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B.Arch.2016-2021LIHuazhongUniversity and Technology For MArch Architecture & Urbanism (Design Research Laboratory)
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LIOTFOPOR
02 My original understanding of public space stems from my experience of living in a bungalow community in Beijing, where residents, no matter how old or young, gathered under an old locust tree in the courtyard to enjoy the cool breeze. They maintained strong neighborhood relationships and had an intimate association with nature. Nevertheless, when I came back from college in Wuhan, the original bungalows were replaced by high-rise buildings, and I could not find any trace of my childhood memories. The reason was the top-down urban planning policy of the government advocating high-density development, which relieved the pressure of increasing population but put spokes in the physical associations of the people. This transformation pushes me to think about how to respond and find a solution to the changing environment through architectural design. With the heightened urbanisation in the information age, natural environmental problems have been prominent, while the needs of the human society have become increasingly diversified. In such a changing society, I believe architecture cannot be just a static still life element, rather should adapt to the changing conditions dynamically responding to the various demand of the humans, the natural environments, and the numerous social issues.
PROLOGUE
03 01 MOUNTAIN ADAPTATION Waterfront Visitor Center project CONTENTS 281450043802 THREE LOOP Intervening urban design in response to sea level rise 03 WALK & TALK Renovation of a library in HUST campus 04 TRACE THE MEMORY Continuation of context under the background of urban renewal 05 OTHER WORKS EVOLO COMPETITION 丨 Heterotopia Skyscraper WING PAVILION 丨 Tianhua Bamboo Structure Design and Construction Competition
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The perimeter of the site is the small village of Bakkagerdi. Apart from tourism, the locals rely almost entirely on renewable energy, and their main local industries are navigation, fishing and agriculture.
Iceland's landscape environment changes strongly with seasonal changes throughout the year, forming an obvious peak season and low season for tourism. And this characteristic has a great influence on the local people's activities.
[LOCATION] BORGARFJOR Ð UR EYSTRI, Iceland [DURATION] 8 WEEKS [ACADEMIC] YEAR 3 SEMESTER 1 [TUTOR] Zhen Wang [INDIVIDUAL]
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As the northernmost of the fjords in the east of Iceland, East Borjsfjord is in a remote location. But it is large and has a large number of birds, including migratory birds such as downy ducks and puffins, that gather here in the summer. It is also one of the best places to see the aurora, with about 40,000 visitors a year.
Waterfront Visitor Center project Iceland is a remote island in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Iceland has a population of 360,000, most of whom live in the southwest corner of the island.
GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION TRADITIONAL CHARACTERISTICS
In spring (Apr. to May.), visitor Numbers are low, temperatures warm and there are no auroras. In summer (Jun. to Aug.), visitors are plentiful, sunshine is abundant, migratory birds gather, there are perpetual days and midnight sunshine. In autumn (Sep. to Oct.), the days and nights are evenly split, and auroras begin to appear. In winter (Nov. to Mar.), it is suitable for soaking in hot springs and watching the aurora. The site is located in East Borjsfjord, Iceland. The site has aurora, migratory birds, coastal and other natural landscape.
The site is surrounded by natural landscapes such as thermal spring, hiking, waterfall, andmountain. At the same time, there is a village in the southeast corner of the site, in which local residents mainly focus on tourism and fishing, and will return to their residential areas after working every day.
SEASONAL ICEBERG ALLEY TOURISM
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The southeast side of the site is a local village, so local residents enter the site from a higher position on the southeast side and reach the inside of the building or the dock. The southwest side of the site is a highway, so most tourists enter the site from the southwest side and reach the interior of the building or the pier from the lower part.
There are five scenic spots around the building, namely puffin island, waterfall, spring pit, mountain view, and pier. Determine the orientation of the building based on the connection between the building and these attractions.
