Academic Architecture Portfolio by Sheung Yuk Liu

PORTFOLIO

THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN

SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE

SHEUNG YUK LIU

ARCHITECTURE ACADEMIC PORTFOLIO 2018 - 2022

CONTENTS

02 01

ONE HOUSE, TWO HOUSES, THREE HOUSES.

04 03

FALL 2019

SPRING 2020

GRIDS, ROOMS, MAZES.

ILLUMINATION BEAT

SPRING 2020

FALL 2020

THE BOTANICAL CENTER

06 05

BODY, LANDSCAPE, ARCHITECTURE.

08 07

FALL 2018

FALL 2021

FLOATING SETTLEMENT

CONSTRUCTED NATURE

MICROHOME 2020

SPRING 2022

REGENERATION OF RAILROAD SEGREGATION

GRIDS, ROOMS, MAZES. This assignment requires a system of rooms that can be used as desired – yet the program is not determined. The resulting system allows the construction of a maze-like space with domestic qualities, where the specificity of each room is not defined by its content but by the contingent shell. A labyrinthine perception arises here by employing a strict repetition of rationality and modularity. A 50x50x50’ cube will be removed 50% of the original volume by creating 3 units composed of 5 rooms. All units have similar relationships with each other and the cube, which establishes a clear part-to-whole reading. The project is about setting up a simple ordering system to generate a complicated spacial sequence. In other words, the usage of simple regular geometries to subdivide a square into irregular geometries that are extruded and intersected to developed three-dimensional spacial arrangements.

The square is divided into four quadrants and two quarter-circles and two diagonal lines will subdivide each one respectively to create a secondary pattern system which will be extruded to be the negative space the volume that will be excavated from the 50x50x50’ solid cube to create rooms. The system can generate numerous random pattern combinations, but only those able to fulfill the required rules are selected. In Plan

Ordering System Study Projected Patterns In Plan

The 4x4 grid is applied to create a secondary ordering system on the elevation/facade. The same geometric language is used in the secondary quadrants. However, horizontally extrusions of these patterns only occur where there are openings on facade, then intersect with vertical extrusions to finally define the form of rooms. In Elevation/Facade

Projected Patterns In Elevation

Negative Void Space Demonstration of the negative volumes, including rooms, stairways and connections/doors between rooms, that will be excavated to create rooms in the generic cube.

Northwest View

Southeast View

Northwest View

Southeast View

Positive Solid Volume Black poche highlights the opening and the interior surfaces that are excavated from the negative void.

Pull-apart Isometric Diagram

Backward Pull-Apart Sections

Forward Pull-Apart Sections

Backward Sections

Forward Sections

Both pull-apart isometric sections and perspective sections show the shape and distribution of the solid volume. With the help of black poche, these sections demonstrate a gradient depth of rooms and the connection and relationship between rooms in each units, which emphasize the pattern ordering system.

Gradient of Sections

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Leftward Pull-Apart Sections

Rightward Pull-Apart Sections

Leftward Sections

Rightward Sections

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Collector of Daylight Even though this schematic design does not require specific programs of each rooms, the domestic quality of space is require. The larger openings created by the elevation pattern ordering system guarantee sufficient daylight for each unit.

Look Down

Prospective Plans And Reflected Ceiling Plans Of Level 1 &2

Photos of 3D-printed models of each floor

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Look Up

Look Down

Prospective Plans And Reflected Ceiling Plans Of Level 3 &4

Look Up

Photos Of Assembled 3d-Printed Model

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02 ONE HOUSE, TWO HOUSES, THREE HOUSES. LOCATION: AUSTIN, TX

The project is to design a building that hosts three residential units. The re-imagining of domestic space through a reconceptualization of comfort challenges our preconceptions when addressing the design of a house. This way of operating puts into question issues of standardization, social conventions, and preexisting notions of what a comfortable dwelling is. Therefore, the design must negotiate questions of housing and context to deliver a project that speculates on the evolution of future dwelling. In this project, the rectangle is challenged by triangle and quadrant. In this way, comfort and discomfort are tested by the somewhat compact space, which is a triangular prism or quadrant cylinder formed by equilateral triangular and curved walls or ceilings. The scale of the room is another parameter tested in the design process. Exploration of changing scales helps to deliver an expression of domestic privacy and provide a measurement of comfort and discomfort as well.

