Reuse strategies and green building performance simulation of Jincheng Cocoon Station

Northeastern University, JangHo Architecture College, Shenyang, China

^* Corresponding author: lfycl@sina.com

Abstract

Jincheng Cocoon Station, as the earliest and largest township cocoon station in the main area of Zhejiang silk production, has special historical value. Its structural form is a brick-wood hybrid system with brick exterior walls, wooden interior columns, and wooden roof trusses. Its organizational form corresponds to the regional climatic characteristics. The original spatial structure was specifically designed to serve its production functions, such as cocoon drying and stacking. After the end of the operation, an appropriate spatial transformation was needed to achieve the transformation of reuse. This study deduced a reuse plan from the historical value, cultural value, and pratical value of Jincheng Cocoon Station. Then the spatial variables are extracted. After forming a preliminary plan, the green building performance simulation was conducted on the program variables through Design Builder software to measure the rationality of the reuse countermeasures. This article aims to explore the dual protection of heritage value and green building performance in the process of achieving reuse through performance simulation.