PORTFOLIO | NAN JIANG
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Nan JIANG
+41 789539062 • jiangn@student.ethz.ch • Freiestrasse 68, 8032 Zurich, Switzerland
Summary of Skills
Highly motivated architecture student. Hard working team player and fast-learner. Advanced user of Processing scripting and Maya with a focus on surface and polygon modeling and MEL scripting, together with Particle, Hair and Fluid Dynamics. Skilled on using on NURBS modeling using Rhino together with Python scripting and parametric modeling plug-in Grasshopper. Expert on diagramming using Illustrator and Photoshop combined with InDesign. Strong rendering skills using V-Ray, Mental Ray, Vector Render and Artlantis. Full command of AutoCAD, but also a quick modeler on SketchUp. Strong and high-speed physical model-building skills using PVC, cardboard, KTboard and wood. Native speaker of Mandarin and good command of English.
Academic Experience 2013, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH Zurich), Zurich
Master of Advanced Studies in Architecture and Information (MAS ETH AI) (expected)
2012, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu Bachelor of Architecture (5 years)
2010, Architectural Association School of Architecture, London Certificate of Attendance, AA Global School Beijing
Professional Experience 2011-2012, UNStudio, Amsterdam/Shanghai, http://www.unstudio.com/
Trainee Dalian-Urban planning center Competition SOHO Sipinglu Schematic design Participation in the initial design, design development, production of orthographic drawings, diagrams and physical model for presentation.
2011, Waldcooper Architect, Beijing
Trainee Beijing ShouGang factories renovate Competition Participation in the initial design, design development, production of orthographic drawings, diagrams.
2010, Office of Professor Ercument Gorgul, Shanghai
Research and Teaching Assistant Acted as a teaching and research assistant for Professor Gorgul on his upcoming research and teaching. Responsibilities include assisting on content development about parametric modeling for his unit at Summer 2010 AA Global School Shanghai; assisting with outline for his Spring 2011 parametric studio at Tongji University, CAUP.
2009, Wang Wei Studio, Chengdu
Trainee Assisted design and construction drawings of the 3.000 m2 gymnasium as a part of 50.000 m2 Chengdu Pan Cheng Gang area public services project; Acted as liaison and facilitated client communication. Project status: Under construction
2008, Architectural Design and Research Institute of Tianjin University, Tianjin
Trainee Assisted the design process of various size projects including a 6.000 m2 factory building in Tianjin and assisted production of various 3-D computer models. Project status: Completed
2008, Tianjin Iron and Steel Group & Sino Steel Tianjin, Tianjin
Trainee Assisted chief engineer on construction site; engaged in building construction technology; Facilitated on-site management tasks of a factory construction, as well as improved skill and gained knowledge on Chinese construction standards. Project Status: Completed
2007 – 2009, Southwest Jiaotong University, Marketing Department, Chengdu
Designer Designed posters for several student campaigns and trained students on graphic design software
Research Grants and Awards
2009 – 2010, Recipient of National Innovation Experiment Program Grant for University Student Teamwork 2008 – 2009, Recipient of Student Research Training Program Grant (SRTP) 2009, Award for outstanding student project, College of Architecture, Southwest Jiaotong University
Exhibitions
2011, Chengdu Biennale 2011,International architecture exhibition, holistic realm: landscape, urbanism, architecture. Selected for exhibitions. References are available upon request. Citizen of PRC.
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UNStudio | Amsterdam/Shanghai 2011-2012 Dalian-Urban planning center Competition
Scope of Involvement: Participation in the production of orthographic drawings, diagrams and physical model for presentation.
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UNStudio | Amsterdam/Shanghai 2011-2012 SOHO Caojiadu Scope of Involvement: Participation in the entire design p ro c e s s , i n c l u d i n g i n i t i a l d e s i g n , design development , production of orthographic drawings, diagrams.
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UNStudio UNStudio | Amsterdam/Shanghai 2011-2012 RAFFLES CITY HANGZHOU Facade study Facade Study
Scope of Involvement: Participation in the design development, production of orthographic drawings, diagrams.
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RESINance
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Smart Geometry 2013
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MorphoCity
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The Function of Form
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Non-planned Settlements
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Birds & Human Being
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Jiaotong University Activity Center
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The Anti-iconoclast
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RESINance
-Material Ecologies
Prof. Ludger Hovestadt , Chair for CAAD, ETH Zurich 2013
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‘Resinance’, a touch responsive thermoactive installation.