Residential Ordering System Instead of either vertically or horizontally set up 3 units, the conventional configuration of apartment units is broken down. These units spread out the footprint both vertically and horizontally to intertwine with each other. Therefore, each apartment with a linear, extended floor plan and multi-stories could contain some features of a single-family house and occupy an approximate floor area. The plan is divided by 20’ x 20’ grids and 10’ x 10‘ grids. Large grids for public space and half-scale grids for private space because smaller separated rooms, in my opinion, provide a better sense of intimacy. Most of the lot is occupied by the house, and the rest of it is a backyard and an unconditional communal open space. Within each unit, the atrium is the threshold of privacy. When you enter one of the units, you encounter the public space first, such as a living room, dining room, and kitchen. Then you walk up the atrium to enter private space like bedrooms, bathrooms, and study rooms. Solid volume left by extrusion in public space is critical in reality because this building is made of concrete, and it is not economical to left it completely solid in modern architecture. So how to utilize them is an issue. The solution is to excavate stairways, toilets and storage rooms from them. These secondary programs are embedded and hidden in poche so that the main interior form remains intact.

The Gradient of Privacy Unit 1

The Gradient of Privacy Unit 2

The configuration of furniture and fixtures also plays a vital role in domestic comfort. They respond to the unusual spatial condition to mitigate the strangeness and discomfort generated by the nonrectangular rooms, or they could serve as a partition or wall to indicate different areas and create an unfamiliar experience.

The Gradient of Privacy Unit 3

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Shared Outdoor Space Floor Plan - Ground Level

Floor Plan - Second Level

Balcony at Unit 1 Floor Plan - Third Level

Balcony at Unit 3

Balcony at Unit 2 Floor Plan - Fourth Level

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Gradient of Privacy The longitudinal section and a series of perspective cross sections clearly demonstrate the gradient of privacy. Larger public space on lower stories, the atrium as the threshold, and smaller private space on higher stories. They show the two scales of rooms and the irregular forms that are contained in rectangular envelopes. Doors are either triangular or quadrant shape, are part of them. The small symbols at the bottom of cross sections represents the locations of these section cuts.

Longitudinal Perspective Section

Cross Perspective Section - Rightward

Cross Perspective Section - Leftward

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Living Room

Light Corridor

Bedroom

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Perspective - Front Facade

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Perspective - Back Facade

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03 ILLUMINATION BEAT LOCATION: AUSTIN, TX

TEAM: LIU, SHEUNG YUK (Diagrams + Structural Detail Drawings) WANG, HAN (Rendering + Interior Design)

The proposal of this project is an Illumination visual art center. The site is located on 4th street in downtown Austin, the densest public transportation area and bicycle and pedestrian-friendly zone of Austin. The site between Waller Creek and Shoal Creek is independent and disconnected for now. In terms of urban scale, we propose three lightshow corridors across the downtown area to connect them and make our project the heart of city activation. And the design will explore the interactions between light and humans and buildings. The building could be a container or be a performing device as well.

Day & Night of Main Facade

By Wang, Han

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The proposal is a LIGHT ART CENTER to expand and preserve the influence of LIGHT-RELEVANT ART & INSTALLATIONS, and concentrate the essence of CREEK SHOW. 11TH

STREE

CREEK SHOW has been one of the most attractive annual events in Austin. However, it only holds for ten days every year, and all the art installations are to be uninstalled after the event.

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Photo: Leonid Furmansky

TENTSION

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Photo: Leonid Furmansky

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Photo: Leonid Furmansky

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Photo: Leonid Furmansky

TOWN LAKE METROPOLITAN PARK

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The site is located on the 4th street in downtown Austin, and between WALLER CREEK & SHOAL CREEK. Downtown area is a high-dense public transportation area and a bicyclefriendly and pedestrian-friendly area.

