edible city book 2
: a productive urban landscape and food logistics hub in dujiangyan, sichuan, china
jack thomas
regenerative design thesis studio 2012 university of oregon, portland dr. hajo neis
table of contents
concept...................................................................................01 context....................................................................................03 urban......................................................................................05 program....................................................................................09 building..................................................................................11 tectonics...................................................................................19 . contact...................................................................................25
why?
concept
A G R I C U L T U R E A R C H I T E C T U R E
China’s western province of Sichuan, rocked by the devastating Wenchuan earthquake in 2008, is undergoing large scale transformation, giving testimony to China’s speedy, often “devil-may-care” attitude regarding urban and rural development.
Dujiangyan,
neighbor to Sichuan’s largest city of Chengdu, is a city with a stunning landscape which, despite centuries of urban growth, has continued to seep into the urban fabric. This project is an attempt to help stabilize a rapidly changing landscape through blurring
the lines between urban and rural, both physically and culturally. In sum, Edible City is about food security, regeneration, urban agriculture, and strengthening a Chinese community through food.
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context W
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beijing
XINJIANG QINGHAI
shanghai lhasa
TIBET
chengdu
hong kong
china 03
T I B E TA N AUTONOMOUS REGION
dujiangyan
chengdu
CHENGDU PLAIN
sichuan 04
urban 5
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dujiangyan
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1
food hub & market hall
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plaza
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nan bridge
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min river
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dujiangyan weir rec. area
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phase one mixed use
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phase two mixed use
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sichuan university research farm
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(existing) river promenade
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(existing) residential
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(existing) commercial
post-Wenchuan quake (2008)
redevelopment (2010)
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都 江堰 du city
jiang
yan
river flood
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viable crops
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building program (quantitative)
MARKET HALL
23%
23,000 S.F.
RESTAURANT/VENDORS
10%
10,000 S.F.
PROCESSING / PACKING / DISTRIBUTION FACILITY
16%
16,000 S.F.
LOADING DOCK
6%
6,000 S.F.
OFFICES
8%
8,000 S.F
RESTROOMS
3%
3,000 S.F.
CLASSROOMS
8%
8,000 S.F.
MEETING ROOMS
11%
11,000 S.F.
CIRCULATION
9%
9,000 S.F.
SERVICE
6%
6,000 S.F.
100,000 S.F.
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adjacencies
housing
distribution
market hall
vendors
food logistics
multipurpose urban ag. (emergent)
urban agric.
square
square
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rooms service circulation
building
cultural links and thresholds
manipulating landscape
porous space 11
ground floor 1/64� : 1’
b
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market hall
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event room
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classroom
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meeting room
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WC
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lobby
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food processing/sorting
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loading
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storage
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lab
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office
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janitorial
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mechanical
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terrace
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fourth floor pavilion as an event space
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the edible city begins at the food hub
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the bustling chinese marketplace
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section a
south elevation 17
section b
west elevation
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tectonics
exploded structural perspectives created in Rhino
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food logistics space
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winter
summer
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radiant
slab
heats
and
cools
interior
space in winter and summer respectively
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building activity and landscape bleed into rooftop space
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aluminum coping
cast in place concrete mass wall
intensive eco roof (12”+)
gravel at parapet perimeter
filter fabric
drainage panel
drainage mat
root barrier
2” rigid insulation
irrigation
fluid-applied waterproofing
slab
1.5” air space
steel stud cavity wall filled with loose batt insulation (foil-faced)
5/8” gypsum board
shim
window
1 1/2” : 1’
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jack thomas
regenerative design thesis studio 2012 university of oregon, portland dr. hajo neis jack is a b.arch student at the university of oregon’s white stag campus in portland, expecting to graduate spring 2012. fall, he will be based in beijing.
contact: jackhenrythomas@gmail.com jackhthomas.com
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in the
你吃饭了吗？ have you eaten?
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