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RELATION REFORM
Zitong Wang Bachelor of engineering Tongji University Applying for University College London Urban Design MArch 2021 entry
Relation reform
Motivation
City is the most complex system that condenses the civilization of human in a long period of time. Beneath those streets and buildings, the bidirectional relation that how people adapt themselves to the built environment and how they reform the physical space to support their lifestyle deeply fascinate me. Addressing different context and situations is the most fundamental and challenging element of urban design. With the development of new technologies, transportation, communication, entertainment, and other aspects of life have completely changed. Today’s designs may not necessarily make sense for future; therefore, I continuously remind myself to think about new possibilities and how to respond to future potential problems like tougher nature environment,lack of resources,dilemma between development and history and higher density. I believe the course in Your university can provide me lots of opportunity to learn and practice in relative field. To me, urban design is not only about objectives, but also to create a model that resolves current issues and has the potential to solve future problems too. Figuring out the relations and dilemma between different stake holders and various element, I can use spatial design as a tool to reform the relationship as a coordinator or a harmonizer. I believe that advanced training at your university will endow me with a broader vision on what the urban design in the future will be like, with which I can make more contribution to make the city a better place for living.
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[Old town] and [City Life] REGENEREATION OF THE OLD TOWN—— LI LONG MENDING
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-a multi-level public center -mending the isolation of the old town
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[Module city] and [Support system] AFLOAT CITY—— SUPPORT SYSTEM ORIENTED DESIGN
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-a resilient city in modular structure -sustainable energy support and recycle system
3 Design in urban context means reforming the relationship between physical space and people's life style. Using spatial design as tool to harmonize the dilemma of old relationship. Forming positive and sustainable interaction between various elements
[Manmade City ] and [Nature River] WEAK LINK —— AN INVISIBLE BRIDGE -a ped bridge over Nile river -wenkening the boundary between city and nature
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[Sports] and [Space] SPORTS CITY -various space for sports and related experience -sports not only inside the stadium
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01 REGENEREATION OF THE OLD TOWN —— LI LONG MENDING TU Delft Shanghai Workshop 2020 January Urban Future Smart Density Site: Shanghai, China Instructor: Aksel Ersoy Group Work Collaborator: Yi Xu, Shanshan Wang, Yingxian Wu 2020.1 - 2020.2 Contribution: Mapping and research, ananlysis, modeling, site/floor plan, diagram
Mapping--Old Town in Modern Center
Oeigin of Shanghai Lao Cheng Xiang which means the old town is the very beginning of Shanghai. The old town was built in 1250s in Song dynasty.
City Center--People Square The traditional City center with Goverment of Shanghai, Several museums shopping malls and large open space here.
Old city center
Became residential area
Typical structure
The texture now formed in 20th century when people from all other province came to Shanghai seeking for opportunity and escape the war. They built those high-density housing area and lived there till today.
Isolated area Finacial Center--Lu Jiazui The lately developed city center mainly composed by finacial company and high-rise of CBD.
Historical Origin The ancient Shanghai center hundreds. The residential cluster last century. A old town being left behind.
Contrast with surrounding
Since the rapid development, the old town is very sepertated and isolated from the surrounding.In terms of development intensity, the old residentia area is obviously lower.The shopping mall, hotel and other high-rise is shows a modern and public style of city life which is compeletly diferent from the old town.
Feature in the past
People from all the country came here bring various culture.
independent society with different kind of commercial activities.
residents have to share some functions since limited space
The entrance is hard to find and the inside space is tortuous
The buildinglack of maintaining.
Poor living condition now
The space is limited both for household and for public function.
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Design elements for operation
Strategy——public center off the ground
In original context, public was limited because lack of space. So we make use of the balcony to form a new kind of public space off the ground.
Public function can be attached to the balcony and balconys can be connected by corridors. Conbined with the original street, we could form a public center shared by many levels.
Operation——based on strategy & publicity
Yard shared by muti-level
Private context
More visible entrance
Corridors to connect
Semi-Public context
New Community center
Balcony on multi-level
Public context
Tower with better view
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Site plan
Ways to joint the operation
Original Texture
Original Structure
New Structure
A zipper to joint City Life and the life in Old Town
A band to joint
Regenertation of public space For visitor For residents
Community Center
Platform for view
Entrance for residents
Balcony reform
Bridge and Corridor
Yard on rooftop
Yard on rooftop
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Plan
Detailed scene
The Street was redesigned to become a new center of public space and activities attached to balcony, corridor and yards. The reform of public system conld be attractive for both residents and visitors.
The corridors connect some house to form a compeletely different way for crossing and wandering. The original path on the ground can be used for rush through, this new path above can be use for leisure
Public spcae system Original
Now
More public space
Centripetal structure
Various route
The tower provide a wide view for sky, city, and the old town itself for visitors and local residents. The indoor space and the platform can be used for various function.
