Blue Calico E xperience Center: A R e n o v a t i o n f o r E r j i a D y e Fa c t o r y Schematic Design
S IS I Z H A N G INTD 5001 | SENIOR CA PSTON E | S UM M E R 2017
Ta b l e o f C o n t e n t s Abstract Background Current Situation of Nantong Erjia Dye Factory Nantong Erjia Dye Factory Floor Plans & Wall Elevation User Concept Concept Design Concept Program Matrix Space Diagrams User Journey Schematic Design Mood Images Site Plan Circulation Floor Plan of Main Experience Center Perspectives Sections Photos of Model Appendix Next Steps Construction Drawings
Abstract
This project is aimed to explore a way for renovation of Nantong Erjia Dye Factory. Located in Erjia, Nantong, China, Nantong Erjia Dye Factory focuses on dying blue calico and other fabrics since 1954. Now, Erjia Dye Factory is still working on design, make and produce blue calico fabric. Blue calico is a transitional hand-printed and hand-dye craft with more than 400 years history, which is considered as a cultural heritage in local people’s minds. However, with the social, economical and technological developments, blue calico fabric bears the competition with the increasing number of choice that has come into the market. As a result, less and less people are paying attention to the craft of making the blue calico, and as a result the factory and craft is in crisis. For me, as a Nantong resident, I believe the craft in making the blue calico fabric is worth being preserved and elevated as a valuable craft. For this reason I wanted to contribute to its preservation. So, how might we revive the interest of crafts and culture of blue calico is the main question that I am focusing on and try to solve.
Blue calico fabric hanging in Erjia Dye Factory
Current Situation of Nantong Erjia Dye Fac tor y Photos of Erjia Dye Fac tor y
Site Plan of Erjia Dye Fac tor y H
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Nantong Er jia D ye Fac tor y Floor Plans & Wall Elevations
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Building 5: Floor Plan and Wall Elevations
Building 1: First, Second Floor Plans and Wall Elevations
Building 2 & 3: Floor Plan and Wall Elevations
Building 7: Floor Plan and Wall Elevations
Users Craf tsmen / Ar tist
Behaviors They Have: Work / Produce Make / Create Study / Learn / Share
People who work in blue calico factory. Including craftsmen, artists and other employees.
Programs They Need: Studio / Working Area Producing Area Facilities Storage
E xisting Customer Profile
Pr o p o s e d Val ue M a p
Customer Tasks
To work and produce To make and create
Products and Services
Besides creating the space for work, produce, make and create, the possibility of study, learning and sharing are also been added
Customer Pains
Unsafe and uncomfortable working environment Lack of employee
Pain Relievers
Providing employees comfortable and safe working environment, which is a way to attract new employees
Customer Gains
Crafts and culture Reputation
Gain Creators
Link artists and visitors. in this way, artists can fully understand the need and demand of visitors and consumers.
Users Visitors Behaviors They Have: See / View Experience / Participate Make / Create Learn / Touch / Buy Get Inspired
All other people who come to visit. Including craft lovers, students, children and families, business people and other visitors.
Programs They Need: Showroom Participating Area Classroom Retail Hotel Restaurant
E xisting Customer Profile
Pr o p o s e d Val ue M a p
Customer Tasks
To see / view To explore and participate
Products and Services
Besides the existing programs of seeing and viewing, visitors can also get involved through participating and experience. Visitors can also create their own items.
Customer Pains
Lack of facilities and programs Quality of the exhibition or gallery
Pain Relievers
Add more participating programs such as learning and making to meet the need of experience.
Customer Gains
Knowledge / Experience Fun / Happiness / Memorable things
Gain Creators
Help visitors fully understand the history, making processes and stories behind blue calico. Hope visitors could been got inspired in some way.
Zero Distance with craf t To ensure that every artist, craftsman and visitor has zero distance to the blue calico craft and culture, and can experience the process and making of the blue calico fabric.
