There is such a joke: During the Cold War, the CIA received intelligence and discovered that there were many large and small circular buildings in the coastal mountainous areas of Fujian, China. Because the nuclear threat was serious at the time, and the nuclear war was about to start, the United States suspected that these were nuclear bomb launches. well. After a long period of research and using spy satellites to take countless photos, it is still impossible to understand the information further, which once made the US military very nervous. In 1985, the CIA sent a couple of spies disguised as tourists to conduct an in-depth investigation in Yongding County, West Fujian, only to discover that these "silos" were originally built by the Hakka people in Fujian with a long history in China, which made the military who knew the truth laugh and laugh. .
It’s no wonder they would have such an oolong incident. After all, in our impression, most of the buildings are square, and the round buildings are rare. less. However, there are still some distinctive round buildings that have left a deep impression in the architectural world.
The so-called "existence is reasonable", there are reasons why these circular buildings (or light rings) are designed like this.
such as the Hakka Tulou, the reason why it is designed into a circular bunker is to resist the needs of wild animals and robbers in the mountains and to meet the needs of large families living together.
In addition, it can also create a bright sense of the future. After all, it is very similar to UFO. The most representative one is the new headquarters of Apple, which regards the force as life.
The reason why there are few light ring buildings, the comprehensive analysis may have the following reasons:
1, space utilization Relatively low. In terms of external land use, the area is too large, not as compact as square buildings. Moreover, it is not conducive to the layout of the internal space and wastes more.
2, the light ring building is relatively closed, which is not conducive to communication with the outside.
3, from the perspective of architectural engineering, it is difficult to build floors and the construction cost is too high.
4, because of its structure, once a fire breaks out, it is easy to burn and burn, and the loss will be great.
Therefore, these factors destined that the light ring building is small but extremely mysterious and attractive. Below we will introduce two classic "UFOs" in detail.
Naturally bear the brunt of the long history, and it has been listed as an "intangible heritage" Fujian Tulou, which is named because its main material is clay. However, it is not ordinary soil, but a mixture of sandy clay and yellow mud, which is rammed with plywood to form a wall, and the pillars and beams are all made of wood. Made into a bunker shape, it is not only convenient to live together, but also highly defensive, and it is convenient to obtain materials on the spot and facilitate construction. In this way, it is quite feasible in terms of economic cost and material acquisition.
Although the earth building has earthen words, it is not earthy in terms of function and appearance. This highly practical design helped the Hakka groups who were forced to migrate to other places during the turmoil, resisted many foreign risks in the bloody wind, and stubbornly laid a foundation and continued in the foreign land.
The next thing I want to introduce to you is that it has enough attraction on a global scale Power, and design can be described as leading the trend of Apple headquarters.
The famous Apple park, Apple’s new headquarters building, is about to be officially put into use. This is a project that Mr. Joe attaches great importance to and personally participated in. The cost is as high as 5 billion US dollars.
The chief architect of Apple Park is named NormanFoster, his team has a total of 250 people involved in the project. When he visited Jobs' office and home, he found that Jobs had very specific imagination and plans for the application of trees, glass and stones in the new headquarters project. Later, he borrowed some on-campus designs from Stanford University and completed the original Apple Park design sketch.
This building is described as "like a spaceship landing on the surface" due to its characteristic ring structure. Since 2004, Jobs has personally participated in the design and promotion. Since its construction, it has been attracting attention.
The appearance is naturally cool enough, so if you walk into it, what experience will you have? The following are some details about Apple Park brought to you by Mingji.
1, first of all, it is definitely a continuation of Apple's pursuit of details. To give a very simple example, Jobs stated to the architect that he hoped that all the wood used in the office walls would be cut in winter, and the ideal time is January, because the wood at that time contains the lowest leaves and sugar. This demand for details is no different from the nitpicking when he built the phone.
2, before entering the circle of Apple headquarters, you need to drive through a tunnel of more than 200 meters. The walls of the tunnel are all covered with white tiles, which gleam like the walls of a high-end bathroom. When driving along the periphery, the sun shines through the protruding glass on each floor, giving it an exotic and retro-futuristic feel.
3, in terms of materials, the giant glass panels, door handles, fitness center, and even the stones on the wall of the yoga room are all transported from the best quarry in Kansas. It looks exactly like the stone in the luxury hotel in Yosemite National Park.
4, as a circular building, naturally has no lobby entrance, but has 9 entrances leading to different areas. In the coffee shop, there is a large atrium-style space with stairs that can directly reach the fourth floor. The number of people here is an exaggerated 4000, and they can dine in the vast first floor lobby and balcony.
5. Considering to withstand earthquakes, Apple Park is built on a huge steel isolator. It can ensure that even if the entire building moves 1.5 meters in any direction, the internal functions can still be used normally.
6, the stairs are made of thin concrete, showing almost perfect white. The handrail looks like it is carved into the wall, without any sense of abruptness. In addition, Jobs was inspired by the yacht's fire stairway and decided to install high-pressure sprinklers in the stairwell. In the event of a fire, the high-density water mist produced by the nozzle is sufficient to quickly suppress the fire. The design finally passed the assessment of the fire department, and it is a beautiful and practical detail.
7, when you look inside the building, you can feel calm and away from the outside noise. When looking at this building from a distance, people feel a kind of extremely powerful and magnificent power, as well as the cohesion displayed by the enterprise.
8, each desk can be adjusted in height, the adjustment button is at the bottom of the table, and the button is thoughtfully designed into a concave-convex shape, the convex button is used to raise the table, the concave button is the opposite. This way, you don't have to bend over to confirm, this kind of fool-like intimate design can be seen everywhere.
9, the entire Apple park is naturally ventilated. There is a building called "Breathing Building" in the park that is an indoor ventilation regulator. In order to keep the room temperature between 20-25 degrees, temperature control water pipes are hidden in the floor and ceiling. This is what Jobs has always wanted: to break the boundaries between indoor and outdoor and to awaken the senses of every employee.
10, Apple Park coffee shop specially designed a pizza packaging box for employees. This perforated and breathable packaging can maintain the good taste of pizza. It has also successfully applied for a patent.
11, the door handle is notIt is fixed with screws, but integrated with the door frame, and must have the same aluminum alloy texture as the MacBook Pro.
In fact, this design has also caused some controversy. In contrast, the headquarters buildings of other companies such as Amazon and Google are integrated with the city where they are located, while Apple Park appears Close it up. But Norman Foster believes that this building comes from the passion of Jobs and is more like a utopian vision, so they are willing to fight against these criticisms, just like other Apple products, they can convince with a confident attitude Others accept that Apple dares to be the first beauty in the world.
Say a thousand things, the beauty of various classic designs is difficult to list one by one, one by one, the most detailed and true beauty still has to be experienced on the spot Can get, I hope everyone can have the opportunity to experience it immersively.
