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Similar China traditional Huizhou brick carvings that create light and shadow changes through multi-layered carvings, shaping the depth of space within a square inch; "thin architecture" uses stairs and walls to superimpose and intersperse to form a rich "relief" facade. Although there is no deliberate facade design, the free structural elements form a rich architectural expression under different lights and shadows. The independent structure of the new building transforms the space of the stairs into a "feasible and foreseeable veranda, which makes daily activities and traffic poetic, like climbing a mountain and viewing the mountains and rivers from afar.
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The west side of the laboratory building was originally a lawn, which was the remaining space of the campus that was not highly utilized, but the 4m depth provided an opportunity for construction. With this thin piece of land, the architects could abandon the usual skin-type renovation and build an ultra-thin building with a depth of 4m and a height of 19m, with an independent structure. The buildings are naturally juxtaposed on the west side of the old building. The ground floor is open and the gray space under the overhanging eaves on the first floor becomes the screen wall for the entrance of the old building.
We transformed and designed an extremely light "wind and rain eaves". Semi-permeable ETFE membrane is used as the eaves. The thickness of the membrane is only 0.25mm and its weight per square meter is 450 grams. Therefore, the structure is mainly used to withstand wind load. This gives full play to the tensile properties of the steel, and the main keel section is controlled at 30*50mm. In addition, the membrane is installed in a tensioned manner, and the secondary keel is eliminated through prestressing, which allows the size of a single membrane to reach 3m*1.5m, thus making the "wind and rain eaves" extremely light. At the same time, the stacked support windows can repel water to the maximum extent on rainy days and keep the corridors dry.
Taking advantage of the potential of "spatial ambiguity", we proposed two transformation goals: transform the originally closed stairwell with only evacuation function into the "vertical vestibule" of the auditorium, making it a ceremonial preface space. ; Together with the previously completed underground playground and two entrances and exits, it forms a cultural and sports center area with the vertical front hall as the visual focus. It is a medium space for students to stay, overlook, and communicate after class. We approach it with the mindset of “building a house” and transform “surface and decoration” into “structure and construction” to resist the “anti-design mechanism”. Maximize the potential of space through a "thin building" with an independent structure, and promote school education with a "poetic" environment. At the same time, starting from a small problem of "sheltering from wind and rain", we explore the adaptive design of new materials and structures to create more possibilities for space.
The school proposed two renovation goals based on function: firstly, transform the multi-functional room on the fourth floor into an auditorium with an artistic atmosphere, and effectively improve the user experience in terms of spatial scale, acoustics, optics, etc.; secondly, transform the supporting stairwell and add an elevator, to improve the aesthetic effect of the west facade.
"A.C.R.E Atelier" means architectural construction that is deeply rooted in local culture, relying on cross-research of architecture and sociology, following the development laws of cities and society, creating added value through design, and hoping to create a better city through construction practice. The working methods emphasize the parallelism of design and research, and the balance between social, economic and academic aspects; and participate in project planning and in-depth on-site supervision: pouring control and experience into the entire project process.
