Architecture Portfolio

A Xu Yuxi's Production Selected Works 2015-2019 UUN：s2108796 Contact: lea.xuyuxi@gmail.com

Xu Yuxi Email: Yuxi_Xu_arch@163.com Phone: +8613040974026

[Personal Statement] My interest in architecture originated when I was very young. Later on, due to my outstanding performance in the highly competitive National University Entrance Examinations, I was admitted to the major of Architecture in Huazhong University of Science and Technology, which is one of the best universities in China.

Five years of architecture studies have embedded with me a solid theoretical foundation, I got the highest grade for my design in the core studio for several times, such as nursing home design, library for the aged community and the renovation of Hanyang manufacturing factory. In addition, I participated in the HUST-EU Program 2018 Venice co-held

by HUST and Politecnico di Torino. We stayed in Venice for the whole month to gather information, take pictures and visit every inch of Venice. Our research and my individual research-based conceptual design project, Urban Periphery, Rethinking of Piazzale Roma won the Excellent Award (Renewal and Remodel Category) of 2019 Asian Design Award. While doing my internship in AECOM, I participated in a factory renovation design project and two city fast lane landscape design projects, responsible for building drawing models, renderings and project presentation.

Thanks to my internship experience, I have a better understanding of the needs and skills required in architectural practice. One of the project I participated in the Zhengzhou 2nd Sand Factory Renovation Project. During the design process, we held a cautious attitude, aiming to retain the abandoned factories that produced some small ecological environments as much as possible. Meanwhile I was exposed to the concept: circular economy, which would definitely be the core concept for the China

government and the architecture industry in 20 years. The project I completed independently during my internship was the design of the canopy of Shenzhen Haibin Avenue Underground Tunnel.

Three schemes with different concepts and forms are required, and the form needs to imitate some forms of nature, in which process, parametric architectural design methods were used, there is no doubt that computer-aided design techniques are becoming more and more important. In addition, the increasing popularity of BIM helps to meet the needs of current clients who want to see the design effect throughout the whole design process. Above all, there exist a lot worth for me to further study.

Education----------------------------------------------------------------------------------Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST)

Sep.2015-Present

Bachelor of Architecture (Expected)

Internship----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

AECOM (Shenzhen)

Aug.2019-Nov.2019

Full-time Intern | Preliminary Study, Modeling, Drafting 

Government Website of Hubei Province

Nov.2017-Nov.2018

Part-time Intern | Website Maintenance, Content Update Awarded 2018-2019 Academic Year Social Welfare Scholarship of College

Academic Experience-------------------------------------------------------------------

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16 Session of Cube New Building Talent Award

Nov.2018-Dec.2018

Project: Factory Renovation Member (Team of 2) | Concept, Modeling, Rendering Awarded Nomination

The Architecture School of The University of Edinburgh enjoys a high reputation in the world, which has always been my dream school with abundant qualified teachers and the scientific research strength and resources. In my undergraduate university, there are architecture senior students having been admitted to your school. They introduced to me that. School of Architecture in The University of Edinburgh offers a wide range of study direction, with many studios available. Under the industry pioneer architects’ guidance and teaching, study in The University of Edinburgh could help students get a lot of knowledge on most advanced design techniques and architectural details. My internship experience makes me believe that such knowledge has a vital role in becoming a professional architect.

In addition, Britain has a long history and a strong design atmosphere, more importantly, avant-garde design and research ideas can open my eyes, which helps me better participate in China’s construction industry after returning home.

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HUST-EU Program 2018 Venice co-held by HUST and Politecnico di Torino

Jun.2018-Jul.2018

Project: Urban Periphery, Rethinking of Piazzale Roma Team Leader Awarded Excellent Award (Renewal and Remodel Category) of 2019 Asian Design Award 

Watercolor Sketching Practice of Ancient Building in Yangzhou

Jun.2017-Jul.2017

School Activity----------------------------------------------------------------------------

New Media Center of HUST

Sep.2017-Jun.2018

Director of Art Design Department Operator of Official Media Accounts of HUST (Weibo, WeChat)

Drawing Illustrating Picture for Daily Published Articles Updating Hua Xiaoke-the Personification Image of HUST Keeping HUST Official WeChat Account Rank Top 5 according to Page Views, Forwarding Designing Logo for New Media Center 

Entrepreneurship Practice Center of HUST

Sep.2015-Jun.2016

Member of Entrepreneurship Education Department

Assisting in Organization of Recruitments and Entrepreneurship Competition

Proficiency---------------------------------------------------------------------------------Language

Chinese (Native) | English (IELTS 7.0) | Japanese (Beginner)

Software

Auto CAD | Sketch Up | Illustrator | PhotoShop | Rhino | VRAY | Revit

Interest

Electronic Organ | Piano | Swimming | Drawing

Landscape involves the urban structure In modern times, "Park" in a broader sense, can be interpreted as a range of environmental conditions, "City = Park."

