6th INTERNATIONAL CONSTRUCTION FESTIVAL. SOUTHWEST JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY · CHENGDU · CHINA

SOUTHWEST JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY · CHENGDU · CHINA

6 th INTERNATIONAL CONSTRUCTION FESTIVAL

LANDSCAPE DESIGN STUDIO II

LANDSCAPE DESIGN STUDIO II

Landscape Design Studio II is a first-year subject of MBLandArch (Master Barcelona in Landscape Architecture) taught by Professor Enric Batlle, in assistance with Professors Mario Súñer and Javi Zaldívar. In this subject, territorial scale is introduced into the landscape project. The subject explains the innovations involved, the morphological and environmental analysis, the nature of the project and their instruments as well as the project management itself.

Each team deals with a specific analysis of the site, focused on biodiversity, connectivity and productivity. They have to produce a masterplan based on the conclusions of their analysis. The masterplan has to revalue the site with a deep understanding of topography, water dynamics, management, vegetation, biological corridors, itineraries and uses.

A specific area of the masterplan is chosen by each group in order to develop a further definition of the project and some detailed solutions that will reach the objectives set in the masterplan.

6th INTERNATIONAL CONSTRUCTION FESTIVAL SOUTHWEST JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY · CHENGDU · CHINA

After the success of “Mind the Gap”, the international workshop about Tactical Landscape Urbanism in Barcelona organized in 2016 by MBLandArch (in collaboration with the Harbin Institute of Technology of China), the School of Architecture and Design of Southwest Jiaotong University of Chengdu (China) invited us to participate in the 6th Cup SWJT International Construction Festival that took place in May 2019, an important training in design, innovation and aesthetics, which has become a benchmark not only among the students of the Campus themselves, but for the entire city of Chengdu.

Based on the topic “Game-Space / Space-Game” five first-year students of MBLandArch (chosen from an academic competition within the subject Landscape Design Studio II) conceptualized and built a full-scale prototype with a maximum budget of 6000 RMB in local currency, about 800€.

The starting conditions: the prototype had to fit in a maximum volume of 3,5x3,5x3,5m, the main structure had to be made of wood and had to resist the strong winds and rains characteristic of the wet season in Chengdu.

In just six days, 16 teams from several different nationalities shared the experience of turning an idea into something real and tangible. From the initial design to the final result, the students faced the challenges of materialization of an idea, such as the choice of material, its manipulation or the modification of constructive details during the execution process itself.

This brochure summarizes the design and construction process of “Blending Nature”, the model that represented MBLandArch at the 6th SWJT International Construction Festival: an organic structure, topography-responsive and local-adaptative, that was awarded the 3rd prize. We hope you enjoy it as much as we did.

Javi Zaldívar Architect & Landscape Architect MBLandArch Associate Professor Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya

345 elements 690 screws 8699 km 6 people 6 days 5 Hedera helix 14 Bougainvillea glabra The concept borns from the idea of using a unique element to build the whole structure. We use 2 modules coming from the same piece of wood: one of 20 cm and the other of 60 cm.

Through the repetition of the same rigid, geometric element we manage to create an organic structure, topography-responsive and location-adaptive. The structure is the game, human-scaled. Anyone can climb, play inside, sit, enjoy the view towards the lake, breathing and bathing in nature.

An important aspect of our project is the necessity of being waste-free, sustainable and low budget.

As vegetation blends into the structure, we are blending architecture and nature, creating a landscape aiming at unifying our different cultures, Asian and Mediterranean creating new connections and new perspectives.

CONCEPT

ON - SITE PROCESS

FINAL

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

ORGANIZATION: SOUTHWEST JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY, SHEN ZHONGWEI & AJACOB ODGAARD, DEANS SPECIAL THANKS TO: PROFESSOR QIAN LI YUAN and her volunteers: FRANK, POLY, YIN BIAO, LIU XIAO & YU YAO

PROFESSOR LEADER: JAVIER ZALDÍVAR STUDENTS: CATERINA COVI - GISELA ESPINOSA LÓPEZ - LAURA RODRIGUEZ CALZADA - MARIA LUCIA RODRIGUEZ RODRIGUEZ - MAURICIO MORFIN QUINTANAR -

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