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WENLIN BAI
ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO 2017-2019
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BATH HOUSE
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PIMP UP HERITAGE
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AND BENEATH THAT, AND BENEATH THAT. TUTOR: MARIJKE DAVEY
POMEGRANATE
When people hear the word Palestine, what is their general impression? When people search for Palestine, what is the most prominent topic? The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has lasted for decades, causing casualties and leaving trauma to those who are alive. The complex trauma they experience is different. All they need to do is survive. Pain and memory are usually buried but not forgotten.
COMMON REED
There are more about Palestinian territories than constant conflicts, casualties, and refugee camps, the beautiful scenery has been neglected.
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Benefit from the location, Palestine is rich in plants and animals. Around 4% of the west bank area is forest area. And here listed the main nature reserves in the west bank. However, this beautiful place had been affected. Increasing checkpoints and build of segregation walls isolated the forest from Palestinian people. And the space under the control of the Palestinian authority is often polluted by construction materials.
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But later these years, trees been uprooted; his nephew found an unexploded bomb as a toy; his friends been isolated from his own Oliver yards by the segregation wall; the forest he used to go became the shooting range of Palestinian soldiers, and he even been treated like a suspect when he walks in his forest.
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2 0 0 0 2 0 1 8 The lawyer and writer Raja Shehadeh wrote a book named Palestinian walks several years ago. It is about six trips he went from 1978 and recorded how the conflicts changed the way of people’s lives and the interaction with nature. He used to read under the trees; walked along the creek with wildlife passing by; or enjoy the landscape at his grandfather’s qasr.
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There is some response to the changes. A seeds library was established to collect the almost extinct seeds and give them to the farmers to grow organic food, rather than eating those ‘good looking food’ bought from the Israeli market. There is also a woman who lives in the refugee camp but build her garden on the rooftop.
It appears we always design for human, nature is the attachment to the design. The balance between humans and nature should be equal. This project is for plants to grow
OUSH GRAB BOTANICAL GARDEN AXONOMETRIC
STREET TREES PLANTING AREA 街道树种植区域
OUSH GRAB 植 物 园 轴测图
wildly and human is the catalyst to help the process. Similar to design for humans, the different scale, habits, different demands for sunlight, air, water, and space of plants are considered priorly. TASTE
LOWER FRUITS PICKING PATH
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Trees here are allocated according to their need for sunlight and space. Olive trees are planted at the entrance as the symbol of claiming this area. For the recovery of the human relationship to nature, the pavilions are mainly categorised into 5 types to trigger
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the senses of feeling nature.
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BIRD OBSERVATION TOWER
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Time is considered as the main design dimension for this project, where the changing
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人与自然的互动
landscape is the participant in this long and uncertain process. The future vision of this project is ‘nature invasion’, where trees could grow wildly, timber becomes part of the land, and animals are back. PICNIC SPACE 野餐场地
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Oush grab is an old military base that been re-occupied by Israelis in 2008. It is the best place for bird observation in Palestine where hundreds of birds fly through the year. The theme of my project is to help to treat the trauma of nature. The landscape is the dominant character here. The design of buildings tries to provide a way that people could immerse in nature, to see, to learn, to feel, and to take care of it.
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STREET TREES PLANTING AREA 街道树种植区域
TOILET (WITH EXTERIOR SINK) 卫生间 （ 室外洗手池）
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SEEDS SHOWROOM 种子展览室 TRAIL 步道
PLAYGROUND WITH 10M SLIDE 休闲区域以及10米滑梯
SEEDS STORAGE (FOR SALE) 种子仓库 （ 出 售 用 ）
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The intention of this touch part considered the demolition of building as part of the resulting landscape. The old military building is altered into the flower garden. Only the roofs are removed, the walls are painted with new graffitis to cover the “trace of conflict” in this military base and acting as information panel of the flowers. The inner space can be seen as invaded by nature through time. 10
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The top right house is planted with “blue” species which bloom in spring and summer; “red” species are allocated at the bottom right L shaped house which the flower seasons are mainly autumn and winter. Surrounding plain soil ground is kept to enhance the contrast between unplanted space (traumatised nature space) and natural growth area. People could be attracted to the flower garden and touch them.
