Chapter 180 Taiji Diagram

This underground maze, along with the entertainment area, is a combination of soft and hard tactics.

The entertainment area is the soft approach, trying every possible way to lure employees in, tripping them up with all sorts of fun things, making them forget about going back to work.

By placing the entertainment area on one side of the transportation hub, employees would inevitably pass through it on their way to work, subject to all sorts of temptations.

But there are still some special cases, such as what to do if employees drive to and from work.

As Tenda's headquarters, it would be impossible not to build a parking lot.

Pei Qian's attitude was not only to build a parking lot, but also to build a large one!

After all, parking lots are not office space. The more parking spaces there are, and the larger their size, the more money it costs.

Moreover, the investment in parking spaces is basically a waste of money. Such a good thing cannot be missed.

But if employees drive to work and go straight upstairs from the underground parking lot, wouldn't all the designs be for nothing?

And Tenda's benefits are so good, and there are plenty of underground parking spaces, so there must be many employees who drive to work.

That's why Pei Qian came up with this idea.

Liang Qingfan carefully recorded this as well.

At the same time, as President Pei requested more and more, a brand-new design prototype began to emerge in his mind.

Pei Qian considered it for a moment and added, "There's one last point: the building should be divided into several different areas, and each area should be given extra vacation time on top of the existing holidays."

"But..."

"This division must be justified, you understand what I mean, right?"

Pei Qian felt that Tenda employees still didn't have enough vacation time.

The System is quite strict when it comes to giving vacations; otherwise, Pei Qian would have changed Tenda's working hours to two days a week and five days off long ago.

But within certain limits, holidays can still be adjusted.

For example, giving employees a few more days of paid annual leave, or taking a day or two off for some special festival, is no problem.

Pei Qian was wondering if he could use this building as an excuse to try to squeeze some more vacation time out of the System.

These holidays are best if they are long-term and institutionalized, which is more valuable than temporary holidays.

Liang Qingfan quickly recorded it, remained silent for a while, and then said, "President Pei, according to your requirements, all three of my previous plans are completely unsuitable..."

"It's no different from overturning everything and starting over."

"But don't worry, President Pei, I suddenly have a general idea!"

"There is a shape that is especially suitable for the requirements you have put forward."

Pei Qian was very happy: "Oh? What shape?"

Liang Qingfan said, "A taiji diagram."

As he spoke, he drew a simple sketch and explained it to Pei Qian.

"President Pei, you see, the taiji diagram is a circle, with the Eight Trigrams around it. In terms of land area, a circle has the largest area, which is very much in line with what you said before about flattening the building."

"At the same time, the work area and the entertainment area are separated, but the two areas should be in contact as much as possible. This is very much in line with the black and white structure of the taiji diagram. White is yang, which is the work area; black is yin, which is the entertainment area."

"The trigrams around the taiji diagram can also correspond to the eight directions, such as east, south, west, and north, according to the specific trigram."

"These trigrams can be regarded as the eight entrances to the building, four of which correspond to the work area and four to the entertainment area. The four entrances to the entertainment area happen to be on the side of the transportation hub, which employees will enter first."

"The s-shaped arc in the middle can maximize the contact between the work area and the entertainment area. The locations of these two yin-yang fish eyes can be designed as elevator rooms. The work area has regular elevators, and the entertainment area has sightseeing elevators."

"At the same time, this s-shaped arc can also serve as an atrium, just like in many shopping malls, connecting from bottom to top. On the one hand, you can see the different floors, and on the other hand, it can increase the lighting, making the interior of the building more illuminated."

Pei Qian tried to imagine the shape of the building in his mind.

Looking down from a high altitude, it should be a huge taiji diagram, and the dividing line between yin and yang would have a clear separation, like a crack, to increase the lighting inside the building.

Liang Qingfan continued, "As for what you said, President Pei: it's easy to go to the entertainment area, but it's more troublesome to return to the work area, which can also be properly resolved."

"First of all, in the very center of the entire taiji diagram, that is, at the contact point of the yin-yang fish waist, the center point of the atrium area, we will make a landscape waterfall to separate the entire floor."

"Then, we will make the arc-shaped position of the yin-yang fish head into a connected area for the two zones, and arrange all the turnstiles and escalators in this place."

"But whether it's the turnstile or the escalator, they are all one-way: from the work area to the entertainment area, you can go through the turnstile to the same floor; from the entertainment area to the work area, you can't go through the turnstile, you can only take the escalator to the upper floor, or the lower floor."

"The escalators connect the yin-yang fish of different levels, which also symbolizes the harmony of yin and yang and the continuous cycle of life."

