial Center 17 Container Market 18 Liyuchi Road Entrance Square 19 Water Plant Activity Center 20 Liyuchi Village Square 21 Resettlement Apartment 22 Xinglong Road Entrance Square 23 Liyuchi Community Center 24 Liyuchi Community Activity Square 25 Liyuchi Nursing Home 26 School Kids Trail 27 Chang'an Pedestrian Square 28 Lidu Activity Square 29 Jianxin Road Entrance Square 30 Chongqing No.18 Middle School 31 Liyuchi Primary School 32 Healing Garden

Developers Developers invest in large-scale commercial assets. Creating commercial complexes and neighbourhoods that attract large numbers of visitors to the community brings profits.

Renovated Buildings School Area Adjacent Commercial Area

An Example of the Abandoned Waterwork Opration by Developer X

Opration by Community inhabitants

Opration by LiyuPond Community Government

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The abandoned waterwork is a negative asset held by the LiyuPond Community Government. Developer X bought it and refurbished it to become the Waterworks Shopping Mall.

The mall was inefficient so Developer X priced it lower to reduce tax payments. Inhabitants who had long been dissatisfied with it raised funds to buy it and turned it into a community centre.

Inhabitants were gradually unable to pay for it and run it. The Government bought it and upgraded it into a multi-purpose community centre for the whole community.

COST Process

Building renewal and functional replacement Conversion by Developer

Demolition of elements

Entrance space creation

Functional replacement

Structure additions

Commercial connection

Conversion by Inhabitants

Demolition of elements

The building was converted into a full commercial complex, which mainly operates shopping, dining and other functions.

Entrance space creation

Functional replacement

Structure additions

Commercial connection

Conversion by Government

Demolition of elements

The function is transformed into a public service function, providing space for residents to exercise and relax.

Entrance space creation

Functional replacement

Structure additions

Commercial connection

The public aspect of the building is enhanced. Also community administrative offices are housed in the building.

Overview of COST System Pilot Street Public welfare assets are operated by the Government and receive dividends from the COST committee based on the number of beneficiaries.

After investing in the construction of the mall, the developers took it upon himself to build public transport facilities such as flyovers. This has led to improved pedestrian transport connectivity in the community.

The modular container shops are invested by the COST committee and inhabitants are free to buy and lease them for commercial profit.

Façade of Autonomous Renewal Street Inhabitants Leasing or buying a small-scale business to operate

Government Upgrading of municipal facilities and construction of public buildings

Developers Operating large-scale commercial and construction complexes

04 SPIRITFARER Hospice architecture design / Website design

Group work/5 people 08/2024 - 09/2024 Partners: Sun Yichen/Lu Yuanxin/Huang Yanwei/Lin Yuanze The project aims to explore hospice care and process services for terminally ill patients through the psychological Kubler-Ross model of end-of-life care, focusing on the Qingyuan Lake scenic area in Hegang, which has an ageing population and a high mortality rate.

Through the web presentation of the VISION PRO UI, the programme aims to present a barrier-free service system that is closely integrated with the built environment, using VISION PRO as the operating carrier.

Contribution: 1. Concept and research logic developing 2. Part of preliminary data research and analysis 3. Part of architecture and space design 4. Part of website layout 5. Strategy diagram drawing

Click to preview the site: https://spiritfarer.framer.website

Drawings of Overall Design Overall Service Process Design

Master plan

Drawings of Nodes Design Phase II: ANGER Service Process

Archtecture Plan for Phase II services

Venting Garden 1.Venting room 2.Pathway 3.Small/Medium/large chatroom

Indoor chat space 4.Small garden 5.Galleray

Drawings of Nodes Design Phase V: ACCEPTION Service Process

Archtecture Plan for Phase v services

Infirmary

Prayer room

Ward

Hydrotherapy

1. Outpatient 2. Reception 3. Exercise room 4. Preparation room 5. Operation room 6. Accessible toilet 7. Prayer room 8. Bedroom 9. Accessible bathroom 10.Balconey 11.Lobby 12.Changing room 13.Hot spring 14.Sauna room

OTHER WORKS HOUSE OF WOOD&RICE 12/2021 - 03/2022

TIDAL RISE IN TIANJIN 06/2022 - 09/2022

Territorial Spatial Planning in Dazu 06/2022 - 09/2022

The other works section contains field construction projects, competitions, and non-design projects I worked on during my undergraduate studies.

