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Kitchen for Film Diner
from XinweiGUO_Portfolio
by Vicky Guo
WHU Campus
Prettiest campus by an American architect Wuhan University (WHU) is a national research university located in Wuhan, Hubei. It is one of the most prestigious and selective universities in China, and was recognized by the Chinese Ministry of Education as a Class A Double First Class University. It was one of the four elite universities in the early Republican period and is one of the oldest universities in China. Most stylish old buildings were designed by F. H. Kales (1899–1979). Educated in MIT, Kales was a pioneer to blend western architectural styles with traditional Chinese elements, which is most evident from his roof designs.
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Vertical Central Park
a public greenway wrapped around a high-rise of a high-tech Inc. The site is located near the main entrance of WHU, is the interface of WHU campus and society, thus compared to central-campus sites, more citizens apart from WHU students visit here. Actually, it has been used as a public park for years where people take a walk with their dogs, have a sit, jog, etc. And, it is the only one around the neighbourhood. The high-rise should not deprive people of a public space, instead, should give something back to the public, add up to the urban public living, even giving them a much more colorful public activity living.
Roof Garden
The roof garden is at the end of the greenway. The high-tech Inc. can use it as a exhibition for their newly launched devices. In days without lauching conference, it can be a gallery of company history.
Typical Floors
Typical floor plans are simply like normal office building with a larger balcony. The explosive diagram shows where the core is and how floors are connected with each other.
Podium Retails
The podium is rented to merchants, retails, so compared to upper part of greenway, the podium is more open and have public characteristic.
Entrance Stairs
Entrance itself is served as yet another public park, with stairs facing the entrancE of campus, so more people can notice and be attracted to this building. The stairs are green, just as the greenway.
