BACK TO 1942
RENOVATION OF THE ABANDONED CERAMIC FACTORY
Location: Xuanhua District, Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province, China
Type of work: Individual work
Project Description: Xuanhua is an "industrial town" with a century-old industrial culture where the ceramic factory was built in 1942 and has now been moved to Tangshan City. Since then, the factory has been abandoned for a long time. The aim of the design is to reorganise the resources of the site and to give the site a new function in order to revitalise the building.
Inspired by architect Wei Na's concept of emotional design, the design tries to bring in the inner world of the user, connecting human emotions with the space, and building a place for people to relax and relieve stress at the edge of the city. The original parameter of the building and industrial elements like tubes, chimneys and bricks are preserved. People can read, do ceramic crafts, see exhibitions and so on. The ideal spatial state is "suffused".
During the process, I try to increase the spiritual height of design and say goodbye to indifferent architecture, but simultaneously I refuse to make my architectural designs lose rationality and evolve into a one-sided pursuit of complex image games.
Keywords: Factory renovation ; history ; emotional design
In the process of China's industrial development, the development of the ceramic industry in Xuanhua District, Hebei Province once drove the local economy and became the historical memory of a generation. But after the relocation of the factory, ceramics gradually withdrew from people's vision, and the factory was also abandoned and lacking vitality.
SITE ANALYSIS
SurroundingProgram
1978
1942
Handicraftsmen used the railway to sell ceramics to make money. 'The first five-year plan' makes the ceramic industry develop faster.
1953
After the reform and opening up, ceramic handcrafts were liked by domestic and foreign tourists and sold at home and abroad.
2018
To protect the natural landscape, the industrial park was relocated.
DESIGN STRATEGY
"Architecture" in "Emotional Architecture" can be a noun or a verb. It aims to explore the state of architecture more, a state in which people experience emotional changes in architecture. It is a scene dominated by artistic conception, supported by emotions, beyond material form, and organized by a series of people and buildings. After experiencing these scenes, the emotion in the architecture finally obtained.
Now
Concept
It's like a time tunnel!
Future
STORYBOARD
Emotional vocabulary: lost, peaceful, relaxed
SCENARIO 1: Out— Lost City
"On a sunny weekend, I gradually got closer to this industrial area away from the noise of the city, and the strong industrial atmosphere made me feel that the process of coming here from the city was a time-travelling journey. The elements left over from the industrial era inspired a sense of disorientation as I couldn't find the urban elements."
Emotional vocabulary: lost
SCENARIO 3: Recalling— the past years
In the screening room, I learned a lot about ceramics through the film. In a trance I heard children... yes, children were doing ceramics outside. I felt relaxed and happy amidst the children's laughter...
Emotional vocabulary: relaxed; happy
SCENARIO 2: In— Under the illusion
"This is where ceramics were once produced. Walking into this corridor driven by curiosity, it was as if I had stepped back in time. When I came out, I watched the birds flying in the sky and felt the sound of the wind, and a sense of peace and quiet replaced the lost feeling I had before."
Emotional vocabulary: peaceful
SCENARIO 4: MYSEIF— Life elsewhere
The sound of the leaves outside the window and the gurgling water made me feel peaceful. I realised that reading a book seemed like a good option at this time of day. So, I bought a cup of coffee and chose one of my favourite books on the shelf to read. The warmth of the sun through my fingertips made me feel warm and cosy...
Emotional vocabulary: warm; peaceful
Thin Rock Artifical ledgestone/Culture Stone
Red Oak Wood
Textured Stucco
White Mosaic Polished stone
EXTRACT ELEMENTS
The original factory building is a metal truss structure. On the basis of retaining some of the horizontal trusses, two rows of vertical trusses are added. The entrance uses bricks inside the site to make a pictogram chimney to increase the sense of vicissitudes.
2F
Through the spiral staircase in the atrium to the rea-ding area on the second floor, people can experience a new reading environment. They can sit around the tree-shaped reading area, experience a free and relaxing reading mode, and exchange experiences at any time.
1F
The original brick kiln is transformed into an experience gallery, and the inclined wall is introduced into the first floor to enhance the fluidity and richness of the space through the interlacing of spaces.
Pipe
Chain
Brick
Chimney
