Application portfolio for The University of Edinburgh M.Arch

B.Arch Chongqing University yangcd624@outlook.com

YA N G C H E N G D A I Application portfolio for The University of Edinburgh MArch ( ARB/ RIBA Part 2 ) UNN: s2237268

RESUME

EDUCATION Chongqing University (CQU), 2016-2021 Faculty of Architecture & Urban Planning (FAUP) Bachelor of Architecture, Major GPA: 3.7/4.00

SCHOLARSHIP & HONORS 2nd Prize Academic Merit Scholarship, CQU, 2020 Merit Student Award, CQU, 2020 Chongqing Outstanding Youth Volunteer, CMEC, 2020 Outstanding Student Leadership (Volunteer Service), 2020 Outstanding Student Leadership (Social Practice), 2019 Outstanding Youth Volunteer, CQU, 2018 Excellent Student Cadre, CQU, 2017

INTERNSHIPS Chongqing Architectural Design Institute, 2020 Full-time Intern (12 weeks), responsible for schematic design, modeling and drafting, brochure design, and etc.

Arch-Age Design, 2019 Part-time Intern (4 weeks), responsible for the modelling and drafting tasks assigned mainly.

INTERESTS Playing Hulusi (Level 8) Playing Guitar Photography International Travel (visited Japan, Thailand, UK, France, Switzerland, Italy, Monaco, and Australia)

SKILLS Software Advanced in Sketchup, Rhino, AutoCAD, Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Microsoft Office Moderated in Lightroom, Premiere Language Native in Mandarin Advanced in English (16 years learning))

RESEARCH CQU Students Research Training Program, 2019-2020 Research Topic: Research on Optimal Design of Campus (Area B) Public Space of Chongqing University

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EXPERIENCES CQU-SJU-QUT Joint Studio, 2019 Team Leader, responsible for preliminary research, data collection and representation, and conceptual design, organized by CQU, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), and Shandong Jianzhu University (SJU).

CQU 5th "Build Season", 2017 2nd Prize, Team Project: The Berth Goose Team Member, responsible for conceptual design, model building mainly, organized by CQU.

CONTENT

01 ATTACHED BUILDING

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Academic work, 03/2019 Collaborated with Luo Jiayang, Zeng Yuwei

02 NOSTALGIA TRAIL

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Academic work, 05/2019 Individual work

ASSOCIATOINS CQU Young Volunteers Association, 2018-2019 2019 University Outstanding Team Award Vice President, successfully organized and participated in various volunteer activities.

CQU Department of Culture& Sports, 2017-2018 Vice Minister, successfully organized and held FAUP Architecture Biennale of CQU.

ACTIVITIES Nippon Teaching Assistant Program in Rural China, 2019 Best Video Award & National Bronze Award Team Leader, conducted preliminary research, promoted knowledge for children in mountain areas.

AkzoNobel China Student Sustainability Award, 2019 Special Award & Excellent Student Association Award Team Leader, organized volunteers to promote basic architecture related knowledge for children in mountain areas.

CQU Volunteer Teaching Program, 2019 2019 University Outstanding Team Award Director of FAUP, organized college students teaching writing skills for children in mountain areas.

Jiangong Community Wall Painting Competition, 2017 Excellence Award Team Leader, responsible for event organization and design works.

Multicolored Volunteer Activities, 2016-2018 Team Leader, held various volunteer teaching events.

