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 MSc Arch & Urban Design UNN: s2237268
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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.
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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
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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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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.
INSERT UNIT Sale Booth This unit uses the elements of ladder, steps and, gable roof. In this unit, people are allowed to sale goods in a safe place
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ATTACHED BUILDING
Laundry Tower This unit uses the elements of scarffold, water tank and straight staircase. In this unit, people can enjoy the sunlight while washing clothes.
Pavilion This unit uses the elements of plastic cloth, straight staircase and electric palisade. In this unit, people can communicate under a shield.
Game Zone This unit uses the elements of beach umbrella, exhaust fan and straight staircase. In this unit, kids can play in a totally safe zone.
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FIRST FLOOR PLAN
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ATTACHED BUILDING
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.
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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
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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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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.
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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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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. 10
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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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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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
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Age under 35>64%
Cricket match/Soccer match/Concert Retail/Service industry Sporting events/Corporate offices/Vibrant mightlife Bus/Ferry/ Motorway/Bridges
SUNCORP STADIUM
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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
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Metro Station
Train station/Bus/Ferry/M3 Pacific Motorway/Bridges Art exhibition/Education/Young people/Tourism Retail/Service industry/Entertainment/Institutions Water sports
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Growth rate>2.5% Age under 35≥66%
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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
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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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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
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Research center
Sample production
Totally private space ( high zone )
Old town texture
New town texture
Meeting room
Creative office
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Semi private space ( middle zone ) To stadium
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Indoor garden
Indoor playground
Semi public space ( low zone )
Product launch
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Terminal square for the stadium
5 Terminal square for metro station
Lawn slope & plaza
Veranda
Street sports
Outdoor public space ( overhead layer )
Level up
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Metro station
Information desk & Rest area
Temporary exhibition
Indoor public space ( Podium ) 7 Diversify Grass slope Playground
Metro station
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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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9. Serviced apartment
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5. Test center
9. Terrace 10. Traditional office
6. Training track 11. Courtyard
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CONNECTION
STRUCTURE ANALYSIS Envelope structure
Shading system Due to the strong sunshine on the site, a shading structure is set outside the curtain wall, which is connected with the curtain wall skeleton through a vertical sun visor to form a shading system.
Glass curtain wall
HIGH-RISE CONSTRUCTION DETAILS Structure design
Due to the large cantilever length, the structure of the building is divided into two parts. The podium part uses the traditional frame structure, and the high-rise building part uses the core tube and the frame-type truss structure commonly used in bridges. Under such a structure, the shear force generated by the large cantilever can be well transmitted, and the similar cantilever distance on both sides ensures the balance of the building. The high-rise part of the building forms a consecutive force transmission system (load-floor-beam and column system -framed truss-core tube ).
The frame-supported glass curtain wall structure can be connected with the steel bar interface of the frame structure and provide hanging space for the sunshade system.
1.Foundation
2.Core tube
3.Beams
Floor and interior walls The floor and inner walls are directly connected to the frame structure and transfer floor loads to the beams.
Load-bearing structure 4.Framed truss structure
6.Floors
5.Framed structure
Frame structure layer The frame structure layer is the secondary structure of the frame truss, responsible for bearing the pressure of the envelope structure and the floor load and transmitting it to the truss.
Framed turss The frame type truss bears the load through the connection of the beam and the core tube. It bears the shear and pressure of the entire building structure .
7.Interior walls
8.Curtain walls
9.Sun shields
Core tube Concealed column Concealed columns were set in the concrete shear wall with a width of 600mm, in order to withstand the bending moment generated by the overhang.
Podium structure
Sealant
150mm concrete floor 600mm concrete core tube
100mm ÎŚ19 bolts (100mm apart )
Window frame
Structure glue
Embedded components Splint hole and bolts
The podium structure is separated from the high-rise structure, and the frame structure is directly connected to the foundation.
Steel floor beam Steel beam
Davit Inner sleeve
Galvanized angle steel Steel plate
Core tube and beam joint ( step 3 )
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Davit joint ( step 6 )
Glass curtain wall ( step 8 )
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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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
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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. 21
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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.
SYNCRETIC ELEMENTS
TRAFFIC SYSTEM
Ⅰ MUITICULTURALISM SITE Ⅰ Ⅱ Ⅳ
Main roads:ⅠBinjiang road Ⅱ Liziba street
Ⅰsubway track + viaduct The viaduct coincides with the track, and the lower part is overhead to form green space.
Ⅱsubway track + building The subway runs through the building and people can commute in the building.
SITE
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The Liziba area where the site is located was raised by the ferry 2,000 years ago. With the change of dynasties, the culture of the site gradually became diverse and integrated. The buildings on the site have gradually formed a traditional sloped roof. With the opening up of modern times, Chongqing was the capital of wartime, and a large number of foreign cultures entered the site, leaving behind many protected buildings and natural features. In the modern age, the intervention of technology has made the site active again. The promotion of cultural and creative parks, grotesque buildings and movie scenes has made a large number of tourists flood into the site. Residents and tourists experience the characteristics of Chongqing in the alleys.
