portfolio damian donze

Work Portfolio Damian Donze2011 - 2014

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Office Complex Commission (Tongji Science and Technology Park) Page #3Index:Beijing Minzu University Library Competition Second PlacePage #16

China Agricultural University Library Competition WinnerPage #32

Hebei University of Technology Library Competition WinnerPage #62

Southwest International Ethnic Culture and Art Center Competition WinnerPage #94

Shanghai University Competition Second PlacePage #116

Zhanjiang High-Rise (Company Internal) Competition WinnerPage #144

Additional ProjectsPage #164

41Office Complex Commission (Tongji Science and Technology Park) Location: Shanghai, ChinaArea: 8'584m2

Height: 18mFloors: 4Supervisor: Wang Wensheng (Head of TJAD) & Liu Kenan (XK) Designing Architect: Damian Donze

Work Portfolio Damian Donze 2011-20145

Rendering


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Protected Public area

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ShapeThe irregular shape of the building is not just to make an impression. We wanted to create high end of-fice spaces with access to exterior space. By pushing the volumes back and forth, we managed to create just that. While this action created bal-conies in some situations, it created overhangs in others. Hence, form-ing protected area underneath for the commercial area and the office entries which can be very valuable especially during the Shanghai rain season.

Facade:The exterior facade is made up of expanded Aluminium mesh. This is a material with many useful prop-erties (besides being extremely in-expensive and durable) with which we managed to create a facade that does more than just cover the build-ing. Having a commercial street on the ground floor, we felt that privacy of the offices needed special atten-tion. An innate property of the mesh is that it blocks the view from one di-rection while letting in the view from the other, depending on the angle of the viewer. The way we made use of this, a person standing on the ground floor wont be able to see through the mesh on the upper floor while the people inside the office can still see outside. Furthermore, the material transforms the direct sunlight and gives it off to the interior as diffuse and more comfortable light, reducing the need of additional shading.

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Circulation

Site Circulation:The building is clearly divided into two parts, the ground floor which is designated for commercial uses while the upper floors are for offices. Similarly, the main entrances of the commercial functions are from inside the commercial street while the offic-es get accessed from the outside (or underground).

Neighbouring Commercial Street

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Layout

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Units:The office part got subdivided into seven office units ranging from 670m2 to 960m2 which can function individually, and therefore, be sold to separate buyers. Each unit has its own entrance with a small lobby space where one can access the elevator or the open staircase con-necting the upper floors.


Floor Plans

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Introduction: As part of the new Tongji Sci-ence and Technology Park in Jiad-ing, Shanghai, the design task for this project was to create a high level office complex with a com-mercial street on the ground floor. The building stretches along Huang Du L Yuan Road and extends the commercial street coming from the North. The building has a total con-struction area of 8584m2 of which 5907m2 are office and 2677m2 are commercial.

Shape: The irregular shape of the building is not just to make an im-pression. We wanted to create high end office spaces with access to exterior space. By pushing the vol-umes back and forth, we managed to create just that. While this action created balconies in some situa-tions, it created overhangs in oth-ers. Hence, forming protected area underneath for the commercial area and the office entries which can be very valuable especially during the Shanghai rain season.

Layout: The building is clearly divid-ed into two parts, the ground floor which is designated for commercial uses while the upper floors are for offices. Similarly, the main entranc-es of the commercial functions are from inside the commercial street while the offices get accessed from the outside (or underground). A challenge was the fact that we didnt know who the end user was going to be nor how he was go-ing to use the building. This meant that we had to design flexible spac-es which could be used in different ways. This was simply solved by leaving large spaces empty. Ad-ditionally, we gave each commer-cial unit a small kitchen in order to leave the option for a bar or a small restaurant open. The office part got subdivided into seven office units ranging from 670m2 to 960m2 which can func-tion individually, and therefore, be sold to separate buyers. Each unit has its own entrance with a small lobby space where one can access the elevator or the open staircase connecting the upper floors.

Facade: The thermal facade is almost entirely made up of curtain wall glazing only to be interrupted by small opaque parts which can be opened for natural ventilation. We wanted it to be as open as possible in order to leave as many possibili-ties open for the end user. The exterior facade is made up of expanded Aluminium mesh. This is a material with many useful properties (besides being extreme-ly inexpensive and durable) with which we managed to create a fa-cade that does more than just cover the building. Having a commercial street on the ground floor, we felt that privacy of the offices needed special attention. An innate prop-erty of the mesh is that it blocks the view from one direction while letting in the view from the other, depend-ing on the angle of the viewer. The way we made use of this, a person standing on the ground floor wont be able to see through the mesh on the upper floor while the people in-side the office can still see outside. Furthermore, the material trans-forms the direct sunlight and gives it off to the interior as diffuse and more comfortable light, reducing the need of additional shading. With this facade language we also managed to integrate the handrails of the balcony into the fa-cade as well as the rooftop pavil-ions. Thus, we formulated a design that incorporated different parts of the building and to form a whole.

Design Description

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2Beijing Minzu University Library Competition Second PlaceCompetition Date: 15 Aug. 2012Competitors: 5Location: Beijing, ChinaArea: 33168m2

Height: 23.7mFloors: 5Supervisor: Wang Wensheng (Head of TJAD) Lead Architect: Damian DonzeTeam: Blanca Aser, Cesar Parra, Chen Ran, Jandi Quitoriano, Ramon Vegas, Willa Trimble


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The location of the new Beijing Minzu University library is right at the end of two important axes. One is a main road coming from the north, and the other one is the raised pedestrian walkway coming from the south. The lake on the south-west side of the plot improves the quality of the site by in-serting nature if connected properly.

The foot-print of the library is derived from the shape of the plot. It follows the road on the north and en-circles the pedestrian walkway on the south. Furthermore, we have added circular cuts into the building which embrace all the axes leading towards the building. The roof still continues over the cuts, though, which then cre-ates a protective, exterior roof over the main entrances. The two ends (east/west) are shaped to keep a similar language as the afore mentioned cuts. The shape also emphasizes the view of the west side over the lake while the east side builds up a connection with the bor-dering museum.

INCUBATION OFFICE Floor Plan 2nd Version: 2nd Floor


Generally, we tried to arrange the pro-gram so that the functions which have many visitors, like the offices and the literal books stacks, are on the lower floors while functions with less visitors, like ancient books stacks or reserved copy stacks are on the higher floors. This greatly relieves the circulation of the building. One could say that the building is func-tionally divided into the three following parts:

1. The Self-Study Classrooms:They are located towards the west, as close to the student dormitories as possible. The class rooms are orga-nized on two levels with open staircas-es connecting them so that the doors to the public library can be locked while the classrooms still stay acces-sible for the students after the library opening hours.

2. The Computer Center/ Misc. OfficesSimilar as the classrooms, the com-puter center and the library offices are located on east side of the building, as close to the staff buildings and the campus parking lots as possible. They are spread out over two floors, as well, and could also be run separately to the public library, if desired.

3. Public LibraryFor the layout of the library functions we strove to keep the individual func-tions on the same level. With a large library, like this, book transport be-comes a large task. Wherefore, it is important to keep the pathways on one level to reduce unnecessary traf-fic.

The underground is kept small. It con-tains only the mechanical rooms and the book storage. We moved the book storage to the underground for struc-tural reasons, but also because of the more favorable climate for books.

