SCUOLA DI ARCHITETTURA URBANISTICA INGENERIA DEEL COSTRUZIONI

Graduation Thesis

Business Park for Suqian City

Supervisor: Professor Debiaggi Paolo

Author: Yang Yi

Yang Yi

ID:851480
yi1.yang@mail.polimi.it

December 2017
 Contents
01
Design Mission and Reqirements

02
Background

03
Spatial and Social Mapping

04
Conceptual Approach

05
Urban Design and
General Masterplan

06
Project Design

07
Technical Details
 01 Design Mission and Requirements

Design
Mission
Our Graduation thesis is based on the mission and requirements of the
2017 "Natian Cup" Sustainable Design International Competition Mission
Book (http://natiancompetition.uedmagazine.net/). The background of this
competition is as follows.

The urban landscape in the context of today's age is largely dependent on

the creation and regeneration of urban public space, and the public space is
a reflection of the city's good life. The characteristics of urban space come
from the infrastructure, sculpture, architecture, land, plants and the essence
of all local culture. Comfortable and pleasant urban ecological environment,
interesting city public space, has undoubtedly become the driving force of
urban development.

The first "Natian Cup" Sustainable Design International Competition is

hosted by the Suqian Municipal People's Government, and is hosted by
Suqian City Planning Bureau, CBC (China Building Center) and" Urban
Environment Design "(UED) magazine. The competition will focus on the
culture, function and representative characteristics of public space in the port
of Luoma Lake to Santaishan Forest Park (including Natian Flower Sea).

The designers, artists and teachers and students in the direction of urban
planning, architectural design, landscape design and art design will design in
the direction of urban landmarks, sculptures, earth art, architecture and art
installations. Participants need to consider and echo the design of the city
area of ​​the development of the status quo, site and design topics optional,
the design needs to be rationalized to consider the implementation. After the
judges' resolution, the winning entries will have the opportunity to actually
build according to the local government's resolution.
Requirements
The competition will use the axis from Luoma Lake to the Santaishan Forest
Park (including the Natian Flower Sea) of Suqian city as the carrier, the design
area is within the landscape of the green corridor and the fields of the flower
sea. This design is a re-thinking from the ecological point of view and a good
opportunity to look at the future of the city in a sustainable way.

Like any Chinese cities, the new era of Suqian is also facing new development
problems such as urban renewal, natural landscape protection and sustainable
development. The design area is situated in Suqian City's unique natural
landscape, with its bright colors and biodiversity all year round to highlight
the beauty of nature. The conpetition encourages participants to think about
how to extend the nature to the city, so that the city will adopt the cycle of
natural growth, which will be of great help to urban development, and will
play a role model for other cities in China.

Organizer: Suqian Municipal People 's Government

Sponsor: Suqian City Planning Bureau
CBC (China Building Center)
"Urban Environment Design" (UED) magazine

Design Principles
1) Creative: Create for Suqian citizens and foreign tourists a diversified,
interesting space. The design must be original for the contestants.
2) Regional: The design should be combined with Suqian's local history of
humanities and the natural environment.
3) Sustainability: Design needs to consider the design, selection, operation Introduction of Su
and other aspects of sustainability.
4) Implementable: the design will not just stay in the conceptual level. The Suqian is located in north Jia
choice of materials, the form of construction, process requirements should be sq.km., a population of 5,800
enforceable. under its jurisdiction. As the c
5) The design should help to strengthen the local characteristics, to add new Coastal Economic Belt and t
features and design quality for the public space. prominent economic location
Economic Powers of China. K
Designers are diverse, so and the contestants are free to play with architecture, – 202 BC), the Great Conqu
landscape, sculpture, installation, etc., such as watchtower, sculpture, visitor a dynamic historical city. Tha
center, tea room, cafe, pavilion, restaurant, gallery and artwork. The project been reputed for the vast lake
should be creative, based on local history and cultural conditions, and should as a pure land in east China an
create a new city image. Yellow River, Huaihe River an