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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LIGHT AND HUMANS

LIGHT SOURCES

RECEIVER

• Daylight • Illuminating Installations • Digital Screens

• Human Eyes

REFLECTORS • Specular Reflection • Diffuse Reflection

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LIGHT AND STRUCTURE

CONTAINER OF LIGHT SOURCE

LIGHT SOURCE (SELF-ILLUMINATION)

OPACITY/TRANSPARENCY OF SPACE AND MATERIALS

OPAQUE

TRANSLUCENT

TRANSPARENT INTERIOR LIGHT EFFECT PRECEDENTS

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AREA SPECULATION AND PROGRAMS ACADEMY MEZZANINE SITE

REPUBLIC SQUARE

RESIDENTIAL TOWER

PROPOSED PROJECT

LOT AREA

300 FT X 300 FT = 90,000 SF

APPROX. 95,000 SF

125 FT X 65 FT = 8,125 SF

81,875 SF

FLOOR AREA

300 FT X 300 FT = 90,000 SF

APPROX. 95,000 SF

8,125 FT X 25 FLOORS = 2,046,875 SF

APPROX. 60,000 SF

ACADEMY CLASSROOM ACADEMY LECTURE HALL

RESIDENTIAL TOWER

CORE

SERVICE ZONE STEP-UP ROOFTOP TERRACE FRONT STAIRS, RAMPS, SLOPES SUBTRACTION

SUBTRACTION

300 FT X 300 FT = 90,000 SF

SOLID LOT AREA 300 FT X 225 FT = 67,500 SF SLOPE: PUBLIC OPEN SPACE INTERACTS WITH REPUBLIC SQUARE PUBLIC LOT AREA 300 FT X 75 FT = 22,500 SF

COURTYARD + MAIN ENTRANCES: PROVIDE MOVEMENT THROUGH THE BUILDING FROM REPUBLIC SQUARE

SITE LOT

MAIN PROGRAM DIVISIONS

NORTH OPEN SPACE

GET THROUGH SOUTH-NORTH

SUBTRACTION

ADDICTION

SUBTRACTION

SLOPE: PUBLIC OPEN SPACE INTERACTS WITH REPUBLIC SQUARE

SUSPENSION: STEP-UP RAMP FORM

EAST PORTION: BALANCE THE WHOLE STRUCTURE

SUSPENDED EAST PORTION: UNIFY CONCEPT FORM

ROOFTOP TERRACE

SUSPENDED NORTH PORTION

ADD EAST PORTION

SUSPENDED EAST PORTION

FLEXIBLE EXHIBITION SPACE

SOUTH ENTRANCE SUNKEN COURTYARD MOVEMENT FLOWS

NORTH MAIN ENTRANCE

OPEN TIME SCHEDULE

VISITORS

9:00 AM - 10:00 PM

EGRESS

12:00 PM - 8:00 PM

ELEVATORS

ALL DAY

PROGRAMS AND MOVEMENT DIAGRAM

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2 3

A 209 301

A 301

30' - 0"

2 3

A 209 301

A 301

30' - 0"

1 A

10 A

25' - 0"

15' - 0"

B 29' - 4 1/2"

A 302

A 209

A 302

A 209

LECTURE HALL 2149 SF

15' - 0"

E F

15' - 0"

A 302

G H

15' - 0"

29' - 4 1/2" GALLARY 2979 SF

30' - 0"

A 302

15' - 0"

451 W 4TH ST PARKING, AUSTIN, TEXAS, UNITED STATES

D 29' - 4 1/2" STORAGE 1041 SF

15' - 0"

ILLUMINATION BEAT

15' - 0"

Design Team SHEUNG YUK LIU

HAN WANG

Consultant 30' - 0"

MATT FAJKUS RESIDENTIAL TOWER 4518 SF

MARLA SMITH

Date

09/19/2020 Scale 1/16" = 1'-0"

FLOOR PLAN - LEVEL -3 BASEMENT

FLOOR PLAN - LEVEL -1 - FOUNDATION

FLOOR PLAN - LEVEL 3 - LECTURE HALL 1

LEVEL -3 - BASEMENT 1/16" = 1'-0"

