[ MEMORY & REVOLUTION ] Selected Works 2014-2018
ZHAOLU LIU Applying for MA Architectural and Urbanism , MSA
CONTENTS
Ⅰ . ART PRISON Museum Design in Favignana 2015 summer
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[ MEMORY & REVOLUTION ] Ⅱ . BACK TO 1980s There is a close-knit connection between urban form and urban memory. However, nowadays the large-scale urban transformation and frequent renewal not only make the urban structure lose the function of recording the real history, but also bring multifarious memory cognition and identity problems to the urban communities. Tangible cities arise in the ever-updated skyline, invisible cities consist in people’s lives, yet their sense of belonging and dreams are all in the invisible cities.
A Interaction Project with Birds in The Baita Temple Area
Today, if we intend to stay in this bit overburdened city, refined by architects in existing state is necessary, which in an effort to preserve the stories and humanistic feelings of the city. By means of architectural design, the city's "visible" and "invisible", the "past" and the "future" are linked together to create a future city full of stories.
Ⅲ . THE REBIRTH OF DAOWAI DISTRICT
2016 summer
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Seasonal Hotel Design in Harbin 2017 summer
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Ⅳ . RURAL RENAISSANCE City Commercial Complex Dsign in Urban Village 2017 fall
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Ⅴ . SUPPLEMENTS Construction Design
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Survey & Drawings of Ancient Building
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â… . ART PRISON Museum Design in Favignana
Location: Favignana,Italy Date : 2015 Summer Individual Work Instructor:Bowen Ni
This project is about how to convert the castle into an important art exchange center for the benefit of the whole society. To visit an ancient castle the location and structure of which remains unaffected and wild are more than pleasant, for people can fully feel and enjoy the nature and art at the same time. To make better use of the space, artists may create and exhibit their works there, or communicate with others about creativity, beauty, and the Utopia in their mind. Collectors and amateurs from all over the world meet each other in the castle, immersing themselves fully into the fragrance of culture and nature. Humankind, although being independent since the moment of birth and getting attracted by the special charm of loneliness for their whole lives, has also been driven by the desire to embrace others, find companions, and become a part of the crowd by breaking through all kinds of barriers. That process can be translated into space language in this program. Artists can either isolate themselves in the studio that is located at the top of the castle, enjoying the broad view of the sea, or exchange their idea and get integrated into the crowd at the ground floor plan: Art Exchange Zone and at the second-floor : Exhibition Zone. Whether artists or visitors, anyone can find a spiritual shelter here.
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Site Location
Concept Map scocial rules subjective concept
social space
personal attribute ITALY
self thinking self-awareness
relatio -nship
rebuild
wealth
vary power
fluctuation
behavior
TYRRHENIAN SEA
substance
TRAPANI SITE
Individual
communion
emotion
integration
information
self-worth
ISLAND OF FAVIGNANA social status
internalization acquisition
personal space
physiologically
Favignana is the largest isle of the Aegadian Islands. It is one of the treasures of one of the most suggestive areas of Southern Europe.
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50m
social network
emotional connection
psychologically
human relation
be independent
Conceptual Analysis People insist on finding their inner space.
People create a sense of community in the society.
People are willing to communicate with each other.
There are only small windows in the castle able to see the sea.
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Artists and tourists come here with different purposes.
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Single Space: Human
Interactive Space : Human with Human
The exhibition area that highlights the sense of alienation and the distance between individuals starts from the entrance. Comprised of independent and closed small sections, semi-closed sections and stepping space that are interconnected with each other, visitors can enjoy the works and get free from distractions.
The second-floor plan is designed to promote interpersonal communication with various design methods. The height of the wall, windows, and space makes it possible to make eye contact and to initiate verbal and spiritual communication, while the private sections create more sense of belonging.
