只存在24小时的六合院就是为了探讨幸福的栖居

        就在这里就在此刻就在面前，没有超出今日所见六合院以外的地方。

6xn yard: A real estate innovation for improving the lifestyle of its residents.  The destiny of the city dweller is to be an individual as well as part of a larger collective. 

        Wutopia Lab 用1:1比例将应中南置业委托的新邻里中心比邻好研究成果以艺术装置的方式在本年度11月18日的一个活动上呈现出来。这个研究成果就叫六合院。

Wutopia Lab will present a 1:1 scaled model of our neighborhood center research commissioned by “Zoina Land”, a Chinese real estate company, at an event sponsored by Zoina Land on the 18th of November.

        中国房地产发展至今，在房型、景观和总体规划上已经非常成熟，可是我们的社区又是自私的，庞大的社区由关系松散或者割裂的家庭组成，每个家庭都是孤岛，社区其实就是陌生人组成的住区，没有守望互助的邻里，更没有社区归属感。中南置业希望我能够研发一个产品来复兴温暖的邻里关系，它能够容纳并构筑真正良性积极的邻里关系，这就是六合院。

China’s residential development, in particular the development within large cities, has matured at an impressive rate.  The resulting communities are unfortunately often self-centered, meaning residents often remain to themselves. Lack of attention towards developing neighborhood centers and committees makes it difficult for residents to meaningfully interact with each another.  Rapid real estate development and early on low prices of residences has inadvertently made denizens of modern Chinese cities nomadic, frequently moving into better residences.  Residential complexes have become temporary settlements. There is no longer the sense of belonging to a larger whole that is associated with city life. Zoina Land is aware of the importance of the long term stability of a community within residential complexes and residents’ desire to be a part of such a community. Zoina Land is less interested in superficial fitness centers and more interested in neighborhood centers that exist as a transition space between public space and home. Our goal is to design a proposal that may revive a more romantic sense of community. This is 6xn yard.

        如今从单纯居住的住区到可持续活力的社区发展的过程中，居民有以下几种迫切的生活需求：居家之外的会客，商务，公文处理，节省时间的优质食品购买，临时性的简餐夜宵早点，社区居民尤其家庭主妇的社交，儿童活动学习场地等等。基于此最后确定了六合院六个基本功能模块：

Through empirical research Zoina Land and architects have reached a consensus regarding the needs of modern residents. These needs are: a space for entertaining guests, a space for work, the availability of quality produce, the presence of convenient dining options, a social atmosphere, and a space for kids. 

01社区客厅：提供会友，社交包括咖啡喝下午茶，还包括临时的公文处理等。

Community Living Room: for meeting friends, morning coffee, afternoon tea, open study space, etc.

02社区食堂：提供精致简餐，面包，咖啡和早点以及下午茶等餐点。

Community Canteen: for casual dining from breakfast to dinner.

03共享厨房：居民通过预约利用设备举行聚会，美食课程，烘焙课程等生活活动。

Open Kitchen: for parties and cooking courses.

04儿童天地：提供绘本阅读空间同事也是亲子空间，居民围绕这个空间可以开展阅读课程，戏剧表演等儿童的课余活动，也是暂时托放孩子的场所。

Kid’s Heaven: for play, learning, extracurricular, and theatrical performances.

05生鲜超市，是大电商的最终端供应，提供有质量保证的肉菜奶蛋供应，日常用品，甚至包括社区的快递收发分拣递送。

Fresh Supermarket: for quality produce and daily necessities, includes delivery options.

06共享书吧，提供会议，学生课后几种作业，补习课堂，阅读以及书法插花等文化生活审美活动。

Reading Space: for book sharing, studying, reading, remedial classes.

        每个模块的规模都控制在6乘6的方格单元中。

Each function is contained with a 6x6 meter box. This is the meaning of 6xn yard.   

