Architectural Portfolio Zhihao Han
As the economy grows rapidly, cities are growing like the tentacles of an octopus, reaching further into the suburbs. And nowadays, people are more willing to settle down in the suburbs when cars and other collective transportations are becoming more and more common. In this way, plenty of cities began to decline. Abandoned buildings, left-behind communities, and old infrastructures like railways, roads, are no longer suitable for the cities development. It is quite a common phenomenon that, in the world today, those who have the pen in their hands, who actually ¨rule¨ the cities, are making our cities even worse in a brainless way. They blindly transform part of the old city into something new, to create their own official records. With those wrong injections, cities are becoming less friendly, and some are even dying. Thus I am trying to find a balance between architecture and public spaces. I do not think buildings are only boundaries to public spaces, but also the spaces themselves.
Content The Mega-machine
Open Ocean, The Earth International architecture competition, Microhome, Shortlisted
The Journey
La Pan Tan, MÚ Cang Chải, Vietnam
Aquapuncture
Leeuwarden, Friesland, The Nethelands
Urban Design
Jimei, Xiamen, Fujian, China
Collective City Macao, China
Zhihao Han
A MSA E-mail: zhihao.han1990@gmail.com Tel: +46 (0)72 938 39 51 Adress: Uddarp 2001 289 92 Broby Sweden
Education and Acadamic Achievements Lunds Tekniska Högskola, Lunds University, Lund, Sweden. 2019-now, M. Arch -International architecture competition, Microhome 2019-Small Living, Huge Impact. Shortlisted School of Architecture, Huaqiao University, Xiamen, Fujian, China. 2009-2014, B. Arch. -24 hours to build contest, Huaqiao University, excellent work -Architecture mapping, World Heritage buildings, Macao -Architecture mapping, World Heritage buildings, Gulangyu, Xiamen, China -“HSBC-CUP” Architectural Design Competition, first price -the second session of the college students’ 24 hours of the contest, to build physical building, third price -Mainland-Taiwan United New Architect Design Competition, excellent work Work Experience freelance architect. 2019.08-now -In cooperation with Ett Hem Att Trivas I, cruise boat renovations. Östra Göinge Kommun. 2018.09-2018.10, (internship) Broby Travel Center Single work Type: Urban design Contribution: New concept over Broby Travel Center and a final presentation to the department. Fujian Construction Engineering Group Company. LTD. 2015.04-2016.12, (architect) Xinjiang Mingsheng International Plaza Groupwork Type: Mixed Use Contribution: Tower facade design; Second phase commercial center design(Grasshopper); Architectural drawing and profolio design. Architectural Planning Development of Tian Yi Demonstration District Groupwork Type: Residential and Retail Contribution: Architerctural planning design, architectural drawing and profolio desgn.
Work Experience Luoyang Police Station Single work Type: Office Building Contribution: Facade design, modeling, architecural and constructional drawing. Central Bus Station of Jinjiang Groupwork Type: Mixed Use Contribution: Bus station design, modeling, architectural drawing; Hotel design, modeling, architectural drawing. Stadium Renovation of Chuanzheng Communications College Groupwork Type: School Building Contribution: Architecural and constructional drawing; New facade main design. Underground Activity Center of Zhongyuan Middle School Groupwork Type: School Building Contribution: Main design, modeling, archtectural and constructional drawing. Zhubo Design Co. LTD. 2013.09-2014.12, (architect assistant, internship) International Life Science and Biological Industry Park Groupwork Type: Facade Renovation Contribution: Facade design, modeling and portfolio design. Balihu Zhongao Plaza Groupwork Type: Retail Contribution: Building design, modeling and architectural drawing. Skills
Microsoft
Word
PowerPoint
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ArchiCAD
Photoshop
InDesign
Illustrator
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Acrobat
Cantonese
Mandarin
English
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Swedish
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The Mega-machine Open Ocean, The Earth
The climate is changing and the temperature is getting higher and higher, which leads to rising sea levels and reduced land area. How will our society be in the future? The purpose of this project is not only to alarm our society about the environmental degradation, but also bring a discussion about how the future looks like years and years later. For generations has the settlement “Haven” been drifting in the open ocean since the very first storm, horrible one, devoured captain J.S’ village long time ago. This huge “machine” is a creation by the wisdom of the people and the ruthlessness of nature. Everyone in the settlement has his own task. As a captain, it is J.S’ duty to record everything. And here is some pages of his logbook. It seems like they are now somewhere i Asia.