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The higher bird observation tower for watching the migration birds. Hundreds of species of birds could fly through this space during the year and the tower provides the opportunity to observe them.
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At this part human and nature could meet by planting, raising and feeding. And for picking the fruit, a bridge is set at the higher tree part (6-20m) and a pathway attached at the end to access the lower trees (3-6m). Furthermore, sinks outside nearby toilet are for washing and preparing food.
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The circular fence aim to a deep concentration of the sound of nature and the double-layered wall excludes the unnecessary noise. Moreover, the Spiny Hawthorn could attract singing birds which add sound types to space.
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The timber hanging structure is added to the centre cubic building. The original concrete wall isolates the inner space from its context. Only the flower area is open to the outside to let sunlight and rainwater in. The enclosed space is intending to extract and save the fragrance from flowers. The design height of the hanging element is to help the visitor to smell them. Plants here could be Bethlehem Lily, Common thyme, etc.
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The main building is to display the seeds and tell the story of the ‘lost seeds’. A seeds storge is sitting at the back of the showroom and one flower shop at the end of the main road. The acorn door handle is designed for this particular area and the keyhole is blending in the leaf-like decoration.
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The toilet is designed for the user to immerse in nature. Each cube is connected to a semi-opened garden. Side fins block the view from another toilet but also lead sight to the neighbour garden. Additionally, a exterior sink is set next to the door.
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BATH HOUSE
TUTOR: RICHARD FLEMING & ANJA DE SPA
â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Architecture provides settings for human ritual of every kind, from formal major rituals that engage at a community level to informal personal rituals of everyday lifeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Spiro Kostof The ritualistic act of bathing or immersing the body in water could be seen as he central premise of Bathhouse. This can be an intensely private act or a communal celebration. Bathing can reconnect the body to nature, light & space; it can be a slow space for reflection or a fast-paced arena for sporting prowess. This studio aim to create a sensitive and poetic work of architecture to celebrate the ritual of bathing and the repair of a disused parcel of inner-city land to create a project that is of its place.
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”When you soak, steam or the like, you often find yourself quite content doing absolutely nothing. You can say that you are simply ‘EXPERIENCING THE MOMENT’. Or, you can say that you are quite happy ‘JUST BEING.’ Most of our lives we are only aware of doing, doing, doing. BUT WHEN WE BATH WE ARE AWARE OF SIMPLY BEING.“ ----- Leonard Koren
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When experiencing the bathhouse, the armor of daily life is discarded along with the clothes, usual codes of behavior can be left behind, time could also be forgotten. People could simply experience the moment. The process of bathing could be seen as merge the body with the water, dissolve themselves in the water. BAT H BAL L D I S SOLV I NG DI A GRA M
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From the research of the Moonee ponds creek in the site, it once was living creek acting as a meeting and gathering space for local people and animals. Through the time, the creek has been abandoned into a drainage creek and the culture ambiance was disappeared. Nowadays, The northern part of the site is designed with landscape and holds different activities during the year. Whereas the creek corridor is largely neglected and treated as wasteland. My idea is to improve the access and reactivate the creek by connecting it via a bathhouse to the open playground at the north of the city link.
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The form developed from the experiment of a dissolving bath ball. Each room and courtyard is shaped like a bubble. The corridor in-between is like the water wash through space and dissolve the whole building into those bubbles. Each path is linked to the main point on the site: the main entrance of the building near the tram station; west part is opend to surrounding residence and playground; Flemington bridge satiation at the south end. The centre part is pulled higher and generally going low on both sides.