——Landscape urbanism

01 [The Gleichschaltung] Renovation Of Hanyang Factory Individual Research & Design Awarded Nomination of16th Session of Cube New Building Talent Award

2019 Summer Academic Work Location: Wuhan, China

Hanyang Factory is located in the center of the old city of Wuhan, at the foot of Wuhan Guishan. It was originally part of the Hanyang Arsenal and 824 Factory in Zhang Zhidong during the Chinese Westernization Movement.

To deal with this large industrial ruins by an ecological way. And made the landscape become a medium which can accommodate and arrange the complex urban activities.Meanwhile. The park isn’t cut off with cities. So they can blend with each other.

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The Gleichschaltung

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The Site

Urban Green Park

Commercial Area

Aged Community

0.4km

Cultural Area

It was originally an entire industrial zone, now it is divided into four blocks by the government.

There are two urban roads to the site, one of which connects across the Yangtze river.

The site is backed by xiaogui mountain, which faces the Yangtze river and a lake.

According to the government plan, it will be a commercial area within five years, with a commercial street passing through the site.

The buildings in the area should be transformed within five years

The factories in the area have been transformed into cultural and art industrial parks.

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Young Community

Mapping Citizens who can get to the site within 10 minutes through city subway lines.

Urban Scale Design Program

A design solution of how create flexible open spaces under the idea of social condenser. And make sure that every one comes here feels included.

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The Gleichschaltung

A Tribute To OMA's Proposal Of Parc de la Villette Paris

Semi-finished warehouse

Metalworking workshop

As a practice of the idea of Rem Koolhaas' book Delirious NY-Congestion, to make respond to the overlapping, unstable, uncertain urban activities of contemporary lifestyle, OMA was exploring a method that - combining programmatic instability with architectural specificity - that will eventually generate a park.

Laboratory shop

Paint shop

Plate-work shop

Grinding tool workshop

Overhaul shop Warehouse

The Green Zone

The Game Zone

The Gallery Zone

Test station

Original Functions of The Buildings

The Zone It shows the structure of the plan, when combines the three diagram, it makes a complete plan

Players Streamline

Visitors Streamline

Manager Streamline

The Flow

Facade Quality

Facade Quality

Structure Quality

Structure Quality

Space Scale

Space Scale

Facade Quality

Facade Quality

Structure Quality

Structure Quality

Space Scale

Space Scale

A design solution The open of space how can serves we create as mainflexible road that openconnects spaces under exterior the space idea ofandsocial interior condenser. space. And make Also most of the extreme sure that sports every activities one comes happens here in feels theincluded. open space, so to some extent, it is also a stage, brings dynamic energy to the site.

Nature Experience

Factory Experience

Open Space Experience

Anchor Point Small elements such as skateboard balls, cafe booths etc. are placed on the site, that is where specific activities happens.

"The Superimpositions"

Value Assessment Of The Existing Building

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The Gleichschaltung

Old And New

The activities created by the embedded component attract a diverse population as a medium to connect the factory (past) with the surrounding urban space (modern).

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1 1 Indoor Activity Center 2 Outdoor Garden 3 Indoor Garden 4 Lecture Hall 5 Indoor Backetball Court 6 Outdoor Skate Board Park

Interior And Exterior Ground As A Whole System

Open Space 1

The Garden

Open Space 2

"The Garden" The structure of this factory building is different from other ones. It has the value of display, and is located in the center of the strip-shaped site. The long side is adjacent to another industrial park area.

It is located at the intersection of traffic flow lines. Therefore, the original wall is removed, the structure is exposed, and it is made into an open-air green space.

The Skate Board Park

Everyone who comes to this park can rest here. And this park is directly opposite the skate park in the middle of the square. Resting city residents can enjoy the ongoing skate and BMX cycling activities here.

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The Gleichschaltung

Structure Design

Indoor Backetball Court

This one factory building will be transformed into an indoor basketball court, but the original structure contains two across and three rows of pillars, which don't have enough big space, so the strategy is to insert a set of wooden beams and truss of the new structure in between the previous pillars and truss to provide a largespan space, also do not need to remove the original structure, and retain the original space atmosphere. The new structure provides structural support and lighting, but users can see the original structure of the plant through gaps in the wooden beams.

