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Motivation Grandparents Friends Family Meet at least once a week
Work migration
Before the demolition the old house
Meet two or once a year
Take care of granddaughter
Last sunset
The last photo after moving
Family gathering
Site Map
Last Sunset Design to prevent or eliminate potential loneliness for the Chinese elderly
China has one of the fastest aging populations in the world. The country’s rapid economic development and urbanization have separated millions of older adults from their children, leading to empty nest families where the elderly must fend for themselves without assistance. Design in the modern era caters to the younger generation with more consumption power while neglecting the needs of these older adults. Jilin Grocery Worker Housing is a microcosm of the overall situation in China, with 60 percent of senior adult residents who are in retirement. Most live alone or with their spouses on a limited economic income. This thesis proposes to understand and categorize elderly leisure activities to create a functional public space that fosters the connection between people. Architecture has the power to prevent or eliminate potential loneliness by promoting internal interaction between residents and encouraging spontaneous socializing among senior adults. The design also demonstrated that the space designed with the elderly as its main user group will also integrate people voluntarily to enrich daily lives and bring happiness to participants.
Jilin Grocery Worker Housing
ChangChun, Jilin
ChaoYang District
Old friends
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Retire with honors
Children of old employees
Aged 65 years and above
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As of 2022, Jilin Grocery Worker Housing houses 226 units, approximately 700 residents, with 60 percent elderly residents who are in retirement and most of them are living alone or with their spouses.
Irregular parking
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To understand the user group better, I invited 20 residents to fill out the survey form and 3 residents to do the interview.
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Growing vegetables & flowers
Play Cards & Mahjong
Getting Groceries & Shopping
Watching TV & Listening to Video
Using Phone/ Technology
Reading & Writing
Spending time with pets
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Assuming the community has a public space for residents, what function of space do you perspect? Abandoned mechanical building (1976)
Retail store (1978)
Illegal buildings (1989) -Community center for residents (right)
Retail store (1995)
- Public storages (middle & left)
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Existing Commercial
Market Square
Office & Staff Room
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Leisure Space Share Garden
Elevator
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The Second Floor
Kitchen
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Program investigation
Share Garden: Eating healthy & saving money
Market Square: Encourage spontaneous socialization
"I am not afford fresh vegetable in winter and I need to stock up on vegetables in autumn. I grow some simple vegetables indoors, such as green onions."
"With a limited pension, I have to plan my expenses carefully. It is hard to find a job." " 退休金有限，需要精打算。我找工作也很难 "
" 冬季蔬菜的价格太贵了，因为冬天寒冷，也只能 在室内种大葱，秋天需要提前囤积蔬菜 "
Corridor: Walking Area & doing exercise
Leisure Space: Gathering & Playing
"My daily routine involves around a 30-minute walk after meals, as well as a stroll when I have nothing to do." " 我每天饭后要散步半小时，没事也喜欢闲溜达 "
Dining Area: Eating well
"Play Mahjong or Card games with friends a few days a week" " 每周都会打几天麻将 "
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Share Kitchen: Sharing the food & Cooking together "Now the kitchen equipment is relatively old, and if I cook my own dishes, it will be relatively simple and random" " 现在厨房设备比较老旧，自己吃饭经常糊弄 "
"I often eat alone and feel lonely sometimes" " 经常自己吃饭也会觉得孤独 "
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The walking area is one of the most important scenes which runs through the design intervention. The design hopes that participants will integrate nature into the indoor environment. Most of the interior material is glass in order to keep the interior transparent and provide a comfortable indoor environment during extreme weather. By moving the curtain wall, people can engage with fresh air and also interact with the green plants outside.
Corridor with skylight and curtain wall
Share garden with sink and tool storage
Site Analysis
Retail Analysis
The design site is at the junction of Chinatown and Strathcona, and nearby Main street. Main Street has been named one of North America’s 15 coolest streets. It’s an area filled with indie bars, restaurants, and coffee shops. In addition, the age range of those visiting the site is diverse and full of young people. The purpose of this space function is to meet the needs of visitor flow and provide a space that can be flexible and serve the surrounding guests.
