FROM "SITE" TO "PLACE" ARCHITECTURE
The purpose of the architecture was to make the abstract, non-characteristic, identical, and homogeneous "Site" became a "Place" with real human behaviors.
Master of Science,Architecture and Urban Design
Politecnico di Milano
Architectural and Art Works 2015-2022
yingying.zheng@mail.polimi.it
FROM "SITE" TO "PLACE"
The Exploration of Spatial Memory and Genius Loci [Spirit of place]
In the process of knowing European architects, I was influenced by the historical tradition, geographical features and humanistic feelings of their works. Rafael Moneo's architectures create the sense of time through the memory of history, yet this memory is confronted with the mission of the contemporary world.Through his unique design theory and technique, Carlo Scarpa makes his architectural creation highly personalized and strongly historical, which makes people deeply appreciate the unique regional complex.The architects of "Porto School", such as Alvaro Siza, Fernando Távora and Eduardo Souto de Moura, continue to explore the relationship between society, nature, culture and architecture. Their work focuses on establishing a deep connection between modern design and historical environment, which makes the architecture with its personality trait and the keen grasp of sociocultural change. After years of reading and learning, I expect to be able to build a similar perception of architecture as these architects.
In September 2018, during the renovation design of hangzhou shuangliu cement factory, I lived around the site for two weeks, visited the cement factory and the surrounding 5km area, and measured the existing buildings on the site. I was impressed by the special
spatial memory and Genius Loci here. I continued to explore special sites, including war-bombed ruins, chaotic market, and natural villages. I hope to explore the possibilities of architecture from the perspective of urbanism, history and culture.This is the main reason for me to define this portfolio as from site to place, which allows me to explore other cultures with the help of architecture.
I strongly believe that architectural design should establish a deep connection between the historical environment and the sophisticated urban features. With the rapid technological development, the building extensions and transformation, restoration and enhancement will become the capability that future architects need to master. Therefore, i think that the architect's job is not to invent, but to interpret, continue and develop the social culture through the architecture. I hope to continue to find the relationship between architecture and site, and explore spatial memory and genius loci conveyed by architecture, so as to pave the way for my career as an architect.
YINGYING ZHENG
1997.05.07 FEMALE MILAN,ITALY & WENZHOU,CHINA YINGYING.ZHENG@MAIL.POLIMI.IT
EDUCATION
Master of Science
Architecture and Urban Design - Politecnico di Milano(POLIMI)
Bachelor of Engineering
Architecture - Zhejiang Agriculture And Forestry University (ZAFU)
CONTEST AWARDS
2021.04
2020.06
Finalist
Young Architect Competition "Leisure Habour", Team Leader
Honorable Mention (26/2037)
Tube 8X8x300 Underground Renewal Conceptual Design Competition, Individual Work
Silver Award
Exhibition of Architectural Design in Developing Countries 2019, Individual work
WORK EXPERIENCES
Lead Architect - YIFEI YAN AND ASSOCIATES
Hongzhan Red Cafe Design(Constructed Program,36m2)
Hanbaofan Restaurant (Constructed Program,192m2)
Design,Model,Render,Construction Communication,Publishment,etc
Translator - Archdaily China
Translated 27,000 Words From English To Chinese, Abuot 60 Architectural Articles.
Architect - FAX Architecture Design Office
Ouhai Secondary Vocational Group School(Competition,School Planning,172,600m2) Masterplan Design,Modeling,Drawing, Text Sorting, Presentation, etc
Zeya Times Gallery(Constructed Program,2000m2) Development Design, Modeling, Construction Communication,Publishment,etc
2019.07
Top Shortlisted "Memory" in Syria Aleppo Concept Competition, Individual work
Excellence Award (28/248)
Design Competition for the 2nd BFU International Garden Construction Festival, 2019
Honorable Mention (top 5%)
AILCD International Student Design Competition,Team Leader
HAVEN Exhibition RAC Studio Young Design Pioneer
Asian Institute of Low Carbon Design 2019 Workshop: Beyond Growth-Bridging Wakamatsu + Tobata - The University of Kitakyushu
Honorable mention; Role: team leader, Responsible for data collection, site research, generating design concept, drawing (over 50%) & presentation
Japan-Asia Youth Exchange Program (SAKURA Exchange Program in Science)
Certified enrollment; Communication and collaboration with students from Vietnam, Indonesia and Japan in the workshop
Research on of Energy-Saving House Renovation in Anji Publication: Zheng, Y., Zheng, Z., Ren, W., & Wang, M. (2019). Roof Renovation of Anji Eco-house. Journal of Asian Institute of Low Carbon Design, (2189-1400), 287-290. Retrieved from https://ci.nii.ac.jp/naid/40021894691/en
Assistant Architect - Zhejiang A & F Landscape Architecture Institute
Zeya Visitor Center(Constructed Program), On-Site Assistant Architect Drawing, Modeling, Analysis, Connecting With Construction Team, Photograph, etc
Design Administrator – Hangzhou Lexiang Hotel Management co. LTD
Assisted in hotel management and social platform operation Participated in plane design, packaging design & expansion plan coordination
