Module Fusion

09.2019 ~ 12.2019

This is a fourth-year school project. Located in Baishan region, Beijing, the civic center contains a library, two indoor stadiums, a theater and a children's activity center. It's the first time that I design architecture in such a large scale, and with such complicated functions. In this project I created a designing 'rule' and followed it strictly, which is to confirm the area of functional space first, which is the Module, and then focus on sculpturing the public space, in this case, the traffic core, and with the insertion of the cores, the rooms have to transform to maintain at the same area, and by this the room is being changed into unexpected shapes.

Using this method, I was able to create lots of interesting public or traffic space while not disturbing the function rooms. The inserted traffic core also connects different parts together, which is the Fusing process.

Tools: Rhino + Grasshopper, Keyshot, Photoshop,Illustrator

The site is located in the suburb area of Beijing. It is a part of a large urban planning project. Next to the sixth Ring Road the area has great accessibility. The context is actually quite simple cause the whole area is still under construction. On the northwest of a school and on the east, there is a park.

The function is arranged reasonably, a large atrium space is set aside, and a passage is connected to ensure the continuity and concentricity of traffic as well as public space.

The connection between the atrium is not strong enough. So, two sections which were originally arranged separately were fused together. Insert the traffic core to connect two pavilions.

The traffic core is deformed following the fire evacuation code (adjust the radian of the staircase). With the insertion, the original area of the rooms and corridors were invaded, Offset the edge of the core to form new corridors, then enlarge the room with the shape of the aisle, to keep the area as the brief required.

Placing 4 parts of the brief into the site by the shape of cubes. Make traffic connections between those sections.

Massing the brief into cubes, and arrange them in an order, create inner courtyard.

Fusing different sections, the library and children's hall were fused together and torn apart again in another way.

Inserting the cores to fuse different parts further, and meanwhile create interesting public spaces.

Perspective section A

Perspective section B

Perspective section C

Perspective section D