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Special attention was given to the pub-lic circulation of this building to ensure a smooth flow throughout the building. It all starts with the entrances which are designated to their functions. Because of the raised walkway, it is save to as-sume that a large part of the visitors will enter from the second floor. Hence, we raised the main entrance lobby to the second floor. The lobby can also be accessed from the north side with a large staircase which, besides being functional, adds to the monumental image of the building. The large lobby space contains a system of staircas-es, bridges and elevators which act as the main vertical public circulation. This space subdivides the volume into two wings of which each has its own courtyard with an additional system of bridges and stairs in it. Still not sat-isfied with the circulation, we added, yet another, open staircase on each end of the building. Thus, creating a solid circulation capable of ensuring a smooth flow throughout the public part of the library. Four additional entrances of im-portance are on the ground floor level. The north entrance for the auditorium, the south entrance mainly for new books, the west entrance for the self-study classrooms and the east en-trance for the computer center. Each the computer center and the self-study classrooms have their individual small lobby with separate staircases en-abling them, though connected to the library, to operate as separate entities. Lastly, the south entrance is located close to the road which makes load-

ing and unloading of books very con-venient. After the books are unloaded and edited (editing offices are also lo-cated right next to the entrance), the books can be transported to the two freight elevators to be moved up to their destination in the library.

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Site

Since all the entrances have been re-duced to four locations, the rest of the site can be organized in a park-like manner. Most of it is grass and trees, only to be occasionally cut by small pathways. Thus, creating a lively and comfortable environment for the li-brary.


Interior

Because the library is a public building intended for a large number of people, it includes many large open spaces. Be it the entrance lobby with a room height of 19 meters or book stacks with several thousand square meters, the spaces of the public library are very generous.


Facade

One of our main concern, while devel-oping the facade, was that direct sun-light is heavily destructive for books. We didnt want to put all our trust on UV filters as their longevity cant be guaranteed in this case nor their prop-er maintenance. Logically, we couldnt just close the facade to protect the books because people still need natu-ral light for reading. Hence, we came up with a facade system which opens up and closes according to the interior function. The facade is made of metal fins which move along the facade in a wave-like manner. The glass, behind the fins, follows this movement which makes it open in certain areas and close in others. Wherever there are reading areas or functions which re-quire natural lights, the facade is open while the book stacks are safe behind the denser parts. The act of adding fins to the facade greatly increases the efficiency of this action.

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Ventilation

The building is relatively flat and deep due to the required amount of square meters and the maximum building height of 24 meters. For this reason we added courtyards to bring in more natural light and ventilation. Direct sunlight, however, is treated with a lot of caution because of its damaging ef-fects on books.


Roof Plan


Floorplans

1st FloorHeight: 4.8m,Area: 6633m2Functions: Self-Study Classrooms, Misc. Office, Computer Center, Book Editing

2nd FloorHeight: 4.8m,Area: 6989m2Functions: Self-Study Classrooms, Misc. Office, Computer Center, En-trance, Cafe, E-book Reading Area, Thesis Storage, Academic Library

3rd FloorHeight: 4.8m,Area: 5925m2Functions: Literate Books Stacks, Research Rooms, Cafe

UndergroundHeight: 4mArea: 2000mFunctions: Book Storage, Mechani-cal Rooms

4th FloorHeight: 4.8m,Area: 5803m2Functions: Periodical Stacks and Reading, Foreign Language Books

5th FloorHeight: 4.5m,Area: 5818m2Functions: Reserved Copy Stacks, Science Book Stacks, Ancient Books Display and Storage, Researching Rooms


Design Description

1. Site Description The location of the new Beijing Minzu Uni-versity library is right at the end of two impor-tant axes. One is a main road coming from the north, and the other one is the raised pedestrian walkway coming from the south. The lake on the south-west side of the plot improves the quality of the site by inserting nature into the site, if con-nected properly.

2. Project Overview The Beijing Minzu University Library has a total area of 33168m2. Other than the library, the building, also contains the university com-puter center and Self-Study Classrooms for the students. It, therefore, will provide services to public visitors, students and staff. Furthermore, the multi-function-auditorium on the ground floor provides seating for 260 people. All in all, the building can take up as many as 4000 people while it has stacks for 2000000 books. The esti-mated construction cost is 146070000RMB.

3. Design Concept The shape of the building is, to a certain degree, a derivation of its environment. The curved shape of the building follows the curve of the road and makes good use of the site. The round cut-outs of the building react to the two main axes from north and south, as well as a minor one from the north-east, embracing the people nearing the building. A library serves a great amount of people which means that a good function/circulation lay-out is crucial. Generally, the functions are laid-out horizontally to simplify book transport. The vertical layout is just as important, however. The functions with the least visitors are at the top while the ones with the most visitors are located at the bottom. This greatly reliefs the vertical cir-culation elements and ensures fluent movement throughout the building. Additional attention was given to the creation of a public, vertical circu-lation system including several open staircases and pathways. The building is relatively flat and deep due to the required amount of square meters and the maximum building height of 24 meters. For this

reason we added courtyards to bring in more natural light and ventilation. Direct sunlight, how-ever, is treated with a lot of caution because of its damaging effects on books. That is why the facade has horizontal fins which are organized in a wave-like pattern, opening and closing de-pending on the interior usage.

4. Masterplan Roads almost entirely encircle the build-ing, continuing even towards the south below the raised walkway. Not wanting to destroy the im-pressive front of the north facade, we located the car parking towards the south where it is partly hidden by the raised walkway. Looking from the north, the whole building is elevated by 2 me-ters. This is to compensate the natural height dif-ference of the site and to emphasize the monu-mental front of the building. There are four public squares indicating four main entrances (one of them being on the raised walkway). Since all the entrances have been reduced to four locations, the rest of the site can be organized in a park-like manner. Most of it is grass and trees, only to be occasionally cut by small pathways. Thus, creat-ing a lively and comfortable environment for the library.

Facts and FiguresGross Area: 33168m2Underground Area: 2000m2Above Ground Area: 31168m21st Floor Area: 6552m2Floor Area Ratio: 1.4Green Area Ratio: 25%Building Density: 30% Amount of Books: 2000000Amount of Seats: 4000Auditorium Seats:260Parking Spaces: 39Estimated Cost: 146070000RMB

Function List- Basement (Height 4m, Area 2000m)Functions: Book Storage, Mechanical Rooms

- Ground Floor (Height 4.8m, Area 6633m2)Functions: Self-Study Classrooms, Misc. Office, Computer Center, Book Editing

- 2nd Floor (Height 4.8m, Area 6989m2)Functions: Self-Study Classrooms, Misc. Office, Computer Center, Entrance, Cafe, E-book Read-ing Area, Thesis Storage, Academic Library

- 3rd Floor (Height 4.8m, Area 5925m2)Functions: Literate Books Stacks, Research Rooms, Cafe

- 4th Floor (Height 4.8m, Area 5803m2)Functions: Periodical Stacks and Reading, For-eign Language Books Stacks, Foreign Nations Books Stacks, Researching Rooms

- 5th Floor (Height 4.5m, Area 5818m2)Functions: Reserved Copy Stacks, Science Book Stacks, Ancient Books Display and Stor-age, Researching Rooms


Design Description

5. Architectural DesignProgram Layout: Generally, we tried to arrange the pro-gram so that the functions which have many visi-tors, like the offices and the literal books stacks, are on the lower floors while functions with less visitors, like ancient books stacks or reserved copy stacks are on the higher floors. This greatly relieves the circulation of the building. One could say that the building is functionally di-vided into the three following parts:

A. The Self-Study Classrooms:They are located towards the west, as close to the student dormitories as possible. The class rooms are organized on two levels with open staircases connecting them so that the doors to the public library can be locked while the class-rooms still stay accessible for the students after the library opening hours.