STUDENT ACTIVITY
Judge of the 4th Global Chinese Poetry Contest
President of ZAFU’s Lin Mang literature society (Lin Xia Poetry Society)
Deputy Secretary of Youth League & Director of Social Media Center, School of Landscape Architecture, ZAFU
President of Zhejiang branch, National Campus Literature Union
SOFTWARE LANGUAGES HOBBIES
Rhino, Auto CAD, Adobe Suites Sketch up, V-ray, Grasshopper Enscape, Revit, Ecotect
English (fluent)
Mandarin (native)
Literature, Photography
Traveling,Handcraft
Film Editing,Painting
"SITE" TO "PLACE"
The Exploration of Spatial Memory and Genius Loci [Spirit of place] About Natural Atmosphere, Industrial Relics, Ethnic History, Urban Life, Mountain Intervention
WATER FEAST
Grotta Delle Ninfe Hot Spring Park
Contrada Balzo Di Cristo, Cerchiara Di Calabria,Italy
NATURE REFUGE
Hope Dental Center Rwanda Clinic & Training Institute
Umutekano Village, Gasabo District, Kigali, Rwanda
ART COMMUNE
The Renovation Of Shuangliu Cement Factory Architectural Complex
Shilong Mine, Hangzhou, China
HISTORY NARRATOR
The Monument Of War And History Site of Grand Serail, Aleppo Citadel, Syria
MARKET THEATER
The Extension of Collective Housing Sitang Pedlars' Market, Worker Village in Shanghai, China
SUPPLEMENT
Academic Work:
Trebbia Wonderland,Mobile Village School In Corte Brugnatella
Nature Inversion, Undergreound Passageway Renewal Design
Loano Necklace, The Renovation Of Marina Di Loano Harbour [Young Architect Competition Leisure Habour Finalist]
Faith Palace, A Park For Faith Agnostics In Beijing
Zhejiang Germplasm Museum, Architectural Department Building Wangjiang Urban Design, High-Rise Commercial Complex
Architecture Survey:
Chinese Traditional Building,Liufeng Ancestral Hall
Professional Work:
The Visitor Center of Zeya Lake Forest Cycling Park
Times Gallery & Zhinong Cuisine Museum in Zeya Village [ARCHITIZER 10th Gallery and Exhibition Space Finalist]
Red Roof,Cafe in Shenzhen,China
Art Work:
Book Editor,Photograph, Painting Installation Art,Ikebana, Magazine Design
Architecture Travel Record
[30 CUM LAUDE in Thematic Studio 2021-2022]
WATER FEAST
GROTTA DELLE NINFE HOT SPRING PARK
Professor: Fabrizia Berlingeri,Monica Manfredi,Matteo Motti
Tutor:Paolo Carlesso,Matteo Joseph Da Lisca,Lucia La Giusa
Team Work with Xiaochun Sheng,Yuxin Wang
Location: Contrada Balzo Di Cristo, Cerchiara Di Calabria, CS 87070,Italy 39°50'29.60"N, 16°24'12.28"E
Height: 13.5m, Area:318.5m2
Time: 2021.09 - 2022.01
Responsible for Designing 70%, Modeling 60%, Drawing 70% etc.
30 CUM LAUDE in Thematic Studio 2021-2022
There are eternal geothermal sulfur springs with an average flow rate of 5 liters per second inside Grotta Della Ninfe. A swimming pool is outside, where residents can also enjoy mud baths. There is a 15m height difference from the cave to the river at bottom of the valley. However,rocks would fall down inside the cave after an earthquake, making it dangerous. The cave is difficult to touch now. Therefore,transferring water from inside to outside is a better way to help locals keep memory here.
WATER FEAST is the spring transport system which are included by swimming pool,channel,water tower,aqueduct,bridge,pavilion. In different facilities, people can interact with water. They can walk under the sound of water,meditate before the curtain of water,whirl around the waterfall of tower.
"Memory and history should be architects’ main sources of inspiration."
——Mario Botta
CAVES WITH SULFUR HOT SPRINGS,FLOWS TO THE IONIAN SEA
ABUNDANT GEOTHERMAL ASSETS CURRENT WATER FLOW ANALYSIS
There are eternal geothermal sulfur springs with an average flow rate of 5 liters per second. The shape of the cave is very uniform,20 meters long and 8 meters wide. Ther original sulfur spring flowed directly from the cave, like a stream.Now,with the construction of the entrance,it becomes a pond. The original entrance of the cave was reduced to its current size due to the collapse of a large rock.
This cave is a limestone cave, with 20 meters long. Located inside the grotto delle ninfe,there are several chambers. In the south east of the cave, there is a sulphur river several meters long, which is also the source of the cave’s sulphur springs.
VISUAL ANALYSIS: HIDDEN VALLEY WITH GOOD VIEWS
CONCEPT:THE LINK BETWEEN LANDSCAPE AND HUMAN ACTIVITY
Since the 1980s, the water from the hot spring has become a link between the space inside and outside the cave, as well as a childhood memory for the people living in the area.
FROM OUTSIDE TO INSIDE FROM INSIDE TO OUTSIDE
Grotta delle Ninfe±0.00m -2.70m -4.50m -6.00m -7.20m -14.55m -10.95m -9.60m 3 3 0 5 10 25m
0 1 2 5m 1 2 1 2
Wood-Imprinted Concrete
Vapor Barrier Metal Plate(10mm)
Reinforced Concrete(200mm)
Spring Water
Conrete Floor(150mm)
Compacted Back Fill
Conrete Drainage Ditch (100mm)
Sand-Gravel Cushion(100mm) Sand-Gravel Cushion(100mm)
SECTION1&2:TYPICAL WALL,ROOF,FOUNDATION
INFINITY POOL
Conrete
SECTION3:
Water Feast | 10
"In fact, memory and history should be the absolute priorities for architects as the source of inspiration for new architecture. But today so many people forget the past. It is unfortunate."
——Mario BottaDuring the design process of Water Feast. Avoiding too big and too strong an intervention has always been the focus of thinking. Matteo Motti said to us more than once, "I know that you, as architects, have the ability to make space very complex. But realize that it doesn't have to be complicated."