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Rendering
New way to form public space
New system break the isolation
The isolation of old town is mainly caused by the poor living condition and lack of public space. Since historical resaon, the original context is really hard to plant in any aditional space for pblic activities. The public space off the grond offers a new option to creat more space for public so that the context of the old town can be adapt to the urban life now. Public space are connected to each other and form a street oriented pblic space system. With the original facility on the street and the entrances attached to the street, the new system can enhance the ties between communities. Also a new conbination between urban life and old town can be formed to eliminate the solid boundary and the isolation.
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02 AFLOAT CITY—— SUPPORT SYSTEM ORIENTED DESIGN Flood resilient housing challenge Competition for an afloat city Site: Jakarta, Indonesia Instructor: Tianyu Xu, Fuyao Chen Individual Work 2020 fall
Future inundation of Jakarta
Population being threatened
Main function being threatened
Land subsidence is getting worse
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Module Structure Design
Module city Neighbour Service
Community Center
District Function
City Function
Resilient Structure of City --Support System Oriented
Unsustainable Support System Pump
Sea Water Undergroung Water
Sea Water
Flood Sea Water
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Permeable membrane
Desalination
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Different scale of module
Module Plan
Structrue Genertation Power Core
Power Channel Electricity Channel
Open Space
Agriculture
Water Channel
50m
Neighbourhood scale module 7hectres 700 Residents
Residential
A neighborhood scale module is consist of three residential module and three agriclture mudule, centered around the power core . The public funtion is placed on the ground floor of residential module. A residential module can accommondate about 200 residnts or it can be subsititude for otther function.
Connecting Ring
The plan of a module is based on the energy support channel
Section
Solar Power System
Region scale module 23hectres
2000 Residents
Region scale module is composed by three neighborhood scale module which is connected to a shared public module by afloat bridge. The region scale module can accommodate 2000 residents and some of residential module can be substitute by functional module for work and business.
Residential Agriculture
Power Chanel Water Purify
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Functional Structure
Traffic Structure
City Scale Module 130 hectres 8000 Residents
Green Structure
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Power Core
Inverter Core & Operation
Residential Section
Battery Bank
Apartment
Lift & Stairs
The apartment is for private funtion such as bedroom and living room.
Shared Function
The transportation funtion including stairs and lifts is intergrated into the tube made by metal bar.
Less private function meeting friends and recreation can be solved in shared space so as to save the space.
Rain Collector & Roof Greening
Battery Bank can store the electicity and function during cloudy and rainy day as a standby power source so that we can keep the whole system resilient and fully prepared for the potential threat.
Solar Pannel
Residential Function
Pump & Purify system Public Function
SWOR sea water desalination system to get rid of NaCl and make sea water drinkable. Pump to pump the sea water into the purify system.
Solar panels are attached to the power core by iron frame. They transfer solar power to electricity.
Agriculture
Though the main food resource may still come from the inland, we can still plant fruits, corns and other crops, to meet the need of residents as possible.
Filter to prevent fish and other things frombeing sucked inside.
The low end of the structure is attached to the residential area with decoration of vertical plant.
Various module of different function
Residential block
Open Space for leisure
Residential module
Atrium
Retail
Commercial module
Office
Open space
Working module
Playground
Audience
Stadium
Green Coat
Berth
Dispatching Center
Wharf
Farmhouse
Field
Agriculture
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Module Rendering
System Analysis
Green system
traffic flow
rain water cycle
living in an afloat city dosen't mean cutting all ties with the land. Many resouces still need to be ported by ship. Though the related technology still needs further discover, this design is trying to inspire human to change their tradition view to the city since the rapid change of nature enviroment.
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03 WEAK LINK —— AN INVISIBLE BRIDGE The Rifat Chadirji Prize for Architecture 2020 A living pedestrian bridge over the Nile ideas competition Site: Nile, Cairo, Egypt Instructor: Dan Li Group Work Collaborator: Bingze Li, Zeyang Zhang 2020.7 - 2020.9 Contribution: Mapping and research, ananlysis, site plan, rendering, model
Nile River is a Gift for human
City ‘s invasion to the nature
The strong boundary
Cairo’ s expand
The strong interference
River mends it through bridge
We tried to weaken the boundary between city life and nature by making the bridge transparet and vanishing.
The shape of our bridge comes from a concrete box eroded by runing river and the steel structure inside is exposed.
