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CONTENTS
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THE FORBIDDEN CIT Y TEAHOUSE
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TRIAL BAY JAIL ARTIST’S RESIDENCY
Trial Bay, Australia | 2010
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ENPAI CAMPUS HOUSING
Sydney, Australia | 2010
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THE PHOTOGRAPHER’S ATELIER
CutscapeArchitecture Beijing , China | 2012 - 2013
University of New South Wales
University of New South Wales
Standardarchitecture Beijing, China | 2011
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TEAHOUSE BY THE FORBIDDEN CITY O rgani z ation : Cuts capeArchitec ture Projec t team: Z HANG Hong, Z HANG Hetian , L I U Ziy ue Ziy ue’s role: con str uc tion documentation , inter ior desig n L ocation : B eijing, China Year : 2012-2013
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REINMAGINING THE THRESHOLD Building by the Forbidden City encirclement wall
Be fo r e th e fa l l o f fe u d a l i sm i n C h i n a ,
a ccu m u l a ti n g o ve r th e ye a r s – p o w e r
th e r e d e n ci r cl e m e n t w a l l o f th e Fo r -
co r d s r u n n i n g a l o n g th e su r fa ce ( p h o to
b i d d e n C i ty sto o d a s a b a r r i e r , p h ysi ca l
to th e l e ft) . Th e p r o j e ct ta ke s o n q u e s -
a n d m e n ta l , b e tw e e n th e r o ya l d o m a i n
ti o n s l i ke : w h a t i s r o l e th e w a l l p l a ys i n
a n d th e g e n e r a l p u b l i c. H o w e ve r ,
co n te m p o r a r y sce n e s a n d h o w sh o u l d
m o d e r n a u th o r i ty tr a n si ti o n a n d i d e o -
w e p e r ce i ve i t e xce p t fo r i ts se e m -
l o g i ca l r e vo l u ti o n h a s r e n d e r e d th e w a l l
i n g l y m e r e to u r i sm va l u e s? Atte m p ts
o b so l e te . Th e Fo r b i d d e n C i ty i s n o w a
a r e m a d e to b r i n g n e w p e r ce p ti o n a l
p u b l i c p a r k. Ea st p a r t o f th e w a l l h a s
r e l a ti o n s to th i s fo r g o tte n h e r i ta g e to
se e n e vi d e n ce o f l a ck o f m a i n te n a n ce
r e i m a g i n e th e th r e sh o l d .
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Vie w ing the Hutong hou s es f rom inside the Forbidde n Cit y : the red wall mark s a sudde n tran sition of e nv ironme nt. Althoug h still v i sually promine nt, the stone he r itag e ha s lost it s psycholo g ical impor tance .
1:500 O r ig inal site plan : situated r ight at the foot of the wall , the site pres ents oppor tunities to reimag ine ne w relation s between the Hutong Hou s es and the wall , the in side and the outside.
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Instea d of building r ight at t ac hed t o t h e
air travels into the interior.
wall a s us ually m ight be done in t he
The volume of a regular traditional
are a, the t eahous e des ign plac es ne w
pitch roof house was broken down
stru ctu r es away f r om t he wall s et t ing
into smaller rooms to house one to
vie wer s int im at e dis t anc es f r om t he
five people at a time. Such personal
wall. In t his way , t he body of t he wa l l
spaces open only to the wall. Then
pre se nt s it s elf in it s f ullnes s and pe o -
these tearooms become the medium
ple sta r t t o obs er v e det ails s uc h as i t s
through which beholders reconnect to
he igh t, t ex t ur e. Cour t y ar ds ar e f or m e d
the ancient heritage. New readings and
be twee n t he new and t he old For bidd e n
meanings start to emerge.
City w all. Thr ough t hes e gaps , light a n d
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1:500 Site Plan : the indiv iduali z ed tearooms are ne w ty pe of spaces in thi s area , howe ver the teahou s e a s a whole respec ts the g rain of local f ig ure-g round patter n .