Day 21, M.A.S 2138, Cloudy
I only have two responsibilities here. Firstly I have sworn to be the last person to leave this floating village, or go down with it if I have to. Secondly, I am in charge of keeping all units inhabited at all times in order to make this machine run smoothly. smoothly Yesterday I feared my first responsibility, today I am deathly afraid of my second.
The Map
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Currently At 30% CAPACITY
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Needed: new material for damaged units
It is no longer a big deal it is somewhat easy for for us when the units get us to produce materials damaged by storms. for new constructions, Since we got our if needed. It is great to material production be independent of outside unit on place, resources
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I am very happy about that solar energy was very common to everyone before the disaster occurred. The installation has become much easier than how it was decades ago. It is very likely to find solarpanels in the ruins or wreckages. That made it possible for us to build our own solar energy park. The energy produced is used both for production of necessities as well as quality of life improvments . Of course we do have different kinds of power units. The society would be much more fragile if we only relied on this unit.
At one point this must have all been avoidable, surely there must have been a course of actions which would have lead to something different than this? It was impossible to stay when the ground underneath our building slowly disappeared and was replaced with salty seawater, but did it really have to?
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Fortunately, we have our own Einstein. No, not really, her name is Antonia and she is a scientist. Thanks to her we are currently turning all the waste from the other units into 100% green renewable energy in this power unit.
Storage unit
Two fishing boats never made it back yesterday. One of our power units has been knocked out and part of our community currently lacks electricity. One of our storage units was also severely damaged and we lost as least half one period worth of food supplies. So far fifteen people have been taken to the infirmity. A more detailed report has to be made tomorrow, now is the time for rest.
Day 22, M.A.S 2138, Cloudy
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We still need to gather more materials if we
Resource want our society to hunting & continue growing. I am Weather very optimistic about it. checking
Today I inspected furter the damaged storage unit. Three of the four people living there had to spend the night at the infirmity with mild injuries.
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NOT A PRIORITY FOR NOW
DANGER !!
NAVIGATE CAREFULLY
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3 PEOPLE 2 PEOPLE 3 PEOPLE
Justice / Security unit
(former) u-05 Beaches, palm trees and seafoods, who does not love them. Sometimes we get “free” tickets to those tropical islands. “Whoever” is out there obviously knows that we need some day-off, and I really do love those coconuts!!!
At very beginning we just had grains, tomatoes, some sort of beans and sprouts to eat. Luckily we found other seeds when we accidently “visited” a seed bank. Now the variety of vegetables is no longer a problem.
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Canteen NO. 2
AVOID IF POSSIBLE
Wind Harvesting Unit
60% 42% 58%
We need all kinds of energy to make the society safe and sound. It is not easy to build these monsters, but we made it. However, it is kind of fragile and rely too much on the weather. Right now we are working on how to make them more reliable.
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Mum’s Kitchen is a “good” place. It is not only a storage commodities, but also a place for social activities and dining.
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Since the society is growing, we definitely need places for education and activities. Maybe not like a university or a lab, but at least people need to know how this village works. We need “workers” to make every segment work. What’s more, we also need a place to chill.
RePurpose u-04 and 13 to new power units?
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u-32 Ocean is our home now, and we start to enjoy sharing our very important moments with her. A rowing tour to the open ocean after the wedding has become a tradition for us. A way to share the happiness with our mother nature.
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Expand?