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LANDSCAPE VIEW DIAGRAM STREAMLINE ANALYSIS
CONNECTION
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TEACHINGPUBLICAREA HOUSEGUEST
LOCATION & ENTRANCE
CLUSTER 1 2
Starting from the original spatial form of building grounding in Iceland, several forms of buildings connecting with mountains of different slopes are obtained. Extract the corresponding space types from it, and get two different results by recombining and connecting different types. One is suitable for the public building area on the southeast side of the site, and the other is suitable for the guest room area on the southwest side of the site.
AGGREGATION ADAPTED OF MOUNTAIN LOCAL DWELLINGS
Establish a three-point layout and entrance of buildings according to the location of the landscape, airport, and local village.
VIEWING & FUCTION
Adjust the building orientation and window opening according to the surrounding landscape.
TYPOLOGY CLUSTER
A continuous plank road along the contour line is set in the site to connect the relationship between the building and the building.
GENERATION OF BASIC FORM
09 1 Custom Teaching Hall 2 Art History Museum 3 Craft shop 4 Restaraut 5 Exterior Viewing Deck 6 Guest House 7 lounge 8 Kayak Club GROUND FLOOR PLAN Starting from the original spatial form of building grounding in Iceland, several forms of buildings connecting with mountains of different slopes are obtained. Extract the corresponding space types from it,
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GUEST HOUSEPUBLIC TEACHING AREA
The relation of space block in public teaching area is centralized and superimposed. This cluster is located on steep slopes, usually with the roof of the lower room serving as a platform for the upper room.
Guest room cluster is distributed. This cluster is located on the more gentle slopes. The courtyard is formed through the enclosure of the building, and the layout angle of each room in the group corresponds to the relevant landscape.
SEASONALLY CHANGING USE OF PLAN In the peak season and the off-season, there is a big difference in passenger flow. Therefore, in order to make better use of the site space, the unique architectural space uses the rotation of the wall to realize different spatial forms and different functional partitions.
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VIEWS OF THE LANDSCAPE AT DIFFERENT HEIGHTS
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PERSPECTIVE SECTION
Guest rooms are organized in a small but elegant way. Each guest room in surface and an observation deck. And the viewing Angle of each guest
Different building heights correspond to different landscape heights. The aurora, a migratory bird lighthouse and a coastal view can be seen from three viewing platforms at three heights.
SPATIAL SEQUENCE
丨 GUEST HOUSE in the group contains a view guest room corresponds to the corresponding landscape.
13 AURORA VIEWING DECK PUFFIN VIEWING DECK COASTAL VIEWING DECK EXPERIENCE 丨
Based on the above reasons, this site was designed as a wetland park. Not only to improve the brownfield hazards of the site, but also to protect the development of striped bass.
Due to rising sea levels, the spawning habitat of striped bass has changed. Transfer to the area of human activities along the tributaries. According to data speculation, this area will be transformed from the original continental system to a shallow system due to sea level rise.
In order to ensure the normal reproduction and survival rate of striped bass, it is also necessary to improve the ecology of human activity areas and the changes in space and activity ratio caused by changes in activity types.
15 02 THREE LOOP Intervening urban design in response to sea level rise [LOCATION] BOSTON [DURATION] 8 WEEKS [ACADEMIC] YEAR 4 SEMESTER 1 [TUTOR] Lei Peng [GROUP & [COLLABORATE]INDIVIDUAL]QIANXUN DING RUOYU LI [ROLE] 70% GROUP FIELD RESEARCH 100% CONCEPTUAL DESIGN 100% DETAILED DESIGN
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GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION
The project site is located in Allston, Boston. The function of the site was originally part of the Harvard campus and a public green area. As the sea level will rise by 7ft in 2070, most of the site will be submerged by sea water. At the same time, on the macro level, due to the rise of sea level, the original freshwater ovulation area of the striped bass in Mystic River has become a salt water area and will no longer meet the ovulation conditions. Striped bass will migrate to Charles River at the venue for ovulation activities.
TIMELINE OF SEA LEVEL RISE
At the meso level, due to the rise of sea level, the spawning space of perch has migrated to the site, which has more intersection with the original human activities in the site. Therefore, the project will focus on dealing with the changes in human activities in the site, the habitat of fish, and the interaction between humans and fish.