Understanding
Concept: Zero Connec ting Back to Culture, Nature and Home
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Zero Harm to environment By using recycled goods and environmentally friendly materials and reducing the carbon footprint this project aims to achieve zero harm to the environment.
Zero Displacement from home Simulating the home feeling in the blue calico experiencing center to recall the impression of similarity.
Participation
Zero Distance Creating An E xperience Center for Both Craf tsmen and Visitors Nowadays, a lot of people have limited connection with the blue calico. As a result, it is not possible for them to understand the beauty of blue calico or any other local crafts. However, if they have the access to blue calico, and to see, touch and experience blue calico fabric in zero distance, maybe they will love to use blue calico fabric and start to use them as daily objects. An experience center of blue calico fabric is the core idea for the renovation of the Erjia Dye Factory. While keeping the original program of making and producing, visitors are also welcomed to engage with craftsmen. In this place, craftsmen and visitors can get together and share their ideas. Current Visitors
Programs They Need Craftsmen / Artist
Visitors
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Studio / Working Area Producing Area Facilities Storage
Showroom Participating Area Study & Learn Area (Classroom) Retail Hotel Guestroom Restaurant
Reception Lounge Patio Kitchen Parking Area Road Restroom
Proposed Visitors = Displayed Item Existing Method of Exhibition (Up) Proposed Method of Exhibition Links Everything Together(Down)
Zero Distance Creating An E xperience Center for Both Craf tsmen and Visitors
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More Programs More Experience
More Communication More Participation
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In the existing cultural and crafts showrooms, centers and galleries, visitors are mainly allowed to see during the exhibitions. Different from transitional way of showroom, a large part of experiencing would been added into the Erjia Dye Factory. Visitors can stay here for a period of time to earn the craft knowledge by seeing and learning the making process. Additionally, they are allowed to make their own fabrics. Visitors can stay here for a few nights to fully experience the blue calico fabric as well.
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Zero Harm Eco -friendly and Sus tainable Fac tor y Blue calico is made from natural and nonpolluting materials. By following the original philosophy of blue calico, the blue calico experience center is also works in sustainable way. Natural and eco-friendly materials will be used in experience center to create a plain and pure environment. Furthermore, some actions and behaviors that reduces the carbon footprint will also been taken. Energy saving, refuse disposal and water recycling are other aspects of consideration.
Bamboo
Rat Trap Bond
Eco-friendly Counter Top
Use Natural Light
Natural Friendly Blue Calico Fabric
Composting Organic Waste
Zero Displacement Simulating The Home Feeling Displacement is a vector measure of the interval between two locations measured along the shortest path connecting them. If the ending point is the same location with the starting point, the displacement will be zero. Home is the place that everyone leaves to work in the morning and comes back during the night, which could been considered as zero displacement due to the same starting and ending point. Because people spend majority time at home, they usually highly adapt to their homes and house. Blue calico is also a production from home. Back to late 19th century and early 20th century, each family dyed their own blue calico to use as a daily items. However, nowadays majority people do not dye fabric by themselves anymore, instead, they will probably to go and buy from a shop or a market, which is not possible for them to know the story behind the fabric. By recreating a similar home type environment in blue calico experience center, the visitors can understand how people use the blue calico fabric as a daily item, which is beneficial for visitors to understand the background, history and story behind the blue calico. This might be helpful to people to reuse the blue calico fabric in their daily lives again. Furthermore, home is a space that acquainted by everyone; people can find a program in experience center easily by fitting them into the layout of home according to their convention. An impression of similarity is also been created by setting the similar layout for the audience who do not know the blue calico. Zero Displacement can also describe the development of blue calico. By showcasing
the traditional and modern blue calico products, visitors can fully understand the changes and revolutions of blue calico.
Now Modern Items
How far does the Earth travel in one year? In terms of distance, it is quite far. But in terms of displacement, it is actually zero.
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Studio?
Showroom?
Reception?
Typical home layout: Living room, dining room, kitchen, bathroom and bedroom are been provided.