After repeating "It is too much" over and over again, the intervention was reduced until the final presentation, when the professor's comment was "I don't remember what it was like, but it looks like it was."This is very encouraging to us that architects should play a careful role in preserving the memory of the place and maintain a sense of reverence for nature.
02 ART COMMUNE
The Renovation Of Shuangliu Cement Factory Architectural Complex
Individual Work
Tutor: Yilong Chen, Lifeng Lin
Location: Shilong Mine, Hangzhou, China
30°8'34.66"N, 120°4'24.10"E
Height: 32m, Area:64,365.08 ㎡
Time: Fall 2018
Mar,2020
Silver Award, Exhibition of Architectural Design in Developing Countries 2019
Oct,2019
The Exhibition Project In Haven Exhibition Rac Studio Young Design Pioneer
For more than half a century which is in China’s rapid develoment, industrial buildings have emerged in an endless stream.With the transformation of regional industry, many industrial buildings have been abandoned and forgotten.It is a pity that the memories of a generation, a village and a city are disappearing.
With decades of mining history, hangzhou shilong mine relies on limestone and marble to support a large number of factories,including the shuangliu cement factory which covers an area of 54,943 ㎡ and a building area of 64,365.08 ㎡.Ten years after the factory became a business incubator in 2008, I started working on the site.In order to retain the memory of the space and restore the spirit of the place, I tried to translate the production line space of the cement factory: to retain the original spatial form as much as possible, and put in new functions. The mine relics, office campuses and artistic atmosphere were fully overlapping as "Art Commune at the foot of Shilong Mine".
"The architects do not invent anything, rather, they transform reality."
——Álvaro Siza Vieira
SITE STATEMENT
Hangzhou shuangliu cement factory was established in 1958. The building complex consists of 2 truss warehouses, 16 independent brick-concrete buildings and 46 concrete silos.
The Shilong Mine, where the cement factory is located, is 2.5 kilometers long and rich in limestone and marble.In 2006, the hangzhou government ordered the factory to close.In 2007, the cement factory began to be renovated and used as a business incubator.In 2008, Xiangshan campus of China Academy of art was established in a distance of 2.3km.In 2015, zhejiang conservatory of music was established in a distance of 2.1km.
CONCEPT: TRANSLATION OF PRODUCTION
Retain The Spacial Form & Reintroduce The Functional And Organizational Form
FUNCTION INTENTION
FORM EVOKES FUNCTION
SCENE LOCATION &VISIBLE BUILDING
Scene ⅲ. Between The Restaurant And The Music Club Artistical, Open, DynamicSITE
Materials: Tilia Wood Board, Acrylic Board, Latex Paint Size:440 X 580mm Scale:1/1000
Linkings Of Buildings
Masterplan
From The Cafe To The Gallery From The Rest Area To The Square From The Square To The Maze From The Racking Board To The Mine Lake From The Mine Lake To The Mountain From The Maze To The Museum Overview-South Overview-North Overview-Square&Buildings"The architects do not invent anything, rather, they transform reality."
I was exploring the organization and expression of the production line space of the cement factory, and the study of these existing relations also promoted the transformation of the whole building complex.Considering the special historical identity and geographical characteristics of the mine site where the buildings are located, I hope my design can respond to the site.Therefore, I interweave some contextual factors, including historical and geomorphic fragments, to give them a new order and express them through "new production line space" to complete the "translation" of "cement production line space".In
the process, the space of the building was almost completely preserved, and as Siza said, "The architects do not invent anything, rather, they transform reality."
Historical relics are used to arouse people's memory of the mine, thus establishing a poetic dialogue between the old and the new.Place is endowed with the depth of history and society, because "place" is not only constituted by reality, but also derived from history.
——Álvaro Siza Vieira
HISTORY NARRATOR
The Monument Of War And History In Aleppo, Syria
Individual Work
Tutor: Luojia Xu, Liwei Yang
Location: Site of Grand Serail, Aleppo, Syria
36°11’50.45”N, 37° 9’46.37”E
Height: 40m, Area: 21,809.65 ㎡
Time: Spring 2019
Monuments have existed since the dawn of human civilization. To resist death, the pyramids appeared in Egypt. To commemorate the victory, the Column of Trajan appeared in Rome. To pursue freedom, the Statue of Liberty appeared in New York. With the development of architectural design, the menument is no longer just a huge symbol, but a memorial place composed of human behaviors and commemorative space.
The ancient city of aleppo, as a collision of eastern and western civilizations, had faced the Hittites, Romans, Byzantines, Mongols, Mamluks and Ottomans during thousands of years, and left some magnificent architectural heritage, including Aleppo Citadel. In 1999, Aleppo formed a cultural tourism area around the ancient city with the Citadel as the center. The Site of Grand Serail, in front of the Citadel, which was hit by gunfire during the Syrian civil war in 2018, is now a vacant lot. When Syria is at peace, there could be an overlap of history, war, memory and emotion.The new monument, with the citadel, mosques, churches, museums, and the local souks, will become the narrator of history.
"Monument has nothing to do with scale, but lies in the identifiability of design and the meaning of form."
Jorge Oteiza
SITE HISTORY: FROM ASSYRIA TO SYRIA
15th Century B.C, Assyrian Empire
ALEPPO is an ancient trading city in northern Syria, a country with a thousand years of civilization that has recently been under fire. Aleppo play an important role between the Euphrates river and the Mediterranean Sea, so merchants of the Silk Road started or ended their journeys in its shadow, bringing silk from China, frankincense from Oman and olives to Byzantium.
395 A.D, Byzantine Empire
539 B.C, Persian Empire
Aleppo, Syria SITE
ALEPPO CITADEL is one of the remarkable examples of military architecture in the Middle East; it represents a unique cultural heritage for the quality of the architecture and for the complexity of the historical stratifications.The Citadel was to encounter the Hittites, Romans, Byzantines, Mongols, Mamluks and Ottomans, but the Citadel’s monumental grandeur is largely the work of the Ayyubids in the 13 th century.
