ZhaoShilin's Portfolio for Architectural Design MArch by ZSLZ40

Selected Works 2015-2018

For Application to Architectural Design MArch

The portfolio mainly revolves around the spirituality of architecture. In today’s world, people’s demand for architecture is increasing, and people’s demand for architecture is more about its functionality and experience of use. But I think architecture is not just an expression of space or form, but can be used as a medium that guides people’s spiritual thoughts. While creating atmosphere and feelings, architectural space can also influence people’s spirits and thoughts. I don't want people and architecture to be only the relationship between use and being used, but that people can be influenced by the architectural space and get a spiritual experience, and even make people think about things outside the building.In the portfolio, I rethink the relationship between architecture and people, cities, nature, and society to reflect the spirituality of architecture in different environments, allowing people to think about and re-examine the city, nature, and society under the influence of architectural space. Architecture should be a means to study and solve social problems. Architectural design often starts with a social problem or contradiction, and finally uses architecture to solve this contradiction. I want to explore the spirituality of architecture, and influence people’s feelings through the creation of architectural space, so that people can have a unique emotion in my architecture due to changes in light and shadow, order of space, etc. So that I can create an atmosphere to influence and solve some contradictions and problems in society.

Content I. The Heritage Of Less Inheritance

Old City Reconstruction

Individual Academic Work | 04/2015-06/2015

II. Accept Negative Space

City Library

Individual Academic Work | 02/2016-03/2016

III. Redefining Fireplace

Natrual Art Museum

Individual Academic Work | 06/2017-08/2017

IV. Make The Unseen To Be Seen Cider Workshop

Individual Academic Work | 03/2018-05/2018

The Heritage Of Less Inheritance Old City Reconstruction Type: Individual Academic Work / Architectural Design Location: Xicheng, Beijng, China Duration:04/2015-06/2015 Tutor: Lu Fan The site is located in Baita Temple, Beijing, which was once the symbol of the capital of Yuan dynasty. It is now also the landmark building within the second ring. The Baita temple district formed around the white tower is one of the important historical blocks in the center of Beijing, which has relatively well preserved the original texture, style and pattern of Hutong. At the same time, there are a large number of dangerous old bungalows in the Baita Temple district. It has high population density, lacks municipal facilities and continuously worse regional landscape. The municipal environment of Hutong needs to be improved urgently. The design aims to create a new cultural block integrating traditional, innovative and fashion features to optimize and activate the current situation through adding new elements such as design, creation and exhibition while remaining the original texture of Hutong and the original residential functional attributes of the old Beijing traditional quadrangle residential area.

Background

The Lama Temple

Beijing Zoo

Drum Tower

SITE

Dongyue Temple

White Pagvda Temple

Forbidden City Zhihua Temple Tianning Temple

Fahua Temple Yongdingmen

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Type A The building and its culture are well preserved

Type C Loss of culture

Forbidden City

Fahua Temple

Drum Tower

Type B The buildings are preserved but the culture is lost White Pagoda Temple (Site)

Tianning Temple

Yongdingmen

Time Line With the transformation of era and time, the role of Baita Temple is also constantly changing. Due to the change of religious concepts and social circumstances, the Baita Temple has experienced the process of prosperity, decline, revival and desolation. It has gradually disappeared in the secular life. More and more strong living atmosphere also slowly swallows the status and significance of the Baita Temple. Be Renamed (1457)

Repaired & Discovered Relics (1978)

Built the Archway (1938)

Bazaar Closed (1960)

Bazaar Opened (1912)

Be Destroyed (1368)

1271

1457

1938

Repair Dweller Attention Bazaar

Beijing Design Week Baitasi Remade (2010-2014)

1960

2015

Problem

At present, the Baita temple district has been surrounded and eroded by private houses and quadrangles. At the same time, the living environment of the residents is also very narrow. The lack of public space and the neglect of the Baita Temple are the biggest problems in this area at current.

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Based on the contradictions between the religious space of Baita Temple and the messy living space, it is expected to improve the situation of people only busy with lives and forgetting to appreciate the temple thus to achieve the purpose of the harmonious co-exisitence between people and temple.