Pillars Removed

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The Previous Structure

Beams Inserted

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Timber Beam Steel Jolt Concrete Pillar Steel Cable

The Inserted Structure

Section A-A

How to make a the large-span structure without break the previous structure.

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The Gleichschaltung

The Interface Of The Interior And Exterior

Glass Roof On Old Structure

In addition to the outdoor and indoor spaces, there are also a large number of transition spaces in this system, mainly using two strategies. One is to remove the original wall and insert a glass house, and extend the outdoor greening into the interior. The other is to make the interior into an activity atrium, where you can participate in indoor activities and experience the external environment through wide Windows.

Indoor Boardgames Club

Block Plugged In Indoor Rock Climbing Club Cafe Sunlight Garden Cafe Lecture hall

"Anchor Point"ďźšInterior

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"Anchor Point"ďźšInterface

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The Gleichschaltung

Provide The Implication Of The City "In terms of the social and cultural, potential the of re-shape the landscape means to win consensus among different groups of people, and obtain the place which something unexpected happened.

Matching range of approaches for different design practice, which makes the scale of buildings across the indoor and outdoor."

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The Gleichschaltung

02 Urban Periphery [Rethinking of Piazzale Roma]

Awarded Excellent Award of 2019 Asian Design Award Renewal and Remodel Category Individual Work [Group Work For Research] 2019 spring Academic Work Location：Venice Instructor For Urban Research：Kalliope Kontozoglou [Kalliopekontozoglou@gmail.com] JIa Yanfei [jiayanfei@hust.edu.cn] Li Xiaofeng [lixf@hust.edu.cn]

Piazzale Roma is a square in Venice, at the entrance of the city, at the end of the Ponte della Libertà. Piazzale Roma and nearby Tronchetto island are the only places in Venice's insular urban core accessible to ground motor vehicles. The square acts as the main station for Venice. There are bus links to Venice Airport.

The square is close to the main Santa Lucia railway station for Venice, linked by the Ponte della Costituzione The Venice People Mover, a public transit system, connects Tronchetto island.

So, for the people who come to Venice, Piazzale Roma can be their first and last impression of the city. Such place should be a landmark in Venice, it needs to be reorganised to function more properly and build connections to the surrounding open space to meet the needs for different people.

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Urban Per ipher y

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ISSUE1: Traffic streamline confusion affects the users' sense of direction.

Pizzale Roma has taken the place of San Marco to become the new Portal of Venice.

Traffic infrastructures are arranged randomly that people can’t find clear direction also can’t find enough space to relax.

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Urban Per ipher y

CONNECTING SPACE To be precise, the whole site is a connecting space, but overlaps with other spaces.

PUBLIC SPACE It’s difficult to find some space in Piazzale Roma to relax when people come to Venice, public space are obstructed by traffic.

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SERVICE SPACE The service spaces here are superimposed on each other, and people lose their sense of direction and don't know how to find them.

TRAFFIC SPACE We may feel difficult to find the traffic tools we want to use ,also we don’t have clear sense of direction in Piazzale Roma.

GREEN SPACE There is a large urban garden next to the site, but it is difficult for people in the site to reach.

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BUSINESS SPACE The surrounding businesses are small and scattered, and can only eat on the side of the road after buying food.

Dr awin g by Chen Ju n tian

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Vernacular Architecture Language

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Tourists

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Local People here are moving out while the number of tourists is booming

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spring summer fall winter CONNECTING SPACE

PUBLIC SPACE

SERVICE SPACE

BUSINESS SPACE

TRAFFIC SPACE

GREEN SPACE

Sesonal use of different pulic spaces

ISSUE2: The Public space is scattered and difficult to reach.

Main streets in Sestieri San Marco have been transformed into shopping streets. First floor of the palazzos are occupied by luxury stores which are common in other modern big cities.

ISSUE3: Over-commercialization weakens tourists' perceptions of urban characteristics in Venice.

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Urban Per ipher y

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Elevated Platform

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STEP1

STEP2

Raise the ground level and establish a fast lane connecting three important traffic nodes at the level of the second level.

Place the parking and bus station on the ground floor of the parking building.

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Giardini Papadopoli

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Water Bus Stop

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The Platform

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The Tram Stop

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Parking Space & Bus Stop

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The Gallery The “Bazaar�

Inner Garden

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Courtyard&Open Facade

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The site space is considered as a complete whole, in which a variety of open Spaces will be set up to accommodate people from all directions.

Facing the bridge to the north, is the main human perspective facade, making this facade transparent and open.

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Vernacular Language

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Introducing local architectural elements to create a concentrated space that can accommodate a variety of activities: "the bazaar".