Facing t he r es ident ial ar ea, t he ex t e r i o r wal l of t he ex is t ing war ehous e wa s re no va t ed. The whit e paint was t r ipp e d o ff to r ev eal t he r ed br ic k m as onr y u n d ern ea t h. This t ex t ur e s t ands in s ha r p con tras t wit h t he m et al f inis hing of t h e n ew te ar oom s . I n t his way , t his br ic k wa ll be c om es a t r ans it ional int er f ac e wh ich c elebr at es t he ac t ion of ent er i n g a nd exit ing. A n ew r oof m ade of t r iangulat ed p olyca r bonat e boar ds and c lear glass p an els c ov er s t he r ec ept ion at r ium . 6
Vie wing t hr ough t he r oof , v is it or s ar e
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h inte d of what is bey ond t he br ic k w a l l .
O r ig inal condition : old warehou s e wa s built at tached to the wall blocking anyone f rom s ee ing it.
Atr ium and C or r idor : the for m of the atr ium roof res onates w ith the tearoom w indows. Vie ws are caref ully controlled and f ramed to allow minimum but ke y infor mation .
INSTRUMENT OF VIEWING
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Viewin g f r om ins ide t he t ear oom s , t h e
one angle to another trying to adjust to
op en ings s how s t r ong r hy t hm ic s ens e s
their own personal preference. Break-
which m ar r y s pac e t o t im e and, t her e -
ing from a more static relation to the
fore , enc our age m ov em ent . Ther e is n o
wall characterized by the orthogonal
su ch thing as t he bes t v iewing angle
plan of traditional houses, the constant
in th e t eahous e. People ar e not dr aw n
changing of perspective is a whole new
to a ny par t ic ular v iew, ins t ead m ov in g
experience for the place.
from p lac e t o plac e and c hanging f r o m
D emater iali z ation of gla ss: in the tearooms, gla ss panel s are in stalled s o that there i s no div iding lines. T heir v i sual exi stence i s kept to minimum s er v ing merely a s ther mal bar r ier.
S ec tion A-A
S ec tion B -B
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Ea ch r o o m h o l d s a u n i q u e r e l a ti o n
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to th e w a l l . Or i e n ta ti o n a n d d i sta n ce to th e w a l l va r i e s i n e a ch r o o m . Ex -
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Forbidden City wall Reception Atrium Corridor Tea Room 1 Tea Room 2 Front yard Courtyard Houses
so n a l e xp e r i e n ce . Al so , b e ca u se o f th e h u m a n - si ze o p e n i n g , vi e w e r s b e co m e p a r t o f th e sce n e a n d th e sce n e a l te r s a s vi e w e r s co m e a n d g o . Th i s sp a ti a l fl a tte n i n g e ffe ct a tte m p ts to d i sm i ss th e i n va l i d m e n ta l h i e r a r ch y i n h e r i te d fr o m th e l o st r o ya l su p e r i o r i ty.
S ec tion C-C
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1 : 3 0 working model : study ing ope ning or ie ntation and inte r ior lig hting
LIGHTNESS VERSUS HEAVINESS Steel-f rame str uc ture against mas onr y backdrop
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Stee l-f r am e s t r uc t ur e is us ed t o
new meanings and readings on local
achie v e lar ge openings . I n c ont r as t w i t h
environment.
the mas onr y For bidden Cit y wall and
To comply with local building code,
sh ea r wall s t r uc t ur e of loc al hous es ,
pitch roofs are employed. Because
this str uc t ur al appr oac h int r oduc es
of the pentagon-shape plan, when
a d iffer ent t y pe of ins ide- out s ide
the teahouse is viewed from different
rela tion whic h is pr ev ious ly abs ent i n
angles, it displays varied gestures
this ar ea. Suc h jux t apos it ion f os t er s
towards the wall.
