Portfolio (2015 edition)

Architecture Portfolio (2011-2015) Xutong Zhao Department of Art, Design and Humanities.

Leicester School of Architecture (MArch) Department of the Built Environment.

University of Nottingham (BArch) Portfolio. Xutong Zhao. De Montfort University (MArch). Nottingham University (BArch). Spring 2015

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Happisburgh Architecture Museum

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Bakewell Farmhouse

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The Upper Derwent Monastery

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‘House Life’

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Naples Painting School

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Birkenhead Crematorium (unfinished)

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Happisburgh Architecture Museum 建築博物館 Location: Happisburgh, U.K Time: 02/2011 - 06/2011

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The site is in a small village named Happisburgh on the east coast of England. It is an abandoned industrialized area famous for a historical water erosion accident which lead to collapse and over 200 deaths. The architecture serves as a memorial to the death and advocates new technologies and solutions dealing with this natural disaster. The project consists of zones of historical exhibitions and contemporary studies & projects. 此項目基地位於英格蘭東海岸一座廢棄的工業小城。此地區因一次重大的海水侵蝕導致土地坍塌而著名，坍塌 事故共造成超過200人死亡。此建築擁有紀念遇難者的意義同時提倡發展新型防止倒塌，侵蝕的技術。 Portfolio. Xutong Zhao. De Montfort University (MArch). Nottingham University (BArch). Spring 2015

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Revetments used to provide some protection for the cliffs, but following a storm in 1990 when 300m of revetment was destroyed, the sea was able to start eroding the land beyond. The situation has gone from bad to worse as the revetment maintenance was abandoned Plans for new defences have failed due to various objections and changing guidelines from the government department DEFRA (Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs). 對於海水侵蝕的一些保護措施曾經被投入使用，但是由于 1990年一場暴雨導致的300余米長度的保護架被摧毀，海水 侵蝕問題又開始嚴重。由於政府保護計劃的改變，目前此 處的防護措施已被完全遺棄。

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A Entrance | 入口 B Cliff stablization technology zone | 防坍塌技術展示區 C Structural components zone | 結構部件展示區 D Souvenir shop & photo studio | 紀念品和紀念照商店 E Lobby | 大廳 F Projects zone | 完整項目展示區 G Information kiosk | 信息和售票處 H Mini cinema room | 小型放映廳 I Book store | 書店 J Cafe | 咖啡廳 K Historical distructions gallery | 歷史事件陳列室 L Private entrance & exit | 私人入口 M1/M2 Toilets | 洗手間 N Urban models zone | 城市建築展示區 O Restaurants | 餐廳 P Artists’dwelling | 藝術家臨時住宅

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The museum is made up of two parts: Modern Zone and Hisotrical Zone. The Historical Zone is a gallery with a mini cinema space displaying historical events of distructions by coastal erosion, while the Modern Zone is the major part of the museum, consisting of a Cliff Stablization Technology Zone, a Structural Components Zone, a Projects Zone and a Urban Models Zone. The architecture, on one hand, serves as a monument to the death in the distructions, whereas on the other hand, is expected to introduce and record human’s developments in erosion prevention. 此建築由兩部份組成：歷史事件展示 區和現代展示區。歷史事件展示區以 照片展示廊和小型放映廳的形式記錄 由海水侵襲導致的毀滅性的歷史事 件。現代展示區，作為此建築的核心 區域，細分為山體（海岸）防坍塌技 術區，建築結構部件展示區，完整項 目展示區和城市建築展示區。此建築 一方面是爲了紀念在毀滅中死去的生 命，另一方面意在記錄并介紹人類對 於侵蝕防護問題的研究與發展。

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Bakewell Farmhouse 農業住宅 Location: Bakewell, the Peak Distrct National Park, U.K Time: 09/2011 - 10/2011

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This one- month project is the one that teaches the student how to design a quality dwelling space.

The site is located in a place named Bakewell in the Peak District national park.

