Coco 白玉轩

Ba (Hons) Interior & Environment Design - 2019 Cohort

My Design Philosophy

First of all, I want to say that when I first came into contact with my major in environmental design, I was in a very ignorant state, and I didn't know the way at all. Therefore, I am terrified and timid when doing projects. But after studying and honing from sophomore, junior to senior, I gradually found my feeling. I think the passion that can keep me going is that when I finish a project, the project solves the problems of the crowd and brings the users a happy and comfortable feeling. This is my passion.

Honours Project - Community Integration

Project Brief

Trajectory in life

  • Design approach - streamlined

  • Design Balance - Publicity, privacy

  • Design Focus - Space trajectory display

  • Display of Curves in Spatial Layout

  • Design limitations - compact

Idea Generation & Design Process

Trajectory

Inspiration

Layout

Sketching

Trajectory

Inspiration

Layout

Sketching

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The concept of the project is trajectory

The concept of the project is trajectory. The concept comes from the gears in the clock. Through the experiments on gears, various conclusions are drawn. The uneven outline of gears makes the gear structure very solid, so I understand a truth. We should operate according to the trajectory, have a correct trajectory, have our own life trajectory and have a good concept of life time. This is the origin of my design concept. I want to give people a sense of experience through the reconstruction of the selected exterior buildings.

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The design comes from the gears

The design comes from the gears derived from the selected items and the theoretical traces obtained. Traces can be represented by lines, curves or straight lines, the curves are softer, and the gears are concave and convex in circular form. If the circles are arbitrarily cut in the original buildings, new shapes and new lines will be obtained.

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Design of my internal space layout.

This is the design of my internal space layout. The interior space design is inspired by the movement of the watch. The movement consists of multiple gears and other parts. Only by combining them can they work together, which is what I want to express.

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Sketching

This is the final architectural sketch.

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Final Design Scheme

Trajectory in life

The external structure of my website consists of the original building materials and newly added curved glass. Glass can play a better role in lighting the interior of the building, and the use of arc is also in line with the overall concept of the project. My building has two floors, one is the communication space for people to communicate, and the other is the reading space for people to read. Through the separation of static and dynamic, it can give users a better space experience.

Final Design Proposal

My building mainly provides public space for reading and communication for the surrounding people. Its purpose is to promote the sustainable development of the site and to increase or decrease the communication between different people.

General Views

On the basis of not changing the original building, we will transform part of the reading space on the second floor into a semi-open structure, so that the original architectural form will not be too monotonous and have new innovations.

Context, Site analysis, Design Narratives and Concept

Get to know the thorough design development from the stages listed below.

Community Project - Participant’s Installation

Design Narrative

My inspiration comes from my object. My object is a clock, and it is composed of gears that can work. From the concave-convex shape of the gear, I derived my concept, which is "trajectory." Drawing lines represents the trajectory, as it can be represented by lines. Since my space is intended to be an interactive reading space, books are essential. I aim to combine elements of books and lines to create an interactive device that allows people to experience the entire space. I want people to step on books, forming different lines. I will decorate the square pedal device in the shape of a book and install it to connect with a screen. This will enable people to display various square devices with different lines when pedaling. Each person will obtain different lines and experience different feelings. This also forms a "track" for creating different lines. When people step on the equipment, they are also forming a trajectory, and all actions and outcomes can be traced.

Honours Project - Site Research and Representation

Part I: Research and Analysis

The site I have chosen is the train ticket office, which is located in Jiefang Square, Qiaoxi District, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province. The building was established in 1987. This zone is the economic centre of Shijiazhuang, surrounded by financial business districts, office buildings, shopping malls, and historical and cultural buildings. The ticket office is a square building, 45 meters long and 20 meters wide. Next to it is the Jiefang Square Railway Station, which has been out of use now, and the government plans to turn the railway station into a railway museum.