LEVEL 3 - LECTURE HALL 1/16" = 1'-0"

A 202

1 A 301

2 3 A 209 301

30' - 0"

9 30' - 0"

2 30' - 0"

30' - 0"

9 30' - 0"

10 30' - 0"

1 A 301

2 3 A 209 301 0' - 0"

0' - 3"

-7' - 6"

-0' - 1 7/8"

0' - 3"

3' - 6"

-5' - 0" UNDERWATER RESTAURANT (UNDERNEATH RAMP AREA) 3278 SF

SMALL EXHIB. 807 SF

SMALL EXHIB. 725 SF

SMALL EXHIB. 718 SF

25' - 0"

KITCHEN 272 SF

-2' - 10 1/2"

B -7' - 1 1/4"

ILLUMINATION EXHIBITION 5959 SF

-6' - 1"

RESTROOM 306 SF

15' - 0"

-7' - 6"

15' - 0"

SMALL EXHIB. 217 SF

-5' - 7" -5' - 0"

1 VISITOR SERVICES 341 SF

-5' - 0 3/4"

EGRESS 225 SF

15' - 0"

-5' - 0"

-5' - 0" MECHANICAL ROOM 613 SF

SMALL EXHIB. 218 SF

15' - 0"

EGRESS 263 SF

15' - 0"

A 302

SOUVENIR STORE 473 SF

H RESTROOM 218 SF

DIGITAL EXHIBITION 1276 SF

COURTYARD 6754 SF

15' - 0"

RESTROOM 286 SF

12' - 6"

D E F

A 302

12' - 6"

G H RESTROOM 286 SF

15' - 0"

-5' - 0" STORAGE ROOM 1309 SF

C 12' - 6"

15' - 0"

30' - 0" 15' - 0"

MECH. 50 SF

SMALL EXHIB. 217 SF

-5' - 0"

A 209 302

451 W 4TH ST PARKING, AUSTIN, TEXAS, UNITED STATES

15' - 0"

SLOPE CREEK SHOW EXHIBITION 9015 SF

15' - 0"

RESTROOM 306 SF

-6' - 7 1/8"

15' - 0"

2 4

C SMALL EXHIB. 217 SF

SMALL EXHIB. 205 SF

2 4 A 209 302

ILLUMINATION BEAT

15' - 0"

-5' - 0"

Design Team

SHEUNG YUK LIU

LOADING ZONE 962 SF

-2' - 6"

LOADING DOCK 1641 SF

DIGITAL EXHIBITION 1248 SF

-5' - 0"

RESTROOM 319 SF

DIGITAL EXHIBITION 1251 SF

DIGITAL EXHIBITION 3142 SF

Consultant 30' - 0"

30' - 0"

HAN WANG

0' - 0"

-5' - 0"

MATT FAJKUS DIGITAL EXHIBITION 1265 SF

20' - 0"

K Date 09/19/2020

20' - 0"

30' - 0"

22' - 6"

RESTROOM 318 SF

EGRESS 165 SF

17' - 6"

Scale DIGITAL EXHIBITION 1280 SF

MECH. ROOM 319 SF

24' - 6"

MARLA SMITH

RAMP

0' - 0"

RESIDENTIAL TOWER 3817 SF

1/16" = 1'-0"

0' - 0"

L FLOOR PLAN - LEVEL -1 EXHIBITIOIN

2 30' - 0"

3 30' - 0"

4 30' - 0"

5 30' - 0"

30' - 0"

9 30' - 0"

1 A 301

30' - 0"

5 30' - 0"

6 30' - 0"

7 30' - 0"

8 30' - 0"

9 30' - 0"

10 30' - 0"

2 A 302

55' - 6"

DIGITAL FAB. LAB 695 SF

STUDIO 1210 SF

STORAGE 569 SF

DIGITAL FAB. LAB 679 SF COMPUTER LAB 697 SF

CLASSROOM 603 SF

STORAGE 569 SF

RESTROOM 297 SF

RESTROOM 305 SF

1 A 302

15' - 0"

EGRESS 262 SF

15' - 0"