1:50 str uc ture model and sketches: pentagon i s u s ed a s the main generating geometr y. At where needed , thes e shapes are combined , subtrac ted or attached to each other to create space.
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TRIAL BAY JAIL ARTIST’S RESIDENCY O rgani z ation : University of Ne w S outh Wales Projec t team: indiv idual projec t Chair : Glenn Murcutt L ocation : Tr ial B ay, Au stralia Year : 2010
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LAYERING: WALL AS SPACE Space as open-ended f rame work hou sing chang ing ac tiv ities
On e w a y to r e p u r p o se a n o l d b u i l d i n g w h i l e m a i n ta i n i n g i ts p h ysi ca l i n te g r i ty i s th r o u g h a l te r i n g th e ch a r a cte r o f i ts p a r ts, i n th i s ca se , th e e n ci r cl e m e n t w a l l w h i ch d e fi n e s th e p l a ce a s a j a i l . Ad d i n g n e w l a ye r s o f w a l l s to th e j a i l w a l l to cr e a te sp a ce s i n b e tw e e n th e m e sta b l i sh e s a fr a m e w o r k fo r tr a n sfo r m a ti o n . Th e j a i l w a l l u se d to r e str a i n p r i so n e r s i n si d e i s n o w fr e e sp a ce s to a cco m m o d a te a r ti sti c a cti vi ti e s. Th e n e w l a yo u t ca n b e u n d e r sto o d a s a n o p e n - e n d e d fr a m e w o r k th a t h o u se s p e r i o d i ca l a cti vi ti e s a n d a cco m m o d a te
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sp o n ta n e o u s vi si to r s. Fl e xi b i l i ty i s th e m a i n th e m e .
Encircling g ranite wall : the r ing -shape wall i s the de f ining feature of the place a s a j ail , di stinc tion betwee n in side and outside i s abs olute . What’s in side i s restrained, and what’s outside i s f ree .
Step concept model s: a s the jail wall becomes an architec ture of space and volume, what i s in side the wall i s now al s o outside, the concept of jail i s now obs olete.
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Wa l l -sp a ce sketch : a lte r nat i on of voi d and s ol i d is t he b as i c pl an ning c onf ig u r at i on , w h i ch su g ge st s s ame amou nt of i nd o or and outd o or a c t iv it i e s .
1: 100 work ing mo del: t he s ame p atte r n o cc urs b ot h on pl an and faรง a de. It is a way to ab st r ac t sp ace t hat cont r ibute s to t he ide a of f r ame work and ge ne r ic sp ace.
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New entrance Living space Bedroom Toilet Courtyard
6. Gallery 7. Office 8. Studio 9. Audio visual 10. Existing jail
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L owe r L e vel Plan : main e ntrances and public spaces
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Upper L e vel Plan : ar ti sts’ studios and residential area
MODULAR SYSTEM AND ALTERNATION Str uc ture diag ram inspired by cell block space
Atte m p ts h a ve b e e n m a d e to r e i n te r p r e t th e e xp e r i e n ce o f th e j a i l ce l l b l o ck sp a ce . In p a r ti cu l a r , str u ctu r e d e si g n i s i n fl u e n ce d b y th e r e p e ti ti o n o f m o d u l e s o f ce l l b l o cks. Bu t, i n ste a d o f d u p l i ca t i n g i ts fo r m , th e i d e a o f m o d u l a r syste m i s e m p l o ye d fo r i ts fl e xi b i l i ty. M o d u l a r syste m a l l o w s fo r m a xi m u m p l a sti ci ty, l e a vi n g r o o m s fo r u se r s to d e te r m i n e w h a t i s b e st su i te d fo r th e sp a ce . At p a r ti cu l a r p l a ce s w h e r e l a r g e sp a ce i s n e e d e d o r te r r a i n l e ve l ch a n g e s, m i cr o - sca l e a l te r n a ti o n s o ccu r i n o r d e r to a d j u st to th e si tu a ti o n . Ti m b e r str u ctu r e se e m s su ffi ci e n t fo r th i s ta sk.
