Portfolio for March Urban Design at UCL

PORTFOLIO [2020-2022]

Luyao Chang Application for University College London MArch Urban Design Application number:22173366

contents Bridge of the Buriganga with comprehensive urban functions

01

Nuh's Ark

Workshop on strengthening and promoting gender equality

02

Women's house

A memorial to an athlete Steve Prefontaine

03

Pre's rock

A kindergarten in the form of tree shaped wooden grid structure

04

Tree-like kindergarden

01 Nuh's Ark Bridge of the Buriganga with comprehensive urban functions 2021.1 Group work Site:Buriganga river,Dhaka,Bangladesh

people for work

A phenomenon

epidemic situation In the face of COVID-19,during the lockdown in Bangladesh,people who lacked the financial means to deal with the disaster went out to work hidden in buckets carried by truck in exchange for food for their families tomorrow.

Why does this happen?

The epidemic situation has only exacerbated existing problems(economic problem) in this area

In the face of the raging new crown epidemic in 2020, is home isolation really a torment?

For the people of Bangladesh, home isolation is a luxury. When we sighed with lamented inconveniences such as inability to socialize and lack of entertainment, they were secretly going out to work in exchange for food for the family tomorrow. In the face of "poverty", the most serious "disease", the epidemic does not seem to be worth mentioning. Even if the new crown epidemic is over, the spread of dengue fever, the spread of floods...all kinds of disasters are still the survival questions that the people of Bangladesh face every day.

Taking the opportunity of the new crown epidemic, what can we do for their future?

Current situation in Bangladesh

Bangladesh unemployment rate

People petitioned to return to work

People suffer from hunger

Comparison of strange causes of death during the epidemic

How to survive in the future?

Because of the epidemic, global clothing brands cancelled US$3.2 billion orders in Bangladesh, directly causing 4.1 million workers to lose their jobs

After Bangladesh ordered home quarantine, people had to work secretly to survive because of lack of supplies and food.

People who are unemployed have no income, cannot buy food and supplies, and will suffer starvation

According to statistics, during the epidemic, the number of people who died by suicide due to starvation was twice that of pneumonia.

Facing the double blow of the epidemic and hunger, how should the people of Bangladesh survive?

Status of the Buriganga river region

Lack of public space

Buriganga River

Flood

Lack of children's education Flood disaster in Bangladesh Poverty has led to a large number of children working as child labourers

Bangladesh, located in the lower reaches of the Ganges River, can inundate 1 / 3 of the country in case of serious floods

Buriganga river

The Buriganga river divides Dhaka into two parts, forming the "boundary" of the city

Less bridge

Bridge traffic burden is heavy It is estimated that each bridge will increase Bangladesh's GDP by 1.2%.

Slum

Slum situation A family of 5-8 people can only squeeze in a room of about ten square meters.

Concepts and strategies

Use "bridges" to break "borders" and promote exchanges and economic growth

Build concrete structure frame and Space such as religious worship and provide basic traffic functions children's education has been added to serve the surrounding communities

By building bridges, the economy of the northern New Area will be led down

Connecting the two banks of briganga River and breaking the "boundary"

River water purification system and vertical traffic

Using the space on the "bridge" to solve the shortage of housing land in slums

People build their own "houses" as shelters in times of disaster

The public space of the bridge serves the surrounding communities

Place argricultural space to ensure food supply,selfsufficient,enhance space vitality

Bridge composite system

Basic needs of Bangladeshi residents Sleeping space

Storage space

Dining space

Cooking space

Bathing space

Learning space

Worship space

Sanitary space

House type analysis Type

Invariant space bathroom

Variable space Bed

Desk&Seat

carpet

Bed

Desk&Seat

carpet

kitchen cabinet

bathroom kitchen cabinet

Self-construction process of living space

Recycling and processing waste materials

Prefabricated standard template

Production module

Residents self-assemble living space

Build on the river with a ship

Pull out the wind

Purified water for agricultural irrigation

Wind pressure ventilation

Natural wind

Water purification device Natural rainwater irrigation

River water

Water pump

Private agricultural and residential water

Pull out the wind

Water circulation system design

Water purification device

Public space ventilation design

Raw water tank Multi-media filter Activated carbon filter Ion softening system Precision filtration Reverse osmosis system Ozone sterilization system Water tank Public agricultural water Water pump

Wall agriculture

Roof farming

Waterproof layer U-shaped plate slot Farming vegetation Soil layer Irrigation direction Irrigation system Irrigation dripper Wall structure layer

River water

Farming vegetation Soil layer Filter layer Storage and drainage pan Septum layer Waterproof layer Roof structure layer

peanut

potato

rape

tomato

potato

rice

cauliflower

lettuce

corn

chili

eggplant

shallot

celery

tea

jute

radish

spinach

coriander

Agricultural grade： Public agriculture

soybeans

cabbage

Covering depth：600mm

Agricultural grade： Private farming

Covering depth：300mm

Agricultural distribution design

Calm the panic & Restore peace

Public agricultural space

Public agricultural space

Sufficient agricultural space provides residents with selfsufficient agricultural space, and the stored crops can be transported from the wharf in exchange for a certain income

Main streamline design Main line design

Living circulation Public agriculture

Living corridor on the opposite side Core traffic space

Upper floor: storage of farm tools

Residential corridor on the top floor

Lower layer: crop storage Middle-rise living corridor Transport terminal Transport vessel

Lower living corridor

Embrace the future :Faith and Children

Children's space

Pilgrimage space

Considering that out-ofschool children in the surrounding slums may be forced to become child laborers, there are spaces for children’s education and activities,many educational facilities, such as runways and classrooms, are set up on the bridge,so that the poor surrounding children may also return to school.

