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GUO ZIRUI

The connection between structure and architecture is something that architects cannot ignore. Some people think that the relations between the both is antagonistic, or that structure exists only for the purpose to achieve architectural design, and therefore the failure to achieve some design effects is roughly attributed to the inability of the structure itself to satisfy the design effects. However, in my opinion, this is unreasonable. Most architects understand structure only at the level of satisfying the functionality of the design but ignore the value of the structure itself to the design.

Today, no building structure as we know it was built overnight. Over the centuries, people have been making the building structure more streamlined and efficient by exploring the construction process, and the requirements of the building system make the components naturally present a sense of rhythm. This is the unique and essential beauty of architecture.

Therefore, in my schematic design, I expect that through favorable structural form selection and my ingenuity of structure, the artistry of architecture can be integrated with the structure, and the beauty of the architectural design can be reflected via structure. As such, this understanding and practice of structure are exactly what I expect to explore in my schematic design.

01 A Quiet Corner

The Public Bookstore

A bookstore redefining its functions and finding the corner of reading habits

Location: Queen County, New York

Design Type: Architectural Design

How to attract people to take a break from their tedious lives to enjoy the joy of acquiring knowledge?

When you find a good book in a bookstore, the feeling is like the excitement and surprise you have when meeting an old friend after a long time. However, when you end up finding a good book and indulging yourself in it, it seems to be a thing of the past. There was a time when books were no longer regarded as precious because the convenience of the Internet makes information readily available, mixed with a lot of false information. Books will seem weak and powerless if they only mean the delivery of content. As a result, people are gradually losing their desire and pursuit of new knowledge under the interference of various information, and it’s rather hard for them to have a heartfelt longing for knowledge in bookstores.

Dissemination of Knowledge

In ancient China, even a learned man like Confucius, the founder of the Confucianism, had to refer to ancient books and records to learn ZhouLi, a feudal hierarchy in the Zhou Dynasty. (1046B.C.-256B.C.) Confucius was the first person to promote private schools but to a certain extent his concept of “Expounding on predecessors’ theories without producing anything original oneself” hindered the enrichment and development of ancient books.

Combination of Structures

The improvement of papermaking technology in the Han Dynasty (202 B.C.-220 B.C.) and the invention of engraving printing in the Tang Dynasty (618-907) promoted the further development of the bookstore. In some developed cities of the time, bookstores not only played the role of circulating books, but also became an important medium for poor readers to increase their knowledge.

In modern China (1840-1949), Chinese Publishing House’s, a modern bookstore came into being the main business to promote democratic revolutionary books. It has kept pace with the times and catered to market demand, ultimately leading to success.

As the e-commerce industry matures, people can purchase books online. However, traditional bookstores were forced to transform. A large number of internet-famous bookstores began to dominate shopping centers, bringing new life to traditional bookstores.

In 2020, the majority of consumers see bookstores as a cultural space, not a single book or coffee seller. In the future, people’s demand for spirituality will grow, and it is possible that bookstores will become a social place, an office space, or even a cultural space.

When there was no e-commerce industry in China, the only way for people to buy books is to go to a bookstore, so offline bookstores were operating smoothly.

With the development of the information technology industry, people are gradually being dominated by short videos and instant messaging software, and their reading habits are changing. Brick-and-mortar bookstores are once again facing a huge challenge, which forced bookstore operators to think of ways to transform.

That means we need to think hard to redefine the function of the bookstore. In fact, many people believe that the only way to acquire knowledge in a bookstore is to read. However, due to limited technology, the ancient Greek philosophers did not rely on books to disseminate knowledge, but rather on communicating with each other to enhance their ideas, a way that allowed them to refine their own cognitive theories. So why don’t we continue to promote this approach today? Here, people can not only read to gain knowledge, but also communicate to refine each other’s ideas, as well as create under their favorite space, or even enjoy a leisurely afternoon with friends over a cup of coffee and an audiobook.

