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PRESERVE THE IDENTITY
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REVITALIZING THE INDUSTRIAL AREA
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INTEGRATED URBAN DESIGN PROJECT
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INTERNSHIP DESIGN WORK
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PRESERVE THE IDENTITY This project is a regeneration of the local residential area in the historical old city district in Datong. It aims to advise the government to preserve local historical buildings and forms, and more importantly to protect local identity, community culture, resolve multiple problems through low-cost solutions and enhance the living environment to create a sustainable community.
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Datong City is the second largest city in Shanxi Province of the China in the northern part. It has transformed from an industrial city into a tourist area, and has been vigorously repairing and reconstructing historical buildings and cultural relics. The government aims to develop the old city area into a tourist palace to grow the economy. That result in Some residents are facing the problem of housing renovation or demolition. The plan primarily is to demolish existing residential houses and rebuilt into old-style to improve living environment quality, which will cause those original residents not able to afford the prices and have to move out. That discretion not only will demolish the original building form, more importantly it will destroy the local identity and uniqueness. Simply renovating and rebuilding a building does not bring back the living habits of local residents. On the contrary, those new building weakens the character of the city.
UNIQUE CHARACTERS This place has unique characters. Over time, buildings have been constantly being demolished and rebuilt in local place. People reclaim the materials and rebuild building in another place by themselves with minimum skills in same texture. The Material be continuously recycled and reprocessed. That is low cost and sustainable for this place. It is clearly different from today’s unified construction.
SITE ANALYSIS Based on research, the existing houses, streets and living environment have many problems facing to the modern life. There are many historical courtyards in the old city, but due to the population increase in the 1960s and 1970s, a courtyard was shared by 6 to 8 families. For the sake of more living space, people have added many extended houses to the original building deconstruction. At the same time, this also leads to crowded spaces and narrow alleys and that could cause fire issue. Also, the toilet facilities are simple and crude which caused the dirty and unpleasant smell of the street. The area has the drainage system issue.
SPACING STRATEGY
CIRCULATION & FIRE STRATEGY
FACILITY STRATEGY
Abandoned Building
Emergency Vehicle Only
Public Area
Storage Room
Fire Tricycle
Semi-Private Multifunction Facility
This place was formed as a residential area around the Liao Dynasty (907-1125). There are many courtyards have historical value. Also, considering the local living habit, the coal storage rooms inside courtyards are not necessary when electric heating system takes place in. Remove those storage rooms could bring back the space inside courtyards for people to leisure. Some abandoned buildings could be demolished or reused as the toilet facility rooms and shared storage rooms.
Considered narrow street and low-income families mostly cannot afford cars. Therefore, cars could be banned in this place except emergency vehicles. The fire truck can access to main street from outside. For narrow alleys which only 3m width, the fire tricycles and hydrants in front of each courtyard are the fire problem solutions. And to encourage people cyclling. The street space will have more activities space, such as street market and vendors. Also, there could have space for plants.
ABANDONED BUILDING
STORE ROOM
NEW POCKET SPACE
PUBLIC AREA
SEMI-PRIVATE
PRIVATE
PLAYGROUND
STREET MARKET
DETAIL DESIGN I focus on 2 public spaces for detail design, the playground and street market area. Those detail design areas could become to examples for future development for this local place in different types of the area.