03 ELEVATE

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Academic work, 05/2020 Individual work

04 CONNECTION

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Academic work, 05/2020 Individual work

05 SLEEK STONE

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Academic work, 03/2020 Collaborated with Luo Jiayang, Zeng Yuwei, Zhang Zhimai

06 OTHER WORKS Photography

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01 | ATTACHED BUILDING

Spring Semester 2018-2019 03/2019 Chongqing,China Academic, Chongqing University Instructed by Chen Gang Email: cqchg@126.com Collaborator: Luo Jiayang, Zeng Yuwei Role: strategy, conceptual and architectural deisgn, modeling, drawing All drawing presented acredited to Yang Chengdai

China's rapid urbanization has accelerated a large number of migrant workers entering the cities in search of job opportunities. They often live in urban villages, due to economic constraints. Urban villages are like independent urban units, which contains all the conditions people need for basic life, but there also lies many problems. The chaotic streets and ultra-high-density buildings hinder residents from pursuing a better living environment. In order to meet the diverse requirements of local residents for life, this project hopes to reorganize the site elements to create a building unit that can make residents feel intimacy and city identity.

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ATTACHED BUILDING

XINQIAO INDUSTRIAL PARK

ACTUALITY AND NEEDS

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HOSPITAL

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50m 100m Radiation

Village

OOL

0m Node

200m City

The sites locates at Xinqiao Industrial Park, close to Gele Mountain and the railway station. There are many factories and self-built houses in rural areasand hilly land. Due to the low rent, many people who come to work in the city will regard this place as there first home. However the population growthmakes the living condition worse than ever; at the same time, those rural migrant workers cannot get access to the excellent public resources around them on account of finantial and identity problems.

BEHIND THE PROSPERITY

Job Searching

Roadside Booth

Kid's Safety

Chess Room

Laundry Room

I am a new migrant worker, I came to live here because of the cheap rent. It is hard to f ind a rel iable job in metroplis because there is too much false information, I hope there can build an information center where I can share dependable information with others.

I a m a vendor , sel l i ng th i ngs on the roadside every day. The business goes well, but the traffic i s da ngerou s . Not on l y do you worry about the merchandise being run over by the cars, but also worry about the customer being knocked down by the car.

We l i ke t o pl ay ga me s by the street , however our parents do not allow us to play for the safety i ssue. There are lots of factories and they use big trucks to deliver cargo, the surroundings is dangerous and polluted. We eager to find a safe place to play.

We have l ived here for decades, l ife is real ly convenient here. We don’t have much hobbies but play mahjong and cards.

Usually we play by the road because there is no spare to acommodate the table, therefore we hope to have a comfortable chess room.

The climate in Chongqing is too humid, it often rains, and because of the narrow living space there usually have no balcony. So it is really inconvenient to do the laundry and the clothes cannot be dr ied al l the time. I really want a place to wash and dry the clothes.

We middle aged people have nothing to do after work, all we can do is sitting on the front porch and play mobile games. Besides we do not have some space to communicate or play with our neighbors. It would be great if we can have an activity center to have fun.

Sit Around

STRATEGY

Growth Domestic Product

Per capita Income

Urbanization Rate

Average living Area

Migrant Workers Increase

Average Public Resource

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1960

1978

ATTACHED BUILDING

1900

1997

2008

2020

In the past 70 years, Chongqing has achieved unpercedented development in economy and urbanization. However, in addition to the significant growth of economy, urbanization and population of migrant workers, increase of various indicators per capita for migrant workers is evident lower than the overall growth level of the city. This led to a decline in the living standards of migrant workers in the city.

In Chongqing, many migrant workers choose urban villages as their first home, sharing in small rooms with their colleages or their family members which descend their per capita living area less than 10 ㎡ . Besides, they cannot enjoy the city's developed entertainment facilities, information exchange platforms and medical resources. This kind of life is tough, they are still full of hope, dreaming to take roots in this city, however. As a result , this project aims to build a service center with a better public space conditions for migrate workers who live in Xinqiao Industrial Park, to meet their multiple needs, become a new start for them to pursue a better life.