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temporary exhibition 13800mm
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ladder exhibition
traveling exhibition 8740mm
independent exhibition
sequence
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permanent exhibition
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installtion exhibition
permanent exhibition 7900mm
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rest area
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Ground Floor Plan
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B1 Plan
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Intergrative Space: Group with Group
Section Analysis
This floor is where art salons and seminars can be held. This area is divided into two sections, while the first is called communication space and the second is surrounded by a wall for public use. Participants would feel free to go anywhere and exchange their idea with anyone, thus to reflect the mobility and gathering of groups.
The castle is located at the top of the mountain that can only be reached through zigzag stone steps; standing at the roof, one can overlook the whole island. Some parts of the internal space are mainly connected with circle long slopes, through which visitors may feel the transformation from loneliness to collectivity while walking down the third floor functional space.
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multi-purpose aera
workshop
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rest area
meeting room
gallery hall
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B2 Plan
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2nd Floor Plan
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Circulation Analysis
Interior Space
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B2
What the three-floor space connected by a ramp emphasizes is that, the difference between people's heart changes in different spaces and their interactions with themselves and others.From the search for self-space and blending with others, to integrate with the public, create a sense of collective and seek a sense of identity. The whole process does not lose the freedom and sense of individuality as an individual. As a renovation project, the viewer can feel the local historical culture and feelings in the course of walking by retaining its original wall material. And this abandoned prison castle is added artistic value to its original historical value and becomes the artistic representative land in the district.
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â…Ą. BACK TO 1980s A Interaction Project with Birds in The Baita Temple Area
Location: Baita Temple, Beijing Date : 2016 Summer Individual Work Instructor:Fan Lu
Baita Temple, located at the Xicheng District of Beijing and built in Yuan Dynasty, is the oldest and largest existing lamaist pagoda in China. Although in this key conservation are still residing many citizens and standing traditional Chinese quads, as required by city development and renewal, and the compliance with relevant regulations, a large number of dwellings have been transformed or demolished, as well as vegetable markets and flower & bird markets. Some may still recall the tradition of raising pigeons and precious birds several years ago when those creatures got released at sunrise and returned home at sunset. Nowadays, however with bungalows replaced gradually by skyscrapers, it has been almost impossible to admire that scene any more. This program is aimed to revive the culture by providing the local with more space not only to entertain themselves but also to attract travelers who have an interest in ‘birdwatching’ as well. A new system is built at the top of the quad-district together with a series of structures such as new bird nets at yards, watchtowers and birdwatching platforms at crossroads and important nodes, hereby to provide special space for bird raising and watching, and to vitalize the depressed Hutong area.
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Site Location
Site Analysis Man with Cage
WALK Ormamental Bird
Ormamental Bird
NEST Pigeon
White Pagoda Temple
Old People
GATHRING Rider
Old People
PLAY Children
Resident
GROCERY Shop
Young People
WATCH Roof
Living in the Hutong area, residents generally speaking can only rest at their own yards or along the narrow aisles, and only basic needs can get addressed, which is rather inconvenient especially for the elderly. The peculiar scarcity of public rest area has rendered it especially difficult to arrange various recreational activities.
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Design Elements Gongmenkou West Intersection
BIRD NEST
WATCHTOWER
BOTANICAL GARDEN
TREE PARK
Gongmenkou 1st Alley
VENDING FAIR
RESTING TUBE
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Fuchengmen Inner N st
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SECTION Ⅰ - Ⅰ
BEFORE AND AFTER
INTERSECTION
The program will be carried out at Gongmenkou 1st Alley which most buildings are for dwelling purpose. As suggested by our research, families that are still raising pigeons may serve as nodes from which lounge bridges are extended to connect watchtowers and other facilities outside. While imposing no restrictions on residents’ ordinary life by building new structures over the roofs, the rest and entertainment area should to a large extent improve their living standard.
SECTION Ⅱ - Ⅱ YARD
ROOF
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It's really chill laying on the net and watching birds.
Grandpa's birds are really pretty.
There are so many rare bird.
I'll draw these birds down.
How are you?
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These flowers are growing up.
I've received a lot of oders today.