BACKGROUND ANALYSIS
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At the micro level, there is a brownfield on the south side of the site, which has a relatively bad impact on the environment of the site. The radiation range of the brownfield to the site has reached the position where the perch inhabits, and needs to be improved and relieved to a certain extent.
18 HABITAT RESEARCH PROGRAM 丨 FROM ARTIFICIAL EXCAVATION TO WILDLIFE In order to minimize human interference but at the same time to ensure the interaction between the human and the Striped bass, the site is divided into three arreas: core area, buffer zone and open space, which correspond to habitat restoration, education activities and entertainment.
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STRATEGY 丨 LAND AND WATER DISTRIBUTION IN SEDIMENTARY ROCK INTERVENTION 2020 2050 2070
First, a strong bending point is formed at the bay of the site, and a strong current impact is formed at the bends on the east and west sides, which meets the water speed requirements for bass spawning. The connection between the two places is intended to be the main spawning channel for Second,bass. use the setting of sediments to intervene in the spatial proportional relationship between river channels and land after the water level rises. The massive sediments form a channel system suitable for sea bass spawning.
Third, after long-term intervention and rising water levels, the last many small and narrow water channels are formed as space for seabass to lay eggs.
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The design explores thresholds and intersections between the "controlled" grid of the nerghborhood fabric and the "natural" transient flood lines by regenerating landscapes. According to the surrounding environment, three loops of life, entertainment, and academia are formed, corresponding to local residents, tourists and academic researchers.
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STEP2 NATURAL EDGE
STEP1 SITE CONTEXT
STEP4 THREE LOOP
The city road passes through the site and plays an important role in the site. To the southeast of the site is the Harvard University campus, which contains the library, sports field, research institute and other buildings. Part of the building has been transformed as a new functional building.
Secondly, this proposal aims to accommodate the fluctuations from today to the earliest flooding threshold of 50 years when the sea level rises by 5ft and more than 70% of our site will claimed back by water. Our project explores the idea of transient landscapes on site to cope with flooding and sea level rise projections.
STEP3 PERFORMANCE
The projected flood-able area has been designed into a wetland system where existing stormwater and wastewater is treated through a performative system of constructed wetlands that allows treated water to be disposed in the sea. The existing backwater of the sea has been allowed to flood into the system, providing larger surface area as a flood-able zone.
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INDUSTRIAL
From deep sea areas to active areas, perch are farmed and commercialized. On the one hand, the bass can enter the restaurant bass. Through the cultivation, production and processing of bass, the final sale and energy
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INDUSTRIAL CHAIN restaurant industry as human food. On the other hand, there is more energy available in the breeding and production process of energy reuse, a circular industrial chain with sustainable development can be formed.
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24 GROUND FLOOR PLAN OF THE INSTITUTE NODE 丨 ACADEMIC FIELD STATION
The academic field-station is combined with convention center and co-work offices. Along this corridor. There are sports fields, hard pavement, landscape and plaza, also, it leads to the distribution center.
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This place is the intersection of the Academic Circle, Entertainment Circle and Life Circle, as well as the aquarium, public square and visitor center. Residents and visitors can walk to the core interchange and share these facilities together.
25 GROUND FLOOR PLAN OF THE AQUARIUM
NODE 丨 THE CROSSING STATION
26 SECTION——ON THREE DIFFERENT LOOP LEVELS
RELATIONSHIP 丨 BETWEEN HUMAN ACTIVITIES AND HUMAN-FISH INTERACTION AND NATURAL SYSTEMS
In the academic area (core area), the nature of the site is the most natural and ecological. Human activities are based on academic research; nature conservationists protect bass, observe bass and artificially feed bass, etc. Human activities are located close to the river bank and have the closest relationship with water. In the entertainment area (open area), people's activities in the venue are relatively increased, and the naturalness is relatively reduced. Human activities tend to be entertainment activities; tourists participate in activities such as feeding, fishing, and fishing at higher places on the site, and interact with bass.
