THE MODERN PRINCIPIA Studio 03, Contentious Heritage Continuity in Architecture 2021/22 Weining Luo & Hanxiao Zhao
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pop-up book crafted by Hanxiao Zhao, photographed by Weining Luo
Prologue.
THESIS REVIEW
MODERN PRINCIPIA function & circulation
last summer and paid particular attention to this unique area. Complex railways, meandering waterways, and characteristic building structures all become attractive parameters. -
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our joint thesis. Due to our similar interests, we determined to
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ROMAN CORRIDOR EMBARRASSED? UNABASHED!
TECHNOLOGY INVESTIGATION I
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facade
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THESIS REVIEW Chapter 01
has been preserved and reconstructed by covering modern bricks. But it is also lying vacant, a little dull, and disappointed. As we observed, peoobvious gap between the historic value and the current situation makes
initial design ideas in our past journey. Studio 01 starts by understanding our research question. Based on related research, Studio 02 is about the Studio 03.
THESIS REVIEW - context & site
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Manchester, UK
its surrounding area have a unique and rich industrial heritage
, was derived literature, this area was described as tongue of highland in the fork between the River
tures, as well as mills and warehouses, have givstations, viaducts and canals. Those industrial remains have become the initial impression of the whole city. However, as our interest mentioned in the early introduction, Manchester is more than that and Victorian era. The Modern Principia
map showing our interests: the Roman fort,1:20000
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city to a thriving centre of activity’. However, ‘there is still many disused and semi-derelict buildings for which new uses should be found.’
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and railway structures, the urban heritage park
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under use and stuck in the silence. The obvious
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THESIS REVIEW - research question
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How could embarrassed heritage become a more positive layer within the urban context?
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RESEARCH QUESTION
Embarrassed Heritage lar society, such as traditions, languages, or buildings, that were created in the past and still have historical importance.
Roman Walyon-le-Dale
Roman Chester
Roman Manchester
Roman Florence
Roman Verona
torical importance. With the surrounding area being deurban context simply by relying on the reconstructed and
situation mentioned in this Chapter makes it a passive layer in the surrounding context. Above all, we believe this embarrassed heritage is a conthe urban context?
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Roman York
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THESIS REVIEW - conjectural reconstruction
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Principia religious ceremonies took place.
Praetorium was the Commander’s house, the Britain cities, the Commander’s house was situated next to the HQ building.
Barracks
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According to the historical map, there were tombs
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villas sometimes reaching extravagant proportions.
and documentary resources. The drawing shows itary and political use, surrounded by residential tern can inspire the next stage’s design.
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the small buildings were likely to be used for docks.
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THESIS REVIEW - resetting
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Deansgate Station
Beetham Tower
Bowl
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THESIS REVIEW - initial intention
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Intention Collage towards Studio 02
initial intention is to add some new interventions
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THESIS REVIEW - learning from Chester
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Amphitheatre, the King Charles Tower etc. What impress the most is that tourists can go up the stairs and enjoy the city view on another level.
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walkway, people can touch both the old stone walls and new brick housing. The reconstruction -
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Starting Point
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Installation Art
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Roman Ruin I - Roman Housing Foundation
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Roman Ruin II - North Gate Reconstruction
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Roman Walkway
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Tourist Centre
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Roman Ruin III - West Gate and Barrack Foundations
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Market
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Square
As the tourist map shown, our master-planning idea is to ’Roman Corridor’ ing the site, connecting new interventions, existed struc9
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system, there is a tourist centre as the principia building to circulate smoothly within various height level.
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building. The embarrassed heritage will become Intention Collage towards Studio 03 The Modern Principia
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Ending Point
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Villers Abbey Visitor Centre / Binario Architectes “The range of new materials was chosen in order to strengthen the unity of architectural, landscape and scenographic interventions in the full site...The limited and sober selection, setup in various ways, offers a strong expression: Corten steel, exposed aggregate concrete, board formed concrete, earth formed concrete, solid wood indoor and outdoor footbridges”. The Modern Principia
and Corten steel creates a strong visual link across the whole site. The strategy used in Villers Abbey Visitor Centre is quite similar with our masterplan concept, while also inspires us
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Aldilonda Walkway / Dietmar Feichtinger Architectes “...the red band of the railing made of Corten steel offers a high sense of security above the surf. The bars offer maximum transparency, the iron-bearing rock harmonizes with the rusty red of the railing”.
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Although situated in the coastline above sea level, this project provides the walkway idea Corten steel can be scapes.