Elevate

Backward

Gray Space

Roof Space

Joint

Module

Original

Elevate

Modularity

Diversity

Connection

Localization

INTERFACE

Side face

Wood fence

Plastic bilnd

Strip window

Round window

Clerestory

Top face

Plastic cloth

Shed

Beach umbrella

Pent roof

Gable roof

Junction

Ladder

Scaffold

Spiral staircase

Straight staircase

Steps

Auxiliary

Telegraph pole

Clotheshorse

Water tank

Exhaust fan

Electric palisade

Divide the building interface into different part then make them modularized

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SITE ELEMENT AND MODULE

ATTACHED BUILDING

The buildings in urban villages often have unique expressions in different interfaces due to the perennial repair and cost control. A variety of different expressions can be extracted from the inherent elements of the various interfaces or auxiliary components of the urban village buildings, and form a set of menu system. Under this menu system, assembly components using inherent elements can be spliced into a variety of building modules Or public facilities, becoming part of the activity center and street plug-in. At the same time, different components have different frequencies of use. The higher the frequency, the stronger the common attributes of the components.

02 | NOSTALGIA TRAIL

Spring Semester 2018-2019 05/2019 Guizhou, China Academic, Chongqing University Instructed by Meng Yang Email: mengyang@cqu.edu.cn Individual work All drawing presented acredited to Yang Chengdai

Each piece of land should have its own story, but under the coercion of commercialization, whether it is a city or a village, a plain or a mountainous area, the scenes seen are gradually homogenized. In Guizhou, China, many ethnic minority villages are facing the loss of regional characteristics in order to cater to commercial travel patterns. At the same time, people have gradually lost the opportunity to truly come into contact with nature and tradition. In order to reconstruct the relationship between human beings, nature and culture, the project hopes to reshape a landscape trail that grows on the mountain in the valley of Tuhe Village, so that people can truly abandon impetuousity while walking in the mountains, as well as feel the unique natural environment and cultural atmosphere of the minority mountain village.

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NOSTALGIA TRAIL

SITE ANALYSIS

TOURISM RESOURCES

Lotus pond Tuhe, Guizhou Province, located in the mountainous area of southwestern China, it is the settlement of the Miao people. The rolling mountains and abundant water resources in Tuhe have allowed the Miao people to build terrace fields and lotus ponds in the valley. Due to its margin location, the ethnic customs and traditional farming industries of Tuhe have been well preserved. Mountains, water, and terraces are the unique elements of Tuhe, and they are also popular places for people to visit and travel.

Pseudo-classical architecture

The lotus pond is the core of the Tuhe landscape. It developed from the river valley and is also an important part of the Tuhe farming industry. In addition, lotus flowers often symbolize tranquility in traditional culture.

This area is a commercial area built by developers. It used to be popular in the traditional travel mode, but people are getting tired of this kind of commercial travel mode and search for something more unsophisticated.

CHANGE OF TOURISM MODE

Se ek o Co ppo op rt Co era uni t m te m w ies er ith cia l p dev er elo fo rm per an s ce

Invest tourism projects Urban renewal Cooperate with residents Advertise Group Travelling Intermediary Buy share

Stage two

Terraces In stage one, tourism companies first look for tourist attractions and make investments. This stage is often accompanied by a large number of commercial construction and cooperation with local residents. Localresidents will commercialize the sights and local culture and display them to tourists. Since tourists are less optional, most of them choose travel modes operated by tourism companies and local residents.

Pa ss ion at e

in Co fom nt at ac ion td es from tin at int Gr ion erne ou di p T rec t rav tly ell ing

Simian mountain Karst landform is an really important landscape resource of Tuhe River. People can see many mountains through the valley, which is an important part of people contacting nature.

In te r Bu med y s ia ha ry re

Se ek

Residents Tourists

Passionate about travelling Travel agency Seek infomation from internet Contact destination directly Group Travelling Arise passion for nature Self-griving tour

NOSTALGIA TRAIL

Ethnic settlement The traditional settlement of the Miao nationality is an important part of understanding traditional culture and nature, and they have been in harmony with nature for generations.