12 This project looks at the potential of smart materials to create a performative, responsive architectural installation. It takes its inspiration from nature, in particular the behaviour of organisms and the formation of cellular colonies, in order to form an ecology of functional units that can both work autonomously but also in coordination with other units within the larger system. The design of ‘Resinance’ was strongly influenced by the behavior of simple organic life forms, in particular the formation of cellular colonies. In its assembly it represented an ecology of functional units that could both work autonomously but also in coordination with their neighboring units. It consisted of 40 active elements that were gradually changing their surface color in response to human touch. While this slow transformation as such couldn’t directly be perceived, each device had a second actuator, providing immediate response through shivers and vibrations. Every four elements were connected through a control unit that formally resembled the rest of the objects but without the ability to change color. These units both choreographed the behavior of the particular cluster and transmitted the current state of each element to its neighbors. Therefore the tactile input not only changed the touched element but was transmitted throughout the whole installation in a networked, swarm like behavior.
Various layers of ‘Resinance’: Thermochromic Components, Control Units, Communication Network, Base Platform, Final Installation
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Section through installation displaying elements and platform, (right): Circuit diagram displaying all electronic components
15 Polyester resin is a thermosetting resin produced by a reaction between several organic acids and polyhydric alcohols. Industrially used for molding reinforced fiber and composite products, polyester resin was chosen primarily for its perfect binding of the thermochromic pigments. In addition, its property to take on almost any form and surface texture, its aesthetic qualities of translucency, surface quality and relative ease of post-cast processing made it an ideal choice of material for the project. Rotational molding was used to cast the resin, as this technique allowed for hollow components to be cast using an economic amount of material, in addition creating a visually interesting effect of layer variation within each component. After a series of design experiments where a range of forms from expressively curvilinear to rigidly orthogonal were prototyped, it was established that a simpler form would be most effective in demonstrating the complex properties o f t h e t h e r m o c h ro m i c re s i n . T h e crystalline geometry of each component was derived by dividing a cube into thirds, with variation created by altering the height of each shape. The faceted geometry of the components provided a strong contrast to the organic fluidity of the material behavior. Each component was produced by rotationally molding the resin in laser cut polypropylene molds, with two of the crystal’s six sides created by casting clear acrylic plates into each polypropylene. These acrylic plates were designed as support plates for the component's electronic hardware, to ensure its accurate positioning inside the resin container.
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SMARTGEOMETRY 2013 lONDON -Computer Vision and Freeform Construction
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MORPHOCITY
-Panoramic alpine urbanism Prof. Ludger Hovestadt , Chair for CAAD, ETH Zurich 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=cqBeJqqj1qs
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20 What would a truly 3-dimensional city look like? How can one design a city that engages with an extremely dynamic topography? The project populate an unsettled valley in the heart of the Swiss Alps with an agglomeration of 100.000 people. How can we devise design strategies for a vertical master-plan. How will the architecture of such a city look? How can we conquer the timber line? This city cannot be organized exclusively through a bird’seye view, but through the perspective of the inhabitants. The focus is the infrastructure , the scenic drives, the vistas and panoramas. The whole project is coded in Processing.
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THE FUNCTION OF FORM -Xipu High-speed Railway Station Studio Southwest Jiaotong University 2010 Chengdu
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33 The geography of PengZhou is highly varied, with mountains, hills and plains occupying 50%, 11% and 39% respectively of the total area. The northern part of Kowloon Mountain is mountainous region whose attitude is most from 2000 to 3000 meters with a few peaking over 4800 meters. The highest is the main peak of TaiZi Cheng with 4812 meters elevation.
Landforms full of sense of rhythm in Sichuan Province
Longmen Mountain is located at the middle part of the mountain chain which is the correlation of Sichuan basin and Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. The main peak of Taizi Cheng consists of Danjing Mountain, Yinguang channel, Jiufeng mountain and Mazong Ridge with expected area of 203 square kilometers. Pengzhou is known as the fertile land of Sichuan from old past and it is called “the golden city of plenty�. Yinguang Ridge is the essence of Longmen Scenic area. The channel is 50 kilometers long with various landscape views such as mountains peaks towering into the sky, deep beautiful canyons and jagged rocks of grotesque shapes everywhere.
