Neo-Constructivism Bringing Bamboo Industry Into UoM Campus Studio 05 Presentation by Alice Shan Jiang
June, 2019
Plastic Waste For more than 50 years, global production and consumption of plastics have continued to rise. Global plastic consumption worldwide has been estimated to reach 300 million tons by 2019. And because it is not a biodegradable material, it ended up with landfill or even worse, being disposed into ocean. It is not only unpleasant with plastic debris covering the beach, but it kills an estimated 100,000 marine mammals annually, as well as millions of birds and fishes. Fishes with plastic particles in their digestive system are consumed by human, and we will have plastic particles in our body unconsciously. Thus, it is not a problem we can step aside and ignore, it is living issue. Besides, more developing countries like China and Malaysia have recently stopped Australia exporting plastic waste anymore. Thus, it has become an urgent issue that we have to face now.
20%
REUSE
Umbrella
30%
FUNDAMENTAL INNOVATION Crafts
50%
RECYCLING
In fact, with huge amount and different kinds of plastics, collecting, sorting and recycling are more expensive and difficult than making new plastics. In this case, less than 20% of plastic waste is actually recycled.
Container
Stationary PRIMARY SYSTEM
Furniture Fibrics
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FUNDAMENTAL INNOVATION
With only around 15% of plastics currently recyclable, it is proposed to introduce a sustainable alternative that fundamentally reduce the consumption of plastics. With less consumption, it means there is less to recycle. Rather than discussing how to maximise plastic recycling, using an alternative material means jumping out of the dead loop of plastic industry.
Cellulose 3D Printing Material
Building Material
SUB-SYSTEM
Energy Resource
Bamboo as a fast growing plant which requires less resources and no fertilizer for plantation, has versaille applications that to some extend it offers an alternative material option rather than plastics. Most importantly as a natural resource it is fully biodegradable.
Charcoal
Food Resource
BIPRODUCT
Bamboo As A Super-crop...
no fertiliser
low waster consumptions
water for irrigation
no pesticides
cotton
bamboo
shor harvest period
harvest age
oak
pine
bamboo
Growing Bamboo At Campus characters species
noninvasive
na�ve
structurally strong
edible shoot
Phyllostachys aurea Phyllostachys nigra Bambusa vulagaris vi�ata Bambusa balcooa Bambusa bambos Dendrocalamus asper �uadua angus��olia strenth (pa)
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Growing Pattern 1st Interval
branches other crafts sticks/ribs
moisturised raw material
culm umbrella fallen leaves paper
fiber mass individual fiber
textile
shoots markets/restaurants
sale & sharing
Growing Pattern 2nd Interval
storage
other crafts branches
sticks/ribs
moisturised raw material
culm umbrella fallen leaves paper
fiber mass individual fiber
textile
shoots markets/restaurants
sale & sharing
3d printing material
Growing Pattern 3rd Interval glued&compresssed planks
laminated bamboo bamboo pavillion soaked in ester resin
bamboo scrimber compressed
heat cured storage
other crafts branches
sticks/ribs
moisturised raw material
culm m umbrella fallen leaves paper
fiber mass individual fiber
textile
shoots markets/restaurants
sale & sharing
3d printing material
Y1
Summary of Production Line 06 05 04 03 02 0 01
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3D PRINT MATERIAL
CRAFTS 33% 3 %
66% 6 %
ENGER
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Concept of Neo-Constructivism Constructivism is a pedagogical theory as well as an architectural style. As a learning model, it explains humans construct knowledge from experience, which perfectly integrates the two key words of the brief, “Manufacuring” at “Campus”. In other words, the manufacturing provides students with the hands-on experience to help them construct their knowledge of bamboo industry. After that, they can feed back their knowledge to help the system to grow and adapt. This feedback loop of knowledge based on knowledge defines the evolutionary expansion of my system. It is a place integrates leisure&working, involves students and the public as designers, craftsmen, researchers, performers and so on.
Narrowing Down to campus... Conceptual Boundary
Step 1: Growing REDMOND BARRY BUILDING
MSD BUILDING
TIN ALLEY
more potential site more potential site
Three patches of existing green space are available round MSD & Redmond Berry building. But the space at the northern side of Redmond Barry building has better sun access and has more potential.
Step 2: Adding New Intervention REDMOND BARRY BUILDING
MSD BUILDING
TIN ALLEY
new intervention area over-shaded area
Add the new intervention at the northern side of the Redmond Barry building to draw the public to reactivate this area as a new gathring spot, connecting concrete lawn through the ally.
Step 3: Placing the Manufacturing The manufacturing process is moved to underground, to firstly reuse the underground space and leave an intact green space above ground for a relaxing atmosphere.