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In addition to horizontally dissolving, different leveled rooms and slopes are designed to make the space dissolving vertically. For example, the lap pool lounge is caved at the corner of the bubble, where people could have the view of others swimming in the pool. Moreover, the use of gradually tinted glass also enhances this sense.
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The whole building is separated into the dry and wet areas. Main circulation is at the inner corner and the outer part only for staffs. Private pools are isolated in the end pool and open to premium users. Moreover, in history, the bathhouse is not only a place for wellbeing and relaxation but also a place for social exchange and community life. The green roof system is used in the bathhouse and it could act as a playground to enhance the connection between two parts.
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According to the site drawings, there is interesting pattern of light under the bridges. Similar patterns are used in the bathhouse. Cold pools are more opened and getting more lights, whereas the hot pools are enclosed with those patterned light. For example, the salt pool here, linear natural light are used to guide people and let them focus on the bathing itself instead of the surrounding environment.
2 - INTENSIVE VEGETATION 200MM SUBSTRATE FILTER MAT 150G/M2 8/16 MM LAVA DRAINAGE LAYER, ANTI-CAPILLARY, MOISTURE-STORING, MOISTURE-DIFFUSING SEPERATING LAYER 80G/M2 160MM THERMAL INSULATION TWO-LAYER BITUMINOUS SEAL 300MM REINFORCED CONCRETE UNDERSIDE TO FALLS
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BEYOND NARRATIVE TUTOR: JOHN ANDREW GATIP & LUCAS KOLEITS
This studio will re-imagine the role of the architect by interrogating the relationship between architecture & narrative. Fiction will be treated as a tool to explore the consequences of emerging futures, to question the realities of the present, and to launch the projects through the lens of storytelling. The relationship between architecture and contemporary issues within society will be explored through this technique. Design and narrative will be treated as a symbiosis â&#x20AC;&#x201C; where the design of the story will feed the architecture and the architecture will, in turn, feed the story. The starting point is to choose one wicked problem to research, explore, and develop it into the architecture realm.
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My wicked problem is about face recognition technology. These automated systems can be used to identify or check the identity of individuals in just a few seconds based on their facial features: spacing of the eyes, bridge of the nose, contour of the lips, ears, chin, etc. This technology has been booming at a growth rate over 15 percent per year. It is of great use both economically and socially, such as criminal track, password of your phone, payment method, and even health care. The concern of this tech is the leak of personal info and possible use for fraud. In addition, as its accuracy is not high enough, it has bias on black people, who are more likely mistaken as criminals than white people. There is a project in University of Melbourne called Biometric mirror. This technology builds upon a crowd- sourced dataset and not on a dataset that enables psychological analysis. It aims to present some of the most concerning evolutions in the field of AI and face analysis. BM takes photo of a person and then compares it in real-time against a database of more than 2,000 unique faces that contains crowd-sourced information about their respective psychological traits. For example, 8 emotions that the facial characteristics resemble most at the time of analysis; kindness displays the estimated public perception of facial characteristics reflecting friendliness, generosity and consideration; attractiveness displays the public perception of facial characteristics arousing interest and creating an appealing appearance; etc. In addition, subtle changes in facial expression may affect the output of the comparison algorithm.
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XINJIANG: Urumqi may be one of the most closely monitored places in the world. Chinaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s measures to combat the violence of some separatists have made this a testing ground for hightech society control. Imagine that your daily life is like this: on your way to work, every 100 meters you will pass by a police post. The cameras on the street corner and the lamppost recognize your face and track your movements. At multiple checkpoints, police officers may scan your ID card, your iris and mobile content. In the supermarkets or banks, you will be scanned again, your bag also will be X-rayed, and a police officer may wave a scan stick on you. People are scared of the environment they are living in and afraid of going out. As the years going by, the government realizes that something must be done to alter this situation. It starts to pay attention to the civilians, changes the way of surveillance, and encourages people to go outside. They built several glass pavilions in the city parks for recreation and entertainment of citizens.
