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IN SOLITUDE

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RE-COMMUNITY

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URAMICHI

·Academic ·Individual ·1st semester of 4th year ·2020.10-2021.01

·Academic ·individual ·2021.9-2022.01

·Academic ·Group work ·Concept & form finding & Drawings ·1st semester of 4th year ·2020.08-2020.10

04 INCEPTION ·Academic ·Individual ·2nd semester of 3rd year ·2020.02-2020.08


01 IN SOLITUDE Different environments can affect people's emotions. For example, rainy days may make people more lonely, but sunny days may not. This is a monster looking for loneliness. He is trying to express loneliness in space, attracting lonely people into it, confiding in him, and even indulging in it. ·Academic ·Individual ·1st semester of 4th year ·2020.10-2021.01


Mr.C He always stays alone. He thought he liked being alone. In fact, he is lonely.


Where he lives? Location | Vilniemi,Peninsula,Finland

23°45′E

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60°16′N

Karjalohjanselkä

60°15′N

Vilniemi is by the Karjalohjanselkä surrounded by forest. There is no city around, only a few families are scattered in the forest. No traffic, no crowds.


*Nation The United Nations announced the "Global Happiness Report 2019", Finland's happiness index is the first, this is the second time it has topped the list. However, what is chilling is that this country has other data that makes us feel incredible. Ninety percent of Finnish citizens have suffered from depression and social disorders, 10% of young people suffer from depression and anxiety of varying degrees, and 50% of them have not been treated. Currently, more than 5% of Finland’s population suffers from depression. One-third of Finland is within the Arctic Circle, with long winters and nights. As the temperature drops, the sun is getting less and less, and people start to feel depressed.

Finland's forest coverage is about 80%, ab o ut 2 . 8 2 million h e ctares, 4 . 2 h e ctares per capita.

*Population The population density of Finland is extremely low. Compared to Japan, which is about the same size as its country, the population density of Finland is only onetenth of that. It is very common for a city to be empty on the streets. Besides, Finland’s forest coverage rate is as high as 80%. Finnish forests are a rare beauty, but living there seems to be isolated from the world.

" F o r someone th i s is h o w th e w o rld h a s alw a ys felt. S h o w th e lonely. T h e y are not

*Society

alone."

The University of Pittsburgh surveyed young people aged 19 to 32 and found that heavy users of social networks are more likely to be lonely. Because they can always see the status of familiar or unfamiliar friends, and everyone's performance on social networks will look better than in their real lives. These beautiful things can easily highlight their loneliness.

Comparison of country population, country area and population density 7868.6

Therefore, social networks have exacerbated our loneliness. Moreover, this loneliness will continue to enter a cycle of self-reinforcing: To prove that we are not outlier and lonely, we will publish our beautiful state on the Internet, and then receive a lot of likes without accident, which makes us sure that others are paying attention to me, which makes us lonely Feeling soothed. However, this kind of very easy comfort does not last long, because we do not really feel the presence of each other, and we dare not leave our mobile phones because that is the only evidence that we are still in the group. Long-term loneliness can cause great harm to the body. John Cacioppo, a professor of psychology at the University of Chicago, pointed out that loneliness weakens the immune system and makes us more likely to get sick. For example, the prevalence of the cardiovascular disease in lonely people is three times that of normal people, and their lifestyle increases the incidence of cancer by 2~ 3 times. Not to mention, the psychological damage caused by loneliness makes us more vulnerable.

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Singapore


What is in his mind? outside

at home 0:00

wake up breakfast

shopping

lunch

walk fishing

dinner bar sleep 24:00 10:00 wake up The sky is still dark. It was still cold outside. 10:30 breakfast The hot coffee is delicious. 10:50 get out There are many people on the bus. It's snowing 11:20 shopping The supermarket is far from home. But he bought the food he likes. 14:30 walk in the forest After it snowed, the scenery in the forest was beautiful. 16:00 fishing Finally, he only caught a small fish. 18:00 dinner He ate the fish at dinner. 19:00 bar His favorite wine is sold out. 22:00 sleep He didn't talk to anyone today. AGAIN!

mood and space

nothing

Stay alone...

sunlight

Should I walk into the sun?


rain

water

peace

unstable

When will the rain stop?

I can't breathe anymore!

Peaceful life is the best.

Really tangled~


One day in the forest ……

Because of the lonely environment, Mr.C was immersed in the inner world more and more deeply.

