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Humanized space in high-density campus: Reconstruction of Shenzhen Guiyuan secondary school
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School of Arts, Design and Architecture |
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The rapid development of urbanization and urban population growth has forced more and more campuses in Shenzhen to face high-density reconstruction and expansion. Designing a high-quality campus under the constraints of intensive land has become a prevalent topic for architects in China and many other populous countries. This thesis attempts to learn from outstanding high-density campus projects, summarize their design strategies, and explore the contradiction between the highly compressed, repetitive spatial form and the changing pedagogical methods as well as the children's nature of pursuing individuality and freedom. In addition, a high-density campus, as an essential public building in the neighborhood, plays an important role in the community's sustainable development. Thus the possibility of opening campus public facilities to the community is also discussed to achieve mutual benefit.
All in all, this thesis takes the reconstruction project of Shenzhen Guiyuan Secondary School as an example, trying to realize humanized space experience in high-density campus buildings. Traffic spaces such as corridors, ramps, stairs, and bridges are redefined. Together with outdoor spaces like open floors, roof gardens, and terraces, they've shaped the campus as a place to stimulate students' imagination. The design is an exploration of the high-density campus space paradigm under subtropical climate conditions. Meanwhile, through proper planning, the campus is opened to the community under the premise of ensuring the safety and privacy of students to become a sustainable campus complex.