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â…˘ . THE REBIRTH OF DAOWAI DISTRICT Seasonal Hotel Design in Harbin
Location: Daowai District,Harbin Date : 2017 Summer Group Work Instructor:Fan Lu
In the 1920s, Daowai District was where Chinese resided in Harbin and where most baroque architectures are located in China. Appearing mainly of baroque style, those buildings also adopted the idea of traditional Chinese quad design, like two layers or multi-layer quads. The building elevation decorations, also at large of baroque style, mainly used traditional Chinese patterns. In recent years, Harbin government has been working on protection and renewal of Chinese baroque architectures, developing it into a new place of interest. While the external walls being preserved, the internal space is reset to satisfy the needs in different seasons. As a tourist city, Harbin is famous for its abundant tourist resources in summer and winter, which in turn requires the provision of services and setting up of landscape facilities accordingly. Moreover, the comprehensive hotel has also made available the access to exhibition zone and folk handicraft studios, so as to create a special cultural atmosphere. This program indicates a significant turning point for tourist attraction construction, and calls more for the combination between travelling and industrial industry.
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Site Location
At the beginning of the twentieth century, with the prosperity of national industry and the infiltration of foreign culture, a number of new buildings influenced by the western architectural culture emerged "Chinese Baroque" architecture.
Site Analysis
The site is located in Harbin's tourist center, surrounded by a wealth of tourism resources, but there is a serious seasonal distribution of uneven situation. At the same time, the area of the site has shown an aging trend. Site
Attractions Zhong Hua station
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Harbin Ice-Snow World
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Harbin Opera House
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3.1 Km
Site Selection
Tiger Park
Km
Sun Island Park
Volga Manor
Central Avenue Wen Temple
Chinese Baroque Block Level of Popularity Winter Period Summer Period
Chun Hua Hospital
Architectural Forms in Harbin Commemorative Architecture Hotel Occupancy Rate
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Price
② ⑧ ③ Saint Sophia Cathedral church dome
Church
Wen Temple
church steeple
Chinese traditional shape
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① 7Days Inn ③ Ai Mei Hotel ⑤ No.1 Youth Hotel ⑦ Super 8 Motel ⑨ Home Inn
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Wen Temple
Chinese traditional temple
② Spring Hotel ④ Wheat Hotel ⑥ Ji Hotel ⑧ Mardier Hotel
Modern Architecture Age Distribution 50%
85%
Senior Citizen
75% 83%
70%
Young People
76%
80%
Harbin Grand Theatre Streamlined form
Flood Prevention Monument
Dragon Tower
historical monument
steel structure tower
Electric Mansion morden shape
Functional Architecture Green Space ③
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regular shape
School
Culture Palace
no outdoor area
foreign shape
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Hospital
foreign shape
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① Harbin Music Park ② Harbin Ice-Snow World ③ International Golf Club ④ Stalin Park ⑤ Sun Island Park ⑥ Cultural Park
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On the third floor , there is an aerial garden where people can have recreational activities in summer . The boxes which connected the builing can will turn to the entrance of the ice slides in winter . There also have several lager living spaces for longlived people .
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2F Hotel|Museum|Public On the second floor ,there are lots of dweling spaces which can be used as a residence for local people in summer and as a hotel for tourists in winter . People can cook themselves in the shared kitchen they can also take a rest or communicate with others in the dining room and the reading area .
Generation Analysis
The Existing Building
Demolition and Repair
Building Block
Retaining external baroque wall
Adding glass brick to the original wall
Internal block generation
1F Bar|Market|Museum The multi-functional hall on the ground floor can be used as a community center for local people in summer while as a exhibition space for tourists in winter . The bar next to the hall provide hand-brewed beer which is a kind of local drinking . The modular display frames in the coshare retail store can create various commercial spaces by moving or rotating them .
