T h e R e s e a r c h C a m p u s

ARCHDES 301 - DESIGN STUDIO 6

Future Christchurch
Atmosphere group - Camia Young
Student: Owen (Weiwei) Xing 1094002

Contents
Page No.
Page Title
Research
1 - 7
Material investigation
8 - 18
Site & program
19 - 25
Design concept
26 - 34
Design development
35 - 41
Design final
42 - 49
Details
Green house effect and Global warming
Layers and composition
Health precinct in CCDU
Master plan , circulation
Facade, site plan and interior circulation
Plan and renders
Research
Green house effect, global warming and carbon sink
Atomsphere
ATMOSPHERE
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The troposphere is the lowest layer of
Earth's atmosphere. The troposphere
starts at Earth's surface and goes up
to a height of 7 to 20 km (4 to 12
miles, or 23,000 to 65,000 feet) above
sea level. Most of the mass (about
75-80%) of the atmosphere is in the
troposphere. Almost all weather occurs
within this layer. Air is warmest at the
bottom of the troposphere near ground
level. Higher up it gets colder. Air
pressure and the density of the air are
also less at high altitudes. The layer
above the troposphere is called the
stratosphere. Nearly all of the water
vapor and dust particles in the atmo-
sphere are in the troposphere.
The stratosphere is a layer of Earth's
atmosphere. The stratosphere is the
second layer, as one moves upward
from Earth's surface, of the atmo-
sphere. The stratosphere is above the
troposphere and below the meso-
sphere. The top of the stratosphere
occurs at 50 km (31 miles) altitude.
The boundary between the strato-
sphere and the mesosphere above is
called the stratopause. The altitude of
the bottom of the stratosphere varies
with latitude and with the seasons,
occurring between about 8 and 16 km
(5 and 10 miles, or 26,000 to 53,000
feet). The bottom of the stratosphere
is around 16 km (10 miles or 53,000
feet) above Earth's surface near the
equator, around 10 km (6 miles) at
mid-latitudes, and around 8 km (5
miles) near the poles.
The thermosphere is a layer of Earth's
atmosphere. The thermosphere is
directly above the mesosphere and
below the exosphere. It extends from
about 90 km (56 miles) to between
500 and 1,000 km (311 to 621 miles)
above our planet.Temperatures climb
sharply in the lower thermosphere
(below 200 to 300 km altitude), then
level off and hold fairly steady with
increasing altitude above that height.
Solar activity strongly influences
temperature in the thermosphere. The
thermosphere is typically about 200
C (360 F) hotter in the daytime than
at night, and roughly 500 C (900 F)
hotter when the Sun is very active
than at other times.
The thermosphere is a layer of Earth's
atmosphere. The thermosphere is
directly above the mesosphere and
below the exosphere. It extends from
about 90 km (56 miles) to between
500 and 1,000 km (311 to 621 miles)
above our planet.
Temperatures climb sharply in the
lower thermosphere (below 200 to 300
km altitude), then level off and hold
fairly steady with increasing altitude
above that height. Solar activity
strongly influences temperature in the
thermosphere. The thermosphere is
typically about 200 C (360 F) hotter
in the daytime than at night, and
roughly 500 C (900 F) hotter when
the Sun is very active than at other
times.
Very high up, the Earth's atmosphere
becomes very thin. The region where
atoms and molecules escape into
space is referred to as the exosphere.
The exosphere is on top of the thermo-
sphere.
Troposphere Stratoshpere Mesosphere Thermosphere Exosphere
40km
30km
350km
100km+
Troposphere
Stratoshpere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
Exosphere
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Atmosphere layers overview
ATMOSPHERE
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The atmosphere is composed of a shell of gases that surrounds the Earth. This shell is remarkably thin, only
about several hundred kilometers thick. While this may seem large, it is extremely small when you consider it in
comparison with the size of the Earth.
The atmosphere contains many gases, but the 2 most abundant by far are Nitrogen and Oxygen. Together,
these 2 gases make up approximately 99% of the air. The chart on right hand side shows this. The chart refers
to the "Troposphere", which is the bottom layer of the atmosphere.
Only easured for ozonesondes; for other sources it is extracted from reanalyses
B-factors for O3, N2O and H2O as a function of
changing time period (panels a, c and d respec-
tively) and for O3 as a function of accumulated
data sources (panel b). The 80% level in all panels
in shown for reference.
(a) Ozone anomalies (left) and meanannual cycle (right) for data extracted from the BDBP, for altitudes between
1 km and 70 km and for the latitude zone from 40 N to 50 N. (b) same as (a), for data extracted from R&W.
White areas indicate where no values are available.
(a) Monthly mean ozone number density ( in
DU/km) at the equator and 25km from the BDBP (
red crosses with lines joining adjacent value). (b) A
comparison of the mean annual cycles calculaed
from the monthly means plotted in panel(a) where
R&W values were excluded when BDBP values
were not available to avoid any temporal biasing.
