Urban village by Hou Alex

NOMAD HUTONG - URBAN VILLAGE 城村

DEAKIN UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE PROJECT BACHELOR OF DESIGN ( ARCHITECTURE ) FINAL YEAR SRD 364 SUPERSTUDIO T2 2016

CONTENT 目录

INTRO 序

BRIEF

5-9

BACKGROUND -

摘要背景

RURAL CONSTRUCTION WORKERS LIFE, ACTIVITIES, CURRENT SITUATION & PROBLEMS

10 - 16

CONCEPTURAL DESIGN -

概念

ANALOGIES, SETTLEMENTS, DRAWINGS

17 - 27

DESIGN DEVELOPMENT

深化

SPACE, RELATIONSHIP, DRAWING, MODEL, CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY

28 - 56

FINAL DESIGN

最终设计

ISOMETRIC, PLANS, SECTIONS, DETIALS

INTRO ĺş?

My name is Yachi Hou (Alex), I' m from Dalian, China. a graduate of bachelor of design ( interior design) and a graduate of bachelor of architecture student. Architecture fascinates me and brings a great deal of passion to my life; meanwhile, it is full of difficulties and challenges, just as renzo piano has said, ''one of the great beauties of architecture is that each time it is like life starting all over again''. I think architecture does not only mean gorgeous structure, or a parameterized unlimited growth, or a building to pursue extremely the green sustainability. on the contrary, in my opinion, architecture should be humble but does not deviate from creativity; architect's design can not only help people solve their problems in life, but also improve their living styles. In this final rpoject of my final year, under my design tutor ciro marquze teaching and mentoring, I learned a lot about how to be an architect in the furture as well as how to design a humble project that truly think about people and design for them. facing the challenges in project and many more. this nomad hutong project make me think the role of an architect, what I want to archive in my future career. At the end, I want to quote the words of glenn murcutt, a celebrated architect in australia and worldly, he said: ''we do not create the work. I believe we, in fact, are discoverers.'' as a student of architecture department, also as an architect in the future, I will and always need to discover more conceptions brought by architecture.

NOMAD HUTONG - URBAN VILLAGE ĺ&#x;&#x17D; ć?&#x2018; BRIEF NOMAD HUTONG A TEMPORARY SETTLEMENT FOR RURAL CHINESE CONSTRUCTION WORKERS

The assignment is to design a temporary settlement for construction workers at a generic site. The solution shall include the whole process from transportation to in site assembling, use and dismantlement to restart the sequence. The project is expected to attend to the detachable technical challenge as well as the social and economic one.The assignment is to design a temporary settlement for construction workers at a generic site. The solution shall include the whole process from transportation to in site assembling, use and dismantlement to restart the sequence. The project is expected to attend to the detachable technical challenge as well as the social and economic one.

BACKGROUND RURAL CONSTRUCTION WORKERS LIFE, ACTIVITIES, CURRENT SITUATION & PROBLEMS

Construction workers and their familes celebrate Chinese Lunar new year

A group of construction workers watching a outdoor movie

Construction workers having a lunch on construction site

Construction workers having a break

A construction worker help his friend take a shower after work

A group of construction workers drinking with friends

A construction worker drive a tractor to transport a gaint rebar on site

A construction worker smoking in his bed

A construction worker playing gultar with his friends

Reference of images:

http://m15864919165like.lofter.com/post/318e64_1689be5 ng/201503/20150331171202_233.html http://cq.xinhuanet.com/2007/nmgr/ http://pic.news.sohu.com/detail-481765-8.shtml#8 http://photo.takungpao.com/special/qx002/# http://news.qq.com/a/20130704/000739.htm http://viralturn.com/there-is-a-park-in-china-that-entertains-people-using-what/ http://blogs.reuters.com/photographers-blog/2013/09/16/the-women-of-chinas-workforce/

...inner-city slums are a major receptor of new migrants known as bridgeheaderswho consider proximity to employment their highest priority, even at the expense of quality of housingâ&#x20AC;¦Currently, an estimated two-thirds of migrants live on the construction sites they work on...

THERE ARE 3 major CHALLENGES that DESIGN FOR CONSTRUCTION WORKERS 1. SOICAL CHALLENGES 2. ECONOMICAL CHALLENGES 3. TECHNICAL CHALLENGES we should consider following issues: DIGNIFIED LIVING WITH LIMIT budget common facilities and personal privacy limited site condition with density of living detachable and affordable systems relation to community and keep their living habit economic reality and social utopia

THE EXISTING PROBLEMS OF THEIR LIVING CONDITION LIVING ENVIRONMENT: MEN & WOMEN SOMETIMES SHARE LIVING SPACE SOME SETTLEMENT DON'T HAVE SHOWER, TOILET AND WASHING FACLITY NO COMMON ACTIVITY SPACE LIVING EXPOSED TO CONSTRUCTION HAZARD MINMUM RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THEIR SETTLEMENTS AND LOCAL SOCIETY

CONCEPTURAL DESIGN ANALOGIES, SETTLEMENTS, DRAWINGS

URBAN VILLAGE The concept of urban village is based on traditional Chinese village type. Depend on where is the site and construction workers come from, design a better living environment and using comtemporary design & construction technoilogy to improve their living condition while they work and live in the urban city. However, the concept will focus on study Chinese vernacular dwelling type, re-interpret the vernacular house type also involved modern technology(eg detachable systems) to help construction workers have a better living environment.