B. The Computer Center/ Misc. OfficesSimilar as the classrooms, the computer center and the library offices are located on east side of the building, as close to the staff buildings and the campus parking lots as possible. They are spread out over two floors, as well, and could also be run separately to the public library, if de-sired.

C. Public LibraryFor the layout of the library functions we strove to keep the individual functions on the same lev-el. With a large library, like this, book transport becomes a large task. Wherefore, it is important to keep the pathways on one level to reduce un-necessary traffic.

The underground is kept small. It contains only the mechanical rooms and the book storage. We moved the book storage to the underground for structural reasons, but also because of the more favorable climate for books.

Circulation: Special attention was given to the public circulation of this building to ensure a smooth flow throughout the building. It all starts with the

entrances which are designated to their func-tions. Because of the raised walkway, it is save to assume that a large part of the visitors will enter from the second floor. Hence, we raised the main entrance lobby to the second floor. The lobby can also be accessed from the north side with a large staircase which, besides being functional, adds to the monumental image of the building. The large lobby space contains a sys-tem of staircases, bridges and elevators which act as the main vertical public circulation. This space subdivides the volume into two wings of which each has its own courtyard with an addi-tional system of bridges and stairs in it. Still not satisfied with the circulation, we added, yet an-other, open staircase on each end of the build-ing. Thus, creating a solid circulation capable of ensuring a smooth flow throughout the public part of the library. Four additional entrances of importance are on the ground floor level. The north entrance for the auditorium, the south entrance mainly for new books, the west entrance for the self-study classrooms and the east entrance for the com-puter center. Each the computer center and the self-study classrooms have their individual small lobby with separate staircases enabling them, though connected to the library, to operate as separate entities. Lastly, the south entrance is located close to the road which makes loading and unloading of books very convenient. After the books are unloaded and edited (editing of-fices are also located right next to the entrance), the books can be transported to the two freight elevators to be moved up to their destination in the library. Space Layout:Since the library is a public building intended for a large number of people, it includes many large open spaces. Be it the entrance lobby with a room height of 19 meters or book stacks with several thousand square meters, the spaces of the public library are very generous.Structure Type: The building is designed so that it can be built with a common concrete structure. The vertical curve of the building can structurally be solved with inclined columns. In order to span the large entrance hall without having visible

columns, a steel truss system will be necessary. Hidden columns inside the central elevator shaft will reduce the size and cost of the afore men-tioned. These measures taken, we can now use a structural glazing system as the window struc-ture in order to have a facade which will appear to be almost entirely out of glass.

Form Creation: The foot-print of the library is derived from the shape of the plot. It follows the road on the north and encircles the pedestrian walkway on the south. Furthermore, we have added circu-lar cuts into the building which embrace all the axes leading towards the building. The roof still continues over the cuts, though, which then cre-ate a protective, exterior roof over the main en-trances. The two ends (east/west) are shaped to keep a similar language as the afore mentioned cuts. The shape also emphasizes the view of the west side over the lake while the east side builds up a connection with the bordering museum. To create a connection with the Chinese environment we tried to shape the building in a way that somehow imitates the floating move-ment of a traditional Chinese roof.

Materials: The facade is composed of glass and aluminum panels. The aluminum panels will re-tain their original color, and therefore shine in a light gray metallic color. The horizontal fins, also made of aluminum, are mat-white so that a big part of the sunlight hitting the fins will enter the building as diffuse, less aggressive light.

Facade Description: One of our main concern, while develop-ing the facade, was that direct sunlight is heavily destructive for books. We didnt want to put all our trust on UV filters as their longevity cant be guaranteed in this case nor their proper mainte-nance. Logically, we couldnt just close the fa-cade to protect the books because people still need natural light for reading. Hence, we came up with a facade system which opens up and closes according to the interior function. The fa-

cade is made of metal fins which move along the facade in a wave-like manner. The glass, behind the fins, follows this movement which makes it open in certain areas and close in others. Wher-ever there are reading areas or functions which require natural lights, the facade is open while the book stacks are safe behind the denser parts. The act of adding fins to the facade greatly increases the efficiency of this action. The two ends of the building are covered with regular vertical fins. As the sun rises/sets, it shines from a very low angle, wherefore, hori-zontal fins wouldnt be very effective. Especially with the curved shape of the buildings east/west ends, horizontal fins are more practical.

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3China Agricultural University Library Competition WinnerCompetition Date: 25 Dec. 2012Competitors: 6Location: Beijing, ChinaArea: 49000m2

Height: 30mFloors: 6Supervisor: Wang Wensheng (Head of TJAD) Lead Architect: Damian DonzeTeam: Sidney Gong, Jean Zheng


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Site Location

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North of the site, there is a two storey boiler building. Further North, there are 21-storey staff housing.

East of the site, there is a 45 meter high dorm building

South of the site, there is the 30 meter landmark GYM.

West of the site, there is a 30 meter classroom building.

Surrounding Buildings


Site Analysis

Water CanalBuildings

Green AreaTrees

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Site Analysis

We analyzed the campus in order to create an footprint that respects the surrounding buildings and traffic axis. Knowing the importance of the tech. institute, we continued the outline of the institute building from the West as well as offsetted our building the same distance from the road. Hence, creating a brotherly atmosphere.

Furthermore, we continued the out-line of the dorm building in order to create some green space between the library and the campus border.

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Site Analysis

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Site Analysis

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Massing

The massing is a result of an in-depth study about function, sur-rounding, interior space efficiency and other factors.


Organization

The building is organized so that highly frequented functions such as auditorium, meeting rooms, res-taurant and common stacks were located on the lower floor while less frequented functions like the archive were located on the higher floors. Thus, considerably improving the ef-ficiency of the vertical circulation.

The standard floor height is 4.8m with the exception of the ground floor with 6m. This gives us a total height of 30 which makes the building the same height as the GYM and the tech. institute. In this way the build-ing fits seamless into the current site


Exterior References

Parking

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The front facade connects to the landscape design and creates a smooth transition from the barcode pattern to the "crop field" imagery of the square.

The landscape design manages to invite people into the library while at the same time provides a place where people can linger around and have a rest from their classes.

The interior design focused on creat-ing an open, natural, warm and con-temporary space with a lot of atten-tion given to creating an atmosphere that welcomes students to study.


Interior References

Interior References

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Circulation

Books arrive in the underground, where they have access to the freight elevator where they can be trans-ported to the editing offices on the ground floor. The stacks are arranged on large floors with no steps which makes the distribution of the books easy.

The main entrance of the library is on the north side, facing a large square and the axis that passes the gym. The public elevator is located in the center of the building which create good ac-cessibility of every part of every floor. As an alternative, there is a system of open staircases spiraling around the atria.

The office entrance is located on the North side, close to the staff housing. Right at the entrance is an elevator that leads up to the top-floor offices, connecting the two office functions.

