NURAGIC DEVELOPMENT

Shape

From rough natural curves to artificially polished straight lines.

Space

Spatially, from narrow corridors to larger interior rooms.

Conclusion

In the Nuragic stone civilization, architecture and nature are in opposition. Stone architecture reflects the conquest of nature through artificial modification and re-creation.

Hierarchy

The ruins extend upwards along the terrain, and the diameter of the building corresponds to the identity of the tribe.

Design Concept

Aiming to re-energize the hinterland's economy, the new Nuragic Cultural Research Museum is designed through the Typological analysis of the local ancient buildings, combined with Artificial aesthetics

Gaudí said, "Straight lines belong to human beings, and curves belong to God." However, the Nuragic stone civilization's development is a continuous pursuit of turning natural curves into artificial straight lines

Just as the 2001: A space Odyssey , a pure and proportional cuboid is created to express the civilization's conquest of nature.

Every appearance of the black obelisk represents the evolution of civilization

Chasing the perfect 1:4:9 Chasing the absolute straight line

The main PROTOTYPE STRATEGY is for the pure cuboid to extend straight down along the terrain, in contrast to the old relics that grow upwards combined with natural curves. Showing that the nuragic civilization is coming from nature but over nature

Load on original structrue

A similar Longitudinal wall load-bearing structure system is adopted, and the I-beam and other structures are used to reduce the thickness and increase the strength.

Nuragic's religious buildings create an atmosphere faith by highlighting the changes in light and shadow It could be adapted to the internal design by staggering the slabs.

Wall as space in modern design: In Louis Kahn's buildings, the thickness of the walls is highly prominent. Among them, vertical walls are often used as functional spaces, and horizontal walls are used as equipment rooms.

Horizontal wall

Light And Shadow Strategy

Space Strategy Corridor Corridor buildings, Among spaces,

Due to the particularity of stone architecture, its construction is more like creating as much usable space as possible in a vast wall. The wall as space is the primary design strategy. In the design, the 2m thick wall not only plays the role of supporting structure but also acts as a service space to provide corresponding functions.

Offcial area Canteen Canteen

Corridor of lecture hall

The wall's thickness and the mass of matter have become space, giving humans and objects a real possibility of existence (Cacciatore and Kahn, 2016).

1m-ContreteRoofwithinsolation

0.75m-ConcreteFloor

0.5m-ConcreteSlopedfloor

2m-ConcreteFundation

Between The Forest

Indivisual work

Tutor: Richard Hay (Richard.hay@xjtlu.edu.cn)

Location: Suzhou, China

Date: June, 2022(Y4S2)

The Dilemma of the Suzhou Old Town

1.Weakeningofthecanalsystem

2.Lackofpublicgreenspace

3.Congestedtrafficnetwork

Project "BETWEEN THE FORESTS," located in Suzhou, aims to face the problems faced in urban regeneration by learning the artistic conception of Suzhou's traditional gardens. Through the architectural translation of the feeling of being "in the forest," the building acts as a "medium" to connect nature and humanities to recall people's long-lost vitality and creativity in urban space.

4.Highdensityresidentialbuildings

Project Composition

1.Traditional Structure

Design Concept

Suzhou, known as the city of gardens , was an outstanding representative of ancient city planning. However, facing problems such as traffic congestion and housing shortage in modernization is inevitable.

Suzhou gardens well reflect the harmonious relationship between architecture and gardens. Its artistic conception is primarily shaped by miniaturizing the scenery, mountains, lakes, bridges, and forests in another form, such as organic composition. The way of designing a garden is as same as the way of drawing a landscape printing

Design Vision

For the original historical buildings, mushroom columns are used to elevate the wooden structures and replace them with translucent exterior walls to weaken the original robust enclosure.

For the surrounding open space, the organic combination of mushroom columns is used to create a sensory experience of " between the forests ", providing a relaxing public space in this crowded and busy old city.

Design Generation

1.Demolish the abandoned buildings and Garage

Hierarchical, independent

Break the boundaries

Historical building

Garden culture exhibition

Nearby vacant land

Cultural Lack of natural light indoors

Destructive transformation

Three abandoned buildings

Occupied by motor vehicles

Lack of public social activity

Semi-transparent facade

Based on Garden culture

Remove and reactivate

Underground Parking Lot

Open garden for citizens

Commercial

Original architectual office

Local handicraft market

Coffee and snack court

3.Reconnect

4.Modern Gardens are organized organically for commercial

Elevations

Under The Trees

Indivisual work

Tutor: Teo Hidalgo Nacher (Teo.Nacher@xjtlu.edu.cn)

Location: Vallbona, Barcelona

Date: May, 2021(Y3S2)

When the environment is surrounded by artifical infrastructure, how can we break the situation?

Project "UNDER THE TREES" is located in Vallbona (Barcelona), a small town isolated by artificial infrastructure. The main structure of architecture is alive trees, which organically constitute a real forest, allowing people to experience natural changes and awakening human sensory instincts. The re-naturalization of the area is achieved through such a tree-based strategy; architecture is erased into the environment, thus breaking the blockade of solid blocks.

Concept

Trees are used to replace the original building structure to eliminate the separation between users and the environment caused by the massive shape of the building. By weakening the architectural shape and reconnecting with nature , architecture can be dissolved in the background to the maximum extent.

Tree Supporting Structure

Design logic

Trees are alive and dynamic . They are the foundations of treehouses but cannot be thought of as still, static columns. They must be allowed their move. Preventing this natural motion harms the tree's health and is catastrophic for a treehouse's structural integrity. Thus, the two dynamic forces that govern treehouse platform construction are tree growth and tree movement

HOW TO ERASE ARCHITECTURE?

1.Formless

Architecture does not overemphasize its shape but integrates into the environment. What we see is not architecture but forests themselves. In other words, to build a building is to create a forest.

2.Tree supporting structure

As the soul of architecture, the structure is replaced by trees instead of traditional reinforced concrete.

3.Growing Façades

Rather than being separated from the environment by a heavy solid wall, use a translucent green facade and participate in its growth

1.Adapt to tree growth

Tree growth over time

Minimal impact on Sapwood

Crown (Growing)

Trunk (Mature)

For connection

Root (Growing)

Trees grow in two different directions: upward and outward. Upward tree growth only happens at the tops and tips of the trees. This means the trunk will stay at a constant height from the ground even as the trees grow taller. The Increasing Sapwood is the only growth factor we consider in design.

Tab remains stationary

2.Offset tree movement

CanopyforPedestrianBridge