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Function Layout
Inner Space
Site Plan
Texture Sequence
Cairo Tower
Park
Mosque
Garden
6th October Bridge
Parking Lot Hotel Museum Tahrir Squaare
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Floor Plan
Section
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25m
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Explode Analysis
Zeyang Zhang‘s work
Retails and restaurants in boxes
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Zeyang Zhang‘s work
Space divided by pieces of wall
Zeyang Zhang‘s work
g Ped corridor
Pedestrain FAST flow Pedestrain SLOW flow e
Elevators
d Zeyang Zhang‘s work
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first floor
a: retail store b: dining hall c: open spaces
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d: gallery e: bookstore f: rest space g: viewing
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Distinguish between dynamic and static d
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Escalators / Stairs
Space divided by pieces of wall
On both end of the bridge, the space is divided into two floors and several box for restaurant, shops, cafe and many other functions. The core tube contains lifts and elevaters connect the bridge with ground and surrounding. The space is devided by simple walls in this part to provide a wider space forcitizens. Functions as performing, exhibition can be placed here. In the middle part of the whole bridge is a very open space for ped and viewing.
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second floor
Retails and restaurants in boxes
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Inner render
Physical Model
The citizens of Cairo can not only enjioy the amazing scene of Nile River but also feel the breeze and hear the birds singing when crossing the bridge.
Night view
At night, the central part of the bridge is dark so that it can merge into the nature. The neon light in the city can be a beautiful background creating an amazing night scence for the pedestrain to enjoy.
With the help of 3D print, We made a Physical model of 1:500 to presnet the detailed configuration.
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04 SPORTS CITY The Relation between Sports & Space & Human Life Site: Torino, Italiy Instructor: DuoDuo Lin Group Work Collaborator: Bingze Li, Nan Zhang, Zhiyuan Zhou 2020 winter Contribution: Research, ananlysis, site plan, rendering
Concept
Mapping Torino Airport
3.5km
Water Way 9.5km
Sports Area Historical Buildings Green Land Main Road Site Boundary Site Boundary Site Boundary Inhabitants
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Site Boundary Area Entrance Bus Station Peripheral Access School 0.5km
Site
Atheletcs
Volpiano
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Venaria Reale
Tourists
Nan Zhang‘s work
Boundary analysis
Function
Urban
Tourist perspective
Texture
11km
12.4km
Architecture
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11km -3.5km
-0.5km
0.5km
3.5km
Torina
Road network Spectator perspective Architecture
Site Analysis
Surrounding environment
Athlete's perspective
Participant perspective Sport Area
Business
Residence
Sport and others
Athletes and spectators
People
Sport and Sports
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Medium
Small
Column
Skateboarding Sport prototype 1
Stadium prototype 1 Rising
Invagination Oblique column
Skiing Sport prototype 2
Stadium prototype 2 Set point
Penetrate
Large
Creat move line
Falling
Big steps
High diving Sport prototype 3
Stadium prototype 3 Permeate
Gliding Rock climbing
Under the stands Stadium prototype 4
Sport prototype 4
Tighten
Break limit
Determine the center point according to the surrounding conditions of the site, search for possible moving routes according to the radiation radius of the center point, find the optimal route by merging the routes, and finally find the traffic network system by grading the routes
Bilateral opening Stadium prototype 5
Bicycle racing Sport prototype 5
Integration and Application Translation
Morphogenesis Solid mass
Put the prototype extracted from traditional stadium on the Anchor point
Cut up
Package
Use deconstruction to eliminate the inherent sense of form
Form usable building space
Wave
By changing the contact surface between buildings and people, the boundary sense of buildings is weakened
Integrity
The combination of wall and road blurs the boundary and increases the integrity
Visual coherence
In the process of moving, try to remove the blockade of the building to the line of sightGeneration Strategy
Relevance
Instant interaction
Allow cross sports to create more possibilities for new chance
Interacting with the Sports City-holder, having competitions to start at any time.
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Concept drawing
Sports used to be limited inside the stadium. However sports can happen everywhere with out boundary. Conbining the sports field with roads, walls and other elemets, the city will be a huge stadim for everyone to play anywhere.
Physical model
The streamlined design of stadium corridor represents the experience of the sports. It also provide space for specaial like rock climbing and cycling
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Layers analysis and Axon
Skateboard Park
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Floor Plan
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Audience tunnel
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Section C-C
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Reception tower
The sports city conbined seceral kind of stadium and sports field which are connected by a electric light-rail. Both the inner space of and the outer space the building can be used for different kind of sports which weaken the boundary of the building. Section D-D
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Main Stadium The main stadium breaks the shape of the original stadium.One side of the stadium is opened. The two mobile viewing platforms and the LIQUID crystal floor inside can freely combine the functions of the stadium, breaking the limits of funcation brought by stadium. The viewing platforms at the edge was lifted up to weaken the sense of boundary .
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Water Sports Valley The water sprots center is placed in a relativly open stadium which has a shape of valley. On one side of the valley, there are seats for audience and tunne1 for players. On the other side, it's a platform for cable car stop. The cable car line go through the whole stadium and passengers can also see the game in the car since the car has two sloping glass window.
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