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ENTRANCE It is a bright warm day in April, and the clocks are striking thirteen, ANTONY goes to the Nanhu Park with his mom, as she registered a blind date for him online. A glass pavilion is founded on the small island. There are two main entrances for separating male and female. Follow the way in, he finds himself in a crystal corridor, irregular mirrors are installed on the wall, and his face is reflected on every piece of it.
11 MEETING AREA When approaching near the fork junction, a screen displayed with his info, “ ANTONY Male 22 IT [ conscientiousness ] Emotion: 90% Responsibility: 89% Sociability: 65% ...... ”
“The suggested female data are now being sent to your phone. Please take the right way.” He quickly checks the dating app. It shows
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Following the indicated screen along the way, he directly walks into a garden maze. Ivy plants hanging on the wall, a little reflection of the mirror can be seen behind them. A girl is sitting near the wall at table 3, with smile on her face, Antony suddenly realizes that’s his girl. She is kind, and a little shy. They talk a lot. They all seem relaxed in this environment and open their mind to each other.
When they walk out together, the door of the nearby courtyard opens slowly and quietly, inviting them in. It’s a short cut to the public activity area, where there are a small Cinema, dating woodland, a plaza for dancing and live music, and a place for boating.
Everything goes well, they plan to order food by using the screen on the wall, “New dessert with new ingredients and serve all the tastes you want”, an Urumqi beauty is smiling on the screen, “Hi Antony, we recommend you strawberry cheese cake, it’s tasty.” He is surprised by the accuracy of the recommendation on his favorite, and they have the similar taste.
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Everything seems normal and no cameras can be seen. It seems that there is no need for people to worry about being monitored. What people do not realize is that there is actually a hidden monitoring system behind those mirrors. It continuously watches and analyzes every people who go into the pavilion. The concealed cameras collect data and transfer them to the remote controlling center. “Did you check today’s data?” One watcher before the screens asks. “Yeh nothing out of ordinary.” The other answers. “It’s dark. Release the birds.” Staring at the parks on the dome screen, they fly several groups of birds to the sky. These birds look identical but are actually mixed with robotic birds. They fly around the city and watch people on the street, take videos and send back to the control center.
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PIMP MY HERITAGE TUTOR: REBECCA MCLAUGHLAN AND GARETH WILSON
Australia is haunted by ghosts of an industrial past. Vast factories lay abandoned in the landscape. Discarded and disused, most will perish; erased by commercial imperatives that prioritise shopping malls and suburban sprawl. Architecture is not only about design sensive new facade. This situation could be changed by protecting the heritage and redesign with it. This studio will include demonstration of the ability to: Strategize and deliver innovative solutions that can contribute to the advancement of contemporary heritage practice.
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My project uses the Ford Factory site to explore the question of how to integrate a community-friendly skate park into heritage fabric. We plan to reuse this area as a sports centre to attract people and bring vitality back to this place. My skate park complex is at the west end of the second row, facing the main princess highway, it can act as the brand of this sports area. Continuing the previous manufacturing function of the factory, a skateboard factory is arranged. People could get to know and experience the production process of the skateboard while playing.
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As the aim to attract surrounding communities, my concept/idea is to open up the opaque and introverted industrial building and transform the central factory space to a new kind of interior space: a covered park (streetscape) opening up to the outside. The Ford Motor Company Complex is of historical and architectural significance as its long-span steel structure integrates stripped classical style facade. The heritage facade along the street and the structure of the old factory are reserved. The northsouth direction is all glass. Visual contact between interior and exterior is maintained through these glass facades, presenting an impression of the building from a distance and allowing viewers outside to follow the action inside. OUTDOOR SURF CLUB
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The outdoor skate park is set at the main entrance, the structure of the factory is maintained. Referred to the color of the heritage wall, red concrete is used in this area. The open character of the skatepark allows it to become an integral part of the surroundings. Moreover, it also provides a visual connection to the aquatic centre slide.