248 E Georgia St, Vancouver, BC Canada
5:00-19:00 (CNN Newsstand)
Origami
5:00-23:00 (Starbucks)
Expansion & Reduction
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Folding Sociability Explore the inclusivity of the public space.
Traditionally, commercial spaces always focus on their own primary market in order to operate. However, Folding Sociability try to break this rule by exploring how to adapt space to different kinds of functional uses in different time slots. The space form was inspired by origami, in which the volume is gradually changed during folding and unfolding. Rethink the spatial structure by engaging with the origami concept of expansion and reduction.
11:00-21:00 (Poke Bar)
The interior structure changes five times during the day. Spatial functions are defined by surrounding people. From the breakfast booth in the early morning to the bar at midnight. I hope that the revised spatial form will bring participants a different spatial experience. Participant stereotypes could be blurred in transformable spaces, such that the way people entered the space changed during every episode.
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BrokenShip Museum How can an exhibition truly trigger visitors’ empathy?
The BrokenShip Museum provides a common space where all visitors can emotionally connect with the presented items. It is very different from the traditional one-sided presentation. We encourage every visitor who walks into the common space to contribute and share their deepest emotional memories. A single timeline was used to narrate the memories, knowing we can't go back 1. Europe Hotel, 43 Powell St in time. Visitors can only choose to move forward, both mentally and physically. BrokenShip is a unique space that shares with others yet remains very personal; Go to... one can choose one's own path. No one can be exactly the same, therefore, individuals who walk into BrokenShip Museum may choose a different path and Gastown 50% 1. Europe Hotel, 43 Powell St end up in different emotional surroundings. Step by step, little by little, visitors Bus station may develop a stronger connection with the space. More so, it is a self-discovery Restaurants journey that no one else can duplicate or take away. Every corner in this particular Gallery Go to... shared space may take the visitor to somewhere in his/her memory, the forgotten Transit Routes 22% memory. Design Site Gastown Tourism Spot Bus station
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Analysis of Relationship
No Particular Traffic Flow
Based on the work of Helen Fisher, Ph.D., neuroscientist and Senior Research Fellow at the Kinsey Institute, and Lucy Brown, Ph.D., Clinical Professor in Neurology at Einstein College of Medicine in New York, below are the four stages of a relationship.
Traditional Museum
BROKENSHIP Museum
Emotional situation (calm mood)
Emotional situation (different mood)
Development Process
The Euphoric Stage
The Early Attachment Stage
The Crisis Stage
The Deep Attachment Stage
"In the early part of a relationship—the falling in love stage—the other person is the center of your life." “In this early stage, many people show a decrease in activity in the prefrontal cortex, which is the part of the brain that has to do with
“Memories have been integrated—both positive and negative—you’ve gone through some difficulties, and you’ve developed a strong attachment. Intense passionate love, according to research, can even provide amazingly effective pain relief similar to painkillers and cocaine, with no side effects,"
“Almost every relationship has a drift apart phase” “The end of love implies a rupture away from the romantic ideals" "This is that moment in which the idea of “going to the next level” begins to float around.”
"This stage is the calm after the storm. You know each other better now. It’s just very very calm. And it’s secure.”
the negative judgment of people.”
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Second Floor Plan
The Early Attachment Stage
The Euphoric Stage
The Crisis Stage
Third Floor Plan
The Deep Attachment Stage
Lighting Design
SERVICE AREA a. Entry b. Reception c. Stairs d. Restroom
EXHIBITION AREA e. Stage 1 f. Stage 2
EXHIBITION AREA Stage 3
EXHIBITION AREA Stage 4
STAFF AREA g. Private Office h. Storage
The curved ceiling was illuminated by four skylights. The skylight is designed on the top of the stairs, using natural light to give participants a direction guide. The slanted angle could avoid strong vertical direct sunlight.
The participant could observe others' movements. The perspective of God implies that we observe other people's relationship state as a third party.