13th Century B.C, Hittite
1259 A.D
Western Expeditions of Hulagu Mongolia
1516 A.D
Ottoman Empire
64 A.D, Pompey, Roman Empire
11th Century A.D
The Crusades
13th Century, Mameluke
What makes aleppo special is its history. By sorting out the geographical location and historical background, I hope to complete the recording of history, the reflection on war, the reconstruction of memory and the integration of emotion through this new monument.
Aleppo Citadel Entrance (Upward)
Atrium
Sinking Volume
(Maintain the castle's magnificent image in the city and stand out in other buildings)
Ancient City Walkig Loop
(Responding to the shape of the surrounding buildings)
Entrance a. Long Ramp, Downward
Staff Entance Garage Entrance Entrance b. Stairs & Escalators, Downward
Aleppo Ancient Building
SITE ANALYSIS BUILDING
The site is a tourist zone around Aleppo Citadel, including mosques, churches, museums, shopping malls and restaurants. The site was originally a hotel and may now exist as a monument
The site is directly south of Aleppo Citadel, adjacent tomosques and the buildings with internal sunken courtyard destroyed during the war.So, this design should respond to other buildings.
Aleppo Citadel is the tallest building in the city, standing 50m high.The surrounding buildings are all below 10 meters in height.So the design should strike a balance within a height limit
ALEPPO, 36°11’50.45”N, 37° 9’46.37”E Vuene SkylineCONCEPT BUILDING MODEL
SCENE A
Circle Aisle
Drifting, Circulating, Peaceful
Stand in a cantilever circular gallery and view the exhibits -- sculptures of life, fragments of architecture, structures of peace, and so on.
SCENE B
Screening Room
Emotional, Immersed, Empathic
The space features images of war and history, played in unconventional theater spaces, and is so close that any audience is forced to experience it.
SCENE C
Underground Yard (The Starting of Time Helix)
Interlaced, Separate, Complex
With a falling mood, down to the courtyard, opens the beginning of the memorial tour in the Time Helix.
SCENE D
Exhibition Stairway
Complex, Downward, Struggling
Standing on the staggered stairs, as if placed in complex time, look down and reflect on the lost time and memory of this country.
SCENE E
Exhibition Hall
Circulating, Upward,Glimmering
At the entrance to the Time Helix, the viewer must look up at the work being exhibited in the 16-metre-high open exhibition hall.
SCENE F Last Gallery (The Ending of Time Helix)
Bright, Sanguine, Hopeful
The end of the Time Helix is enclosed by a glass curtain wall, bringing light and hope to the final gallery.
All space is orgranized by the middle Time Helix, which is the history narrator of Syria. People could meditate, read, mourn and look in different spaces. Awaken the sympathy of the nation, people can unite again.
"I shape reality, I shape the atmosphere of the environment in space, I shape what ignites our perception"
——Peter ZumthorI was exploring how traditional symbols could be used unconventionally, with perfectly symmetrical squares and circles being reinterpreted in this monument. On the site where history, war, memory and emotion are interwoven, we should build an architecture that is both classical and modern. Through various space designing methods (reproduction, rotation, symmetry, folding and hollowing-out) of different geometric forms such as square, circle, diamond, arch and helix, a rich spatial experience is created.
This monument and all its history and location constitute a new “place” in an architectural ambience of magnificent castles, grand mosques, delicate churches, and markets of life. From "site" to "place", I have completed the intention of architectural design.
MARKET THEATER
The Extension of Collective Housing in Shanghai
Tutor: Lifeng Lin Team Work with Yifei Sun, Shuyi Lin
Responsible for Concept 70%, Research 60%, Modeling 60% etc.
All The Showing Drawings For This Project Entirely By Yingying Zheng
Location: Sitang Pedlars' Market, Worker Village in Shanghai, China 31°20'34.89"N, 121°27'43.07"E
Height: 18m, Length: 500m, Area: 12,398.75 ㎡
Time: Summer 2019
The Exhibition Project In Haven Exhibition Rac Studio Young Design Pioneer
Architecture
In 1958, China started the construction of workers' villages. Sitang village, built 60 years ago, is one of them. At that time, workers' village housing was influenced by the soviet collective housing, with several families sharing the kitchen and bathroom, and only one bedroom for each family. As a result, there is a growing conflict between a rapidly growing population and a shortage of land. In 1994, people nearby filled up the river to make more space, and built shanties along the 500-meter-long river, gradually forming the more than 10,000 square meters of sitang market.
New communities have been created and the area has become more crowded. In the area 15km away from shanghai, there is still a high population density similar to the city center, as high as 36,700 people /k㎡ , 1.5 Times as much as the center of beijing and 3 times as much as the center of tokyo, and the number of building floors is less than 6. Therefore, people have to continue to occupy public green space, public roads to obtain more space for use.
In order to liberate the life of the people in the community from cramped space, sitang market has become an entension of the community life. This project focuses on the extension of community and the evolution of place. A new ” market theater“ should be here.The element that forms space will become movable "stage property". Space is stage, and life is drama.Community residents can customize their own plays on this stage: trading fairs, community libraries, mobile offices, youth activity rooms, public bathrooms and so on.
"Cities and buildings are not static, but dynamic processes like biological metabolism."
——Metabolism
The market, which is 500 meters long and made up of river landfills, serves 170,000 people in zhangmiao street.The market is surrounded by residential areas and schools, mainly serving community residents and market vendors.