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Fi r st, stu d y o f th e ce l l b l o ck i s co n d u cte d . To u n d e r sta n d th e sp a ce , o n e m u st g o b a ck to i ts o r i g i n o f i ts d e si g n : d r a w i n g s.
Granite j ail cell s : re fe re nce to the cell block can be s ee n at many spot s in the ne w e x pan sion s. Its dime n sion s are studied care f ully in orde r to unde rstand its relation to sunlig ht.
Jail cell plan and ele vation sketches: show the her itage space unfolding in a linear repeating manner.
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Study ing traditional cellular spaces - col onnade , repeating arches - of the ir s cale , propor tion and str uc tural inte r val s
Timbe r str uc ture desig n for e x hibition and c irc ulation spaces
1:50 model testing light enter ing the librar y space g iv ing a s en s e of modular it y and propor tion .
To cre at e new s pac es ar ound t he ja i l wall is t o f os t er dialogues bet ween th e old gra nit e wall and t he new t im ber stru ctu r e. Bef or e, bec aus e of t he eve n texture of it s s ur f ac e, t he s t one m as o n ry wa ll s hows no s ens e of s pac e and time. While t he t im ber s t r uc t ur e int r o du ce s s t r uc t ur al gr id int o t he s pac e, t h e se nse of s pac e s t ar t s t o em er ge. Sp a c ing of c olum ns and r af t er s ar e m ar k e r s of spa c e and t im e. Tim e s pent m ov in g alo ng t he s pac e is c lear ly m ar k ed an d an ticip at ed by t he m odular int er v als o f the co lum ns .
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Mod ula r r epet it ion s t ands in s har p c o n trast wit h t he indiv is ible gr anit e wall . As o ne m ov es c los e and away f r om t h e gra nite wall, t he s ens e of s pac e and timbe r f ades and s t r engt hens ac c or d ing ly.
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Librar y : book shelves , columns, s eat s and w indow s, e ve r y thing i s subj ec t to the modular sy ste m . A strong hor iz ontality introduced by the thick s eating and repetition of book shelves y ield s a s e n s e of e ndless e x te nsion of space .
Studio: in thi s space, f ur niture i s desig ned to break the s en s e of module through a sy mmetr ic positioning. Alter nation of the sy stem happen s a s a ty pe of anony mou s detailing.
PROMENADE: REINTERPRET TERRAIN Inter ior movement as an abstrac tion of the ter rain
Te r r a i n l e ve l ch a n g e s d r a m a ti ca l l y
i n te r i o r , te r r a i n m a n i fe sts i tse l f a s a n
a l o n g th e e n ci r cl i n g w a l l . In te r i o r
a r ti fi ci a l l a n d sca p e o n w h i ch a l l ki n d s
m o ve m e n t r e sp o n d s d i r e ctl y to th i s
o f a cti vi ti e s ca n ta ke p l a ce . Pr i va te
ch a n g e . Wi th sta i r s, co r r i d o r s a n d
p r o g r a m s su ch a s stu d i o , g u e st r o o m
p l a tfo r m s, th e co n str u cte d i n te r i o r
e tc. a r e i n se r te d i n b e tw e e n th e
sp a ce fo ste r s m o ve m e n t a cti ve l y r a th -
m o ve m e n t a r e a s. Th i s d i sti n cti o n a l so
e r th a n p a ssi ve l y a s o p p o se d to w h e n
r e l a te s to th e vo i d a n d so l i d p a tte r n .
o n l y th e te r r a i n i s a t w o r k. Wi th i n th e
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West Wing S ec tion
S outh Wing S ec tion
Bird’s e ye v ie w : the e ncircling e x pansion cove rs the te r rain becom ing an abstrac ted land s cape .
L ong itudinal S ec tion s: movement area s and non -mov ing area s hou s ed by the modular f rame work sy stem.
