Quan Bowei's Urban Design Portfolio

CULTURE 文化

Portfolio of Quan.Bowei

Different Scales of City

ECONOMY 经济

PUBLIC

ARCHITECTURE

URBAN PLANNING

建筑

城市规划

GEIST 感性

SPACE

PERSON 人

空间

LOGOS

Urban Design of Architectural Scale

Urban Design of Urban Scale

建筑尺度

城市尺度 ESTHETICS 美

SOCIETY

PLACE 场所

社会

URBAN DESIGN 城市设计

Different Scales of City Portfolio of Quan.Bowei

Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology

2009-2012 Acadamic Projects

quan bowei

College of Architecture Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology Xi'an P.R.China Tel:+8615029954906 E-mail:bowei.quan@yahoo.cn

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理性

CULTURE 文化

ECONOMY 经济

SOCIETY

ARCHITECTURE

URBAN PLANNING

建筑

社会

城市规划

GEIST 感性

SPACE

PERSON 人

空间

LOGOS

Urban Design of Architectural Scale

Urban Design of Urban Scale

建筑尺度

城市尺度

PUBLIC

ESTHETICS 美

PLACE 场所

众

URBAN DESIGN 城市设计

1 stone mountain Architecture Pavilion

2 in-between The Public Building Design Guided By Architectural Planning

drama city 3 &rural life

Content

Urban Public Centre

I consider URBAN DESIGN is not a red different from the yellow and blue, but a gray, which actually stand for a way of thinking.

And the gray unified the other colours forming a city with different scales.

理性

1 2010 Academic Project Individual Project Semester-5 2months Tutor: Zhao Xueliang(XAUAT) Location: South Campus of XAUAT

Stone Mountain Architecture Pavilion

Boulders rolling down from the hills form a mountain in the campus.

Site

Downtown of xi'an

South campus of XAUAT

Qinling Mountains Qinling Mountains and the campus

Prologue This assignment is to design a new building for architecture school in south campus of XAUAT which is located at the foot of the Qinling Mountains.The new architecture pavilion is being considered as a place offering a different and unique experience architectually with the basic programs supporting the education.

Regarded as DragonVenture of Chinese civilization,the Qinling Mountains is just a few hundred metres away from the site,so I hiked up into the Qinling mountains to explore the space in them.

And the mountains become the source of inspiration natually.

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The usual mode of architectual space organization

Repetition

Space in the mountains

Differring from the usual mode of architectual space organization,space in the mountains breaking the boundaries of the space units is in a continuous change process.

Contrast

A valley in the Qinling Mountains

Abstract

Extract

Penetration Closed

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The feeling of space

Open

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Space logic

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h:a=1.2 a

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h:a=1.0

discontinuous

Proportional change in both directions

Changes in horizontal direction

a continuous

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a

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Such continuous changes of space in mountains are sequential changes in the space proportion essentially.

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h:a=0.3

The proportion of single space

Changes in vertical direction

Combination of the space having different proportions

Inversely proportional change in both directions

How to combine

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Form logic under the influence of the surroundings

The challenge from the surroundings

Felling

Avoiding

Vegetation

Combining

Levelling

Terrain

Cubes

Control

Incision

Seperation

Keeping harmonious relationship with surrounding buildings.

Establishing a baseline of variation in form to keep integrate.

Fo r m i n g t h e v o l u m e s w h i c h continuous change in horizontal direction.

Contacting the public space on both sides of the site,and forming the spacial penetration between interior and exterior.

Skewing

Changes of overhead plane

Circulation space

Elevation changing

Establishing connection with the surrounding terrain and outer space.

Increasing the spatial variation in the vertical direction.

Contacting each volume.

Establishing the relationship between nothingness and essence.

Reserving

Breaking

Combining

Pedestrain space

Avoiding

en rd Ga nd

ou gr ay Pl

Isolation

Public space

Buildings 9

connection

Harmonizing 10

B A

A

A

B Moving along the direction of A

Moving along the direction of B

Indoor

Outdoor

The continuous and sudden change of space Moving along the direction of A,users experience a continuously spacial change.

However, when people move from a volume to another(along the direction of B),they can feel the contrast of space caused by alternating between outdoor and indoor,this increases the interest of space.

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Site Plan 1:750

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1.Exhibition hall 2.Conference room 3.Staff room 4.Reference literature room 5.Toilet

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2nd Floor Plan 1:500

1.Hall 2.Auditorium 4.Administration office 5.Storeroom 7.Cafe 8.Toilet Interior perspectives of the model 15

3.Exhibition hall 6.Staff room

1st Floor Plan 1:500 16

Fragmental sections of the Architecture Pavilion along two axes show the internal space changing continuously.

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Lingering in the building

Flow line of floor 1 Students Audiences

Flow line of floor 2 Students

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Teachers

Administrators

Pedestrains

Teachers

Pedestrains

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Boulders rolling down from the hills form a mountain in the campus.