In his inner world, a few pieces appeared.

The pieces shimmered. They grow gradually and connect with each other.

Eventually, they become a space by the river and glowing pieces gather in the depths, enticing Mr.C to enter.



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*on the Shore It is a creature in the water. Stretch out its "hand" to the land and seek the company of humans. It attracts people passing by the forest to find it, enter it, and take their solitude as food.


*under the Water It is architecture. Just like a stone. It allows people to enter the water without actually entering. One day no one will come again. It lost its food, became rigid, and became a fish residence.


02 RE-COMMUNITY As more and more people live in Shanghai, housing prices have risen. And the existing buildings are getting more and more dilapidated, making the cost-effectiveness of living space very low. Residential complexes built in the 1980s will always face the problem of rebuilding or remodeling. Through the study of a community, this project explores ways to both meet everyone's housing needs and improve the problems of this type of community. ·Academic ·individual ·2021.9-2022.01



? WHAT IS RESIDENCE? Does the housing space affect the lifestyle, or does the lifestyle affect the housing space?

Past | Residential space planned by government In the 1970s and 1980s, these houses were allocated to citizens as public housing, and the government held the housing resources at that time. With the increasing number of residents, the policy has changed. In 1991, Shanghai established a housing provident fund, which started the era of commercial housing. These old houses have also become commercial housing. However, the problems of aging buildings and limited space still exist. Now | have the power to choose The population of 24.9 million people living in Shanghai. With the current trend, housing prices are still getting higher and higher, and it is not easy for everyone to change a living space. Personal preferences, economic ability, family reasons, and social changes in policies all affect the living environment. The cost-effectiveness of living space in different locations is also different. Now people can choose their housing space, but exorbitant housing prices limit everyone's options. Future | Reallocation of space resources If the current trend continues, there will be more and more housing demand in Shanghai, but there will be less and less space resources. House prices will continue to rise. It will become more difficult for people to obtain living space in Shanghai. The government will definitely come up with new policies to control the balance of space resources. The most direct way is to go back to the way of public housing, and allocate living space according to the needs of residents and their contribution to society. In addition, reducing private space and increasing the diversity of public space can also meet the needs of constantly changing residents for space functions as much as possible.


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The space of the housing part is mainly divided into three parts. Common areas: Residents can choose different spaces according to their needs. They are suspended from a steel frame linked to the original structure. Functional area: in the middle part. There are elevators, corridors, kitchens, toilets, and other necessary spaces for living. Residential space: This is the necessary private space. By making the functional space public as much as possible, the freedom of the private space can be increased.





03 URAMICHI ‘ 裏道 ’ After the pursuit of the complex peak has passed, the pursuit of the original self will begin. This is a therme at the intersection of fashion and history, allowing people to abandon their appearance and face themselves. Contrary to Omotesando‘ 表参道 ’, which pursues fashion, what is pursued here is inner simplicity, so it is the Uramichi‘ 裏道 ’. ·Academic ·Group work ·Concept & form finding & Drawings ·1st semester of 4th year ·2020.08-2020.10



LOCATION There are many flagship stores of major fashion brands gathered on Omotesando. Nearby Takeshita Street presents Harajuku culture that young people like. There are many fashion culture styles around here. It is an intersection of cultural fusion.

DIVIDING LINE

MEIJI JINGU GYOEN

YOYOGI PARK

history

future


ARCHITECT

FASHION

HARAJUKU STASION KIMONO

1914-1918 WORLD WAR Ⅰ

1937-1945 WORLD WAR Ⅱ MEIJI JINJYA MIYUKI ZOKU 1964 SUMMER OLYMPICS YOYOGI NATIONAL GYMNASIUM

OMOTESENDO HILLS UCLA STYLE

GYRE

KARASU ZOKU

DIOR

URAHARA MOVEMENT KOKYO PLAZA GANGURO GAL

WITH HARAJYUKU

UNBALANCE STYLE 2020 SUMMER OLYMPICS

JAPAN NATIONAL STADIUM

JAPAN NATIONAL STADIUM

At the beginning of the 20th century, Japan was still in a very traditional period. After World War I and World War II, Japan was influenced by the United States. In the 1960s, Omotesando developed into a street where fashion brands gathered. In the second half of the 20th century, local Japanese designers began to rise and gradually formed a unique style. After entering the 21st century, Japan began to pursue national traditional culture. The design of the Olympic venues also chose a traditional design.


