The Sensible Space

Too much sensory stimulation of blind people in human environment leads to selective perception and cognitive discomfort.

This proposal aims to create a harmonious architectural space that can make the blind feel the unique natural environment of Reynisfjara Beach, and provide a healing trip that arouses the senses without over-stimulation.

The first floor of the building adopts a circular layout to increase the sense of enclosure of the outdoor swimming pool, and at the same time provides a safe and guiding circular trail, so that the blind can safely and completely pass through the building without terraces and feel the changes of different spatial sequences.

The user's sense of touch, smell, hearing and heat will be awakened when walking to the atrium, and the sensory stimulation from the environment will be gradually strengthened when walking to the outdoor swimming pool.

Further along the footpath, the building space becomes more private and quiet until all kinds of senses are temporarily closed to achieve quiet healing.At this time, the user's concern with the atrium gradually approaches

The circular corridor and swimming lane under the swimming pool will go down along the trail to reach the bath space full of wrapped feeling, and provide comfortable and private bath space by using unique materials and imitating the unique cave landscape of Iceland water proofing layer geoform separation layer reinforced concrete technical cavity reinforced in-situ concrete reinforced gunite pool shell drain skimmer mesh reinforcement anti-slip floor finish pool finish, slope to drain bath finish

20mm cement mortar leveling reinforced gunite bath shell water proof membrane water proofing layer geoform separation layer reinforced in- situ concrete compacted subgrade

Breaking the Border: The Wall between SCUT and SCAU

Reconstruction Project Guangzhou, China

Individual Academic Works

Supervisor: Naihua Chen chennaihua@scau.edu.cn March 2019

Historically, South China University of Technology and the predecessor of South China Agricultural University belong to the former National Sun Yat-sen University. As a result of the national college and department adjustment in 1952, SCUT and SCAU separated by a wall.

The students of SCUT and SCAU both live under the same red wall and green tile, and take the same bus and subway lines The penetration and exchange between the two schools in academic life and other aspects has not been attenuated by this wall: the students of SCAU climb over the wall to listen to SCUT's lectures,and every time the bauhinia blossom, Students from the two schools gather on the lawn to share the beautiful scenery of the day.

The increasingly frequent open exchanges between the two universities have become the trend of development, but what attitude should the boundary between the two universities exist?

Problems At The Site

Since ancient times, walls have served to define the boundaries, as in ancient China where walls were used to frame the boundaries of a country. The presence of a wall provides a sense of security, but should it be used everywhere in the city? To make our cities fragmented with closed walls and blocks that make commuting and communication inconvenient?