The development of a society is quite similar to how a pyramid is built. At the very beginning, people need every single possibility to get resources for surviving. It is like
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the fundamental part or the construction of the pyramid. When the society gets extra resources, services and entertainments will come into its history. Since the society continues to grow and reaches the top of the pyramid, rituals and faiths become a significant part of the society.
Due to safety reasons we currently only using 7x7m units. The built area should not exceed 50% of this area. If more space is needed, more units should be added - rather than enlarging existing ones. A loss of a small unit we can handle. We don’t want to have put all our eggs in basket when the next storm hits. The home itself doesn’t look too bad, except for the ocean facing wall which apparently were hit with a huge wave which crashed right through the old timber structure and left with half our grain supply. Some rationing will have to be made and it will surely upset a lot of people but we have no other choice if we are to make it through the winter. The house itself won’t be too hard to fix I suppose. Over the years we have gathered quite a significant amount of scrap material and driftwood. It’s a shame though, this was one of the few “originals” left. Most of the houses we moved to these floating rafts have over the years either been destroyed or altered beyond recognition. This two-storey unit did however fit quite well as a combined storage and housing, with only a minimum amount of alterations. As I got back I got a report from the power unit. The couple living there were fairly confident they would have the grid up and running again in the next couple days, maybe even by tomorrow.
Day 23, M.A.S 2138, Hazy
Things are slowly going back to normal. As promised the electrical grid is now back ongrid the units that rely on power are all running. We have yet to replace two fishermen that was lost in the storm, a two people fishing unit is still empty. The kids in unit 39 are turning fifteen and seventeen next week, as good of an age as any to start working around here. I’ll talk to their parents next week if not anyone has yet volunteered by then. Today the canteen served the whale that was caught yesterday and it seemed to please the people. Who knows for how long we can keep this up, but today everybody got to eat plenty. The weather has been calm for the last days and according to my calculations we could be leaving the what used to be Singapore Strait and will be drifting out to the open sea.
Day 23, M.A.S 2138, Hazy
I have started to recieve storm-reports from different units. As always they are attached at each units allocated page. I will try to summarise the extent of the damages as soon as I can, but first impressions is that we might be ok.
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NO PROBLEM SO FAR !!
DAY 18 M.A.S 2138
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Keep in mind that storm 88 and 89will be much bigger
No major damages to construction or internal living spaces. External stairs to access rooftop garden in need of minor repairs. The heavy rain and wind might effect coming yields, but still to early to tell. On the plus side - the fields are currently completely soaked and will not be needing any water for the next few day, depending on weather/humidity. Local freshwater supply is overfull. Excess water has not been harvested properly and is to be considered wasted. Equipment lost in the storm includes: x buckets x spades PLEASE REPLACE ASAP pair
weather forcast for next week rison updating production compa chart to previous months canteen 2 = warning
external stairs re water providing unit control replace tools
The Journey La Pan Tan, Mù Cang Chải, Vietnam
The rice terraces in the district of Mù Cang Chải, and especially the rice fields in the village of La Pan Tan, is one of Vietnam’s rural and unique landscapes. In order to maintain the spectacular view of this landscape, this proposal is suggesting small interventions in the existing village and new delicate additions in the landscape. It’s a proposal for the tourists, but at the same time just as much a suggestion for the local inhabitants. Meetings between locals and tourists, and also meaningful exchange of culture is something this project want to reinforce. A hiking path, which takes the form of a bridge, acts as a link between the village and the landscape and takes you on a journey through the rice fields. In order to not compete with the stunning landscape, the hiking path is a simple and primitive structure. It’s a long bridge with platforms, that leaves a small mark on the ground but provides a strong and close connection to the rice fields. The aim with the bridge and platforms is to make the landscape more accessible and also activate new parts of the landscape. It gives an opportunity to just walk, relax and enjoy the breathtaking view of the rice terraces.
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The Hut Where the platforms are big enough, huts will be placed on them. The platforms and shelters are made of bamboo, in order to take advantage of locally available and sustainable materials. The structure is simple, so it can be easily built by the locals.