(c) The monthly mean ozone anomaly times series
calculated by subtracting the mean annual cycles
plotted in panel (b) from the time series plotted in
panel (a).
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Atmosphere layers composition
ATMOSPHERE
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Some of the greenhouse gases occur in nature like water vapor, carbon dioxide; methane and nitrous oxide, on
the other side there are exclusively human-made like gases used for aerosols.
Annual Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Christchurch
Levels of several important greenhouse gases have increased by about 25 percent since large-
scale industrialization began around 150 years ago. During the past 20 years, about three-quarters
of human-made carbon dioxide emissions were from burning fossil fuels.
Trends in Atmospheric Concentrations and Anthropogenic Emissions of Carbon Dioxide
From the trend we can clearly see he rices of CO2, thus it is important to lower the greenhouse gases.
Atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases are determined by the balance between sources
(emissions of the gas from human activities and natural systems) and sinks (the removal of the gas from
the atmosphere by conversion to a different chemical compound).
Positive effect
The greenhouse effect was made to have a positive effect, but human activities have made it a negative one.
The greenhouse effect was made to keep the Earth's average temperature (14oC or 57oF) the same. The
atmosphere has small amounts of greenhouse gases to trap heat and warm the Earth. Without this greenhouse
effect, the Earth's temperature could be as low as -18oC (-0.4oF). So the greenhouse effect assures us we
won't freeze to death.
Harmful effect
On the negative side, this Greenhouse effect slowly but steadily increases the temperature of the world! Our
Earth is getting hotter and hotter every year. Ice in the North is melting and the polar bears and other dwellers of
the cold are losing their homes quickly. The greenhouse effect WAS supposed to simply keep the Earth at the
same temperature. But carbon dioxide (CO2) levels and other greenhouse gases are increasing in the ozone
layer and trap more heat because we have invented the car, burned fossil fuels in factories, burned wood as
campfires, and cut down the forests. As we continue to release these gases, the Earth will rapidly get hotter.
The change of global temperature and strength of it can be positive and negative influence. However people are
more attentive to the negative side. The global warming causing by the greenhouse effect to the nature eco-
system has causing influences such as unusual temperature, surface of sea level rises, ice-age melt, lake and
river that late frost and melt early as well as some numbers of plant and animal are decreasing.
EARTH
6% scattered from
atomsphere
19% absorbed by atmosphere
atmosphere and clouds
4% reflected
by surface
51% absorbed
by Earth
20% scattered
and reflected
by clouds
CO2, CH4, NO3, etc.
21.3%
16.8%
14.0%
12.5%
11.3% 10.3%
10.0%
3.4%
Industrial processes
Power Station
Transportation fuels
Agricultural byproducts
Fossil fuel retrieval,processing
and distribution
Residential, commercial
and other sources
Land use and biomass burning
Waste disposal
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Green house effect
Global warming is the rise in the average temperature of Earths atmosphere and oceans since the
late 19th century, and its projected continuation. Since the early 20th century, Earths mean surface tem-
perature has increased by about 0.8 C (1.4 F), with about two-thirds of the increase occurring since 1980.
Warming of the climate system is unequivocal, and scientists are more than 90% certain that it is primarily
caused by increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases produced by human activities such as defor-
estation and the burning of fossil fuels.These fndings are recognized by the national science academies of
all major industrialized nations.
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ATMOSPHERE
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Green house
gases
Green house
effect
CO2
GLOBAL WARMING
Scince of Global warming
Impact of Global warming
Prediction Warming
Economic Depressed
Worse than
War
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Global warming one
ATMOSPHERE
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Buy local
food
Use less
Home
GLOBAL WARMING
Solutions of Global warming - Doing something
Switch to
greenpower
Less travel
Be a
catalyst
Have an
energy audit
Eat less
meat
Plant trees
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Global warming two
ATMOSPHERE
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ATMOSPHERE
CARBON SINK
A carbon sink is a natural or artificial reservoir that accumulates and stores some carbon-containing
chemical compound for an indefinite period. The process by which carbon sinks remove carbon dioxide
(CO2) from the atmosphere is known as carbon sequestration. Public awareness of the significance of
CO2 sinks has grown since passage of the Kyoto Protocol, which promotes their use as a form of
carbon offset.
The main natural sinks are:
Absorption of carbon dioxide by the oceans via physicochemical and biological
processes
Photosynthesis by terrestrial plants
Natural sinks are typically much larger than artificial sinks. The main artificial sinks are:
Landfills
Carbon capture and storage proposals
Carbon sources include:
Fossil fuels
Farmland; there are proposals for improvements in farming practices to
reverse this.