House of wood&rice was a rural volunteer project after participating in the Wu Zhi Qiao team at Chongqing University. In this project, the team designed and built a village canteen for a rural village in Guangxi, China. Tidal Rise in Tianjin was a national design competition in which four classmates and I proposed a new strategy to improve the living conditions in the old urban area of Tianjin and designed spaces for renewal. Territorial Spatial Planning in Dazu was a course design for an undergraduate course on territorial spatial planning. In this project, I carried out a series of analyses on the geography, population, and industry of Dazu District in Chongqing. Finally, I made a detailed plan for the future spatial layout and industrial development of Dazu District.

House of wood&rice This project is a convenient service space with a cafeteria as the main function and leisure and entertainment as the auxiliary for villagers. I was involved as part of Chongqing University's WuZhiQiao team which is a public welfare organization established in collaboration with the WuZhiQiao Charity Foundation of Hong Kong and Chongqing University.

Guangxi Du'an Village Canteen Project (in use)

Model photos

Time: 12/2021 - 03/2022 Site: Guangxi, China Teamwork (over 36 schoolmates in Wuzhiqiao Team) Contributions: 1. Advocacy and logistics for the team 2. Part of interior design and decoration 3. Part of project solicitation and representation

Photo of the completed building

Details (structure design) 1.Flue 2.Service ladder 3.Overhead roof insulation 4.Hand-operated window opener 5.Eave 6.Drain 7.Impregnated floor 8.Underground hollow bricks

9.Drain 10.Drain 11.Drain 12.Drainpipe 13.Floor girder 14.Grease trap 15.Septic tank

Roof details

Deck railing

Wall detail 1

Outdoor staircase

Wall detail 2

Details (hollow bricks design)

Photos of Construction Details

Facade filling rendering

Installation process

Real scene picture

perforating expansion screw sleeve metal gaskets wire mesh expansion screw

Ground ventilation

Permeable paving

Greening planting

Ramp railing

Tidal rise in Tianjin Prize certificate:

National Urban Space Planning Design Competition (3rd prize)

Time: 06/2022 - 09/2022 Site: Tianjin Teamwork(5 people) Instructor: Zhou Lu&Li Yuyan Contributions: 1. Concept and research logic developing 2. Part of masterplan and analysis chart drawing 3. 3d modeling

This is an urban renewal competition project. In order to deal with the problems of space closure in the area, a strategy of space utilization in different time periods based on the concept of "tide" was proposed.

Master Plan

Territorial Spatial Planning in Dazu

Bachelor 4th Year Project

Environmental Carrying Capacity Assessment

Integrated Assessment overlay

The project is located in Dazu, Chongqing Municipality.

Geographic information technology through GIS was used to assess the suitability of development and estimate population projections for the whole area of Dazu. Detailed planning was also carried out for its central city.

Time: 10/2022 - 12/2022 Site: Dazu, Chongqing Teamwork(2 people) Instructor: Peng kuntao Contributions: 1. GIS analysis of municipal areas 2. Estimates of population projections 3. Urban development strategy planning

Conception and strategies A time-varying community space

Inspiration derived

Tidal upgrade

Tidal

津沽潮汐起 Tidal rise in Tianjin Natural Tidal Sunrise & Sunset Tidal rise & Tidal fall

Genarate

cycles

Tidal Community

Tidal Road Various according to different flow rates

One Day Tidal Multidimensional space and flexible roads One Week Tidal Vibrant business and industrial upgrading One Month Tidal Neighborhood Reunion, Cultural Revitalization

gradient factor

altitude factor Non-sensitive Low-sensitive

Sensitive High-sensitive

Non-sensitive Low-sensitive

Sensitive High-sensitive

Sensitive High-sensitive

Spatio-temporal heat map

Assessment criteria

waterbody factor Non-sensitive Low-sensitive

tidal business

Ordinary roads Tidal roads

Tidal space nodes

Fixed shops Tidal shops

Sensitive High-sensitive

landuse factor Non-sensitive Low-sensitive

Sensitive High-sensitive

Land use planning for the central city in Dazu

Tidal system planning tidal transport

Non-sensitive Low-sensitive

One Year Tidal Green Return, Seasonal Landscape

tidal green

tidal culture

Footpaths Pipeline Alleys greening Courtyards Pocket parks

Fixed attractions Tidal festivities

Residential and Transport Planning