After the Guang Hua Building was completed, the tower would be the office area, and the middle of the tower would be the reading and exhibition area. The east and west wings would be the reception, meeting, and teaching areas, each with their own entrance and exit. The various parts were connected as one, but they were also independent.
Apart from meeting the needs of the office, teaching, meeting, and reception areas, the design of the Guang Hua Building also considered the design of the communication and leisure spaces.
First, Li Zexuan designed two shared spaces on the second to third floor of the central section. From the main entrance, one could enter the shared space by going up the stairs. The dignified, dignified, and rigorous academic spirit was extended indoors, and the scale was vast and grand.
Next, he designed an atrium in the middle of the fourth to sixth floor of the central building, with a semicircular glass dome at the top for lighting. The clouds and the sky reflected the desire to be in close contact with nature in the tall building. The eastern podium had an inner courtyard, and the western podium had a roof garden.
Many people might think that with ancient construction techniques, it was impossible to build such a tall building, but in reality, it was not so.
Do not underestimate the wisdom of the ancients. According to historical records, the earliest "skyscraper" in the history of our country was built by the Western Han Emperor Liu Che.
In 115 BC, in the Jianzhang Palace in the capital city of Chang 'an, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty built a "Deity Platform" that was more than 500 feet tall. On the platform, there was also a copper "Dew Bearing Plate" that was 10 feet tall and 17 feet in circumference. On the plate, there was an immortal holding a jade cup.
In 109 BC, the Western Han Emperor Liu Che built the "Heavenly Platform" in the Palace of Ganquan, which was said to be more than a hundred feet tall.
However, this was not the highest, or it could be said that the number was "exaggerated". At the beginning of the sixth century AD, Wei Xiaoming Emperor built the Yong Ning Temple in the capital city of Luoyang. There was a nine-story pagoda that was ninety feet tall.
The height of this pagoda was called "a hundred feet", which was an exaggeration. According to archaeologists, it should be 137 meters tall, but it was still twice as tall as the tallest wooden pagoda in the western part of the country (67 meters). It was the greatest pagoda in our country's ancient times, and also the tallest building in our country (and probably the world). It was worthy of being called the first "skyscraper".
Therefore, one should never underestimate the ancients. Some of the ancient architectural arts were even breathtaking to the modern people.
Besides, in order to enhance the stability of the building, Li Zexuan planned to use the next few days to study cement! If he could figure it out, then it would be foolproof. If he couldn't figure it out, then he would think of other ways. He didn't believe that with Yan Lide and Yan Liben, two master architects, they couldn't build a ten-story building!
The second object that Li Zexuan wanted to plagiarize was Sichuan University's administration building, the Red Building. It could be considered the most famous building among all the universities in modern China. He planned to transform the Red Building into a library for the future students of Yanhuang College to read.
The Red Building was used as the administration building of Sichuan University. It had China's unique ancient style architecture. The cornices were carved and elegant, and the red pillars and green bricks complemented each other. It was a fusion of foreign culture and local culture.
The building used the Western classical composition of three sections to construct the middle of the building. A large number of China's traditional multi-eave roofs, ancient auspicious patterns, and China's traditional red pillars and other Chinese classical elements were used. The overall shape of the building was simple and dignified. The composition was disorderly and picturesque, and the solid appearance of the base formed a solemn and generous style.
From the outside, it could be said that the style was very different from the popular Soviet-style buildings at that time, such as the Sichuan University Science Building that was built around the same time. Other than the fact that it looked like a palace from the front, it was similar to the new China -style buildings at Huaxi University. Looking down from above, the whole building looked like a large plane. Therefore, some people called it the "Plane Building".
Many people once said that the designer of the Red Building was the famous architect, Mr. Liang Sicheng. However, this saying was only found in the memories of Wang Rui, the general manager of a state-owned construction company in Chengdu at that time. There was no official written record. Later, it was confirmed that the designer of the Red Building was Mr. Gu Pingnan.
However, from the imposing and magnificent overall architectural style and the exposed traditional China elements, it did have the flavor of a beam-style building.
Next was Peking University's Bei Gong Building. Li Zexuan planned to use this building as the auditorium of Yanhuang College.
The modern Bei Gong Building was located on the east and west of the original Yanjing University's east-west axis. It was a magnificent palace-style building that was now the office of Peking University's party and government. The dazzling auditorium on the second floor could accommodate 600 people. The school held important meetings and foreign dignitaries visiting Peking University to give speeches were all held here.
There were teaching buildings, office buildings, libraries, and auditoriums. Compared to a complete university, only the laboratory building, dormitory building, cafeteria, bathhouse, and some other supporting facilities were missing.
As for the laboratory building … With the current material conditions of Tang, there were not many experiments that could be done. Li Zexuan planned to build a building casually as a token of appreciation. He had drawn the blueprint for half a day and had a certain understanding of architecture. It was possible for him to design a building by himself.
As for the dormitory building, cafeteria, and bathhouse, they were mainly used for sleeping, eating, and bathing. There was no need to build fancy buildings. In the universities in his previous life, there was no university that deliberately built the dormitory, cafeteria, and bathhouse to be eye-catching. Basically, they were all similar. Therefore, this also depended on his improvisation.
In addition, he also designed some rather unique and small-scale buildings for future use. Of course, in order to catch up with the schedule, these buildings would definitely not be built immediately. The most important things at the moment were the teaching building, dormitory building, cafeteria, and bathhouse.
After drawing the main building blueprints of Yanhuang College, Li Zexuan began to draw the macroscopic layout of the entire college. How could he leave out the supporting facilities such as the sports field, the grove, the pond, the rockery, the garden, and so on?
Under Li Zexuan's rapid drawing with the pencil in his hand, the blueprint of Yanhuang College was officially formed. Looking at the half-foot-high stack of blueprints in front of him, Li Zexuan let out a long breath. No one would have thought that he would use less than an afternoon to draw such a big college. This speed was completely like a human printer.
Creak ~!
"Husband, you've been tired for the whole afternoon. It's time for dinner! Dad and Mom are waiting in the front hall! "
At this moment, the door was pushed open and Han Yuxi walked in. She looked at Li Zexuan with a pained expression.
"Mm ~! It's already night time ~! Let's go ~! Let's go for dinner ~! My wife, what delicious food did you cook tonight ~! "
Li Zexuan stood up and took one last look at the layout of the college. Then, he held Han Yuxi's small hand and walked out of the door. However, he still felt that something was missing!
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