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Secondary roads:ⅠJialingxin road Ⅱ Guihuayuan road
Ⅱ HISTORICAL BUILDINGS
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Ⅲterrace Terraces were introduced in the site in order to maximum use of the land.
Ⅳbuilding + flyover The flyover connects buildings belong to different heights to facilitate people's travel.
Ⅴsubway track + sidewalk The viaduct coincides with the trail, people can exercise under the track.
Ⅵmountain + sidewalk Due to steepness, plank roads were built on the mountain to connect different areas.
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SITE
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Alleys:ⅠRiverside street Ⅱ Liziba Park inner street SITE
SITE Ⅰ Gao Mansion Ⅰ
Gao Mansion Ⅱ
Jue Pavilion
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Wu Tiecheng Mansion Ⅱ Ⅲ
Stairs:ⅠConnection between Binjiang road & Liziba street Ⅱ Connection between subway station and residential area Ⅲ Connection between Jialinxin road and mountain top
Yan Jiyuan Gallery
Liu Xiang Mansion
Bank of CommunicationsⅠ
Ⅷ mountain + sidewalk Stairs on the mountain connect roads of different heights, provide shortcuts for walking.
Ⅸheight difference + building Building is built close to the mountain, the building itself becomes a vertical traffic.
Ⅹmountain + dugout Dugouts were transformed into public spaces, they are part of the verticle traffic.
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Bank of Communications Ⅱ
There are eight buildings from the Republic of China period distributed in the site. The main function is private residences. Now the main functions after renovation are bars, restaurants and other public spaces, which have become the main places for residents and tourists to stop.
Ⅲ DIVERSIFIED PEOPLE Normal
Ⅶ viaduct + stairs Stairs are used to connect the sidewalk and lower site on the viaduct
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Public transportation: ⅠBus routine Ⅱ Metro line 1
Merchant Ⅰ SITE
Local residents, seek for places to continue their traditional lifestyle.
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Tourists, chase the most popular spots to enjoy Chongqing culture.
Office workers, gather in the site due to the office buildings on site.
Operators, open shops by the terraces and along the streets.
Arti students, try to find a place to exhibit and sell their art works.
Movie directors, shoot movies scenarios in the streets.
River transport route: Jialing River channel
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XI cableway + building In a place with a great height difference, cableway becomes a more efficient transport way.
XII Rotating lane + mountain The use of rotating lanes make it more effcient to connect roads at different heights.
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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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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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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. 23
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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
NEW TRAFFIC SYSTEM
Ⅳbuilding + flyover
FLUCTUATING ZONE
Art gallery
The sky bridge between the buildings at the top of the site is connected to the art block on the top of the mountain, so in addition to retaining the traffic function, art display areas are added on both sides.
Ⅸheight difference + building
Traffic building
The location of the subway track has complex traffic and poor acoustic environment. In order to connect the upper and lower roads, a vertical traffic system is combined with the original buildings.
Ⅲterrace
Dry season ( March-September, water level 160m ) The dry season is in the spring and summer of each year, when the temperature rises and a large area of land is exposed. People can use the docks and water platforms for various water sports. Since the site is backlit and there is a risk of being submerged, the plants are moist-loving and flood-tolerant plants, including vervain, calamus, metasequoia and maple.
Stratified blocks
The site with a height difference splits the block. Through the series of steps, the walking experience of the block is improved. Besides, modules were added on the street to increase activities for the block. People can feel the traditional atmosphere without destroying historical buildings. ery
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Leisure steps
The original vertical transportation system are staircases. After the street is divided into layers, the height of each floor becomes smaller and the staircase becomes large steps, adding rest areas for the block.
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Rainy season ( October-February, water level 170m ) In winter, the water level rises and the first-floor dock platform and the second-floor ramp are flooded, and people can carry out public activities on the third-floor platform. Since high water levels are often in winter, people mainly engage in indoor activities and ordinary sports. Due to the shelter of the viaduct, vertical greening is used to form a more open space, and shade-tolerant and moisture-resistant rattan plants, including honeysuckle and creeper.
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Ⅴsubway track + sidewalk
Skywalk
The discontinuous underpass space breaks the trail system. By widening the trail system, the underpass space can be turned into a sports field.
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XII Rotating lane + mountain
Ramp system
The revolving lane introduces the pedestrian system and evolves into two types of revolving ramps and long ramps. While providing barrier-free traffic, it saves scarce flat land.
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Flood period ( September, highest water level 190m ) During the flood, the water level rose to a maximum of 190m, and the platform extending outside the mountain was completely submerged, and only the sports trail hanging under the overpass could be used for activities. The sports trail is connected with the historical block above through the traffic building to ensure that people can go to the riverside for activities. The greening of this area will not be affected by floods, so it is mainly composed of shade-tolerance herbs, mainly dichondra repens and buxus microphylla.
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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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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
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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 | MSc Arch & Urban Design | Fall 2021