Emotional narrative becomes geometry
The story line and geometric prototype establish the project’s sequence of emotional states and its first spatial rules.
04 / 04 — Civic Architecture · Individual
Embers of Happiness
A civic space for two emotional journeys
Year2023.11—2024.01LocationDongcheng District, BeijingDisciplineCivic Architecture · Individual
A civil-affairs building explored through five emotional states and two distinct user journeys: marriage registration and divorce services.
“Can a civic building make room for care across very different emotional moments?”
Approach
Five spatial atmospheres structure the journey from arrival to departure. Separate circulation routes support distinct needs while moments of transition and reflection shape the experience.
03 / READING THE DRAWINGS
Each project unfolds through its own sequence of context, decisions and spatial experience. The selected drawings retain their original notes and annotations.
Two journeys through one civic setting
Site planning, flow analysis, and perspectives show how distinct user journeys are organized through the building and its landscape.
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23Site, circulation & perspectiveVIEW FULL SHEET ↓
23Site, circulation & perspectiveVIEW FULL SHEET ↓The detail at 1:40
The final detail drawing brings the larger narrative to the scale of material, enclosure, and the human body.
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24Spatial detail · 1:40VIEW FULL SHEET ↓
24Spatial detail · 1:40VIEW FULL SHEET ↓04 / PORTFOLIO FACSIMILE
The complete boards
Original portfolio pages, reproduced in full. All notes, labels and drawing annotations remain intact.