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DEGREE PROJECT ARCHITECTURE, SECOND CYCLE, 30 CREDITS
STOCKHOLM SWEDEN 2019,
An Extension to Östasiatiska museet
transforming from traditional Asian wood structure language
DU HAN
KTH ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT
www.kth.se
Thesis project
An Extension to Ostasiatiska museet
----transforming from traditional Asian wood structure language
Du Han
Diploma Studio Supervisors:
Frida Rosenberg, Thordis Arrhenius, Or Merom
In praise of shadow writes:
when we gaze into the darkness that gathers behind the crossbeam, be- neath the shelves, though we know perfectly well it is mere shadow, we are overcome the feeling that in this small corner of the atmosphere there region complete and utter silence.
There is always a strong character of OKU( which means depth) inside the traditional Japanese wood construction, which fascinating me a lot.
My thesis is about study the structure and spatial languague and translat- ing traditional language to formulate a space with that quality of deepth/
oku.
Site is been choose in far east museum in Skeppsholmen, and my the-
sis is working on an addition to the original far east museum. As it was
ropewalk manufactory early days, long and narrow, it doesn’t have its
own identification, that’s why nowadays it’s more like a belonging
facility attached to modern museum and being ignored by most citizens.
Takasuga House, Japan interior image , dining room
Yoshijima House , Takayama, Japan merchant use , main space
Takasuga House, Japan,1970 interior
related to "In Praise of Shadows", showing the mysterious "OKU" quality of atmosphere in wood construction.
Yoshijima House, Japan,1908 interior
related to "In Praise of Shadows", showing the mysterious "OKU" quality of atmosphere in tradiontion wood construction way.
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Yu-Hua Palace , ShanXi , China section show wood structure
illustration of Detail- 'Dougong', 'JueZhe' in Chinese architecture from Liang Sicheng complete works
Yu-Hua Palace , ShanXi , China， 1008
A Study of Chinese Traditional Wood Structure
Model 1:20
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Katsura Detached Palace, kyoto, Japan section show roof structure upward
variation in wagoya roof truss to accommodate the increased span
Katsura Imperial Villa, Japan.1883
Model 1:20 A Study of Japanese Traditional Wood Structure
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Site Plan
original plan and elevation of Ostasiatiska museet building
Groundfloor plan
Second floor plan( staff only)
Third floor plan for exhibition
Fourth floor plan ( staff only)
walk way
car way car way
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Site Model 1:500
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Site Model 1:125
showing relations between elements in the site
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Site Model 1:125
showing relations between elements in the site
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exhibition space exhibition space exhibition space
studio souvenir
entrance hall cafe
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Plan1:100 , extension plan with original museum plan
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Section1:50 with detail drawing
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1/10 B
1/20 B
1/40 B
B＝1/3 H
Diagram showing formule to create the curve rafter Diagram showing roof profile
created according to "YingZaoFaShi" from China
Structure test process
interior image by model 1:40, standing point B 12
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interior image by model 1:40, standing point A
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interior image by model 1:40, standing point A
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interior image by model 1:40, standing point B
