LOWER MANHATTAN

The urbanization process of Manhattan is very rapid, as early as 1918 and with many high-rise buildings, in 1931, it has been fully built as a modern city. In order to quickly build a city, its urban layout is very mechanized and rigid.

The building site is a water taxi terminal in lower Manhattan. water taxi is one of the most important ways to travel in Manhattan. It is also the junction between Manhattan city and the ocean, the transition between city and nature, and the symbol of escape from the city

Urban Afforestation

The urban greenery in lower Manhattan is mainly distributed near the sea, so people living in the city center have to drive several kilometers to reach the green park in order to take a breath from the highspeed city life.

City Traffic City View

The city streets extend in all directions, but there are still serious traffic congestion problems, so people spend a lot of time for commuting

The city streets extend in all directions, but there are still serious traffic congestion problems, so people spend a lot of time for commuting

The urban environment is very depressing, the streets are all the same

The office is surrounded by skyscrapers and it's hard to find a view that makes me feel relaxed

Design Theroy

I want to lie on the clouds and rest

CASE STUDY:Melbourne--Hoddle Grid

Garden City

Self-Contained

Radiant City

Vacuums Borders

Modern City

Neat Regional Planning

Order and Efficiency

Street Intersection

Crowded Urban Core

City Planning

SIDEWALKS PARKS

The street should be the most vital manifestation of the city, not order and efficiency intricacy,centering , access to sunlight, and enclosure .

To foster lively and interesting streets

To make the fabric of the streets as continuous a network as possible

City Neighborhoods

To use parks, squares, and public buildings as part of the street fabric,

To foster a functional identity at the district level

Design an urban complex to improve the order and efficiency of urban buildings, blur the boundaries between city streets, parks, and buildings, and incorporate parks, streets, and functions into buildings. Design an urban complex that is open to all

The Island of Utopia

Through the analysis of the map of Alice in Wonderland, I found that it was actually designed based on the concept of Utopia, so I abstracted many map symbols from it as my concept

Abstract Graph The First Stage Sketch Model

Building Form Generating Map

The abstracted patterns are turned into three-dimensional blocks, and then these different blocks are converted into preliminary sketch models based on the site, and finally all the features of the sketch models are extracted and incorporated into the final building. Turn the two-dimensional utopian concept into a three-dimensional threedimensional model, and finally into a building

The green roof allows people to experience the natural space inside the building while overlooking the cityscape of Manhattan at the same time

Roof Greening Shell

Second Floor Private Space

The second layer is mainly to provide some private spaces, such as reading, resting and other private spaces

First Floor Public Space

In the first floor, the main function is to provide some rest spaces and gathering spaces. This level has a spa room, a party hall, and a restaurant.

The ground floor serves as the waiting space of the pier, providing docks for ships to dock, a café, and seatings.

Aerial View

Central Park

The centrally located open green plant space blurs the boundaries between man-made buildings and natural spaces

Central Floor Pier

The central space is a large flat floor, surrounded by glass curtain walls or windows or even semiopen and semi-indoor spaces. Good lighting and ventilation

Public Space

Large public space for group behavior of social elements such as gatherings, parties, etc., with large open spaces and small concert halls

The bottom floor serves as the city's wharf, with five small platforms around it, which serve as docking points for ferries and boats or evan water taxi,

Different Views

This pier can not only be used as a docking station for water taxis, but also provide a multi-functional space for urban residents, breaking the vacuum of functional zoning, bringing the heavy reinforced concrete forest, some real human space

For the city, the pier gives everyone a way to escape the city. You can come here to rest in your spare time in the daily tiring city life, have your own space or communicate with friends.

Folding Avon River

Water Messum

2022 Fall

Context:Academic

Tutor: Dr.Gabriel Tang

Email: g.tang@shu.ac.uk

Phone number:+44 114 225 3620

Individual project

Duration:Semester long

Folding the Avon River into three parts into the museum makes the whole water museum contain three different crowd behaviors, which is also the epitome of people's behavior around the Avon River in the whole city. People's memories of the Avon River are also contained in this building.

1847

A reservoir was built at Barrow Gurney to receive the water, and also compensation reservoirs at Sherbourne and Chew Magna to maintain the flow of the River Chew.

1865

In 1865, due to the development of industry and the increase of population, the demand for water and electricity in the city expanded sharply.

1934

After World War II, Bristol built a larger reservoir to keep the city water

1975

After World War II until 1975, Bristol maintained very high quality city water and good river water quality. Among them, the avon river, which flows through the city center of Bristol, has a very long relationship with Bristol.

The entire Bristi River flows through the entire city center, which can be said to be the artery of the entire city. Wherever the river flows, it is the city center of Bristol or the center of residents' activities. Residents carry out different activities in different parts of the river. The river divides the entire city of Bristol into three parts. In the lower reaches of the River Avon, it is the economic center of the city, where there are many office buildings, where people work and study

In the middle reaches of the Avon River, there are many pubs, restaurants and coffee shops, where people rest, entertain and communicate with each other.

City Photos and Sketches

The site where the building is located lacks the motivation for people to stop. If you want to design a museum, it is more about how to make people stop

In the upper reaches, there are many park squares where people run and exercise.

I want to design a building that can function as a museum and an event space at the same time without affecting the original function of the site. Because the Avon River, as the mother river of Bristol, has a long history, I want to fold the activities of people in the three parts of the Avon River in one space. To reflect the significance of the Avon River to Bristol

Morphogenesis

Retain the framework of part of the original building part of the site and add a part at the same time

Stretch the upper layer of the block towards the river, and make a height difference on the upper layer of the block

Make the height difference of the roof part streamlined

Dig out a piece and use it as a courtyard and square

Water Purification System

The sinking of the square allows people to gather in the square and make a rest space at the same time

The water is pumped from the river through the ground to the roof, and the pumping device is placed in the room on the second floor. After the water is initially filtered to be clear on the roof, it fills the glass layer of the roof, falls from the water curtain device on the roof to the indoor exhibition room, and then flows through the indoor channel to the center of the outdoor central square. Finally, the purified water will be will flow back to the Avon river

The ground level of the building has a lower plaza where people can enjoy the view across the Avon River while taking a break

The corridor outside the exhibition room connects the exhibition room with the outside and other spaces, and at the same time strengthens the communication inside the building

Metropolis

Urban unfinished building renovation

2021 Fall

Tutor:Qing Zhang

Email:alicezhang.0214@outlook.com

Phone number: +86 13710003993

Context:Academic Individual project

Duration:Semester long

By achieving self-sufficiency, the problem of surplus labor force in uncompleted residential flats and the ground floor in Guangzhou can be solved. The sustainability of buildings is not only environmentally friendly, but also for the whole society.