88% of the population in Bangladesh believe in Islam.So there are spaces for worship and bathing on the bridge where is towards the holy Mecca.

Public space design Children's activity space

Residential worship space Activity space Public washroom Sports track Classroom Play facilities

Resident worship space Worship bathing space Walking system

Activity Room

02 Women's house Workshop on strengthening and promoting gender equality 2021.5

Group work Site:Baghere,Africa

Women Well

water Encounter, chat,communication, gossip Almost every village in Africa has a water supply point. When it's time to supply water, African women and children bring buckets to hold water. During this period, women chat and gossip here.

How to bring women together in the form of daily activities?

The building adopts the circular form of the traditional tribal plane, creating a flexible space for women and children to organize gatherings, acquire knowledge and carry out collective labor, which helps to reduce discrimination and promote equality. According to the local climate characteristics, we reserve a catchment space in the center of each circular space to collect rainwater and give the building the form of seeking rain, which is in line with the viewpoint of ecofeminist architecture theory and helps to alleviate the problem of local water resources to a certain extent.

We have learned the application of bamboo, rammed earth, straw and other materials, and always maintain the perspective of caring for women when considering the construction mode and construction process, so as to ensure that the construction process is simple and in line with the principle of self construction of sustainable development, and let women participate in their own space construction. We hope that the display of women's power will promote the social, economic and political development of the region.

Concept

Taking "fetching water", a daily activity of local women, as the intention of "begging for rain", the "pool" is designed to attract women to gather here and participate in the activity

Site

Senegal is affected by the ocean wind, and the Tanaff Valley area has dry and wet seasons.

Baghre village is located in the south of the forest, with flat terrain and tall trees

Close to the highway and convenient transportation, within the service scope of various landmarks.

The function of women's home can radiate outward.

Materials & Sustainability

Translation of traditional buildings

The building skeleton can be replaced after being damaged, and the overall structure of the building will not be affected. So the service life of the building is prolonged.

heavy vehicles or complex machinery

Public living room

Various awareness raising activities, seminars and exhibitions to promote gender equality and human rights. These activities can be held in a flexible space such as the public living room, which can not only meet the needs of single activities, but also provide the possibility of multiple activities at the same time.

Workshop

By providing technical education for local women, workshops are held to provide nearby women with a job opportunity to promote women's access to society and participation in social affairs

Office and meeting space

Encourage communication between administrative agencies in the region and associations. An open space for 10-15 people to hold meetings. At the same time, there is a management space for the management and organization of activities

Rest room

The health knowledge displayed in the health space popularizes basic health education to local women and children

STEP ONE Determine the location of the structure.

STEP TWO Dig pools.

STEP THREE Fixed 15cm bamboo tubes.

STEP FOUR Tamp foundation fixed bamboo tubes.

STEP FIVE Determine the direction of bamboo weaving.

STEP SIX Bind four 15cm bamboo sticks together.

STEP SEVEN Tied the two bundles of bamboo.

STEP EIGHT Insert the 5cm bamboos into15cm tubes.

STEP NINE Continue cross weaving.

STEP TEN Make interior partitions.

STEP ELEVEN Repeat the same operation to weave all the circular Spaces.

STEP TWELVE Lateral weaving bamboo pieces.

STEP THIRTEEN Hang a lot of straw.

STEP FOURTEEN Make indoor furniture.

FINAL MODEL PHOTO

Construction Process 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

Determine pools and squatting toilets, dig holes and set filter devices, ram the earth, paste stone pieces as the edge of the pools, make ecological toilets with septic tanks.

Determine the outer and center of the space, dig holes and filled with gravel, insert 15cm bamboo tubes at equal distances.

Determine the outer and center circle radius of each space, the size of walls and furniture, make the rammed earth template of the base with wooden boards and bolts.

Mix clay, coarse sand and fine stone in a ratio of 5:2:3. After adding them to the template, rammed it to make the foundation, walls and seats.

Divide 5m long, 5cm diameter wild bamboos into groups of four, stagger and tie them into one.

One group of wild bamboos is tied end to end with another,the nodes are fixed with sleeves.

Group the wild bamboos according to spaces, cut them into fixed lengths.

Groups of wild bamboos are heated and bent into fixed arcs.

Insert ends of bent wild bamboos into the outer and center bamboo tubes in turn, fix nodes with bolts to form the skeleton.

Weave bamboo pieces horizontally around the skeleton to a height of 4m, the upper skeleton is exposed.

Hang up straws to prevent rain leakage.