Diagram illustrating a simplified version of the carbon cycle.
Part of understanding how the climate is likely to change in future is understanding how some reservoirs
which are currently absorbing carbon (carbon sinks) might stop absorbing carbon in future.
As result of harmful effect of carbon dioxide, Carbon sinks are the most effective way for New Zealand-
ers to extract carbon from the atmosphere. They allow you to have the benefit, use and control of your
initiative without relying solely on the government to save us.
Natural ways of eliminates carbon dioxides
Ocean
One way to increase the carbon sequestration
efficiency of the oceans is to add micrometre-sized
iron particles in the form of either hematite (iron
oxide) or melanterite (iron sulfate) to certain regions
of the ocean. This has the effect of stimulating
growth of plankton. Iron is an important nutrient for
phytoplankton, usually made available via upwelling
along the continental shelves, inflows from rivers and
streams, as well as deposition of dust suspended in
the atmosphere. Natural sources of ocean iron have
been declining in recent decades, contributing to an
overall decline in ocean productivity. Yet in the
presence of iron nutrients plankton populations
quickly grow, or 'bloom', expanding the base of
biomass productivity throughout the region and
removing significant quantities of CO2 from the
atmosphere via photosynthesis.
Pei Wang Owen Xing Nan Wu
Soils & Forest
Since the 1850s, a large proportion of the world's grasslands
have been tilled and converted to croplands, allowing the rapid
oxidation of large quantities of soil organic carbon.
Methods that significantly enhance carbon sequestration in soil
include no-till farming, residue mulching, cover cropping, and
crop rotation, all of which are more widely used in organic
farming than in conventional farming.[35][36] Because only 5%
of US farmland currently uses no-till and residue mulching,
there is a large potential for carbon sequestration.[37] Conver-
sion to pastureland, particularly with good management of
grazing, can sequester even more carbon in the soil.

So in order to reduce carbon dioxide is to growing forests a
mature tropical forest, at first glance, would seem to be a huge
sink for carbon dioxide. After all, the rate of photosynthesis is
huge.
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Carbon sink
Material Investigation
Layers & Composition
ATMOSPHERE
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Exploring possibilities 1
Troposphere Stratoshpere Mesosphere Thermosphere Exosphere
Layers of Atmosphere
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Material investigation
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2x intersection
1 x 2
1 x 3
1 x 4
1 x 5
2x 3
2 x 4
2 x 5
3 x 4
3 x 5 4 x 5
1 2
3
4
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Exploring possibilities 1
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Material investigation
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1 x 2 x 3 1 x 3 x 4 1 x 4 x 5 1 x 3 x 5
2 x 3 x 4 2 x 4 x 5 2 x 3 x 5
3 x 4 x 5
1 x 2 x 4 1 x 2 x 5
1 x 2 x 3 x 4 1 x 2 x 4 x 5 1 x 3 x 4 x 5 2 x 3 x 4 x 5
3x intersection
4x intersection
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Material investigation
ATMOSPHERE
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Exploring possibilities 2
Troposphere
Stratoshpere
Mesosphere
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Material investigation
ATMOSPHERE
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Exploring possibilities 2
Thermosphere
Exosphere
Overlay
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Material investigation
ATMOSPHERE
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Lines -> Shapes -> Forms
Shape formation
Merging
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Material investigation
ATMOSPHERE
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300
250
200
800
700
600
500
400
300
4000 3500 3000 2500 2000 1500 1000 500 0
4
2
0
-2
-4
-6
-8
Years Before Present
CO2(ppm)
CH4(ppb)
T(C)
CO2(ppm)
CH4(ppb)
Temperature(C)
Relationship between CO2, CH4 and Earth temperature
CO2 and CH4 proportional to Earh temperature
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Material investigation
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CO2 and CH4 proportional to Earh temperature
Form Generation
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Material investigation
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Form Generation
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Material investigation
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CO2 and CH4 proportional to Earh temperature
Data transfer
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Material investigation
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Form Generation
Instead of a shape, it can be a master plan of a site, taking this concept to merging the
site with my future designs.
Form Generation -> Planning
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Material investigation
Site &
Health precinct Innovation in CCDU
Program
ATMOSPHERE
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Canterbury region
Christchurch
Canterbury statistics
Population
521,832 people usually live in the Canterbury Region of which 348,435 (67%) live in Christchurch.
Canterbury is the second largest consisting of 13.0% of the countrys entire 4,027,947 population.
About 6.5 percent of New Zealand's Maori population live in the Canterbury region.
The median age is 37.6 years compared to median age for New Zealand at 35.9 years.
Climate
Mean daily maximum temperature: Jan 22.5 C, July 11.3 C
Mean Daily minimum: Jan 12.2C, July 1.9C
Average of 85 rain days per year
Average annual rainfall: 648 mm
Christchurch statistic
Population
Before Earthquake, the population of Christchurch was 348,400.