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Having created the necessary fire escapes, we decide to add a sec-ondary system of open staircases. We created wide stairs that, not only connect the different floors, but also creates high quality space for study-ing. Besides having the function of connecting the different floors, the se stairs also add to the magnificence of the atrium space.

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The sheer size of the building required us to add two great atria to improve natural lighting as well as natural ven-tilation. By closing the atria, however, we kept our building compact to re-duce the area of exterior walls. Thus, greatly reducing heating cost during the cold Beijing winters.

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Direct sunlight destroys the binding and brittles the pages of books. People, however, require light to read. There-fore, the reading area was arranged along the facade, while the stacks got located further inside the building. As the stacks get more compact towards the top, the requirement for reading area becomes less. The facade follows the need of natural lighting. On the low-er floors, where more light is needed, the facade opens up while it closes on the upper floors to protect the books.

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Floor Plans

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West Elevation


IntroThe Beijing Agriculture University Library has a construction area of 49000m2 with 3000 seats and space for more than 2000000 books. While, for the most part, the building has library func-tions, there are also functions like a self-study area, a restaurant, an auditorium, several offices and some meeting rooms. The functions are, al-though in the same building, separated internally to allow them to be run independently. Gener-ally, most of the focus was given to the function layout and site integration. The building is not supposed to be another landmark building, but a successful addition to the existing campus which can take care of all the functions while providing a comfortable environment for students to study and research.

1. SiteThe site is located on the east side of the cam-pus, between teaching and living area. In the south theres a stadium with a large public square in front of it while in the north there is a high-rise residential compound. Bordering on the west side is an important Tech. Building. The site expands east on the north/east corner along West Xiaoyuehe Road, forming an L-shaped site of approximately 20,000 square meters.

2. FootprintWe analyzed the campus in order to create a footprint that respects the surrounding buildings and traffic axis. Knowing the importance of the Tech. Institute, we continued the outline of the institute building from the West as well as offset-ted our building the same distance from the road. Hence, creating a brotherly atmosphere. Further-more, we continued the outline of the dorm build-ing in order to create some green space between the library and the campus border. Out of this we had a usable site area of about 10000m2.

3. MassingAfter many attempts of physical models as well as 3D models, we ended up using a simple but functional massing and layout. It is a six-story building with a ground-floor height of 6m, and

a standard floor height of 4.8m. Thus, creating a total building height of 30m which happens to be the same as the neighboring Tech. Building and the Gym. This helps to create a harmonious campus skyline. The regular shape of the build-ing makes it fit well into the existing campus and strengthens the campus axis.We also took the cold Beijing winters into con-sideration in our design. Having a compact build-ing reduces the exterior surface which helps to greatly reduce the need for heating.

4. Function and CirculationThe building is organized so that highly frequent-ed functions such as the auditorium, the meeting rooms, the restaurant and the common stacks were located on the lower floor while less fre-quented functions like the archive were located on the higher floors. Thus, considerably improv-ing the efficiency of the vertical circulation.Having set up the necessary fire escapes, we decide to add a secondary system of open stair-cases. We created wide stairs that, not only connect the different floors, but also create high quality space for studying. Besides having the function of connecting the different floors, these stairs also add to the magnificence of the atrium-space.

5. FacadeDirect sunlight destroys the binding and brittles books. People, however, require light to read. Therefore, the reading area was arranged along the facade, while the stacks got located further inside the building. As the stacks get more com-pact towards the top, the requirement for reading area becomes less. The facade follows the need of natural lighting. So, on the lower floors, where more light is needed, the facade opens up while it closes down on the upper floors to protect the books.The fifth elevation was given a lot of attention since the building is surrounded by many high-rises. It is made of roof-gardens and skylight win-dows which, in some ways, resemble the land-scape design of the building while, at the same time, greatly improving the quality of the 6th floor.As to the facade material, we, again, tried to find

something that fits well with the surrounding. Most of the buildings are made of brown bricks or are painted in earth-like colors. Therefore, our choice fell on a brown natural stone.

6. LightingThrough a variety of ways, such as the skylights, the scattered facade windows, the atria and the double height spaces, the interior space ensures maximum natural diffuse lighting for reading space without letting in direct sunlight that could damage books.

Facts: Project: CAU LibraryLocation: Beijing, ChinaSite Area: 20000 sqmBuilt Area: 49000 sqm (42200s sqm above ground and 6800 sqm under-ground)Area Distribution:1F: 8600 sqm2F: 7350 sqm3F: 7100 sqm4F: 4500 sqm5F: 7700 sqm6F: 7000 sqmBF: 6800 sqm Density: 43.10%FAR: 2.45 Architecture: TJADDesign Team: Wensheng Wang, Damian Donze, Shiying Zheng, Sidney GongBudget: 2.45 billion RMB (245000000) Height: 30mBooks: 2000000Seats: 3000Parking Lot: 200 (166 underground, 34 on-ground)

Design Description

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4Hebei University of Technology Library Competition WinnerCompetition Date: 25 Mar. 2013Competitors: 6Location: Tianjing, ChinaArea: 45290m2

Height: 40mFloors: 8Supervisor: Wang Wensheng (Head of TJAD) Lead Architect: Damian DonzeTeam: Wang Shuyi, Zhang X


Rendering: Birdview


Rendering: Loft


Rendering: Atrium


Rendering: Exterior


Rendering: Interior


The Hebei University, formerly known as Chi-na Beiyang University, was the first engineer-ing university in modern China.

The project site with, an area of 48'636m2, is located in the center of the new Beicheng Campus of the Hebei University. The building has a footprint of 15'510m2 with a total con-struction area of 45'290m2 (40'385m2 above ground and 4'905m2 underground). The build-ing is 8 stories high which gives it a height of 40m. The library can hold up to 2'400'000 books and provide seating for 4'500 people.

SITE

Project Overview


The standard height of the other campus buildings is 24 meters. Most buildings are kept in gray or white tones. However, the Stadium in the North will be made of brick.

The site is located ca. 500m away from the main gate.

Main Axis from the Gate

Main Gate North Stadium Engineering Buildings Classroom Buildings

Site


Site

Landscape

The site is surrounded by water that starts from the park in the West and runs all the way to the East gate. This gives it some distance from the teaching build-ings and gives us the opportunity to create a nice land-scape.

ParkSite

Teaching

DormsDorms Sport Area

Park

Staff Hous-ing

Main Gate

East Gate

North Gate

Surrounding Functions

The South of the campus is designated to teaching buildings while the North and West are designated for living and sport. In the center, separating the functions, is a green belt which includes a park and the site of the new library. The central location of the site gives the library a privileged situation and makes it easily acces-sible from the whole campus.

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Main Gate

East Gate

North Gate

Axis

The site is centrally located, right at the intersection of the 3 main axis. This puts the building in the middle of the view from each gate.

Campus


45m129m

137m 50m

Building Outline

Both, the building outline in the North and the building outline in the South, are perpendicular to their axis. The building is offsetted 50m from the waterfront and 45m from the street in the North.

Building Width

We tried to keep the width of the building so that it would be fully visible from two important viewpoints. One point was the North gate, and the second point was the square in the South.

East/West Outline

Similarly to the North/South outline, the East/West outline is derived from the site and runs, mostly, par-allel to the site border.

Form


STEP 1 Extrude the resulting shape from the analysis. Tilt the East/West facades in, to create self-shad-ing and to add a monumental, landmark atmo-sphere.

