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Ren Yankai renyk1998@gmail.com B.Arch Qingdao University of Technology
CONTENT 01 the Beach Bar Tsingtao Beer bar design
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exterior
sea
environment
curtain wall
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floorslab interior
02 Hills Hiding
Vertical
landscape visitor center design
Horizontal Entity
03 Community’s Renovation
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urban-village renovation
Virtual
04 White Pagoda's Memory watchtower design
Spatial urban
past present
05 Other work school pavilion design; model making
Temporal
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village
future
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01 the Beach Bar Tsingtao Beer bar design Qingdao, China Academic | Individual Spring 2020 When mentioning Qingdao, people always think of the world-famous Tsingtao Beer and sailing sport, because the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games sailing competition was held in Qingdao, and a series of Olympic-themed cultural buildings were established in the Olympic Sailing Center. Looking back at the coastline of this area, most of them are public buildings such as museums, conference center, theaters, and lack a space for people to relax and entertain.
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SITE When mentioning Qingdao, people always think of the world-famous Tsingtao Beer and sailing sport, because the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games sailing competition was held in Qingdao, and a series of Olympic-themed cultural buildings were established in the Olympic Sailing Center. Looking back at the coastline of this area, most of them are public buildings such as museums, conference centers, theaters, and lack a space for people to entertain.
the wind of may
rainbow bridge
olympic torch
qingdao olympic international conference center sailing theatre
commemorate the May 4th Movement
steel cables; 20.08m; the main venue of the colorful neon lights a symbol of the 29th SCO Qingdao Summit at night Olympic Games
membrane structure; subsea stage directly connected to the sea
international yacht club
the lighthouse
olympic sailing museum
provide a new marine science popularization and cultural tour
built in 1890; sun hall on the west; cylindrical white marble; rotated 13 steel steel navigation aid for ships shelves
CONCEPT Combining Tsingtao Beer and sailing culture, I plan to build a beer bar behind the mountain, and the surface material is canvas ,which is commonly used for sailing in response to the sailing culture. The beer bar serves tourists who have walked through cultural buildings and people in the residential area on the other side.
How to integrate the new node into the city? city
415m
residential
825m
public building park beach
276m 300m
harbor
olympic sailing museum
tunnel
287m
residencial
yandao autumn tide
hotel
sea
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streamline
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environments international yacht club 155m
233m
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coastline and mood
convex edge of coastline
The concave edge of the arc will be subjected to centripetal force. The enclosed boundary creates a highly accommodating space environment, and people who live in it will feel enclosed.
The long coastline provides people with a wide range of visibility. From a psychological perspective, an environment with a wide field of vision is the best place to relieve stress.
The outside the arc edge line, it will be subjected to centrifugal force. This expanded space form has a wider field of vision and is more suitable for relatively open crowds.
seaside
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sailing
SPACE
MASTER PLAN
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a box as the basic shape
dividing service space
creating pubilc & private space
CURTAIN
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One side of the bar is a coastal corridor, and the other side is a tunnel through a small hill. The raised curtain wall points to the direction of the road. The floor of the outdoor bar is re-paved with wooden floors to distinguish it from the surroundings. There is a square at the corner of the site to arrange the landscape and do sinking treatment, which has a guiding role and allows people to move forward to the coast.
curtain oan the box
warping towards the main entrance, like canvas on a sailboat
move vertically as needed
Follow the highway to reach the Yandao Autumn Tide, which is one of Qingdao's famous tourist attractions.
HOW IT WORKS ?
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The square and the bar together provide indoor and outdoor public space. Serving tourists from the Olympic Sailing Museum, residents of the hotel opposite, and citizens of the residential area, they can all relax and enjoy the seaside scenery here.
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The curtain is movable, and it can move vertically by several mechanical devices in the corner of the building. It can be moved as needed, and the curtain can move up to 3.5m vertically. When the curtain is closed, it can provide an overall quiet environment, only keep the entrance lifted part. The canvas facade can shade and the sea breeze to a certain extent. When the curtain opens, the indoor space merges with the outside world and becomes an open public space.
