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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination. Renovation of Huadian Tianning Temple Factory (Phase 1) in Beijing, China by UFo,(UFo Studio, Beijing Institute of Architectural Design)August 2nd, 2017 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: UFo,(UFo Studio, Beijing Institute of Architectural Design) Abstract Huadian Tianning Temple factory, also known as the second thermal power factory, assumed of the central city heating tasks since 1976. After the main generator unit shouted down in 2009, the factory Facing the challenge of changing itself to a new area and meet the needs of the city. On the north and west side of the factory are the urban roads, and the roads inside the block are narrow and full of dead ends. On the east side of the factory is Tianning Temple, a well-known Buddhist holy site in Beijing.  south elevation and north plaza, Image Courtesy © Wang Xiangdong
 west facade, Image Courtesy © Wang Xiangdong
 central court yard and plaza, Image Courtesy © Wang Xiangdong  south facade, Image Courtesy © Wang Xiangdong The first-stage of the construction focus on the buildings located on the east side of the main building, which is to the south side of the building to the north of the building community, the original functions of these buildings include offices, dormitories, bathroom, staff dining room, industrial plants, large warehouses, workshops. The design concentrated on the restruction of the inner space of this block, try to combine a variety of buildings in different scales, and reshape the relationships between the factory and Tianning Temple and modern city environment.  east facade and south plaza, Image Courtesy © Wang Xiangdong  view from south west entrace, Image Courtesy © Wang Xiangdong Innovations of technology and concept The renovation is based on the idea of remaining the memory of the place, to coordinate the relationship between the factory and the surrounding areas, trying to repair old as old, and regard the renovation as a lasting process, to provide the basis for the long-term needs. In the urban design level, we try to repair the street interface, make it to be the city’s living room meanwhile as the boundary of the street, then, clear and create the internal roads, enhance site accessibility and block activity.  perspective of main factory, Image Courtesy © Wang Xiangdong  north entrance, Image Courtesy © Wang Xiangdong We respect for the original architectural layout and form in this area. The main part of the factory are the stories about traditional materials and Technology (bricks, terrazzo, dry dash, woods), and the new materials applied with a small amount of architectures, like foam aluminum, volcano rock, fluorocarbon steel and glass curtain wall. These exist as the supplements of the function and the point of balance for the formal logic.  Factory 03 view from north west, Image Courtesy © Wang Xiangdong  Factory 05 view from south west, Image Courtesy © Wang Xiangdong In outdoor venues and landscape, we considered the type of pavements (permeable pavements, precast concrete slabs, and gravels), plant selection, and micro-topography. By these we try to shape the space and texture of the site, and give it some similarity to the initial situation. And it can also help us to avoid the blindly increment and recognition, coordinating the differences of materials and scales between factory and Tianning Temple. We kept some structures and equipments in original site, and transform them into landscape sketches, sculpture devices, etc.  outdoor stairccase to terrace, Image Courtesy © Wang Xiangdong  corridor, Image Courtesy © Wang Xiangdong  before renovation, Image Courtesy © UFo,(UFo Studio, Beijing Institute of Architectural Design)  before renovation, Image Courtesy © UFo,(UFo Studio, Beijing Institute of Architectural Design)  before renovation, Image Courtesy © UFo,(UFo Studio, Beijing Institute of Architectural Design)  concept sketch, Image Courtesy © UFo,(UFo Studio, Beijing Institute of Architectural Design)  sketch master plan, Image Courtesy © UFo,(UFo Studio, Beijing Institute of Architectural Design)
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