"In this way, it is very simple to go from the work area to the entertainment area, but it will take some twists and turns to return to your original workstation."

Pei Qian continued to work hard to imagine.

A landscape waterfall in the center, like a city roundabout diverting traffic, would divert everyone to the head of the yin-yang fish.

From the work area to the entertainment area, just go through the turnstile channel, and you can go directly to the same floor; but from the entertainment area to the work area, you have to take the escalator, and you can only go to the upper or lower floor.

In other words, it is easy to get to the entertainment area, but you cannot return the same way.

Well, it sounds pretty good.

Liang Qingfan then focused on the underground area of the building: "As for the parking lot... according to the previous plan, the transportation hub and the main road are close to the entertainment area, so the area below the entertainment area is a normal parking lot. After parking here, you can take the elevator directly to the entertainment area, which is more convenient."

"The area below the work area will be transformed into an underground maze. If employees want to find the elevator in the work area after parking, they need to enter the maze to find it."

Pei Qian nodded slightly, this was also very much in line with his previous expectations.

Liang Qingfan continued, "As for what you said, President Pei, about dividing the building into several areas, I also have a preliminary idea."

"According to the direction of the Eight Trigrams, we can divide the building into twenty-four solar terms."

"These twenty-four solar terms can divide the entire taiji diagram into twenty-four small sectors."

"Of course, according to this division method, half of the solar terms will fall on the entertainment area. These solar terms can either not be given a vacation, or the vacation can be transferred to the work area. The specific arrangement depends on what you want, President Pei."

Hearing this, Pei Qian said without hesitation, "Of course, the solar terms in the entertainment area should also be transferred to the work area. In this way, each person will have two solar term vacations every year, and the interval between them will be exactly half a year."

There are twenty-four solar terms in the whole year, and during each solar term, one-twelfth of the employees in the building are on vacation?

That's just great!

The number 24 alone made Pei Qian feel very happy, feeling that it exceeded his expectations.

The most important thing is that this setting is related to traditional solar terms, and it is also related to the taiji diagram-shaped building.

In this way, the possibility of convincing the System will be greatly improved, because this is promoting and inheriting traditional culture, so that every employee can truly benefit from traditional culture.

After listening to Liang Qingfan's new plan, Pei Qian nodded slightly.

"Well, this plan is more in line with my requirements."

"However... I have two small questions, or rather, suggestions."

"First of all, the entrances located around the building, representing the eight directions, should be square from the top view. Even if the height does not reach the height of the main building, it should not be too short."

"If these eight buildings are only used as entrances, they will obviously be a bit empty. We have to think about what else we can use them for besides office use."

"Secondly... although the taiji diagram plus the Eight Trigrams array is a concept that is more in line with traditional culture, it always feels like it is suppressing something..."

"Isn't it a little strange?"

Pei Qian was eager for this building to suppress his luck a little bit, so that the entire Tenda's luck would deteriorate, and the difficulty of losing money should drop sharply.

But the fear was that, as Liang Qingfan said, the harmony of yin and yang and the continuous cycle of life would directly condense luck, leading to every project making money in the future, wouldn't that be a disaster?

Although Pei Qian firmly believes in science, sometimes metaphysical factors still need to be considered.

Liang Qingfan nodded: "Well, what you said makes sense, President Pei."

"For the first question, about the use of the surrounding auxiliary buildings, I have to go back and think about it carefully. But don't worry, President Pei, Tenda's headquarters is so large in scale and has a very rich range of functions. After slightly smoothing out the functional zoning of the entire building, I will definitely be able to think of additional uses for these eight entrances."

"As for the second question, there's no need to worry about it."

"I will definitely not rigidly throw a taiji diagram directly onto it. As an architect, I will retain the taiji elements in the overall structure and layout, while adding some sense of technology and modernity to the appearance as much as possible, so that traditional and modern elements are combined."

"In other words, this building will definitely not give people a rigid and old-fashioned feeling in its appearance. It will be a very beautiful and technologically advanced modern building."

"Perhaps only when viewed from a high altitude will people realize that it is actually a standard taiji diagram."

"I think this can also show Tenda's concept to some extent: the integration of traditional culture and modern technology. It will neither be sticking to old ways and refusing to change, nor will it blindly abandon tradition and lose itself."

Pei Qian nodded: "Well, that's fine, then let's improve this plan."

"Mainly how to divide the interior, how many floors the building should be, how much land area it should cover, and the overall quotation... problems like these."

Liang Qingfan nodded: "Okay, President Pei, I will go and refine the plan!"