Zhu Sijia Mobile: 86-18701690564 Email: pazsj003@gmail.com
New Dream: An Open Community Project: Downtown Fargo Living City Design International Competition Location: Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota,United States Sole Time: 2010.11, 2012.08-2012,11
The historic and hip ambiance is attracting a variety of boutique shops, creative services, and unique restaurants. The local committee need a great idea to infill this block in order to transform the US Bank block from a parking lot to a place to live, work, and play.
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Parking US Bank
Square Square Urban sky line
Site: Remain parking structure
Optional Plan 1
Optional Plan 2
Square
Side-street
to underground.
Optional Plan 4
Optional develop 1
Optional develop 2
Whole roof structure
Divide up roof structure
Sun
North
Original Plan: Transfer parking structure
Optional Plan 3
Divided up and outdoor stages
Passageway
Narrow down and connection
Sun
Transportation system
Design Process
Apartment
Environmental Analysis
Model Output
Modeling
Public community space
Optional Plans
Original Plans
Parametric Adaption
Matching
Simulation
Functional Box Input
Health
Play
Work
Relax
Relax
Outdoor fitness equipment
Social intercourse
Coffe
Health
Community public space
Tea
BBQ
Restaurant
Relax
Health Study
lawsuit
law firm
Apartment
Nursery
Mahjong
taekwondo
Boxing Children's home
Social intercourse
Social intercourse
Small party
Play
Neighbor activity space
Apartment
Semi-public space
housing
Relax Play
Social intercourse
Gourmet plaza
Office Telecommuting
Dessert
Food & Beverage
Play
Study Study
Work
Social intercourse
Swimming
Work
Billiards
Training
Book bar Reading room
Chess
Bar/pub
Health Study Eat
Play
Apartment Leisure space
Play
Eat at home
Sleep
Relax
Leisure programme
Eat
Work at home Work
Classroom
People
Study
Eat
Sleep
Relax Health
Work near home
Beauty parlour Flower shop
Spa
Manicure Maintenance Net bar
Bookstore
Housework Play
Reading room
Health
Shopping
Eat Work
Health
Social intercourse
Entertainment programme
Exercises Cure disease
Work
Restaurant
Play Work
Relax
Social problems Nurse
Play
Bar
Party
Health Social intercourse
Eat
Health
Service
Dry cleaning shop
Maintenance center
Public social space
Recreation
Chess
Supermarket
Swimming center
Flower shop
Alfresco dining
Mahjong
Brand store
Nursery
Physical therapy center
Outdoor fitness equipment
Net bar
Pharmacy
Beauty parlour
Spa
Bar/pub
Grocery store
Hair salon
Dental clinic
Book bar
Bookstore
Clinic
Reading room
Billiards
Education center
Pet shop
Manicure
law firm
Community Service Center Yoga/ Kung Fu / taekwondo/Boxing
Gym
Clinic
Restaurant Supermarket
Coffe
Drying
Office
Pet shop Brand store
Retail
Pool party
Children's center
Hair salon Dental clinic
Gourmet plaza Drugstore Restaurant Brand store
Functional Box Input And Simulation Design for this project begin from basic requirements of resident, and the prototype combine different functions for daily life and social connection. The ultimate goal of this design is residents can work, play and education, exercise in one building. Different occupations in one building interact with different fields. This approach of mix used function can improve social interaction and increase potential customers.