Inner Elevation
Corridor and Box
Ice Sculpture
Establishing small scale windows
Setting up wooden box and steel corridor
Setting up winter entertainment facilities
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Commercial Space
Public Space
Exhibition Space
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Dweling Space
Craftsman Space
Shared Farm
Ice Amusement Countryard
Section A-A
Sand Art Desk
Bunk Bed
PerspectiveView
Interactive Mode
Explosive Diagram
Privacy Mode
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Ice Wall
Multi-Functional Furniture
Perspective View
Modular Goods Shelf
Perspective View
Work Mode
Mode A
Explosive Diagram
Ice Block System
Rest Mode
Mode B
Viewing Platform
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1. Art Museum
2. Warehouse
3. Pottery Art Studio
4. Youth Hotel
5. Cafe
6.Multi-functional Hall
7. Beer Bar
8. Rest Room
10.Reception Centre
11.Co-Share Retail Hub
12. Baking Workshop
9. Kitchen
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Ground Floor Plan
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2. Youth Hotel
3. Shared Kitchen
4. Reading Area
5. Apartment
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8. Roof Garden
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10.Sand Art Studio
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Exterior Wall Detail Drawing
11.Fishskin Painting Studio
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â…Ł. RURAL RENAISSANCE City Commercial Complex Dsign in Urban Village
Location: Changping District,Beijing Date : 2017 Fall Group Work Instructor:Rui Li
Beijing, a world famous cosmopolis, has undergone an incredibly fast development. However, different from the speedy renewal and expansion of urban area, traditional countryside appears far more left behind and has found it impossible to keep in pace. As a result, those less developed areas have turned into villages in the city, for which the North Fourth Village is a typical example where although within 20 kilometers from the city center in distance and only carrying over 6,000 local residents, the external population is ten times larger than the native one and shabby dwellings are everywhere. This program is aimed to further the economic development in that area by building comprehensive shopping centers, better guaranteeing the ordinary life of residents there, and improving its core competitiveness. The original commercial systems of fair price can be removed to newly established platforms where, in accordance with the functional needs of the existing bases, commerce and afforestation are integrated closely, thus to leave enough dwelling space for citizens and to establish interconnected commercial complexes in the meantime. The essence of the plan is not to transform, but to preserve the special features of those villages in the city while reviving the economy there by developing commercial businesses. That will not only change the life style of the native who are living mainly on rents, but also attract visitors to consume, hereby to finally create a benign development circle.
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Location in Bejing
"Mart for Urban-village" The administration guides the theories that the reformation of urban village can develop the important function.
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CHINA BEIJING
2nd economic center *chinese gdp city rank
Changping District Changping District
Large amount of porpulation, degerous structure, rubish, room with out sunshine.
The Evolution Process of The Urban Village
12%
Dual urban-rural land system
Haidian District
10%
traditional villager
commercial
Land acquisition
Out of the city planning system
maximize the rental space
City Expansion in Beijing
tenant
10%
Cities'outward expansion
10%
Beisi Village's Situation landlord
≈800km2 total land area ≈300000 people
external customer 8%
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1980s
average 1. Outdoor Open Space:
Wide Open Space
2. Semi-Outdoor Open Space:
Private Yard
3. Indoor Open Space:
Court Yard
4. Indoor Private Space:
Bed Room
5. Commercial Space:
Retail Store
6. Passage Space:
Car Lane
greenland/street/etc. alley/etc.
2010s
now
Change in Village
*need : communicate space *need : ground *need : livingroom
storage/toilet/etc. shop/etc.
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2000s
*need : greenland/ground
kitchen/etc.
sidewalk/etc.
problem
1990s
*need : mart *need : convention rood
With the expansion of urban area and the development of the society, to live on farming could no longer satisfy the basic needs of the native, which has motivated them to meet their ends by renting houses to migrants. Although geographically far from the city center, this area has still attracted a large amount of migrant workers with its low rent. In order to provide more dwellings and increase income, they choose to build new houses on the original ones.
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Site Analysis
Concept and Strategy
Villages in the city can be quite problematic in light of the dense population, the low afforestation rate, and a lack of public space. When it is possible to satisfy all the basic needs in a single district however, whether food, residence or traffic, that means the village in the city has in a real sense developed into a mini city although with those disadvantages aforementioned. It has a unique set of rules of society operation, and new orders are needed to stimulate economic development in that area.