[ Reasonable Partition ]
The length of 500 meters needs to be properly zoned to connect the community with the road
[ Variable System ]
Flexible change of operating mechanism to complete function replacement
[ Module Unit ]
Prefabricated building units that are easy to assemble and disassemble for use
[ Publicity & Privacy ]
The first floor is for market and public space, while the upper floor is for group or individual activities.
MARKET OPERATION SYSTEM
The whole building is supported by a trussed cable structure. The 500-meter-long market is divided into seven zones and managed by six transit stations. Each zone is surrounded by a 50cm wide clockwise orbit. Its interior is made up of stretchable brackets supporting 3mX3m unit modules, thus forming a constantly evolving building —— Market Theater.
Different Functional Elements Represented By Modular Units Layered Operating System
The unit module of the building is 3mX3m, with builtin water and electricity pipes, and the required space is composed by a folding frame and different panels (which can form doors, Windows, walls, etc.).Different panels can be turned over to form cabinets, tables, workstations, etc. Other furniture can be brought by the user or transferred from the transit station.
Frame Unit: Truss Cable Structure
Bracket
LOGISTICS ENTRANCE
Transportation And Procurement
COMMUNITY ENTRANCE
MAIN SPACE
SCENE A
The Agricultural Market
The agricultural market is the most important function of the building, occupying an area of 3780 ㎡ with a maximum span of 42m. During the day as a trading market, the space can provide residents with non-motor vehicle parking, storage, charging and other functions at night.
STORAGE BLOCK
Transit And Storage
SCENE A
The Agricultural Market
THE FOLDING UNIT In Transit
SCENE B
The Snack Street
SCENE B
The Snack Street
"Street space", spanning 6m to 18m, is the most common type in the system. The first floor is an open booth, and the second floor can accommodate public bathroom, family kitchen, activity room, community library and other functions.
COMMUNITY ENTRANCE
MAIN ENTRANCE
Facing Sitang Park
SCENE C
The Change Process
The folded unit forms the required space on the telescopic bracket. Such a scenario could happen at any time in space along either side of the orbit.
WestSitangRiver
KurokawaIn the chaos of the market, I tried to design buildings in a new way. After studying some theory of the Metabolisms, I was inspired to introduce the concept of time into cities and buildings.
The building should grow and change organically within a complete system. Therefore, we designed the whole building as a system that can be stored and transported. The folding units make up the space people need, assembling and disassembling in this system. Half a century ago, Kisho
Kurokawa proposed "Transition from the Age of the Machine to the Age of Life". Now, in my exploration, Architecture becomes the extension of life, enriching people's life in the carrier of machine.
From a distant river to a crowded street, from a chaotic market to a changing theater, the "Site" has evolved into a different "Place" to suit people's lives.
"Transition from the Age of the Machine to the Age of Life "
——Kisho
in 1958Shanghai Hulin Middle School Fuhao Garden Community
NATURE REFUGE
Hope Dental Center Rwanda Clinic & Training Institute
Individual Work
Tutor: Manus Leung
Location: Umutekano Village, Gasabo District, Kigali, Rwanda 30°3'57"E, -1°55'54"S
Building Height: 10.6 m, Area: 4367.27 ㎡
Time: Spring 2020
Shortlisted in Rwanda Clinic International Competition
"Landscape and architecture are united to create buildings that are intimately connected to place and time."
——Rafael Aranda, Carme Pigemand Ramon Vilalta (RCR Arquitectes)Hope dental center, also called rwanda clinic and training institute, is located in Kigali, the capital of Rwanda.The building is on a hillside with a fifth of the slope surrounded by forests.
It is divided into four parts: the clinic, the training center, the supply company, and the accommodation area, which are distributed along the stairs. Each building has a courtyard to collect rainwater and all the functions are arranged around the courtyard. The four buildings enclose a larger courtyard in the middle for lectures, parties, parties and other activities. The building is framed in reinforced concrete. The floors, walls and roof are formed as pure building elements and poured from the same earth-like red coloured concrete – honed for internal floors and ground and sandblasted for walkway walls and soffits – giving the overall structure a monolithic appearance.
Building#1
Dental Office/Clinic
① Reception Desk
② Waiting Area
③ VIP Waiting Area
④ Consultation Room
⑤ Jr Doctor Office
⑥ Director Office
⑦ Operatory
⑧ VIP/Large Operatory
⑨ Toliet
Building#2 Training Center
① Dental Lab
② Business Offices
③ Restroom
④ Conference Room
⑤ Mechanical Room
⑥ Computer Room
⑦ Dental Supply Room
⑧ Elevator ⑨ Stairs
Building#3
Dental Supply Company
① Warehouse
② Offices
③ Kitchenette ④ Storage Room
⑤ Toilet
Accommodation Area ① Regular bedroom
Large bedroom
Eating Area
THE COURTYARD IN BUILDING3
Rwanda is a hot and rainy place.Therefore, the courtyards of each building are designed as ponds for rainwater storage and landscape views for official spaces. All the views could be lush green. Both tourists and officers can enjoy the pleasure.
THE COURTYARD IN BUILDING4
The courtyard is also anothr entrance for the building group. From thehighest position, the city skyline can be seen. The boundary between inside and outside is blurred.People can get closer to nature.
Building#2 Training Center
① Large Conference Room
② Kitchen
③ Cafeteria
④ Small Chapel
⑤ Training Room
⑥ Mechanical Room
⑦ Toilet ⑧ Elevator ⑨ Stairs
SCENE D
THE OUTDOOR TERRACE FOR BUILDING2
SECOND FLOOR PLAN
In addition to the small courtyards of each building, a large courtyard is located in the middle of the building group. The roof of the building is singled out as a transition between interior and exterior spaces. The outdoor terrace is accessible through the corridor of building#1 and the central courtyard. Three buildings are arranged along the steps to accommodate the slope.They are all made of the same orange and pink concrete to show the peaceful atmosphere. THE CNTRAL COURTYARDThe clearance height of each building is 5m and the ground is higher than the roof of the previous building, so each building can enjoy the best viewing experience.Spaces that require privacy or no viewing are located on the back, such as Operatories, laboratories, warehouses, etc.
