Textual content description offered by the architects. The Jianshi Station and the Tingyun Station are situated on the south financial institution of the Qiantang River, on the north aspect of Wentao Street and on the northeast aspect of Fuxing Bridge. It’s a part of the 12-kilometer waterfront public area renovation challenge within the Binjiang District of Hangzhou, undertaken by the Unique Design Studio of TJAD. The Jianshi Station was renovated from the Vacation Backyard restaurant. Primarily based on the investigation of the location, we discovered that the roof truss and the facade of the constructing had been dilapidated, and structural columns coated with stone appeared so thick. On the north aspect of the location situated a backyard with overgrown vegetation that hid the rockery and even the principle constructing. Once we reached the highest of the constructing, there was a large view round us, and we needed to share this distinctive perspective with extra folks.
We reserved the primary and semi-underground tales of the unique constructing and used the unique concrete body and shear partitions of the constructing to withstand the aspect thrust. The above-ground a part of the columns was reduce out and changed with spindle metal construction columns. The ball hinge joints had been utilized on the backside of the columns to additional cut back the part dimension of the construction. Lastly, the unique roof was changed. The T-shaped metal shaped the brand new roof construction, we additionally positioned some small metal pipes between the metal beams to make sure structural stability. Panorama platforms had been added to completely different elevations of the constructing to offer a multi-hierarchical view of the panorama.
To point out the lightness of the brand new bridge and the historical past of the location, we used texture coating to exchange the unique stone floor on the wall. We selected the polished aluminum plates for the brand new addition, hoping to mirror the modifications of the 4 seasons. On the identical time, we cleared the weeds and added a sequence of viewing platforms. Lastly, they reserved progress area for vegetation and reserved the rockery, to make them built-in with the platforms.
Low Carbon Bridge – The Low Carbon Bridge is situated in the midst of the unreal lake on the south aspect of Jianshi Station. The floor stone was partially broken and out of favor, and the steep stairs may trigger questions of safety. To enhance consolation and security, we made the next modifications: The unique bridge was reserved, however we lengthened it with extra construction to make it stretched and the steps gentler, And we used the polished aluminum plates to realize “Chinese language conventional mortise and tenon construction”. Lastly, we planted flowers within the bins, and organized evening lights on the inserted plates. So we achieved the uniformity of operate and kind, expressing a contemporary Jiangnan attribute on the facade.
The Tingyun Station – The Tingyun Station was reconstructed from Rongzhai, which consisted of two components: the double-height area on the west aspect and the panorama constructing on the east aspect. Nonetheless, as a result of terrain, the inside area was comparatively personal. There was additionally an absence of seating area on the steps. On this renovation, we hope to improve the architectural picture and on the identical time present a various and cozy place for the general public.
To reinforce the publicity and luxury, we expanded the west courtyard area and positioned a brand new roof to create a semi-outdoor exercise area to draw pedestrians. Within the east half, whereas reserving the principle construction, the panorama steps and a part of the ground slabs had been eliminated to kind a lighting courtyard. This measure not solely solved the issue of indoor lighting but in addition introduced completely different courtyards. Hooked up to the reserving partitions, the steel constructions had been used to realize the sunshine building impact.
