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Kind e r g art e n at W indmill H ill P ar k 2012 A I A B l ue R idge M erit A w ard T H E S I S P R O J E C T I N V I R G I N I A T E C H, 09/2011 - 09/2012 C ommittee members : P au l E mmons , J a A n H o l t , J ames . W . R itter
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he site is located in windmill hill park, near a river in alexandria. There are residential buildings around the park. From west to eat, the site is a little slope hill, the diffrence is 16 feet. I am thinking about the kindergarten will set beside the hill, have two floors, the second floor is on the hill side. So the kindergarten will not block the view of people from the west to the park.
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c u rve wal l
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T he opening on the wall lead people a way to go to the park . The entrance for the kindergarten is on the right side and the tower is on the left. If you stand on the entrance area, you can see the sloped garden connected to the park, you can go down to the park through the stair on the side of the garden.
A lice falls down in a rabbit hole suddenly, which is a long way to a curi-
ous hall with many locked doors of all sizes. She finds a small key to a door, drinks a bottle of water and becomes smaller, goes through the door, then she sees a wonderful garden.
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like this story, experiencing a building is like experiencing the adven ture.
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bell tower to the west of the kindergarten is a gift for the children. When the kids cross the bridge, they experience the nature outside, the wind, r ain, air and light.
W hen people get to the balcony of the tower, they ring the bell on the wall, with the rope hanging down.
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e in the tower, skylight come from the top window, as an angle of the sun. Parents and children could have meeting in the space.
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here is a movie theater in the basement level of the tower. Children can get into the theater from the ground level of kindergarten or go down the stairs from the tower. Harry Potter is showing!
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into the thick wall, everyone experience diffrent structure of the wall. When the structure change, it creates diffrent uses, bridge, window, book shelf, doorway. There is always surprise when people walk in the building, like our life is always diffrent everyday.
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B A KE R Y I N O L D T O W N , A L E X A N D R I A S T U D I O P R O J E C T I N V I R G I N I A T E C H , 01/2011 - 05/2011 I N S T R U C T O R S : M arcia F euerstein , D O N s w earingen
W hat exist on the site?
A D B C E
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Store to the north
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Misha Coffee to the west
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D
Store in the corner
Sidewalk in patrick street
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Apartment to the east
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every bakery has its own story. This bakery owned by a retired chemist and an unemployed baker, located in the corner of the street. They own their own house and nine apartments for rent. The owners go to kitchen early in the morning, customers come and buy the bread in the store, tenants live in the apartments. So this bakery is divided into four parts, the owners’ houses, apartments, kitchen and store.
B ake
A day in this bakery is a special experience in the life. Four parts are around a coutyard as a center part. Two walls on the partrick street create open space for coffee outside, which keep people’s memory for Misha coffee shop here before. It also open the view of coutyard to the street.
S tair i s not something people go out of a story, but go into the story. The owers’
houses are in the southwest corner in the apartment bulding. What connect the kitchen and owner’s houses is a bridge across the coutyard.It is not just a beautiful view in the coutyard, but a transition from private house to public space.
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the middle of bakery, there is a book shelf which have two floors high. Light come through the window on the book shelf, and go into the buiding. A stair is between the shelf, people go on the stair between the shelf, have a coffee on the second floor, read books they like and enjoy the view in the courtyard.
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book shelf coffee shop bread store
courtyard
garage
N e e ds a nd E xp e ctations COMMUNITY CENTER IN SHENZHEN, CHINA S T U D I O P R O J E C T I N S H E N Z H E N U N I V , 05/2007 - 06/2007 INSTRUCTORS: XIANGYANG SONG
W hat is around the site?
Nanshan District, Shenzhen
Function Area
Surroundings
Axis to surroundings
Axis to site
W ho is using the site? STUDY OF MAIN USRES 5% Random
55% Neigborhood residents
15% Office staff
25% Visitors
Weekdays
2% Random
7 0% Ne igborhood residents
20% Office staff
8% Visitors
Weekends
skating
students activities
playing
dancing
doodle
sleeping
having lunch
waiting
Outside Activities
F irst Floor
0.000
1. Entrance Plaza 2. Lobby 3. Tea Room 4. Reception Room 5. Gymasium 6. Office
S econd Floor
3.50 0
1. Chess Room 2. Exhibition 3. Billiards Room 4. Dancing Room 5. Multi-function Hall 6. Green Space
T hird
Floor 7.000
1. Gallery 2. Training Room 3. Coffee shop 4. Reading Room 5. Roof Terrace
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L EV EL 0 1 +7. 0M G a l l e r y, Tr a ining R o o m, R e a d ing Roo m, Caf e Ro o m
R O OF L EV EL 1 Te r r a c e , Mino r E nt r a nc e , Ve w ing p lat f o rm
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L EV EL 0 1 +3. 5M E x hib it io n, C he s s R o o m, Mu l t i-p u rp o s e Ro o m, Danc ing
L EV EL 0 1 0. 0M Ma in Ent r a nc e , Te a ho u s e , R e c e p t io n, Ad minis t rat io n
View of Main E ntrance
View of Roof Terrace
View of Green Space
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