After Earthquake, Christchurch city's resident population decreased
by 8,900 people (2.4 percent).This was due to a net migration loss
(more departures than arrivals) of 10,600 people, partly offset by a
natural increase (more births than deaths) of 1,700 people.
Climate
The average temperature in Christchurch, New Zealand is 11.6 C (53 F).
The range of average monthly temperatures is 11.5 C.
The warmest average max/ high temperature is 22 C (72 F) in January.
The coolest average min/ low temperature is 1 C (34 F) in July.
New Zealand temperature projections to the 2030s
< 4.00
3.00 - 4.00
2.00 - 3.00
1.00 - 2.00
0.50 - 1.00
0.25 - 0.50
0.00 - 0.25
> 0.00
Highest Lowest
Until 2030 in Christchurch area, The left map
is based on the highest projection of global
warming of a 3.6C increase in christchurch.
The right map is based on the lowest Inter-
governmental Panel on Climate Change
(IPCC) projection of a 0.6C global increase.
Climate variable Type of change Region/seasonal variation
Mean temperature Increase of 1.5 - 2.0 C Warmer in winter
Warmer in the east and north
Temperature extremes Fewer frosts
More high-temperature episodes
Mean rainfall Varies around country Increase in the south and west
Decrease in the north and east
decrease in spring in the north
and east of North island
Snow Snow cover decrease
Snowline length
Major predicted changes in New Zealands climate by the 2030s.
Glaciers Reduction in ice volume and
glacier length
Wind
Sea level
Increase in westerly windflow
9 - 88 cm rise
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Site & program
ATMOSPHERE
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Christchurch City Central: Business, Mixed Use Zones and Other zones
Christchurch City Central: Function Specified
Christchurch City Central: Restricted Height
Central city multi function zone
Central city Business zone & business related zone
Central city exclusive
Living & Residential zone
Educational & Cultural zone
Business related zone
Open space zone
Conservation zone
Hospital zone
28m height restriction
17m height restriction
Site: under 15 (innovation precinct), on the right side of F
(CPIT campus) on the new recovery Plan of Christchurch
- on the right central of Christchurch
- Transportation - between outer core streets and distributor roads
- Located on the intersect of academic research and educational
zone and business related zone
- Next to the city green belt
- Restricted height of 17 metre
Site 1
Site 2
Site: In 11 (Health Precinct), next to the Hospital zone
- on the left central of Christchurch
- Transportation - between outer core streets and distributor roads
- Located Health precinct, space for Knowledge campus and
research campus
- Knowledge campus providing clinical educaiotn and trianing
- Research campus providing public and private research activities
- On the new city green belt
- Restricted height of 17 metre
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Site & program
ATMOSPHERE
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Site 1
Christchurch
School of music
New green
belt of the city
New Zealand Boardcasting
school & others
Service & Storage
Market & Shops
Christchurch polytechinc
institute of technology
Encouraging collaboration between innovative businesses improving productivity
for Christchurch and New Zealand.
The successful way forward for Canterbury is to rely on strong partnerships and a highly skilled workforce, led by innovative thinkers and collaborators. Internationally, innovation parks and research
and development precincts are an intrinsic part of central and local government strategies for city business development.



Innovation Precinct (15) & CPIT campus (F)
The innovation precinct could be expanded beyond the area that is indicated on the map, depending on demand from innovative businesses and research organisations. The innovation precinct also
encompasses the Enterprise Precinct and Innovation Campus (EPIC) temporary site, known as the EPIC Sanctuary. This is a private sector initiative to bring displaced innovative businesses together in
the city centre.
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Site & program
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Site 2
Allied health partnerships between industry and clinicians
Medi-hotels where patients and families can stay while receiving
outpatient or specialist care
A knowledge campus providing clinical education and training
A research campus public and private research activities
Private and public services delivering health care in and near the
new ambulatory care hub Health Precinct Concept
Proposed Hospital Extension
Medi-Hotel
Private/Public Health
Knowledge Campus
Outpatients
Research Campus
Existing Hospital
The Health Precinct is an inspirational project in which private research and professional partners, educational and medi-
hotel facilities will be within walking distance of the main hospital site. It will also form a world-class facility for learning and
teaching in medicine located at the western end of the south Frame, the precinct will be well connected to the Metro Sports
Facility and the Core.
A world-class hub for health education, research and innovation could be established
next to the existing Christchurch Hospital
The Health Precinct (11)
Photos of existing hospital
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Site & program
ATMOSPHERE
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Private/Public Health
Knowledge Campus
Research Campus
18%
31%
40%
11%
Site 2 - Analysis
Providing clinic education and traning
Public and private research activities
- Global meeting on global interested topics (global warming, forum for
green economy benefit: effectively promote urban development, improving
visibility to the world (eg. Boao forum for Asia, Boao was a unknown city
on Hainan island in China)
- Record emission composition (the effect on environment and atomsphere)
-Test equipment and Laboratory
- Office etc...
