LIFT, INSERT, LOCK.

I did a deep research into the hotel situation in the area of aldgate east. And the data above shows that sellers cannot afford to stay in the hotel, even those of which are in bad condition, since they already need to pay for the high rent of their set in the markets. Also the research shows that they travel between different markets during the working days. The time wasted in the city and their home is such an inconvenience.

The average rent of the set in the market every day is 85 pounds. The average cost is 20 to 30poundsPerweek.They often choose to use vans and cheap self-storages to keep their goods. As the drawings above.

Imitation

With the idea of 'Productive Exuberance' in mind, we should go back to see some existing answer for it. And try to discover our way to answer this with architectural practice.

Venice

A hundred profound solitudes together constitute the city ofVenice.That is its charm. A model for the men of the future.——Friedrich Nietzsche

Piazza

Piazza San Marco—where the carnival takes place evey year, represented the bygone glorious times of Venice. The 'Exuberance' created it, with basic needs being met people started to pursue beauty, complexity and ornament. Drawings on the left shows my design process. try to collage the plan of Piazza San Marco into the site on bricklane, and try to remodeling the piazza in the air to create a contemporary iteration of the Productive Exuberance.

Layers

As we can see on the Palazzo Ducale, the elevation is made by arcade and patterns. So, in my design this rule is being followed, and apply on every sections of the project.

Automonument

Beyondacertaincriticalmasseachstructure becomesamonument,oratleastraisesthat expectation through Its size alone, even if the sum or the nature of the individual activities It accommodates does not deserve a monumentalexpression.

Dreamplanning

"Theskinisall,oralmostall.

The facade design in this project is crucial. As a cultural beacon, it should be able to be seen and recognized at once. If compared to Piazza San Marco, this iteration should not only be lifted into the air, also, with the technology today, the facade must be updated.

Pattern Markets around the site sell the finest fabric in London with exquisit e patterns. The facade of this project consists of patterns which were extracte d and abstract from those fabrics.

Ceramic

The facade is made of ceramic curtain wall. Not only with the quality of energy saving, acoustic insulation, thermal insulation, also it is the perfect material for my pattern design.

Cathedral

“Whenseenatnightfallbathedinelectric lightaswithagarment,orinthelucidair ofasummermorn109piercingspacelikea battlementoftheparadisewhichSt.John beheld.Itinspiresfeelingstoodeepevenfor tears....

The writer looked upon it and at once cried out 'The Cathedral of this century of madness.”

Program

Since the exterminating principles never cease to act, it follows that what is refinementonemomentwillbebarbarism thenext.

Therefore,theperformancecanneverend orevenprogressintheconventionalsense ofdramaticplotting;itcanonlybethecyclic restatement of a single theme: creation and destruction irrevocably interlocked, endlesslyreenacted. Theonlysuspenseinthespectaclecomes fromtheconstantlyescalatingintensityof theperformance.

Offset

I tried to collage the plan of Piazza San Marco into the site on brick lane and try to remodel the piazza in the air to create a contemporary iteration of the Productive Exuberance.

Iteration 1

Iteration 2

Iteration

Sunken plaza

Basement Plan

The main entrance is in in the underground, connecting the ground floor by four big staircases. The structural solution is a double layered-core. There are four sections on this floor, hotel reception, storage, reception and two main entrance for the sellers and makers to the workshop.

Climbout

15.5th. & 16th. floor plan

Weseethesmallerparks ofthecityraisedtothis same side-walk arcade level ... and the whole aspect becomes that of a very modernized Venice,acityofarcades, plazas and bridges, with canals for streets.

Varieties of functions give the plan great richness and complexity. Markets that are 16 floors higher than it used to be, also crossing with the workshop provides convenient transportation for the sellers and makers.

Atrium

9.5th. & 10th. Floor Plan

The atrium is created at the cross point of the core, workshops and the storage. By using the height difference of the splitlevel arrangement of the workshops and storage, uncrossing paths were created. By this design cargo Lift only stops at the storage floor, which avoid the potential heavy traffic.

Triumph 24th. floor plan

(The flat iron building)

For seven years “the most famous building in the world,” it IS the first Icon of the double life of utopia.

Standard floor plan for the hotel section. The core reduces to the size of half. Cargo lifts stop at the end of the workshop section. The hotel room is in two sizes, for the sellers with different needs. (The difference between how many days they are staying in the city)

Contrast

Itis,essentially,abuildingwithout aninterior.

Fiasco

"Dozens of white buildings, monstrouslydiverse,notonewith eventhesuggestionofbeauty.They arebuiltofwood,andsmearedover withpeelingwhitepaintwhichgives them the appearance of suffering fromthesameskindisease....”(The context)

Tower

Italsooffersanadditionaldirection ofescape:massascension.

Tracks

Pursuit of irrational ends by entirelyrationalmeans

Project A: Total area: Tourist center 2210 sqM

Project B: Total area: Recreation club 1860 sqM