The Monumentality of the Everyday: Public Spaces Composed of Ordinary Materials

Design a civic building in the manner of Liu Jiakun that achieves presence through ordinary local materials and everyday construction methods rather than through spectacle, so it belongs to its street rather than standing apart from it. Compose grey local brick and unpainted concrete with visible workmanship variation, deep shaded arcades along the front, bamboo scaffolding marks left in the concrete, residents sitting and passing through the arcade, a plain paved forecourt with a single tree, humid overcast light, eye-level view along the arcade, 28mm lens, architectural photography, ultra photorealistic, 8K