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West Elevation 1:500

North Elevation 1:500

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2010 Academic Project Individual Project Semester-4 2.5months Tutor: Zhang Xiaorong Bai Ning Cai Zhongyuan(XAUAT) Location: High-tech Zone ,Xi'an ,China 23

2 In-between The Public Building Design Guided By Architectural Planning

Status quo

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What kind of building is needed here

Business

Shopping

Culture and entertainment

Requirement Participating

Long for participating

商业购物

Shopping

Subsistence consumption

休闲餐饮

Entertainment

Comfortable consumption

Culture

文化娱乐 0

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GDPpc of Xi'an 0

1000

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Enjoying type

GDPpc

Edge effect Edge effect states that the functions and activities of the edge region are more diverse, and are conducive to the emergence of heterogeneous features.

Single function centralized

Functional diversity at edge

New function at edge

Through the analysis of the status quo and requirement of public facilities around the site,combined with its location characteristics,I consider what the building here needs most is a

Public Art Centre

High-tech Zone

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Urban structure

Road

Commerce

Located in Xi'an High-tech Zone,the site is in the edge region of the commercial centre.

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How to conduct people enter the building?

After confirming the function,the primary problem I have met is how to integrate the cultural building which brings new vitality to this area into High-tech Zone.

1Soft edge

Strategy

Kevin Lynch state in his City Image that the elements forming the city image are roads,districts,nodes,landmarks and edges.Edges served as a partition play a significant role in the imageability of urban space.

Due to the varying seperate degree,edges can be divided into rigid edge and soft edge.The rigid edge has a deeper degree of segmentation and emphasizes more the differences. It is reflected as introverted self protection and external exclusion, full of intense conflicts and confrontations. The soft edge, however, has a weaker degree of segmentation and focuses on the coordination between spaces. It is manifested as extroverted tolerance and penetration as well as the mutual communication between the inside and the outside, thus presenting a feeling of kindness and friendliness. The soft treatment towards the edge connects the line of sight, path and function,just like suturing the scars formed by the boundaries in the city. In this way, the edge is no longer an isolated barrier but an organic link which connects the adjacent regions precisely.

Soft edge between interior and exterior

Mega-stucture

Wall

Fence

Soft urban space edge

Inaccessible

Isolated

Visual exchange

Activities occur

Soft edge between street and site

The soft edge developed by disintegrating the mega-structure building and the soft facades make comfortable spaces for people to hover.Consequently,there will be activities occuring at the edge,and subsequently penetrating into the building or/and the street.

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Strategy

2City image

Blending with surroundings

Antagonizng with surroundings

In order to make the messy surroundings form a integrated city image,the building should be designed to blend with surroundings by its form,colour and detail .Meanwhile,I make it antagonistic to some extent so that the features of public building could stand out.Hopefully,the building becomes the node of this area,which makes the building more accessible.

Form

Colour

Detail

Circulation space Circulation space

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Exhibition

Sales exhibition

According to the function requirement of High-tech Zone,I add the sales exhibition to the building and arrange it on the first floor.Consequently,the function of the building is more diverse and 7 more entrances are set,offering extra choices for people to get in.

Storeroom

3 Function setting and arrangement

Auditorium Circulation space Auxiliary space

Office

Strategy

Function setting

Entrances and activities

Function arrangement 2nd Floor

1st Floor

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Site Plan 1:600

1.Hall 2.Sales Exhibition 3.Store room 4.Auditorium 5.Toilet 31

1st Floor Plan 1:300

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Section A-A 1:300

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2012 Academic Project Cooperation Project Collaborator:Li Hengzhi Role in Group:Head of Team Semester-8 2.5months Tutor: Zhang Feng(XAUAT) Location: Han Changan City ,Xi'an ,China

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Drama city&Rural life Urban Public Centre

Current Situation and Location Conservation Zone of Han's Capital's relic

Han's Capital Political Centre

BEIJING

SITE Han's Capital

Culture Centre

XI'AN

Lintong Tourism Entertainment District SITE

Economic Centre

SHANGHAI

Daxing New District

Downtown

Under the current condition of "Cultural Development and Prosperity Strategy",Xi'an is defined as the National Cultural Centre.

The site adjacent to the relics of the Han Dynasty's Capital's Wall,enrich with historical and cultural resources.

Downtown

Qujiang New District

The site is a place where relics and downtown connect most.

History of The Site

Context Value

In the historical travelling construction of Xi'an,the Han culture which plays a significant role in the development of chinese civilization is ignored previously.

Ecological Value

For protecting the vestige,conservation zone of Han's capital's relic will build with a large area of planting as the main measure of construction,which breaks the traditional homogeneous distribution and make it the core of entertainment tourism and ecological environment of Xi'an.

Liyuan Changle Palace

Dabaiyang Han's Capital

Qin Dynasty

Wuxi

Han Dynasty

Yuewubaixi

Tang Dynasty

Canjunxi

Present Shehuo/Shaanxi opera

The site locates among many heritages of multiple historical dynastise .There are rich and continuous material and intargible cultural heritages,especially Drama Art.

Project Definition Before the studio work,we defined the project's function and its status in the city based on the surround situation,historical and ecological value to guide the further design.

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A organio composition part of Han Capital's Han culture and ecological leisure environment.The project inheriting the history culture connotation and as Xi'an acting cultural centre satisfy contemporary performing arts entertainment needs.