Lounge = Living Room Restaurant = Dining Room Studio = Study
Home Feeling! So Familiar!
Programs in blue calico experience center will follows the arrangement and layout of home, which will be easier for visitors to view and explore (Left: Existing exhibition Right: Proposed Experience Center)
Traditional Items
Traditional and modern blue calico products will be displayed in same location
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Facilities & Storage
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Classroom
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Retail Area
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Hotel Guestroom
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Restaurtant
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Reception
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Lounge
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Patio
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Kitchen
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Space Matrix
Space Diagrams Bubble Diagram
Sharing Diagram
Craftsmen / Employees
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Working Studio Facilities Storage Producing Area
Patio
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Showroom
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Storage Area Facilities
Restroom
Study & Learn (Classroom)
Retail Hotel Restaurant
Retail Hotel
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Craftsmen / Artist Visitors Others
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Showroom Participating Area Public Working Studio Classroom
Visitors
User ’s Journey Walk
See
Get Inspired
A Work Day for Zhengxin Wang Starts Here!
Rest Work on pattern board
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Listen
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The Third Study Day for Jamie Huang Starts Here!
Comes to work Works on Pattern board
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Sits in patio and sees the hanging fabric
This is the third day for Jamie in Blue Calico Experience Center. She has breakfast at restaurant.
Break fast
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Jamie Huang
Talks with visitors in public working studio
Trys to dye bule calico Trys to design her own fabric
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Shows how to paste blue calico Communicates with visitors
Dyes blue calico fabric with visitors Talks with visitors about blue calico‘s history Gets inspired by one viewer’s idea
63 years old Blue Calico Producer Comes to Erjia Eye Factory every day Blue Calico Love: • • • • •
Learns to cut the pattern board Learns to paste the fabric
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21 years old Fashion Design Student from Nearby University Stays in Erjia Eye Factory for one week Blue Calico Love: • • • • •
User ’s Journey Walk
See
Get Inspired
The First Investigative Day for Jean Tautou Starts Here!
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Talks with the owner of the factory
See how artists to design one calico product
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52 years old Art Buyer and Businessman Comes to visit Erjia Dye Factory for two days Blue Calico Love: • • •
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Learns to make blue calico fabric
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Knows background of blue fabric
Sees how craftsmen dye fabric Tries to dye fabric
Sees how blue calico is been made a
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A Visit Day for Li Guo Starts Here! This is the fist investigative day for Jean Tautou. Starts with showroom, Jean gets to know the background of blue calico fabric.
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Listen
Checks Erjia Dye Factory’s products
Sees and helps to hang the fabric outdoor
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47 years old Craft Lover from Local Comes to visit Erjia Eye Factory for one day Blue Calico Love: • • • •
User ’s Journey Walk
See
Get Inspired
The First Explore Day for Sun’s Family Starts Here!
