06 Concept Design-2: Tongzhu Zhou

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Concept Design

Architects: SquareWorks Area: 300 sqm Year: 2018 Architect In Charge:Katsushi Goto

NO. 7 Southlands is a renovation project for an old 1930 Art-Deco apartment in Mumbai. It is a dynamic multifunctional space and retains the native style, which make the origin space become attractive. In detail, the living room as a multidisciplinary workshop is provided for art users. And restaurant is transformed to a gallery or exhibition space for artists, they would display their works and organize activities. The improvement of new design shows dynamic character, and its expression is the contrast of static and dynamic elements. There is an example – a studio, it is flexible and can be reorganized in multiple activities with right decorations.

2, 3 Kitchen, living room

8. Guest Bedroom

The project is considered mostly about the alteration of space, and improvement of spatial arrangement for artists. It shows flexibility of space, and early intervention of the design method to balance the intuitive and structural. Specially, various personalized designs are assembled to satisfy the requirements of artist. In conclusion, this one – story co living space combined with residential area and workshop make a balance of “public & private; old & new; single & multiple”

5 concepts of the design process

In terms of the distinct boundary for existing facilities, the new design was restricted by them and followed 5 concepts.

Transparency : emphasizing axial geometry; visual penetration and circulation

Natural Light & Ventilation : Visually, space and plane are connected to form a “whole to part” cognition.

Centripetal organization : to maintain the existing elements, and new plans won’t interfere with them.

Inherent materiality : existing decorations on walls and windows without any surface treatment. Keeping them and make a contrast - “old & new”

Simplicity : take advantage of existing space elements including vertical walls and windows, horizontal planes.

10. Gallery space 5. Corridor 4. Studio 1. Site observation & analysis 1.1 location 1.2 landform 1.3 soil 1.4 surroundings

2. Site preparation & foundation 2.1 proposed area of the building plan 2.2 cut and fill & retaining wall 2.3 demolition/clearance

3. Circulation 3.1 parking area 3.2 entrance and exist & circulation 3.3 interior movement

4. Water system 4.1 water tank & water system 4.2 maintenance

5. Landscape 5.1 existed vegetation 5.2 weeds 5.3 new plantation 5.4 landscape design for the community

6. Energy 6.1 energy resources (e.g. solar panels

7. Natural condition & existed problems 7.1 wind 7.2 rainwater 7.3 temperature in a year 7.4 current issue on the site

8. Building construction & materials 8.1 construction 8.2 materials ( wall, roof, floor, pavement, window... Location ：23 & 24 Westcliff Court, Marion SA Landform : steep slope the site is located on the windward slope of the valley slope angle : 23-30 degrees slope percentage : about 50 – 60 %

Soil analysis

Order : Calcarosol Brown solonized soil /BS/ Brown sandy to clayey soils with abundant earthy lime and calcrete in subsoil Soil PH : neutral - acidic

Surroundings The 23 ,24 blocks located on the windward slope of the valley, 24 block occupied a position to view the sea. Around the project site, there are lots houses and shurbs. The process of site preparation

Proposed area of the building plan

Cut

Floor & Fill

Exterior wall and fence

As shown on the drawing above, green dot lines show the movement of visitors. People can enter from the Cove Rd or an existed pathway on Westcliff court, firstly they will arrive the park area for parking their cars and bicycles. then they can go down to the main building via a stairway which connected the second parking layer and layer one of the building.

While visitors and members can go to the service center, layer 1,2,3, after they arrive the outdoor garden. this position is very convenient to get into each layer.

The reason why the service center located here, it is easy to get help, especially their first time to come here. However, the center services storage rooms and medical services. the center is near parking site, which is helpful to move heavy daily supplies and other materials.

The green movement forms a circle circulation, and this strategies give people more time and more outdoor space for walking and exercise.

The brown dot lines indicate cars' movement, the design of parking area is considered to take advantage of existed pathway of Westcliff court to provide the second driveway to access the lower layer of parking area. People can also drive from Cove Rd to turn left into the upper parking layer, then people can also wallk down by another stairway. Average rainfall per year in Adelaide is about 520mm.

