The humanised design practice of Westlake Univeristy (phase I): a new type of research-oriented university with multi-party co-construction and multi-population coexistence

• Published in: Shi jie jian zhu no. 8; pp. 34 - 39
• Main Authors: Dong, Danshen, Fan, Xuzhuang, Chen, Yu, Xu, Gaoting
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Chinese; English
• Published: 01.01.2023
• ISSN: 1002-4832

"The campuses of new research-oriented universities are very different from traditional campuses of ordinary universities. The campus design of Westlake University is dominated by the scientific research activities and daily life of scientific researchers, combined with its unique spiritual activities and scientific exploration needs, and guided by the human-oriented project decision-making In order to overcome the shortcomings of the separation of traditional infrastructure process design management, construction and users, Westlake University has adopted the strategy of planning first and multi-party co-construction to ensure the implementation of the human-oriented design concept with demand as the core from the process. Designers understand their academic research and daily behavioural habits and logic through long-term interaction with users, from the whole to the details, becoming an important basis for design. The project of Westlake University provides a useful reference for the design practice of China's new research universities in the future." Keywords: campus design, multi-party participation, human-oriented architecture, new research- oriented universities.