uqian city
angsu Province, with an urban area of 8,555
0,000, and three counties and seven districts
crossroad of the Huaihai Economic Belt, the
the Riverside Economic Belt, Suqian enjoys
n that makes the city rank among the Top 100
Known as the hometown of Xiang Yu (232 BC
ueror of the Western Chu Dynasty, Suqian is
anks to its attractive natural landscape, it has
es and dream-like farm fields and acclaimed
nd the largest oxygen bar in the regions of the
nd Haihe River.
Barge train on Grand Canal, Suqian. Source: http://mapio.net/pic/p-29144226/
Centering on developing the eco-city, the local government exerts focused
efforts to make Suqian a green city, a garden city with colors and a sponge
city. These efforts have been successively rewarded with such honorary
titles as National Garden City, National Greening Model, Top-10 Green
City in China, The Most Ecologically Competitive City in China, National
Sanitary City, Chinese Outstanding Tourism City and the China Habitat
Environment Prize, etc., making ecology the most precious urban resource
of Suqian.
02 Backgrounds
 The Canal City
Suqian is famous for the G
area's development in the
be transported to other im
world. We use this concept
making its own unique city

The Garden City

Suqian is situated in a uniq
with water and cannot leav
yi jing ", meaning mountai
Chinese garden to layout th

Suqian has a long history a

Xiang Yu. Beijing-Hangzh
times, there is a saying abou
River) in the middle way, h
city. He praised Suqian as
and Qianlong palace herita

Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, Suqian, Jiangsu, China ©church

Source: http://www.panoramio.com/photo/23106432

As famous as the Great Wall, the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, with a total
length of 1794 kilometers, goes through Xuzhou City, and runs from north to
south into Suqian City. The canal, running from northwest to southeast, like
a bow, meandering. In the "bow" back, there is a beautiful landscape, which is
the ancient canal Suqian urban scenery belt. Ancient Canal City scenery belt,
located in the center of Suqian urban area, was down "L" shaped embracing
the downtown area. North from the Three Gate Park, south to the canal on
the Third Bridge, the total length of which is about 8 km. The scenery belt has
a width of 200-300 meters (some parts are 30 meters wide) from west to east,
with a total area of 252.14 hectares.
Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, Hangzhou, Z
Source: http://world-heritage-channel.com/en/
Great Canal which goes through the city and with a histroy of three hundred years. The great canal is the artery of the
ancient times. Its power is driven by water, forming a continuous water boulervard for goods and huamn resources to
mportant economic centers like Beijing and Shanghai. Its large scale and great function have been famous throughout the
t to remind people of the glorious history of this canal and its base-- Suqian city, so as to be as a name card of the city and
y culture.

que landscape culture which is famous for the traditional " Suzhou" style Chinese garden. The garden is also connected
ve the element of water aside. The abundant spatial type and arrangement makes the unique landscape and " Shang shui
in and water atmosphere. This has become a symbolic style in this area. We learn from the making and designing of the
he design.

and great cultural prosperity. The ancient names of Suqian are Xiaxiang, Suyu. It is the hometown of the West Chu tyrants
hou Grand Canal passes through the city, on the north leaning Luoma Lake, on the south Hongze Lake. Since ancient
ut Suqian"Looking over Qilu to the North, south to Jianghuai, is the home of two waters (ie, the Yellow River, the Yangtze
holding the two capitals' (ie Beijing, Nanjing) throat." Qianlong went to Jiangnan six times and stayed five times in this
"the first paradise of Jiangshan's spring time". China's Grand Canal in Suqian section (Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal
age) was selected on the World Heritage List.

Zhejiang, China

02 Backgrounds
SITE LOCATION

Suqian City,
Jiangsu Province,
China

Jiangsu Province
China

Project site

Suqian City

02 Backgrounds
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Economical basis

Area
• Prefecture-level city 8,555 km2

Population (2011)
• Prefecture-level city 4,730,000
Suqian City
• Metro 735,000

GDP
¥193.6 billion, € 25.27 billion (2011)
Provincial capital
GDP per capita
City seat ¥40,930, € 5342.31 (2011)

Source of data: http://www.suqian.gov.cn/

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 Suqian City

PROJECT SITE
There are still some agricultural activity traces inside the area of Shanshui Green Corridor, including the
water ditches which were used to water the economic crops, and the paths between the farmlands to allow
people to walk amongst the crop fields.

Several major city roads are crossing the green corridor. The surroundng lands outside of the green
corridor were planned to be of residential and commercial uses mainly, according to the local
government's long-term vision.
 02 Backgrounds

Location of site

The competition will use the axis from Luoma Lake to the Santaishan Forest Park (including the Natian
Flower Sea) of Suqian city as the carrier, the design area is within the landscape of the green corridor
and the fields of the flower sea. This design is a re-thinking from the ecological point of view and a good
opportunity to look at the future of the city in a sustainable way.