STEP 3 Squeeze in the North and the South to create an entrance situation.

Add base to hold up all the secondary functions and to integrate the building into the landscape.

STEP 4

STEP 2

Form


1. The main student flow comes either from the teaching area in the South across the pond and up the monumen-tal stair to enter on the second floor, or from the dorms in the North to enter on the ground floor. Either way they will be received with a reception from where they can continue into the main library.

2. The West entrance is designated for the staff of the library offices, the net-work center and the archives.

3. The East entrance is reserved for the convention and exhibition center and is located as close to the East gate as possible to improve the acces-sibility of external visitors.

4. The underground car entrance is lo-cated on the North side and provides access to a garage with 99 parking spaces.

5. By utilizing the, otherwise difficult to use, space under the sloped roof, we managed to create space for 800 bi-cycles.

North: Students Enter on the Ground Floor

Staff En-trance

Convention/E

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Bicycle Park

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ingBicycle Park-ing

Garage Entrance

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tudents

Enter on the S

econd

Floor

Students

Convention/Exhibition Visitors

Staff

Cars

Bicycle Parking

Traffic Flow


Convention Center

Cafe/Store

Main Reading Area

E-Reading/Self-Study

Exhibition Center

Bicycle Parking

Library FoyerArchives

Reception

Network Center

Library Offices

Special Books

The functions of the library have been separated into 3 main parts to improve circulation and guarantee ease of access. This reduces the main flow hitting the main South and North entrances.

The main building with 30'000m2 is re-served for the library while the large first floor, with around 10'000m2, holds the secondary functions and is divided up into East and West.

The library offices are located on the South-West side of the base and reaches all the way to the library reception and the book check in/out area. The short dis-tance improves the book processing time. The convention center, containing an au-

ditorium (500 seats), a lecture hall (200 seats) and a conference hall (100 seats) is located on the East side, close to the East gate to ensure good accessibility from outside.

Library Functions

Secondary Functions

Functions


The library, besides providing func-tions like an E-reading area, a periodi-cal reading area and a leisure reading area, also contains a variety of study areas. We focused on creating study spaces with a lot of natural lighting. We, therefore, arranged them inside and around the two large atria as well as along the facade. To further improve the quality of the reading spaces along the facade, we created many "Loft" spaces where the ceiling was set back from the facade to generate double/triple height space. This not only adds more natural light for the reading area, but also moves the stacks further away from the natural light which is desirable considering the damaging effect of di-rect sunlight on books.

10 Person "Research Cubicles"

Compact Stacks

Loft Study Area

Peripheral Reading Area

Loft Study Area

Book Stacks

Atrium Study Area

Leisure Reading Area

Foyer

Open Staircase

Open Staircase with Integrated Study Desks

4 Person "Research Cubicles"

Library Functions


4 Scissors Staircas-es For emergency evac.

7 Elevators-3 Fire fighting eleva-tors in the cores-4 Public elevators in the center

4 Large public StairsAlso provide study area

2 Spiral-StairsTo connect the loft spaces

4 Atria StaircasesTo bridge the atria and improve circulation

Public Elevator

Fire fighting Elevator

Fire fighting Elevator

Having taken care of the necessary fire evacuation cores in a efficient way, we were able to play with the public circulation. Most important are the 4 elevators in the center that provide fast access (being in the center) to every part of the building and build a strong "back spine" of our circulation system. However, elevators require waiting time and use energy, so we developed an intricate system of public stairs to reduce the traffic for the elevators.

Circulation


The basic structure is made of concrete column and beam structure joined with the shear walls of the cores. However, we need to make use of a steel truss to span the two overhangs in the North and the South.

Reinforced Concrete Shear Wall Core

Structural Grid 8.4m x 8.4m

Peripheral Inclined Column

Steel Truss

Structure


Loft Double Atrium Open Stair

Spaces


The buildings in the North of the library are made up of a lot of brick and, somewhat, try to imitate the style of the old campus. Hence, we decided to use a similar earthy material, terra-cotta.

The buildings in the South of the library use simple and plain colors. We tried to develop a fitting language for

the main South facade to create a smooth transition. Our choice fell on pale natural stone that can create a similar

image as the other buildings, yet is of higher quality.

Facade


Natural VentilationBesides the natural ventilation provid-ed by the facade, we added two shafts on the East side and the West side to provide fresh air for the toilettes and the fresh air rooms.

Natural LightingThe lower atria (floors 2-5) obtain their light through the structural glazing fa-cade while the upper atria (floors 6-8) each have an additional skylight to provide a comfortable reading environ-ment. Most of the facade, however, is using standard windows to ensure energy efficiency as well as to control the direct sunlight that enters into the building.

Building PartitionThe building is horizontally divided be-tween the 5th and the 6th floor. The client wants to use the lower part first while opening up the upper part later on. By thermally dividing the building, we answered to that request and made sure that the lower part can be heated/cooled independently from the upper part during the first phase.

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East/WestFacade Slope

90

North/SouthFacade Slope

Skylights

Courtyard Chimney Effect



Building Facts:Site Area 48'636m2

Total Area 45'290m2

Footprint 15'510m2

Above Ground 40'385m2

Under Ground 4'905m2

Total Height 40mFloors 8Car Parking 99Bicycle Parking 800Book Space 2'400'000Seats 4'500

Masterplan


Floor Plans

Ground Floor

2nd Floor

3rd Floor

4th Floor


Floor Plans

5th Floor

6th Floor

7th Floor

8th Floor


Section 1-1 Section 2-2

Section 3-3

Sections


South Facade West Facade

East FacadeNorth Facade

Elevations


Building Facts:

Site Area 48'636m2

Total Area 45'290m2

Footprint 15'510m2



Total Height 40m

Floors 8

Car Parking 99

Bicycle Parking 800

Book Space 2'400'000

Seats 4'500

Design Description

IntroThe Hebei University, formerly known as China Bei-yang University, was the first engineering university in modern China.

The competition site, with an area of 48'636m2, is lo-cated in the center of the new Beicheng Campus of the Hebei University. The building has a footprint of 15'510m2 with a total construction area of 45'290m2 (40'385m2 above ground and 4905m2 underground). The building is 8 stories high which gives it a height of 40m. The library can hold up to 2'400'000 books and provide seating for 4500 people.

Functionally, the building is clearly divided. The base of the building is designated for some offices, an archive, a network center, a convention center and an exhibi-tions center. This way the West entrance is reserved for the offices and the network center while the East entrance is reserved for the convention center and the exhibition center.

Having taken care of the secondary functions inside the base, we were able to keep the library itself pure and clean inside the main, central part of the building. There are two entrances to the library: One from the North, on the ground floor, and one from the South on the second floor. The South entrance was put on the second floor to leave base undisturbed. Additionally, did we emphasize the staircase by extending it all the way to the East entrance. Together with the sloped roof of the base, this creates a smooth transition from the site to the building. The sites design extends the build-ings functions into becoming a place where people can stay and take a break from the stress of their studies.

Site and SurroundingThe South of the campus is designated to teaching buildings while the North and West are designated for living and sport buildings. The standard height of the other campus buildings is 24 meters, and most build-ings are kept in gray or white tones. However, the

buildings in the North are clad in bricks and, somehow, try to imitated the old campus. In the center, separating the functions, is a green belt which includes a park and the location of the new library. The library is surround-ed by water that starts from the park in the West and runs all the way to the East gate. This gives it some distance from the teaching buildings and gives us the opportunity to create a nice landscape.