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Tour space is the main space type of this design. According to the features of the tour, two categories of space are summarized; box space and route space. The box space provides a place for people to stop and appreciate the Baita Temple. And the route space plans the roads for people to visit the Baita Temple. Different box space has different interests to increase the possibility and participation degree of people stating. The route space has different orientations and selectivity. People can choose different routes to obtain the different visiting feelings. 05

Gongmenkou west

Type G

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Pingan Lane

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Visit Line 2

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White Pagoda Temple

The Area Layout

Spatial Sequence Analysis The spatial sequence of the key designed routes refers to the ancient monk’s routes and experiences of worshiping the gods. Seven major procedures have been selected. The concept of space is extracted from the experience of monks, which makes people feel the experience of pilgrimage in architectural space, thus to increase the spiritual significance of Baita Temple, and achieve the purpose of influencing people’s spiritual feelings with architectural space.

STEP 7 Going to Hope Section 7-7

Section 6-6

STEP 6 Open & Clear

Section 5-5

STEP 5 Keeping Faith

STEP 4

Section 4-4

Having Faith

STEP 3 Light & Dark

Section 3-3

STEP 1 First Sight

STEP 2 Select a Side Section 2-2

Section 1-1

Scene Analysis View 1

The single box space provides people with independent and quiet appreciating space.

The changing space of light and shadow, the alternating change of landscape and life scene of the Baita Temple.

The alternative route space offers people different directions and viewing orientations.

The space exactly facing to the Baita Temple is the main space for meditation and worship, climax of the route.

The space is access to the second floor, through which people can visit the Baita Temple at different heights.

The continuous box space provides much more angles to appreciate the Baita Temple.

People can feel the scene transformation and change through the corner space.

Tunnel space, which only has the skylight daylighting, increases the holy sense, which is the end of the route.

The route building space lifting on the roof has raised people’s perspective, making they not only paying attention to the current life, but also the distant Baita Temple. The Baita Temple also symbolizes one kind of spirit. People walk in these routes, and also experience and carry out a spiritual baptism at the same time.

Accept Negative Space City Library Type: Individual Academic Work / Architectural Design Location: Shenzhen, Guangdong, China Duration:02/2016-03/2016 Tutor: Wang Lingzhe The project is located in Nantuo ancient city. The “villages” in the city covered by Shenzhen Nantou ancient city and many historical protection buildings are in this community. In this place, people can see that the buildings of many periods and multiple styles are located in the same block. Library, from the beginning of the existence of human civilization, has been an important stronghold of knowledge dissemination and storage. The “villages” in the city, exist in the development stage of a specific historical region and serves Shenzhen such kind of a modern city in its unique way, which can be seen as a haven for young people. However, it is not parasitic on the urban organism, but constantly gives the city fresh blood. The city gives it support and thus to achieve symbiosis. In such a special venue, how the library should be recognized and accepted and what role it plays are the problems that this project should discuss and think about.

Background Historical Building

Historical Building

New-built Building

Historical Building

Additional Building

Additional Building SITE

New-built Building

Additional Building

Historical Building

The rapid transformation of Shenzhen from rural ti urban area has made the “villages” in the city a main leftover problem. Due to the increase of the local villagers and their longing for urban life, they have conducted massive construction and expansion based on the original village buildings. In order to obtain much more usage space, a lot of narrow construction gap space has been formed, which leads to the compression of public space and formation of many negative space. The site of this project is located in such kind of negative space.

Function Site

Assembly Centre

Form Demands

Yamun Culture

Function

Historical Heritage

Pointed Roof Original Space Structure Reading Space Public Space

City Library Dweller

Left-behind Children

Construction

Children's Activities

Terrace and Stairs

Space Variation

Open and Private Space

Demands

Environment Crowed and Narrow

Architectural Translate The residents in this district are mostly farmers and migrant works with relatively low-level educational background. The library can provide them with learning space. Meanwhile, located in the ancient twon, the library also can play the role of inheriting its culture. The site is lack in public space and many left-behind children and the elderly lack activity space. The public library can provide them with more public places. 15

History Of Site

The existing spatial form formed by historical reasons is very tedious and disgusting, but if we extracted this negative space prototype, repeated and recombined it, we would get a new complex but interesting positive space.

Historical Evolution

Project Evolution Space Analogy

Type of Space Open Space

Private Space

Theater

Stairs

Positive & Negative Space

Public Space

Diagonal Space

Dislocation Space

Reading Space

Concept

Blocks

Moving for Balcony

Stairs

Public Space

Facade for Unity

Combine

The dislocation of the block bot only increases the outdoor space and public space, but also make the staircase become one kind of public activity space gathering and connecting the other space and serve as the transportation space meanwhile. The design of twostory facade increases the richness and hierarchy of the building and also undertakes the transition between the closed space and open space. 16

Explosive Diagram

Exterior facade: It adopts a wooden perforated board structure, defines the overall boundary of the building, increases its integrity and uniformity, and at the same time makes it more natural and approachable.

