Gee Gejing
My idea is to create a "city within a city" concept, aiming to create a rich and colorful pedestrian experience through a series of unique spatial designs. Inspired by Bernard Quimet's theory of event narratives, it realizes organic connections and interactions between functions through vertical movement of the building and clever layout of functional areas.
Drawing on Guy Debord's concept of contextualism, I envision the city as a series of separate but meaningful scenes, where each visitor is given a unique perspective through the fragmentation of space. MIT's Stata Center, designed by the Gehry Partnership, is a miniature model of a multifunctional city that provides a real-life example of my vision.
I was also inspired by the preceding historic residential estate plan from the twentieth century which linked daily activities within a neighborhood through a subtle layout. This design integrates individual buildings with the paths of residential activities, which inspired my exploration of spatial fragmentation.
The library, as the largest functional area, not only serves as a temple of knowledge, but also blocks the direct line of sight between the surrounding functional areas through its unique layout. Each building within the center is designed to be both easily accessible and free from fixed paths, with the library as the centerpiece, subtly guiding the flow of people without restricting their freedom of exploration.
The interior layout of each building has been carefully designed to take into account not only the functional needs of the building, but also to integrate with the historic buildings on the heritage map and the geometry of the paths. This results in an atrium that is both differentiated and complementary to the layout of the other spaces in use, and providing users with more flexible and varied paths of movement.
Taken together, the project, through its multifunctional and parallel design, offers visitors random and rich possibilities for connection, as one experiences when strolling through the city, where the same place can be reached through a variety of paths and experiences.
