STUDIO AIR 2017, SEMESTER 1, TUTOR STUDENT NAME
CONTENTS INTRODUCTION
PART A CONCEPTUALISATION A.1-DESIGN FURING A.2-DESIGN COMPUTATION A.3-GENERATION A.4-CONCLUSION A.5-LEARNING OUTCOMES A.6 APPENDIX
Introduction My name is Xiang Li, I am currently under the second semester in second yearin the University of Melbourne. I was born in China and I went to Australia for better
Yenny- Xiang Li Bachelor of environments Landscape architecture
university education when I was 18. The reason why I chose this subject is because my obsseion with the parametric geography and I am actually more interested in
digital design and fabrication
architecture than my own major. The process of designing in the parametric ways is really enjoyable to me as well as the rendering. Compared to landscape studio, architectural studio seems provide more opportunities in software and practical skill practices. Taking more architectural studios makes 4
CONCEPTUALISATION
me loving architecture more.
landscape studio 1
CONCEPTUALISATION 5
A.1 DESIGN FUTURING Nowadays, human beings have already reached a vital point, where great population that could make things change. Since design is anthro-directive，
‘The state of the world and the state of design need to be brought together.’1
which means could to be formed and adjusted consciously. The ways of designing should no long be framed by territories and human should think outside the box. In the future, I actually don’t think that environmental sustainability is the only goal our design should achieve. First of all, the future design must be multidisciplinary to achieve its values in many aspects and they even could have various kinds of effects that could transform the world in much better ways . How could our design shape the future world and how could our design tackle common problems that we are facing and also sustain through time? New architectures are shifting to become more environmental and humanized,
6
CONCEPTUALISATION
CONCEPTUALISATION 7
The innovation of this design is not just about sustainable technology or social and ecological values, the designers want to step further to creating spiritually beneficial spaces and reflecting the history and culture at the same
CASE STUDY 1 NANJING ZHENGDAI HYMALAYAS CENTER
time in a modern business centre. They values working with emotions1. By creating the actual natural mountain shape and water scenery, this project seeks to create a spiritual harmony between nature, humanity and meeting urban material needs in a metropolis scale in Nan Jin, which is one of the most historically and culturally significant cities in China. The whole building area is 560,000sqm and is composed of 6 zones. The design is inspired by one of the Chinese typical landscape principle ‘shanshui’ style. The theme of combining modernizing city scape and natural taste strives the idea of futuristic design interacting with nature and humanity at the same time. For the city itself, the design on the site not only preserves traces of the city’s history and but also celebrates the high-tech innovations at the age. The artificial mountain-like towers construct a view of a river valley and the waterways mimic the meandering rivers on the surroundings, the parametric vertical fin shapes on the buildings also simulates flowing waterfalls which bring a sense of fluidity to the area. The permeable glass towers are equipped with vertical sun shading fins as well as rainwater recycling and reservoir systems, which produce subtle and calming interior spaces with adequate light and ventilation, nevertheless, all the water components in the site, including waterfalls, brooks and pools serve to collect and recycle rainwater, achieving both visual and functional uses. The considerations above responds to current environmental issues. The unified, contemplative spaces inside the building offers people with tranquility to confront with high-pressures from urban life. In the desiner team view they do value every single emotional feeling to one single tree, and it’s very challenging to work with nature and the emotional feelings2. 1.”MAD Architects Presents Nanjing Zendai Himalayas Center At Venice”, Designboom | Architecture & Design Magazine, (2017) <https://www. 2 designboom.com/architecture/mad-architects-nanjing-zendai-himalayas-center-venice-biennale-06-05-2014/> 2. Inhabitat, ‘MAD Architects Unveil Mountain-Shaped Nanjing Zendai Himalayas Center, (2017) <http://inhabitat.com/mad-architectsto-present-mountain-shaped-nanjing-zendai-himalayas-center-at-the-14th-venice-architecture-biennale/>
CASE STUDY 2 THREE GARDENS HOUSE IN KUWAIT
shelter for the vegetation from the aggressive Kuwaiti climate.
‘From the architect. the idea started with a question: Are you able to design an outside space that can be used 365 days a year?’
10
CONCEPTUALISATION
The first Garden is a wet garden on ground floor, embedded with pool and some fountains and surrounded with the main social area of the house (Fig). This garden mainly allows the users to engaged with this relaxing and peaceful spaces during the hottest summer time.
The ‘three garden house is designed by AGI architects in Kuwait where the city has extreme desert climate. The dwelling is incorporated with 3 gardens in one single and outer-interior space, including patios, gardens and gyms 1 . The design is mainly about taking new strategies to build a space that the adverse wealth has nearly no effects on human or plants activities. It is indeed a challenge in Middle East area and is quite simple compare moderate climate. However, on the horizon of the global scale, as the global warming and environmental issues has been more and more severe over years, the weather around the world are also becoming increasingly unpredictable and correspondingly the area with extreme weather would be more and more as well. What if one day the weather even become critical to human existence and the environment even lose the seasons? This multifunctional house not only opens up but also achieve the idea of ‘how the future houses could be under adverse climate?’ ‘how to combine both indoor and outdoor spaces, seasons and activities together? , as well as ‘ how the space could be used 365 days a year?’ into reality in a very visually-efficient and unified way. 1 “House With Three Gardens By Agi Architects”, Designboom | Architecture & Design Magazine, (2017)<https:// www.designboom.com/architecture/agi-architects-three-gardens-house-kuwait-03-06-2017/>
Another important aspect is the circulation inside building are both vertical and horizontal; -by the fluid way - by creating multiple routes and possibilities for the users to reach the destination in a more or less direct way - by both interior and exterior way3
On other hand, the Summer Garden is situated in the coldest layer 4 with 4 meters below the street level, with the protection of the soil’s thermal mass and the shading by the house volume. To catalyze the evaportranspiration that could refresh the air to upper spaces in the garden, a shallow water pond is installed. The AGI architects classified the external uses based on the periods in one year and the hours of the day to decide what relative activities could be developed to design the garden, such as evening and daytime actions or summer and winter events. 1
The 3 gardens are defined as single outer spaces of the house, but they are visually and physically connected
The third garden, which lies on the roof, is an ideal place in cold days and also hot summer nights. A perforated skin that is made by anodized aluminium covers the winter garden to protect the space from solar radiation and also protect the privacy of the users. The same rooftop skin with the function of sunlight filter has been installed on the gap roof to maintain the privacy and also serves as the
CONCEPTUALISATION 11
1.Archdaily, Gallery Of Three Gardens House / Agi Architects - 6(2017) <http://www.archdaily.com/806319/three-gardens-house-agi-architects/58b6a57de58ece9a0300036c-three-gardens-house-agi-architects-photo> 2. House With Three Gardens By Agi Architects”, Designboom | Architecture & Design Magazine, (2017)<https://www.designboom.com/architecture/agi-architects-three-gardens-house-kuwait-03-06-2017/>