PLAYGROUND
This playground nears the entrance of the Primary middle school and several courtyards around. Many school students, parents, as well as the surrounding residents will frequently use this place. Considering about future, potentially, a younger child will waiti for their sibling from school with parents. The area should be more interesting and playful when they are waiting
1.Play Space 2.Semi-Private Space 3.Long-Section
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DETAIL AXO
Vinca minor ‘Illumination’
Corydalis lutea
Astilbe chinensis var. pumila
Bellis perennis ‘Dresden China’
Chrysanthemum morifolium
Pachysandra terminalis
Paeonia × suffruticosa Name
Syzygium aromaticum
Vinca minor 'Illumination' Corydalis lutea Astilbe chinensis �var.�pumila Bellis perennis 'Dresden China' Chrysanthemum morifolium Pachysandra terminalis
Purchase Size Perennial
Paeonia × suffruticosa Syzygium aromaticum Rosa chinensis
Rosa chinensis
Area 2.5 m2
Styphnolobium japonicum
Vinca minor 'Illumination' Corydalis lutea Astilbe chinensis �var.�pumila Bellis perennis 'Dresden China' Chrysanthemum morifolium
PLANTING PLAN
Spacing
Density
9cm Pot Seeds 11cm Pot 10cm Pot Seeds 9cm Pot
1 2 2 4 1 9
0.5 m 0.5 m 0.3 m 0.1 m 0.2 m 0.5 m
2 4 4 10 5 4
15cm 30cm 20cm
2 6 9
0.1 m 4m 2m
0.8 0.25 0.5
120-200
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As shown
1 Per Plan
Shrub
Tree
Styphnolobium japonicum
Total Number
Mix Spaceing 0.5m Density 10 Percentage
10 20 20 40 10
Total Number
1 2 2 4 1
DETAIL MODEL
Reclaimed Red Brick The red bricks are reclaimed from the demolished building. That could be classified and reused for paving or new buildings.
Gray Brick The gray bricks are transitional paving material in the China. It could enhance the historic experience for each courtyard.
Bluestone Slab The bluestone slab is a low-cost strong material. Use this slab to contrast with the original red brick so that people can see the original foundation.
Concrete Slab This concrete slab is mainly used in the street market area, because it is cheap and easy to clean.
STREET MARKET
This area has a unique character; some of the local residents are Muslims. This area used to be the location of the meat market. The space will be flexible to bring back the market for local residents also for different activities of the day.
Because the food stalls and Street vendors will use this space, the concrete blocks will be the ground paving and easy to clean.
STREET - BEFORE 1. 200×150mm elongate shaped sub-base. 2. 50mm thick sand. 3. 50mm thick in-situ concrete paving.
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4. 300×150×900mm Concrete kerb. 5. 50mm thick Asphalt. 6. 100mm thick Asphalt concrete base.
STREET - AFTER
Building edge detail
Drainage detail 13
Building
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13. Concrete bed and haunching. 14. 50mm thick sand.
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15. Elongate shaped Hardcore.
7. Precast concrete drainage units.
10. 240×115×53mm reclaimed red brick laid flat on coarse sand bed.
8. 240×115×53mm reclaimed red brick.
11. 50mm thick sand.
9. 600×300×60mm Bluestone slab.
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12. Hardcore.
PAST
The local housing fabric are unique and has its identity.it could be Considered the relationship between permanent trees and changing building space. Previously, the spaces are forming by historical buildings and extension buildings with traditional construction method.
PRESENT
Those new spaces will offer permanent trees and shrubs take place in, and becomes to a public space for more activities.
FUTURE
Also, it will have protentional that with the houses changing its places, the relationship between spaces and vegetation are changing. The public place becomes to the semi-public space for surrounding neighbourhoods. The trees could become to the courtyard tree for those families.
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REVITALIZING THE INDUSTRIAL AREA This project is a cooperate work, which is an industrial area redevelopment and based on the MYTO which is a research of relationship between people and space. We tracing our characters activities based on their social relations, place frequented and routine routes. We combine their routines and territorial feelings in the following MYTO map to show how the site will be used during different time of a week. Also, we separate the MINE feeling to positive and negative mine. Positive mine is when the people walk by the place, he feels the sense of ownership, feel of the possibility to change it. However, the negative mine means it’s a must have daily route, maybe they don’t like it but it’s a daily route so there is no choice.
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MYOT MAP
SPACIAL MAP
MATERIAL MAP DAY
TRANSITIONAL EDGE
STRATEGY
NIGHT
Extend the space of the second floor to form a balcony space, which encourages people to watch the river view and increase the interaction with the first floor.
The second floor has different partitions and serves multiple purposes.
Connect the river to the road and create new building entrances to encourage small markets to use this area to boost their popularity.
The building at the entrance to the road can be connected inside and outside as a riverside bar.
The small space by the window provides the possibility of a partial view.
Extending the windows of the building enhances the connection between the interior and exterior, while at the same time illuminating the street at night.
The new entrance features graffiti art, which enhances the attributes of the art district.
The flexible interior seats offer a variety of features.
The artworks display.
The indoor coffee bar.