Part II: Site Representation

Through the study of the clock, I want to express that the arrival of the clock makes us have a more accurate judgement of time, and time has brought new significance to people's social life in the evolution of the clock. Finally, I want to take the clock as the object and propose that it is time for us to treat life as accurately as the clock. First, we learned about gears by choosing the clock and then expanding its interior. Through the experiment of gear contour, it is proved that the concave-convex regular contour connection has a better structural firmness effect and is more compact than the smooth circle, which can be used for later design. Then, by burning the metal, the colour of the metal is changed into various colours, and the formation of various colours can be used in design. Finally, through the experiment, I want to express a truth that the clock brings us, that is, we should operate according to the trajectory, have the correct movement trajectory, have the life trajectory and have a good concept of time.

Honours Project

Theoretical Underpinning

Part I: Generation Z and Self Identification

'people may think that they are addicted to technology, but "proficient in technology" is a more accurate adjective to describe them. Generation Z is more of an only child '

Generation Z the inclusive generation

Generation Z is accompanied by the growth of technology, Internet and social media. Some people may think that they are addicted to technology, but "proficient in technology" is a more accurate adjective to describe them. Generation Z is more of an only child and has never experienced real suffering. They have better financial resources, but they lack communication with others in their lives, because they are better at expressing themselves and looking for comfort on the Internet. Generation Z's living environment, they lack communication, so they need a safe private space, they need media and high technology to maintain their favorite lifestyle, but they do not reject the traditional environment. The main body of the collage is a "Z" letter surrounded by lines, representing the people of generation Z, followed by a reverse Y, the Y letter behind the Z letter represents the arrival of the generation, and the Y generation is about to pass, while the circuit board drawn in black on the background represents that generation Z lives in the era of the Internet. The top picture is the leisure brand of generation Z, which people prefer. What I want to express is the inclusiveness of the Z generation.

Part II:  Pre-generation Z and Self Identification

'This generation of young people is characterized by double contradictions. In them, we will find the characteristics of materialism and idealism, internationality and nationality, modernity and tradition.'

Generation Y with duality

Generation Y in China is a group of young people who were born in the early 1980s and grew up in the middle and late 1990s. The most striking feature of Generation Y is that they live in a social environment full of electronic information technology. However, they have experienced the process of the Internet from scratch. Generation Y is the first generation to enjoy the reform and opening up and the progress of information technology. This generation of young people is characterized by double contradictions. In them, we will find the characteristics of materialism and idealism, internationality and nationality, modernity and tradition. While enjoying material prosperity, they are also under great pressure to live a better life. Collage mainly shows the contrast between the real Y generation and the Y generation in other people's eyes. The yellow part represents the quality of excellent Generation Y, while the dark blue part represents Generation Y in the eyes of others. The pattern of dots and lines on the background wall is mainly to show that Generation Y has experienced an internet scratch. From small to small, there is a connection, which marks the arrival of the Internet era.

Part III: Generations and Community

' over time, most people of Generation Y are working through the Internet to earn more money, while the application of Generation Z on the Internet is more about self-satisfaction and filling the inner emptiness.'

Thoughts on design brought by different generations

The biggest common ground between Generation Z and Generation Y is that they both live in the era of Internet, but Generation Y has gone through a process from existence to nothingness, and there are also different differences in consumption between Generation Y and Generation Z.. Generation Y pays attention to the quality of life, while generation Z pays attention to "self-satisfaction". As far as the Internet is concerned, Generation Y was curious and novel about the Internet at the beginning of the year, and was addicted to it. However, over time, most people of Generation Y are working through the Internet to earn more money, while the application of Generation Z on the Internet is more about self-satisfaction and filling the inner emptiness. Therefore, the current generation Z is a generation addicted to the Internet. Generation Y and generation Z have relatively little contact and communication in real life, because they both prefer and prefer to stay in their favourite circles, and only on the Internet can they have contact. The colored Z-shaped cardboard in the middle represents that people of generation Z like to talk to each other on the Internet to keep warm, while the wooden sticks surrounded outside represent the Internet age. The collage wants to express that people of generation Z are immersed in and wrapped by the Internet. This outermost circle of spheres of different sizes represents Generation Y who has been able to reasonably apply and balance the Internet. They will also connect with Generation Z people through the Internet.

To Explore, Discover, & Regenerate