Linear Facade
Bay window：Brick Bay window
Concave window
Site Elements Study
Social Communication
Eating
Chinatown, a diverse social place and area, is one of the busiest streets in downtown Melbourne. Through the research and study of Chinatown, the social interaction here shows the overlapping of different levels, which are related to the urban functional attributes of Chinatown. The existence of the library will mobilize the social nature of Chinatown, from the main evening social, increase the social behavior in the daytime and more diversified spiritual level of communication
Activity Study
Visiting
Activity 100 Eating
50
Drinking
Site Visual Permeability Surrounding
Library Effect Visiting Shopping
6
0
12
18
24 h
Surrounding Condition Site
Site itself
Circulation
Site Location
Main Circulation Path
Chinatown Street
CBD Urban center
Urban fringe zone
Melbourne Urban Social Radiation
Chinatown Urban Typology
SITE SiteRESEARCH Research
CBD Edge Zone and Suburbs
Description "library is a mountain, a mountain in the city," My concept comes from the dynamic, and based on the dynamic, I extend the possible development of natural growth imagination such as the growth of mountain. And follow this step, mountain no only shows the mutilevel of social behavior in Chinatown, but also shows the multi-level gaining process of knowledge and experience of people in the city. This is the relationship of library and city for my design. Knowledge absorption is growing, and when people are climbing, they are also experiencing the process of knowledge and absorption.But with the increase of knowledge, it also comes the increase of age.Therefore, from children to adults, not only does knowledge increase, but understanding also deepens. At the same time, such knowledge absorption does not end with age.The higher level of knowledge is in practice and application, is the response to society, the city
What is Mountain Skin? It is part of my concept . The shell of the mountain uses a series of transparent concrete structural frames. The regular frames shows the modern city condition, modern city and modern social order. Therefore, it also shows the relationship woth my main mountain body- library is a mountain, a mountain in the city
The Mapping shows the idea of multi- level, climbing process and age change
Material for skin: translucent concrete. Blur the boundaries between the city and the interior of the building
Reference 1 : Old Hongyadong in Chongqing city. (Different height and multi-level
Brick and Brick tile: traditional materia elements to perform mountain body
Reference 2 : Chongqing House. It shows the climbing process in people’s spatial experience
Buiding structure whithin Library :modern technology in comtemporary building
Reference 3 : Nest We GrowKengo Kuma It shows the poential spatial openings and shell to perform as skin About my concept diagram: You climb from a mountain, but you live in a city. When you reach the top, you will see the beautiful scene when you r4each there
THE PROPOSITION
Solid
Shrinkage
Cut &Open
Visual Permeability
Traffic
The foot of t he “mountain”
Mountain climbing
Top Connection
Skin
Frame & Cover 1
Cover 2
Completed shell
Inner Ramp
Landscape Design
Stepped
Bottom Part
The traffic part landscape
COMPONENTS
LIBRARY IN THE CITY
Level 9 Spiritual communication Zone
Level 8 Making&Art Studio
Level 7 Translucent Concrete Panel
Library Box &Education Studio
Level 6 Adult Reading Area2
Frame Brick Wall
Level 5 Adult Reading Area1
Level 4 Teenager Reading Area
Brick Tile with inner concrete wall
Level 3 Children Reading Area
Level 2
Concrete Slab
Lounge
Level 1
Timber stair
General Reading Area& Public Lecture Room
Concrete Wall
Ground Floor Public Social Area& Stuff Storage
Main Circulation Path Secondary Circulation Path Ramp Traffic Area
LIBRARY AS A CITY
THE MODEL The area of the floor plan is gradually decreasing in the form of a ladder Foyer and Retail Areas: 400 m2 Amenities: 70m2 Main Library:1341m2 Staff Areas: 137m2 Public Meeting Rooms: 305m2 Total Area(+Public outerRest and Reading Area)=2823m2
Site Plan 1：400
THE PLAN AND THE ODEL
1 Amenities
Stuff Kitchen Zone
Stuff Storage
2
2 Public Restaurant
Bookshop
Gallery& Exhibition
Green Area Carpet
Up
Coffee Room
Timber Entry
Gallery
Tile Concrete
1
Ground Floor 1:200
1
Scale 1:200
0
5
10
Amenities
Small Group Meeting Zone
2
2
General Reading Zone
Quiet Reading Zone
Public Lecture Room
Up
Up
Green Area Carpet Timber
1
Tile Concrete
First Floor 1:200 Scale 1:200
THE PLAN
0
5
10
1
Lounge
Stuff Office Room
Leader Room
2
2 Public Lecture Room
Public Rest Zone
Green Area Carpet Up
Timber Tile Concrete
1
Second Floor 1:200 Scale 1:200
0
5
10
1
Children Group Play Room
Computer Zone
Small Learning Corner
Service Desk
2
2 Kid Storage Zone
General Reading&Play Zone
Reading Zone
Up
Green Area Carpet Timber Up
Tile Concrete
1
Third Floor 1:200 Scale 1:200
THE PLAN
0
5
10
1
Youth Study Area Youth Computer Zone
Up
2
2
Children & Youth outer Play Area Youth Louge and Help Center
Youth Quiet Reading Area
Rest Area
Up
Amenities
Green Area Carpet
Up
Timber Tile Concrete
1 Forth Floor 1:200 Scale 1:200
0
5
10
1
Help Center
Outer Stepped Reding Zone Adult Public Reading Zone
2
2
Up Pubic Linear Reading Zone
Green Area Up
Carpet Timber Tile Concrete
1
Fifth Floor 1:200 Scale 1:200
THE PLAN
0
5
10
Section 1 1:200
0
5
10
Section 2 1:200 Scale 1:200
0
5
10
THE SECTION
1. Ramp and Bookcase
2. Children Pubic Reading Case
3. Adult Reading Area-Rest Step
4. Library Box
THE OBJECT
1. Outer Children Play Area 2. Adult Public Rest& Reading Zone 3. Adult Computer Zone 4. "Mountain Top"-Outside of Spiritual communication Zone
1 2
4
3
4(inner)
3
2
1
THE SUBSTANCE- PERSPECTIVESPATIAL EXPERIENCE