The site area is located in the north west part of Suqian city, China. It is an area with a distance to the
city center and not yet well developed. The west-side green corridor is at the shore of Luoma Lake, and
extends all the way to the Santaishan Mountain Forest Park. The east end of the site area is ending at the
Natian flower sea, which is a newly designed and built natural and cultural attraction.

The construction status of these areas are: For the Natian Flower Farm, it has been fully built and
funtioning well in nowadays, while the Shanshui Green Corridor is still in a design period in which the
area is still a farming fields to be changed. And at the west end, the bay area along Luoma lake is still at the
stage of being design.

Shanshui Green Corridor

Natian Flower Farm
Luoma lake

4km
2km

SITE

10km

CITY CENTER
 02 Backgrounds

Natian Flower sea

3.6 km

200m
3.6 km
1.5 km
200m
"Shanshui" Green Corridor

1.5 km
600m

600m
Santaishan Forest Park

The Design Area

According to the design mission book, the destinated design areas includes the
"Shanshui" green corridor on the west and the Natian flower sea on the east.
These two sites are well connected with the Luoma lake and the Santaishan
Forest Park from east to west, with a distance of 10km to the city center. The
"Shanshui" green corridor is a urban design project to be implemented in the
future and the Natian Flower sea is a mature tourist attraction nowadays.

The "Shanshui corridor" is part of the green axis of the city's planning to
introduce nature into the city. The corridor is connecting the north and south
part of the city by several major civic roads. The corridor also extends into
the Luoma lake, with a long and continuous lake shore area and there are rich
natural and visual resources.
Natian
Flower Sea
The Natian Flower Sea is a big landscape project
which features forest leisure experience: agricultural
production (farmland + flower field) + tourism and
leisure (folk village + flower town).
This scenic area is based on the Santaishan Forest
Park in the west of Suqian City. The aim of this
area is to create ecological agriculture landscape,
forest flower field landscape, boosting both folk
culture and leisure, sightseeing, fishing and other
leisure function of the forest landscape area. The
main functions of this area includes agricultural
production, sightseeing and cultural leisure projects.
The plants in the area includes various species of
flower plants and fruit plants, as well as economic
plants such as vanilla, herbs and tea tree.Among the Natian Flower Sea has three major functions:
massive area of the fields with flowers and trees, there display, leisure, exhibiting cultural heritage.
are well designed, ribbon- shaped pedestrian bridges
that can allow people to walk above and across the (1) Display function: the flower sea uses Suqian's unique
whole sceneric area, just like walking on the sea of "field" form, merging the north-south terraced fields and
flowers. As comprehensive facilities, farm houses the stack land patterns, is a unique regional business card
and hotels are built in between the fields to host to promote farming culture. This planning displays local
tourists. products, and its related culture, providing visitors with a
rich interest in experiencing the fields.
The design of the facilities and buildings are very
local and uses local raw materials such as raw stones (2) Leisure and vacational functions: based on a good natural
and dry hay. Site construction layout uses the ecological environment, planning ecology, healthy, seasonal
traditional village's layout as the base, increasing products, the planning improves the tourism with a sufficient
the water system. The overall spatial layout for the and efficient supporting services, to create a satisfying leisure
combination of water and land makes river street resort.
parallel and intersect with each other. Streets and
buildings are built by water, with the patchwork (3)Cultural heritage function: Natian village has a traditional
showing a unique flavor of the local flavor. Business culture and village atmosphere. Using it as a basis to make
and accommodation interspersing in different expansion design for the Natian seneric area, so that the
groups can meet the needs of tourists and avoid design is full of scences of traditional culture heritage,
crowds. The formation of a certain size of the dining providing a good gathering space, as well as traditional
street makes it easy to transport goods with vehicles cultural experience.
without affecting the tourists and also meets its future
unified management at the same time .
 Natian Flower sea. Photo couresy of Natian Cup Competition Committe

Natian Flower sea. Photo couresy of Natian Cup Competition Committe

02 Backgrounds
 Shanshui
Green
Corridor
The design of the green corridor connects the Luoma Lake
and the Santaishan Moutain Forest Park, creating a green
belt in the city, introducing and infusing the nature into the
city. Inside of the corridor, water system are developed from
the original farming water system and now forming a new Master plan of the design of "Shanshui Green Corridor". Courtesy of Zhongheng Design
ecological water landscape belt. Another belt of flowering trees Source: Provided by the Natian Cup Competition Committe.

surrounds the pedestrian paths which are also the conservation

and development of the original farming paths in this area. In
the part where the green corridor runs into the Luoma Lake,
there is an openning harbor and bay which needs to be further
designed.

