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/ JUN WEI DU / Application for The Manchester School of Architecture / MA Architecture and Urbanism -Tel : (+886) 0937530216 -Email : louie831024@gmail.com P O R T F O L I O P O R T F O L I O Application for UCL / MA Architecture and Historic Urban Environments Application number: 23126970

JUN-WEIDU

No.702,Section5,ZhonghuaRoad,XiangshanDistrict,HsinchuCity300,Taiwan(R.O.C.)

louie831024@gmail.com/+886937530216

EDUCATION

National Taipei University of Technology*, Taipei,Taiwan

BS Architecture

Relevant Coursework: Special Topic of Urban Design,Architecture Thesis Design

Graduation Thesis Design Project:Who’s Pulling YourStrings: Space of Perceptually-Domesticated

Chung Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan

(Transferred to National Taipei University of Technology)

Architecture and Urban Planning

Freshman & sophomore year GPA:3.8/4.0

* Ranked 9th in Taiwan, 469th worldwide, QS WorldUniversity Rankings 2022

WORK EXPERIENCE

Project Designer, CHANG YIH CONSTRUCTION CO., LTD., Hsinchu, Taiwan

- In charge of designing site plansand managing constructiondrawings

- Decide on building materials and manage the budget for projects

- Supervise construction and control the progress of projects

- Discuss with different teams (interior design, landscape, and electric) to integrate ideas

Project Designer, HIGHWEALTH CONSTRUCTION CO., LTD., Taipei, Taiwan

- Designed site plans and managed construction drawings

- Conducted construction supervision to control the progress of projects

- Communicated with different teams to solve problems and integrate ideas

- Project: Okura Prestige Taichung

PROJECT EXPERIENCE

Humanitarian Architecture Project – The Core Plan 6

- This project aims to build infrastructure for minority groups. After understanding the need for a learning environment for Atayal children in the Slaq Tribe, we designed and built a wood pavilion. The area can be used as both an outdoor art classroom and a playground for students.

Lutheran Indigenous Tribe Library – Designed and Executed Project

- Joined the Teaching Practice Research Program offered by the Ministry of Education, in which our team designed and built a local library for an indigenous tribe. The library’s visual design recalls the semiotics and morphology of the Atayal tribe.

EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

Taipei Tech Architecture 2017 -2018 Thesis Design, Taipei, Taiwan

General Events Coordinator/Host of Opening Ceremony

- Conceived the name and visual presentation of the exhibition

- Designed the route and immersive experience for the exhibition

Student Association of Department of Architecture & Urban Planning, Hsinchu, Taiwan

Chief of Event Planning

- Organized various events to improve the relationship between students in our department

- Planned “Freshman 24 Hours Architecture Experience Camp” to help first year students develop basic knowledge and experience of architecture

SELECTED AWARDS AND HONORS

1st Place in Architectural Design Exhibition, ChungHua University

Excellence Award in Bionics Land Art Exhibition, Chung Hua University

Academic Excellence Award in 1 st Semester, 2013/2014Academic Year, Chung Hua University

Sep. 2015 -

June 2018

Sep. 2013 -

June 2015

Mar. 2021Present

Feb. 2019 -

Mar. 2021

Aug. 2015

June 2015

June 2018 -

July 2018

Sep. 2014 -

June 2015

Apr. 2015

May 2014

Feb. 2014

CONTENTS 01 Space of Burial at Sea 02 Space of Perceptually-Domesticated 03 Okura Prestige Taichung 04 Palais De congregate house
JUN-WEI DU

SUSTENANCE IN TIME SERIES Space of Burial at Sea

Subject: Special Topics on Architectural Design / 2017.03 Bachelor Studio Individual Project

This project aims to discuss the prospects of burial at sea. The Taiwan authorities formulated regulations for burial at sea and asked people to bury their deceased offshore, about 6000 kilometers from the coastline. I redefine this line that separates the living and the dead as the 'memory line'. The project helps people to rethink the modes of memory by transferring the ceremonies of burial at sea to the architectural design. The precision of longitude and latitude for burying as well as the perceived change of spaces will help the family and friends to sense the reality of burial at sea. Their love and memory for the deceased will become the power to protect the sea.

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Longitude and Latitude Memorial Space Observation Deck for Healing Ceremony Space for Burial at Sea Water Wall for Soothing the Soul Commemorative Space for Sympathy

Analysis of Space

/ Water boundary

Feeling the influence of water boundaries can make people slow down and absorb the things surrounding them.

/ Light in crevices

The guide from the light will bring peace to the living and calm their souls.

/ Prayer space

Pray in a space with the natural sound of waterflow; feel more close to the true purpose of burial at sea.

/ Path

/ Meditation

A space for meditation when people need to soothe their hearts.

/ The sound of water

A dusky space will strengthen the sense of hearing. The sound of water will purify the souls of families.

/ Visual compression

Uses space to create visual compression, which symbolizes the spirit and soul after feeling relief from sorrow.

/ Tidal variation

Schematic diagram of the port for burial at sea

Use large tread stairs and roundabout ramps to slow the speed of people.

/ Separate space

Separate spaces can help people enjoy peace and convey their feelings to the deceased.

Feel the tidal variation; feel like the deceased is still next to you.

/ View of Sea

Observation deck to see the sea view will help people feel relief from the visual compression and expand the mind.

