04 ATRIUM RENOVATION

[ Make the atrium the center of the building]

Location: Nanjing, China

Type: Academic, Individual

Level: 2021 fall

Time: 1.12.2021- 31.12.2021

Supervisor: Liu Zichen (liuzch@csjtz.com)

The renovation project is located at the architecture department building in Southeast University.

The building is the studio for the undergraduate and postgraduate students majoring in architecture. Everything in architecuture students' life happen here, inluding study and activities.

However, on account of the long history, the building is not suitable for the communication of students. The large atrium is wasted in most cases. Lack of public space, isolation of each storeys and no appropriate space for events become the main problems in this site.

To solve these problems, I apply gentle strategies to activate the atrium. First I change the entrance and move them into the atrium. As a result, the flow is brought into the atrium. Second, I break the oringinal grid facade and insert colorful platforms which connect to each other. Finally, I arranged a stage with cover, provide a place to hold events.

Surroudings: The architecture department building is located on the southeast of the campus, next to the bounding wall.

Flow: The main entrance of the building is on the west and the flow is mainly from the south gate and east gate.

Sub Functions Undergraduate Postgraduate

Function: Two main volumes are studios for architecture undergraduates and postgraduates respectively.

Entrance: The entrance of the building and the atrium are different, which leads to the negletion of the atrium.

Communication: The traffic cores are on the two sides of the building, which makes the storeys isolated from each other.

Activity: The building is shaped as U, which is perfect for performance. Activities are held in the atrium.

Generate Analysis

1 Change the entrance to activate the atrium.2 Break the facade vertically to connect the storeys. 3 Add platforms to provide collective space.4 Transform the east corridor to a stage to hold events

Atrium Rendering