Interior facade: It defines the space boundary and provides basic enclosure.

Structure: Frame structure is adopted. The beams and columns consist of steel I-beams covered with concrete, contributing to a lighter and eye-catching structure.

Floor slab: There are four layers, and it can be more flexible and wellproportioned combined with the structure.

Section View

Section A-A

Section B-B The spatial mismatch forms abundant public space. Some places might be narrow but still attractive. The boxes are connected by a staircase, which not only increases the connection between the two spaces, but also forms a sense of patchiness in height, enriching the spatial form and making the public space more interesting.

General Layout There are many types of buildings around the project site, including historical buildings, protected heritage buildings, and modern buildings built in the 1980s, etc. The most of them are protected heritage buildings. And the original site of the project is the county government building of the ancient town. Therefore, the cultural attributes and status of the project are relatively high. Meanwhile, the project site is located at the intersection of the two roads in a densely populated area. The main entrance of the project is facing the intersection, which is easier to attract visitors. The building boundary of the project is as close as possible to the surrounding existing buildings to avoid beinWg too abrupt, and it can better integrate with the surrounding environment in this way. Building of Cultural Relics

Conservation Architecture

Historical Architecture

Modern Architecture

Zhongshan West Road

Zhongshan South Road

Zhongshan East Road

Architectural Plans 1 main entrance 2 salon space 3 cafe 4 movie theater 5 theater space 6 lounge 7 elevator 8 restroom 9 multifunctional area 10 veranda 11 common rest area

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Ground Floor Plan

1 reading room 2 children space 3 rest space 1

1 reading room 2 rest space 3 private room 4 common space

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2nd Floor Plan

3rd Floor Plan

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4th Floor Plan

Public Space On The 3rd Floor

Public Space On The 1st Floor

The two public spaces on different floors represent two different spatial emotions. The public space on the first floor is under the scattered boxes, which looks a little narrow and depressing, and a little negative, but when you look up, you can see the dislocation and intersecting floors. There will be a kind of visual interest; because the public space on the third floor is located at a higher position and the upper floor is not blocked, it appears more open and bright, which is a relatively positive space.

Double Facade When the sun shines through the wooden grid of the facade to scatter spots of light inside the building, the inside of the building can be vaguely seen from the outside, which arouses an ambiguous feeling of space. It brings people visual pleasure as well as sense of security. Meanwhile, it not only shows the dynamics of the interior space, but also connects the inside and the outside together. Children can chase and play on the stairs, which invigorates the building. 21

Veranda

Private Reading Space

Courtyard Meditation Space

Theater Space

Children's Reading Space Movie Theater Salon Space Leisure Space Open Reading Space Parent-Child Reading Space Cafe

Street View Perspective Narrow space does not always give people negative feelings, but also have certain positive meanings. As long as they are properly employed, repeated, and integrated, many interesting spaces can be created. So if we thought about and looked at some negative spaces or things from a different perspective, we might get a different experience.

Redefining Fireplace Natrual Art Museum Type: Individual Academic Work / Architectural Design Location: Nemrut, Turkey Duration:06/2017-08/2017 Tutor: Chang Jia According to their attributes, things can be simply classified as: Manmade, Natural and Man. Architecture has to undergo human selection of natural materials, reprocessing and creation, so architecture is inevitably defined as Manmade. Modernist architecture developed rapidly in the 20th centur y, which although promoted the development of urbanization, its simplicity strongly rejected tradition, nationality, regionality, and most importantly naturalness. At present, urbanization and nature are almost in opposition to each other. Is there a way for architecture to respect nature, serve nature instead of humans, and be something between Manmade and Natural? This is the question that our design will focus on. Land art, also known as earth art or environmental art, is an artistic activity that has emerged since the 1960s and 1970s. Its biggest feature is also the focus of our design: land art expands the definitions and boundaries of art and nature through the materials used and the sites of the works. Combining two books, Rem Koolhaas: Elements and Robert Smithson, The Collected Writings, this design aims to combine the ideas in them, extend the reflections on architecture and nature, and redefine architecture in the form of art exhibition.

Entropy And New Monument The concept comes from Robert Smithson: The Collected Writings edited by Jack Flam. In this article, Smithson talked about his understanding of the concept of entropy. I felt that his question about energy fits in with this project. Volcanoes, or energy in nature, can be converted into concepts in architectural spatial design, and can also be a basis for analysis of the project site.