Family inn Commercial performance

In stage two, business model of travel agencies cannot meet the needs of tourists, and with the development of the network, tourists can contact travel destinations by themselves. The contact between travel agencies and residents changes to contact between tourists and residents

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Terraced fields are a common landscape in the mountainous areas of southwestern China. They closely integrate nature with farming culture and allow people to easily access nature.

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ou tt Tr rav Gr avel ellin ou ag g p T en rav cy ell ing

Invest tourism projects Urban renewal Group Travelling Cooperate with residents

Seek opportunities Cooperate with developers Family inn Commercial performance New media promotion Traditional resources Natural resources

Stage three

Arise passion for nature Self-griving tour

Tourists no longer pursue commercial travel modes, they are more willing to accept the original ecological landscape and culture. At this stage, they will choose undeveloped tourist attractions and experience a more natural journey.

Ne w Tr med ad ia iti p Na ona rom tu l re ot ra so ion l re ur so ces ur ce s

Developers

Stage one

Natural and folk-custom landscape

Commercial development area

The landscape resources of Tuhe spread along the lotus pond in the central river valley, connecting the two banks through a plank road. Landscapes can be divided into two types, one is natural landscape and folk-custom landscape, the other is commercial development area. With the transformation of tourism patterns, people are more inclined to natural landscapes.

VISUAL PARTITION

SITE PLAN

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15m

30m

45m

D

d

C D

a c

b

C

A

c A

a

b

B

B

Terraces

Lotus pond

C/c

Settlement

Mountains

A/a

B/b

C/c

D/d

In the triangle area restricted by spots A, a and a, the terraced landscape is in a suitable height range and has enough visual range for people to freely watch and get access to the nature and corps.

In the area of B, b and b, the mainly view is lotus pond. The pound in this area has enough depth and crowded by mountains, which means all variety of lotus can be enjoyed in a comparatively small field of view.

In the area of C, c and c, the view is traditional Miao nationality houses.

The spot C is on a high ground, and people can look the entire village lies by the river valley and in the range between two c spots.

In the triangle area restricted by spots D, d and d. The open valley provides convenience for viewing distant mountains. At the same time, spot D locates at the ridge, and the viewing range“d-d�becomes wider.

The landscape resources of Tuhe have a large distribution area. After considering the visual perception, the best visual area is limited to the area controlled by lowercase letters, and the best viewing point location (area shown in uppercase letters) is determined through the triangular area, which will be the important design node.

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NOSTALGIA TRAIL

Terraces A Threshing field

Lotus pond B Meditation room

Settlement C Fire pond

Mountains D Observation tower

Threshing field

The starting point of the trail is at the back of the original granary. The platform behind the granary is a traditional threshing ground, where the aborigines dry and process the rice. Visitors can experience the rice production process up close in the stands at the back of the threshing ground, and they can also have direct contact with the terraces behind them. Here visitors can enter into the nature.

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NOSTALGIA TRAIL

Lotus pond

The trail rises along the contour line and reaches a suitable height to view the lotus pond at the southernmost side of the site. The lotus pond has the best view from this viewpoint. The inclination angle of the inner wall of the building is consistent with the view direction of the scenery. At the same time, the partition wall can ensure a private atmosphere, allowing people to meditate and get connection with nature while watching the lotus pond.

Fire pond

The fire pond is located on the terraces on the upper side of the traditional houses. Due to its higher position, you can see the buildings at the foot of the mountain and the opposite bank of the lotus pond, and you can see the daily life of traditional residents. The fire pond is also an activity place for the Miao people. Visitors can participate in traditional activities while watching the scenery and feeling the natural atmosphere.

