CAMPUS OF FUDAN UNIVERSITY – SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT
Fudan is a part of a network of universities and their respective buildings located in Shanghai. Is also a very special and unique university with an extensive history and a very unique character.
Besides the main Campus, there are two new components.
These components are not closely located; they are separate pieces, so in order to establish the connection the buildings must convey the identity of Fudan and contemporary life.
The footprint of the campus will be an essential element in generating an urban mixture. We strongly believe that the Central Green spine between the blocks of the campus will play a major role in creating the mixture.
The existing structure of the area does not have the capacity to generate any public life; the new Fudan campus will create a new core in the new community.
The Project has two main external landscapes. Both areas are treated differently. The central Boulevard is more urban and has big trees and water features. The internal zone introduces vegetation in between the buildings and mixes with the interior.
The master plan for this new zone defines the density and heights.
The new buildings must have a relationship to the surrounding buildings, the volumes must relate to the urban context, and be adjustable to the different functions.
We modified the volumes of the master plan within the given specification to create that mixture.
The buildings become part of a network of connections, instead of forming borders.
Fudan University is one of the oldest and most selective universities in China.
The literal translation of Fudan in to English means:
“Heavenly light shines day after day”
The new campus of the Fudan University offers the perfect opportunity to embody the spirit of Fudan in the new buildings.
All the public gathering spaces of the new buildings are covered by a roof-landscape. This roof structure filters, modulates and stages the Light that infiltrates the building.
“Heavenly lights” can now be experienced everyday by the students while they study and gather at the university.
The program of the business school is expected to engage about 8000 people in the complex at peak times. In this aspect the building require an easy and clear organization of the complex program.
All public activities like Big Auditorium, library, museum, student food core, shops are placed on the first level, second level, and level minus one. All those public levels connect with the campus garden.
The main classrooms are on the third and fourth floors. The blocks on the west side connected with bridges to establish an easy and continuous circulation route for the students.
On top of the classroom and lounge route are located the separate units of administration, incubator, research, conference center, etc.
The theater and the museum are on the ground floor of the block on the east, and the alumni club is linked to the museum so that they can share facilities.