Time

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Energy

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Time can be divided into countless points, and all time from the past to the future can exist in one point in time.

Every time an action occurs, it will be accompanied by a reaction, this reaction will gradually weaken t h e a c t i o n , u nt i l i t becomes inaction.

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Energy is difficult to gain, but easy to lose. There is a single way to gain energy, but there are many ways to lose energy.

Evolution In Reverse

Evolution is going to a dreary direction, and at the final point of evolution is a dreary future.

False

Reality always exists between true and false. The false here is not false in the traditional sense, but a part of entropy.

Dark Box

At a p o i nt i n t i m e, there is a dark boxlike space where there is no concept of time, which is a kind of entropic condition.

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Energy is converted between architecture and nature. The building here is no longer a human product that harms and goes against nature, but an organism that can promote the generation of a new ecological environment.

Site Analysis

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Obsidian Volcanic ash Rhyolites Olivine basalts Comendites Lgnimbrites Quartz trachytes Trachytes

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Location:Nemrut volcano eyes, Turkey

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Perimeter:25,044.68m

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Area:46,428132.78m2

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Sections & Functions

Gallery

30m

It is located at the top of the building, closely integrated with the crater. As half of the building is embedded in the volcano, the volcano section can be seen directly. The volcanic landform features magnificent rock layers in the volcano section.

Therme

30m

It is located at the lowest end of the building, connected with the lake in the site, so that the temperature of the lake water can be felt inside the building. Meanwhile, the view under the lake surface can be seen from the building, resulting in a montage experience for people. Central Deck

40m

Crater

Obsidian Volcanic ash Rhyolites Olivine basalts Comendites Lgnimbrites Quartz trachytes Trachytes

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I t is located at the ver y center of the building, and it may be the only part that will remain in the future as a viewing platform. The shape of the building responds to the concept of fireplace centrality. At the same time, as a building block with viewing function, it features four equal sides.

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Centricity

Radioactivity

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Fireplace In Nature (Volcano) power

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The concept comes from Elements by Rem Koolhaas. Koolhaas elaborated the elements of architecture throughout the book. Fireplace is a unique existence in architecture, which used to be one of the four elements of architecture, but now it seems less important but indispensable. The site is in a volcanic area. Volcanos are also the fireplaces in nature. Therefore, I extracted the characteristics of the fireplace from the book, applied them to the architectural design and then redefined the fireplace.

Lake Ilı

The Axo Layout The most important feature of this project is timeliness. Every part of the building will change over time. At the same time, the building will partially affect the changes in the natural environment of the site, which marks a complementary relation between architecture and nature.

Center

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Baffle

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Volcano

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Canyon

The building connects the volcano and the lake, combining two incompatible elements, which might undergo unpredictable chemical reactions over time. The energy of the volcano and lake is redefined and used, and the significance of the entire site as a fireplace is also redefined. 31

Therme

Giant Baffles

Make The Unseen To Be Seen Cider Workshop Type: Individual Academic Work / Architectural Design Location: Liverpool, England, UK Duration:03/2018-05/2018 Tutor: Wang lingzhe Food is indispensable for daily life and also represents the local customs, lifestyles and values that have been passed down in a certain area. For example, the increasingly important certification of the original of a food is like to use food to maintain and narrate the local pride and traditions. Nowadays, the consumption mode is gradually gentrified. We get well-packaged and carefully processed products from the shelves but can neither see nor need to see the production processes of the finished products. The relationship between food and locals is nothing different from that for distant consumers. The only unique part is the name that exists in cultural concepts and memories. What if the production process of a food is not invisible, and is even related to life? When we are involved in the production process full of regional colors, will our feelings for food be different? Seizing the opportunity of the local cider production, this project chooses to build a production / public activity / education / experience complex within the site in Liverpool, England, for people to participate in the production process and interact with the surrounding natural environment.

Background

Cider

Local Peopl Apple Grower Worker Salesman

The project is located in Liverpool, England, UK. Cider is a household name in England and has become a well-known local specialty. Because the production process is simple, more and more people can experience the production process. The concrete position of the site is in Severton Park, which is an open park with flat lawns where people can relax freely.

It is a traditional local drink, simple to make and tastes good, which is very popular among people.

Pick up apples

Clean apples

Going to the rooftop or the courtyard of the building to pick apples to make cider.

Putting the app and cleaning them or manually.

Roof People can come up to the rooftop to admire the park scenery, or pick the apples on the trees. Ground

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Divided into a work area and a v i s i t i n g a re a . Visitors can walk through, watch and participate in any production process.