03 Pre's rock A memorial to an athlete Steve Prefontaine 2020.3 individual work Site:Eugene,Oregon,America

“Somebody may beat me,but they are going to haveto bleed to do it.”

Steve Prefontaine

Car accident Steve Prefontaine, the top American long-distance runner in the 1970s, is a legend in world track and field history. His death in a car accident on May 30, 1975.Many people were inspired by Prefontaine‘s perseverance, so they erected a monument to the rock on which he had struck and named it the “Pre’ s rock”.

Trace his life through film.

This program is to commemorate the American long-distance running legend Steve Prefontaine, and provide a memorial place for pilgrims to gather in the site of his unexpected death. The plan is to use a character recording film "without limit" to deeply understand and restore Stephen’s life, and to translate each exhibition space with important characters interacting with the protagonist, and through the design of mainstream and sub-stream lines, let visitors learn from their Perspective once again to experience Puli's life. In the end, two finale pavilions were set up to allow visitors to think about the meaning of life.

District analysis

The United States

Oregon

Eugene

Site

The site is located on a high cliff, where vegetation and trees flourish, hiding the site in a dense forest. The site is accessible by several roads, but as a non-everyday destination, the location of the “Pre’s Rock ”is not very impressive. In addition to the site adjacent to the residential areas, most of the time by people unwittingly passing.

Character background

Steve Prefontaine,the top American long-distance runner in the 1970s, is a legend in world track and field history. His death in a car accident on May 30, 1975.Many people were inspired by Prefontaine ‘s perseverance, so they erected a monument to the rock on which he had struck and named it the “Pre’ s rock”.

Concept

Movie The film is based on real events. The film tells the story of longdistance running genius Steve Prefontaine, who breaks records again and again with excellent performance. Finally entered the Olympic Games and won the fourth place in Munich Olympic Games. However, when he hit the next Olympic Games, he ended his 24-year-old life in an accident.

Convert the runway into three dimensions and repeat the unterminated runway. The form and space of the museum are formed by mixing its basic forms.

Film Narrtive Analysis Flashback

timeline character point in time the interaction and relationship

1

2

3

Before attending the University of Oregon

Trained with the coach Bill Bowerman and won many competitions

To strive for a medal in the Olympics

2

3

Before attending the University of Oregon

1

Trained with the coach Bill Bowerman and won many competitions

Spatial organization

To strive for a medal in the Olympics

Scene design

Ground Floor Plan

-1F Plan

-2F Plan

Organization of traffic flows

Meditation room:reminiscing about pre.

Road to the future...

04 Tree-like kindergarden A kindergarten in the form of tree shaped wooden grid structure 2021.5 Group work Site:Kunming ,Yunnan,China

Nature

Tree

Kids

exploration,feeling, adventure, fun Spatial cognitive ability is as important as language ability and mathematical ability.

Children need rich natural experience, contact with animals and plants, and feel the beauty and inconceivability of nature. Learn to love, respect and live in peace with nature Natural space can be a teaching aid for children,like trees.

Inspired by the shape of the tree, our idea is to create a space under the tree, so the branches and stems of the tree will connect with each other into a structural form and form a space under its shelter. In this way, the artificial forest will dance with the natural trees in the park.

Trees and buildings have been linked since the beginning of history. Trees have complex shapes and physical, mechanical and biological functions. People have been paying attention to the relationship between shape and structural strength in architectural design, resulting in tree structure.

Concept

Tree structure development context

Structure

1.From the beginning of history, trees and buildings have been linked.

2.Trees have complex shapes and physical, mechanical and biological functions.

3.In architectural design, people have been paying attention to the relationship between shape and structural strength, resulting in tree structure.

Joint design

Hidden metal connection is mainly used for wood member joints in tree shaped wood grid structure

Site

Site-plan

China

Yunnan

Kunming

Site

Building generated

Site

Comply with the terrain

Set up patio outdoor activity venues to improve daylighting

Management staff area is set near the main entrance

The kitchen is set on the northeast side to avoid the influence of wind direction on smell

The class unit is set on the southeast side with good lighting

Decompose the axonometric diagram

Classroom

Lobby

Activity space

Courtyard space

±0.000m Floor Plan 1.waiting area 2.lobby 3.stage 4.multifunctional classroom 5.storeroom 6.locker room 7.food processing room 8.oil separator 9.storeroom 10.sterilization room 11.servery 12.locker room 13.cold storage 14.Tart corner 15.nap room 16.locker room 17.classroom 18.storeroom 19.milk kitchen 20.lavatory 21.nursing room 22.suckling class 23.lounge 24.office 25.antechamber 26.observation room 27.morninginspection 28.pharmacy 29.security room 30.pool 31.activity area

5.400m Floor Plan

32.office 33.meeting room 34.resource centre 35.activity room 36.locker room 37.nap room

-5.100m Floor Plan 38.outdoor activity space 39.sports equipment warehouse 40.sandpit 41.classroom 42.locker room 43.nap room 44.classroom 45.locker room 46.nap room

-8.700m Floor Plan

47.nap room 48.locker room 49.classroom 50.nap room 51.cloakroom 52.classroom

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