I strive to create an atmosphere of nature in the station design based on the charm of Pengzhou Mountain. And with the technique of Xieyi, freehand brushwork in traditional Chinese painting, I try to build up a strong sense of sequence, rhythm and, as for a highspeed rail station, movement.
Initial sketch
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GENETATING THE BASIC FRAMEWORK Fluid under force-field in computer simulation
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Ve l o c i t y direction and density of fluid according to its each point on the coordinate
U n i f o r m rectangular grid move in the horizontal d i re c t i o n according to the velocity of fluid
Uniform rectangular grid move in the vertical direction according to the density of fluid
The superimposition of the horizontal and vertical movement of grid generates the spatial structure
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PROTOGEOMETRY
Horizontal/Two-Way Frame
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Generate the framework basing on characters of fluid and then change the grid's own property in order to express the natural charm of Pengzhou in freehand.
The design of station house and canopy is realized through simulating the natural condition fluid, indicating strong sense of movement. Due to the mutual effect of various force fields, substances with fluid characters flow as the air flows when the high-speed train passes by. The pattern of the curved surface is generated by editing the script, extracting and controlling density and
velocity of fluid at every point in the coordinate. As a result, not only is the morphology of curved surface a result of subjective choice but also comply with the objective law in physical world.
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FOLDING ROOF The function of form
The ridge-valley- shape canopy can effectively promote the circulation of air flow
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VISIBILITY AND VIEWING LINES The aesthetics of form
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Light and Shadow Pengzhou is located in subtropical humid area of Sichuan Basin. The climate there is mild with abundant rainfall, less light compared with the area with same latitude and long frost-free period. The early spring, cool summer and warm winter are characterized. Most of the time, the canopy is open. The ceil of canopy, the vertical maintenance structure and loadbearing structure all together form a continuous whole and a large amount of glass is adapted to enhance the intake of local precious sunlight.
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STRUCTURE Curved/Diagrid
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STRUCTURE & SURFACE
Main load-bearing steel frame basing on quadrilateral grid
The structure continued to be subdivided into triangle which is attached to the rectangular steel frame
Interlaced surface structure is transparent glass
Surface of light metal material
Surface of glass
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Xipu High-Speed Railway Station
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Xipu High-Speed Railway Station Community
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Take the bullet train to the city Area
Station Square
Walk directly into the elevated
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NON-PLANNED SETTLEMENTS
-Xipu High-speed Railway Station Urban Design Studio Southwest Jiaotong Unversity 2011 Chengdu
mezzanine walking system or the underlying space
buildings with original texture and scale
Into the office
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GENERAL OVERVIEW OF THE TOPOLOGICAL & METRIC FEATURES OF STRUCTURES
A net
Line stretched
The topological characteristics of the net are retained the metric characteristics are lost An open system does not formed closed meshes and therefore does not divide the surface into segments separated from each other. open system, which are also called branching and ramification system, disintegrate onto two parts if a single link is cut. In closed systems the net lines from closed meshes, the system does not disintegrate if one of the links is removed. in nature such systems are often found in formation of crack patterns,plant leaf supply systems,in the boundry lines of close packings such as float bubbles.
Frequently structures show open as well as closed meshes the topological features are not sufficient to reproduce a structure. an accurate description of its form is needed.
47 Urban space is the microcosm of a variety of small-scale cities.We can inadvertently capture the cultural essence and dross, honor and scars, past and future, memory and trend of the city. Although more and more people are yearning for pastoral life, people and city are inseparable due to their inter-reliable relationship. T h e f o r m o f c i t y i s n o t c u r re n t l y emerged. As long as people gathered following with basic life and commercial activities, the original city has quietly formed. The early cities are not planned ahead, family with more people built more houses, people with more money punctuated more land which decided the original city fabrics step by step. It might not be the most reasonable city fabrics, but it does satisfied the nearby residents’ need. However, under the fast-food production model of the metropolis, unfortunately, our city has been one of the by-products with considerable scale. In the non-notorious but fast speed construction process, living space which local residents are familiar with has been swept away, leaving us with nowhere to talk about the memories...
The main roads around the base:G317 High Speed Rail; the fast-speed road around the city which links Chengdu and Dujiangyan; the main high-speed road-Xixin road in suburban Chengdu: the essential production chain of the new district of Chengdu.
The base is located in the area which was relatively constructed earlier in Xipu vpu town is currently surrounded by several universities and high-tech industrial zones. Only the large area where the base is located, does it still remain the original urban layout.