A variety of leisure bookstores are a testament to today’s market tendencies, so why not offer more targeted functions of the bookstore to cater to a wider range of readers’ needs?

In ancient China, the bookstore already had multiple functions

In Athens, communication between people was regarded as a major approach to spread knowledge

Trunk and Branch

On an abstract level, the whole building is composed of eleven monoliths and a huge box that carries them. In my design, to meet the privacy and functional needs of the space, I chose to set different paths to reach the different areas and to increase the sense of exploration and interest of the space by changing the floor height and shape of the space. Finally, what people can see is a spatial form of tree trunk and branches, allowing the space to grow freely within a large framework.

Creation Area

There’s a unique block that extends from the roof. After walking up to the top floor, suddenly, the users are surrounded by sunlight, reading or talking on the low walls with uneven heights, and they can see the city skyline clearly when they look far away from the low walls. As such, space is given back to the users. You can say that just a few simple low walls can make the space full of interest and charm.

Activity Area

Creation Area

When setting up the creation area, I hope that various creative people’s needs for space can be fully considered. As a result, I decide to design multiple creative spaces from outdoors to indoors, featured openness and privacy. In terms of spatial layout, I will make sophisticated separation and connection of blocks to meet the demand for multi-functional space.

Reading Room

Conference Room

Library Area

Projection Room

Exhibition Hall

Staff Office

Activity Area

In designing the activity area, I consider that the daily activities should not be interrupted by other activity routes of the building, so I tend to design a staggered floor structure and a unique passage through it to meet the need for privacy. At the same time, in terms of the nature of the activity space, I want it to be permeable and integrated with its surroundings, so I chose to use a glass roof and some short walls to achieve this effect.

Rooftop Patio

Rooftop Patio

Improved Wood Structure Composite Structure

In terms of structure, I wanted to optimize the whole structural system after meeting the form and function requirements of the building design.

Considering the large span of the roof itself, the roof load will be relatively large, and the duration of load effect (DOL) of timber, which refers to the phenomenon that the strength of timber gradually decreases as time goes on, so it is necessary to consider how to increase the strength of the timber structure.

Based on the above, it is necessary to improve the strength of the wood and to strengthen the connection between the members. Therefore, I chose to use the SE construction method, which is to use integrated timber members to overcome the defects of natural solid timber members that are easily deformed and have low strength. Besides, I abandoned the practice of using mortise and tenon connection for traditional timber members, because for traditional mortise and tenon structure, the mortise and tenon are relatively large when manufactured and processed in the end or the middle of the timber members, which will weaken the structural strength of timber members, while processing wire collection slots and bolt holes with less damage to timber members in the end or the middle of the integrated timber members and using SE steel connectors can achieve assembly installation and connection at the construction site, forming a load-bearing timber frame with stable mechanical properties and high structural strength.

Based on this, I chose to use a frame structure on the exterior of the building, so that the ground floor has an excellent view for users to enjoy the scenery, while the exhibition space is supported by the cantilever and truss structure, which not only reduces the floor space, but also the cantilever can be used as a gray space to bring different experiences to the users.

Structure Type Composition

Because of the strength of the timber itself, and I do not intend to set up another support structure in the interior of the building, so the shear wall structure is used to support the interior. Moreover, the arrangement of the shear wall can be relatively flexible due to the low floor height, while the timber structure can be embedded in the shear wall, in this way not only the roof load can be transferred via the shear wall, but also the lateral displacement resistance of the roof stiffness can be enhanced, and the shear wall is stronger enough to improve the whole building’s stiffness and integrity.