Conceptual Future Expansion
area has good sun access
ntervention is close to planmanufacturing, easily accespublic with the potential of reational space as a whole
1 bamboo pavilion placed close to plantation gives the potential for a recreational space as a whole 22
of underground space
antation land
pace that is underestimated at nt
2 reactive the ally way in between Redmond Barry and MSD by expanding the bamboo pavilion in that direction
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Criteria: - lab intervention is close to bio-science faculty, which encourage multi-disciplinary collaboration
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- installation and worshop intervention links as a linear expansion
bamboo pavilion placed close to plantation gives the potential for a recreational space as a whole
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Location finding with Grasshopper
step1: set up attraction
step5: extrude box & draw visibility lines
step2: draw circles around these points & use distance as a control variable
step5: run galapagos simulation to find the maximum total length of these curves.
step3: draw a grid
Diagram Plan of future expansion N
scale 1:1000@A0
Design Response Neo-Constructivism
+ ISOMETRIC DIAGRAM
Bringing in Bamboo Industry into UoM Campus Alice Shan Jiang, June 2019 + MASTER PLAN OF FUTURE EXPANSION 1
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scale 1:1000 @ A0 N
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P1 P4
P3
GF
B1
RL 00 +0. P5
L 0R -4.8
+ PERSPECTIVE RENDERS
+ ANNOTATION
B4
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P6
P1
RETAIL + RECYCLING In the retail, it will display and sale all the bamboo products been produced in the system. When customer pachase with a previous product for recycling, they will be rewarded with a gift card.
P4
P2
ASSEMBLING WORKSHOP +3D PRINT LAB It is where people walk in and have a short session experiencing the craftsmanship of bamboo products. They can order from underground factory and be delivered with their orders immediately with the conveying belt as a partition wall
P5
PRIVATE FABRICATION STUDIO A relatively quiet and private room is offered for the fine work with fabrics by extending itself from the slab.
P3
DIGITAL & FABRICATION DESIGN LAB The DDF lab is an extended function from the workshop from above ground. When people wants to design their own bamboo crafts, they can come down to this level and explore more with accessible tools from digital design to fabrications.
P6
FURNITURE DESIGN LAB & EXHIBITION HALL With a flexible platform modules built-in, people are encouraged to test the innovative gestures of furniture design. Also can be turned into a open-plan exhibitional space when required.
3D PRINTTING FILAMENT FACTORY This has been connected with recycling chute from GF, and connect back to the 3D print lab by convey belt as partition wall. Coming from GF to this level, people have the an insight view of how recycling happens and go back make the new products
Design Response Plantation Pit
Design Response Bamboo Pavilion
Bamboo Pavilion -GF isometric plan
3D PRINTING LAB
Retail + Assembling Workshop
Recycling Chute with spiral staircase Going Underground
B2 - 3D printing filament factory recycled crafts being delivered from above and grounded to make 3d printing filament and delivered back to GF
bicycles for winding filament strings Retail + Assembling Workshop
Recycling Chute with spiral staircase Leading to next level
B1 - Digital & Fabrication Design Lab
computer lab chutes to collect extra waste
seaweed retaining wall
private fabrics design studio
Leading to next level
seaweed retaining wall modular platform for furniture design testing This large open space can be turned into exhibition hall
10 degrees fall
SECTION B 0
1
David Caro Building
2
Scale 1:50 @A1
GF
Bamboo Plantation Garden
Bamboo Inovation Hub
Developed on the green space being underestimated at the moment, providing a greenland which can make profits as well as maintaining the relexing atmosphere
A mixed use of retail, assembing workshop & 3D print lab built out of bamboo structure
GF
Glazed cylinder growing pit acts as a lightwell to bring natural light and air into the underground space Digital&Fabrication Lab
B1 ramp from B1 to B2 1:10
operable membrane cover to close the growing pit when heavy rain
manufacturing 3D printing filament
B2 ramp from B3 to B1 1:20
B3 Fabrics design studios Use recycled rainwater for irrigation
Place the private fabrics studio room as a overhang near to the lightwell to ensure it has adequate light and quiet environment for working with fabrics
Furniture design lab & Exhibiton room
programed mechanism to harvest and store the bamboo culms for further manufacturing
collect accessive water from the growing pit to allow good drainage as well as recycle water source as much as possible
B4
seaweed retaining wall to bring light into underground
SECTION A 0
1
David Caro Building
Physics South Building
2
Scale 1:50 @A1
10 degrees fall
collabrated with Nicole seaweed retaining wall to bringing light and meditating atmosphere into the underground manufacturing space
water tank to collect rainwater
recycling chute
ramp from B1 to B3 1:20
B1 computer lab and fabrication lab, providing students with accessible tools from digital design to fabrication
acoustic panel for noise control
ramp from B1 to B2 1:10
B2 produce bamboo filament for 3D printing from recycled bamboo craftsproducts
B3 private studio room for designing and crafting with recycled fabrics bins to collect any extra waste during the recycling and renovation process of all levels, and thus allocated in the intermediate floor with accesses from all the other levels.
B3 reproduce wooden furniture and fixtures from recycled bamboo timber a modular platform with moveable units to experience and test the new forms and compositions of funiture design also can be transformed into a exhibition space
B4 a large open-plan manufacturing space to produce all lines of bamboo products for sale, from crafts kit, to bamboo paper and fabrics
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