41 1.3 Concealment

1.3 Concealment

Eight Great Passes Gymnasium Design

Individual Project Instructor: Chibiao Hao, Ran Chen May 2017

The Eight Great Passes scenic site lies south of Qingdao's largest park, Qingdao Zhongshan Park, and north of Taiping Bay, and is bordered to the west by Huiquan Bay while it is bordered to the east by the fork created by the junction of east-bound Zhengyangguan Road and west-bound Xianggang West Road, at the northern apex of Taiping Bay.

In this project, I am interest in how to create a different using experience than normal gymnasium. The "Concealment" tries to integrate into surrounding by combining the "street" concept with traditional gymnasium spatial sequence. On the one hand, the using value of "street" is defined by its traffic function. On the other hand, the "street" could also be considered as a place for activities as well as communication. Therefore, the traditional gymnasium's spatial sequence is totally reconstituted under the order of "street".

The Eight Great Passes is a famous natural landscape in Qingdao. So, it is important for designer to rethink the relationship between individual building and surrounding scenery. Instead of designing an object isolated from the environment, the whole gymnasium is hidden under the ground, the roof surface will be designed as a public park. The new building wouldn'd intervene the original landscape.

Design Site

The design site locates in the entance of Eigth Great Passes, where is famous for natural scenery.

People Flow

Based on the surrounding traffic flow and people flow, the main streamline inside the gymnasium is decided.

Functional Division

Based on the streamline, the gymnasium is divided into four main functional areas.

Unite

Scattered functional areas is not perfectly relate to the surroundings, a cover is needed to unify the form.

Negative Space

A huge cover with scattered functional areas, a negative street like space is generated inside the gymnasium.

Landscape

According to the surrounding and scenery, adjusting the shape of the gymnasium to avoid the diminish the visibility of tourists.

Terrain

Adjust the cover based on the people flow to generate a terrain like space to connect to the surrounding.

Roof Park

Roof green could provide a comfortable and lively public park for both residents and tourists.

Generation Process

Because the Eight Great Passes is a famous natural scenery in Qingdao, it is important to properly handle the relationship between the new gymnasium with the already exist buildings around the design site.

Linear

Path Loop

Street Hang out

Gymnasium

Path System

Three types of path system connect three different types of spatial sequence, and these sequences are corresponding to the walk flow of different function.

Structure Design

The main structure of the gymnasium is the metamorphosis of the dome structure. The "semi-dome" is consisting of two parts: the concrete pillar part and the timber branch part. By optimize the form of the structure, the cost of the materials could be reduced as much as possible.

Section A-A

Section A-A 1:500

Overground and Underground

Be buried under the ground, the whole gymnasium is totally hidden. Consequently, a lively natural park open to public is generated. Under the ground, is the region of intense exercise, above the ground, is the world for joyous scene.

Overground and Underground

Be buried under the ground, the whole gymnasium is totally hidden. Consequently, a lively natural park open to public is generated. Under the ground, is the region of intense exercise, above the ground, is the world for joyous scene.