02 Rebirth Of Seaside Factory

| New Citizen Activity Center

Academic & Individual Work-Architecture Project

Date: 03/2019-06/2019(4th Year)

Instuctor: Wei Zhao（zhaow-03@163.com)

Location: Qinhuangdao, Hebei, China

The old factory building on the pier will be renovated, while preserving the original structure and space as much as possible. By placing new volumes above the original factory, the purpose is to give it a new identity. Sport and catering are two main themes, people can watch the sea and listen to the wind, enjoy the joy of life.

The original factory building.

Open part of the roof to serve as an atrium to leave spaces for the new building.

The British occupied the port of Qinhuangdao.

Customs was established and foreign trade was officially opened.

The Fengjing Railway was rerouted to Qinhuangdao and set up Qinhuangdao Station, dividing the city into two parts, north and south. The south is a port area, and the north gradually develops into an urban area.

The main urban area with many residential areas and the Xigang District with the port industrial site are across the road, the vitality of the area needs to be restimulated, the old factory represented by Storehouse A will no longer be just a factory, it will be transformed into a citizen activity center integrating sports, catering and other function, increasing the openness of the site, linking the indoor and outdoor

Physical Model

The project is located in Xigang District, which is bordered by the main urban area in the north and the Bohai Sea in the south, and the overall planning of the area integrates highdensity business and residence.

Located above Pier A, Storehouse A is an old factory building, originally used as a granary, with the renewal of regional planning, its positioning will also be changed. When the factory and port are combined, so the question is how to make the memory of this place revitalized through the renovation of the factory.

The relationship between the original frame structure of the factory and the roof.

Ramps connect lower and higher space.

Factory covered with roofs. Adding a new volume.

The new building follows the frame structure of the original factory building, with an extendable roof inserted on top to adjust to weather changes.

Newly constructed building and structure

According to the functional properties of the space, and the light and height of the structure, the center of the first floor becomes an open sports field for skateboarding, rock climbing and other sports programs.

Top Floor Plan