Observation tower

The tower is an important part of the Miao culture, and it often entrusts the inheritance and review of the culture. The observation tower is at the end of the trail system. It is located on the highest ridge, where visitors can see the cloud-filled karst landform, which is also the original living environment of the Miao people. On the tower, people can go back to the trails of the previous actions, and re-feel and think about the beauty of nature and farming culture

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NOSTALGIA TRAIL

03 | ELEVATE

Spring Semester 2019-2020 05/2020 Brisbane, Australia Academic, Chongqing University Instructed by Gu Hongnan Email: ghn@cqu.edu.cn Individual work All drawing presented acredited to Yang Chengdai

Brisbane is a famous tourist city in Australia. The leisure spirit and abundant public activities of the locals can be seen in every corner of the city. Brisbane's largest cricket court is located next to the site. Its unique natural attributes and sports atmosphere are important elements to be considered. The project expects to re-examine the meaning of high-rise buildings from a regional perspective, integrate a public building into the place, and continue the spirit of place. Maximize the urban interaction energy in the shaping of the space, and integrate the randomness and combination of existing and potential modern activities into different parts of the building.

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ELEVATE

SITE ANALYSIS

WOOLLOONGABBA

TITUDE VALLE Y FOR Retail/Service industry/Creative industries Bus/Metro/Ferry/M3 Pacific Motorway/Bridges

Growth rate>3.9%

PA D

Vibrant nightlife/Boutiques/Riverside view Water sports

-MILTON TON NG DI

Age under 35>64%

Cricket match/Soccer match/Concert Retail/Service industry Sporting events/Corporate offices/Vibrant mightlife Bus/Ferry/ Motorway/Bridges

SUNCORP STADIUM

BRISB AN E D CB

ANK HB T U SO

Growth rate>0.9% Age under 35≥54% Financial industry/Retail/Government/Commercial center Train station/Bus/Metro/Ferry/Motorway/Bridges

To Fortitude Valley Cross Piver Rail

Entertainment/Nightlife/Education/Riverside view

To South Bank

NK BA QUEENSLA ND

Metro Station

Train station/Bus/Ferry/M3 Pacific Motorway/Bridges Art exhibition/Education/Young people/Tourism Retail/Service industry/Entertainment/Institutions Water sports

RSITY OF T EC IVE H UN

Y LOG NO

SO UT

Growth rate>2.5% Age under 35≥66%

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CITY

Bus Station

Approximately 21000 Age under 35>80% Soccer/Cricket and other Societies

Growth rate>5.7% Age under 35 62%

SIT E TH E GA ABBB BA A SS TTA AD DIIU UM M

Growth rate>4% Age under 35≥63% Train station/Bus/Metro/M3 Pacific Motorway/Bridges Sporting events/Heritage buildings/Young professionals Retail/Service industry Cricket match/Soccer match/concert

ABBA NG OO UNI VE R

WO OL L

OF QUEENSLA N

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Approximately 40500 Age under 35>80% Soccer/Cricket and other Societies

Population Aging Transportation Local trends Business Events

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ELEVATE

Brisbane has formed a multi-center development model under the convenient urban transportation network.

People's enthusiasm for sports makes the city's sports industry and diversity highly developed. Thus population, transportation, development trends, and specific sport activities have become vital components of each center. Through the analysis of multiple elements, it can be found that in the site, Woolloongabba, the elements of sports and the rapidly growing young population are the most unique elements, which also became the focus of the design.

The site is located at the old printing factory site in woolloongabba, which was designed to be one of the most vibrant areas in Brisbane. Convenient public transportation and expressways connect it closely with several other central areas and at the same time, they bring good business prospects here. The gabba is the largest and most historic stadium in Brisbane. It hosts a large number of games every week, attracting hundreds of thousands of people to watch sports events through the site. But through site status survey, the lack of complete public facilities is not enough to meet the needs of a large number of people.

SPORTS IN WOOLLOONGABBA

CONCEPT

Since Brisbane became an settlement in the early 19th century, sports have been introduced here. Brisbane's sports have gone through multiple stages of development and formed a huge sports industry. As the earliest development area of Brisbane sport industries, Woolloongabba have became an indispensable part of the sport lives of Brisbane residents. People are engaged in various sports in this area all the time.

