TREEHOUSE IN GUILONG LAKE PARK
2020/10/31
Representation II a1751170 Yitong Zhao
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CONTENTS SITE
4
TREE
7
TREEHOUSE
8
THINKING OF DESIGN
10
CONCEPT & ELEMENT
12
FRAME
14
FORM
16
PLAN
17
SECTION
20
COMMUNITY
22
RENDER
24
SITE Kunming, capital of Yunnan Province, with a history of more than 2400 years. Kunming enjoys a pleasant climate and owes its title of “ the City of Eternal Spring� Guilong Lake Park is near the center of Kunming city with flat terrains. The lake is natural and surrounded by green bushes and trees. There is a winding bridge on the lake, a pavilion on the middle of the bridge. Guilong is the sculpture at entrance of the park, which means tortoise and dragons, presents the theme of this park.
GUILONG LAKE PARK
SCULPTURE
VISTA OF GUILONG LAKE PARK PHOTOGRAPHED FORM HIGH-RISE BUILDING
SITE AREA
LOCATION The site area is circled in the picture, which is located at one island of Guilong lake park, surrounding by some tall trees and bushed, the area is very close to water.
PARK PLAN
SITE
SITE PLAN Guilong lake park is an urban park, the park is surrounded with some residential buildings and a few high rised buildings. The site is located next to the lake’s shore.
TREE The site I choose is near the lake, one tall tree surround by some shrubes. The tree is a banyan tree, about 13-14 meters high, it has a strong tree trunk which can be a very solid support for the treehouse, and the branches can hold the main structure.
TREEHOUSE
DESIGN CONCPET Immersed in Nature. Create a quiet and comfortable place, allow people to relax and enjoy the natural life.
CONCEPT
TREEHOUSE Design and build a treehouse. Getting tired of living in the urban life style, escape from industries and factories. Nowadays, people more like to back to nature and communicate with environment. One of the anwser is design and build a treehouse, live in a woods, wake up with natural sunlight and breathe with fresh air everyday.
THINK OF DESIGN Treehouse is allmost a different structure type in . usually treehouse is build on the platform which support by tree fort or treeshed, next to or among the trunk or branches of one or more mature trees while above ground level. Tree houses can be used for recreation, work space, habitation, a hangout space and observation.
To create a comfortable and enjoyable treehouse, space planing is very important. We know that create spaces on a tree is not easy, we need platforms and supports to hold the weight, after that each platforms require ladder to connect as a whole structure.
THINK OF DESIGN
DIAGRAM
PROCESS OF THINKING
PLATFORMS
SUPPORTS
LADDERS
TREEHOUSE
ELEMENT
ELEMENT
CHRYSALIS To protect the weakest stage in a insect life, the chrysalis have evolutioned one of the strong structure in the insect world.
The shape of chrysalis is like a shelter, which allows the structure to resist the raining or snowing weather, and also able to defend the beasts in the wild nature.
TREEHOUSE
FRAME To create a comfortable and enjoyable treehouse, space planing is very important. We know that create spaces on a tree is not easy, platform is basic, support is required to hold the weight, and frame shapes and supports the whole structure.
FRAMING
STRUCTURE
P Platforms
Frames
Supports
TREEHOUSE
3D MODEL
FORM
Taking the inspiration form the shape of chrysalis, the treehouse is designed in three storeys, supporting by a banyan tree and two columns on the ground. The structure is mainly build by steel, timber and glass.
First Floor Plan Bedroom
Glass fitting
PLAN
Upstairs
Spiral stairs
Upstairs
Second Floor Plan Bath & living
Spiral stairs
Third Floor Plan Kitchen & Dining
Third Floor
Second Floor
First Floor
TREEHOUSE
SECTIONS
Movement
COMMUNITY Place a walkway between treehouses, construct a connecting web among individuals. The aim of this design is let people to have the feeling of being with nature, and individuals are able to interact with each other, while they can always enjoy being alone if they want.
RENDER
The chrysalis-shaped tree house with comfortable opening, which gives the visitor most enjoyable experience in the natural envornment, and the opportunity of truly immersed in nature.
TREEHOUSE
RENDER