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CLOUD COLLEGE
HIT Design Studio 2020.5-2020.7
GUYU CUP International Architecture Design Competition - First Prize
Site: New Territories, Hong Kong, China
Selected drawings are exclusively done by Chunze Li.
Instructor: Lingling Li
Collaborators: Zilin Wan, Xiuquan Zhang
Contribution: Conceptual design, development, technical drawings, and architectural representation

VR view

[CUHK - the new era of educational system] In the future society, the machine has replaced most of the human labor in the production system, which leads to the situation that mankind keeping from production, losing life, and even facing the crisis of being replaced in all social status. In order to address this status quo, the education system draws on the traditional college system, combined with the demand for talents, the new era of the educational system, which emphasizes people‘s creativity and global leadership, and created “Cloud College" in the Chinese University of Hongkong. The new educational system requires new educational buildings. It should be confirmed to develop rapidly in Hong Kong’s urban development and public green space. We propose vertical development strategies to borrow the college group space syntax, organize IDEA + / TECH + / DATA + three functional districts in high-rise buildings, and design to cultivate human leaders in the productive forces
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We used the Galapagos plugin and a genetic algorithm to optimize the positional relationship between blocks and slabs, with the building's annual energy consumption as the target.


[Building sustainability strategy]

1: Structure core: core tube + truss.
The hierarchical structure system guarantees the independence between the functional blocks, and also guarantees the normal use of other parts in the process of building renovation and addition. Realize the future renovation and addition of buildings, and undertake a series of functions such as transportation and equipment.  

2: Hoisting structure strategy within the volume  
The hoisting structural system reduces the requirements for stability construction and provides the possibility of space transformation and utilization during use. Realize the transformation and utilization of the space in the block. It may be combined with the opening and closing facade to release the drone.  

3: Electronic waste recycling processing tank  
E-waste is processed in a centralized manner, and drones are used to form services for the intelligent resource recycling system.  

4: Three-layer skin reduces cooling energy consumption  
The facade shading board solves the glare problem, a nd at the same time forms a passive thermal insulation space with the inner and outer double glass, which reduces the cooling energy consumption in summer and saves energy. Contribute to the formation of passive thermal insulation for buildings, while solving glare and required sunlight problems.  

5: Roof Garden-Rainwater Recovery System  
The structural layer is used to create aerial greenery and, at the same time, serve the rainwater recovery system.

[Cloud Discussion Room]  
The facade shading board solves the glare problem, and at the same time provide an open environment for lectures, which is open to all sectors of society. Shading plate contribute to the formation of passive thermal insulation for buildings, while providing help to reduce air conditioning energy consumption.


 [Cloud Flying Platform]  
The hoisting structural system reduces the requirements for stability construction, and provides the possibility of space transformation and utilization during use. The curtain wall and shading board can be folded and opened, so it may be combined with the opening and closing facade to release the drone.