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A small scale library for community residents, the building doesn’t require complex programs. Here “form follows function” is replaced by an explicit logic of “form follows circulation”. Through a sequential arrangement of children and adults’ spaces, the building comes as a loop to make possible continuous movement.
Different programs are placed at different elevations of the inclined floor, connected through ramps, stairs and elevators that scatter around the building. Each space adjusts to the inclined floor through their program characteristics, and form interconnected clusters of mounds and basins.Ground exterior space are reserved through the spanned building volume. Together with the rooftop plaza they form the major space for residents’ outdoor activities. -
Type: library
Trajectory: commission proposal (individual)Location: Tianjin, ChinaYear: 2015Client: committee of residential communityProgram: children and adults’ reading, multi-media, recreationStatus: schematic design -
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Fig 1_site condition (before & after)
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Fig 2_forming process
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Fig 3_concept sketch + steel frame & truss configuration
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Fig 4_building components
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Fig 5_ground floor, sloped floor & mezzanine level model
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Fig 6_complete & structural model (X-Ray)
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Fig 7_overall floor plan
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Fig 8_ floor plans
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Fig 9_cross sections
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Fig 10_cross section perspectives
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Fig 11_longtitudinal sections
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Fig 12_typical curtain wall section details
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Fig 13_interior perspectives
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Fig 14_looking to courtyard pool
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Fig 15_structural model with interior furniture
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