1.1 High strength Bolt

1.3 Steel Bolt

1.4 Galvanized Steel Pin

1.2 Composite Solid Wood

Joint of Timber Structure Sloping Roof

2.1 Wood Structure

2.2 Truss Structure

2.3 Frame Structure

2.4 Shear Wall Structure

Compromise vs. Uniqueness

For architects, how to deal with the site environment is a constant proposition in architectural design. Faced with the complex buildings and the built environment near the site, whether to integrate the building in a submissive way or to stick to a unique style is a question that every architect will ponder. In my design, the building site is wrapped in huge skyscrapers, and I do not intend to design a huge square glass box to try to fit into the surrounding environment, which is in a sense a compromise to the current noisy city atmosphere. However, it doesn’t mean that I’ll choose to be a maverick on the façade to attract attention. What I want is to create a sense of novel exploration when people see my building.

Therefore, I chose to design the façade as simple as possible and the interior as diverse as possible, hoping to give the user a sense of clean and simple exterior and a rich and interesting interior. In the specific form, I used a large roof to wrap the exterior and a large glass surface at the side entrance of the building to reflect the loom of diversified interior space, giving people a sense of freshness of space exploration.

On the side facing the city street, I chose to isolate it from the building with a relatively closed approach by using a huge pitched roof to cut off the city’s hustle and bustle, in the hope that users would be able to withdraw from their busy life before entering the bookstore.

The Atmosphere of the Room

I hope that each monolith inside the building to be unique, not only in appearance but also in its internal experience. Thus, in the process of thinking about the interior, I wanted to create different emotions for the users by using different materials and furniture in different scenes.

For instance, I chose to use timber to create a screening room, which not only absorbs sound to reduce the impact on the outside but also has the color and properties of the timber itself to allow people to relax and enjoy the program.

Considering that the skyline of the city across the street can be viewed from the low wall, I did not intend to decorate the rooftop patio much but chose to place a bench and a few stacks of books.

For the public reading area, which is a major transportation hub to the rest of the building, I chose to widen the width of the reading platform so that passing customers and readers sitting on the ground would not be disturbed by each other at all.

The creation area is always filled with the passion of the creators, so I chose to use brighter materials in the design process to resonate with their emotions.

Watch a movie in the projection room

Inspiration in the creation area

Working in the circular reading area

Reading in the afternoon sun

Architecture is not only about creating space but also about reconciling the environment of existing places. Behind the bookstore is a city street with a noisy tone, while in front of it is a city square with green grass. At the boundary between the noisy and the quiet, the bookstore means to be compatible and responsive to both, which is also the direction that the tone of the interior space should be shaped. I hope that when readers approach the building, they can gradually relax and take a break from their fragmented lives to spend their afternoons leaning by the window or taking a walk and taking pictures in front of the square. Of course, it couldn’t be better that if they have the leisure to find a book of interest in a corner of the bookstore and sit down in a seat they like, communicating silently with the author of the book.

The habit of reading is not something that can be developed overnight, especially for young people who are now in the midst of fierce social competition, so it is difficult for them to suddenly develop such a habit. So why not choose another way to lead them to step into the bookstore to read: First, figuring out a way to attract them to linger nearby the building. I believe that over time, under the influence of their surroundings and others, they will want to enter the bookstore, leave their worries behind, and enjoy the pleasure of reading.

The quiet bookstore under the hustle and bustle of the city

Everyone can find their own way of recreation

The World in the Box

In my design concept not only do I want to create gray space outside, but also to create open space and gray space inside the box, and the vertical and horizontal monolithic design makes it possible to realize this concept. This means that readers can choose to do other activities such as reading under different spaces, rather than the traditional bookstore, which lacks reading interest as well as the possibility of choice.

Tile

Roof Panel

Purlin

White Cement Wlag, Polished and Waxed

Plain Water Slurry

Cement Mortar Leveling Course

Fine Aggregate Concrete

Reinforced Concrete Floor

Reinforcement Drawing of Shear Wall

Protective Layer

Dark Column

Vertically Distributed Reinforcement

Shear Wall

Moreover, I designed monoliths inside the building into a shear wall structure to greatly increase the overall stiffness, while further dissipating the presence of the structure in the space compared to the frame structure.

