Yangchang Li's
portfolio FOR MA ARCHITECTURE AND HISTORIC URBAN ENVIRONMENTS BARTLETT SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON
[YANGCHANG LI] B.Arch, South China University of Technology, China B.Arch, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
THREE-DIMENSIONAL COMPOSITION FINAL WORK
Mailling Address: Building 13-602, N.28, Software Road, Gulou District, Fuzhou, Fujian, China E-mail: 525896626@qq.com Tel: 86-18905017417
Contents 01 STILL INTO WATER THE RESEARCH AND APPLICATION OF THE RECONSTRUCTION OF EXISTING ARCHITECTURES IN THE EXHIBITION AREA
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02 SECOND NATURE BEHAVIORS AND ENVIRONMENTS CHILDREN'S FUTURE LIBRARY
After studying landscape architecture at South China University of Technology for one year, I went to Politecnico di Torino in Italy to achieve a three-year bachelor degree in architecture, and returned to China in the fifth year to complete a five-year undergraduate study in architecture. These three learning experiences switching between China and Italy enabled me to gradually master the basic knowledge of architectural design and at the same time the influence of the multiple ideas of the education systems of the two countries gave me a three-dimensional and speculative perspective when designing.
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04 THE RAUMPLAN IN A GLASS BOTTLE KINDERGARTEN AND PRIMARY SCHOOL DESIGN IN AN OLD INDUSTRIAL BOUROUGH
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01 STILL INTO WATER THE RESEARCH AND APPLICATION OF THE RECONSTRUCTION OF EXISTING ARCHITECTURES IN THE EXHIBITION AREA
DRIVING FORCE OF NEW INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENTV As China's Special Economic Zone, national economic center and international city, Shenzhen has been at the forefront of urban industrial renewal and development. In the historical process of urban renewal and optimization, better land will be endowed with the function of both economic and social value, so as to make the best use of and cooperate with the continuous improvement of urban traffic network. Bao'an District, as the target city of "old district new construction", its coastal area has been gradually updated. Gushu sewage treatment plant occupies an excellent position around the airport wharf and near the bridge of Shenzhong passage. The transformation of function and architecture is the trend of the times. THE MEMORY OF INDUSTRIAL CULTURE For the reconstruction of existing buildings, now it is not simply demolished. However, based on the substantial changes in function, it is inevitable that most of the sewage treatment facilities will be eliminated. Retaining the urban memory of the sewage treatment plant in architecture is also a kind of protection and attention to industrial culture. While retaining the symbolic geometric appearance of biological tank and sedimentation tank, the key point of this scheme is to retain and give new significance to water storage, water flow, and the form of the interaction between water and building. The image of the new tanks overlaps with that of the old tanks, which is closer to life in the exhibition park, arousing people's thinking and commemoration of industrial culture. NEW EXHIBITION FORMS Different from the traditional exhibition hall, the exhibition hall rebuilt on the existing building itself has the spatial and morphological characteristics of the original building, and while adding restrictions, it provides new ideas for exhibition planning.
ARCHITECTURE DESIGN FROM JUNE,2020 TO SEPTEMBER,2018 LOCATION: SHENZHEN GROUP WORK WITH MENGJIE LYU ROLE IN TEAM: CONCEPTUAL DESIGN(60%), TECHNICAL DRAWINGS(50%), MODELING(50%), DIAGRAMS(80%) INSTRUCTOR: ZHI ZHANG
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The Convention and Exhibition Center will become an important part of the industrial renewal of Bao'an District. Unlike the two convention and exhibition centers serving the city, this project balances the needs of the local economy and the community, and accelerates the agglomeration of industrial industries. It can also promote the cultural and creative arts industry to keep up, write a historical chapter for the region, provideand residents withCenter leisure and entertainment venues, thereby creating a landmark building with localthe characteristics and closely integrated regional development. The and Convention Exhibition will become an important part of the industrial renewal of Bao'an District. Unlike two convention and exhibition centerswith serving the city, this project balances the needs
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COMBINE THE HISTORY OF THE SITE AND THE SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT TO BUILD A LIBRARY According to second nature, people will have habitual actions, such as staying on the border, so when we build the library, we will create more spaces where children can stay more comfortable on the border.