When designing a high-rise building, we need more than simple modeling and functional requirements. A public building should be integrated into the place and give a new definition to the place. Under the condition of diversified site, we need to think about how to use the crucial element, sports, as a link to limit the combination and randomness of activity behavior to a specific space and maximize urban vitality.

The combination of sports and other urban elements can reshape the space. After screening the urban elements, industry, tourism, urban culture and nature are combined with sports to form a building with a sense of identity.

In the 19th century, a large number of immigrants brought a sports boom, and many marshes were built into cricket grounds. At Woolloongabba, the site location, a brand new stadium was leased to the Cricket Association and professional games began to hold.

After World War I, the sports industry in Brisbane boomed and began to become international. In 1931, the Gabba stadium hosted the first international sports event, which laid the foundation for the subsequent internationalization of the sports industry.

Entering the millennium, the sports industry has achieved unprecedented development.

The branch venue of the Sydney Olympics in Brisbane has brought unlimited opportunities here. More state-level leagues have been held in this area and formed a sports center.

SPORTS

Nowadays, sports industry is very mature, with multiple leagues being held here every week.

During the game, millions of people will come to Brisbane to watch the game. And the government is also making more investments to host international events.

Sports product stores

NEEDS

INDUSTRY

Creative sports studio

Product R&D Center

SPORTS

Spectators 40%

Young residents 27%

Businessman 15%

Senior residents 13%

Rest

Food

Hotel

Transportation

Waiting area

Shopping

Entertainment

Sports

Slow walking trail

TOURISM

Athlete 5%

Inquiry center Inquiry

Communication

Sports

Study

Shopping mall

Food center

Outdoor trail

High-level

Private

Laboratory

Rest area

Slow walking trail

SPORTS

Hotel

Release center

CITY CULTURE

Playground

Central square

SPORTS

Temporary gallery

NATURE

Sports Traditional office

Creative office Grass slope

Roof garden

Vertical greening

Indoor green space

Training center

Public 15

Inquiry

Slow walking trial Plaza Transportation ELEVATE

Rest area Mall Waiting area

Low-level

Green space

Sports and the four urban elements are combined separately and derived corresponding spaces. These spaces are combined and set according to the use areas of different groups of people, and evolved for different space conditions.

EXTERNAL STRATEGY

SI

INTERNAL STRATEGY

TE

Research center

Sample production

Totally private space ( high zone )

Old town texture

New town texture

Meeting room

Creative office

1

Apartment

Semi private space ( middle zone ) To stadium

2

To plaza

Indoor garden

Indoor playground

Semi public space ( low zone )

Product launch

South tower 3

4

Terminal square for the stadium

5 Terminal square for metro station

Lawn slope & plaza

Veranda

Street sports

Outdoor public space ( overhead layer )

Level up

6

Open space for activities

Metro station

Information desk & Rest area

Temporary exhibition

Indoor public space ( Podium ) 7 Diversify Grass slope Playground

Metro station

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ELEVATE

0m

15m

30m

45m

N

Grass slope

The shape of the building is limited by site elements. The texture of the old and new towns respectively defines the north-south outline of the building, and the path from the traffic station to the stadium makes the building separate into two towers. During peak periods, crowds can gather and relax at both ends of the venue. The elevated building volume increases the outdoor public space and provides outdoor activities for the crowd. The broadened public space is subdivided into different functional areas ( sports courts etc. ), according to the needs of the crowd.

The interior space of the building incorporates different functions according to different openness and spatial attributes. As the most important sports element, different spaces meet the different characteristics of the sports industry, from the lower-level public open sports field and product display area to the middle-level indoor playground and series track, and then to the high-level product development.

