WEEK 12 Project 3 Design process

Week 12

Desgin process

Idea

Design seven of building modules, each modul have its own function and charcaters. then make them like the tangram that able to move around and form any shaps according to funcation needs and space needs.

 

Since our theme is school of design in this project, I'm decide to start with the spaces should have in a design building and then develop the form of the architecture.

 

Spaces:

Lecture Hall(200 sqm)

computer lab (120 sqm)

studio (120 sqm)

meeting room (50 sqm)

library and cafe (80 sqm)

Staff Office (60 sqm)

rest space (50 sqm)

reception and information centre (100 sqm)

class room (80 sqm)

Exhibition space (according to need)

Toilet 1 (30 sqm)

circulations (20 sqm)

Facade
As mention last week. this project should respects to its certain culture and history in the site and the building must bring minimum influence to the site or perfectly fit into the context. This mains the shape of the building can not be anything that is very  abrupt or have very strong contrast the surrounding environment.Thus my solution to this building is very simple and shape and farm plus glass curtain wall to show the purity of man-made structure.At same time glass curtain wall provide the maximum opportunity for the users to communicate with the outside environment and beautiful river view.


Curtain wall

A curtain wall system is an outer covering of a building in which the outer walls are non-structural, but merely keep the weather out and the occupants in. As the curtain wall is non-structural it can be made of a lightweight material reducing construction costs. When glass is used as the curtain wall, a great advantage is that natural light can penetrate deeper within the building. The curtain wall facade does not carry any dead load weight from the building other than its own dead load weight. The wall transfers horizontal wind loads that are incident upon it to the main building structure through connections at floors or columns of the building. A curtain wall is designed to resist air and water infiltration, sway induced by wind and seismic forces acting on the building, and its own dead load weight forces.

Some place need privacy or controllable level of light
Glass curtain wall have many advantages. however, it can not keep privacy and shade the light as the glass curtain wall is transparent. Therefore there must be a solution to this.


Smart glass:f smart glass allow users to control the amount of light (and thereby heat) transmission. When activated, the glass changes from transparent to translucent, partially blocking light while maintaining a clear view through the glass. Another type of smart glass can provide complete privacy when activated.

The other solution is to add a wall which is not ceiling high behind the curtain wall