Play
office Brand store
The street corner escalator system
Landscape elevator system
swimming center
billiards
service 141 m²
recreation 199 m²
restaurant
retail 134 m²
work 235 m² office
food 285 m²
supermarket
public social space
retail 980 m²
public 841 m²
Brand store
drugstore
restaurant
retail 320 m²
food 343 m²
work 172 m²
apartment
apartment
housing 100 m²
housing 107 m²
community public space
apartment
apartment
apartment
housing 75 m²
housing 91 m²
housing 101 m²
apartment housing 98 m²
apartment
apartment
housing 77 m²
housing 98 m²
apartment housing 108 m²
semi-public 180 m²
community public space semi-public 306 m²
apartment housing 113 m²
apartment housing 178 m² Children's entertainment center
retail 219 m²
recreation 212 m²
community public space semi-public 197 m²
Office of vertical transportation system
All floors of the vertical transportation system
public social space
The landscape pedestrian stairway system
The apartment is located in the south of this building
apartment
office
public 324 m² gourmet plaza food 145 m²
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Plan Floor_05
Plan Floor_01
hair salon
pet shop
service 95 m²
service 100 m²
clinic
Dental clinic
service 139 m²
service 125 m²
education center
housing 141 m²
work 235 m²
book bar
service 141 m²
recreation 247 m²
apartment housing 109 m²
bookstore retail 173 m²
Brand store retail 207 m²
apartment
community public space semi-public 186 m²
restaurant food 150 m²
Brand store
Brand store
Brand store
Brand store
Brand store
retail 110 m²
retail 97 m²
retail 106 m²
retail 127 m²
retail 103 m²
coffe
housing 79 m²
apartment
apartment
apartment
apartment
apartment
apartment
housing 92 m²
housing 91 m²
housing 101 m²
housing 98 m²
housing 94 m²
housing 97 m²
Yoga Kung Fu taekwondo boxing
food 68 m²
service 212 m² public social space
public social space
public social space public 143 m²
public 111 m²
public 151 m²
beauty parlour
public social space
service 119 m²
service 79 m²
public 339 m²
apartment housing 160 m²
community public space semi-public 155 m²
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Plan Floor_02
physical therapy
housing 105 m²
apartment
Brand store
hair salon
office
office
retail 122 m²
service 146 m²
work 170 m²
work 93 m²
reading room
office
recreation 248 m²
work 234 m²
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apartment housing 179 m²
chess
apartment housing 117 m²
service 84 m²
community public space
Brand store
Brand store
retail 37 m²
retail 83 m²
retail 139 m²
retail 66 m²
apartment
semi-public 613 m²
Brand store
Brand store
apartment
community public space
office
office
office
apartment
apartment
apartment
apartment
apartment
apartment
work 93 m²
work 116 m²
work 88 m²
housing 119 m²
housing 119 m²
housing 105 m²
housing 84 m²
housing 108 m²
housing 145 m²
housing 131 m²
housing 110 m²
semi-public 386 m²
public social space public 239 m²
restaurant food 125 m²
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Plan Floor_07
Plan Floor_03 apartment public social space public 117 m²
flower shop service 34 m²
manicure service 44 m²
Brand store
maintenance center/ Community Service Center service 88 m²
retail 179 m²
community public space net bar recreation 116 m²
office
office
work 170 m²
work 85 m²
semi-public 116 m²
Pub
office
law firm
recreation 248 m²
work 234 m²
service 83 m²
housing 129 m²
dry cleaning shop
office
office
service 96 m²
work 86 m²
work 70 m²
apartment
apartment
apartment
apartment
apartment
housing 120 m²
housing 118 m²
housing 102 m²
housing 83 m²
housing 108 m²
public social space
housing 187 m²
community public space
public 349 m²
semi-public 173 m²
public 250 m²
Matching
apartment
housing 141 m²
food 155 m²
retail 188 m²
public social space
apartment
apartment
restaurant Brand store
housing 191 m²
Plan Floor_13
Plan Floor_08 Plan Floor_04
community public space
We translate functional box to plans which is more accurate expression the concept of open community. There are several vertical transportation systems in the building. Elevators and escalators directly open to street and square, and an landscape pedestrian stairway across whole building.
semi-public 583 m²
apartment
grocery store nursery
office
service 82 m²
work 105 m²
retail 73 m²
mahjong
apartment
recreation 41 m²
98 109 m²
apartment
apartment
apartment
apartment
93 152 m²
94 92 m²
95 83 m²
96 80 m²
housing 151 m² apartment housing 132 m²
apartment
apartment
97 113 m²
housing 182 m²
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Social Roofs Community Group 4
Community Group 3
15 56000 mm
This roof cross the whole bulding in order to integrate this complex building to south Square
14 52000 mm 13 48000 mm
Community Group 2
Community Group 1
Before
After
12 44000 mm
The roof structure can concentrate the social space. After generate roofs, the activities will unconsciously transfer from outdoor space into between outside and inside. The environment under roof is more suit for community activities.
