SuperBlock_SmartGrid
and The Architecture of the Ill-Tempered Environment Project Heritage
Hewen Jiang Yuchi Wang
Current Superblock
Current SuperBlock
Protest on SuperBlock CHANGES:
1. Parking - Public Space 2. Changing traversing road into local road 3. Slow down car speed
City Road
Parking
Public Space
Local Road
Parking
Road in Original Block
Road in SuperBlock
Urban development is not to create a brand new life-style. Instead, it is to keep inheriting the positive parts.
Site Analysis
Site Choose
5m
51
40
0m
FAR : 1.62 Building Density : 54.7% Building Floors : 1F~10F
Site Analysis
Public
Others
Bad Public
Residential
Good Normal Unknown
Factory Residential
Exterior Public Space
Building Program
Good
Building Condition Analysis
Site Evaluation
Living Quality Bad
Good
Site Evaluation
Video Demo Site Evaluation
Site Choose
Design Focus
Architecture
Landscape System
Connection System
Connection System
Public Space in Barcelona Public Space 1
Public Space 2
Public Space 3
Public Space 4
Vitality
Vitality
Vitality
Vitality
Low
Middle
High
Super High
Public Space Evolution
CERDA PLANNPING Low Accessibility
CURRENT SUPERBLOCK Linear Space
PROPOSAL Congregated Space Higher Accessibility
Road Types in Barcelona
Roads in Eixample Zone
Roads in Ciutat Vella Zone
Width: 20m
Width: 2.5m - 20m
Advantages: 1. Efficient for car transportation 2. Better view for residents, especially those who live in corners
Advantages: 1. Different road hierachy,providing different privacy. 2. More vitality(Roads connect the plaza)
Proposed Road Type
Roads in Eixample Zone
Roads in Ciutat Vella Zone
Advantages: 1. Increase Corner Amount 2. slow down speed of different locomotion 3. Nice view for corner residents Proposed Roads and Division
Urban Fabric Creation Tool
Video Demo Windmill
Existed On-Site Attractors
Existed On-Site Attractors
Public Space Arrangement Decision Making
Video Demo Galapagos
Block Dimension
6m 45m
45m
30m
Landscape System
Tool Rulesets
Point Operation
Line Operation
Surface Operation
Landscape Deform
Pull Up inner block - landscape going up as moving in Push Down Pull Up
Push Down Push Down
Push Down
Pull Up
inner public space - landscape going down
Pull Up
Push Down Push Down Pull Up
inner block - landscape going up as moving in Push Down
Pull Up
urban through traffic - landscape going down
Public Commercial
Landscape System Green Plants can block noise from outside, creating quite space for visitors. In the meantime, it can provide better air for the superblock.
Playground
Tunnels
People can have activities in this hard-ground space.
Landscape are connected by using tunnels under the roads, which makes the landscape into a whole system.
Underground Buildings Underground buildings are designed to increase the vitality in some part of the landscape.
Pedestrain Small pesdestrains divide the superblock into several parts, creating connections in the whole site and
Architecture
Rooftop
Balcony
Corners
Development Strategy
Roof Activities
View & Sunlight
View to Public
Massing Deformation Strategy
View
Sunlight
Wind
Tool Rulesets
PUBLIC SPACE A 1 Public Space
Public Space PUBLIC SPACEB-1 2
PUBLIC SPACEB-2 3 Public Space
Corner Conditions
Video Demo Corner Conditions
Corner Conditions
Environment Deforming
Modified Building Volumes
……
Point Operation
Line Operation
Surface Operation
Building Scales
0.3m each layer 9.0
m
6.0
m 3.0
m
m 6.0 3.0m 4.5m
Architecture Program
Underground Buildings Underground buildings are designed to increase the vitality in some part of the landscape. Program: Commercial
Buildings in District 1 Buildings in District 2 Program: Public Commercial
Program: Residential Commercial
Mix Existing buildings are combined with new buildings. Program: Residential Public Commercial
Green Plants can block noise from outside, creating quite space for visitors. In the meantime, it can provide better air for the superblock.
Tunnels
Playground
Automatic Construction
Facade Strategy
Interior Space
Ecological Strategy
Scenario
Scenario
Scenario
Scenario
Scenario
Scenario
Scenario
Urban development is not to create a brand new life-style. Instead, it is to keep inheriting the positive parts.