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基地位於英國國家公園中心地 帶一個小鎮附近，這裡以農業 為主要產業。設計者從此項目 學會如何思考設計擁有多重功 能的建築。

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The project focuses on the study of how dwelling is combined with planting and food production. The architecture contains six blocks surrounded by a larger area of outdoor farms and water, designed for three families and three singles who are self-occupied. Each block contains a bedroom, a kitchen, an indoor farm, a bathroom and a garage etc., whereas every three blocks are connected by a larger underground space that consists of a communal space, a shared laboratory, a number of storage rooms and a space for juice production (machine) etc. 此項目著重研究如何將住宅與種植和實物生產聯合起來，項目大致分為六個部份，分別作為三個家庭住宅，三個單身住宅（其 中包括臥室，廚房，室內農田，客廳和車庫等）和一個較大的地下空間（其中包括果汁生產機器，實驗室，公共休息室和貯藏 間等）。

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Evocationof the Lost Sense:

The Upper Derwent Monastery 聾人修道院 Location: Howden Reservoir, the Peak Distrct National Park, U.K Time: 01/2012 - 06/2012

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Image of the site

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Hidden deeply in the forest of the Upper Derwent Valley to the north of Howden Reservoir of the Peak District national park, the site is attractive as it remains a peaceful landscape and brings some fresh silence to the people coming from the noisy society.

The area is currently owned by a number of water companies and access of vehicles to the whole area is usually controlled thus visitors mostly choose to ride bicycles or horses as an easier way. It is why the area is popular that it sits away from towns but not too far where noise is just avoided, whereas it is still convenient to reach. 基地是在英國國家公園里一片 風景優美，與世隔絕的山谷 里，這裡由於它的寂靜，給來 自吵鬧地區的遊客帶來新鮮感 而出名。這是一座為聾人設計 的修道院，其中包括一個大教 堂，一個通過身體其他器官感 知音樂的空間和一些獨立住 宅。

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We live in a lively world, we apprecialte the good fortune to be born hearing.

However in the corners of the world there is another group of people who do not hear,. being deaf is a big barrier that keeps them away from the majority. It is estimated that there are over 10 million people who are deaf or gave a hearing loss in the U.K. And there are approximately 900 suicides per year by those who are deaf or hearing impaired. This is possibly cased by the following reasons: - Hopelessness and less social support - History of mental illness - Family, peer and relationship problems - Depression - Anger and self-esteem issues - Academic problems Although there are a number of disabled supports in the society, this is still not a fair world. What we could offer is physical helps, however, what we could not offer so far, and is seriousely needed, is psychological cares..

This project is inspired by a product named ‘Bone vibration conductor.’ It is believed that deaf people sense vibration in the part of the brain that other people use for hearing – which helps explain how deaf musicians can sense music, and how deaf people can enjoy concerts and other musical events.

ScienceDaily (Nov. 28, 2001) — CHICAGO (Nov. 27) -- Deaf people sense vibration in the part of the brain that other people use for hearing – which helps explain how deaf musicians can sense music, and how deaf people can enjoy concerts and other musical events. “These findings suggest that the experience deaf people have when ‘feeling’ music is similar to the experience other people have when hearing music. The perception of the musical vibrations by the deaf is likely every bit as real as the equivalent sounds, since they are ultimately processed in the same part of the brain,” says Dr. Dean Shibata, assistant professor of radiology at the University of Washington.

In order to have this project be compatible for full hearing people, studies on visual performance is also allocated, in that the sense of vibration is the ability that a hearing person is not improved, whereas visual enhancements would be more possible to be sensed.

Left: individual frequency-discrimination performances. Solid and dashed lines indicate the group means for deaf and hearing subjects, respectively. The frequency difference between the two stimuli was decreased within about 60 trials with respect to the subject’s performance. Individual thresholds were calculated as a function of the last ten turning points. Right: individual change-detection performances (d). Solid and dashed lines indicate the group means for deaf and hearing subjects, respectively. The first five of the total of 600 stimuli were excluded from statistical calculations.

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9. Bible/ body language classroom 10. reception 11. Holy water 12. sanctuary 13. Minister’s preparation room 14. Wheelchair elevator core 15. access to the room of mechanism (upper and lower level) 16. external stairs 17. toilets 18. Disabled accommodation 19. regular accommodation 20. Individual prayer room

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However, an opportunity is desired to give respect to explore the hidden potential of their sensitive perceptions.

The monastery is a place where it brings faith to the deaf and works as a media to introduce a parallel world, in where deaf may ‘hear’ by the ear of hearts.

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In this project, similar principle is studied. The picture is a key installation of the pipe organ mechanism. An additional dynamic projection is added to the typical mechanism in order to allow its audiences appreciate the music by senses of seeing. Meanwhile, vibration created by organ pipes is transferred directly in a particular way to the back of the audience.

