Design Studio Delta - Project 2 - Mid-term

Studio Delta PROJECT 2 & 3: THE LIBRARY AND THE CITY The Process and The Proposition

Ziyang ‘Vincent’ Yuan Student Number: 1025198 Studio Leader: Luca Lana Studio 06

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9:00 a.m.

4:00 p.m.

Warm wind from North-west direction in winter

Southerly winds occur most frequently during the summer

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Process: The Form Studies Studio Delta Ziyang ‘Vincent’ Yuan

F5 F4 F3 F2 F1

B1

Corrs Ln

Little Bourke St

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Service Lift

Fire Stairs (Emergency)

Lift (2F-5F)

Lift (B1-F1)

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Lt Bourke St

Corrs Ln

Main Threshold

Public Meeting Room

Foyer and Retail Area

Glass Window

Amenities; Services Green Wall; Vegetation Staff Area Outdoor Space

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Process: The Spatial Organisation Studies Studio Delta Ziyang ‘Vincent’ Yuan --- Not to Scale ---

Main Library

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Reception Desk Ground Floor From Second Floor to Fifth Floor

Spiral Ramp Section Detail Section Detail

Coffee Shop Ground Floor

Outdoor Open Green Space Second Floor

Section Detail

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Process: The Object Studies Studio Delta Ziyang ‘Vincent’ Yuan --- Not to Scale ---

Light coming through the roof opening

Spiral Ramp with floor connection

Second floor outdoor open green space

Look up from outdoor space

Corner Room on fourth floor

Corner Room on top level

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Process: The Atmospheric Studies Studio Delta Ziyang ‘Vincent’ Yuan

PROJECT 2: THE LIBRARY AND THE CITY The library brings people from everywhere in the city to this specific location. And generates a small scale city inside it with its own network. None of us live on a lonely island. When you walk into the library, you will definitely find a unique space.

The main library space is dominated by the central spiral ramp which connects the floors together and each floor is divided into several small rooms. These different size rooms somehow reflect the randomness of the things existing in the city and the difference between each visitors.

“Round sky and square earth” is a basic concept in the tradition of ancient Chinese geography. So that’s why I create this building form with the square base and a circular opening on the top.

Another point is about the green space of the library. I put the green space not on the street level but up to the air. It will make people inside the library feel not so much in a closed room but actually involved into the green space. And this also brings a sense of natural to the Chinatown, to the city.

Park Royal Hotel, Singapore

The Possibility of a Library

Stuttgart City Library, Germany

The Known Library

The Temple of Heaven, Plan

Little Bourke St

Corrs Ln

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Proposition: The Library in the City Studio Delta Ziyang ‘Vincent’ Yuan

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10 Scale: 1:500@A3

20m

Fifth Floor

Fourth Floor Main Library Floor Area Third Floor

Staff Area; Storage Cleaning Room Amenities

Second Floor

Public Lounge Staff Area

First Floor

Meeting Room

Coffee Shop Bookshop

Ground Floor

Amenities Returns Station Reception Desk

Gallery Space

Basement

Public Lecture Room

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Proposition: The Library as a City Studio Delta Ziyang ‘Vincent’ Yuan

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10 Scale: 1:500@A3

20m

S2

S1

S1

S2

Lt Bourke St

Loading Bay

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Proposition: The Plan and The Section Studio Delta Ziyang ‘Vincent’ Yuan

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5 Scale: 1:200@A3

10m North Point