In the living area (buffer zone), the venue is dominated by human activities. People exercise and learn popular science related to bass. The location of human activity is at the highest point of the island and the farthest relationship with the water.
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At a site on the central axis of HUST, there are two canteens and a bathroom. The three buildings have been damaged, but the spatial shape of the three buildings and their relationship with each other deserve to be continued and developed.
Renovation of a library in HUST campus
As a campus with a long history, HUST has many old buildings on its campus. They carry the memory of the life of teachers and students in previous dynasties, and have valuable context value. But the form of old building is damaged, use function cannot satisfy. Therefore, in the era of rapid social development, it is of great significance to transform architecture.
WALK & TALK
HUST, as a representative of Chinese universities, has high academic pressure and anxiety among its students. College students have a two-point and one-line lifestyle.
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[LOCATION] HUST CAMPUS, WUHAN, CHINA [DURATION] 8 WEEKS [ACADEMIC] YEAR 3 SEMESTER 2 [TUTOR] KAIXIONG GUAN [INDIVIDUAL]
30 Public Baths The strongspaceoriginalhasprivacy. CanteenDongSi The space.isspaceoriginalnaturesemi-public CanteenDongSan The spaceisspaceoriginalnaturethepublic CLOISTER GRID CLUSTER Spatial Typologies 丨 Analysis of original spatial characteristics Design background: 1. Traditional libraries have single functions and rigid spatial order. 2. College students' life mode is boring with two points and one line. → Create new learning space for college students. → Combine study with life to create informal communication space and learning space.
1. Preserve the historic walls and facades as well as the spatial order of the three buildings.
The three buildings are regarded as a whole, making independence and relevance to their respective spatial characteristics.
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3. The gap space between buildings is functionally filled as a transitional buffer area.
ORIGINAL FEATURESPATIAL INTERSTITIALSPACE BOUNDARIESBREAKING STRATEGY FOR LIBRARY RENOVATION
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2. The spatial order of the three buildings is mirrored and symmetrical to form spatial dialogue.
OLD AND NEW
32 EXPERIENCE 丨 FROM SYMMETRY TO FREEDOM From the personal study area (the original bathroom) to the salon study area (the original Dongsi canteen) and then to the stage and exhibition area (the original Dongsan canteen). It is a gradual transition from private to semi-public to public. 12 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9111081 Multi-Computer Lab 2 Bakery 3 Coffee shop 4 Public living room 5 Bookstore 6 Salon area 7 Grand Staircase 8 Glitchhikers 9 1110AuditoriumStageRehearsal Room 12 Greenroom 1 Bathroom 4 Gallery 5 Dong Si Canteen 6 Dong Si Canteen 7 Gallery 8 1110BackroomBackroomDongSan Canteen 12 Backroom REMOVENEWOLD cutting plane of GROUND PLAN Ground Floor Plan
THIRD FLOOR
33 910 1 313 4 14 16 15 7 8 A-A SECTION 丨 LINE OF SIGHT Multiple Spaces can communicate with the stage space.
PLAN The original Dongsi canteen and the original bathroom are connected on the third floor of the cafe, forming a transitional space. 1 Multi-Computer Lab 3 Coffee shop 4 Public living room 7 Grand Staircase 8 Glitchhikers 9 141310AuditoriumStageAtriumreception area 15 Study Room 16 Reading Room 1 Bathroom 4 Gallery 5 Dong Si Canteen 6 Dong Si Canteen 7 Gallery 8 1110BackroomBackroomDongSan Canteen 12 Backroom 14 Equipment Room 15 Canteen REMOVENEWOLD
34 Rich corridorsThreeboundariesBreakingCoffeeBiginterspacetheladdergalleryringOldspacepatternOldwallfacade RoofCirculationstructureGlass The main structure consists of glass and frames
The trail is in tandem with the spatial sequence. Keep the original roof of buildings.