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spiral staircase
private space
pergola
bar counter
beer barrel
The spiral staircase saves space and has a certain aesthetics
The second floor space is more private and quiet, not easily disturbed, and the curtain will not open to the second floor
The pergola can enrich the indoor wall. It has a decorative effect and isolates the sight
The bar is the most open space, the service staff will bartender and sell here
The newly brewed beer is packed in the barrel for guests to drink at any time, which is more in line with the drinking habits of Qingdao citizens
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ceiling plan
02 Hills Hiding Landscape visitor center design Kurgi Farm, Latvia Academic | Individual Summer 2020 The site is situated within the North Vidzeme Biosphere Reserve. Kurgi Farm itself is fairly remote, located on the Latvian-Estonian border, but can be accessed from several towns and cities by car. There are a number of diverse natural and semi-natural habitats throughout the reserve as it encompasses vast areas of primeval and traditional landscapes. There are 25 nature reserves, one nature park, and two marine protected areas within the reserve. Tartu, home of the prestigious University of Tartu, is roughly a one-hour drive from Kurgi Farm, meaning there is plenty of potential to receive visitors, tourists, and students as guests at the ecotourism farm.
BACKGROUND
CONCEPT
Established in 1997, the North Vidzeme Biosphere is the only one of its kind in Latvia, stretching across 53km of coastline along the Gulf of Riga and bordering the northern frontier with Estonia. The biosphere covers 457,600 hectares of land and 16,750 hectares of sea and was recognized as part of the UNESCO program within a year of being established as a protected territory of international importance.
Inspired by local horse breeding and horse breed protection, the form of the visitor center is reshaped from the shape of horseshoes. At the same time, combined with the trend of the mountains, the building is hidden in the site, and visitors can climb on the roof to get a broader view and enjoy the scenery of the North Vidzeme Biosphere.
The majority of the landscape is filled with lakes, as well as glacially formed hills and rolling plains. The region also includes one of the biggest areas of raised bogs in the Baltic states, as well as the largest area of littoral or randu meadows in Latvia. Within the reserve there are several protected nature areas, including dendrological plantations, geological and geomorphic nature, as well as historical landmarks.
Salaca river
Burtnieks Lake
Europe
Latvia
Kurgi Farm
@57.882712, 25.694757
Ērģeme Castle
SITE
This is a mountainous area, high in the north and low in the south, the overall height difference is about 20m.
Combining the local horse pastoral culture, with the "horseshoe" as the basic prototype, echoing the surrounding roads and buildings.
Push and pull the "horseshoe" to see the granary to the north and the farm to the south.
Adjust the shape according to the terrain, high in the south and low in the north, hiding the building in the site.
Set the way the crowd leads to the building, the main entrance and the entrance plaza, for visitors to enter the building, or to the farm.
The eaves are raised outward to form a climbable roof, and people can walk directly on the roof through the path.
Kurgi Farm is owned by a young couple, Kristaps and Laura, who were mesmerised by the natural beauty of the area. So much so that they decided to live there permanently. Kurgi farm’s primary focus is horse breeding, but not just any horses. Kurgi farm is one of the only breeding programmes in place for the Latvian Ardennes, a rare breed of local horse that is dangerously close to extinction, and Kurgi has one of the last four Latvian Ardennes studs in existence. The Latvian Ardennes is a breed of horse that the local community value highly as part of their historical heritage, and have been working hard to save from extinction.
farmyard worker
Kristaps and Laura
Latvian Ardennes
Kurgi Farm
horseshoe
extract shape
prototype
deformation
result
horseshoe print
prototype
on the site
underground
on the ground
ON THE ROOF
EXPLODED AXONOMETRIC
The climbable roof can improve the interaction between people and the building, and visitors can have a better view through the roof.