The Bridge The bridge, i.e. the hiking path, gives a close connection to the rice fields and the local people that are working there. Apart from rice fields, the bridge will also lead you through meadows with flowers and areas with water.
The Platform �Grey areas� means areas next to the rice fields that are not being used for agriculture. The bridge is transforming into different platforms in these areas. The landscapes are shaping the platforms, which in turn determine what kind of functions that are suitable.
The Bridge
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The Hut
Aquapuncture Leeuwarden, Friesland, The Nethelands
Historically the rivers of The Netherlands served as a vital means of transport and general movement through the landscape. However, the dominance of road and rail as the preferred modes of transport in modern times has largely side-lined water as an effective and efficient means for transportation. Faced with the prospect of rising sea levels, effective water management must now form a key component of future planning for all areas of The Netherlands. In Friesland, a province where 40% of the total surface area is water, we propose working with the growing blue landscape and reclaiming the rivers as a dynamic living and working space: a network of floating communities.
Aquapuncture System
Nature Hub Aquaculture Hub
Energy Hub
Agriculture Hub
Amusement Hub
Dairy Hub
Commercial Hub
Making the places: Developing small communities, each built around specific interests or a set activity, would allow each community’s inhabitants to be more engaged in their immediate area of expertise. Housing in each community would be primarily made up of movable floating structures which could also serve as places for work and small-scale craft production. The connection with the water in these communities would allow for connection, movement and the exchange of ideas and goods between these hubs. Living as part of this nomadic system would give inhabitants the freedom to choose their own context and surrounding based on their interests, needs and evolving circumstances.
Our Stories
Maud, Andries and their two children recently moved their houseboat from the countryside to Spoordok as the new semester starts in school for their children. Andries works with his photography and Maud works from home while the kids are at school. All the comfortable benefits of the city make life easier since everything they need is close by. When the semester ends, they will take their houseboat out on adventures again.
Aleta and Kees are a young couple who live and work in the floating market. They own a floating house connected to the market which provides a home and enough space to run a small arts and crafts shop. In the evening, the couple go out to explore the market and try out new food from different cuisines around the world.
Farmer Alex spends his day working in an ecoagricultural community. When he finishes his work in the evening, it is only a short walk to his houseboat where he spends the rest of his day working on his artistry. During the weekend, he takes his houseboat to the floating market nearby, where he buys groceries and new clothes.
Elsje is a full time employee and consultant at the solar farms located in Hegewarren. Her work requires that she lives in the local community in Hegewarren as she needs to be available at all times in case there should be any problems with the solar farm. Every morning Elsje takes her boat out to the solar farms in order to make her daily routine check and maintenance.
Eline, Floris and Gwen are three students and friends who live together collectively in a mobile floating house. When they are not occupied by their studies, they enjoy cooking together and socialising with the people from the local community where their houseboat is situated. These young friends move their houseboat into the city for a change of scenery every other two weeks.
Urban Design Jimei, Xiamen, Fujian, China
Jimei is an old district of Xiamen, where both new and old campuses found its home here in the last hundred years. It seems that schools have brought in new, young lives to the city part. But few people know that deep inside the city, communities are dying due to urbanization. Young people in the families are willing to leave the elderly behind for a brighter future. So you can see a quite dramatic phenomenon in this area that students, shops are filled all over the main street in Jimei, but when you take a walk into the communities, rotten buildings and silence are filled in every corner. Has the city failed the communities in Jimei? Or it is just a lack of opportunities for a chemical reaction? In this project, we are trying to create a balanced community between the elderly and the young, making the history inside the community glows again.
About the Strategy According to the research and face-to-face conversations with the locals and students, the lack of friendly outdoor spaces is the biggest problem of the community. To provide more useful spaces and add more positive functions to this area, we focused on the improvement of the outdoor space, and provide areas available both for the residents and the students, bringing more lives to the community.
