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 - Scale 2  / DA Landscape + TJAD Original Design Studio Hello sick people, who is striving to achieve their goals? hope you get better.  This morning I woke up really sick, but I'm really committed to achieving the goal of this blog, therefore, I will try to do my best.  Today we will be talking about the second scale of the Yangpu riverfront renovation project, when a series of principles are applied on a bigger scale, we as architects should be able to create a variation of these principles according to a smaller scale. In today's reading, we will see how the principles were applied in a smaller section of the 45 km project.  Well nothing else to be said, let's get into the project. Today's site is 1.2 km that marks one of the endpoints of the 45km project. The main problems in this site were abandoned warehouses, factories, and docks, the lack of open space, and the old flood control system.  The principles for renovat...

Yangpu Riverfront - Scale 1  Hello allergic people, hope you're breathing well.  Today we will be talking about the first scale in the Yangpu riverfront renovation project. In architectural practice, it's important to gain the skill of navigating between different scales. so what do we mean by scale? through the design process and in order to gain a full understanding of the site, we should be able to analyze the position this project takes and will take according to the smallest element in the site like trees, to the bigger picture like the relation to its region.  well let's get into the project *** after writing the intro I had an allergy attack, therefore there will not be any visuals today, I will add them later, but I've already prepared the paragraphs so bring up your imagination while reading **** After the industrial revolution in the 18th century, most of the city's river banks were occupied by factories, warehouses, and docks. therefore the access for the...

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...