Except the newly-built High Speed R a i l w a y S t a t i o n , t h e Ve h i c l e Administration office which stands at the opposite side of the railway station needs to be taken into consideration in terms of its huge traffic flow.
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Vertical Non-planed City Xiamen, China 2011
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SITE RESEARCH
Educational facilities: kindergarden&book shop&primary school&middle school
Commercial facilities: market&hotel&factory
A variety of formats to generate their own minimum paths and overlap all the paths,we can extract several main overhead quick drives through the base area from the high dencity of overlapping.
Leisure facilities: c i n e m a & entertainment & spuare
Administrative services: government & bank & post&court
The topology formed by the interation from all the public formats surrounding the base.
EXPERIMENTAL MODEL
Characteristic Features-Path System,Surface Subdivision
Medical facilities: hospital&health
The topology self-generated the grid roads.
Social services: police station&welfare &telecommunications &bus station
The layout of various public facilities in the base area
We finally obtain our road network in the base area.
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PROGRAM GROWTH Path The height & function density
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Distribution of business office
Entertainment + hotel + bank
distribution of administrative office
Government + bank + post +court
housing type distribution
Hospital + school + noise + vehicle administration
College students’ creative industry
university + factory + bank + car shop automotive industry
Automotive industry
V e h i c l e administration + car shop + bus station
n o i s e l e s s distribution
High speed rail station+main trunk road traffics
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PROGRAM GROWTH
Area road network——bottom network in the base——building enclosure——walksystem on top level——body mass divided
OVERLOOKING THE AREA
Area road network——bottom network in the base——building enclosure——walksystem on top level——body mass divided
Area road network——bottom network enclosure——walksystem on top level—
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Area road network——bottom network in the base——building enclosure——walksystem on top level——body mass divided
Area road network——bottom network in the base——building enclosure——walksystem on top level——body mass divided
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URBAN TYPOLOGIES & PROGRAM DISTRIBUTION
The main buildings distributed as enclosed courtyards in the base grid. According to the needs, buildings with original texture and scale in the base area gathered on the beam between main buildings as time goes by. Elevated mezzanine between main buildings Pedestrian system Basic services Take the beams between the main buildings as the structure bearing system
The beams between main buildings simulating the spontaneous generation process provides structural support to construct roads and old mechanism buildings on the upper layer.
Fast-speed road and BRT system
Ground traffic Basic service facilities Enclosed buildings boundary
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INFRASTRUCTURE STRATEGY
TRADITIONAL CONTEXT STRATEGY Impression Reserved 1.there is a row of old buildings along the stream where opposite to the high speed rail way station 2.All the buildings reserved in the base area are built by the sides of main roads. Its internal are still neighborhood-style buildings. These “early memories” are the deepest impressions on the base area.
Typology study
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The main buildings are the load-bearing structure connecting the irregular beams while generating a natural interface over the city.
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Above Grade Below Grade
Elevated mezzanine between main buildings
Buildings with original texture and scale Plants
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VENTILATION DESIGN
Plants on the above grade
Patio
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SITE PLAN
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BIRDS & HUMAN BEINGS Holistic Realm-Chengdu 2011 Biennale Team Member:CHEN Weiyu 2011 Chengdu
68 2010 Shanghai World Expo took “city” as its theme, paying close attention to the harmonious urban construction of the future, and exploring “harmony between people and the natural environment, social harmony, and the harmony of history and future development”. At the end of 2009, Chengdu established as its longrange objective the construction of a “Modern International Garden City”. The core idea of the “Modern International Garden City” is natural beauty, a just society, and an organic integration of urban and rural areas. The idea of Chengdu as a “Modern International Garden City” is as follows: a world-class internationalized city, a large key city in China’s modernizing west, an integration of man and nature, and an integration of rural and urban areas. This proposal envisages the centrality of people in urban space and architectural design, attention to protection of the ecological environment, and the intensive use of resources. The background plan for constructing Chengdu as a “Modern International Garden City” requires an investigation of varying concepts of the garden city and critical experiments. Realizing this goal requires much thought on the part of the city’s management as well as the general population, and it is from architecture that so much of the future construction of Chengdu must draw. Holistic Realm reflects the theme of the “Other” and the “Self”, which represents a traditional dichotomy between opposites, and this architectural exhibition is placed within the context of “garden”, “city”, and “architecture”, in which people connect and interact. The theme of the “Other” and the “Self” alludes to the loss of demarcation between the subjective and objective, as well as the combination of material and spiritual aspects transcending the bifurcation between what exists and what does not. The Theme Architecture Exhibition of 2011 CHENGDU BIENNALE is also highlighting that this is the first architectural exhibition that draws its guiding principles from Chinese poetics, philosophy and aesthetics.