1. Glass slope 2. Office 3. Central square 4. Outdoor activity area 5. North tower( 13F ) 6. South tower ( 10F ) 7. Terminal square

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CONNECTION

04 | Connection

Spring Semester 2019-2020 05/2020 Chongqing, China Academic, Chongqing University Instructed by Huang Haijing Email: cqhhj@cqu.edu.cn Individual work All drawing presented acredited to Yang Chengdai

Louis Kahn once mentioned: "Cities began as public open spaces and streets as places of communication.

Interpersonal communication is the origin of the city. But now these streets have become channels only for transport, and are no longer subordinate to the neighborhoods where he coexists. So there are only roads instead of streets."

Chongqing has one of the most complex terrain among big cities in China. From the river bank to the top of the mountain, countless vertical transportation systems connect people together and produce many unique street forms.

People live along the streets, where they can have all kinds of activities. In the Liziba area where the site is located, the complex topography hinders the occurrence of block activities, and streets have gradually lost the function of public activities, and the blocks are not resurrected either. The project focuses on how to refine the appropriate neighborhood environment from the traditional traffic mode, and derive a variety of public spaces to connect streets at all levels, while providing users with space for activities.

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CONNECTION

BACKGROUND

STATIFICATION River bank Altitude: 165m Function: water sports, leisure Usage frequency:

Viaduct Altitude: 195m Function: commute Usage frequency:

Historical block Altitude: 205m Function: tourism, commercial Usage frequency:

Traffic building Altitude: 215m Function: tourism. buisness Usage frequency:

Weekend Summer

Holiday/Festival

Morning Night Winter

Workday

GUANYINQIAO

ZHONGSHANSI ROAD

STATION LIZIBA MET RO

SITE LIZIBA

ELING

B INJ IANG ROA D JIA L IN GR IVE R

HIST ORIC AL B UILD ING S

TONGYUANJU

Yuzhong District, one of the oldest urban area in Chongqing is where the site located. The long-term wharf culture and mountainous terrain make it a center of Chongqing culture. From the riverside to the top of the mountain, three-dimensional traffic connects the areas located on different elevations. The cascading roads and the alleys between the buildings make this place full of disenchanted hustle and bustle of the secular life, and diverse life scenarios are staged here from sunrise to early morning. The site is located in the center of the city, it is a combination of regional culture and mountain topography.

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CONNECTION

The site rises along the river, and the total height difference between the normal water level and the upper part of the site is about 50m. Receiving the restrictions of the terrain, the original block is roughly divided into four floors, namely the riverside zone, the viaduct space, the historical building complex and the subway station. The riverside zone and viaduct space are commonly used by local residents, mainly for water activities such as swimming or fishing. The historical buildings and the traffic building are popular attractions because of their unique shapes. The site are currently only connected by steep stairs, so they are relatively fragmented.

CHALLENGE Classification

Transportation(T)

MASTER PLAN

Manifestation

Blocked by height difference

Result

Disabled unfriendly Single function

Chaotic

Architecture(A)

Diversified styles

Segregated

Nature(N)

Irregular growth

Multiple natural environments are fragmented

T+A+N The fragmentation of traffic makes it difficult to reach the buildings and natural scenic spots in site.

Difficult to find

A+H Humanity(H)

Traditional being sabotaged

New art boom

Multiculturalism The single functional form of the building makes the site lack of regional expression and reasonable function planning.

N+H The use of mountains and river banks in traditional wharf culture and mountain culture is not shown in the site, and a large area of waterfront space and slopes are wasted.

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STRATEGY

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7

11m

31m

24.8m

24.8m

7.2m 34m

5

Step Ⅰ Pinpoint the hot sports in the site or near the site.

Step Ⅱ Zoning according to function and building attributes.

Step Ⅲ Recording height difference data between selected points.

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4

3

2

1 Step Ⅳ Choose the appropriate connection according to height difference and the the partition.

Step Ⅴ Connect nodes to form a new path.

Step Ⅵ Expand streets adjacent area to create new public spaces.