02 SECOND NATURE BEHAVIORS AND ENVIRONMENTS CHILDREN'S FUTURE LIBRARY
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A library is a curated collection of sources of information and similar resources.
Consisted of archives of the earliest form of writing—the clay tablets in cuneiform script discovered in Sumer, some dating back to 2600 BC.
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The first library
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Books, periodicals, newspapers, manuscripts, films, maps, prints, documents, microform, CDs, cassettes, videotapes, DVDs, Blu-ray Discs, e-books, audiobooks, databases, table games, video games and other formats.
Services commonly provided by public libraries may include storytelling sessions for infants, toddlers, preschool children, or after-school programs, all with an intention of developing early literacy skills and a love of books.
The concept we put forward is second nature, and we chose this concept because we paid attention to the relationship between the boundary and people, architecture and nature at the sociological level.
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We imagine the future library should be a transfer station of knowledge, books and various other things are combined to enhance the learning experience. It is a good way to interact with children through the use of theater to display literature, and through the studio to display art.
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The library is just like the second nature, especially this kind of children-oriented library. It is an intensive, condensed, exquisite and shared spiritual home that meets the need to accommodate reading activities and various other ways to acquire knowledge arises and develops from it.
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According to Montessori teaching method, we believe that the purpose of education is to develop children's spirit of active learning and exploration.
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DIFFERENT SPACES ARE SHOWN THROUGH TRANSPARENT AXONOMETRIC DRAWINGS
Purple · All ages
Light blue · All ages
This is a space surrounded by purple, suitable for people of all ages to experience art here. There are studios, galleries and steps leading to the terrace.
This is a space surrounded by light blue, suitable for all ages. There is a light food restaurant and rest area, as well as a small viewing platform.
Dark See Green · All ages This is an area surrounded by dark see green, suitable for people of all ages to experience music here. There is a choir room and a learning area for different musical instruments. Above it is the terrace.
Orange · 7-12
Bright yellow · 13-15
This is an area surrounded by orange, a space suitable for children aged 7-12. There are round window seats suitable for children to sit alone. There are bookshelves, chairs and tables that match their height. This is an area surrounded by steel blue and bright yellow, which is suitable for all ages. This area is mainly a leisure outdoor reading space.
This is a space surrounded by bright yellow, suitable for children aged 13-15. There is a stepped reading space and a curved communication space. Use the combination of building and furniture scale to integrate the building itself into daily use.
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This is a space surrounded by light pink, suitable for children aged 3-6 to play in the sunken activity space in the middle. It is surrounded by adults who are suitable for taking care of children, and there are many bookshelves for adults to read. This space can also be used for lectures or sharing sessions.
This area uses a variety of colors to indicate that children of all ages meet and merge here. Enter the library from the most iconic red arched door, walk up the purple spiral staircase, and then the gray platform for a temporary rest. The three bright yellow pillars symbolize that children can grow up happily in the library.
This area uses an olive-colored exterior wall. It is a learning place for children over 15 years old, suitable for reading and self-study. There are lecture halls and lectures can be held. It adopts a design that integrates indoor and outdoor, and the eaves stretch to form an outdoor seat.
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SCENE DEMONSTRATION In this project, We want to create this children's library through bright colors and unconventional shapes. These different shapes may bite and repel each other. They are also building or furnitures. By observing the behavior habits and heights of children of different ages, design spaces that are most suitable for their ages, as well as spaces for all ages. For example, when designing the activity area for children aged 3-6 years old, the care needs of parents are emphasized. When designing the activity area for teenagers over 15 years old, it is important to consider their afterschool study needs. When considering people's movement lines, I hope that the movement lines can be enriched so that people can have more choices. Central Transportation Area
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On this curved wall, the building and furniture can be integrated, that is, the building itself can be used as furniture for users. People can lean on this curved wall to read, rest, and chat. When two arc-shaped walls meet, there will be some places in the middle that people can not use, but these places can also be used to lay various pipes. Schematic diagram when beams are to be spliced and bent.
Regarding the cross of heavy-duty polyline beams and the relationship with ventilation ducts.