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B e fore : due to lack of mainte nance , g ranite str uc tures have lost the capacit y of dialo g ing w ith the place . Lig ht i s abundant and random w ithout any s e ns e of control.
Af ter : var iou s deg rees of light i s allowed into different par ts of the space empha si zing depth and di stance - ke y elements of encourag ing movement.
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ENPAI CAMPUS HOUSING O rgani z ation : University of Ne w S outh Wales Projec t team: indiv idual projec t Chair : Har r y Margalit L ocation : Sydne y, Au stralia Year : 2010
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TWO CONTROLLING AXES
1. Admini stration off ice
6. Produc tion O ff ice
2. Warehou s e
7. Nor th gate
3. Storage
8. West gate
4. Guard hou s e
9. Old apar tme nt s
5. E xhibition hall
10. Ne w apar tme nt s
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Th e En pai Solar Tec h. Cam pus is
masterplan, and second, alignment with
situ ate d in a low- dens it y indus t r ial
north-south axis for optimum sunlight.
zo ne in t he s out hwes t par t of Sy dne y .
This results in a unique figure-ground
Th e a par t m ent f or 98 hom es is t he la s t
diagram that eventually determines
pro ject t hat c om plet es t he Enpai Cam -
the massing of the building. To ensure
pu s ma s t er plan. Pr elim inar y des ign i s
sufficient ventilation and natural light-
su bje c t t o t wo m ain c ont r olling f ac t o r s :
ing, the width of the building is kept as
first, the s et bac k lines enf or c ed by t h e
small as possible.
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Enpai C ampu s Ma ster plan : the apar tment building i s positioned at the s outher n edge of the campu s to minimi z e sunlight blockage. A ne w entrance to the campu s f rom the s outh i s added .
It see m s nat ur al f or t he ov er all m as si n g to be par allel t o t he ex is t ing building s . Sin ce t he hous ing is t he s out her nm o s t b uild ing on t he c am pus m ap and t he r e a re n o ot her buildings f ur t her , it c an g o a s high as t he building c ode allow s . This res ult s in a f or m of t hin long s tr i p . Be ca us e of t he lengt h and height , t h e b uild ing bec om es a s t r ong landm ar k o n th e cam pus . With in t he f r am e of t he ov er all v olum e , a pa rtm ent unit s r ot at e t o align wit h n orth -s out h ax is .
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S ec tion diag ram: the space between the warehou s e and the apar t ment s er ves a s a pedestr ian pla z a buffer ing the tran sition f rom the indu str ial z one to residential area .
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PLANNING WITH NEGATIVE SPACE A generating mechani sm that produces plan and s ec tion at once
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Rectan gle has pr ov en t o be one of th e
ment units. Geometrical operations
most ef f ic ient geom et r ies f or apar t -
take place to single out these ‘wasted’
men t unit plan. Howev er , bec aus e o f
spaces for utility purposesďźŒwhile rect-
the un ique s hape gener at ed t hr ough
angles are outlined to fit in apartment
ap plying t he t wo c ont r olling ax es , s o m e
units. Under this generating principle, a
co rne r s of t he r ec t angles hav e been c u t
set of plans are conceived ready to be
off re s ult ing in non- or t hogonal s hap e s
put together to produce sections.
an d e s s ent ially not us able f or apar t -
Negative space sketches: through connec ting different cor ners, a var i ety of plan s are produced . S elec tion deci sion i s ba s ed on den sity and possible connec tiv it y among le vel s .
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Working model : mockup model s are stacked up to conce ive a prac tical s ec tion . The aim i s to minimiz e the numbe r of void s but to allow ce r tain spatial comple x it y for each.
Building mockup model : the void s – negative spaces on the plan now prov ide connec tiv ity among le vel s when put into s ec tion . D ifferent combination s and s equences are tested to y ield the optimum result.
