Hayley’s Ocean

     I was in a team with Beck, Dylan, and Theresa to design a 10m² toilet , and I was responsible for designing the floor plan of the toilet. Our designed size is 2.5m × 4m.  A 10m² toilet is relatively large in ordinary houses, so I designed a wet and dry separation toilet. Wet and dry separation can reduce the humidity of the toilet and improve the comfort of residents. In addition, I have designed a large bathtub. Although the shower room already meets the bathroom's essential flushing function, I believe the bathtub is the most relaxing toilet tool.      The window I designed is in the middle, so people's activities in the toilet cannot be directly seen from outside. This is based on privacy considerations.      This is my first time designing a toilet specifically. I have changed the placement of the bathtub and toilet many times, which made me realize that things that usually look simple also require a very long time to ...

    Tulou is a special building in Chinese traditional dwellings, which has a unique shape and special defense function. The wall of the Tulou is mainly composed of soil, which is reinforced with bamboo pieces or pine branches, similar to today's reinforced concrete. The building materials of Tulou are locally sourced, which is very environmentally friendly.     Tulou came into being in the Song and Yuan Dynasties and developed rapidly in the late Yuan Dynasty and early Ming Dynasty. This is an important period for the change of dynasties. In order to survive and resist the invasion of thieves, born in troubled times in the coastal Minnan area brought about disaster, the common people built Tulou, which is a family-based building with both residential and defensive functions.     As a traditional Chinese residential building, the most prominent feature of Tulou is that it is a closed surrounding settlement that can accommodate the entire family, a...

     Mozuna Kiko was born in Kushiro, Hokkaido in 1941. The vast fields and starry sky in Kushiro City formed Mozuna Kiko's initial impression of the world. Because of this broad and mysterious atmosphere, Mozuna Kiko has formed an almost infinite grand view in his architectural career. In the 1960s, postmodernism rose and led the trend of thought of liberation worldwide, and then quickly extended to the field of architecture. In the field of architecture, aesthetic diversity broke out, and various architects boldly carried out innovative designs and incorporated various humanistic concepts. In 1965, when postmodernism prevailed, Mozuna Kiko graduated from Kobe University in Japan. Under the influence of post-modernism, Mozuna Kiko formally began his exploration of architectural theory.      After graduation, Mozuna Kiko first stayed at Kobe University as an assistant professor at Mukai Masaya. He founded his own office in 1978 and became a professor at Tam...

Function c onnection      For example, the countryside in Jiangxi province, China, which have many  narrow streets. The streets could not provide an aesthetic feel. They are mainly for practical purposes—linking the whole countryside. Because they are narrow, people will hardly feel a sense of distance. In addition, these streets are like spider nets, which connect every family.      In a certain sense, the countryside streets   are  the connection between the house and the field, which in fact constitutes the connection between people and nature. People can walk to the field and nature through the streets. This virtually increases people’s connection with nature.      Another example is the street in Kyoto. The streets in Kyoto are short, “the streets of Kyoto are straight and 90 meters or less in length, and anything that happens there is easily visible. As a townscape whose design promotes an intermingling of internal and ex...