Beam Slab Raft Foundation

Also, using a stiffened raft foundation makes the force on the foundation more reasonable and can resist the uneven settlement of the foundation, as well as solve the problem of the weak foundation bearing capacity in the site.

Horizontally Distributed Reinforcement

Stirrup

02 A Floating World The Studio for Architects

An ideal architect studio

Location: Beidaihe New District, Qinhuangdao, Hebei Province

Design Type: Architectural Design

How to maximize the inspiration of the architect?

How to let the architect be able to saturate the emotional creation?

Nowadays, homogenous buildings fill the whole construction market. Design is no longer for the expression of architects’ emotions, but only for economic benefits. Therefore, I hope to provide architects with a studio that can mobilize their emotions and creative enthusiasms through my design, making them feel the emotion of my design and better pour their emotions into designs.

Too Many Problems

The project is located in Qinhuangdao city. According to the data of Hebei Meteorological Bureau, although there is abundant rainfall in Qinhuangdao City, due to the unreasonable space-time distribution, the precipitation in the peak flood season is more than 50%. At the same time, due to Qinhuangdao City, dry hot air grade, heatstroke grade are in the forefront of the province. Therefore, in the design process, we need to start to improve the microclimate.

Starting from the daily life style of architects, we dig deep into the internal needs of architects, further improve the office quality of architects, and respond to the problems of the site itself.

and Office Work

want?

I want an ideal working plcae.

The results show that in 17 countries, more than one-third of employees' engagement is not as good as ideal. When employees can't work hard, it will increase the cost of the enterprise, delay the progress of the project, consume resources and erode the goal of the enterprise.

Unfortunately, most design institutes don not attach great importance to the experience of employees. On the contrary, to maximize the expected benefits, design institutes spare no effort to increase the number of jobs and reduce the office space for each employee.

In the short term, such methods will indeed improve economic efficiency. But in the long run, the closed design space, oppressive working environment and dense personnel will undoubtedly reduce the enthusiasm and creativity of designers, which means a devastating blow to architects.

I need sth to inspire me.

An architect

We need to solve these problems.

I really enjoy thoes.

Elements of the Studio Different Solutions

As the connection and transition between interior and exterior spaces, the space under eaves produces a completely different experience for users from the two. Under the eaves of different heights, users will have different emotions, such as the loneliness of standing under the higher eaves and the wrapping feeling of standing under the lower eaves. These feelings will influence architects’ inspiration and thus affect their design.

Outdoor space is an excellent place for architects to relax, to discuss and to think. Different from indoor space, users can fully feel the existence of nature in outdoor activities, while still being able to complete some related tasks.

Grey Space

My ideal studio is not only a place to complete the project, but also an artwork that interacts with designers all the time. In the meantime, this building can adjust the microclimate environment of the site through some methods in design.

As the most important site for architects to work, rest, and talk, interior space should be fully considered in the design process to meet the needs of architects. The proportion of the line of sight, light and natural light, as well as the design of rest area are all factors that need to be considered repeatedly in the design.

Outdoor Space

Because the site will face different climate problems in different seasons, it is necessary to solve different problems and integrate solutions as much as possible.

Indoor Space

Climate

Break Area

The rest area on the third floor provides users with different rest facilities to relieve fatigue in different degrees.

Lecture Hall

Use the design of spring layer to get more space, and use the French windows to let natural light in to a greater extent.

Rest Platform

Relying on the huge overhanging eaves to form a rest area, the upper part can be used for daily rest and discussion. Under the eaves, you can meditate and enjoy the ocean.

Seasonal Reservoir

In hot summer, the reservoir at the bottom of the building can significantly improve the microclimate, and can be used as the internal landscape of the site at the same time. In other seasons, the water in the reservoir can be drained out, making the reservoir serve as a sunken square for practical facilities.

Second Access

During the impoundment period, it serves as the second entrance to the building.

Wall Hole

In the period of abundant rainfall, the wall opening can drain the excessive rainwater out of the building to prevent the rainwater from flowing backward. At other times, users can see the ocean through the wall opening.