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Ground Floor Plan
S ec tion A-A
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2nd Floor Plan
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3rd Floor Plan
S ec tion B -B
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FACADE: FROM PART TO WHOLE
Ju st l i ke th e ski n o f h u m a n b o d y, th e
e xp r e sse s a n i m a g e o f m o d e r n i n d u str y
fa ça d e d e si g n i n te n d s to g i ve th e b u i l d -
– m o d u l a r r e p r o d u cti o n . On th e o th -
i n g a h o l i sti c i m a g e th r o u g h a d d i n g a n
e r , th e r e p e a ti n g n a tu r e o f a p a r tm e n t
i n d e p e n d e n t l a ye r to th e e xte r i o r . In
u n i ts a sks fo r m o d u l a r o p e n i n g p a r ts
co n tr a st w i th th e d o g m a ti st m o d e r n i sm
w h i ch e sse n ti a l l y u n i fi e s th e e xte r i o r . In
vi e w , th e n e e d to r e p r e se n t th e i n te r n a l
a d d i ti o n , a b a l a n ce b e tw e e n e n cl o su r e
sp a ti a l l o g i c o n th e fa ça d e se e m s r e -
a n d o p e n n e ss i s a l so i m p o r ta n t. U se r s
d u n d a n t. Th e r e a r e tw o co m p e l l i n g r e a -
sh o u l d b e a b l e to o p e n u p th e i r r o o m s
so n s. On o n e h a n d , th e En p a i C a m p u s
to th e o u tsi d e , w h i l e , a t th e sa m e ti m e ,
i s i n n e e d o f a sym b o l i c l a n d m a r k w h i ch
m a i n ta i n p r i va cy.
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Ax onometr ic: in conjunc tion w ith the t wo warehou s es r unning parallel w ith the apar tme nt s , two public spaces are de f ined: a pla z a in side the campu s and a road to which the campu s ope ns.
Nor th facade: the façade i s tran sparent when v ie wed f rom the f ront, while opaque f rom an angle.
Differe nt f aรง ade s c hem es ar e s t udie d , from c onv ent ional window openings to a n a ll- oper able f aรง ade m ec hanis m . Cha rac t er is t ic s lik e t r ans par enc y , en clo s ur e and s c ale ar e t ak en int o co nsider at ion. Thr oughout t he pr o ce ss, one t hing s eem s c ons is t ent t h a t the op t im um s c hem e s hould ex hibit a de lica t e balanc e am ong t hes e quali ties, rat her t han leaning t owar ds one . Th rou gh c los e ex am inat ion, ins uf f ic i e n cy is id ent if ied f r om eac h of t he t hr e e sche m es : Sch em e 1: unequal light ing f or unit s Sch em e 2: f r agm ent ed, los ing t he f o r m Sch em e 3: need oper able windows All schem es hav e s hown undes ir able flaws. I t , t hen, s eem s logic al t o s ele c t 60
po sitiv e f eat ur es f r om t hos e s c hem e s an d com bine t hem int o a v iable des i g n .
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Ele vation : combining s che me 2 and s che me 3 , w indow ope ration mecha ni sm s are hidde n unde r neath a laye r of ve r tical mullion s. In thi s way the facade br ing s s culptural unit y while meeting f unc tional need s.
Wall detail : a unif y ing faรงade that shelters a var iety of spaces.