Precipitation after cremation

Get on board

Sprinkle the ashes at the designated latitude and longitude

[ Step II ] [ Step III ] [ Step IV ]

Then, sprinkle the petals for the funeral

Cemetery

Distributionoftourists

Walkingroute

Populationdensity

Climate

Step V ]

Write down the latitude and longitude

Terrain

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Site Burial Site 6000 km
[ Step I
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Site Analysis
Process of Burial at Sea Analysis of Distance
Analysis of Taiwan's Northeast Corner
① ② ⑤ ⑥ ③ ④ ⑥ Light and shadow room ⑤ Entrance ④ Wraparound landscape ③ Viewing platform ② Corridor ① Water wall First Floor Plan

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Step I. Mourning

Through the emotional transfer after grinding the ashes, I developed a space that allows people to sprinkle the petals into a pond. The high ceiling design and light emanating from the area above will make family members feel relief and hope while in the dark.

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Step II. Memorizing

After sealing the ashes, the living will carry the ashes and walk through a road with water walls; they will be led by the sound of water to the next stage.

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Step III. Remembering

In the ceremony of burial near the end, the living can note down the date and the latitude and longitude, which symbolize the direction for memorization; there is a memorial space under the sea level in this building that allows people to stay and remember the deceased.

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Step IV. Missing

Family members can return to the space for meditation and heal the scars of the soul during each Qingming Festival.

① Ceremony space

② Ashes storage space

③ Lounge

④ Floating aisle

⑤ Latitude and longitude space

⑥ Port

⑥ ④ ⑤ ③ ① ②

WHO'S PULLING YOUR STRINGS

Space of Perceptually-Domesticated

Subject: Architecture Thesis Design / 2017.08 - 2018.06 Bachelor Studio Individual Project

In an urban environment that lacks critical thought, people become rationalized by the rules of the space without understanding their underlying features. I define the phenomenon as “users domesticated by space”. The phenomenon appears because people have adapted to the place they live in; they are manipulated by routine. In an urban environment that lacks critical thought, people become rationalized by the rules of the space without understanding their underlying features. I define the phenomenon as “users domesticated by space”. The phenomenon appears because people have adapted to the place they live in; they are manipulated by routine.

The project uses an objective point of view, a drama script, and a Metro Station area as a "domesticated space" to discuss the manipulation. We set the routes for both rushing passengers (domesticated) and notrushing passengers. I developed the space from the position of a third party (domesticator). Under the status of domesticated, this space is not a container for activity but rather affects the choice of people who are inside it; people can select each path and find their own scripts.

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I selected Taipei’s Yuanshan Metro Station area in 2060 as the space for my project. This area of Taipei is close to an airport that is due to close and become part of the City Central Garden. I selected this area because the axis of the channel of airplanes changes the skyline in this area, which is also a symbol of a domesticated city.

Under the basis of urban design, I try to transfer the invisible channels to the axis on the ground and make the intermediary point for the space. I also reserve the lower building volume on both sides of the spaces to help people remember the traces of history, because this trace is the most important domesticated trace of this city, and its people and will become the axis after this city changes its appearance.

LOBBY1 LOBBY3 LOBBY2 TAXI STATION TICKET STORE PLATFORM PLATFORM LOUNGE LIBRARY AND BAR CAFE Urban
In 2060
Diagram Climate
Axis
Spatial
Site Analysis

There are three entries on the ground floor—two of them are more covert so that the rushed passengers may use them as a shortcut to the platform.

The last one is for people who are in no rush. They can walk on these paths and find themselves manipulated by the surrounding space. They can also see the people who are rushing yet find themselves on the wrong paths. There are additional visible spaces that cannot be entered. The purpose of this piece is to remind ourselves to think carefully before deciding which path we want to walk through to enter the next space; do not be domesticated by the environment.

① ② ③ ④ ⑤ ⑥ ⑦ ⑥ Lounge bar ⑦ Shared room ⑤ View tower ④ Restroom ③ Locker space ② Ticket counter ① Lobby First Floor Plan
Second Floor Plan Third Floor Plan

OKURA PRESTIGE TAICHUNG Work Experience

Company: Highwealth Construction / 2019.04

Highwealth Construction

Okura Hotel

The project is a twenty-nine-floor composite building that combines office space and a hotel. The location of the building is in the central area of Taichung's 7th Redevelopment Zone. As the most representative zone of Taichung, the geographic environment is suitable for business trips, sightseeing, and shopping.

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Molu Lane is one of the narrowest streets in Taiwan. So narrow, two people cannot pass without touching one another. It was and still is customary for the gentleman to allow the woman to pass first, adopting the name Gentleman Alley.

Concept Diagram Room model Lounge Desk/Lounge Day bed Shower Bathroom Powder room Mini bar Wardrobe

PALAIS DE CONGREGATE HOUSE Work Experience

Company: Chang Yih Construction / 2022.04

The design concept of this congregate housing project is mutualism with nature. For the exterior, I used wood grain grilles and strong stone walls on both sides. The night lighting utilized the natural lights from the stars as decoration, revealing a different view of the night sky. For the interior design, I select Orientalism as the central concept, and used different metal colors to define the stone grains.

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Japanese room Lobby GYM

Handmade Models

Rendering

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