Research Of Residential Service Complex Design

In China, with the housing construction advancing rapidly, more and more residential services complexes (RSC) have appeared in residential quarters built. And this type of RSC is becoming an indispensable part of the contemporary housing development. Because it is "new", this type of building hasn't a clear definition, for lack of systematic research in national architectural circle. The research purpose of this thesis is to discuss the material and spiritual needs of the residents on the basis of behavior laws of the residents of different age groups and educational levels, and how these needs affect the design of multi-functional complex, and then to summarize the basic rules that should be followed by the designers, trying to establish theoretical frames which could provide guidance for the design of RSC.Firstly, the thesis will present a full account of the historical origins of RSC, the development in recent years and the main problems existing now.Secondly, the thesis will analyze the types of the present RSC from a macroscopic point of view, probing deep into what patterns of RSC could properly fit the different patterns of residential quarters, and as a result, what kinds of residential culture could be created.Thirdly, the thesis will discuss the ways of residential chamber design in detail from the two aspects of function and architectural creation. Among them, the thesis discusses the function by focusing on the localization, "humanization" and steady development, and discusses the architectural creation by focusing on the space form, modeling, color and architectural style.Because the RSC is the related support project of the residential quarters and has a very strong sense of locality, the rest of the thesis focuses on how to create the RSC with regional characteristics. Furthermore, the thesis will propose one pattern of RSC —— "Extensive RSC", and analyzes its applicability and design rules.Finally, based on analysis of the development of foreign buildings of the similar type and the major factors which might influence the design of the RSC in the future, the thesis puts forward the prospects for the RSC design: to fulfill the material and spiritual needs of the residents and help construct an excellent human living environment by insisting on a "people first" and eco-friendly development.