The gap space between the small learning area and the serves as a cafe to form a transition. corridor form a three-dimensional relation
EXPERIENCE 丨
semi-public learning area
with the stage and theater Small Study Area (original public baths) Salon Discussion Area (Former DongsiStageCanteen)Theatre (Former Dongsan Canteen)
The discussion area and staircase
of the salon
spatial mirror symmetry
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SPATIAL SEQUENCE
NODE A NODE B
NODE A NODE B NODE C PERSPECTIVE SECTION 丨 SPATIAL LANGUAGE 1.The space difference between individual study area (original bathroom) and salon study area (former Dongsi canteen) 2.Break through two space boundary, transition to interstitial space 3.Fill the coffee shop's functional space into the gap space to enrich the space performance NODE C
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Continuation of context under the background of urban renewal
[LOCATION] HONGGANG, WUHAN, CHINA [DURATION] 8 WEEKS [ACADEMIC] YEAR 4 SEMESTER 2 [TUTOR] YUGANG GUAN [GROUP & [COLLABORATE]INDIVIDUAL] Li Cheng [ROLE] 80% GROUP FIELD RESEARCH 80% CONCEPTUAL DESIGN 100% DETAILED DESIGN
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04 TRACE THE MEMORY
The site is located in Honggang City, Wuhan, China. The original building of the site is a unit courtyard. There is a central main line common space and a central courtyard space. However under the government's plan, the buildings on the site would have to be demolished and rebuilt. On this basis, I think the original spatial pattern is of great significance. The design is designed to continue the original urban fabric and courtyard space for public activities. In addition to meeting the requirements of high density population, more levels of public space will also be created. And then realize people on a smaller scale.
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LOCATION AND BACKGROUND
The site is located in Honggang City, Wuhan city, China. The site was originally the fabric of the unit yard. In 2019, the government implemented the demolition and reconstruction of residential buildings on the site to ensure a higher population density. The original courtyard space makes the relationship between people closer. Although people pursue a more convenient life style in the new era, their desire for public space remains unchanged. Therefore, I extended the original street principal axis and courtyard space, and adopted the form of modules to form the roof platform and the activity space between households on each floor. In this way, people's needs for food, clothing, shelter and transportation can be satisfied in a smaller space scale.
PROBLEM ANALYSIS
The top-down planning system is in conflict with the bottom-up needs of citizens. After the implementation of government planning policies, the original traces of life and space will be eliminated. However, the original Honggang City has space and facilities for such special activities as opera, chess and cards, Tai Chi, and handwork, which is a valuable memory worth tracing back.
DEMAND ANALYSIS 丨 FROM PUBLIC SPACE TO A CONVENIENT LIFESTYLE
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The spatial demand of local residents and migrants in the context of urban renewal. The original space has more public space and a close relationship with nature. The new building space under the government planning has the characteristics of modern building convenience and high privacy.
The residents in one block can enjoy the public ground activity space, and each block has the characteristic activity function. It's like the original courtyard space.
SITE STRUCTURE
The original central axis of the site, through the intervention of active functions and facilities, has become more lively and prosperous.
Each unit has an open roof terrace. The occupants of the unit can take vertical transportation to the roof and enjoy a small scale public environment. In this way, it can also create a more intimate connection with the residents within the unit. It is just like the original courtyard neighborhood of Honggang City in 1970.
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The site is divided into four blocks, within which the community public activity space is formed by building enclosure. And each block has its own theme, namely entertainment, drama, learning and sports. In this way, traditional activities can be continued and memories can be traced through the setting of public space and infrastructure.
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
The building uses a tiered layout to achieve a vertical system of public Spaces. Through scale of activities. In this way, we can not only establish a close relationship between
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MODULE ANALYSIS
SECTION: VERTICAL SYSTEM
Each function in the house is defined as an independent module. The size of the module is 3.6m*3.6m*4m, which meets the ergonomic size. Secondly, a variety of house types can be formed through the combination and splicing of functional modules, so as to meet the needs of different groups for different Spaces.