UNDER THE ROOF
climbable concrete roof
The square is for children to play, and people can get in touch with horses at close range on the grassland.
transparent tempered glass
roof entrance
MASTER PLAN
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main entrance
cafe A
cafe B
office
souvenir
hall stairs museum toilet second entrance
CURTAIN WALL DETAIL
INTERIOR
75*50mm light steel keel wood (anti-corrosion and fire prevention treatment) gypsum board 12mm transparent tempered glass aluminum alloy frame cushion
SECTION PERSPECTIVE
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03 Community’s Renovation Urban-village renovation Qingdao, China Academic | Individual Autumn 2020 Xiaoweng Village can be regarded as a natural village with a relatively long history in Qingdao, and its history can be traced back to more than 100 years ago. Xiao Weng Tou was originally called "Xiao Weng Yao Tou". This is because there was a kiln-making workshop in the village's Dongchang Yard. Nowadays, the houses in Xiaoweng Village are dilapidated and the whole village is also under the government's old house renovation. The future Xiaoweng Village needs some infrastructure to meet the daily needs of the villagers. Xiaoweng Village is surrounded by the city's traffic and is a typical urban-village. The buildings in the village are mostly red-tiled double-pitched roofs. So the project proceeded from this perspective, under the condition of preserving the form of the village to carry out renovation and transformation.
governor
xiaoweng village
local resident
office workers
drama lovers
SITE ANALYSIS satellite imagery site
At present, the relevant government departments are studying and formulating the renovation plan, and have conducted investigations on the redevelopment intention of the residents in the relevant urban villages. The next step is to start the renovation before the end of this year after the renovation plan is determined. As a local villager, our community lacks a public, open space. The elderly can only sunbathe at the door, and children can only play in the courtyard. It is necessary to provide a space for people of all ages to socialize during the renovation.It’s also very troublesome to pay utility bills now, it’s better to have an community service hall.
I sit in front of the computer and work every day. After get off work, I can not find a suitable leisure space in the community. I rarely have the opportunity to socialize with others. It is best to have a place for us office workers to relax and entertain during the renovation.
We like to listen to Liuqiang very much. This is a local traditional drama in Qingdao. Many villagers also like to listen to it. However, there is no venue for performing dramas. I hope that a small theatre can be built to pass on this niche culture.
DESIGN STRATEGY surrounding buildings
urban-villages
closed
pavilion
site
roof form
urban-villages schools pubilc buildings residential commercial
pitched roof flat roof empty field
road classification
building height
expressway main road secondary road branch road
theater
＞12m 6-12m ≤ 6m empty & public open space
main
block openness
section
functional partition
forgetten space
yongchang rd.
DIAGRAM urban texture
street scale xiaolou 2nd rd.
SOCIAL ANALYSIS
xiaolou rd.
BACKGROUND
community center
opened
minor
abandoned driving school building to be demolished community salesroom
functional partition
pedestrian circulation
square & market theatre community center
landscape & square buildings circulation
OPERATION MODE
MASTER PLAN bus station
bus station shengping rd.
residential
school
exhibition
square
service
pavilion
residential
relax
recreation
gather
community center
yongnian rd.
yongping rd.
residential
yongchang rd.
children's palace
office residential
yard
social
theater
commercial
stage
cathedral
cafe
zhenhua rd. bus station city
subway station urban-villages
bus station RENOVATION
urban-villages
city
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MATERIALS
EXPLODED AXONOMETRIC pavilions The pavilions on the square are mainly composed of steel structure and canvas. The steel frame ensures that the installation is sturdy and durable. The canvas has a certain degree of transparency. The random distribution enriches the richness of the enclosed space.
facade The facade is mainly made of patterned marble stone, and the random patterns make the facade no longer monotonous. Floor-to-ceiling windows and aluminum window frames harmonize.
roof The roofs of the community center and theater are made of the same material as Xiaoweng Village's houses-red tile roofs, which are integrated with the surrounding environment, which is also an architectural feature of Qingdao.