The ring-shaped visitable rooftop is easier and more convenient for picking apples and viewing the surrounding scenery.

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Culture Communion

Cut up apples

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Store the cider

Putting the washed apples into the chopper to chop them into pieces for later operations.

Putting the chopped apples into the squeezer, turning the machine to squeeze out the apple juice

Fermenting and storing the squeezed apple juice, and completing the production of cider

The chopper space adopts a single streamline design, because the process is kind of dangerous. This can reduce the flow of people.

The space of the squeezer is more open, because this is the key step of making cider and a link with the most participants.

The space for storing cider will be relatively enclosed, because cider storage requires a specific indoor environment. 36

Explosive Diagram One entrance leads to the outside of the park and connects the city road, and the other entrance leads to the inside of the park, attracting people from all directions. The amiable wood structure is adopted. The arc treatment of the building boundary also makes the building gentle.

Roof

Structure

participation line viewing line

Prodution Space

Public Space

Many public spaces, where many public activities can be carried out.People can watch the process of making cider from the public spaces, which plays a role in the promotion of cider.

Ground Floor Plan

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The arc-shaped plan echos the site, fits the landscape of the circular lawn, and also enhances the building’s attraction. It makes the building look consistent in all directions, and strengthens its public attribute. 39

View A

View B

View C 40

Section a-a

The wooden support makes the structure look very bulky, but appropriate storey height and building scale can reduce this feeling. The design of the double-layer roof structure creates people a space to sit and rest, and also brings a skylight for the indoor space.

Park Entrance View

The slightly upturned eaves and the overhanging wooden structure on the open lawn attract people greatly. The wide eaves provide a shelter for people. The height of only one floor is not abrupt and enclosed at all and can better respond and integrate into the surrounding environment.

Education Background Ningbo University Of Technology Sep 2013-Jun 2018 Degree:Bachelor Of Engineering Major: Architecture Average Score: 83.71 GPA:3.53 Chung Hua University (exchange study program) Jul 2015-Aug 2015 Obtained a Revit international certification license

Zhao Shilin 4-309, No.46 Youyi South Street, Qiaoxi District, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province, China (86)13454787391 / zhaoshil2021@163.com

Work Experience

China Railway Jianan Engineering Design Institut Jun 2018-Present Post: Architect

Content: (1) Learn the relevant design specifications of architec company's plan design drawing depth requirements and drawi (2) Learn to operate related design software proficient (3) Responsible for "Chunmao Gongyuancheng 2# Hig

Award & Certificate

Excellent Graduate (Jun 2018) 3A Student (Jan 2018) Zhejiang Provincial Government Scholarship (Dec 2017) First-class Scholarship of Ningbo University of Technology (Dec Second-class Scholarship of Ningbo University of Technology (D First-class Scholarship of Ningbo University of Technology (Dec Autodesk Certified Professional: Revit® Architecture (Aug 2015) Excellent League Member (Jun 2015) First-class Scholarship of Ningbo University of Technology (Nov

Skill

Mastered computer and media skills such as C Programming La InDesign, AutoCAD, Revit, Rhino, V-Ray, Enscape, etc. Excelled at painting (including Chinese painting, gouache, wate painting), photography Excellent teamwork ability, good at listening, being kind to oth artistic thinking.

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Extra-Curricular Activity Student Union of Ningbo University of Technology Sep 2013-Mar 2016 Post: Director of Planning and Publicity Center Mar 2015-Mar 2016 Post: Deputy Director of Planning and Publicity Center May 2014-Mar 2015 Post: Officer of Planning and Publicity Center Sep 2013-May 2014 Graffiti on stone piers Sep 2017-Oct 2017 Post: Promoter and organizer Graffiti on well lid Sep 2016-Oct 2016 Post: Promoter and organizer

Academic Contest The 1st Ningbo Construction Festival Competition Nov 2016 Post: Member Content: Responsible for the scale control from the conceptual model to the physical building, the method of woodworking technology operation, and the overlapping method of connection points. Achievement: 3rd Prize

The 15th Structural Design Competition of Ningbo University of Technology May 2016 Post: Member

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Content: Design the cylindrical structure model to withstand a certain vertical static load and lateral vibration under the lighter mass. Achievement: Successful Entry Award

The 14th Structural Design Competition of Ningbo University of Technology Jun 2015 Post: Team Leader Content: Design the bridge structure model to ensure that the weight of the model is within four or two and can withstand a certain load and lateral impact. Achievement: Successful Entry Award