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JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY ACTIVITY CENTER Studio Southwest Jiaotong Unversity 2010 Chengdu
73 The design integrates the art of space and sound by controlling and selecting parameters of acoustic wave to build up physical space. Through the application of “addition” and “subtraction”, the shape of geometric space which formed by acoustic wave is combined with the structure of the art center. As a result, not only form follows its performance function but also a pure aesthetic space is created.
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Different patterns of space are generated according to parameters of associated acoustic wave.
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PROGRAM
Large Auditorium
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CIRCULATION
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LARGE AUDITORIUM
DYNAMIC AUDITORIUM STATEGY
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The design integrates the art of space and sound by controlling and selecting parameters of acoustic wave to build up physical space. Through the application of “addition” and “subtraction”, the shape of geometric space which formed by acoustic wave is combined with the structure of the art center. As a result, not only form follows its performance function but also a pure aesthetic space is created.
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Surface point of incidence
Reflection coverage
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Sight line
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PLAN
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FOYER
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FOYER
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East Elevation
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SECTION
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ROOFTOP AMPHITHEATER
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THE ANTI-ICONOCLAST Tutors:GAO Yan & Ercu GORGUL Team members:Duoli CHEN,Secil TASKOPARAN Architectural Association Visiting School 2010 Beijing
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BEIJING CBD
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SITE RESEARCH
Our site,which is located near Tonghui River and in side CBD, is adjacent to plenty of high-rise buildings and surround by some green areas. Moreover, the buildings in this site will serve as a sort of landmark that indicate the portal of CBD, one of the most bustling and prosperous district in Beijing nowadays. In virtue of the fast development of the economy in Beijing, the immigrants make the density of the population in Beijing growing day by day. Considering this demographic problem, we are researching to build a king of flexible building instead of the rigid high-rises with colc concrete, that is, it could grow and change.
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Entrance of CBD area
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SITE RESEARCH
After an on-the-spot investigation, we found a huge conflict of the living environment due to the wealth gap. This point makes us start to think something about the connection, which could connect the people from different classes by building some social places inside the complex. They may be museum,library or some green areas that help to improve the environment and landscape.
This also connect the traditional culture and the modernization nowadays. The high-rises in CBD may be special and advanced in the shape but you still couldn’t recognize that this is Beijing, Hong Kong or Tokyo. We try to use some traditional spatial organization like Hutongs and Siheyuan. The courtyards in this system also help us do more open spaces and social connecting places.
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PARAMETERS & RELATIONAL DIAGRAM
landscape _ environment
Along the river, green zone was aimed to protect and improved as a social place. functions on the area
public areas, library, museum temporary residentials green areas, parks
public areas, library, museum temporary residentials green areas, parks
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PARAMETERS & RELATIONAL DIAGRAM
general plan
2010 1 floor with some yards
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2 floor with some yards
3 floor with some yards
4 floor with some yards
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Yard as the connection between the modern city and its history.
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PARAMETERS & RELATIONAL DIAGRAM
existing situation
connection both up and down on the bridge
pedestrian fluent on different altitude
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reaching to altitudes from roads
public areas, library, museum flats green areas, parks connection, circulation
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people flow come from supermarket people flow _ come from street
According to the parameters, it was created density and flew zones by using flew of dynamics.
PROPOSAL FOR ICONIC PROTOTYPE
people flow come from the otherside of the river
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ABSTRACT MACHINES Flat types
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Flat A For big families
Flat B Loft flat
Flat C Standard flat
Flat types Social A Indoor
Social B Semi-indoor
Social C Outdoor
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ABSTRACT MACHINES Connections
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ABSTRACT MACHINES
X,y,z are three numbers that can change according to the need of people. Also we can say that they can change according to the two parameters,people density and yard.
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ICONIC PROTOTYPES
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PROPOSAL FOR ICONIC PROTOTYPE
T h e re c o m e s t h e h o l e , i t connects people,circulation happens there
It can be landscape,when it becomes steeper there comes the surface
Relationship between the boxes & surface
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PROTOTYPES
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