SUITCASE
(stiff, flat-sided case for carrying ones personal items, etc., when one is traveling)
Casting a question mark upon the proverbial image of the house, this scheme attempts to rethink the nature of intimacy, privacy, spontaneity and flexibility. It is a simple demonstration of the desire for ultimate adaptability, in pursuit of a proscenium for infinite scenarios, a plane of sensual (p)leisure.
The dwelling represents a stacking of strata. The bottom stratum acts as a container for domestic fittings and equipment, services and maids’ quarters. It also fulfills the requirements for storage. Compartments are concealed by a landscape of floor panels, which when raised, give access to the world below. The top stratum houses a series of blinds that may be raised or lowered to subdivide the space. Similarly, the building envelope is a stratification of vertical layers. The outer skin is a wrap of full height double-glazed folding doors while the inner layer is comprised of a series of screens forming a matrix of openings. The abstract façade pattern is thereby rooted in its user-oriented operational logic. Together, these strata give form to the zone in between.
The middle stratum embodies a reincarnated piano nobile par excellence for habitation, activity and flow. Adapting a non-hierarchical layout with the help of mobile elements provided by the envelope, it transforms itself readily according to the nature of the activities, number of inhabitants, and personal preferences for degrees of enclosure and privacy. At any point in time, only the essential elements required will have a spatial presence. A metamorphic volume, it slides effortlessly from an open space to a sequence of rooms, depending on the inhabitants’ specific requirements.
The house is located at the head of the Nangou Valley in Shui Guan. The site, which slopes steeply towards the north, is relatively exposed. To maximize views to the prominent Great Wall and solar exposure in the continental temperate climate, a north-south orientation is adopted. It will be possible to see the great wall from all major spaces within the dwelling whilst seated. One of the essential components of luxury is choice and the dwelling is provided with multiple entrances, all with equal status, whilst each room is differentiated by the provision of unique amenities.
The floor panels evoke unmistakable associations with the interior of a luxury cruise-boat. They are pneumatically assisted for ease and convenience. When opened a sensual, soft and inviting interior is revealed. As mid-level compartments fulfill most requirements little furniture is required. What furniture there is, is mobile and plays an active role in the dwelling’s high degree of adaptability.
Selected portion
1.Ceiling.
1. Concealed linear lamp
2. Rail of folding door system
3. Insulation
4. Steel structure
5. Interior finish
1. Interior finish
2. Vapour barrier
3. Insulation
4. Exposed reinforced concrete wall
5. Window frame
6. Glass panel
1. Window
2. Window sill
3. Insulation
4. Steel structure
5. Interior finish
6. Teak veneered plywood opening
7. Rotation joints
1. External teak cladding
2. Breath membrane
3. Vapour barrier
4. Insulation
5. Interior teak cladding
6. Interior finish
7. Rigid insulation
1. Stainless steel handrail
2. Steel baluster
3. Solid teak deck
4. Asphalt roof membrane
5. Rigid insulation
6. Vapour barrier
7. Composite slab
8. Steel structure
9. Suspended ceiling
10. Teak veneered plywood
11. Parapet
12. Support member
13. External teak cladding
14. External wall support, air gap
15. Rigid insulation
16. Breath membrane
17. Internal timber cladding
1. Stainless steel handrail
2. Steel baluster
3. Solid teak deck
4. Asphalt roof membrane
5. Rigid insulation
6. Vapour barrier
7. Composite slab
8. Steel structure
9. Suspended ceiling
10. Teak veneered plywood
11. Parapet
12. Support member
13. External teak cladding
14. External wall support, air gap
15. Rigid insulation
16. Breath membrane
17. Internal timber cladding
18. Lintel
19. Solid teak trims
20. Glass panel
21. Window frame
22. Eaves
1.
1. Stainless steel handrail
2. Steel baluster
3. Parapet
4. Timber cladding
5. Solid teak deck
6. Asphalt roof membrane
7. Rigid insulation
8. Vapour barrier
9. Composite slab
10. Steel structure
11. Suspended ceiling 12. Teak veneered plywood
PART2: 3-D MODEL
1.Analysis.