The green corridor uses the idea of the ancient Chinese

"ribbon" which are made of silk and are long and winding to
express the delicate Chinese style atomosphere.

02 Backgrounds Rendering of "Shanshui Green Corridor". Courtesy of Zhongheng Design

Source: Provided by the Natian Cup Competition Committe.
Design description of the green
corridor

1. The central axis uses the name of the

Chinese ribbon "pretty Luo towel" to tell
a complete story: the extraction of the
ribbon is the substraction of the axis of the
cherry blossom. In the flowering season it
will look like a pink ribbon.
2. The central axis of the avenue continues
uninterrupted. The size of the tree species,
specifications and spacing of trees must be
human-scale.
3.A group of delicate water flows. The
surface area of ​​the water is not too
large.The water has a deep feeling of
meandering.
4. The design of biological systems in
order to adopt appropriate introduction
of animals, uses special design and
arrangements to attract and safely place
firflies and birds.
5. The over-street bridges keep cherry
blossom avenue uninterrupted. The
cherry blossom avenue continues in a
dynamic way. The development of the
over-street bridges also reserves clearance
space for the north -south roads to cross
through.
Connection of the site and the city center

Provincial
road

Site

Site

10km

5km

City center

Seperation

city roads
 03 Spatial and Social Mapping

Natural elements

Urban green
space

Site
Luoma Lake

Urban water
way system

Connection

tram route
Traditional Building Typology

"Hui" style residential buildings in Hong Viliiage.

04 Conceptual Approach
Traditional Street Spacial
04 Conceptual Approach
Classical Gardern in JiangNan.

The Lingering Garden in Suzhou.

04 Conceptual Approach
Building typology in Traditional Gardern.

Ting Tai
亭 台

Xuan Lang
轩 廊
 04 Conceptual Approach

Lou Ge
楼 阁

Xie Fang
榭 舫
SWOT Ana
S (strengths): Conv
historial culture.

W (weaknesses): B
industry is still not so d

O (opportunities): No
circles and promote ur
preached.

T (threats): The city's

. Lots of youth people

The Mind Set for t

The mindset

Bio-
diversity

What we can do.

Rethink t
strategy

Plan sus
and spatial as
alysis
veniently located in the eastern region in China. The city has excellent natural resources and a long

Belong to the third-level cities, the infrastructure of the ciy is not well-builded yet. Education, culture,
developed.

ot far from developed cities in the east, they can coperate with them to establish education or industrial
rban development. At the same time, the traditional culture of the city's history should be inherited and

s existed infrastructure is inadequate .There are not enough better conditions to attract talented people
will leaving the hometown.

the Design

of the competition

The nature grows into the city

Beauty of City
nature

... The city cycles like the nature

1. Use local historical and cultural elements to

the city’s development
call back local memories to im-
prove the city’s image.

2. Create interesting ecological public

stainably in social spaces to boost public mental and
spects physical health

3. Make spaces for good interac-

tions among people and the nature.
Social
SocialStrategy
strategy

In China there is a problem

The city needs a new public space that defines
1 that some small cities have almost the same images.
They are very similar in city planning and construction the city’s character.
styles.

Young people in Suqian always want to go to big cities like
2 Beijing and Shanghai to seek opportunities. The
hometown is left behind.
Highlight and wake the local memories for the
residents. Create more opportunities for people
here and improve the city’s potential.

The public spaces in the city lack attraction and Make spaces for good interactions among
3 cohesive power. people and the urban environment.

The public awareness for ecological life and Make use of the natural mountain and water system
4 healthy life has awaken. to achieve more reasonable and workable
eco environment for the city.

MIND MAP
Mind Map
 The design area lies side
by side with the green
corridor.

Basic layout of site and the green corridor

Basic layout of site and the green corridor

Extend the axis in

the green corridor by
creating new landscape
paths in the site.

Landscape system design for the site

Landscape system design for the site
Plan the site by inviting
grids of 60x60 meters. Create openng and
Make some parts of the closing sequence of
grids rotate in the angle the space to allow
of 30 degrees to open up interesting space
better views to the lake. experience and better
view in the clusters.