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Monastery long section

This project is inspired by a product named ‘Bone vibration conductor. Sound information is captured and transferred in a form of vibration, through a close contact to the skin, the product greatly helps understand appreciate sound without hearing.

Draft models made of wood, cardboard and concrete

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Device Design:

‘House Life’ Location: Leicester, U.K Time: 09/2013 - 12/2013

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This project investigates how different groups of people use the same spaces differently by recording two particular kitchens (common spaces) shared by a number of male/ female students.

The first two drawings is an initial observation explain that a space shared by male students has pans, plates, bowls and everything else on top of the drawers and tables whereas only few of them are stored inside,which makes the space visually busy and messy. In contrast, a shared space used by a number of female students seems to be much cleaner, that few kitchen items are left on top of the tables and drawers.

But when a sectional plan(a plan cut at approximately 400mm above the ground) is produced looking into the drawers, it starts to look crowed as everything is hidden in the spaces that are not normally seen.

This phenomenon is representative of how males and females think and behave in different ways even in much broader contexts. The theory behind this is partly discovered in the book Men Are From Mars Women are from Venus , in which it is explained that men and women have different key words of interests: men are much interested in power, speed, achievements and social status, whereas women are more interested in love, happiness and relationship with others. To explain the phenomenon, females think it is important to keep their common spaces clean and tidy as that may help them establish a better relationship with others. Differently, males do not think it is necessary to keep a tidy common space because whether their space is clean or not does not affect any of the things they are interested in (power, speed, achievements etc.). Besides, it is usually easier to take and return items from the top of a drawer than from the inside of it.

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Plan of a kitchen/ common room shared by three male students Scale 1:20 @ A2

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The device is based on the same idea of the initial drawings but tends to explain the observation in a more interesting way, it is a 3D model of the same spaces. The device combines a selective set of plans and sections into one panel and has two layers. Normally it remains an outcome of ordinary plans and sections, however, with a movable system that connects all the drawers, the device can switch to another mode that all the drawers are open and everything hidden inside the spaces are shown. The isometric drawings on the right explain the theory of the mechanism. The device has two separate systems that control males’ kitchen plans/ sections and females’ kitchen plans/ sections respectively.

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Architectural Design:

Naples Painting School Location: Naples, Italy Time: 01/2014 - 05/2014

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Vehicle access routes

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The site of this project is located in the central area of the city of Naples, Italy. The site is on Via Maria Longo, an area mainly surrounded with a nursery school (Istituto Campanella) and a number of hospitals (Ospedale degli Incurabili) and residential buildings. The site is hidden behind the giant building of Istituto Campanella and is very busy because of the limited access and rooms for parking. But it is attractive as it forms a complicated layout of landscape as well as a great level change (up to 15 metres).

Like every other places of the city, this area is old, messy and chaotic and full of graffiti on the walls, cars and even ground, but the city seems to have no problem with this since it does not stop its graffiti from going everywhere. However, this is concerned as unhealthy for children in Naples, it is certainly not a great idea for children to live and learn in such a poor environment (apart from the street layout of the site, the learning and living environment within the existing school is poor, too).

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The aim of this project is to provide a more comfortable, friendly and harmonious environment for children education. The new architecture is an extension of the existing school but only focuses on painting training, children are encouraged to paint their own paintings in forms of group and solo work. The architecture is proposed to have an ability of changing its surrounding environment by having children’s paintings exhibited on top of the existing site. In order to achieve this, selected work of paintings are suspended on a special machine and sent outside of the building. When enough number of paintings are exhibited this way, the site will be reformed by the architecture and children’s paintings, therefore becoming a more suitable environment for children.

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The internal space of this architecture consists of four floors, including a small gallery, a reception/security office and a kitchen on the ground floor, two floors of painting studios specific for children and one floor of studios for children and adult, the rooftop is accessible allowing additional outdoor activities. In order to create a suitable lighting environment for painting, three types of natural light are occupied: large area of openings is designed to generate north light as the primary source of illumination, the east facade uses translucent material to allow additional light, and a light well is introduced to illuminate the ramps and stairs.

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Architectural Design:

Birkenhead Crematorium (unfinished) Location: Birkenhead, UK Time: 09/2014 - 05/2015

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Birkenhead is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral in Merseyside, England. Historically in Cheshire, it is on the Wirral Peninsula, along the west bank of the River Mersey, opposite the city of Liverpool.

At the 2001 Census, the town had a population of 83,729. Birkenhead is perhaps best known as a centre for ship building, as a seaport and its related industries.