Furniture Design There areA three sizes of containers for different / Container B/ A / Container size items. The shelf size is designed to how to organize the containers, and the same size shelves could be connected to each other to display as freestanding shelves or wall-mounted shelves.
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Participants could put items in containers (A-1,A2,A-3 ) in the corner.
The wall-mounted shelf (B-1) will be displayed in some rooms for small size items such as rings, sunglasses as so on.
Large exhibition shelves (B-3)will place in the middle, participants could walk around.
Home is where one starts from
Claiming your identity
Look out through the window
Cabinet of Curiosities How to: Reflect your living style in a pop-up space?
“Home is where one starts from.”-T.S. Eliot. Home is imperative as it is a direct reflection of your living style. It is not just a place to sleep but it makes a statement of who you really are. The way you place your side table or the color in your living room are all conscious choices that express your beliefs and lifestyle. Keeping that in mind, Cabinet of Curiosities is a combination of personal preferences and a functional flea market. In terms of interior design, the project falls into the category of narrative environment. Space invites different people to duplicate their own homes and sell their products. Physically being in the surroundings may increase the capacity to understand or feel what they were experiencing. It is a role play where the buyer has the opportunity to place himself/herself in the situation before purchases.
Choosing our thoughts and feelings
Traces of behavior
Development Process
Parkdale Theatre 1605 Queen Street West, Toronto, ON M6R
Design Site Circulation Transit Routes Bus station Vintage Store Store
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To blur memories and keep curiosity, all exterior materials are the same. Furthermore, the community's appearance is restored. People can get some internal information from outside the window to emphasize how different the inside is. On the second level, people can sneak into others’ “home” in a bird's eye view.
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There are five different types of rooms in the space, each reflecting a different interior function. In some rooms, people could access upstairs by climbing a ladder. I wish all guests could truly be part of the story while discovering interesting goods to buy.
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China: Growing awareness
The 2015 Quality of Death Index
Home-Based Palliative Care
Cloud 88 Live presently, die gracefully.
88 Palliative Care addresses these inconsistencies by proposing interventions and concepts that embed elements of the natural environment into the patient’s space, both in hospitals and at home, in order to educate families and patients about the natural process of dying. These natural gestures simulate the life cycle through materiality, light, and the poetic role of decomposition in the natural world. The materials used are innovative, sustainable, evoke inquiry, curiosity, joy, and comfort; creating a symbiotic relationship with the patient, caregivers and space. They naturally degrade as well, becoming a companion to the patient and families, giving permission to acknowledge and share in the fragility of life, hopefully easing the process of saying goodbye and coming to terms with illness both terminal and chronic
Symbiosis: Installation & Patient Natural gestures
Installation Diagram
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Site : Changchun, Jilin, China
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Rhode Island State House
Who works in the State House?
Refresh Visualising the change
The concept of expressing patches over time brings forward the issue of previous repair and maintenance as something always existing but not expressed nor efficiently done. The concept also addresses issues on how to rethink the methods of repair and progress today and how change defines and represents the Statehouse. Through these design interventions, I hope to repair and reinforce the relationship between the Rhode Island citizen and the state government by adding communication elements and new functions. The interventions aim to change the way State House staff, politicians, and everyone involved in state governance work together and with the larger community. Enhance the interaction between workers, and improve the relationship between them. From the scattered to the whole.
My State House Maps
Diagram
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Patchwork: Patch them together
" Pieces of cloth of various fabric sewn together,something composed of miscellaneous or incongruous parts" Merriam-webster
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Relationship: Inside + Outside
Old Materials + New Materials
Worker + Worker
Rhode Islanders + Worker
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Designer Retail Store 2889 E 12th Ave, Vancouver, BC V5M 4T5
How to make the shopping experience become enjoyable and relaxed? The design reduced the tension of the product's display. By minimizing the display of items, guests could have more attention willing to understand the products. The cuboid element repeats in different functions in space.
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Rose village Changchun Jilin, China