CONTENT 01
Shanghai Observer Academic; Year 2, 2018.10 - 2019.12 Group Work Contribution: Concept 50%, Modelling & Drawing 100%
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02 Refugee Interchange Camp Academic; Year 2, 2019.3 - 2019.5 Group Work Contribution: Concept 80%, Modelling 30%, Drawing 100%
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03 Refurbishment of Ripafratta Castle Academic; Year 3, 2019.10 - 2020.1 Individual work
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Shanghai Observer Columbia Circle is located at the heart of Shanghai with a rich and layered history, including both preserved colonial monuments and former industrial structures. The park was initially built by American arhitect Elliott Hazzard for Shanghai's American hub during colonial time in WWII in the 1920s. It was then transformed into biological industries in 1962 and finally moved out left the site idle. Recently, the Columbia Cirle has been widely familared as a urban renewal program while it was turned into a creative park. It was also surrounded by traditional residential housing which have siginificant comparison within the park, especially on Panyu Road. The project was to enhance the city image and architectural conflict between the western style club and traditional residential buildings in Shanghai which represented the feeling of 'Syber Punk'. As Columbia Circle is a popular destination among younger generation in Shanghial, the new buildings would provide art studios and guesthouses for the visitors to deeply experience the life, history and contrast happening in this city.
Location: Shanghai, China Group Work Collaborator: Qiao Feng Instructir: Pey, Lung
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Columbia Circle
R oa ted
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Changning D i s t rict
leva 'an E Yan
Fa hu az he nR oa d
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Metro Station Places of Interests Potential Destinations
1943
1930s Columbia Circle Columbia Country Club
1962
Shanghai Institute of Biological Products
2017
Openning of Xingfu Li
2019
02
Weak Accessibility
Obvious Consumption Level Distinction
Price / Expenditure (Restaurant)
Entrances
Columbia Circle
Fence & Wall (Limited access)
Located at the city centre of Shanghai, land price around Columbia Circle is relatively higher than average of the city, especially within the periphery.
Concept Collage
Gated Community is quite common in China as well as the Columbia Circle positioned as a 'new lifestyle park'. As the park is privately owned, acceessibility was negatively impacted due to the security control. Two mixed-use buildings functionalised as art studios and guesthouse would be established on the site. The aim is to provide places for artists and visitors in Shanghai to observe the lifestyle and history of the city as the city coexists various scenery. The 'observer' would also encourage interactions between visitors and the local residents for deeper understanding of the city.
Designer / Art Studio
Strategies
OBSERVE Homestay / Guesthouse
Mainly surrounded by Residential buildings
Commercial Activities
Potential Destination Sight Control Line Original massing
Observe Sight
Potential Destination
Potential Framed Scenery
Sight Control Line Original massing
Observe Sight
Massing
Catering Services Culture & Arts Reisidential Site Location
Entertainment
Potential Framed Scenery
The priority of the strategy is to break the barrier between Columbia Circle and the residential areas. Moreover, massing of the buildings would respect to the potential sight line to the surrounding and the city
Business & Offices Various types of residential areas surrounds Columbia Circle while the ordinary daily life activities represented significant comparison with the luxury activities in the park.
Inherited from its origin history, Columbia Circle have four main commercial activities which are all in high consumption level.
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Plan - Ground Floor
Housing Unit
A'
The buildings consists of two basic housing units and are consitituted by their transformed forms (perpendicular and mirrored).
Plan
D
D' C'
C
2nd Floor
B
3rd Floor
4th Floor
B'
A
5th Floor
6th Floor
7th Floor
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Section AA'
Section BB'
Section CC'
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Section DD'
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02 Refugee Interchange Camp Tripoli, Capital of Libya, bordering the southern coast of the Mediterranean Sea, has been an important trade center and strategic location since ancient times. Libya has been also been plagued by war and instability. Conflicts such as war and confrontation, energy and pollution, refugees and transportation, relics and reconstruction, islamic civilization and modern civilization, regionalism and globalization, terrorism and "counter-terrorism" terrorism, backward medical conditions and shortage of fresh water resources are playing out in this historic city. Tripoli' is also the largest port, considering that refugee gathered in port in order to escape through the Mediterranean Sea to European countries, however the chance of survival is only 1/6. The government of national accord (GNA) now runs the original detention centre which was destroyed by Libyan civil war in 2019 July. Huge increasing "refugees flood" have tremendously influenced other countries so far. to seek the solution of major problem caused by Libyan civil war by designing a new refugee camp to surge refugee in a short-term time which could both provide basic assistance and creat a sustainable lifestyle. 50,000 refugees are estimated to reside in this camp and could to some extenteffectively relieving the refugee crisis faced by European countries. Location: Tripoli, Lybia Group Work Collaborator: Tongtong Gu Instructir: Lifeng, Lin
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Function & Population
HOUSING UNITS
people
land
shelter
unit
50000
150 ha
8x8x6(m)
16 family
over-crowded
building
Residential Unit
36 family
5,000 people
OTHER FUNCTION UNITS
m 200
Administration
200
m
Port
Health Center
1 Sector / Unit 5,000 people
m 900 Public Space
Feeding Center
Market
Distribution
School
Waste
The decision on functions and each of the population has referred to the United Nation Refugee Agency Emergency Handbook to provide basic living condition for the refugee.
m 600 Residential
Function & Massing
m 200
200
m
1 Sector / Unit 5,000 people
m 900
m 600 Residential
Distribution Centre & School Inside 1 Unit
Market & Public Space
Vehicle Lanes
Between 2 Units
The whole camp is proped on the northern seashore of Tripoli, connected by four accesses for refugees and materials. The whole camp is unitised by residential units which each is 600 metre in length and accomodates 5,000 people. Two neighboured residential units are combined by public functions and all are surrounded by vehicle lanes at the periphery.
