Projects

I grew up in a rural, self-built longhouse. It is a family home that can accommodate nine people. One day I met in the house (ti jin means patio in Ningbo dialect).

Years pass, the home ages, the children grow up, and the family enters their twilight years. The number of people in the house gradually dwindled, with the elderly choosing to settle here while the younger generation saw it as a weekend residence. The patio was covered due to drainage issues.

The renovation plan finds a subtle logic of renewal in the sensibility.

Unlike traditional facilities, this innovative Apparel Exchange integrates spaces more diversely and repurposes existing buildings, aiming to cut carbon emissions across clothing production and sales stages. lt encourages public participation in a more open and communal fashion production process.

The central greenhouse serves as the core connecting multiple buildings, adaptable with vertically movable floor panels. Different heights and usage states among these panels facilitate various scenarios such as lectures, clothing exhibitions, and workshops. Vertical pipes control the garment factory's air and combine with the structural columns supporting these movable panels.

A century ago, optimism fueled proactive constructions, envisioning a great future. Today, climate change, urban fragmentation, and environmental crises prompt urgent questions about confronting these challenges.

Environmental changes instill a sense of urgency and pressure on humanity. Prompting contemplation on how to confront these challenges. In this context, the methodology of construction remains indispensable. Seriilla, situated among Syria's northwestern open museums which are known as dead cities, witnessed diverse cultural transformations during urbanization and warfare, evolving from a nomad land and quarry to a tourist attraction and even a military checkpoint. The conflicts between residents and ruins persisted until displaced individuals found refuge in these dilapidated houses a few years ago. Presently, Serjilla stands as an isolated ruin and an open resource reservoir. The ongoing struggle for control over these resources is contributing to a crisis in cultural heritage protection and escalating tensions between people and resources.

The proposal presents a manifesto for the restoration of historic monuments in the form of a building manual. In its declaration, builders will emulate the patterns of natural landscape changes, using vegetation to cover the original ruins and achieving a nuanced natural restoration. Mimicking the principles of natural material development the approach involves material cascading use and ruin mining measures This cultivated artificial landscape strives to foster a dynamic heritage, creating a self-sustaining system. The emerging ruins will offer refuge for refugees, contributing to the transformation of Seriilla's sustainable future.

The installation draws inspiration from everyday objects associated with temperature gracefully hovers on the river's surface, resembling a hot spring pool. The burner sections embodied by a radiant balloon, while the pool area features warm railings and a sprinkler. The installation employs a gradient use of heat, efficiently utilizing residual warmth. Consequently, all interfaces of the installation emanate warmth, To counteract thermal pollution in the water, a heat-insulating layer and geothermal heat pumps maintain a lower temperature in the lower interface. As the installation floats on the river it becomes a captivating warm spot for residents. This not only fuels the passion for winter swimming among locals but also injects vitality into the winter waterfront space.