Calculate rainwater harvesting capacity - Each square metre of roof area collects 1 litre of water for every 1millimetre of rainfall received - How much water the community need

each person need at least 100 liters water total population : 60 the community need 6000 liters daily water

Decide tank size The community requires about 6 tanks with two sizes - 3 tanks with 6000 liters capacity near park site - 3 tanks with 4000 liters underground

water tank on plan view and section view

Proposed matrials for those tanks are concrete exterior wall. Existed vegetation : shrubs and small trees on the valley slope, like gum trees and Acacia

Weed : there might be some olives and other weed grass

Landscape on the community

Along the boundary of whole building, a row of hedge plants as fences.

Botanic name : red-head – Acmena smithii

outdoor garden : Janpanese maple, Tufted Hair Grass and succulents.

Greenroof : Sea thrift, Lawn - solar panels installed above sun umbrella

- Solar panel will face north, west and north west. - panels installed on the greenroof.

For install alone PV systems (SAPS), where winter operation is crucial, the angle should be the latitude plus 15 degrees. Wind

Summer - south/south-west Winter - north/north east wind from the sea would be strong at night, and building located on windward slope.

According to surroundings, there won't be high structures to provide shading area, so the whole buiding will be exposed to the sunlight if we do not design other shading devices.

In winter, rainfall data are higher than other seasons, so gazebo and terrace will be exposed, their materials should be waterproof and anticorrosion. And drainage system is necessary to constructed with them. Building materials

Stones Concrete Glass window Polycarbonate brick wall

exterior wall construction white and grey colour paint covers those brick walls.

Roof top Greenroof system can monitor interior temperatures.

COBALT is a metal element and also a greenish-blue pigment consisting essentially of cobalt oxide and alumina. Cobalt community will be built near the sea. Cobalt can be divided into two parts – “Co” and “Balt”, “Co” shows the meaning of Co-living and also be the abbreviation of the Cobalt; “Balt” means the inhabitants who live in coastal areas of the Baltic, but our community groups will live in Cobalt and be new “Balt” of Westcliff court.

Conceptual design- CAVE

Inspiration 1 - Reviewing the history that primitive man lived in caves, it seems that shared living style was already formed initially. Inspiration 2-Guyaju cave As the biggest maze of China, Guyaju was built in Tang Dynasty and carved into the side of a cliff. It has over 100 homes which vary in size from 4-20 square meters, including essential facilities.

cave shapes - sketching caves by simple lines - recreating new shapes by polylines part 1

- service office - two workshops for dancing and singing - gallery -storage rooms

part 2

- private rooms with individual toilets and living spaces - semi-private rooms - a shared space on the second floor for various beds - entertainment spaces - Gym - Coffeebar - kitchens & living rooms - laundry part 3

- library - two workshops for literature and painting - outside garden - pool

spaecial design sections

- viewpoints on the garden and library section - caves on the walls and cave forms of door - roofgarden on the top of the building for cooling the inside temperatures in summer - gallery along the pathway on the both sides of its wall

Parking space with exits and entrances

The co-living project - CO BALT community Its design inspiration in terms of primitive culture - live in caves, and also according to the slope and surroundings, shows a three - layer building with vertical walls, cave - shaped windows and doors, and fluctuant greenroof. The purpose of Cobalt will bring people who will live in this community back to nature and let them enjoy the beauty of nature as they are singing, dancing......

New pathways

There are two ways to be provided for vehicles, one is based on the existed street to extend and connect parking area, which is also provided for pedestrians and bicycles.

The other one is designed on the right side of parking area, and cars can easily drive in the park.

PLAN - L1 : 957 sqm PLAN - L2 : 828 sqm PLAN - L3 : 983 sqm PARK : 520 sqm

PARK CAPACITY : 40

TOTAL CUT : 4060 sqm TOTAL FILL : 4180 sqm Circulation - Vehicle & walking