Node Structure

Beauty of Design

Through the use of the suspension structure, the presence of the structure is greatly hidden. The whole floor slab is suspended by high-strength steel bars and anchored by bolts at the same time, so as to avoid strength loss caused by insufficiently welding.

On the other hand, through the use of suspension structure, the space can be arranged flexibly in accordance with the needs to a great extent. Compared with the traditional structure layout, the suspension structure can reduce restriction on the space layout.

A Floating Studio

It is worthwhile to think about how to meet the needs of indoor area and to provide more outdoor space for users to keep the visibility of the line of the sight at the same time.

Therefore, in the selection of the structure, the suspension structure is used with the shear wall to support.

Through the use of steel bars and steel beams to suspend the whole floor, in conjunction with the shear wall to transfer the load to the foundation. At the same time, using stay cables on the roof to further improve the overall structural stability. Meanwhile, it does not need too many steel bars to support the overall structure because of the suspension structure. Thus, French windows can be constructed without obstruction to meet the needs of vision.

By using SPA2000 to analyze the structure, the rationality of the structure could be further verified.

Steel Structure Concrete Composite Structure

Landscape

Source of Inspiration

In front of us is the ocean, and behind us are the oasis and beach. Surrounded by the natural environment, architects are exploring for inspiration from different natural landscapes.

Feeling the sea breeze by the sea, walking aimlessly on the beach, sitting and meditating in the oasis, and combining them with the natural factors, such as weather and seasons, architects will always find their favorite places to raise inspiration and brew emotion for design.

The second floor is mainly for work and seminar. Therefore, in the process of its design, it is necessary to consider how to let architects keep sound states when working. Obviously, it is an appropriate choice to fully integrate the natural scenery with the design. The size of the window plays an important role in the close relationship between nature and interior space. Therefore, on the side facing the sea, the area of the windows should be enlarged as much as possible, so that the designer can see the blue ocean without obstruction of the line of sight. On the side facing the site, the indoor natural light can be strengthened by the use of the window of the leap floor, which can also increase the interaction between indoor and outdoor users, making the whole building more interesting.

In contrast with the active and transparent atmosphere on the second floor, the third floor focuses on how to provide a relatively private and quiet place for architects. Thus, the whole place is more private by reducing the illumination of natural light and lowering the height of the floor. The darker scene on the third floor is intended to make users empty their thoughts and put themselves into relaxed states, and conduct their following work in a more energetic mental state.

Fascinated by the Sea

Feelings in the Studio

Stimulate

In such a site dominated by natural landscape, the combination of season, climate and time will produce various natural and wonderful experiences. What I need is to connect the building with them, so as to stimulate different emotions of architects to put into the design.

In the gray space, watching the sea tide rise and fall, sea breeze blowing, feel the quietly passing of time. Strong waves, gentle sea breeze, warm beach. We can always find a suitable element to stimulate our different emotions.

In the rain, we are not looking at the ocean, but thinking about the architecture. It is an “outsider” perspective: Coming out of the design and assessing it.

At night, sitting by the studio, we see the Milky way and the stars shining in the sky, making our hearts naturally peaceful and stable.

As the famous ancient Chinese poet Su Shi said, “Looking up to see the vastness of the universe, looking down to observe the numerous things on the earth.” And as the renowned ancient Chinese poet Tang Wenru said, “Drunk, he knows not the sky is afloat in the water, a boat laden with sweet dreams weighs down the Milky Way.”

This kind of romance belongs to nature, but it is deeply reflected in our hearts, and is used to adjust our emotions.

Node Analysis

Connection

While ensuring the quietness and privacy of the third floor, the local staggered floor method is adopted to produce some interactions between the second and third floors, which increases the interest of the space. At the same time, due to the overhead of the ground floor, the building can both serve as outdoor eaves, and increase the connection with the external environment. Meanwhile, it can also avoid the high temperature caused by direct sunlight in summer, making architects have better experiences in external space.