Possible options
- provide everyday knowledge on health & carbon emission to public
- Research on the topic (reducing carbon emission, ways to reduce the
effect of Global warming)
- Practice in Christchurch
- Promotion to the world
- Achievement progress exhibition hall
- History on the topic
Possible options
Knowledge Campus
Usage Proportion
approx 45200 sqm
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Site & program
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Programme research 1
The ZVE (Centre for Virtual Engineering) of the Fraunhofer Institute of Industrial engineering is located on their
research campus in Stuttgart Vaihingen. The building houses a research centre for the investigation into the
development of products in a short time frame, focusing on scientific investigation related to the outcome created by
various multidisciplinary workflows. The design incorporates an open, technically innovative structure, whilst also
adhering to the existing branding strategy of the Fraunhofer Institute. The building was built this year in 2012.
Programme research 2
The interior program includes 70 interactive exhibitions, workshops and the most advanced planetarium in Northern
Europe. Long-term plans to include the community will be addressed by annually offering over 40,000 students of the
area a free trip to visit the venue. In addition, the students will be transported in hybrid busses in order to emphasize
the science centres sustainable focus.
The Inspiria Science Centre is designed by aart architects as one of the most advanced science centres in Northern
Europe and is part of a long-term plan to make knowledge the most important asset of the stfold Region in Norway.
This ambitious plan is reflected in the architectural aspiration, as the trifold form is designed as a communications
platform merging the environment, energy and health.
Total area of 5,782 sqm
+
Public space 31% Private space 69%
Private space
Test Equipment 18% Office & meeting room 45% Laboratories 29% Storage etc 8%
Public space
Halls & paths 50% Exhibition 39% Receiption 11%
Similar research centre
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Public space 59% Private space 41%
Private space
Laboratories 25% Other 10%
Public space
Similar Knowledge research centre
Halls 16% Exhibition & space for public 52% Receiption & others 11%
Office 20% Working Space 45%
Total area of 6500 sqm
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Public space 40%
Private space 60%
Test Equipment
Working space
Office
meeting room
Laboratories
Machinical
Halls & paths 28%
Exhibition
Public interact 64%
Other
Approx land area 4700 sqm
Program: Knowledge & Research Campus
Space for the following
- provide everyday knowledge on carbon emission to public
- Public interactive area
- Achievement progress exhibition hall
- History on the topic
- Research on the topic (reducing carbon emission, ways to reduce the
effect of Global warming)
- Practice in Christchurch
- Promotion to the world
- Global meeting on global interested topics (global warming, forum for
green economy benefit: effectively promote urban development,
improving visibility to the world (eg. Boao forum for Asia, Boao was a
unknown city on Hainan island in China)
- Emission composition, how to reduce it
-Test equipment and Laboratory
- Office etc...
Others 8%
32%
34%
11%
23%
Program Proportion Program Location
knowledge & Research campus
providing clinical education and training, public and privateresearch activities
- Will be a place learning and teaching, providing Christchurch with world-class health facilities
in a central location.
- Will be constructed next to the existing Christchurch Hospital.
- will be developed in partnership between CDHB, Ministry of Health, Christchurch City Council,
CERA and the private sector.
- Part of approx 42500 sqm health precinct plan
- Temperory location (not confirmed) within the precinct
- Form yet to be designed
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Site & program
Design
Master plan & Circulation
Concept
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Concept of Master Plan for Health Precinct
Heath Precinct
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Design concept
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Existing Hospital
Sport Facilities
Residential & Mix
City Frame
Cricket Court
City Central & Business
Hospital Related
Sport Related
Residential & Mix Related
Frame Maintaince Related
Field Related
Business Related
Lost
Circulation in both direction
Finalised Master Plan
Circulation in Health Precinct
Master Plan Based on Circulation
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Design concept
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18%
31%
40%
11%
Usage Proportion
approx 45200 sqm
Proportion From Goverment
Recovery Plan
20%
30%
40%
10%
Usage Proportion
approx 83600 sqm
Proportion From New Master Plan for
Ceoncept Design
Research &
Knowledge Campus
Sunshine Spa Medi-Hotel
Tree Farm &
Scattered Housing
Design Envelop with program arrangment
New site plan with same proportion
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Internal Circulation
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Public space 40%
Private space 60%
Test Equipment
Working space
Office
meeting room
Laboratories
Machinical
Halls & paths 28%
Exhibition
Public interact 64%
Other
Others 8%
32%
34%
23%
Program Proportion
11%
Campus related
Hospital Related
Business Related
Local Residential Related
Visitor Related
Other
Private space
Public space
Approx land area 4200 sqm
Ground Floor
First Floor
Second Floor
Double Height
Overall Circulation
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Design concept
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Ground Floor
First Floor
Second Floor
Double Height
First direction of Design concept
Refer to the overall circulation to extend
the height of the construction, develop it
the same way as the master Plan, the
circulation determines the interior
arragement and the exterior shape.