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THE PHOTOGRAPHER’S ATELIER O rg ani z ation : Standardarchitec ture Projec t team: Z HANG Ke, L I U Ziy ue, WANG Z heli Ziy ue’s Role: Projec t leader L ocation : B eijing, China Year : 2011
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STACKING VERTICAL COURTYARDS
M a ssi ve u r b a n i za ti o n i n Be i j i n g i s p r e ssi n g ci ty i n h a b i ta n ts to i n cr e a si n g l y co n ce n tr a te d l a n d . Th i s r e su l ts i n a p r o ce ss o f d e te r i o r a ti n g d e n si fi ca ti o n
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o f th e tr a d i ti o n a l co u r tya r d h o u se s ( Si h e yu a n ) i n th e o l d r e si d e n ti a l se cto r s o f Be i j i n g . Wh i l e p o p u l a ti o n i s g r o w i n g , u r b a n a cti vi ti e s h a ve a l so b e e n e vo l v -
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i n g to su i t co n te m p o r a r y l i fe . A n e w typ e o f co m p a ct sp a ce i s n e e d e d to m e e t th e se n e e d s. In th i s l i g h t, a r ch i te ctu r a l str a te g y i s d e ve l o p e d to a l l o w co m p l e x m o d e r n p r o g r a m s to o ccu p y 66
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m i n i m u m l a n d w h i l e m a i n ta i n i n g tr a d i ti o n a l sp a ti a l q u a l i ty.
C our t yard hou s e dur ing the 1 9 3 0 s: althoug h f unc tional alte ration had take n place , most cour tyard hou s es we re le f t phy sically intac t.
D en sif ication over la st centur y
Strateg y diag ram: conceptually, cour tyard hou s e i s f lipped to ver tical plane. T hi s strateg y tur n s cour tyard f rom a pr ivate domain into a space of interac tion , while maintaining its spatial qualities.
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To lo c aliz e t he ‘v er t ic al c our t y ar d’ strate gy on t he s it e, at t em pt s ar e m a d e to co nt r ol t he s iz e, num ber and pos i tio n o f t hes e s em i open s pac es whic h a ffects how light and air t r av els int o n ea rby s pac es . O n plans , ‘Ver t ic al cou rty ar ds ’ ar e im agined as pr ogr am void s w hic h no s pec if ic f unc t ion is a s sign ed , but , ir onic ally , it als o s ugges t s th at a ny ac t iv it y c ould t ak e plac e. Thre e unit s f it per f ec t ly wit hin t he lim i t s 68
o f the s it e boundar y . Alt hough hav in g
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th e sam e pr ogr am s , eac h unit r elat e s to the s it e dif f er ent ly in t er m s of t he i r re lativ e pos it ion t o adjac ent hous es a nd the s t r eet . Ther ef or e, while m ai n ta inin g a unif y ing im age, eac h unit is d istin c t iv e.
Sketches: ve r tical cour tyard s are s ee n a s void s – non -prog ramed space .
Working model s: to deter mine the ratio between open space and pr ivate rooms, different s chemes are de veloped to study lighting, accessibility and circulation .
RELATING TO EXISTING TREES Process of apply ing an architec tural strateg y to a specif ic site
Tr e e i s se e n a s th e sym b o l o f p u b l i c
Po si ti o n o f th e ve r ti ca l co u r tya r d s
a cti vi ti e s fr o m a n ci e n t ti m e s. Th e fo r m
co r r e sp o n d s to th e tr e e s. Exp e r i e n ce
o f th e e xte r i o r w a l l s a r e m a n i p u l a te d to
i n th e co u r tya r d s d i ffe r s a cco r d i n g to
m a ke r o o m fo r th e e xi sti n g tr e e s. Th e se
w h i ch p a r t o f th e tr e e i t i s fr a m i n g .
d o u b l e - cu r ve su r fa ce s e n a b l e a ki n d o f
Th o se fa ci n g th e tr e e to p s a r e se n si ti ve
b o d i l y co m m u n i ca ti o n b e tw e e n i n te r i o r
to th e a l te r n a ti o n o f se a so n s a s l e a ve s
a cti vi ti e s a n d p u b l i c e ve n ts a r o u n d th e
g r o w a n d fa l l o ve r th e ye a r , w h i l e
tr e e s. M o vi n g u p a n d d o w n a l o n g th e
th o se a t th e tr u n k l e ve l e xp e r i e n ce th e
w a l l b e co m e s a n a b str a cte d e xp e r i e n ce
ch a n g e o f ti m e o ve r th e d a y a s sh a d o w
o f cl i m b i n g u p a n d d o w n th e tr e e s.
ca st o ff th e tr u n k ch a n g i n g i ts a n g l e s.