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Re_pit deals with the context and complexity of irregularly shaped site in a post-industrial area. The primary goal of our proposal is to retrace and reuse the features of the area of the site in a way that corresponds to the needs of the program through the following features: •Permeability, introducing enhanced visual communication across urban, public residenial scales through the architectural form of the project; •Individuality, form that reflect the function and varying typologies of the living spaces •Organic shapes, aimed to break the monotonous repetitions of the surrounding.
ARCHITECTURE DESIGN FROM MARCH,2019 TO JUNE,2019 LOCATION: TORIN GROUP WORK WITH ANTON KRASSA, YINGYUE LI, LUCIA SANNA ROLE IN TEAM: CONCEPT AND DESIGN(75%), TECHNICAL DRAWINGS(60%), DIAGRAMS(100%),CONSTRUCTION DETAILS(50%_ME, 50%_YINGYUE LI) INSTRUCTOR: ROSSI CLAUDIO, BOCCO ANDRE
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As an industrial borough that has been developing since the 19th century, San Donato is facing a transition to cultural and educational district in the 21st century. I consider replacing a parking lot with the primary and kindergarten campus of a comprehensive school as an expansion of it. Comparing buildings to bottles, most of the buildings in this area are opaque because they are traditional buildings built in the last century and they retain a conservative appearance. In order to bring the region to renewal, I decide to use the school to convey the concept of openness, diversity and creativity. I introduce the metaphor of the glass bottle with whom I build a recognizable building that enhances the interaction and exploration between the school and the outside world through the curtain wall. After glass bottle trials, I tried the different ways of placing objects in the bottles to explore designs that are different from the traditional 2D spatial distribution limited by layers. As Müller’s raumplan theory says, “My architecture is not conceived in plans, but in spaces (cubes). It can be said that the “glass bottles” in my architecture encourage children to explore all corners of a whole space, and explore the sparks of space and space collision breaking away from the regular classroom distribution.
ARCHITECTURE DESIGN FROM SEPTEMBER, 2020 TO DECEMBER, 2020 LOCATION: TORIN INDIVIDUAL DESIGN INSTRUCTOR: BARELLO LUCA, ZHANG ZHI INVESTIGATION AND RESEARCH (OCTOBER, 2019): DAVIDE VENTURA, LI YANGCHANG, DONG YIQI, EWA SERAFINSKA, HANNA PACYNO, XIAO SIYU
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SITE RESEARCH (GROUP WORK) HISTORY
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The borough was born in the middle of 19th century by a proposal of the extension of the city of Turin, that during those years was affected by industrial innovation, phenomenon that took advantage of the positive location of San Donato that became one of the principal industrial areas of the city. [1]Giuseppe Sappa, Ville impériale de Turin, in Département du Po, Arrondissement Communale & Canton de Turin, Plan géometrique de la Commune de Turin, Lèvé en exécution de l’arrêté du 12 Brumaire an II, Treminé le 12 Nivose an XIII, 18041805, Torino, detail (AST, Sezioni Riunite, Finanze, Catasti, Catasto francese, Torino). [2]Antonio Rabbini, Mappa originale del Comune di Torino, 1866, f. XXVI (AST, Sezioni Riunite, Finanze, Catasti, Catasto Rabbini, Torino, f. XVII).
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Being previously an architectural field, San Donato Borough became part of the city of Turin following the First Duty Fence, that lasted from 1853 till 1912. The enriching of constructions along these axes, gave the Borough its initial urban tissue, that with future expansions had as limits the main streets of Corso Francia and Corso Regina Margherita. San Donato Borough amplified mainly towards the western fields, becoming an important and compact area of Turin connecting the city centre to other boroughs of the city. [4]
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[3]Roberto Gambino, Giovanni Maria Lupo (a cura di), Borghi e borgate di Torino. Tra tutela e rilancio civile, Celid - Politecnico di Torino, Torino 2011, pp. 57-58, 77, 134-139. [4]Vera Comoli Mandracci, Torino, Editori Laterza, Bari 1983 (Le città nella storia d'Italia), pp. 220-221.