Second direction of Design concept
Layers, circulation horizontally & vertically, in
between levels, forming a loop.
Inital form of Second concept
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Design concept
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Digital Modelling concept
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Design concept
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Exterior material research
the concrete shuttering stencils can be
reused and, therefore, are repositioned a
number of times. The bigger the stencil, the
heavier its weight (and the greater the
amount of labour needed to move it). For
large motifs, several stencils can be
positioned together.
photo-concrete surfaces using a vector- programme
technique, a computer- aided process, which transfers
image data onto plates by means of milling. Such a
model serves as template for the creation of an elastic
stencil, the actual mould of the photo-concrete object.
The elasticity of these stencils allow them to be
removed much more easily from complex forms. The
stencil and concrete can be thought of in terms of dough
in a baking tin. After baking, or in this case hardening,
you musn't leave any material in the form.
The glass provides a high level of light transmission while
at the same time offering excellent heat insulation and
glare protection, which ensures that the works of art are
not affected by UV radiation. The inlay is offered under
the Kapipane brand and is supplied by the firm of Okalux.
Strand by strand, layer by layer, colors are
woven together to create a rich textile of
Tapestry glass. Vibrant bands of colors
illuminate your space with an everlasting
energy, ideal as partitions or for spaces that
need privacy without blocking natural light.
Tapestry
Concrete in Architecture
Translucent insulated glass
Tile Features: Immaculately designed and manufactured
in Australia to create an unsurpassed metal tile finish.
Punched from an individual sheet of 1.6mm solid, high
quality stainless steel. No backing mesh, plastic inserts
or metal look-alike 'metallic' coatings. ALLOY stainless
steel tiles wont dent, crack or de-laminate. Careful
design and superior manufacturing ensures a fine
1.3mm grout line that won't overwhelm the tile. Face
mounted for better protection of the stainless steel tile
face during installation.
Penny Stainless Steel Tile
Banker Wire
"Wire mesh is a way to control the percentage of open area, the texture and the aspect ratio of a signs
design, says Harrison Horan, Vice President of Banker Wire. We offer an infinite number of textures,
allowing for looks that range from very opaque to more open and light. The different weaves provide
different patterns, enabling designers to put heavy emphasis on the vertical or the horizontal, depending
on their project goals.
Lumisty first drew widespread attention when it was
used on the windows of Pleats Please, Issey Miyake's
clothing boutique in SoHo. Since then many of the
worlds top designers and architects have opted to put
the film at the service of their own rich imaginations,
and the results have been stunning. Lumistys
applications range from museums, hotels, banks,
restaurants, and bars, to storefronts, conference
rooms, trade show exhibit
Lumisty
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ATMOSPHERE
Owen(Weiwei) XinG
Decolite decorative filmsimulates the beautiful effect of
etched glass when applied to existing glass or plastic
surfaces. Each of our wide range of classical and
contemporary patterns is designed to enhance the
aesthetic quality of interior settings. They increase
privacy and cut glare without significant reduction of
light. They make environments safer by holding
shattered glass together, and by improving the visibility
of glass doors and partitions. They protect the life of
furnishings and fabrics by screening up to 98% of the
suns damaging ultraviolet rays.
Decolite
Blend classic and modern, fabric and translucent
looks. New bold hues and golden patterns play
well with other Armstrong finishes. And match Dot
to dot. Stripe to stripe. Pattern to pattern. Explore,
innovate, play. To complete your vision, youll find
coordinating solid colors that can be used with our
unique Graphix patterns and color cross-over
potential within our Infusions Lay-in and Partitions
lines.
INFUSIONS Accent Canopies
Easy to work with and install, Tectum panels and
systems are cost effective and require little
maintenance. They are available in natural, white
or custom-painted finishes, and are
field-paintable up to six times.Tectum products
are cementitious wood fiber acoustical panels
composed of aspen wood fibers. In addition, all
Tectum products are "green" because they are
manufactured using only renewable wood and
other sustainable raw materials.
Acoustic Panels
Innovative Structural Glass - Cladding Structures
Innovative Structural Glass specializes in integrating
glass facades on a multitude of boundary structures.
