China Art Academy, new campus of Xiangshan School in China by Wang Shu

Photo by Lu Wenyu

Rancangan kampus ini merupakan sebuah awal reformasi. Karya arsitek Wang Shu (amateur architecture studio) Temanya di atur oleh budaya konstruksi dan kontinyuitas, pembuatan taman, pembangunan, diferensiasi, penggunaan kembali material bekas.

Pada kenyataannya ruang terbuka ‘courtyard’ tradisional dapat dirancang untuk mengakomodir hampir semua fungsi fungsi yang ada. Yang menjadi acuan adalah courtyard / ruang terbuka dengan tipologi bebas, yang berhubungan dengan tradisi , ruang gigantic, serta ruang fungsional dari bangunan ini. Pada chinese karaketr “y” bangunan dan alam menempati setengah dari ruang. miring memutar, dan balik terjadi di lokasi, liku bangunan dan mengubah sesuai, sehingga menentukan keseragaman dan variasi pada waktu yang sama. Ini adalah sikap yang simbolik merepresentasikan akar dari sekolah ini pada lingkungan sekitarnya. Konsep bebas ini tidak hanya tentang bentuk-bentuk arsitektural tetapi sebuah respon yang sensitive pada alam. Sebuah koleksi besar, lebih dari dua juta keeping lantai yang berbeda-beda umur dan ukurannya, yang diselamatkan dari rumah-rumah tradisional yang dihancurkan dari seluruh profinsi Zhejiang, menutupi seluruh atap kampus ini. Proyek ini terlihat sangat tajam dan kontras dibandingkan dengan kecepatan dan konstruksi masa terkini.

The design for this campus is considered as a start of a reform. The choice of themes is directed by traditional construction culture and its continuation: Garden making, construction, differentiation, material recycling and reuse. The Chinese character of “ ªÿ” [enclose] is the theme of the series, which forms the layout of “ ”™“ [create, compose, shape, form, construct].

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In fact, the simple “court” of traditional China can be made to accommodate nearly all functions. What is attempted here is a “court”-based free typology, related to both, the tradition and more importantly, the gigantic space and functional requirement of this building. In the character of “ ªÿ” building and nature occupy half of the space. As the sloping, twisting, and turning occurs on the site, the building twists and transforms accordingly, thus addresses uniformity and variation at the same time.

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This is a symbolic gesture representing the rooting of the school in the surrounding. An important aspect of the design is the “free” concept. This “free” concept is not just about its architectural forms, but its sensitive response to the nature. The structures are usually similar or identical to each other, but its variations are created by the relationship with the site.

A large collection of over two millions pieces of tiles of different ages and sizes, salvaged from the traditional houses demolished all over the province of Zhejiang, will cover the roofs of the campus architecture. In sharp contrast to the fast and mass construction concept of today, the concept seeks to embody another philosophy.

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CGZ Siteplan

Floor plan, elevation and section 1

Project location: Zhuantang Town, Hangzhou City, China
Site Area: 200 mu [one mu = 666,66 sqm]
Project size: 67.000 sqm
composed of ten buildings, including a library, a gallery, a small stadium, a workshop tower, six academic and workshop buildings, two traditional style bridges cross the river, two hillside art studio.
Architect: WANG Shu, LU Wenyu
Firm: Ye-Yu Architectural Design Studio/CAA
Firm in Cooperation: CCA/Landscape Design Company
Design Period: 3/2002 – 3/2003
Construction Period: 5/2003 – 12/2004
Structure type: Reinforced concrete frame + steel frame

ref:http://www.chinese-architects.com/en/projects/detail_thickbox/1759/plang:en-gb?iframe=true&width=850&height=99