Through the combination of different functional modules, a variety of house types can be produced. Then it can meet the different space needs of the original residents and the people from outside.
SYSTEM OF PUBLIC SPACE
Through the roof terrace of different heights, people can obtain the public space in a smaller between people and nature, but also a close relationship between people and nature.
HOUSE TYPE
COMBINATIONMODULE
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SEMI-INDOOR PUBLIC SPACE
There is a enclosed public space between the residents of each floor, similar to the siheyuan form of the original building itself. In this space, only residents on each floor can use it, which can bring people closer to each other to a greater extent.
AXIS 丨 EAST-WEST
Axial side: Residents of each unit have access to the roof terrace through vertical traffic.
SEMI-INDOOR PUBLIC SPACE 丨 NORTH-SOUTH
AXIS 丨 NORTH-SOUTH
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The enclosed space in the shared center between the residents of each floor
The public space can be used as a public living room for entertainment, office, rest, reading and other activities. To meet people's needs for food, clothing, shelter and transportation on a smaller scale. It's also adapted to the context of the current epidemic.
PREFABRICATEDCONSTRUCTIONMODULARSYSTEM
Inspired by the structures of construction cranes and scaffold as well as the easily assembled designs of IKEA furnitures, this modularized frame structure is designed easy to assembly, decreasing the construction budget due to rapid building process and prefabricated units, which can benefit both the developers and the residents. Function can also be re-adapted as the space and structures are configurable. I have designed a insertion joint to solidify the cubic structure. The easy operation is designed to allow space rearrangement with clients’ need.
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PUBLIC SPACE OF A COMMUNITY Residents of each community can have outdoor activities in the courtyard space on the ground floor.
PUBLIC SPACE ON EACH FLOOR Residents of four or five homes on each floor can share common living rooms in the center.
PUBLIC SPACE ON THE ROOF Residents of each unit can share a common space on the roof.
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When traveling in the territory you come upon the ruins without the walls which do not last, without the bones intricate relationship
51 THE MEMORY territory of Honggang City, of the abandoned cities, of the dead which the wind rolls away: spider-webs of relationship seeking a form.
AIM: We are aimed at building a hopeful heterotopia which is a self-sufficient and complete society. With the church as the core to provide spiritual comfort for the AIDS, the heterotopia has sales, medical care, work, education, housing
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CONSTRUCTION LOGIC
BACKGROUND: Nepal has the highest happiness index on account of its strong religious belief and culture. However, there are about 390,000 people living with HIV while the country has a high population density and a poor economy.
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SECTION The process of building space generation follows the local church space relationship. In the form of church space to comfort their spirit, and then give them a more peaceful social environment. At the bottom of the building are four independent buildings. In the unit of space, it gradually increases in vertical direction. The upper part of the building is combined to form a building.
FUNCTION The building spreads out from the center to the periphery, and the space near the center has strong public function. The most peripheral part of the building is the residential space.
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Tianhua Bamboo Structure Design and Construction Competition
In addition, seats in the building, on the one hand, can play a fixed role in the structure.
At the same time, it tests the ability of team cooperation, which requires the cooperation of peers to complete the design and construction work more effectively
The work involved in the construction process: clear bamboo materials, copy bamboo so that it reaches the desired bending radian, transport processed bamboo, build and fix, add lamps, etc.
On this basis, the stability of the structure is strengthened by transverse bars.
The design form is composed of two intersecting arches, with arches of different sizes as the main supporting frame.
The Third Prize [COLLABORATE] Zijie Wei, Zhichen Gong, Yudie Chen, Li Cheng, Mengrong Gao, Yunrui Deng, Rui Miao, Yihan Pan, Yu Chen
The building takes full advantage of the toughness of the bamboo material itself to construct the arch form.
On the other hand, it can make the functionality of the building clearer and the building more practical.
The construction process tests the continuous investigation of the site, and constantly adjusts the details of the scheme according to the site conditions and factors. Evaluate the construction conditions and how to complete the construction task within the specified time.
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