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1 : 1 0 0 model : the ove rall ma ssing of the three units f it s in the conte x t charac te r i z ed by r ig id block s, while each unit show s a ce r tain mea sure of for mal manipulation to address the e x i sting trees.
S ec tion Sketches : conventional desig n con siders trees only for g round le vel . T he desig n offers extended accessibilities, at lea st v i sual ones, to the tree above the g round .
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Facade sketch : the t wo s cales – f irst, ing architec ture to par t of the tree
facade work s a s a canva s that depic ts the tree on the building outline f rames the e ntire tree relatthe tree , the n the cour tyard ope ning f raming one introduces human s cale into the composition .
Inter ior perspec tive: v ie w ing out f rom the ver tical cour tyard , the effec t of f raming i s at play. T he tree con stantly shif ts between foreg round and backg round when one address es different objec ts. T here i s al s o a s en s e of f latness in thi s composition .
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The pr ev ious ly bloc k ed s t r eet f r ont
way through the interior and does not
o pe ns up at t he s pac ing bet ween t he
stop until one reaches the roof garden.
u nits. The t r ee in t he m iddle of t he spa ce bec om es an alt ar whic h c el -
The floor levels are determined careful-
e bra tes s oc ial int er ac t ions . Leav ing
ly based on their relations to the tree.
th e str eet and ent er ing t he s pac e is
As one leaves ground level and moves
a ccom panied wit h r educ t ion of v iewi n g
upwards, different parts of the tree ap-
d ista nc e and inc r eas ed f oc us on t he
pear periodically as one going through
tre e. T his ex per ienc e c ont inues all t h e
the vertical courtyards.
S ec tion s through three units: the spacing between the exter ior wall s open s up at where the trees are and clos es in to a minimum ju st enough for sing le pedestr ian movement.
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Plan sketch : the lines on the plan sug g est move me nt that star ts and stops at the trees . B oth inte r ior and e x te r ior move me nt i s g uided by the s ame cur vature ( the e x te r ior wall) .
CONNECTIVE OPEN SPACE
In se cti o n s, ve r ti ca l co u r tya r d s h e l p
sto p s a n d g r a d u a l l y ch a n g e to a n o th e r .
w i th th e o r g a n i za ti o n o f ci r cu l a ti o n .
M o st o f th e ve r ti ca l co u r tya r d s a r e d o u -
Th e y a r e ci r cu l a ti o n co r e s: o n e h a s to
b l e - h e i g h t a l l o w i n g fo r vi su a l co n n e cti v -
g o th r o u g h th e m b e fo r e g o i n g i n to a n y
i ty a m o n g l e ve l s. As o n e r e a ch e s u p p e r
p r i va te r o o m s. Th i s a r r a n g e m e n t cr e -
l e ve l s o n l y a b l e to se e tr e e to p s, sp a c -
a te s a so ft tr a n si ti o n b e tw e e n sp a ce s.
e s b e co m e s m o r e a n d m o r e a b str a ct
A tr a n si ti o n a l sta g e w h e r e o n e a cti vi ty
a n d p r o g r a m m o r e p r i va te .
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D ouble - he ight ve r tical cour t yard: featur ing room -siz e ope ning, it appears a s if cour t yard s are f lipped to ve r tical plane and broug ht up to middle of the air.
S ec tion through one unit: the placement of ver tical cour tyard s works a s the inter nal log ic that direc ts the planning of le vel s, si z e of rooms, opening s and circulation .
2nd Floor Plan
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3rd Floor Plan
Ground Floor Plan
4th Floor Plan
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LIU ZIYUE University of New South Wales Bachelor of Architectural Studies 2008 - 2011
Nanjing University Urban Planning 2006 - 2007