The site is located right at the intersection of the 3 main axes which places the building in the middle of the view from each gate. This puts the library in a privi-leged situation and makes it easily accessible from the whole campus.

Building BordersBoth, the building outline in the North and the building outline in the South, are perpendicular to their axis. The building is offsetted 50m from the waterfront and 45m from the street in the North. Similarly, the East/West outline is derived from the site and runs, mostly, parallel to the site border.

We tried to control the width of the building so that it would be fully visible from two important viewpoints. One point was the North gate and the second point was the square in the South, between the teaching buildings.

People Flow1. The main student flow comes either from the teach-ing area in the South across the pond and up the mon-umental stair to enter on the second floor, or from the dorms in the North to enter on the ground floor. Either way they will be received with a reception from where they can continue into the main library.

2. The West entrance is designated for the staff of the library offices, the network center and the archives.

3. The East entrance is reserved for the convention and exhibition center and is located as close to the East gate as possible to improve the accessibility of external visitors.4. The underground car entrance is located on the

North side and provides access to a garage with 99 parking spaces.

5. By utilizing the, otherwise difficult to use, space un-der the sloped roof, we managed to create space for 800 bicycles.

Function LayoutThe functions of the library have been separated into 3 main parts to improve circulation and guarantee ease of access. This reduces the main flow hitting the main South and North entrances.

The main building with 30'000m2 is reserved for the library while the large first floor, with around 10'000m2 holds the secondary functions and is divided up into East and West.

The library offices are located on the South-West side of the base and reaches all the way to the library re-ception and the book check in/out area. The short dis-tance improves the book processing time.

The convention center, containing an auditorium (500 people), lecture hall (200 people) and a conference hall (100 people) is located on the East side close to the East gate to ensure good accessibility.

Design Description


Building Facts:

Site Area 48'636m2

Total Area 45'290m2

Footprint 15'510m2



Total Height 40m

Floors 8

Car Parking 99

Bicycle Parking 800

Book Space 2'400'000

Seats 4'500

Library FunctionsThe library, besides providing functions like an E-reading area, a periodical reading area and a leisure reading area, also contains a variety of study areas. We focused on creating study spaces with a lot of nat-ural lighting. We, therefore, arranged them inside and around the two large atria as well as along the facade. To further improve the quality of the reading spaces along the facade, we created many "Loft" spaces where the ceiling was set back from the facade to gen-erate double/triple height space. This not only adds more natural light for the reading area, but also moves the stacks further away from the natural light which is desirable considering the damaging effect of direct sunlight on books.

Internally, the library is organized in a way so that the functions that are more frequented are on the lower floors while functions which are less frequented are on the top floors. This brings a great improvement in terms of circulation.

StructureThe basic structure is made of concrete column and beam structure connected with the shear walls of the cores. However, we made use of a steel truss to span the two overhangs in the North and the South.

Natural Lighting&VentilationThe lower atria (floors 2-5) obtain their light through the structural glazing facade while the upper atria (floors 6-8) each have an additional skylight to provide a comfortable reading environment. Most of the facade, however, is using standard windows to ensure energy efficiency as well as to control the direct sunlight that enters into the building.

Besides the natural ventilation provided by the facade, we added two shafts on the East side and the West side to provide fresh air for the toilettes and the fresh air rooms.

The building is horizontally divided between the 5th and the 6th floor. The client wants to use the lower part first while opening up the upper part later on. By

thermally dividing the building, we answered to that re-quest and made sure that the lower part can be heat-ed/cooled independently from the upper part during the first phase.

CirculationHaving taken care of the necessary fire evacuation cores in an efficient way, we were able to play with the public circulation. Most important are the 4 elevators in the center that provide fast access to (being in the center) to every part of the building and create a strong "back spine" of our circulation system. However, eleva-tors require waiting time and use energy, so we devel-oped an intricate system of public stairs to reduce the traffic for the elevators.

FacadeLooking at the facade of the building, one may easily be reminded of ying and yang. These principles were, in fact, part of our influence.

The buildings in the North of the library are made up of a lot of brick and, somewhat, try to imitate the style of the old campus. Hence, we decided to use a similar earthy material, terra-cotta.

The buildings in the South of the library use simple and plain colors. We tried to develop a fitting language for the main South facade to create a smooth transition. Our choice fell on a pale natural stone that can create a similar image as the other buildings, yet is of higher quality.

With the twisting motion of the two types of the facade were we able to take up the two styles and connect the North with the South/old and new. We also took the in-terior into consideration, however, which is why the fa-cade has a higher percentage of openings on the lower floors while it closes up towards the top. This action, once again, give more natural light where it is needed (study area) while it protects the books in the compact stacks on the upper floors.

Design Description

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5Southwest International Ethnic Culture and Art Center Competition WinnerCompetition Date: 22 Jul. 2013Competitors: 11Location: Kunming, ChinaArea: 42'005m2

Height: 36mFloors: 6Supervisor: Wang Wensheng (Head of TJAD) Lead Architect: Damian DonzeTeam: Sidney Gong


Rendering: Birdview


Rendering: North/West Facade


Rendering: Night


Rendering: Interior


Rendering: Roofgarden


The building site and its surrounding, however, was asking for a simple and calm shape.

The the functions were divided up into 4 main groups

The facade opens for entrancesOne facade to unite the segmentsCuts to create public spaceBuilding border as a results from the site

Finally, the function-shapes got cut along the building border to form the concluding shape.

The function-shapes are organized in a way that each one has enough area for its program in-side the "building bor-der".

The function groups got extruded to form the ba-sic shape of the 4 parts, while creating a public space in between.

Exhibition

Exhibition

Theater

Theater

Art Academy

Art Academy

Art Studios

Art Studios

Shape Creation


In the landscape design we were inspired by the beauty of the nature in Yunnan. Rice terraces and local vegetation were actively integrated into our design.

Yunnan is well known for its beautiful land-scapes and its well preserved nature. The rice terraces of the Hani would be an ex-ample of this.

Concept


Taking the minorities into consideration, we de-cided to create a "dress" for our building. LEDs beneath the facade illuminate the "fabric" in front of it, giving the facade color alternating glow at night.

Spectral LED

The Southwest of China is home to many minori-ties (hence the name "Ethnic Culture Center"). Each minority has their own traditional clothing which are generally very colorful and rich in pat-terns.

Facade


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Underground AreaExterior Green AreaRoad/Square AreaFARFootprintGreen Area RatioBuilding HeightTypical Floor HeightCar Spaces

Above Ground AreaTotal Area

Building Facts

Masterplan


City Road

Secondary Road

Vehicle Access

Pedestrian Access

Pedestrian Routes

Underground Access

The two main public entrances, facing the two large city roads, are located in the North and the East of the build-ing. A more secluded entrance in the South is reserved for VIPs and celebri-ties. In the West, away from the public traffic flow, is the staff entrance with a truck-docking-station. This entrance can take care of all the logistics of the theaters without having to interrupt the public area.

Traffic


CafeHeritage Exhib.

MultimediaExhib.

Forum

Art Studio Art/Photogra-phy

Exhib.

Theater/Conference

VolunteerAccommodation

Art StudioCultural Art

Exhib.