11 40000 mm 10 36000 mm 9 32000 mm
This roof can mirror the view to different directions. People on the square can observe interior activties through this mirror roof.
8 28000 mm 7 24000 mm 6 20000 mm 5 16000 mm 4 12000 mm 3 8000 mm 2 4000 mm 1 0 mm -1 -4000 mm -2 -8000 mm
Community Group 4
Living part
Roof generation
Community Group 4
Community groups Commerce part
Graphic expression
Community Group 3
Community Group 3
Community Group 2
Community Group 2
Parking space Community Group 1
Community Group 1
Reference line for different social space
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Yoga Kung Fu taekwondo boxing
Yoga taekwondo boxing
service Yoga 212 m²
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Pub
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apartment
housing 105 m²
housing 84 m²
housing 108 m²
service 83 m²
work 234 m²
book bar
housing 145 m² 141 m² apartment
apartment
housing 120 m²
semi-public 583 m²
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apartment
housing 102 m²
housing 83 m²
housing 108 m²
work 105 m²
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apartment
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housing 105 m²
apartment housing 79 m²
mahjong
apartment 98 109 m²
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office
apartment service 93 82 m² 152 m²
apartment work 94 105 m² 92 m²
apartment
mahjong apartment
apartment
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recreation 247 m²
service 141 m²
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housing 92 m²
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housing 98 m²
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semi-public 306 m²
community public space
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housing 94 m²
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apartment housing 97 m²
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retail 173 m²
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apartment
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semi-public 155 m²
semi-public 197 m²
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retail 173247 m²
housing 94 m²
community public
apartment
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apartment
apartment
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apartment office
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bookstore
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housing 92 m² community public
apartment housing 98 m²
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education center service 141 m²
apartment communityapartment public office
billiards
apartment
work 235 m²
book bar
service 141 m²
apartment
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housing 107 m²
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Children's entertainment center
semi-public 173 m²
swimming center
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retail 173 m²
community public space
community public space semi-public 186 m²
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housing 160 m²
recreation 41 m²
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semi-public 180 m²
grocery store
nursery
housing 141 m²
apartment
apartment
housing 109 m²
apartment
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office
service 82 m²
work 235 m²
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community public space apartment
recreation 247 m²
housing 118 m²
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semi-public 583 m²
law firm
office
recreation 248 m²
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education center apartment
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housing 182 m²
grocery store
community public space community public space
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housing 160 m²
Kung Fu service taekwondo 212 m² boxing
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recreation 212 m²
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work Children's entertainment 234 m² center
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housing 141 m²
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Yoga Kung Fu taekwondo boxing
housing 179 m²
housing 109 m² apartment apartment
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apartment apartment
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service 212 m²
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housing 178 m²
community public space chess
Pub
housing apartment 145 m²
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billiards housing recreation m² 118199m²
work housing 235 m² 102 m²
swimming center
Pub
office
law firm
community public space
work 234 m²
service 83 m²
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swimming center
billiards
service 141 m²
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community 77 m²public space semi-public 197 m²
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nursery
retail 73 m²
office
service 82 m²
work 105 m²
mahjong
apartment
recreation 41 m²
community public space
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service 141 m²
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book bar
recreation 247 m²
reading room
office
recreation 248 m²
work 234 m²
bookstore
service 84 m²
reading room
office
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recreation 248apartment m²
semi-public 613 m²
apartment
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housing 92 m²
housing 91 m²
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community public space semi-public 155 m²
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retail 173 m² community public space semi-public 186 m²
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recreation 212 m²
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housing 108 m²
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community public space
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Activities in this building are transparent, but there are different public platforms in different floors, these public space have different levels of social privacy. housing 113 m²
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Roof groups with different material and color cross throughout the whole building. Each roof structure classify open space into individual community as different private level.
Roof Structure
Roof H
The role of the curve roof is connect community space and plaza square Roof F
Roof J
All roof groups can be edited
Roof I
individually as a separate file.
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Roof D Roof B
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Parametric Adaption This design is based on BIM system (Revit Architecture). The curved roofs of this model can be optimized and subdivided through each reference point which content editable data. These reference point s connect each other and changes of one parameter point can affect the whole system of parameter output .
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