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Before
After
Camp formation
Camp formation
Land Use
Land Use
Access
Access & Transport
Plan & Section (Residential Unit)
Refugee would have choice to assemble 'boxes' to build their own houses during the interchange peroiod. Every single residential provides basic living supply in distribution centre and education support for the refugee.
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Axon
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03 Refurbishment of Ripafratta Castle Location: Pisa, Italy Year 3, 2019.10-2020.1 Individual Work Instructor: Luojia Xu
The Ripafratta Castle, founded during the XI Century by the noble families of Ripafratta, is is one of the most important fortifications in the territory of Pisa and it is an iconic element of its landscape around the village. The value of its artistic and territorial use have recently been spotilighted for renovation by local citizen actions. In respect of the local culture and history, new life will be brought to the catle as well as the two towers. The castle would be held the major position during the tour which contains three tiers of curcculation together have the service of museum, event space, restaurants, climbing activities, gift shop and cafe. The new structure would also respect to the original architectural structure with framed glass and sliding door for people to oberserve the castle and the natural landscape. Niccolai and Centino Tower also provide sighseeing secenery of the village on the top. Hiking paths would connect the towers with the castle through the mountain.
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Ripraffratta village and Castle
Transport
Focal Points
2
1
3
4
5
Road Network
Natural Landscape
Riprafratta village owns daily service sectors and transport to support the life in the village. Infrustructure such as buses, trains and highway also connect the village to the other parts in the province and country. Above all would provide foundation for the development of tourism at the castle and towers along with the scenery of natural landscape. 14
To Tra in St ati on
N
+8.50
B
+10.75
-4.20 -4.00 -1.70
-2.40
-1.90
-3.20
A'
-1.90
+8.15 +2.95
0.00
-0.70
A
0.00 -0.50
Castle entry & exit Visit route (Ground floor)
+10.75
Sightseeing route (Rooftop)
Indoor Circulation
Sightseeing route (Castle top)
Downstairs/Upstairs
0.00
To Cen tino & Nicco las To wer
-3.25
-1.60
Curculation -6.70
N
Pl
+8.50
+10.75
-4.20 -4.00 -1.70
-2.40
-1.90
-3.20
-1.90
+8.15 +2.95
0.00
-0.70
0.00 -0.50
+10.75 0.00
-3.25
-1.60
-1.25
B' -6.70
Plan N
Plan - level 1
Function - the castle Plan - level 0
+8.50
+10.75
-4.20
The Castle is the major desitination of the tour which consist of event space, museum, restaurant, gift shop and cafe. Visitors could experience three tiers of view each of the museum, castle and the moutain. Level 0 locate the event space, musuem and the restaurant. Level 1 is started from the gift shop and the cafe which also connected to the sightseeing ring platform by stairs on the rooftop. People could go downstairs to the cafe and finnally arrvies at the exit of the castle.
-4.00 -1.70
-2.40
-1.90
-3.20
-1.90
+8.15 +2.95
0.00
-0.70
0.00 -0.50
+10.75 0.00
-3.25
-1.60
-1.25
-6.70
Plan - Level 0
Plan - level 0
Plan - level 1
Plan - Level 1
Plan - level 2
Plan - Level 2
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Path Organisation - the castle
Section AA' l2
ve
Le
Rooftop Green Space & Windows
6
7
Rooftop Green Space & Windows
5
2 3
4
1
1Stairs to the Exit 4 Museum
Rooftop Green Space & Windows
2 Toilets 3 Restaurant & Bar 7 Gift shop 5 Outdoor event space 6 Rooftop landscape
l1
ve
Le
Section BB'
Rooftop Visit Platform
4
1
2
3
Parking
1 Entrance 2 Multi-functional room
3 Outdoor event space 4 Sightseeing platform
l0
ve
Le 1:500 0
5
25m
Walking Route 1:2500 0
25
125m
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Route Map
C
1:500 0
C’
25m
1:2500 0
25
125m
1:10000 0
100
500m
1:250 0
2.5
12.5m
N
This castle and two towers are connected with hiking paths which could easily be accessed through the village and the train station. The Centino tower and the castle also have parking areas for private transport. Visitors could have choice between gentle and steep hiking paths. The Centino Tower
The Niccolai Tower
5
C
D’
D
C’
N
Niccolai tower would be served for out-wall climbing and indoor museum and sightseeing. The new structure would be a 'glass box' and stairs with exhibits on each floor.
N
New stairs are created for sigheseeing at the highest point of the visit tour in Centino tower.
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View from the second floor of the cafe. (Level 2)
View from the rooftop of museum. (Level 1) View from the exit of the museum. (Level 0)
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