Protective Layer

Waterproof Layer

Bonding Layer

Slope Formation

Leveling Layer

Structural Layer

Backing Plate

Stay Cables

Cooperate with the suspension structure to improve the overall stiffness and stability of the building.

Bracket

Steel Beam

Steel Bar

Glass Partition

Shear Wall

Without too much artificial decoration, the beauty of ocean is always indescribable. Standing under the huge overhanging eaves, you will feel the sea breeze without being disturbed by the bright sunlight. You can also walk on the beach with others. All of these can let us get out of the design and completely integrate into the nature, settling our impetuous minds down and returning to calm.

Concrete Base

The structural design that connects the foundations of two shear walls together aims to prevent the building from overturning caused by the different bearing capacity of the site soil, and to improve the bearing capacity of the foundation.

03 A Hidden Rampart

The Kindergarden with Mini Hills

Provide a kindergarten for children to run freely and enjoy nature

Location: Weiyang District, Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province

Design Type: Architectural Design

How to provide children with an interesting place to distract their attention from electronic devices to explore in the nature for happiness

Design a place where they can always find something new in different HEIGHTS, and different ROUTES.

Trees as warriors, mound as ramparts.

After Qin Shihuang unified the six states, he began to build Epang Palace on the west side of Longshou, which became the political center of Qin Dynasty.

Zhang Qian started from the Silk Road of Chang'an in the Han Dynasty.

As the future economic and political center of Xi'an, Weiyang District has attracted a large number of young people to struggle here. But this also led to its supporting facilities and buildings failed to catch up with the population growth rate of the region.

Weiyang District as a window of Xi'an reform and exploration, so in this design, should also echo the strategic position of Weiyang District, in the process of kindergarten design, thinking and exploring new education mode, so that children can develop better and healthy.

Environmental pollution and stagnation of urban development. The old Central District lost its magic.

Since 2015, the age structure of Xi'an population shows that the proportion of children aged 0-4 has increased slightly, and the proportion of children aged 0-4 will account for 13.75% in 2019.

Given a new strategic positioning and vigorously improving the environment and ecology, Weiyang District is gradually emerging in Xi'an.

Weiyang District in the new era is at the forefront of the development of Xi'an. With the city development center moving northward, Weiyang will usher in more opportunities and space for development.

Within the 500m service radius of the project plot, the number of high-end residential quarters is estimated to be 5K. According to the standard requirements, when the population within the service radius of the kindergarten is 3K ~ 6K, the size of the kindergarten is 90. Considering that more residential areas will be built around in the future, and there are no supporting facilities such as parks around. Therefore, in the design process, it is necessary to increase the per capita building area and landscape area of children as much as possible.

The kindergartens in Weiyang District are concentrated in the central and western areas. There are few kindergartens in the East, and the service pressure is severe.

There are two main roads and two planned roads around the site. The flow of people and cars is large, which is easy to interfere with the kindergarten. Therefore, the main part of the kindergarten is separated from the outside world by artificial terrain to ensure the privacy of children's activities.

A day's Advanture Physical and Psychological

Dig Deep into the Inner Needs

In the process of children's growth, the needs of body and spirit are equally important. Therefore, in the process of design, we need to deeply analyze their internal needs and respond to their ideas through architectural methods, so as to let children grow up healthily

There are two main roads and two planned roads around the site. The flow of people and cars is large, which is easy to interfere with the kindergarten.

One of children's favorite things to do is to run. In order to avoid injury in the process of running, the regular shape should be adopted as far as possible in the design of plane shape, and the wall of indoor activity room should be as few as possible.

In the process of regional division, the distinction between movement and rest is clear, which ensures that children's activities and rest will not be disturbed by each other.

Different Time in Different Height

From the flat land to the mountain top and from the sky to the lake, children have been experiencing the fun of different terrains throughout their day, and find their unique happiness in different environments. Without the limitation of teachers, there will always be a place that is their favorite.