Get to know the background of blue calico See some blue calico product
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Rest
Talk
Study
Eat
Sleep
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Visit the retail store
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Learn and Try to dye blue calico fabric
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See how craftsmen design the products
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See how craftsmen produce blue calico fabric Back to Guestroom for a nap
A couple in their 30s with 7 years old daughter Visitors from nearby cities Come to visit Erjia Eye Factory for a weekend Blue Calico Love: • • •
60 years old Tourist from nearby city Comes to visit Erjia Eye Factory for three hours Blue Calico Love: • •
Learns and knows the background information of blue calico
Mode Images
Soft Layer Blue / Indigo Raw / Rustic Light
Sc hematic D e sign: Si te Plan Craftsmen / Artist
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Sc hematic D e sign: Cir culation Visitors‘ Vehicle Service & Employee’s Vehicle Visitors’ Circulation Path Employee’s Circulation Path
Sc hematic D e sign: Floor Plan of Main E xper ience C enter Patio & Outdoor Participating Area Work Studio (Mezzanine) Circulation Production & Participating Area Showroom & Dispaly Reception & Lounge
Scale: 1:200
Patio & Outdoor Participating Area
Per spec tives
First Impression of the space
Per spec tives
View of Showroom Area
Per spec tives
View of Display Area
Per spec tives
View of Prodution Area
View of Participating Area
Sec tions Section 1 Section 2
Section 1 Scale: 1:150
Section 2 Scale: 1:150
Photos of Model
Photos of Model
Appendix Mater ial: B endheim Wall Sy s tems Okalu x Double-glazed channel glass is used to create this iconic building at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. The custom 16� wide low iron glass channels are tempered, sandblasted, and utilize Okapane thermal insulation to not only improve the thermal performance of the building, but also enhance the building’s aesthetics. During the day, the glass fills the interior of the building with natural light, while at night the interior lighting makes the insulated, sandblasted glass building glow like a lantern. German manufacturer Lamberts worked to develop a new product specifically for this project, tested to ensure that they could span 18 feet without support, as well as meet standards for waterproofing and light transmission. The glass is also low in iron content, increasing its whiteness and minimizing the coloring the light that would shine on the art. The inside surfaces of the glass were sandblasted for further light diffusion. The inner layer is laminated, low-iron, buttjointed glass, with a translucent white interlayer and acidetched surface that provide for white light diffusion.
Details Drawing
Code Building Occupancy: Building primarily used or designed for the purpose of 4-100 persons for amusement, entertainment, worship, transportation, recreation, sports, military drilling, dining or similar purposes shall be classified as Division A-3 occupancies. When an A-3 occupancy shares a structure with one or more occupancy divisions, the structure shall be governed in one of the following manners: (1) Separation. When each occupancy is separated from other occupancies by fire walls, each portion thus separated shall be considered a separate building and limitations for separate buildings shall govern. (2) Mixed occupancy. Buildings with multiple occupancies which are not separated shall be considered mixed occupancies and shall be governed by the most restrictive limitations of the various occupancies.
(2) Rooms used for assembly purposes in excess of 750 square feet. (3) To illuminate exit or directional exit signs. (4) Rooms in which emergency lighting equipment is located. (5) Exterior light over required exit discharge. Chinese Museum Building Code JGJ66-91: Code 3.2.6: Each storage area shall has its own door. Glazing to floor area ratio shall less than 1:20. Code 3.2.8: The net height in storage area shall be 2.4 - 3 meters. Code 3.3.3: The display line for each theme shall less than 300 meters. Code 3.3.5: The net height in showroom shall be 3.5 - 5 meters.
Exits shall be so arranged that the total length of travel from any point to reach an exit shall not exceed 150 feet. Exits shall be so arranged that one exit is not more than 200 feet from another exit. Dead ends and occupancy areas with a single path of egress travel should be eliminated where possible, but in no case shall any of these occupancy areas be more than 75 feet from an exit.
Code 4.2.2: Air conditioning shall be set in storage. Storage interior temperature shall at 10 degrees Celsius at least in winter and 26 degrees Celsius at most in summer. Relative humidity shall be 50-60% for fabric.
Interior finishes: (1) Interior finishes shall be Class A or B for exits and exit corridors. (2) Interior finish requirements may be reduced by one class in buildings totally protected by an automatic sprinkler system.
Code 5.5.2: The wall in storage and showroom shall be fireproofing. Fire-resistance rating shall be class 350 rating.
Emergency lighting shall be provided as follows: (1) Exitways, corridors, stairways, passageways, halls, landings of stairs, exit doors, including angles and intersections, and other means of egress.
Code 4.4.1: The thickness of the glass in shall be at least 3mm.
Nex t Steps: • Contact with the owner of Erjia Dye Factory and let him know and understand my design. • Get feedback and suggestions from the owner and craftsmen, and think about how to apply their ideas into the future design. • Rethink about the scale of the blue calico experience center • Rethink about the design of the other four buildings • Rethink about the material and color of the main showroom and participating building. • Redesign the layout of the book • Rethink about the material of the model