INTEGRATED URBAN DESIGN PROJECT The project is located at Nottingham. The regeneration aims to develop an urban park for both mixed functions residential and commercial. To create a place for people working in new employment space to enjoy, also provide a nice attractive residential neighborhood area with mix use open space for surrounding people. This project also plans to reduce the local flood risk issues on this area and the regeneration functions of the warehouses would be provided.
Building Function Commercial Office building Residential & ground level commercial building Workshop & commercial building Hotel building Local shop building
Edge tree (birch tree group) Specimen tree Specimen tree mixed
Mixed perennial plants Mixed shrubs group
Vegetation Strategy Existing vegetation group
Mixed tall grasses Avenue tree
New vegetation group Shrubs and tree mix
Pedestrian and cyclist road
Perennial planting Connection with existing and new
Grass lawn Bowl shap sand play area
Circulation Strategy Surrounding vehicle road Main pedestrian and cyclist road Pedestrian road Visual connection
Flooding Strategy Water collection area Water flowing direction
Scale : 1 to 1000 @ A1
Hotel entrance
Open space in frount of Hotel area and provide space for outdoor cafe.
Residential flat
Groups of seasonal trees and shrubs form the playground edge.
The grassy knoll with playground equipment.
The narrow walk way for people which provides woodland experience.
Outdoor snack bar with seats.
Sand play area for children with seats at the edge.
The bowl shape grass lawn provides different activities.
Scale : 1 to 200 @ A1
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Local shops and workshop building.
The birch group and medium shrubs form the grass lawn edge.
This 1:50 plan shows the material of the seating space in fount of the hotel area. The ground will use different material to form the functional space. The vegetation group will shape the space edge which forms a shelter seating area. The seat mainly formed by long timber wood with the tall grassland planted at back that could be touched by people. This detail plan shows the different material of the playground. The bowl shape will be formed by concrete and the sand will be filled in. At the edge of the sand area, the timber will provide a seat area. The grassy knoll will have different level change as the photo shows, which forms the space for people to lie down.
AA' Hotel and Local Shops building
BB'BB' The outdoor cafĂŠ could set on the open space.
The residential flat and ground level shop. The ground level shop could use the outdoor space for people to seat and stay. The group of tree and shrub divided the commercial area and residential open space.
The different ground material could be seen at this sand bowl play area.
3 levels residential flat The existing avenue tree will be kept that could divide the residential area and city link road. City link road.
The birch tree group and medium layer shrubs will become to edge to form the big open grass lawn.
The landform change will gives more opportunity for different activities in this grass lawn. People could seat on the slop to look at the centre, also they could play football in the centre of the grass lawn.
The pedestrian road will have different ground hard surface compare with both grass lawn and playground to separate two functional areas.
The grassy knoll and sand play area in the playground will have multiform landform change for children activities.
The specimen trees and shrubs form the edge also those will have seasonal change to provide different experience.
4 levels residential flat
Grass lawn DETAIL 3
Table structure
Sand DETAIL 1
Climbing wall
DETAIL 2
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PLAYGROUND
LEGEND Timber
DETAIL 1 1:20 @ A2
Sand Reinforcement edge
Concrete
Concrete table structure 950
1900
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Hardcore
950
450
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1900
150
Timbers pave on hardcore
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Steel base deck with timber on top
Earth 65
200-300mm Sand Steel pillar
1900
150
Hardcore
1000
Compacted subgrade
1:20 @ A2
Rubber paving for playground Concrete paving
Textured paving
Grass lawn
1900mm concrete retaining wall
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Soil
150
450
1000
1900
Wood climbing wall for children
Retaining wall 140mm concrete base 65
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200-300mm Sand
Tree and shrub edge Rubber surface
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950
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DETAIL 2
DETAIL 3 1:20 @ A2
150*240mm hardcore base
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INTERNSHIP DESIGN WORK During the internship, I participated in several urban planning projects. Learned a lot of related work and new technologies. At the work, he completed several urban design, interior design and landscape design projects with colleagues.
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1.School Space 2.Public Landscape Design 3.Detail Design 4.Baishazhou Urban Design 5.Wuxiangshan Urban Planning
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COLLAGE & LUMION PERSPECTIVE
INTERIOR DESIGN
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