activity room exhibition bookshop cafe theater dressing room office water bar cafe service center bookshop meeting room reception hall
view under the glass roof, outdoor gray space
courtyard of the community center, indoor gray space
section perspective 1-1
section perspective 2-2
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community center 2nd floor plan
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1 hall 2 bookshop 3 service center 4 office 5 water bar 6 toilet 7 cafe 8 reception 9 yard 10 meeting room 4 office 5 water bar 6 toilet 7 cafe 11 theater 12 dressing room 13 locker room 14 outdoor stage 2 bookshop 6 toilet 15 exhibition 16 activity room 17 equipment room
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04 White Pagoda’s Memory Watchtower design Beijing, China Academic | Individual Winter 2020 The Miaoying Temple, located in Xicheng District, Beijing, was built in the Yuan Dynasty. The White Pagoda in the temple is the oldest and largest lama pagoda in China. Nowadays, Siheyuan surrounds Miaoying Temple, and the area of Siheyuan has already been lined with tall buildings. Obviously, the Siheyuan will be demolished in the future with the needs of social development, but the form and culture of the Siheyuan cannot disappear. As the landmark building of the Siheyuan, the White pagoda has a decisive influence on the Siheyuan. I hope to build a watchtower that draws on the architectural style of the Siheyuan, and echoes the White Pagoda, forming an antagonistic relationship between the new and the old, the past and the future. Becoming the carrier of the Siheyuan culture, and storing the memory of the White Pagoda.
SITE
THE WHITE PAGODA
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the White Pagoda of Miaoying Temple 1 Tasha - the highest part of the pagoda. There are 13 circles of the phase wheel (the phase wheel means the level of the pagoda) 2 Tashen - the body of the White Pagoda, also known as the "tower belly", like a typical covered bowl. 3 Tazuo - the base of the pagoda, there were many statues of protector gods originally carved, and the corner pillars were carved with diamonds. It's a pity that all have peeled off. 4 Taji - the foundation of the pagoda. There is a passage on the tower base for people to walk along and worship Buddha.
plan of the White Pagoda
profile of the Taji
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reverse
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two different sizes of Taji
profile
ratio
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Xicheng District, Beijing, China the new tower Miaoying Temple
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SIHEYUAN
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elevation
staircase platform
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FORM
FUNCTION
General Layout of Siheyuan 1 Zhengfang - master residence or wing 2 Erfang - “ear” room, utility or storage room 3 Xixiangfang - western residence or wing(“West Chamber”) 4 Ermen, Chuihuamen - second gate, “flower - hung gate” 5 Zoulang - corridor 6 Waiyuan - outer or first courtyard 7 Daozuofang - “reverse - facing” rooms 8 Houzhaofang - north hall or pavilion,“backside building” 9 Disanjinyuan - rear or third courtyard 10 Neiyuan - inner or second courtyard 11 Dongxiangfang - eastern residence or wing 12 Yingbi - spirit screen 13 Pingmen - entranceway or small gate 14 Damen - main gate
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The main entrance of the courtyard is generally set on the east side of the sunny side. After entering, you can enter the central courtyard through the corridor, and then you can enter any room in the four directions. The overall circulation is smooth and regular.
Siheyuan 8
profile
circulation
Just like the Siheyua in Chinese, it is a courtyard enclosed by houses in four directions. The layout emphasizes the concept of enclosure. The surrounding houses can directly enter the courtyard.
enclosing The houses in the four directions are independent of each other, generally speaking, they have residential functions. The houses are connected by corridors to form a closed circulation.
The houses in four directions are private spaces, the corridor is a semi-open space, vand the central courtyard is a public space, which corresponds to the function of every part of Siheyuan.
corridors live / indoor yard / outdoor function
private spatial characteristics
public
the new tower There is a White Pagoda in the Siheyuan area of Xicheng District, Beijing. In the White Pagoda, I extracted its proportional relationship and formal characteristics;in the Siheyuan, I extracted its functional layout and planar form. Combining these characteristics of the two together, the combination becomes the form and function of the new tower. In this way, the new tower has the elements of the white tower and the courtyard. This is why the new tower will become the memory of the White Pagoda.
