ActiRoot. Civic cultural exhibition and activity center of the underground village QU

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INTRODUTION OF GEOLOGY OF THE PROJECT VILLAGE ‘QU’

The project village is located on the Loess Plateau which has dry climate,

and sometimes blustery and very cold in the winter. The Loess Plateau is very big and full of loess and sand, which makes it yellow The Yellow River passing through the Loess Plateau, taking lots of sand to the sea

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EARTH KILN FACE

The 'yao dong' is only made by earth and have no protective wall. Most of them were made many years ago.It may leak during heavy rain, and also have risk of collapse. So it is not suggested to be used now.

KILN FACE WITH SLIPPERY PLASTER

The kiln face is made of brick, some of them only use it as the decoration part, and the other also use them as the extro stuctural support to stop the water erosion and risk of collapse. And now it is a common way to build.

FULL BRICK KILN FACE

Full brick protective wall interior and exterior. And the structure is more safe but cost more.

INTRODUCTION OF THE LOCAL BUILDING - 3 TYPES OF ‘YAO DONG’

1. Longdong district 3. Jinzhongnan district 5. Hebei district

2. Ningxia district 4. Shanxi district 6. Yuxi district

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There are three different types of Yao Dong distributed in the loess plateau, and the type of the building is based on different ter-rain. And the distribution of the types of ‘yao dong’ is mixed, which means you can see three different types in the same region. The disrebution of the type is depands on the local terrian and tradition.

TYPE 1. Embed in the mountain

TYPE 2. Singlely seperated on flat ground

Tipical identity of the underground yao dong

FOUR TYPES OF ENTRANCE

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Enwrap

Public open space, connect

with the surrounding from

any irection

Define the main three entrance

and connect with the abandoned

original ‘Yao Dong’.

We want connect the nodes with

linear streamlines

We want the many nodes distrib-

uted dispersiverly and connected

by natural curve streamlines

‘There was no road in the world, and it appears when people walking’, We

want to start our concept from this point.

Expand

Merge

Merged

Connection with surrounding

Natural pedestrain flow

Intersection points

Entrances extension

Core nodes, gethering points

Merge among the core spaces, tunnals appear

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Sugar painting

SOCIAL PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS

Tourist center

Meditation space

Mahjong

Chinese paper cutting

Hammer grass printing

Chinese opera

Shadow play

Sugar painting is a traditional Chinese form of folk art using hot, liquid sugar to create two dimensional figures. This snack is popular among children.

Aging problem

Outflow of young people Left behind children

They need an interesting playground

Employment(whos' parents or sons, daughter go to big cities for making money) Develop tourism, provide jobs

Provide services like hotel,restaurant, bar, store and so on

Develop and expread local culture Culture center and exhibition space They need an activity center for communication and entertaiment Reuse of the abandond 'Yao Dong' Make and sall handicrafts

Get financial support from the goverment Empty nester(Elderly people live alone)

We hope the elderly people would not stay along at their home, but instead of having a common place to communicate, do some activities, even taking part in the tourist service to make a contribution, and in return, making themselves happy.

We want to creat a meditation and pray space for the elderly

people who has buddhism belief. As one of the most popular table game in China, Mahjong must be suggested as an activity for the elderly people to have their free time in the reused 'Yao Dong'.

The art of paper-cutting in China is one of the oldest folk arts in China. paper-cutting are often used to decorate doors and windows and usually are made of red paper, as red is associated with festivities and happiness in Chinese culture.

Shadow play, is an ancient form of storytelling and entertainment which uses flat articulated cut-out figures (shadow puppets) which are held between a source of light and a translucent screen or scrim.

Hammer grass printing is an ancient printing and dyeing technology. The juice of the plant is printed on the cloth by a hammer.

Chinese opera is a popular form of drama and musical theatre in China . It is a composite performance art that is an amalgamation of various art forms , such as music, song and dance, martial arts, acrobatics etc.

LOCAL CULTURE AND ACTICITIES

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A A D D B B E E F C C G G F

PLAN 1.500

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AXONOMEREIC DRAWING AND SECTIONS

Section A-A 1:500 Section B-B 1:500 Section C-C 1:500 Section D-D 1:500 Section E-E 1:500 Section F-F 1:500 Section G-G 1:500 Section G-G 1:500

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BUILD STEPS - TRADITIONAL WAY

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MEDITATION SPACE

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SHADOW PLAY

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Brick Natural earth Backfill earth Rainforced concrete Rammed earth Rammed earth Natural earth Natural earth Rammed earth Natural earth Natural earth Brick Natural earth Brick Limestone

Section of typical dome space 1:50

Section of the connection between

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15mm Clay

10mm cement Stainless steel holder

150mm Reinforced concrete 15mm tempered glass

Brick

Natrural earth Rammed backfill earth 15mm Clay Brick 15mm Clay