This technology can be adapted to existing
construction as well as new construction. We can
engineer attachments to steel, decorative metal
structures, concrete, masonry and wood
Cladding Structures
Exploiting the potential for enhanced dimensionality in
glass, the product is produced in rectangular, square,
and circular shapes and allows dimensional viewing
from both sides.Convex Glass can be produced in
many single-layered panels and can be safety
tempered as well. It is available in clear and low-iron
glass. Cast textures and privacy coatings are also
available. For projects that require laminating, Nathan
Allan has developed a new method of casting panels
that enables resin laminating to be successfully
applied.
Convex Glass
Makustik is an absorbent, transparent acoustic
material. This honeycomb element is an acoustic
response to the modern office environments
needs.Highly absorbent, transparent honeycomb
elements can be used without loss of sunlight as
ceiling Lamps, screens / dividers, shielding in
jobs, baffle to prevent the propagation of sound or
absorption elements for windows.
Makustik
Interior material research
Fused Metal is Forms+Surfaces exclusive line of
colored stainless steel. We use vapor deposition
technology to fuse titaniumalloys at the molecular
level to stainless steel substrates. Fused Metal
provides the durability and low maintenance of
stainless steel with a range of rich color options
that includes Fused Bronze, Fused Graphite,
Fused Nickel Silver and Fused White Gold.
Fused Metal
Flotex Flocked Flooring
Flotex combines the practicality of a resilient
flooring with the slip resistant and acoustic
properties usually associated with textiles. Being
completely waterproof, Flotex is also the only truly
washable textile floor covering. Flotex offers a
warm, comfortable, hygienic floor covering that is
suitable for any commercial specification.
Thanks to the highly effective anti-microbial
treatment Sanitized, Flotex offers constant
protection against bacteria, including MRSA,
E-coli and the development of dust mites.
Creating a surface like
the atmosphere
Exterior layers
Underneath
Most of the exterior facade
Windows for
provide spce
Windows for
public spce
Exterior material Location
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Design concept
ATMOSPHERE
Owen(Weiwei) XinG
Double Height
Ground Floor
First Floor
Second Floor
Double Height
Test Equipment
Working space
Office
meeting room
Laboratories
Machinical
Halls & paths
Exhibition
Public interact
Other Public
Other Private
Ground Floor
First Floor
Second Floor
Program Organization
Massing & organization program
Following my formal investigation using the same
concept that I used the new master plan,
circulation determines the exterior and interior
arrangment.
Giving layers to each level of plan, ground floor
with more complex arrangment, it simpilifies with
first and second floor.
In our atmosphere, theres layers after layers of
compositions with smooth flows, linking my
concept with this nature. Smooth the edges,
surrounding each other, relate these factor back to
the initial idea of atmosphere.
Program organise refer to program research
ealier, program sizes are proportional to the
existing same type of structure.
Approximately 60% private space & 40% Public.
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Design concept
Design
Facade, plan & Interior circulation
Development
ATMOSPHERE
Owen(Weiwei) XinG
Part 1 - Public Part 3 - Private Part 2 - Mix used
Exhibition
Cafe
Stairs
Other
Office
Meeting space
Fitness
Data space
Stairs, other
Lecture room
Laboratories
Other
Overall
Second floor
Ground floor
First floor
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Design development
ATMOSPHERE
Owen(Weiwei) XinG
Part 1 Part 3
Public Area Mix use Area Private Area
Front View
Back View
Top View
Campus related
Hospital Related
Business Related
Visitor Related
Other
Part 2
Circulation
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Design concept
ATMOSPHERE
Owen(Weiwei) XinG
Part 1 & part 2
All parts Part 2 & part 3
Front View
Back View
Top View
Campus related
Hospital Related
Business Related
Visitor Related
Other
Circulation
Public & mix Area Private & mix Area Public & Private
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Design concept
ATMOSPHERE
Owen(Weiwei) XinG
South Elevation
3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12
1 2
13 14 15
Underground carpark
Public Entrance Private Entrance
Ground Floor
First Level
Second Level
Roof
Banker Wire
3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12
Public Entrance
Private Entrance
1 2
13 14 15
Underground carpark
Ground Floor
First Level
Second Level
Roof
Banker Wire
SCALE 1 : 500
North Elevation
SCALE 1 : 500
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Design concept
ATMOSPHERE
Owen(Weiwei) XinG
Research Campus
Sunshine Spa Medi-Hotel
Green house
Scattered housing & Tree farm
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The Health Precinct in Christchurch
Tree Farm & Scattered Housing
Sunshine Spa hotel
New Master Plan The Research Campus
Tuam St
Saint Asaph St
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Atmosphere Group - Data analysis
Taking the layered Form of Atmosphere in to my design
Following my formal investigation using the same concept that I used in
the new master plan, circulation determines the exterior and interior
arrangment.
Giving layers to each level of plan, ground floor with more complex
arrangment, it simpilifies with first and second floor.
In our atmosphere, theres layers after layers of compositions with smooth
flows, linking my concept with this nature. Smooth the edges, surrounding
each other, relate these factor back to the initial idea of atmosphere.