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Inspired by the references above, there are some sketches communicating the scenes surrounded by this new walking system.
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TECHNOLOGY INVESTIGATION I Chapter 03 “Always design a thing by considering it in its next larger context -a chair in a room, a room in a house, a house in an environment, an environment in a city plan.” - Eliel Saarinen
technology investigation concerning materiality and structural strategy. Also inspired by , ing the clue direct to our design proposal.
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Cusanus Academy Renovation / MoDusArchitects
This project has renovated the building originally designed by a local architect - Othmar -
“This building has been our master, a treasure trove and measured geometric patterns; a muse in the skillful orchestration of natural light and in the use of few materials; a guide to concision, simplicity and propriety: exemplary of true beauty, or rather “concinnitas” in Latin”. The Modern Principia
architects respect the original concept and choose to use few materials, pursuing concision, simplicity and propriety. This key idea design direction. Weining Luo & Hanxiao Zhao
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Jiangnan Mintage Museum and the Headquarter of Kingjee Group / FANAF Architects ...posing a tendency to a weak architecture right on material choice...onstructed objects of different ages would be displayed in emphasized contrast while mediated by unifying arches and juxtaposed materials from various ages without sense of mismatch. The Modern Principia
The project is an overlaying result with multi-
designers have decided to use less attractive material balancing with the existed textures.
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Recap. al material in our proposal, and it is shaped as need, a hall with ‘low-key’ material shall be a new walls. Bricks will be a junction between the rail bridge brick walls is brighter than the rail bridge wall, which shows the authentic collision between old and new. Wood and glass will be the additional elements the landscape and context around the building.
concrete
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has the richness and complexity of materiality. ments are introduced, the more burdens are addsimplicity and propriety are the keys to our material choices. Compared with various brick textures on the with less attractive characters ing. Based on the above, concrete becomes our primary material, companied with Blundell units in a staggered pattern. What’s more, original materials are utilized as continuity and junction with the surrounding context.
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produce less pollution than the traditional construction process.
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Visitor Centre, Kunshan / Vector Architectes “...allow the penetration of wind, light and vision. While protecting the space from the western sun, they as well establish a blurred view of farm landscape for the people in the space. The translucencies are sensitive of capturing the light, subtly shift the architectural image through the different season, weather, and the time of the day.”. The Modern Principia
and also retains translucent. The delicate cover the penetration of wind, light and vision” blurred landscape. The clever trick in this tour.
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glazing
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interior Blundell
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on a higher level, we believe an appropriate covthe Corten steel covering, there are load-bearing concrete units companies with Blundell brickwork.
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MODERN PRINCIPIA Chapter 04 As mentioned in previous chapters, there is a new-build tourist centre as
hand, it plays an essential role in connecting all the plots as a whole piece
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ern Principia tion, hold exhibitions related to the surrounding context and introduce visitors to the high line terraces at two triangle-size corners, mitigating the gap between the ground level and the high line level. While considering the various -
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Long Museum West Bund / Deshaus The new design employs the “vault-umbrella” structure, which is a cantilever structure based on an independent wall...The mechanical system is integrated into the hollow space inside the "vaultumbrella" structure. Together, they cover a square site and form the interior space... The Modern Principia
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Tama Art University Library / Toyo Ito The characteristic arches are made out of steel plates covered with concrete. In plan these arches are arranged along curved lines which cross at several points...The spans of the arches vary from 1.8 to 16 metres, but the width is kept uniformly at 200mm.
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people staying in the library but also people “an active thoroughfare”
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TECHNOLOGY INVESTIGATION II Chapter 05 Not only a developed design proposal at the urban and building level, ronmental strategy and related regulations.
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green spaces
Environmental Strategy.
outdoor terrace
the original situation, more green and public spaces are introduced to the site Choosing concrete as the primary material is basically about the consideration places, reducing transportation emissions. Secondly, concrete is able to condirect to the high line park
thermal mass. All the points contribute to the proposal’s environmental strategy. << << Construction.
site, and assemble them on-site.
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products direct to on the ground level
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appearing in our minds during the visit to the -
remains looked vacant, dull and disappointed. heritage and believed it can be engaged more than the current situation. This is the point where
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period and then become the current state with amazing richness and complexity. The unique challenge. as several variables during the design process. outcome. To resolve this embarrassed and shattered heritage, we choose to build up a new layer
in the site and even wider urban context.
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Last but not least,
photographed by Weining Luo
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