Inspired by the "Porto school", we are exploring practiceoriented historical research and indigenous expression.
Based on a deep understanding of traditional architecture and the real society, we should reject the pure functionalism form of modernism theory and dogmatism, and refuse to deal with the site in a single mode. On the other hand, we should also reject the style-oriented "national traditional house". In the design process, I looked forward to recreating the traditional form in a modern way, creating a quiet and elegant dental clinic and training center in the forest.
"The architecture should be based on its surroundings, time and space." Fernando Tavorla said. We deeply recognize this. In this project, we used earth-like red coloured concrete to create a space atmosphere.In the heart of the city, this material is readily available.The floors, walls and ceilings are all made of the same earth-like red coloured concrete, and the whole building seems to grow out of the forest soil.
"The architecture should be based on its surroundings, time and space."
——Fernando Távora
SUPPLEMENT
Academic Work
Trebbia Wonderland,Mobile Village School In Corte Brugnatella Nature Inversion, Undergreound Passageway Renewal Design
Loano Necklace, The Renovation Of Marina Di Loano Harbour Faith Palace, A Park For Faith Agnostics In Beijing
Zhejiang Germplasm Museum, Architectural Department Building Wangjiang Urban Design, High-Rise Commercial Complex
Architecture Survey
Chinese Traditional Building,Liufeng Ancestral Hall
Professional Work
The Visitor Center of Zeya Lake Forest Cycling Park
Times Gallery & Zhinong Cuisine Museum in Zeya Village Red Roof,Cafe in Shenzhen,China
Art Work
Book Editor,Photograph, Painting Installation Art,Ikebana, Magazine Design
Architecture Travel Record
TREBBIA WONDERLAND
Trebbia Wonderland is an outdoor nature school for children around Brugnello and Marsaglia. In the last decade, the population of Corte Brugnatella has been declining steadily, especially among teenagers and children. The design mitigated the depopulation trend by incorporating cultural features, natural scenery and an educational model of local industry to retain and attract families with children to settle in the area. In terms of the movement between villages, bus route and cable car line are also planned to increase the accessibility.
The Trebbia River is a branch of the Po River, and the only bridge of this commune is crossed by SS45 which mainly connects the cities of Piacenza and Genova. The bridge, which was damaged by flooding in 2018, has been reinforced but is unfit for people to walk on because the unfixed guardrails. The design preserves the parking lot and soccer field along the river, and adds a pedestrian bridge. Brugnello is the most scenic villages, surrounded on three sides by streams and easier accessible by cable car instead of narrow mountain roads. The water park and riverside landscape also provide more public space for villagers.
MASTERPLAN IN MARSAGLIA AND BRUGNELLO
A growing paradise surrounded by water and villages
MOBILE VILLAGE SCHOOL IN CORTE BRUGNATELLA
Professor: Prof. Boeri Stefano
Tutor: Lucrezia De Marco - Luis Pimentel - Cordopatri Chiara-Fiandanese Filippo-Marchetti Simone-Paoli Sofia-Shamir Livia
Team Work with Jia Shi,Renhang Ji,Matteo Bramati
Location: Corte Brugnatella,Piacenza,033017,Italy (39°50'29.60"N, 16°24'12.28"E)
Urban Planning Area:46,31 km²,Urban Design Area:2.89 km²
Time: 2020.09 - 2021.01
Responsible for Designing 50%, Modeling 80%, Drawing 60% etc. 30 in Urban Design Studio 2020-2021
VILLAGE CAMPUS CARTOON
Back to education in contact with nature, free from the online school of the pandemic
NATURE INVERSION
How to turn cities upside down? Streams and canyons are placed on the ceiling of the evacuation passageway. From top to bottom, the light well is deep Chasm;Mirror stainless steel is the stream with the reflection of all things;The flowing gauze curtain is the mountain that changes in a twinkling of an eye. Residents wander here, as if in an inverted natural landscape. The interior space is enclosed by an electric curtain system, sufficient to ensure the passability of the passage.
In addition to serving as an indoor landscape walkway, it also serves as an instant museum. Displays, such as paintings, images, art installations, etc., can be suspended from electric tracks. With everything growing from the ceiling, the viewer will always be "LOOK UP". So the art exhibition plan was named "LOOK UP" to encourage young artists to keep hope alive. According to the 8MX8M grid as the smallest unit (46 cells in total), artists can rent part of the space to show their works.With the overlap of nature and art and the intersection of the mall and the gallery, a flowing feast will open in this deep tube.
UNDERGREOUND PASSAGEWAY RENEWAL DESIGN
Individual Competition Work
Location: Kunming, Yunnan, China ( 24° 58' 30.66" N, 02° 44' 32.22" E )
Time: 2020.03 - 2020.05
Height: 8 metres,Area:33,970 ㎡
Honorable Mention in 2020 TUBE 8x8x300 Conceptual Design Competition
LOANO NECKLACE
Marina di Loano is not only a modern tourist harbour,after the renovation of this project,it is also an attractive coastal city park. Through the ribbon-shaped veranda, the whole harbor area (including the yacht area and the beach area) is integrated into a cohesive system. Strolling through it, people can enjoy sea views, meditation, exercise and so on. The pedestrian system is no longer dominated by the flow of motor vehicles, but is integrated into an organic system with landscape and architecture. The strategy of separating people and cars makes the whole port become vibrant.