The site of this project is in the coastal area of River Mersey, based on the original footprint of Birkenhead Priory - the oldest architecture of Merseyside.

It is a little piece of silence in the noisy but not very popular city, a small historic and religious area surrounded by factories and dry docks.

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Heat / Gas Emission of Cremation

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chimney hot air & untreated gas

funeral guests related

staff and cremation related

services related

cremators traditional solution

water cooler

cool air & untreated gas

offices (40m2) staff changing room (15m2)

chimney

staff common room (20m2)

hot air & untreated gas cremators

developed solution

body reception (10m2)

funeral preparation

waiting room (90m2)

cremation preparation

funeral chapel

ovens room

music room

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cremains cooling room

toilets

reception (10m2)

meeting room (40m2)

coffin shop (30m2)

flower shop (30m2)

heat exchanger hot water water cooler

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other facilities

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gas treatment

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ID check (10m2) body storages

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body make up

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walkway (corridors) gardens of remembrance storage (30m2)

urn shop (20m2)

cremains collection (10m2)

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archive related

post- funeral activities related

services related

reception

memorial lobby

kitchen

security check

food hall

food storage

bag storage

flexible meeting room

service tunnel

toilets

food preparation

memorial storage contemplation spaces toilets

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elevator repair

body storage

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100mm pre-cast concrete panel 50mm cavity (vented) Water proof 125mm polyurethane insulation

10mm wall finish

2 x 20mm fire resistant boards 300mm reinforced concrete wall

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Adjustable skylight glass spider

100mm x 250mm glulam roof structure (5 pieces)

10mm plywood finish Existing stone wall Skylight diffuser panel

Existing opening

Steel window finish

20mm x 20mm batten 300mm Reinforced concrete wall 125mm polyurethane insulation Vapour barrier 10mm plywood board 20mm timber wall finish 140mm x 20mm timber floor finish

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Daylight Factor 8.00 7.00 6.00 5.00 4.00 3.00 2.00 1.00

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On a day when there is a cremation: heated air and gas emitted from the natural gas-driven furnaces is cooled from 1000째c down to around 150째c by a dedicated water cooler before it goes for gas treatment. It is estimated that in the process of a typical 90-min cremation of an average adult, around 525KWh of heat energy could be recovered. (350KW *1.5h = 525KWh) On a day when there is no cremation: a Ground Source Heat Pump (300% efficiency, providing 71,000KWh of renewable enrgy every year) and Combined Heat and Power (CHP) system will be used to provide the building with necessary amount of energy.

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General Information Name Gender Date of birth E-mail Website Mobile

Xutong Zhao male 23/03/1990 xutongzhao@gmail.com www.xutongzhao.weebly.com (+86) 13910974849

Educational Background 2013-2015 2012-2013 2009-2012 2012 2011 2007-2008 2007 2006-2007

Master of Architecture (Part 2), De Montfort University, Leicester, UK Internship with Aedas, Shanghai, China Bachelor of Architecture (Part 1), University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK Internship with C-Office, ZPAD, Beijing, China Internship with C-Office, ZPAD, Beijing, China International Architecture Foundation, Castle College, Nottingham, UK English language education, ILS, Nottingham, UK Beijing No.43 High School, Beijing, China

Professional Experience 2013 2013

Xuhui Costal Xi’an Media Port Parcel 188S-G-1 Project, Shanghai, China Shenyang International Commercial Centre Project (Sunshine 100), Shenyang, China

2013 2013 2013 2012 2012 2012 2011 2011 2011

Shanghai Linkong Park Parcel 16-1 Hotel Project, Shanghai, China Suzhou SSTT Element Hotel Project, Jiangsu, China Signage design for 751 Beijing Design Week, Beijing, China Neiqiu TV Station, Hebei, China Ganzi Batang Primary School, China Interior design for ZPAD building ground floor, Beijing, China Competition of logo design for ZPAD, Beijing, China Exhibition of architectural installations ‘Tokyo Gallery’ held at Beijing 798, Beijing, China Co-operative traffic pattern design of the ancient city of Beijing, soloed the early version of the conceptual drawing (published in the book Study Architecture at Architectural Association, Yanchuan Liu, 2011), Beijing, China

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ArchiCAD, Auto CAD, Blender, Cinema4D, Illustrator, InDesign, Microsoft Office, Photoshop, Rhino, SketchUP

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