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5. Community Lybrary (New Built) 6. History Gallery (New Built) 7. Community Garden 8. Activity Center
9. Neighborhood Council 10. Dorm (Renovation) 11. Commerce (Retrofitting) 12. Dorm (New Built)
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Create outdoor spaces Pick up buildings among the village by its quality and amounts of residents for demolition, providing spaces for the public gathering and improving the local environment.
Strengthen connection By linking spaces from different buildings to reform a stronger type of paths and squares. Bridges are built to strengthen connections.
Unique outdoor spaces Lots of historical details can be found in the village’s facade as well as walls. Those elements make spaces unique in the district.
Vertical circulation By using the existing balconies and stairs, new vertical circulations are built for a softer outdoor space between houses.
Improvements of the public space By creating more friendly outdoor spaces, making the square more stable and increase the chance for further activities for both the villagers and students.
Space rhythms between buildings
Old residential buildings The buildings are old and lack of outdoor spaces, not even a balcony for a big unit. According to the structure, It is unable to knock out things in it, thus we decided to provide public spaces apart from the building.
New function blocks The new type of use is injected into the buildings, reading room, retails and other activity spaces are provided for the locals.
Mega-Balcony Balconies are built from outside of the building with an independent structure, to provide an outdoor space for the locals.
Connections Vertical connections are established to strengthen the connection between units.
Improvement for the elder Lots of the elder have problems getting home due to the inconvenience of the building. Thus they won’t enjoy life on the streets if necessary.
What we found We found plenty of beautiful architectural decorations among the buildings, which are difficult to find in buildings nowadays. And due to the history of the community, we decide to protect those details under the renovation, to remain the memories for the locals.
Building conditions These two buildings are built with stones without columns, which can date back to mid of the 20th century.
Let the light in By open up parts of the walls and roofs so that the light can get in, which can improve the living condition inside the buildings.
The bridge The bridge is established between the buildings on the second layer, to make the whole housing system stay closer.
Grey outdoor space By constructing a new glass-roof system, to make the outdoor space more friendly under the strong sun during summer, so that people are willing to go out.
New gallery A new gallery is added into the housing system, a giant space for further activities, and the center of the new dorms.
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Collective City Macao, China
The site is located at a historical part of Macao—Inner Harbor. Every year between June and August, this area suffers from serious impact by flood damage, causing huge economic problems to the state as well as safety problems to the locals. As the number of the population rapidly grows, housing issues became one of the problems that people are talking about daily. Since the special location and position Macao has, the city has limited land for further development which also causes severe problems to public spaces. Bringing all the issues with me, I studied the structure of public spaces in Macao and chose the symbolic elements of them, using them as the basic structure in the project. At the same time, redesigning the coast is another aim so that the city can protect its residents from the natural disaster.
The Idea Each container with a unique function can be easily combined and create its very own system. Every unit can even easily be removed or replaced with a new container if required. In this kind of a flexible built-up system, we cannot exactly find out which kind of function the whole building system is, different kinds of users demand a unique space. And that’s how the whole community above the sea is built up, it reflects how the communities are in Macao. But between the different kinds of spaces, you can still find a ”grey” connection in them -- public spaces, just like how it works in daily life. A real mixed-use community without an absolute definition. The whole community is ”hanging” above the redesigned coast area, not only providing its biggest respect to the city and park area but also protect the community from severe flood issues. The park works as a dam so that the seawater cannot reach the inner part of the land when under typhoons and cloudbursts.
One of the combinations
units function can be shifted for ! different users
The community is built by the unit next to me.
Containers are left behind since the old harbor stopped working. During one week in Macao, the studying group did a lot of researches about how the local communities are formed. By using the information we got from the locals and information from the government. The idea is to build a new Macao-style community using the containers. Since the site is located on a part of the old harbor above the sea, so the new community will “hang” over the harbor area. The element “street” will be reorganized in the vertical direction. And different kinds of combinations of the containers can provide a bigger range of unique spaces for users, such as housing, studios, workshop, retails, etc.
Adjustable outdoor space.
It’s quite cool here...
It can be a studio here.