Through the contrast of form, material and color, the original building and the new system on the site are united and yet independent,classical and yet modern, lofty and yet intimate. The project, dubbed the "Loano Necklace", will add a delicate necklace to the northern coast of the Mediterranean as an accessory to city living.
THE RENOVATION OF MARINA DI LOANO HARBOUR
Competition Work
Location: Loano, Yunnan, Italy ( 44° 7' 56.329" N, 8° 16' 3.546" E )
Time: 2020.12 - 2021.02
Planning Area: 292,358m², Building Area: 26,817m², Height: 4-24.5m
Team Leader,Cooperator: Mingpeng Li,Yichao Wang,Zhecheng Zhou,Min Hu,Yucheng Xu
Responsible for Designing 95%, Modeling 50%, Drawing 70% etc.
Honorable Mention in 2021 Young Architect Competition Leisure Harbour
FAITH PALACE
The building, located in a park in Beijing’s Dongcheng District, near the Beijing Railway Station and Ming Dynasty Wall Remains. Solemn and silent, it seems a gift which is dedicated to deity, but no specific meaning, and it is also like a normal park for people to rest and walk. Churches, mosques and monasteries, places of human faith, were originally intended to be places where people would gather.
In Beijing, an international city with a population of 20 million, 4% of religious believers live here, mainly Buddhism, Taoism, Islam and Christianity. These religions also have exerted a great influence on the history, culture and art of Beijing. In FAITH PALACE, it is easy to perceive the atmosphere like religious buildings, but it is not very strong, more like an intersection of faith and faithless.
It is a special atmosphere created by people, light and architecture, which modulates the space to be one that is inside and yet outside, contained and yet spilled, lofty and yet intimate. Through columns, window openings, broken walls, and the use of wood-grain concrete, a rough, primitive, and historical architectural space was created. Following the fall and rise of the site contours, FAITH PALACE is a park for Faith Agnostics in a changing city.
Masterplan
Between the ancient city wall and the overpass
MATERIAL: wood-imprinted concrete
Convey a sense of calm and solemnity
A PARK FOR FAITH AGNOSTICS IN BEIJING
Individual Competition Work
Location: Dongcheng District, Beijing, China ( 39°54’08.7”N,116°25’45.1”E)
Time: 2020.10 - 2021.01
Site Area: 7950m2,Building Area: 982m2
Building Height:3-5m, Greening Rate: 82.4%
Shortlisted in 2021 Uni "Architecture for New Belief System" Competition
From the bright floor into the dim basement, only the reading steps are lit.
From the misty forest, to the quiet exhibition and enveloping meditation room.
From dark tunnels to light courtyards, accompanied by the sound of music.
MUSEUM OF ZHENGJIANG GERMPLASM RESOURCES
Academic Studio
Tutor: Prof.Liping He, Fang Yu
Location: Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, China (30°15'3.17"N, 119°43'56.14"E)
Time: 2017.09 - 2017.11
Height: 18 metres,Area: 4595 ㎡
Individual Work,Top 1 in 2017 Fall Curriculum Design Course
Classroom for students Office For Teachers & Staffs
ARCHITECTURAL DEPARTMENT BUILDING OF ZAFU
Academic Studio
Tutor: Prof.Liping He, Fang Yu
Location: Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, China ( 30°15'26.39"N, 119°43'51.02"E)
Time: 2017.11 - 2018.01
Height: 20 metres,Area: 9337 ㎡
Individual Work,Top 1 in 2018 Spring Curriculum Design Course
Lecture Hall (GF); Library (2F)
Flowing Space For Social
THE CORE BUSINESS DISTRICT DESIGN OF HANGZHOU WANGJIANG
Academic Studio
Tutor: Prof.Wei Huang, Yilong Chen
Location: Wangjiang, Hangzhou, China ( 30°14'41.73"N, 120°11'39.48"E)
Time: 2019.02 - 2019.04
Planning Area: 193,700 ㎡, Building Area: 695,100 ㎡
Cooperator: Kai Zhang
Responsible for Designing 70%, Modeling 50%, Drawing 75% etc.
WANGJIANG COMMERCIAL COMPLEX DESIGN
Academic Studio
Tutor: Prof.Wei Huang, Yilong Chen
Location: Wangjiang, Hangzhou, China ( 30°14'41.73"N, 120°11'39.48"E)
Time: 2019.05 - 2019.07
Height: 82 metres,Area: 67 560 ㎡
Cooperator: Kai Zhang
Responsible for Designing 80%, Modeling 50%, Drawing 80% etc.
From The East Hall Of Hangzhou Railway Station ( City Window )CHINESE TRADITIONAL ARCHITECTURE SURVEY
Academic Studio
Tutor: Prof.Liping He, Jiang Long
Location: Yuyuan Village, Jinghua, China ( 28°46'26.57"N, 119°40'18.30"E)
Time: 2018.06 - 2018.07
Height: 7.785 metres,Area: 1879.146 ㎡
Teamleader, with 8 members
Responsible for Measuring 50%, Drawing 80%, Modeling 60% etc.
Top 1 in Architecture Surveying&Mapping
SHENGYUAN HALL
Shengyuan Hall, also known as Liufeng Hall, built in 1662, is the ancestral hall of Yuyuan village,Jinhua,Zhejiang. The building is a two-story wooden building with two courtyards and a total of 52 rooms. It is also a place for weddings and funerals throughout the village,recording important memories of the villagers. As an important architectural heritage in China, Liufeng Hall is displayed to visitors with its exquisite wood carvings on columns, beams, doors and windows and other components inside the building.