Brick & tile facade from WangShu 'The Ningbo Historical Museum'

3 prototypes

Bejing Hutong (quadrangle yard)

Shanxi Vernacular House

huizhou villagee/town street

Bejing Hutong (quadrangle yard) On a bigger sacle of hutong, the laneway and street intersec each other, dwelling units placed randomly. it make the overall mster plan of hutong a chaos. but on the other hand, just because this chaos makes hutong have its unique character of chinese urban living prototype. on a smaller scale of hutong, if we look into the each unit, we will see just on the oppsite of bigger scale of hutong, inner units they have a strong sequence which enhance a steong order of chinese traditional building law, space are separate equally and corresponding to each other.

Shanxi Vernacular House Shanxi vernacular house or village are simillar to beijing hutong type in some ways. but what make them difference is shanxi vernacular village is location and living difference. not like hutong, the shanxi vernacular village is a smaller society, village have fully functioned facilities, such as ancestral hall, public plaza. the village always have barrier walls that act as a encloser to defend bandits. another point is almost each unit will have a coutyard for ventilation and natural light purpose.

huizhou villagee or town street Huizhou village architecture is another distinctive village type in chinese architecture history. most common types are courtyard with 3 direction to enter or multi direction to enter courtyard units. encloser with high brick wall to distinguish the public and private, each units will have a center courtyard for ventilation and natural light. every units have distinctive decorations. slope roof with tiles. most common materials are timber, brick, stone.

analogies

Brick & tile facade from WangShu The Ningbo Historical Museum

Sketch of material wall

Mountain

Sketch of flow of mountain

Art work from Aiweiwei (Steel Wires)

Sketch of Aiweiwei s Art work

DESIGN DEVELOPMENT SPACE, RELATIONSHIP, DRAWING, MODEL, CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY

assemblage

hutong assemblage

sketch

Sketch & thinking of positive & negative space

model

THINKING OF MODEL MAKING

From the model making process, i was trying to find some sequence from 3 prototypes that i mentioned above. i use timber wood to create this basic conceptual model. strips present as linear street or laneway or timber deck above the ground level. people can travel from one building to another, large scale building with sloped roof are family living units which concept from hutong dwelling, samller scale large buildings are public space, the idea is to encourge construction workers have more common activities at their rest time. also there are public toielts and shower building, it would save lots of money, instead of have each dwelling have own shower and toilet.

SPACE, DRAWINGS & CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY

SPACE & CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY In order to archive the entire architecture suit to detachable system, each individual living space are modular. large building such as family and public building have columns & beams to support large span. smaller building such as single, couple, 4 men living building are timber panels construction system, because they have smaller span. 1 meter x 3 meters panel is most common solid timber panel used in this project. for some bigger span building we have larger timber panels to support.

SPACE & DRAWING

PLAN OR SECTION CONCEPT DRAWING

DRAWING

SPACE The interior sequence are followed traditional chinese dwelling unit, for instance the family living building, the center have a staircase from groud level to level 2. on roof, there is a sky window which follow the traditional chinese dwelling character, allow the natural sunlight to come into the building, in addition, the central space present as a public & transational space between public and private.

INITIAL SECTION DRAWING APPROACH

FINAL DESIGN ISOMETRIC, PLANS, SECTIONS DETAILS The final design took 3 weeks to completed. the work is focusing on adding design elements, working on linear isometric drawing. adjusting line weights and provide appropriate sections and detial drawings. The design has changed several times since first plan was generated, by adding timber decks almost across all buildings and give a vertical depth to the entire project, make the project more dynamic. by using the bi-fold doors on public & family buildings, it create a central public plaza, bi-fold blur the boundary of puclic and private space, also present as a transational space of it. there are different type of living units include in this project which it gives more density to people who lives here. Final design follow the intial concept of three prototypes of chinese traditional architecture. extract the classic elements from them, by using slop roof, timber as the main materials to build as well as the deck, make the this urban village project more dynamic and expound the design idea of this concept more stronger.