Axis and the layout design in the site

Axis and the layout design in the site
We extends the "axis" in the Green Corridor all the way into our site by creating a continuous viewing path which consists
of water scape and pedestrian paths. The viewing path goes through the both ends of the site. Then we layout the bay area
with grids. According to the basic grids we plan our building layout with opening to the natural views.
 Project design area

0 20m 100m 200m 300m 400m

 05 Urban Design and General Masterplan

General Master Plan with the Green Corridor

Developement of the site plan

Creat a grid in the site, turn it in 60°.

60°

Add cubes inside the grid.

Move these cubes to form different hierarchy spaces.

Insert the private couryard in cubes.

Analysis of the building direction

0° VS 60°

Sunlight

Limited sunlight in north side. Maximum sunlight in north side.

Sight of view

Limited view to riverside. Lager view to riverside.

Wind flow

Easy to form vortice region. Reduce wind power.

Typology of traditional residential buidling .
Living room

Bedroom

Service room

Courtyard
0 20m 50m 100m 150m 200m

0 20m 100m 200m 300m 400m

General Master Plan
Site Aerial View
Entrance View
Function analysis .

Culture Museum
Studio
㎡)
(Building surface: 5,400
(Building surface: 5,600 ㎡)

Office (Building surface: 60,750 ㎡)

 Culture Club
Commercial (Building surface: 3,000 ㎡)
(Building surface: 5,820 ㎡)

(Building surface in total: 80,750 ㎡)

Landscape analysis .

Pedestrian Ground

Green Space
 Lake

Parking
Landscape analysis .

Plaza

Sport Square
 Parking

Path Flow
Main Path

Secondary Path
Traditional
 06 The Project Design

Culture Club
Concept of the project

Intangible Cultural

Grand Master Kong with his 3 thousands students.

Herita
 "Si Shu Wu Jing"
(Four books and Five Classics)

Maintain

Young Gerneration Study Classics.

age
Concept of the project

Chinese Calligraphy Chinese Tea

• Nowdays since the fast developement of the current modern city, we get lost of ou
and heritage the big wisdom from ancient time.
• This project is a traditional culture club, giving the lectures and holding events
also intangible in new generation's education.
a Ceremony Chinese Traditional Etiquette

ur grate traditional culture, especially for the young generation. We need to remain

for continuty the culture.Heritage is not only tangible in building appearance, but
Development of the project

1. Four-Section Compound 2. With One main courtyard

and four side courtyards.
3. Different levels of the platform 4. Pitched roof of traditional typology.
on the roof.
Function Analysis

Tea Space

Hotel Room

Lecture Room

Hotel Room

Entrance Hall
Flow Analysis

Horizontal Flow

Vertical Flow

Elevator

Staircase
Parallel view of the project
Aerial View
Parallel view of the project
Aerial View
Plan

1:200
0 5 10M

Ground Floor Plan 1:200

First Floor Plan 1:200
Plan

Loft Floor Plan 1:200

Roof Floor Plan 1:200
Elevation

South Eleva

North Eleva
ation 1:200

ation 1:200
Elevation

East Elevatio

West Eleva
 on 1:200

ation 1:200
Section (W-E)

5
3

1 1

2 2

3 3

4 4

5 5
Section (N-S)

6
5 4 3 2 1

5 4 3 2 1
Perspective View
Perspective View
Courtyard View
Perspective View
Tea Space Interior View
 07 Technical Details

Wall Elevation 1:100

Wall section 1:30
Staircase plan 1:50
 Handrail section 1:10

Roof water drainage section 1:10

Staircase section 1:50
Roof section1 1:50 Roof sectio
2

1
on2 1:50 Roof section3 1:50

3
List of Buidling Materials

Numbe Type Material Use

Bush Hammered
1 Wall Coating Exterior W
Abujardado

2 Wall Coating Fair-Faced Concrete Ground

3 Roofing Steel Roofing Roof

4 Steel I Beam (20b) Beam/Pilla

6+12A+6 LOW-E
5 Glass Glass Wall
Glass

Wood-like Grain for

6 Wood Grating
PVC

7 Brick Grass Brick Courtyard

 Color Reference

Wall White

Grey

Dark Grey

ar Dark Grey

l Light Grey

Wood Texture

d Light Grey