Theater

ArtClassroom

Anime StudioCinema


Amphitheater/Restaurant

Art StudioAnime Exhib.

TheaterArt

Classroom

Anime StudioCinema


Roof Garden

Cafe

Amphitheater

Exhibition

Cinema

Roof Garden

Circulation

Art Academy

Art Studio

Theater

Exhibition CenterTheater

Art Academy

Art Studios

Functions

Ground Floor 2nd Floor 3rd Floor

4th Floor 5th Floor 6th Floor


Interior

The building provides rich interior spaces. The large atrium, which acts as the separating medium of the func-tions, lights up the building and creates an open atmosphere.


Fire-escape

Elevators

Escalators

Each corner can function completely independently with their own circulation system. However, a sys-tem of bridges connects them and further improves the circulation. Escalators are located in the center, between the theater and the exhibition center, to grant public accessibility.

Exhibition Center

Theater Art Academy

Art Studios

Circulation


West Light

Good Light

East Light

East/West light gets blocked while good daylight can enter

People from inside can see outside, but people from outside cant see inside.

Outsiders View

Insiders View

The facade is made up of alternating normal metal panels with perforated metal panels. This comes with several advantages. For example, it can block people's view from seeing inside, while from the inside one can still see outside. Furthermore, it can prevent the deeply penetrating morning and evening light from entering, while comfortable daylight still can enter.

Facade


Amphitheater

The amphitheater on the roof provides seating for 1000 people. It creates an additional space for "open-air" theaters and performances. Considering Kunming's mild climate, this is a valuable extension of the other theater functions, and integrates nicely into the sur-rounding roof-scape.


Floor Plans

4th Floor 6300m2

5th Floor 6500m2

6th Floor 3200m2

Roof

2nd Floor 5700m2

3rd Floor 6000m2Ground Floor 7200m2

Underground 7505m2


Section


Project Overview

The Culture Department of Yunnan Province has con-ceived the Southwest International Ethnic Culture and Art Center as a multifunctional international cultural ex-change place in order to increase the protection of the national cultural heritage, to strengthen the cultural rel-ics, to take full advantage of the rich cultural resources of Yunnan Province, and to deepen cultural exchange and cooperation with Southeast Asia. The project is located in the core area of Kunming Chenggong New C.B.D., is 6-stories/36m high, and has a floor area of about 35,000 square meters.

Design Concept

The main challenge here was to integrate the local cul-tures plus various functional programs into one contem-porary yet harmonious form. In the preliminary analysis, we extracted two main aspects for the building to focus on. First, the different local cultural identities with their traditional dresses, dances and songs. Second, the Hani rice terraces together with the local subtropical plant diversity.

The method for the manifestations of cultural identity was an important issue for us. Many cases show that a growing number of new cultural buildings try to directly imitate traditional buildings or even objects. Generally speaking, these new buildings build with new construc-tion methods and new materials can't successfully por-tray the original. Hence, we decided to refrain from that method in order to take on a more abstract path which is more fitting to today's situation.

Architectural Style

The footprint of the building was simply derived from the building site while the interior got divided into four, round parts that were cut by the building outline. This dialog between the outside and the interior creates a rich spatial effect. The contour of each segment enlarg-es towards the top, in a cone-like manner, to the point where they finally intersects. The resulting public atrium is illuminated by a number of skylights that let the sun shine in. Though the four segments could function in-dividually, they are interconnected with many pedes-trian bridges to ensure the possibility of free movement throughout the building.

For the facade, we tried to implement the local cultures in an abstract way. It is made up of alternating perfo-rated and non-perforated metal panels that cover and protect the building, yet let sunlight enter and lets peo-ple see outside. At each entrance, however, the facade opens up, much like a theater curtain, and creates the entrance situations. The facade acts like a dress for the building, and in it's own way, takes reference from the local minorities. Even more so at night when the LEDs of the facade create a colorful play, almost as if the building was dancing it's own dance.

Kunming, having a mild climate all year around, is an ideal location to create an extensive landscape design. Our focus didn't stop at the site itself, though; we gave special attention to the roof. Taking reference from the surrounding subtropical nature and the Hani terraces, we created a green roof-garden. Most of the roof is layed-out like a small park and is reserved for the offic-es on the top floors. Right in the middle of the garden, however, there is a great exterior amphitheater with 1000 seats that can host big cultural events.

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Building Facts

Design Description


Program Layout

The underground contains mechanical rooms and an underground parking garage with 169 parking lots.

The first floor of the building is mostly open to the pub-lic and accommodates national culture and art displays, heritage protection spaces and a cafe. From here the building gets divided up into four parts: the exhibition center in the North, the art academy in the East, the theater in the South and the art studios in the West.

Exhibition Center: Each floor has different types of exhibition spaces for topics such as heritage, culture, art and photography. The top two floors, however, are occupied by a cinema complex which contains a 100 seat cinema, a 70 seat cinema and four 56 seat cinemas. This segment is ac-cessible through two panorama elevators as well as the central escalators that are located between the exhibi-tion segment and the theater segment.

Art Academy: The lower floors contain an art school/education center while the top three floors contain volunteer offices and accommodation for the afore mentioned school.

Theater: Located in this segment are: a medium-sized theater with 700 seats, suitable for dramas, dances, sympho-nies and other multi-functional activities; a small theater with 300 seats, suitable for theatrical performances and film viewing; a convention center and an amphitheater on the roof with 1000 seats. To be able to cope with the large flow of people at the beginning and at the end of a performance, four elevators were strategically located at two main entrances while additional support was cre-ated with the escalators in the center. All the backstage functions such as: the backstage, a V.I.P. room, admin offices, production studios and re-hearsal studios are located in the back and have their

own circulation flow.

Art Studios:This segment contains A.V. labs as well as art studios. It is accessible through it's own elevator.

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Building Facts

Design Description

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6Shanghai University Competition Second PlaceCompetition Date: 18 Nov. 2013Location: Shanghai, ChinaArea: 66'352m2

Height:


Rendering: Birdview


Rendering: Axis/Courtyard


Rendering: Various


Roof Plan


Site Panorama

Campus Location

The campus is located on Chennan rd. a little bit outside of Shanghai in the Baoshan District while the Site is located in an Eastern annex to the exisitng campus. The site area is 41 '300m2 and the combined construction area of the project is 66'352m2.

Site Location

Campus

Location


Yongfu Temple

Teacher Housing

School of Chemistry

School of Material Science

School of Computer Science

School of Liberal Arts

Shanghai University Baoshan Main Campus

Student Canteen

Business School Building

Surrounding


Site Analysis

Student Circulation

Library

Canteen

Teacher Housing

Campus Entrance

Campus Entrance

Underground Parking

Road System

City RoadCampus RoadPedestrian Road


The site is bordered on the East by the Taopu Creek and by the Nancheng Road on the West. The North and the South of the annex has already been mostly built. The project, therefore, has to fit in into the already exisiting context.

Campus Analysis Building Mass Analysis

Site Section

Site Analysis

Public Green AreaSpatial Outline

Collonade/Walkway Public Square Courtyard

Built High-RiseBuilt Low-RisePlanned High-RisePlanned Low-RiseSite

Courtyard


Site Evac. 30m

Site Evac. 25m

Site Evac. 25m

Road 10mAxis 30m

Road 10m

Axis Control Line

Road Control Line

Construction Distance Control Line

Site Area

The site organization is a result of the requirements about fire safety and natural lighting combined with considerations about the already existing parts of the campus. It is a carefully adjusted balance between the building heights, open spaces and accessibility to create a rational and functional design.