Opening up part of the roof, turning part of the space into gray space, adds vitality to the concentrated activity area.

STRATEGY: To intervene a multi-functional ground in the venue to efficiently integrate the traffic infrastructures and create public space.

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Urban Per ipher y

Water Bus

People Mover

Tram

The Platform

This component connects all the traffic means in the site and provide the tourists a fast and clear track towards each traffic nodes.

ACTV Ferry

The “ Bazaar�

The "Bazaar" refers to an amalgam of public Spaces with various modules of different degrees of openness corresponding to different functions.

The Garden

The garden provides a multi-level green space for the site, with an internal staircase connecting the platform, providing a net space for the user in the bustle.

The Gallery

The multi-layered translucent facade opens to the main flow of people, revealing the inner spirit of Venice to the crowd.

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Urban Per ipher y

Bar 1

Bar 2

Bar 3

Courtyard 1

Courtyard 2

Courtyard 3

Commercial 1

Commercial 2

Commercial 3

The bar is set in the center of the square module to facilitate the identification of people in all directions.

The spiral staircase provides a detour to the first and second floors, people can take it slow and enjoy the spatial atmosphere.

There is an atrium connects the second floor platform and the ground floor.

This module is enclosed on three sides to create a space where one can stay.

The roof is open, while a ladder connects to the terrace on the second floor for direct access.

This store form is quite open which can be reached from 3 directions.

This is a flexible module that can be closed to one side when people need to stay and open when people want to pass quickly.

This is a pure green space, while it is open on all sides for people from all directions to enjoy.

Two arches guide people through, while the other side is open.

Typology Of ''The Bazaar'' 14

Urban Per ipher y

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Urban Per ipher y

03 [The City Partita] Urban Design Of Chubaoli District

Group Work & Individual Rework Concept 80% Modeling 50% Drawing 80% Urban Design - Core Studio 2019 Spring Academic Work Location: Wuhan, China Instructor: Jiang Mei [jump_jm@126.com] Liu Xiaohu [liuxiaohu@hust.edu.cn]

The Chubaoli International Commercial Cultural and Creative Film of Jianghan District is located in the area of Jianghan Road-Liudu Bridge, Jianghan District, Wuhan City, and is one of the representatives of Wuhan Zhongshan Avenue's business and service industry gathering core. The historical block where the Chu Baoli International Commercial Cultural and Creative Film of Jianghan District is located bears the century-old prosperity of Hankou, and the historical memories and cultural imprints presented are regarded as irreproducible cultural heritage.

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The City Par tita

1970s 2002 RD

Area

JD

Population （/1000）

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Families （/1000）

Shaoxing District

The scale of the block increases significantly.

Rendong District

Jisheng District

Taoyuan District

RD

JD

TD

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Local Non-Local Disabled Poor

Demolition Area

Over 60y Before 60y

Over 80y Before 80y

High density residential community accommodates high collar and low income people.

Traditional Street Space Form: Li Fen

The organic layout of streets and lanes formed spontaneously. Based on traditional Chinese courtyard space and combined with western architectural concept, the house in hankou is a unit house. It contains traditional residential elements such as inner courtyard and patio, and continues the sense of hierarchy in traditional Chinese courtyard space.

Shaoxing District

Jisheng District

Rendong District

People Movement Intensity Of Wuhan City in 24 Hours

The site located in the high-density crowd activity area throughout the day

Taoyuan District

Building 14m*23m Li Fen

Main Streets

Apartment

Main Streets

Li Fen

Main Streets

Li Fen + Apartment

Main Streets

Street 2.5m

Building 50m*25m

Building 4m*15m Street 6/3/1m

Building 20m*40m

Street 12m

Building 15m*20m

Building 12m*15m

Street 12m

Building 8m*10m

Existing Building Context Scale

Street 12m

Building 14 depth Street 6/3m

D ra w i ng b y C hen Yuf ei

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The City Par tita

Needs Performance Shopping Art Exhibition Art Exhibition Daily Relaxation Restaurant Gym