Considering children's needs for privacy and privacy. Through the design of 12m high shear wall, the courtyard with only one exit is enclosed, making it a secret base for children.

Different height differences are created in the enclosed courtyard to meet children's needs for space and curiosity, and new experiences can be found in the courtyard every time.

The addition of terrain in the plot, on the one hand, reduces the external interference and ensures the privacy of children; at the same time, the paved grassland provides a huge activity space for children, and the reservoir becomes the core of the landscape.

Mini Hill Structure

Different Feelings in Defferent Heights

The soil is piled in a box enclosed by a shear wall at a certain slope. Children can freely choose a gentle or slightly steep slope to run on according to their competence, giving them enough freedom and multiple choices.

It borders on the platform of the second floor, so children can choose to run directly down the slope.

to create

Connect all parts of the activity room, so the seismic capacity is stronger than the frame structure.

Harmony of Architect and Structure

By using truss and shear wall structure, and reducing the contact with the ground as much as possible, not only can the entire activity room be suspended in the air, but also the length of the activity room will not be limited.

The roof truss structure reduces the pressure from the sloping roof. At the same time, due to the advantages of the roof truss structure, windows above can be opened freely to let more natural light come in.

The truss structure effectively solves the instability of a large span, so that the entire activity room can be suspended in the air by relying merely on the shear walls on both sides.

The frame column is set under part of the truss to avoid overhanging caused by overhanging.

2.1 Shear Wall 1.2 Height=3.5 M

1.1 Height=6.0 M 1.3 Height=2.0 M 1.4 Height=0.5 M

2.4 Concrete Column

2.3 Truss

2.2 Roof Truss

Shear Wall-steel Truss Combined Structure Mini Hill

Located at the top of the hill, the scenery inside the box is unobstructed.

A small hill is next to the exit where children can enjoy plants. A simple bulge is set at the exit

a sense of ritual and anticipation for the children when they walk to the outdoor venue.

Routes

Unlimited Possibilities

Four entrances with countless routes to go to the outside.

Children can always find a new way by walking through different heights. For instance, they can go downstairs and go back to the room by climbing mounds or whatever they want. As a result, they are inspired to be creative, and there is no denying that all of them can find a unique way suitable for themselves.

Exterior Rampart

Through a soil slope, the interior and exterior are isolated, not only ensuring the privacy of the kindergarten, but also providing a spacious place for children to run and play.

Contour Line

View Window

Deliberately reduce the size of the windows that look to the outside, in strong contrast with the floor-to-ceiling windows that look to the inside, thereby attracting children to pay more attention to things in the kindergarten.

Playing Room

The characteristics of the truss structure not only enable the entire activity room to be raised into the air, but also significantly weaken the existence of the structure and improve the quality of use of children.

Secret Garden

Being set up at the highest point of the soil slope, it has the best view and sufficient privacy.

Independent Acitvity Space

Different from the shared outdoor space, the independent activity space has a more interesting terrain, bringing various pleasures to children.

Circular Runway

The circular track not only serves as an extension of the central landscape, but also provides a complete playground for children.

Dabbling Platform

The dabbling platform makes the central lake both a landscape and an interaction with the children, which is what they need most.

Central Pool

As the core of the landscape, the central lake not only plays the role of viewing and interaction, but also changes the microclimate of the site to a certain extent, improving the quality of use and comfort of children.

Inside the box, there is a mini hill.

Seven 12-meter-high boxes are enclosed by the surrounding terrains to form a semi-private space, so that children will not be disturbed by the outside world when playing inside the venue.

As the center of the landscape, the lake also affects the microclimate. It not only makes the children feel cool in the hot summer, but also provides them with an excellent place to play.

Comfortness

The functional zones are set reasonably to meet the different needs of children at different time.

Castle in the Sky A Higer World

The entire activity room is lifted to the height of the second floor and blocked by the surrounding terrains, making it impossible for people to see the entire scene of the building from the outside, bringing a sense of mystery and adding a touch of fun to the entire kindergarten.

