Application for MSc Architectural and Urban Design - 1 Year of the University of Edinburgh
W E T L A N D M U S E U M
Location: Yiyang, Hunan, China Academic | Individual Mar.-Jun. 2018 Advisor: Prof. Zhenxi Gong (54519631@qq.com)
The project is located next to a hydropower station by the provincial road. In the future, it will be the entrance of Laiyi Lake National Wetland Park. First, the general plan considers the relationship between the new buildings and the existing buildings (the hydropower station buildings on the west side and the villager housings on the east side). So the east facade of the new building is set to a solid and heavy material sense, and the west facade is lighter and more transparent. The design of the architecutural shape is from the sloped roof of the local residence. The suspension pedestrian bridge is used to handle the height difference on the south side, then the exhibition space and work space are naturally distinguished through different floors. The exhibition part starts as small display spaces supported by shear walls, and then is the climax part of the tour route-a simulated wetland that passes through a large space which is supported by a cross beam structure system. Due to the structure, strong direct sunlight becomes diffuse sunlight. At the same time, the grid on the west facade disperses the light, simulating the special environmental atmosphere of the wetland forest. 1
2
3
4
5
6
C O L L E C T I V E H O U S I N G
Location: Changsha, Hunan, China Academic | Individual Mar.-Jun. 2019 Advisor: Mr. Zhimin Yuan (2018066@cadg.cn)
The north side is the city square and the south side is the residential area on the west side. In order to deal with the two different interfaces, and to create a place for young people to communicate, a series of strategies have been developed: raising the street corners on the north side, creating a heavy and solid material sense, playing the role of a landmark in the urban context; the south side of the housing is lowered to connect with the residential buildings; the first floor uses transportation advantages as a commercial space; the community function and place for community activities. The shapes of the two balconies inside and outside, which provide different privacy, are also considered to adapt to different interfaces. There are two or three people sharing a suite, and the differences of the plan provide young people with different choices. Materials of the facade are red bricks, to coordinate the the old building in the residential area. And the others are all warm-tone materials.
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
FA M I LY T E M P L E E X T E N T I O N
Location: Pingjiang, Hunan, China Academic | Individual Sep.-Dec. 2018 Advisor: Prof. Suqi Jiang (jsq@hnu.edu.cn)
The family temple was built in Qing Dynasty( around 18th century). It used to be the library of the school and place holding family fairs. Now it needs to be expanded. The architectural space of the family temple has the typical characteristic of the axis. And the expansion part follows it, the turning of the axis of the new road and the family temple forms two inner squares. The two squares and the lawn on the west side are connected through space penetration. The plan of new architecture also follows a certain structure. The north-south direction is the service space— corridor-courtyard, and the east-west direction is roof-courtyardroof. The state of use changes from private to public from east to west: classrooms- lecture hall shared by the students and the villagers- cultural and administrative functions for the villagers- an open lawn. Materials such as fair-faced concrete, steel, glass, dryhanging stone and other modern materials are used in contrast to the brick and wood materials of the old architecture.
16
17
18
19
20