365 days of Architecture

Green Hill - Scale 3 / TJAD Original Design Studio Hello survivors, hope you're feeling better.  Today I woke feeling better, mentally and physically, as you recall from the last posts I've been feeling down lately, I was feeling stressed and overwhelmed from the number of things I have to do which eventually reflected my body and got me sick. BUT I'm good now so let's continue... Today we will be talking about the third scale in the Huangpu river renovation project, here we will see how the principles that were taken on a bigger scale are translated into architectural elements such as buildings, parks, walls, landscape elements, pathways, etc..... Well let's get into the project This project is a renovation of an old tobacco factory and warehouse. The 6-story factory created a barrier that blocked visually and physically the city's residents from the river, therefore  the architect saw an opportunity to reuse the building and to reconnect it with the city befor...

Yangpu Riverfront South Section Phase II / DA Landscape + TJAD Original Design Studio Hello fearless people whose surprises thrive them, hope you're connecting the dots.  Today I approached a different method in choosing the project. I asked my little sister to scroll through Archdaily's Instagram page and choose what she thinks is beautiful. She ended up sending me a landscape project.   At first,  I thought it was easy but it ended up being a small part of a 45 km project.  and as my curious little ass can't just neglect the 45 km project, I ended up spending the day reading about the Yangpu riverfront renovation project.  In this project, we will read about how architectural projects create a bigger relationship with its surrounding and how navigation through different scales can reveal major problems that affect different aspects of the economy, tourism, environment, and social and daily life of the city's residents.  Well, Let's get into the project In...