Program organise refer to program research ealier, program sizes are
proportional to the existing same type of structure.
Approximately 60% private space & 40% Public
Space for the following
- provide everyday knowledge on carbon emission to public
- Public interactive area
- Achievement progress exhibition hall
- History on the topic
- Research on the topic (reducing carbon emission, ways to reduce the
effect of Global warming)
- Practice in Christchurch
- Promotion to the world
- Global meeting on global interested topics (global warming, forum for
green economy benefit: effectively promote urban development, improv-
ing visibility to the world (eg. Boao forum for Asia, Boao was a unknown
city on Hainan island in China)
- Emission composition, how to reduce it
-Test equipment and Laboratory
- Office etc...
Program: Knowledge & Research Campus
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Design concept
ATMOSPHERE
Owen(Weiwei) XinG
Physical model
shot one shot two shot three
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Design concept
ATMOSPHERE
Owen(Weiwei) XinG
Model & Facade development
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Design concept
Design
Plan, Renders FINAL
ATMOSPHERE
Owen(Weiwei) XinG
Underground Car Park Plan
3 4 5 6 7 8
9
10
11
12
A
B
C
D
E
F
Z
Y
Z
Y
Entrance
Elevator 1
Elevator 2
Stairs
Lecture Room
Electricity
Room
Section Z-Z
Section Y-Y
E 2 South Elevation
E 1 North Elevation
SCALE 1 : 300
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Final plan
ATMOSPHERE
Owen(Weiwei) XinG
Ground Floor Plan
Laboratory 1
3 4 5 6 7 8
9
10
11
12
A
B
C
D
E
F
Z
Y
Z
Y
Entrance
Elevator 1
Elevator 2
Stairs
Lecture Room
Section Z-Z
Section Y-Y
1 2
13
14
15
Stairs
Public Entrance
Public Entrance
Private Entrance
Exhibition Space
Reception Security Toliet
Toliet
Laboratory 3 Laboratory 2
E 2 South Elevation
E 1 North Elevation
SCALE 1 : 300
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Final plan
ATMOSPHERE
Owen(Weiwei) XinG
First Floor Plan
3 4 5 6 7 8
9
10
11
12
A
B
C
D
E
F
Z
Y
Z
Y
Elevator 2
Section Z-Z
Section Y-Y
1 2
13
Stairs
Public Data
Offce 1
Offce 2
Offce 3
Offce 4
Offce 5 Offce 6 Offce 7
Offce 8
Cafe
Double Height
Fitness
E 2 South Elevation
E 1 North Elevation
SCALE 1 : 300
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Final plan
ATMOSPHERE
Owen(Weiwei) XinG
Second Floor Plan
3 4 5 6 7 8
9
10
11
12
A
B
C
D
E
Z
Y
Z
Y
Elevator 2
Section Z-Z
Section Y-Y
13
Stairs
Exhibition Space
Meeting Room
Laboratory 4
Toliet
E 2 South Elevation
E 1 North Elevation
SCALE 1 : 300
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Final plan
ATMOSPHERE
Owen(Weiwei) XinG
Section Z- Z
3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12
1 2
13 14 15
Elevator 1
Stairs
Underground carpark
Laboratory 1
Elevator 2
Public Entrance
Private Entrance
Reception Security
Toliet Laboratory 2
Public Data Offce 2
Offce 3 Offce 4 Offce 5
Offce 6
Offce 7 Offce 8
Cafe
Fitness
Exhibition Space
Meeting Room
Laboratory 4
Ground Floor
First Level
Second Level
Roof
Toliet
3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12
Elevator 2 Stairs
Elevator 2
Stairs
Lecture Room Public Entrance Private Entrance
Exhibition Space Reception Security
Toliet
Laboratory 2
Public Data
Offce 1 Offce 2
Offce 3 Offce 6 Offce 8
Cafe Fitness
Exhibition Space Meeting Room
Laboratory 4
1 2
13 14 15
Underground carpark
Ground Floor
First Level
Second Level
Roof
Stairs
Offce 4
SCALE 1 : 500
Section Y - Y
SCALE 1 : 500
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Final section
ATMOSPHERE
Owen(Weiwei) XinG
LOOKING AT SUN SPA HOTEL FROM OFFICE
MIXED USED OFFICE AREA PUBLIC EXHIBITION SPACE
Looking down from stairs
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Final interior
ATMOSPHERE
Owen(Weiwei) XinG
RESEARCH CAMPUS EXTERIOR ONE
Research campus with sun spa hotel at the bckground
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Final exterior
ATMOSPHERE
Owen(Weiwei) XinG
RESEARCH CAMPUS EXTERIOR TWO
Looking at the research campus from outpatient
NORTH ELEVATION SOUTH ELEVATION
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Final exterior