2.Detials.
3.Model of the whole building.
Suspended ceiling
Teak veneered plywood
Internal timber cladding
Rigid insulations
Breath membrance
Impregnated timber with air gap
External teak cladding
Frame
Glass
Teak deck
Teak deck support
Breath membrance
Vapour barrier
Rigid insulation
Concrete board
Structure:Steel and Concrete
Steel Structure
Left Wall layers detail Roof layers detail
PART3:PHYSICAL MODEL
1.IMAGES OF PROCESS.
2.IMAGES OF MODEL.
PART4:REFLECTION
1.Environment observation.
2.Material.
3.Structure.
Environment observation
The suitcase is at the foot of the Great Wall in Beijing, China, a place with a special historical context, surrounded by lush vegetation and close to tourist areas, but quiet. now, the building is rented out as a hotel, and more tenants want a special experience than a comfortable one. Architect gray chang is a Hong Kong native, and the house is called a suitcase because it reflects Hong Kong's cramped, crowded and fast-paced lifestyle. Both sides of the room have open window, be born at the same time, it is common window at the same time, this is helpful for enhancing the connection of indoor space and outdoor space, also can let habitant feel seasonal change, give a person sense of time. Reducing artificial light source and using daylight is also beneficial to improve indoor comfort and reduce SBS of indoor environment. In the official description, the building is labeled 1.5 storeys, which is an interesting point, and in response to its name, multiple areas of the floor can be opened and used as multiple Spaces, including bathrooms, bathrooms, and dormitories.
Material
In response to the bricks of the Great Wall and the surrounding vegetation, the facade of the building is clad in brick-red wood, giving a unique texture. For the interior space, light-colored wood was chosen to make the interior look mild. Due to the large area of glazing and the building's location in northern China at higher latitudes, the insulation of the building is very challenging in winter. In order to achieve indoor thermal comfort, multiple layers of inslication are widely used on the roof of external walls and ground to achieve thermal insulation.
Structure
This building is made of steel and concrete. Support the upper steel structure with concrete at the bottom. The left and right walls are divided by steel columns to support the roof, which is reinforced by steel beams to keep the building stable.
1. Floor finish
2. Reinforced concrete
3. Insulation
4. Suspended ceiling system and finish
5. Balustrade
6. Timber deck
1. Brick facade
2. Brick forming screen perforation
3. Opening forming screen perforation
1. Alrtight junction:polyurethane foam injected through 15mm holes in trapezoidal metal sheeting
2. Gelcoat
14mm glass-fibre-reinforced plastic with reinforcing ribs on Steel supporting structure
3. Epoxide and polyurethane coating on 14mm glass-fibre-reinforced plastic sheeting
4. Sandwich panel with elastic junction
5. Steel structure
7. 85mm aluminium rail
8. sunscreen glazing: 6mm+16mmcavity+12mm(northface)
8mm+18mmcavity+10mm(southface)
9. 100mm precast concrete element，polished
10. Convector
14
1. 14 mm glass-fibre-reinforced plastic
2. Facade support joints
3. Reinforcing ribs
4. 0.8 mm shet zinc
1. 14 mm glass-fibre-reinforced plastic
2. Facade support joints
3. Reinforcing ribs
4. 0.8 mm shet zinc
5. 25 mm seams
6. Polythene seperating layer
7. 200 mm non-cobustible mineral wool
8. Vapour barrier
9. 140 mm trapezoidal-section metal sheeting
10. Steel structure
11. Acoustic insulation
12. Perforated gypsum plasterboard
13. Sunscreen glazing
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14. Aluminium rail
15. Glass-fibre-reinforced plastic, with polyurethene coating
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16. Lighting
PART6:SKETCH NOTES
1.LECTURE NTES.
2.SKETCH OF CASE STUDY.
Reference
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