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RELIC

The site lacated in a buffer zone between the urban and rural.How to strike the balance between the ecologic protection and city construction

SITE

What k ind of measure to deal with the limitation put forward by the history heritage and natural element around the site

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NATURE

URBAN

2nd ring road

Site

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Han's capital

RURAL

Moat

After defining the project,we made a further survey about the current situation of the site and surroundings.Try to find the problems and solutions.

How to excavate the meaning of the history and culture relics in order to effect contemporary urban culture,and fully protect them at the same time

ROAD

The site is seperated from the urban and rural by the moat and the 2nd Ring Road.How to keep its vitality

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Daxing new district

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The painting below shows the situation man and nature coexist harmoniously.And that is advocated by chinese traditional Dao culture.So I want to coordinate the relationship between city and rural,man and nature in such a method.

Ecological priority puts the nature as main factor to build a harmony environment.

By adding up farmland to make more activities integrate into the nature,we can create an unique public centre combine with urban and rural.

Economy development

Relics

History conservation

Urban

Ecological priority

Urban

GREEN Relics

The axes are built through the main open space and landmarks which establish a legible space structure to link the history and present.

NATURE

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CULTURE

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Structure Formation

Wuxi Display

Watch

Yuewubaixi Canjunxi

Research

Act

Shehuo

Space subtraction

Shannxi Opera Cruise

Education

By combining peoples' daily life needs with histoical and cultural heritage exhibition,I try to make resourses get optimal use and promote the development of city culture.

Culture

Line of sight propylaea

Historical relics

Life HISTORY Acting function

Meet modern life's need

Function integration

Open space 6:00

8:00

10:00

12:00

14:00

16:00

18:00

20:00

22:00

24:00

Theatre Artists Researchers

Fans

Citizens

Visitors

Odeum Cinema

Muzeum Opera Institute School Studio Theatre Artist Studio Exchange Centre

Studio Theatre

Auxiliary function integration Muzeum Opera Institute School Artist Studio Exchange Centre

Function relation Green Space Theatre Odeum Cinema

Outdoor Stage Riverside Walk Restaurant Leisure Shopping

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Considering the varying needs of different people at different times,I add in acting functions and open space to keep the vitality.

Surrounding relation

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Master Plan 1:5000

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The analysis of function

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The analysis of transportation system The analysis of landscape system 46

Theme Theatre

Shopping

Odeum

Cinema

Theatre

Restaurant

Leisure

Outdoor Stage

School

Studio Theatre

Opera Institute

Exchange Centre

Muzeum

Artist Studio

Buildings

Parallel Perspective

Architectural design draw the wisdom of Guanzhong dwelling,and combine with the new demand.

Roof: rainfall collection of semi-arid regions

Wall: a s b a c k g r o u n d o f spontaineous acting and communication activities.

Eco-technology

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Solar energy utilization

Rainfall utilization

Yard: the unity of nature and building.

Open Space

City Wall

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I designed a variety of open space, in order to meet different requirements of acting and exchange activities

Square

Platform

Street

Path

Countyard

Arable land

Exhibition and Exchange Centre

Lestige of Liyuan

Modern Theatre Centre

Fuangmen Gate Relic

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Modern theatre centre shows a prosperous scene of city life.

Along the riverside,man is harmonious with the nature as in heaven.

遗世 园日涉以成趣，门虽设而常关。 策扶老以流憩，时矫首而遐观。 云无心以出岫，鸟倦飞而知还。

Rural life in the public centre make the green space full of joy of harvest.

繁华 烟柳画桥，风帘翠幕，参差十万人家。 云树绕堤沙。 怒涛卷霜雪，天堑无涯。 市列珠玑，户盈罗绮，竞豪奢。 51

耘耔 悦亲戚之情话，乐琴书以消忧。 农人告余以春及，将有事于西畴。 52

Since I was a child,I would buy a map in every city I've been to.And looking at the map, I imagine I am the mayor of the entire city.With in-depth study, I find that I prefer walking in the city, to experience the city's streets, buildings and understand the individuals living there.

I hope through my further study,I'll have the ability to provide a better living environment for people in the future

Experience · 9/2008-Now · 7-8/2010 · 7/2011 · 7-8/2012 · 9-10/2012

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Awards & Scholarships Student of Architecture School,Xi'an University of Architecture and technology Research tour around the Zhujiang River Delta The social practice service of planning and design at Dali County Plan "Ancient Capital Map Theme Exhibition" of National Young Scholars Symposium Practice in Shannxi Urban and Rural Planning Institute

· 2009 · 2010 · 2011 · 2011 · 2011 · 2012 · 2012

Scholarship of XAUAT Top Student,2nd Grade Prize Scholarship of XAUAT Top Student,2nd Grade Prize Daming Palace National Design Competition of Architecture,3rd Prize National Urban Transportation Innovative Practice Contest,3rd Prize Scholarship of XAUAT Top Student,3nd Grade Prize National Urban Social Research Practice Contest,3rd Prize Scholarship of XAUAT Top Student,1st Grade Prize 54