FORM FINDING

FACADE SYSTEM

LAYER 1 GRIDS

The side facing Omotesando is dominated elements. The main material is mirror, steel. Continue the fashionable atmosphere

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The material of the tower building changes from top to bottom from wood to steel.

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CUBES 40% + FRAMES 10%

The side facing Yoyogi Park is dominated by wood. Echoes with traditional architecture.

GRIDS 50% +

CUBES 15% + FRAMES 35%


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04 INCEPTION The traditional movie is a process of passive acceptance, which is experienced by the audience through vision and hearing. I want to design a theater, hoping that the audience can actively participate in the movie in various ways, not only through vision and hearing. ·Academic ·Individual ·2nd semester of 3rd year ·2020.02-2020.08



BACKGROND

PLOT

Since the British immersive drama ‘SLEEP NO MORE’ was wellreceived in the 2011 performance. Immersive drama becomes popular. It breaks the distance between the original stage and the audience and allows the audience to participate. In terms of spatial form, the immersive theater has also broken the space arrangement of the traditional theater. It is a very interesting proposition to use space more suitable for the scene of the script. The script I chose is the movie ‘Inception’. The plot is rich and compact while showing the scenes of reality, dreams, and the relationship between several layers of dreams. The audience can choose to follow different roles in the process to advance the plot.

Raelity

Yusuf's dream

kick4

Arthur's dream

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kick3

Eames's dream

kick2

Cobb's dream

Fischer

Mr. Saito

Ariadne kick1 Cobb

Limbo

level 1

level 2

LOCATION The site is located along the coast of Shenzhen, where the government plans to build an opera house and a series of supporting facilities, including subway stations, parking lots, and city parks. This area will attract people who like drama to gather here. Traditional theatre forms are too common, and immersive theatres provide new ways of viewing theatre.

level 3

limbo

limbo

Urben Living Room

The Opera House

CHARACTERS

Supporting Facility

Dom Cobb A professional thief who specializes in conning secrets from his victims by infiltrating their dreams.

Arthur Cobb's partner who manages and researches the missions.

Ariadne A graduate student who is recruited to various dreamscape


of architecture construct the es.

ELEMENTS

Gyro A sign to distinguish dreams from reality

Numbers & photo Fischer's memories of his father

Mimors reflecting virtuality and reality

Music It's time to wake up.

Eames A sharp-tongued associate of Cobb.

Mr. Saito A Japanese businessman who employs Cobb for the team's mission

Yusuf An avant-garde pharmacologist

Robert Michael Fischer Their target, who is the son of the doss of a business empire.


Japanese-style miror lantern

classroom pazzles

old factory stairs column

storm train road

corridor bar

snow safe in safe fortress


level 3 scene 7 safe

bar shop rooftop level 1 scene 5 storm

level 2 scene 6 hotel

scene 3 workshop

scene 8 infrmation

scene 2 classroom

room in room sickbed frame

scene 1 maze

scene 4 bar&shop


shop

kitchen

bar

scene 4 bar toilet

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office

dressing room

dressing room

rehearsal room lift scene 3 workshop

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MAZE This is the first room that the audience sees when they enter the theater and the last room that they pass through before they leave. There are intricate Japanese staircases and rooms where the audience can watch the actors from different heights. This is the key to the whole story of the theater.

WORKSHOP This is where the protagonists plan their dreams. Here, for the first time, the elements associated with dreams appear. Mirrors, by means of rotating mirrors, make simple Spaces complex and distorted.

BAR This is a space that is open to the outside world where the protagonist is looking for the help of his friends so this is a space for connection.


SCENE6 The audience is asked to find the right door in the corridor that leads to the depths of the dream. People around start to decrease.

L2

SCENE5 It is a long, swaying corridor, heralding the beginning of a dream.

L1 VE LE SCENE8 There is a hidden room about the life of the target.

SUBPLOT

SCENE4 In the bar the protagonist finds Allies. The audience can find friends here, too.

REALI T Y


LEV SCENE7 This is the core of the dream. The secret surrounded by layer upon layer of the barrier.

L VE E L

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SCENE1 The first scene audience sees after entering the theater is a complicated room full of stairs. It is like a three-dimensional maze.

SCENE2 A classroom in the university The protagonist starts looking for helpers.

SCENE3 The workshop used by the protagonists to design their dreams. There are many interactive installations which are connected to the dream scenes.


The story starts here and ends here.




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