Damen
Yingbi
stone lion
roof
Zoulang
Neiyuan
DIAGRAM
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Since the watchtower develops vertically upwards, I extracted the plane shape of the White Pagoda’s Sumeru throne, and explored the Sumeru throne in the three-dimensional space.
different types of 3D Sumeru throne
STAIRCASE - PLATFORM
platform staircase
platform A The new tower grows in the vertical direction, combined with the functional form of the Siheyuan, the surrounding platforms are vertically displaced, and then form two staircase-platform methods.
platform B
Carlo Scarpa
Brion Family Cemetery, Carlo Scarpa, 1969-1978
OPERATION MODE
PLAN
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the new tower
SECTION
the White Pagoda
contrast
watchtower
religion
modern
historical closed pilgrimage
public sightseeing inherited
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landmark
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Siheyuan residential
historical
private 30.30
The appearance of the new tower will become a new landmark in the Siheyuan area together with the White Pagoda of Miaoying Temple.
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One represents tradition and religion, and the other represents modernity. One space that was once a closed space will be closed in the future, open to a few people, and the other will always appear as an open public space.
plan of platform A 24.90
The existence of the new tower is in sharp contrast with the White Pagoda, but it pays tribute to it in many ways. The new tower will become the memory of the White Pagoda.
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Siheyuan the new tower past
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future
On the time scale, the Siheyuan may be demolished in the future with the needs of social development, and the White Pagoda and the new tower as the landmark will exist. The White Pagoda is a historical relic, which will be preserved in the future. The demolition of the Siheyuan is not a physical disappearance. The essence and layout characteristics of the Siheyuan culture are preserved in the new tower. From another perspective, the new tower is also a memory of the Siheyuan.
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plan of platform B
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VIEW FROM THE WATCHTOWER
the office buildings
the relationship between the watchtower and the White Pagoda
the viaduct
the White Pagoda
human perspective
the Siheyuan
05 Other work School Pavilion Design Qingdao University of Technology Qingdao, China Academic | Group work Summer 2018 team member: Cao Yuanyuan Liu Hu Lin Yangxue Zhang Ning Wang Weiwei Zhao Yifan Liu Songyan Zhang Wenhao Song Hongbing Wang Ruohui Li Shouwei Pan Heng Yang Jinyu
Model Making Academic | Group work Summer 2019 team member: Shen Keyi Han Xiaowei Cao Yuanyuan Wang Yuhui Pan Heng Wang Yue Han Tianyi Zhang Ning Zhong Zichao Tao Yi
CONCEPT
DETAILS
There is a lawn between the No. 1 Teaching Building of Qingdao University of Technology and the School of Architecture. An ancient pine tree is crossed by a sidewalk. We plan to build a campus rest space around the pine tree for students to learn and communicate. The concept starts from this ancient pine tree, and builds a pavilion that grows around the ancient pine tree. The resting seat rises around the tree, and students can sit under the tree to rest and communicate. At the same time, we put some mosquito repellent plants to resist the annoying mosquitoes in the summer.
pine tree
hammock
mosquito repellent
pine board the ancient pine tree in the lawn
ELEVATION
DIAGRAM
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The second path grows around the tree
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Plant mosquito repellent plants to avoid mosquito bites in summer
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FINISHED WORKS
MATERIALS Considering the durability and stability of the structure, we use welded square tube as the main structure, pine wood as the seat material. Then use expansion screws to fix the seat on the square tube. And use woven hemp rope as a hammock wound on the square tube.
50*50 square tube
pine board
white paint
spirit level
electric welding
hemp rope
cutting machine
mosquito repellent
CONSTRUCTION PROCESS
purchase
cut
polish
welding
build
paint
MODEL MAKING
A B E
C D
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A Bearing wall: a mixed wall of brick and concrete blocks B Concrete structure: 450×450 pillars, 280×750 beams, 90-thick floor slab C Structure conversion layer D Open corridor E Staggered beam F Concrete wall with round opening
Exeter Library - Louis Kahn, 1972
· “One of Le Corbusier’s freest and most imaginative creations” · Embraces the modern apartment-block style, independent of any relation to the shape of the plot · Confronts this block with different, specialized volumes, combines flat and concave walls, and contrasts industrial and natural materials · In the original interpretation of two of the “five points of modern architecture”: The pillars, the roof garden, the horizontal window, free design of the facade, free design of the ground plan. Swiss Pavilion - Le Corbusier, 1931
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