ISOMETRIC

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1. PUBLIC PLAZA 2. PUBLIC BUILDING ( LARGE CANTEEN, OPENSPACE, MOVIE THEATRES, COMMUNITY CENTER. ) 3. FAMILY LIVING BUILDING 4. PUBLIC SHOWER CENTER 5. PUBLIC TOILETS 6. AGED CARE 7. COUPLE LIVING UNITS BUILDING 8. PUBLIC KITCHEN 9. 4 MEN UNITS LIVING BUILDING 10. SINGLE LIVING UNITS BUILING

ISOMETRIC

SITE

The site is located at suzhou, china, at a corner of wenjing rd & xingtang st. the unique of this site is it is not sit next to the building construction site, workers have to go cross a river to reach the construction site. it makes the site have a more quite and safe environment compare to another one. also it is better for living condition as well.

SITE ARRANGEMENT ONE, SUZHOU, CHINA WENJING ROAD, OFF SITE CONSTRUCTION 1 : 3000

Another point is, xian jiaotong & liverpool university is just located at next to this site. so how to deal with the boundary between our project and university will be another challenge. so, to archive the thinking of encourage rural construction workers involved in city life more, i designed a tree or plants boundary just arbound north and west side of site, to blur the boundary as well as it provide a boundary unconspicuous line which it will more communication between inside and outside.

SITE ARRANGEMENT TWO. SUZHOU, CHINA DUSHI LAKE SITE, ON SITE CONSTRUCTION 1 : 3000

FLOOR PLANS

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GROUND FLOOR PLAN 1 : 1000 @ a4

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level 1 FLOOR PLAN 1 : 1000 @ a4

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level 2 FLOOR PLAN 1 : 1000 @ a4

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SECTIONS AND ELEVATION

SOUTH ELEVATION 1 : 500 @ a3

LONGITUDE SECTION 1 : 500 @ a3

Roof 9000

Level 2 6000

Level 1 3000

Ground Floor 0

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Roof 9000

Level 2 6000

Level 1 3000

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SHORT SECTION 1 : 500 @ a3

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Level 2 6000

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DETAILS

EXPLODED ISOMETRIC OF SINGLE LIVING UNITS

In order to archive the entire architecture suit to detachable system, each individual living space are modular. large building such as family and public building have columns & beams to support large span. smaller building such as single, couple, 4 men living building are timber panels construction system, because they have smaller span. 1 meter x 3 meters panel is most common solid timber panel used in this project. for some bigger span building we have larger timber panels to support.

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DETAIL SECTION SINGLE LIVING UNIT 1 : 50 @ a3

1. COLUMN FOR WALKING DECK 2. GF TIMBER PANEL 3. EXTERIOR TIMBER PANEL WALL 4. INTERIOR TIMBER PANEL WALL 5. ROOF STRUCTURE ( SEE 1 : 20 DETAIL SECTIONS)

1. SINGLE LIVING SHARED STORAGE 2. GF TIMBER PANEL 3. EXTERIOR TIMBER PANEL WALL 4. INTERIOR TIMBER PANEL WALL

DETAIL PLAN SINGLE LICVING UNIT N 1 : 50 @ a3

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DETAIL PLAN SINGLE LICVING UNIT N 1 : 20 @ a3

1. EARTH 2. 45 DEGREE NAIL FIXING CONNECT EARTH 20MM STEEL PLATE AND FOUNDATION UB 3. UB FOUNDATION, BOLT CONNECT TO EARTH 4. L SHAPE ANGLE BAR CONNECT EARTH AND DECK COLUMN 5. LIMESTONE FILL IN THE GAP BETWEEN EARTH AND FLOOR PANEL 6. TIMBER FLOOR PANEL 1M X 3.8M 7. TIMBER WALL PANEL 1M X 3M WITH INSULATION 8. SINGLE GLAZED WINDOW 9. FURNITURE

1. ROOF COLUMN & BEAM 2. BRACING SUPPORT COLUMN 3 .L SHAPE BAR & NAIL CONNECT WALL & CEILING ROOF 4. TIMBER ROOF BEAM 5. TIMBER ROOF 5 DEGREE SLOPE 6. FLASHING WITH ROOF FIXING SCREW 7. TIMBER WALL PANEL 1M X 3M WITH INSULATION 8. ROOF FLASHING 9. ROOF GUTTER

1. WINDOW SASH 2. FLOOR WALL PANEL JOINTS 3. L SHAPE BAR & NAIL CONNECT WALL & FLOOR 4. L SHAPE ANGLE BAR CONNECT DECK & COLUMN 5. TIMBER PANEL WALKING DECK 6. TIMBER FLOOR PANEL 1M X 3.8M 7. TIMBER WALL PANEL 1M X 3M WITH INSULATION 8. SINGLE GLAZED WINDOW 9. FURNITURE

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cIRO MARQUE & ALL LECTURErS & DESIGN COLLEAGUES