ON-SITE ASSISTANT ARCHITECT WORK
Professional Work
Tutor: Guanglong Huang, Liwei Yang
Location: Zeya Village, Wenzhou, China (28°2'10.85"N, 120°26'29.34"E)
Time: 2019.06 - 2019.08
Height: 9.8 metres,Area: 1363.8 ㎡
On-Site Assistant Architect Responsible for Drawing, Modeling, Photograph,etc.
ZEYA VISITOR CENTER
Zeya, a thousand-year-old village surrounded by mountains in wenzhou, zhejiang province, china, has been making paper since the song dynasty. With rich forest resources and ancient paper-making culture, the forest cycling park is designed around zeya lake, along which there are many scenic spots and ancient villages. The building is located at the starting point of the cycling line, serving as the "Village Parlour" that connects villagers and visitors.
ZEYA LONGXI ART GALLERY
Professional Work
Location: Zeya, Wenzhou, China
Time: 2020.03 - 2020.08
Building Area: 1,075m2 Building Height:8.5m
Team Work with Chenguang Fang,Xiao Liang in FAX ARCHITECTS
Junior Architect,Responsible for Concept Design,Physical Modeling,CAD Drawing,Construction Preliminary Design
Finalist in 10th Architizer Annual A+ Awards of gallery-exhibition-spaces Category
Concrete Light Well
RED ROOF FOR HONGZHAN CAFE
Professional Work
Location: Tianli Mall, Shenzhen, China
Time: 2022.03 - 2022.06
Building Area: 32m2, Space Height:3.5-4.5m
Team Work with Yifei Yan,Yiling Wang
Co-lead Architect,Responsible for Concept Design,Modeling,Drawing,Construction Idea
Created An "Internet Celebrity" effect in Shenzhen
Ground Floor
SECTION
A place for conversation under the eaves
MATERIAL
a.Burl Walnut Wood Trim
b.Red Lacquered Wood Trim Panel
c.Polished Cement Finished Floor Tile
d.Black Brick
e.Granite Granite Floor
f.Painted plasterboard wall
First Floor
West Elevation From Riverside
https://divisare.com/projects/458458-fax-architects-changle-wu-zeya-longxi-art-gallery https://architizer.com/projects/zeya-longxi-art-gallery/
FUNCTION
1.Coffee Operation Area
2.Dim Sum Area
3.Showcase
4.Chinese Medicine Cabinet
5.Pre-processing Operation Area
https://www.archdaily.com/987245/roof-red-yifei-yan-and-associates
Completion Photo
Matiral:Red Wood,Gray Brick,Wooden PlateBOOK DESIGN:THE CITY OF THE ARCHITECTURE
Assignment in Contemporary Architectural Design Theory
Professor:Tamburelli Pier Paolo
Tutor:Ornaghi Nicolo'
Time: 2020.09 - 2021.01
Book Size:B5-Portrait,Hard Outfit
Reading Books:《The Architecture Of The City》&《Berlin: A Green Archipelago(The City In The City)》 Team Work,reponsible for Cover Design 100%,Layout Design 90%,Content Writing 40%
DOUBLE EXPOSURE
PHOTOGRAPH:BETWEEN
Individual Assignment
VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE
Professor:Hanninen Andolina Petri Giovanni
Time: 2022.03
Recommended works in Architecture Photograph
We always read our life through photos.It is hard to see ourselvesat home from the outside as a spectator.Perhaps just the afternoon of dusk, the corner of the balcony captures the shadow of dusk.The sun danced briefly on the wall. Photographs record these moments,between the visible and the invisible.
Chapter Starting Page Chapter Contens Page Book Jacket Design Contens Page RenderingPHOTOGRAPH
Time: 2017.06
DESIGN:CRASHING
Location: Hangzhou,Zhejiang
1st Prize of ZAFU Architectural Photography
PHOTOGRAPH RECORDING
Time: 2016-2019
Location: Beijing, Tianjin
Outstanding Works In Architecture Recognition Internship
CHINESE PAINTING
Time: 2017-2018
Type: Landscape
Outstanding Works In Chinese Landscape Painting Techniques
Time: 2018-2019
Plant: Rose, Begonia, Osmanthus,Loropetalum
GOUACHE
Time: 2017.06
Size: 594 X 420 mm
Outstanding Works In Art Ⅳ
INSTALLATION ART
Time: 2017.10-2017.12
Material: Stick, Lego, PVC board, Fishing Line, Tin Foil, Glue, Carving Knife
Top 1 In Artistic Construction
MAGAZINE DESIGN
Time: 2016-2018
Type: Literature & Art Role: Chief Editor & Art Design
Excellent Publication In National Campus Literature Union
THE ARCHITECTURAL SPIRIT OF EUROPE ON LAND
During the five years of learning architecture in China, have been longing for the architectural travel in Europe, which is the source of civilization in the world. It is necessary for architects to understand the source of architecture. I am very fond of the history of classical architecture, and Athens, Rome and Florence are excellent practical classes.
Europe is also a treasure house of modern architecture. During the two years of study, felt greatly inspired after visiting the works of modern architects of different eras, such as Peter Behrens, Le Corbusier, Carlo Scarpa, Alvaro Siza, Aldo Rossi, Peter Zumthor, Mario Botta, David Chipperfield and etc.
DRESS CODE FOR ARCHITECTURAL TRAVEL
For me, every architectural trip is like a date. always prudently pick out my clothes and jewelry before I go. One of my most memorable moments was wearing a blue slip dress and a white blouse in front of Eileen Gray's E-1027 and being told, "You dress very much like a French woman."
My friends also acted as the "tripod", recording the relationship between human and space for me in scale.It is a travel secret for architecture students, like a delicate decoration placed in a space with proper light and shadow.