Site Organization


College of Civil Engineering: Classrooms and laboratories for studying building me-chanics and structural experiments.

Sino-European Institute of Technology: Classrooms and laboratories for interna-tional research and cooperation.

General Experimental Space: Modular multi variable space to meet future needs.

Nano Tech. Research: Laboratories for conducting high-tech research.

Manufacturing School: Ground floor contains a large space to conduct manufactur-ing experiments

Site Organization

Liberal Arts Campus

Technology Campus


Vertical Circulation SchemeAxis Scheme

Function SchemeCirculation Scheme

Civil Engineering

Horizontal Traffic

Sino-European

Vertical Traffic

General Labs.

Unassigned Labs.

Nano Tech.

Manufacturing

Site Organization


Squares and Courtyards

View

Circulation

Landscaping

The combination of the central axis and the courtyards creates a sense of order and openess.

The buildings are East/West oriented to optimize lighting and view. Roof-gardens and green courtyards further improve the view.

The roof of the colonnade functions not only as roof-garden but also as a secondary mean of circulation.

The base parts of the building as well as the courtyards functions as accessible green space to provide a comfortable learning environment

Main Axis

Secondary Axis

Roof Garden

Squares

Green View

Exterior Spaces


Cars

Site Entrance

Pedestrians

Building Entrances

Main Road

Emergency Fire Lane

Fire Truck Area

Circulation Analysis


Landscape View

Green View

View Analysis


Due to environmental and design functional requirements, we chose to use woven metal mesh curtains as our facade material. The curtains provide shading while at the same time don't obstruct the view. Furthermore, the moveable curtains only provide shading when it is needed and can be moved aside if more sunlight is required, and thus, adapting to different times of the day as well as different usages of the spaces.

Sliding Facade

Facade


Ventilation Analysis

Lighting Analysis



Floorplans: Nano Tech./Manufacturing

6th Floor 7th Floor 8th Floor

2nd FloorGround FloorUnderground


Floorplans: Nano Tech./Manufacturing

4th Floor 5th Floor

10th Floor9th Floor 11th Floor

3rd Floor


Floorplans: Engineering/Sino-European/General Labs

4th Floor 5th Floor

2nd Floor 3rd FloorGround Floor


Floorplans: Unassigned Labs

4th Floor 5th Floor

2nd Floor 3rd FloorGround Floor


East Elevation

West Elevation

Elevations


South Elevation

North Elevation

Manufacturing and Nano Tech. Structural Engineering/Sino-European/Other Labs

Elevations


Section A-A

Section B-B

Sections


Name Unit Amount1 Site Area m2 41300

2 ConstructionArea m2 66352

O G 59711

U G 6641

3 Footprint m2 138074 Road Area m2 126255 Green Area m2 148686 FAR 1.617 Density % 33%

8 Green Space Ratio % 36%

9 Car Parking # 234

O G 43

U G 191

Building Area Floors HeightAbove Ground 59711Manufacturing 19604 11 47

Nano Tech. 10245 6 26.6Engineering 5094 5 22.4

Sino-European 5090 5 22.4 General Labs 5090 5 22.4

Unassigned Labs 14432 5 22.4Logistics 156 1 4.5

Underground 6641 1 4.2

Underground Parking 5858 1 4.2

Logistics 783 1 4.2Total 66352

Facts and Figures

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7Zhanjiang High-Rise, Company Internal Competition WinnerDate: 14 Mar. 2014Location: Zhanjiang, ChinaTotal Project Area: 695468m2

Tower Area: 202385m2

Height: 360mFloors: 68Project Supervisor: Wang Wensheng, Chen LingLead Architect of Tower: Damian DonzeProject Team: Li Qian, Yuan Zhaoyun, Xie Shen, Huang Jun


Rendering: Ocean View


Rendering: Birdview


Rendering: East View


Rendering: Residential


Zhanjiang

Nanning

Guangzhou

Macau

Shenzhen

Hongkong

Haikou

The Pearl River Delta is of global importance for it is a center of advanced manufacturing. It is also called the 9+2 which stands for the 9 Provinces, Guangdong, Fujian, Jiangxi, Hunan, Guangxi, Hainan, Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou, connected through the river plus the two autonomous regions of Macau and Hongkong. They, together, form today's largest high-tech manufacturing and development base. Therefore, it is of national as well as of international importance to further expand and improve the regions capabilities. Since 2003, the Chinese central government has programs to steadily improve the situation and the cooperation between these provinces.

Zhanjiang has the only deep water port in the Pearl River Delta, and at the same time, is located in the center of several major industrial zones of South China. Thus, the further development of the city is an obvious necessity as the city will become the country's leading port for metal ore, fertilizer and petrolium products. The city is on the verge of becoming one of China's most important distribution centers nationaly and internationaly.

City Location


The city includes 20'000 square kilometers of sea area which is rich in marine resources and marine life. Recently the marine economy of Zhanjiang has developed very fast with a growth rate of over 20% over the last three years. In 2012 the marine industry created a revenue of 123.75 billion RMB which puts it on the third place in Guangdong right behing Guangzhou and Shenzhen.

Zhanjiang is not only home to lots of folklore and culture, but is also renown for it's clean and green environment. The blue sky, the clean air and the clean water was the reason that the city was awarded to be one of the 10 most ecological cities of China. The prevalence of green area of the city further strengthen the feeling of nature inside the city especially when compared to other smog ridden concrete cities.

City Background


City Cen-ter

Haidong District

Potou Dis-trict

Chikan Dis-trict

Mazhang District

North Bay

Harbour

Xiashan District

In the new masterplan, 2005-2020, the Zhanjiang government tries to make the Haidong District the new city center. It is an area of 16 square kilometers and is opposite to the current city center on the East side of the bay. The plans for the development of the district include high-end commercial areas, administrative offices, leisure parks, tourist resorts, marinas as well as high-end office buildings. The next 5 years will see a great change in the district and will change the future image of the city dramatically.

The project is part of a large scale effort of the government to expand the city on the otherside of the bay. The development is set to start with the currently planned 16 square kilometers. However, the final plans are that the development will grow outwards from here and spread as far as the Potou District, covering as much as 228 square kilometers.

Site Location


Site

Inner Bay

Site

Green Corridor

Main City Road

Commercial/Office

Residential

Public Buildings

Main City Road

Main Circulation Roads

Secondary Main Roads

Most of the landmark buildings will be positioned along the bay as well as along the "Inner Bay", and thus, maximazing the visibility from the Western part of the city. The landmark buildings include public buildings like sport stadiums/facilities, large scale office buildings as well as the super tall building of this project. The masterplan includes many green corridors to ensure a high level of comfort.

The district is connected to the current city through the Bay Bridge. The new streets of the district are organized very efficiently with a grid of large high speed roads as well as a more dense grid of secondary main roads. This will ensure fluent travic for many years to come.

Site Planing


The total land area of the site is 101'150m2. It includes a residential part which can utilize a FAR between 1.0-3.5 while the building density shouldn't be more than 25%. The FAR for the commercial and office part can be as high as 5.0 while the building density shouldn't be more than 60%. All in all, th