Running from Castle

Enjoy Running

No child can refuse to run from the "Castle" to the "Territory". By contrast, they are always willing to run to the top of mound without feeling tired, so as to maximize the experience of the wind blowing in their ears while they are running.

In the section view, the relationship between the building and the external environment can be clearly reflected. In the entire terrain, the internal and external connections are unified, but there is a very clear separation in the use of space functions. The internal core activity space and the external are clearly separated and do not interfere with each other when used. At the same time, due to the ingenious design of the structure, the scenery of the external space can penetrate into the interior, which contributes to a good view of the landscape.

Secret Base

Hide Happiness and Sorrow

Each class owns an independent activity space which is isolated from the outside space. They can share some childish secrets with each other on the top of the mound near the tree without being disturbed by some naughty boys or girls. There is no doubt that it is also a perfect place to observe the trajectory of solar.

Running towards friend

Node Analysis

High Strength and Light Weight

It can be clearly seen in the large-scale diagram of the joints that in the design of connecting the active space, the structural processing method of combining the truss structure and the shear wall is applied, which makes it possible to meet the large-span requirements of the space design without hindering. The introduction of outdoor landscapes provides indoor users with a landscape experience and a space for imagination. At the same time, in the design of the roof, aluminum panels are applied to reduce the weight of the roof to facilitate structural design. Meanwhile, the aluminum panels are arranged in fishbone-like scales to improve indoor ventilation problems, and also to provide more structured cavities for easily laying insulation layer and pipelines, reducing energy consumption of the building.

Tree House

Sense of Accompany

The drainage is set up between the sloped roofs to effectively solve the drainage problem.

Perhaps every child who is naughty and unwilling to succumb to the rules treats a tree house as his or her childhood fantasy. In each individual teaching activity unit of this design, I hope that children can feel the wonder of exploring in the tree house. Through the setting of overhead space, window scenery and vegetation in the core courtyard, children are expected to feel the unique and unknown sense of exploration while learning and living in it. The use of scenery and space can also make children establish their own spatial imagination.

By using a truss structure, windows can be arranged on the facade to the maximum, so as to give children the best viewing experience.

Unlike the frame structure, the section width of the shear wall will be much smaller, which makes the entire structure look lighter.

Hidden Column

Ribbed Slab Shear Wall

Oblique Web

Huaxi University Town Business District

Location: GuiZhou

Time: 2019.10

Tibet Airlines Operation Base

Location: Xi'an

Time: 2019.12

Photography

Blue Ocean Phase II Project

Location: XuZhou

Time: 2020.01

Location: Xi'an

Time: 2020.03

Jinhui Changan Yunzhu

Hello, my name is Guo Zirui. I consider myself an adaptable and quick thinking person with strong learning ability and communication skills, and I also like reading, boxing, playing the guitar and traveling.

[EDUCATION]

2015~2019

Bachelor of Engineering

Xi'an University of architecture and technology, Shaanxi, China

Major: BEng Civil Engineering

2019.07~2020.10

Shanghai Yijing Architectural Design Co., Ltd Xi'an Branch

Position: Scheme Designer

2019.04~2019.07

China United Northwest Institute for Engineering Design & Research

Position: Intern at Structure Group

2015.10

2015.12

2016.10

The Second Place in the Debating Contest of College of Civil Engineering

Champion in Freshman Debate Contest of Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology

The Third Prize in Mathematical Modeling Contest

2016.12

2017.06

2018.03

[WORKING EXPERIENCE] [INTERSHIP] [AWARD] [RESEARCH EXPERIENCE]

The Second-Class Scholarship for Outstanding Student Cadres of College of Civil Engineering

Champion in Debate Contest of Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology

The Model of Social Practice

2016~2018

Provincial Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Program for College Students-Study on Progressive Collapse Resistance of Steel Frame Structure with Assembled Inclined Braced Joints