        此外我们在六合院中打造了三个小院子即袖珍园林来作为朋友亲密尺度下可以分享的场所。一个是包含茶亭的花园（生活审美空间），一个是联系独立包房的看院（思考空间），以及一个可以采摘实用的香料花园（功能空间）。它们是六合院的边界，衔接了了私人领域（家）和公共领域（社区和城市）。小院是六合院建筑功能和立面不可分割的一部分。这样，六合院的原型就诞生了。

Both the literati of Jiangnan and modern city residents will agree isolation from nature shackles our spirit. Gardens and landscapes are thus vital. Though community gardens are beautiful, they lack the privacy of gardens on independent property, a luxury in large residentially developed areas. So we built three small courtyards as a middle ground on this spectrum. One garden contains a tea house (a space for life), another is connected to a more private room (a space for thought), and the third is a spice garden that can be handpicked. These gardens are the borders of the neighborhood, connecting private space (home) to public space ( city streets). The use of this neighborhood center is determined by the resident, who ultimately have the freedom to explore the potential this center has to offer. The three small courtyards play an integral part to both the building’s function and façade. And so 6xn yard was born. 

        中南置业决定用3天把六合院搭建出来，成品只存在24小时。我决定用艺术装置的方式超现实地表现六合院。这要求我们必须从实际复原设计的窠臼中跳出来。于是大家决定把设计的二楼楼板去除，把二楼的平面布置倒置在天花上，一层保持现场体验，但一抬头，就用看的方式来了解设计师的二楼意图。倒置在天花上的平面就是原来设计的逆世界。这样进入六合院的观众可以同时体验两层楼的空间变化，反而创造了一种新体验。

Zoina Land decided to setup the model representation of 6xn yard in three days, with the final product available for only one day. I decided to use an art installation approach to create a surreal representation of our idea. The required us to jump out of the mold for our design. Since the second floor can no longer permit visitors, I decided to place the second floor on the ceiling so visitors, when the look up, may easily see the design of the second floor. The plane inverted on the ceiling is a mirror image of the design. This way visitors on a single level may experience the change of space between two floors on a single plane thus creating a new surreal experience of reality.

        用双层阳光板作为六合院装置的边界。包裹结构的双层板形成了一道半透明的界面，将影子，光线和反射碾在一起，这样消解了建筑的体积。六合院装置里的所有的家具在保证实用的前提上，抽象精炼成最基本的白色线和面，地面是黑色地胶，最大程度突出了白色家具，使其似乎不真实。但这些不真实的真实使用的家具能够最大程度吸引观众的注意力。

The architect used semitransparent material to enclose the interior. The translucency of the material allows for the interaction of light and shadow that obscures the limited volume of the internal space. The furniture with in 6xn yard,  is pared down to its most basic and practical form and then painted white. The floor is made black so the white of the interior is intensified making it even more surreal. The pared down dimensions of the furniture further heightens this sense surrealism in the interior and draws the attention of the visitors. 

        设计师用黑白灰贴膜PC板来为六合院装置构建一层水墨山水界面。每一片墨山都用悬吊方式固定，仿佛水墨酣畅淋漓。这个形式上似乎和六合院建筑无直接关联的山水，其实和使用六合院的居民有着文化和审美上有着密切联系。提炼过的山水一直是中国人的理想世界，一面对城市化侵蚀自然的有着迷惑恐惧的矛盾心情，一面又乐在其中。这个山水立面为久居城市的人创造一种甜蜜的忧愁，对遥远的自然的怀旧，更是一种暗示，深山之后的六合院就是美好。

The mountain landscape is retained as the visual symbol of the architecture.  I used black, grey, and white poly carbonate boards to create this seemingly ink painted landscape façade of 6xn yard. Each piece of the faced is suspended in order to seem like it floats in space. The layered façade also maintains the privacy within. The façade displays the elegance of the community within.

        装置的六合院，或者日后建成的六合院其实是这么一个地方。每个人只要did great, real great，都可以成为他们生活的英雄，这关乎幸福。

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项目名：六合院——新型邻里中心研究

设计公司：Wutopia Lab

主持建筑师：俞挺

设计团队：濮圣睿，孙丽然，张立睿

灯光顾问：张晨露

面积：216㎡

设计时间：2017年

地址：上海，中国

摄影：CreatAR Images 艾清

Project: 6XN yard---- neighborhood prototype study

Architects: Wutopia Lab

Chief Architect: YU Ting

Design team: Shengrui PU, Liran SUN, Gary ZHANG

Lighting Consultant:  Chloe ZHANG

Area: 216 sqm

Project Year: 2017

Location: Shanghai, China

Photographs:  CreatAR Images ( AI Qing)

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