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According to the preliminary analysis, the landing area of the building body was determined. The current residential buildings in this base were very saturated. In order to protect the current situation of this area to the maximum extent and retain the high-capacity residential space, the building was placed in the abandoned area and the whole system was placed above the house. Total
Site Selection
Unsloved Space Problem Compared to those wellequipped Science and Technology Parts and villas in the peripheral area, this district does not match well with the current situation of the modern city, no matter in the economic development or the environment. In addition, the large mobility of population and the poor educational background of the native may further explain the limited potential of the economic development there and the postponement of information.
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Beijing-Tibet Expressway ④ Zhuxinzhuang Railway
Remove the old house
Release the stunk road
Pick the greenland
Growing the structure
Making the space
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⑥ ⑤ Life Science Institute Subway Station ⑨ ⑧
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① Relocating Room ② Countryside ③ Villa Area ④ Village ⑤ Villa Area ⑥ Life Science Park ⑦ Relocating Room ⑧ Village ⑨ Industry Area ⑩ Villa Area
Ground business group
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Generation Analysis
Explosive Diagram
The outer surface of the polygon is randomly hollowed out.
The general direction of the surface is according to the status quo of the base.
The surface extends indefinitely, covering the surrounding buildings.
Establishing three polygonal buildings as the main body of the commercial complex.
Internal “island” with varying floors of change
The connection corridor is to maintain connectivity between the three buildings.
The internal central space enclosures a ellipsoidal "island".
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The surrounding internal space is extruded inward from the skin.
Internal main space-commercial "crystal"
The interior space continues the inward expansion of the epidermis texture, forming individual crystals, which are interconnected and forms a commercial space inside the crystal.There is an elliptical space in the middle of the whole building, in which there are small shops. All spaces are connected by corridors.The crystals scattered around each become a system, the inside of the crystal is connected up and down, and there are corridors connecting the crystals with each other. There are clothing, catering and other functions in the room,there are escalators and sightseeing elevators connected up and down, forming an organic and varied interior space as a whole.
Scattered commercial bodies scattered around
The load-bearing column of a building
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④ ② Multi-functional structural column of curved surface
① Clothing Store ② Book Store ③ Restaurant ④ Coffee Shop ⑤ Staircase ⑥ Elevator ⑦ Rest Room
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STANDARD PLAN
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The newly built architectures contrast greatly with original ones in size and consumption standards. This program is rather to keep the social atmosphere of villages in the city instead of conversion it into another city, for the former is what the modern society is in lack of. New platforms are built above the houses, on which people may come into contact with a higher system through a hole on the roof, or via the elevators. The internal space of those buildings is similar to the architectural surface in appearance, for both are divided according to the polygon, and form up an organic space in the whole.
Sectional Perspective
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Retail Store
Function
Catering
Greenland
8F(max)
Original house average height
22m(max)
Each floor height 3.0m
commercial & commite function
Life information
Interactive game
Equipment
Outside section for advertisement
The façade of the pillar can be used to post posters, posters, billboards, there are not only commercial complexes, but also a series of ancillary functional facilities.
information function
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type2:
Retail Store Catering Greenland Life Information Interactive Game
Section Analysis Ⅰ
Section Analysis Ⅱ
Equipment
Those pillars, mainly to support their stretching to the platform, are interconnected by steel structures, inside which elevators are built to facilitate the transportation between different floors. In addition, it may in the meantime consolidate the relatively shabby houses on the original bases by providing support to the external walls.
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Construction Design This project starts from one unit, cuts out a unit with hard cardboard and inserts it in pairs on three sides to form a group of natural arches ,which can support the 5kg weight.
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Survey & Drawings of Ancient Buildings Beijing Confucius Temple and Guozijian Museum were built in the Yuan Dynasty,which served as the place where the emperor sacrificed Confucius.The content of the mapping below is the gate of Confucius Temple, and the drawings on the left side is the interior decorative paintings of Confucius Temple.
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