An open stair at the corner guides people directly to the first-floor indoor skate park. Timber, as the normal material of the skateboard, is used in the bowl-shaped structure. Two bowls are separated for professions and coaching use. The spacious dimensions of the indoor skate park give participants and spectators full access to the activities, which can even be observed from the cafĂŠ, office, and upper overlooking area.
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The Glass surrounded factory is set under the indoor park, which is for skateboard manufacture where people could engage with the making process. Moreover, it sells skateboards, and people could go upstairs enjoy DIY painting on boards. The structure of the bowl is exposed to the lower ground, which can create a cave effect. When you enter, you will see the deepest part of the bowl on your head, and you will hear the wheels of the skates on your head.
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Narrow corridors with stairs are formed in between factory and heritage wall. People could have the chance to feel/explore the old feature while moving between each floor. M roof structure is utilised to form the overlooking retail and factory lab centre. Additional functions such as gym, basketball court, and offices are designed at the south end.
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BEREAVEMENT CENTRE TUTOR: SANDY JANE BRITTON
The studio focuses on layers of privacy and intimacy in the de- sign of a Childrens ’ Bereavement Centre for Alder Hey Hospital. The centre consists of a composition of elements and spaces for contemplation, escape conversation, invigoration, physical thera- py and play for use by bereaved children and families. It is a project with a live client. The whole design is based on the consideration of clients’ aspirations and the needs of users through the interviews. ‘Who, where, what, how and why’ are the initial questions asked by the brief. Students should produce an insightful response regarding the needs of stakeholders.
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FIRST FLOOR PLAN
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This is quite a sensitive project and it’s all start from the stakeholders’ needs. It’s a
The memorial stone was laid at the threshold of the bereavement centre. A small reading
place for parents who lose their children to heal. Thus, privacy, intimacy, safety, and
area with an office upstairs was set in the first circle. People could easily see through
comfort become the main features of this building.
into the heart space when approaching to the first circle. It’s an area for all the users to gather and communicate. The vegetable garden was placed in the middle garden and
The concept is about ‘hug’, and I try to create the ambiance of ‘the building is embracing
there is a pool to collect rainwater. The middle tree garden not only acting as a rest area
the users’ and ‘a place like home’. Curved walls may generate more gentle feelings than
but also protect the main interior from the view of outside. The third circle is occupied
the straight wall. And timber was used in the whole building to give the homely feeling.
by counseling and therapy rooms. Six rooms with different sizes were set in two levels
The circled plan was then used in the whole project: three interlocked circles designed
with full sight to the western part of the site. Adjoining the third circle is an area full of
with progressively increasing levels of privacy. There is a continuous circulation within
flowers, which is designed for people to relax emotionally and as a connection to the
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The counseling rooms are designed for 1 to 1, 1 to couple and 1 to family. The smallsized rooms are created for counseling rooms with a sense of intimacy and privacy. The use of timber and comfortable sofa gives the space a homely feeling. The design aims to shorten the distance between people, enhance communication among the users, and get a better therapeutic effect. Upper floor counseling rooms are connected to the balcony. Ivy is planted on the edge with an open view to outside green space. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a space for outdoor counseling, which makes the users close to nature and generate a sense of peace. Environment design can play a role in the healing process as well. According to the learning of light in architecture, the more people are exposed to natural light, the more chance they could be healed spiritually. Middle gardens and big windows could invite light into the building. There could have different landscapes in four seasons: spring with cherry blossom around; summer with trees and shrubs in full leaf; autumn with red maple leaf everywhere; winter with pine trees when other plants are bare. In addition to counseling and the environment, communication with other people could also be an efficient way of healing. The designed sight to the heart space gives the users a chance to see the activities inside when approaching the threshold, thus encourages DETAIL
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