Stage 6Water Research Center Detail Design

Project Brief

In the “11th Five-Year Plan” the Chinese government is planned to invest 32 Billion Yuan to safe drinking water. Three times as much as the “10th Five-Year Plan”. It is planned to enable 160 million rural residents to access safe drinking water during the “11th Five-Year Plan period, and provide safe drinking warer to all rural residents before 2015.

Ministry of water resources the people Republic of China

The The Taihu Lake and surrounding waterways are polluted and the air quality of the city is poor. Urbanisation has created an increase in the volume of industrial waste. We will clean up and make better use of the waterways and the lake. The Chinese government is attempting to address air pollution but we will look for opportunities to improve air and surface water quality in all of our development pro-posals.

Manifesto - Designing out of Pollution

The studio research provided a clear issue that China was facing, which was the serious pollution of its water resovoirs and lakes. The Chinese governent is investing money which it has highlighted within its current 5 year plan to improve the quality of water. The project being undertaken is a water research and visitor center that will become a center of research that will shared with the government and create a greater awareness amongst the public with regards to the importance of water safety. The research will shared across the university and will seek to improve the quality of water within areas of Suzhou.

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Pedestrian traffic from garden and university buildings

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Site Analysis

Noise from public activity around the Taihu lake and waterfront

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Footpath continuing along edge of water-front. Roof canopy extending providing shelter for extended

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Ground floor plan 1:200

1. Meeting Room2. Research Lab3. Seminar Room4. Office5. Library6. Toilet7. Plant room 7. Plant room 8. Reception9. Cafe 10. Cafe outdoor seating 11. Visitor Centre store/ internal seating

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1. Public informal meeting space2. Interactive floor3. Reception 4. Touch screen display5. Public seminar space6. Interactive water purification process7. Multi touch display screen7. Multi touch display screen8. Research display

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Upper Floor Plan 1:200

Bamboo parquet floor Kingspan Optim- R flooring boardplaced beteen 50x50mm batons18mm PlywoordOaks beams at 600 Centres with Rockfloor insulation12mm Plasterboard placed in12mm Plasterboard placed inbetween exposed laminated beams Laminated bamboo beams oversized for fire protection to be supported by vertical columns used for glazing

Horizontal timber plate fixed to laminated bamboo beam Silicone sealant to create air tightnessSteel bracket for glazing bolted to vertical laminated bamboo column also acting as a fin connection for glazingGlazing fitted with spider connection

Laminium sheeting fixed to steel fixing 150mm Morgan thermal ceramic flexible insulation 2x140x440mm laminated bamboo double strip beamsLaminated bamboo railWWeaved Bamboo strips connected with horizontal bamboo postsOverhang roof structure supported by steel rods bolted into laminated bamboo edge beam and fixed into laminated bamboo facia boardCover of PTFE Cover of PTFE Teflon coated glass fibre mesh membrane fixed to both edge beam and fascia board. Edges covered with aluminium flashing