The fragmentation of the site and the lack of sense of place are the issues that the plan needs to pay attention to. In the face of this phenomenon, the plan reconstructs the entire area through the connection system of the newly built streets, and shapes the memory of the place through the form diversity of the streets and their adjacent areas.

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CONNECTION

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15m

30m

45m

1. Office building 2. Art gallery 3. Liziba metro station 4. Flyover 5. Historical buildings 6. Business district 7. Sports platform 8. Swimming pool 9. Pier 10. Hydrophilic platform

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CONNECTION

Art gallery ( altitude 245m ) The flyover art gallery, which connects the art district, provides a space for the art workers in the site to display their work, and people can appreciate the work while passing by.

Historical block ( altitude 205m ) The stratified blocks form a coherent street, and multiple platforms along the street provide residents and tourists with the possibility of diversified activities.

Skywalk ( altitude 195m ) The sports trails under the viaduct provide people with a place for exercise and fitness during the rain and flood season, as well as a space for street art.

Fishing pier ( altitude 160m ) During the dry season in summer, people can use multiple vertical traffic bodies to reach the pier that extends into the Jialing River for various activities.

05 | SLEEK STONE

Spring Semester 2019-2020 03/2020 Chongqing,China Academic, Chongqing University Instructed by Qin Lin Email: qinlin@cqu.edu.cn Collaborator: Luo Jiayang, Zeng Yuwei, Zhang Zhimai Role: strategy, conceptual and architectural deisgn, modeling, drawing All drawing presented acredited to Yang Chengdai

In the process of mechanized construction, the differences of individual buildings are ignored, the space is also separated and independent, and standardized construction has caused great losses in the city's individual development. At the same time, more and more urban public spaces are oppressed by buildings. In the university town area of China, this phenomenon has become particularly obvious. Urban space is divided by roads, communities, buildings, and schools to form a complex integrated land. However, such a complex space carries the most active and diverse public activities.As the most common phenomenon, square dancing often invades basketball courts, and residents of different communities dominate campus playgrounds; unreasonable space processing and division make the right to use the space more chaotic. How to coordinate the direct use of multiple communities, and how to find a balance between the occasional steady-state event behavior and the long-standing unplanned shared life are an important part of the design.

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SLEEK SONE

Whole frame

Primary structure: Arch-like space grid

Secondary structure: Ridged space grid

Tertiary structure: Inverted L-shaped space grid

Four-level structure: Thinner space grid for filling

Five-level structure: Truss ring beam

Six-level structure: Lattice lenticular beam

Seven-level structure: Single layer grid

Single layer grid

STRATEGY

Lattice lenticular beam

Glass curtain wall

Roof panel and grid winding ball joint

GROUND FLOOR PLAN

Community

Space grid Sight

Swimming pool

Outer wind-driven skin inner closed skin Playground Campus

Sight

5 6 Training Leisure

Frame structure grandstand 4

Match

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2 The shape of the gymnasium stems from the needs of function and sight. The diverse needs of the crowd, the penetration of the central axis of the campus and the shape of the mountain behind it form a smooth overall shape that is slightly higher at both ends of the building.

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SLEEK SONE

N 0m

5m

10m

15m

1. Standard Basketball Stadium 2. Audience waiting area 3. Leisure grass slope 4. Waiting channel 5. Resident Fitness Center 6. Athlete training ground

200mm thick reinforced concrete slab 20mm thick 1:3 cement mortar protective layer 20mm thick 1:2 cement mortar leveling layer 100mm thick C15 fine stone concrete cushion Plain soil compaction

06 | OTHER WORKS

PHOTOGRAPHY RAFFLES CITY, CHONGQING 04/2019

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OTHER WORKS

PHOTOGRAPHY LITTLE BOURKE STREET, MELBOURNE 08/2019

YA N G C H E N G D A I

Application portfolio for The University of Edinburgh | MArch ( ARB/ RIBA Part 2 ) | Fall 2021