Middle Aged People Tourists Falilies

Children

People Aged People

Aging Population

Old Town Memory Spontaneous Formed Context

Demolition

Conflict Regional Commercialization

Culture

Target People Design Program

Residential Area

Cultural Park

Gallery

Residential Area

Community Service

Cultural& Creative park

The Fair

Public Art Facilities

Green Park

The mall

Art Fair School Lounge Space Function Orientation

Residential Area

Public Space

The Transition

Central Park

Shopping Mall

The Penetration

Pedestrian Network

Shopping Mall

Pace Of Life Slow Fast D rawing by Chen Xiting

Pedestrian Mall

The Transition

Green Space

Shopping Streets

Site StrategyďźšFast And Slow Rhythm 18

The City Par tita

Pedestrian Mall

Central Park

Lounge Space

Theatre

Art Fair

D ra w i ng b y Tu Yi chen

Urban Green Park

1.Function

Slow Living Area

Fast Business District

2.People Movement

3.The Division

4.Boundary

5.Insert Green Space

6.Transition&Division

Main Joint Space 1ďźšDynamic Urban Activity Generator 19

The City Par tita

Surrounding Facts

Functional Composite

Human Scale

Traffic Guide

Vertical Penetration

Connection

Space Structure

Combination

Final Form

In the vertical dimension, walking and greening are interpenetrated, functions are combined on the plane, and extended to the surrounding residential areas, resulting in a three-dimensional urban green square.

Apartmant Restaurant Cafe

The Gallery Green Park Fountain Park Outdoor Exhibition

Original Residential Area

Urban Vertical Square

Apartment

Main Joint Space 2ďźšCommunity Multi-functional Cultural Square 20

The City Par tita

04 [The One Piece] The Village Pavilion

Group Work & Individual Rework Concept 70% Modeling 80% Drawing 100% Architecture Design - Core Studio 2018 summer Academic Work Location: Jixian County, Wuhan, China Instructor: Fan Xiangguang [19489827@qq.com]

Located in jixian county, wuhan city, hubei province, ho chi kao village has its earliest history dating back hundreds of years. Most of the villagers share the same surname: gao.

The village grew around the water source, the pond was the heart of the village, and the village ancestral hall, which represented the history and pride of the people, was built next to the pond, but was unfortunately destroyed during the cultural revolution.

Since modern times, the village has sought to revive itself by building a new building next to the pond to show the spirit of the village.

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The One Piece

The Pre-design Program There is a dwelling house existing on the site. Whether or not it is preserved depends on its carrying capacity of historical memory. Assessment begins with structural quality, spatial patterns, materials used and their respective historical periods

The Origin

Taiping Rebellion

The Great Leap Forward

Pond Is The Heart Of The Village

From the historical development of the village, it can be seen that the village is expanding with the pond as the center. The pond and its surroundings are the most important public space of the village, and site is located beside the pond.

Cultural Revolution

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The One Piece

1 Lounge Space 2 Convenience Store 3 Duty Room 4 Gazebo 5 Courtyard 6 Multi-function Room

Glass 2.Keep part of brick wall with slogan.

1.Dispose of the existing buildings on the site and preserve the facade.

Keel Stent

3.Dismantle and label the brick wall.

The Old Wall

4.Place bricks and cover with keel and glass.

Construction Process

Strategy 1ďźšOld Wall As The New Ground

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The structure and material quality of the original building on the site were not good, so we keep only the facade with historical imprints as the paving for the courtyard.

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Inward Space

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Outward space

Local Geometric Pattern

Get Inspiration From Paper Folding

Combination

Strategy 2ďźšNew Roof Out Of Local Architectural Language The architecture and natural features of the site present a self-replicating geometry, while we extract prototypes from the sloping roof form of local houses.

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The One Piece

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Foundation

Concreting

Courtyard

Wall

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Tiling

Frame purline

Set roof beams in place

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Pillars

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The Garden 1

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Villagers' House

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The One Piece

Spatial Sequence When people enter the interior from the outdoor to the pavilion through the inner courtyard, they will experience a variety of spaces. The diverse gray spaces also provide a variety of activities.

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The One Piece

1 Wooden Pillar 14 Coil Waterproof 2 Stone Pedestal 15 1:8 Cement Slurry Slope 16 Watershed 3 Stone Slab 4 1：2.5 Mortar plaster 17 Wooden Sheathing 18 Wooden Purline 5 Concrete Trench 19 Wooden Beam 6 Steel Keel 7 Clay Brick Paving 8 Heat Preservation 9 240*115*153 Brick 10 Concrete Trench 11 Wood Bead 12 Sealing Rubber Strip 13 Glass

"The Courtyard"

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The One Piece

1 Chinese Style Tile 2 Cement Lime Mortar 3 Protective Course 4 Thermal Insulation layer 5 Waterproof 6 Additional waterproof layer 7 Wooden Sheathing 8 Wooden Purline 9 Wooden Beam 10 The Drain 11 Secondary Beam 12 Primary Beam 13 Bolt 14 Bamboo 15 Elastic Steel Sheet

"The Gazebo"

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The One Piece

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Manual Model 28

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