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WATER SYSTEM (EXISTED BEFORE) [5] In the middle of 19th century, industries, bringing economical and social development, grew in selected boroughs of Turin. They were following the path of natural and artificial canals, ...v “Canale della Pellerina” after 1800 meters, splits in two parts: the right part, “Canale di Torino”, which takes ¼ of the flux of water, and the left part “Canale di Martinetto”. San Donato borough, by the vicinity of the two canals, attracted many industries, among many textile ones. These two canals, during the industrial years, have been affected by continuous droughts, ..., but mainly by the water need of industry, and from the relevant increase of population affecting the area. That was one of the reasons why some industries and mills stopped working. [6] [5] Servizio Tecnico Municipale dei Lavori Pubblici, Pianta di Torino coll’indicazione dei due Piani Regolatori e di Ampliamento rispettivamente della Zona Piana […] e della Zona Collinare […] aggiornati colle Varianti deliberate successivamente sino a Giugno 1935, detail (ASCT, Tipi e disegni, 64.7.8/1-8). [6]Laura Guardamagna D’Angelo, Gli opifici lungo il "Canale di Torino". Archeologia industriale in borgo San Donato in Torino, Celid, Torino 19846
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The industrial revolution brought innovation and economical development in many boroughs of Turin. The presence of canals and the proximity to the city centre, made San Donato one of the principal areas for industries expansion. For this reason, during the second world war, the area suffered bombings that destroyed significant number of buildings and intruded on the urban tissue.[7]
A New cultural district (site)
B The campus of Polytechnic University of Turin
C The campus of University of Turin
[7]Valentina Bartoni, Una guida per la città.San Donato, Campidoglio, Parella, tesi d laurea magistrale, Politecnico di Torino, Facoltà di Architettura, a.a. 2009-2010, relatore Annalisa Dameri, pp. 63.
CONCEPT METAPHOR
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Opaque Unrecognizable Traditional building
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The expansion of Comprehensive School "Pacinotti"
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GLASS BOTTLE TRIALS
INSPIRATION FROM THE TRIALS When the bottle is empty...
If there is a glass bottle, what will you put into?
The bottle can be regarded as the envelope of an building
Only the bottom is available.
It is a design on the ground.
Feathers can float.
Feathers?
Space can just be piled up one by one.
When the bottle is full with water
Bubbles can float. Bubbles?
The bottle can still be regarded as the envelope of an building.
The available space to design is 3D.
Flowers can be kept on a leveled height. Flowers?
Volumes can be settled freely. It is a design with the air.
VOLUME GENERATION
? How about filling with water first? Sticks can be lift to a certain situation. Sticks?
Follow the urban fabric which emphasizes the continuity.
Spring?
Water slows down the movement of it.
Cut down the corner to create a square in front of the school, which can serve as a waiting space for parents.
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Cut and shift the linear volume to increase movement and create an introducing buffer space for the gate.
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SPACE ORGANIZATION FROM "BOTTLE TRIAL CONCEPT"
Circulation of the primary school.
Cut volumes into proper size of classrooms.
Distribute normal classrooms in a regular order.
Remove some cubes.
Shift the cubes to make them scattered.
Distribute multifunctional classrooms following the concept from the "glass bottle trial".
Make use of the roof space of cubes to create an attached open area.
Distribute offices near the corresponding classrooms.
Design the corridors for accessability and a gellary pathway.
Distribute other services.
The space experiences in different areas are 3D and changable when walk through.
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Through the corridor children can observe the playground and the inner elevation.
The assembly hall can be see through from the corridor upstairs.
The attached space outside the activity room can be viewed through a void.
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The art classroom have a good view of the street.
The gallery which goes through the building and along the curtain wall.
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VENTILATION -Summer Stack effects help to accelerate air circulation Fresh air comes from the bottom of the south elevation and goes out through the top of the north elevation.
-Winter The vent is controlled by the Heating,Ventilating and Air Conditioning System. The space outside classrooms and inside the building serves as a buffer space that avoids heat loss
The gallery which goes along the curtain wall.
The gallery begin from the stairs on the ground floor.
The view from the inner playground.
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The view from the corrider in the "glass bottle".
The view from the balcony.