G 15' - 0"

MECH. 608 SF

15' - 0"

H I 15' - 0"

15' - 0"

25' - 0"

30' - 0"

25' - 0"

G H I J

RESIDENTIAL TOWER 7131 SF

Design Team 30' - 0"

30' - 0"

A 302

451 W 4TH ST PARKING, AUSTIN, TEXAS, UNITED STATES

15' - 0"

CLASSROOM 603 SF

CAFE/LOUNGE 432 SF

LIGHT LAB 987 SF

15' - 0"

35' - 0" DIGITAL FAB. LAB 679 SF

15' - 0"

STUDIO 915 SF

25' - 0"

29' - 4 1/2"

COMPUTER LAB 697 SF

LECTURE HALL 2149 SF

40' - 0"

15' - 0"

DIGITAL FAB. LAB 695 SF

30' - 0"

15' - 0"

RAMP

CAFE/LOUNGE 432 SF

LIGHT LAB 987 SF

25' - 0"

25' - 0" 15' - 0"

37' - 2 1/8" RAMP

2 4 A 209 302

A 301

30' - 0"

A 1

32' - 3 3/4"

RAMP

A 209 301

27' - 6"

FLOOR PLAN - LEVEL 2 - ROOF TERRACE

A 301

2 3

LEVEL 1 - ROOF TERRACE 1/16" = 1'-0"

30' - 0"

A 203 1

FLOOR PLAN - LEVEL 1 - EXHIBITION

LEVEL -1 - EXHIBITION 1/16" = 1'-0"

ILLUMINATION BEAT

RESIDENTIAL TOWER 4518 SF

SHEUNG YUK LIU HAN WANG

Consultant

MATT FAJKUS MARLA SMITH

Date 09/19/2020

SITE PLAN, By Wang, Han

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LEVEL 2.3 - ACADEMY 1/16" = 1'-0"

FLOOR PLAN - LEVEL 4 - ACADEMY

Scale

1/16" = 1'-0"

LEVEL 4 - ACADEMY 1/16" = 1'-0"

FLOOR PLAN - LEVEL 5 - ACADEMY 1

FLOOR PLAN - LEVEL 2 ACADEMY

A 205

PRELIMINARY STRUCTURES AND MATERIALS The pursuit of the structural expression is light and yet solid. The seemingly controversial characteristics are extracted from the massing concept and light art. Therefore, the main structure is the concrete plate and column with secondary steel framing to reduce the dead load and increase span. STEEL FRAMING STRUCTURE

STRUCTURAL CORE FOR RESIDENTIAL TOWER DOUBLE-GLAZED CURTAIN WALLS

ALUMINUM STRIPE FACADE W/. LED

STEEL FRAMING STRUCTURE

DOUBLE-GLAZED CURTAIN WALLS

REINFORCED CONCRETE FLAT PLATE SUSPENDED CEILING SYSTEMS

REINFORCED CONCRETE COLUMNS

SUSPENSION CEILING

CONCRETE WALLS

POLISHED STONE FLOOR

CONCRETE FOUNDATION

CONCRETE FOUNDATION REINFORCED CONCRETE COLUMNS

AXON EXPLOSION - STRUCTURES

PERSPECTIVE SECTION - STRUCTURES

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2 4

A 209 302

A 302

2 4

A 209 302

A 302

LEVEL 5 - ROOF

55' - 6"

LEVEL 5 - ROOF

55' - 6"

LEVEL 2.4 - ACADEMY

40' - 0"

LEVEL 2.3 - ACADEMY

35' - 0"

LEVEL 2.4 - ACADEMY

40' - 0"

LEVEL 2.3 - ACADEMY

35' - 0"

LEVEL 1 - ROOF TERRACE

12' - 6"

LEVEL 1 - ROOF TERRACE 12' - 6" LEVEL 0 - GROUND 0' - 0"

LEVEL -1 - EXHIBITION

-5' - 0"

LEVEL - GROUND LEVEL -3 -0BASEMENT

0' -- 0" -11' 0"

LEVEL -1 - EXHIBITION

-5' - 0"

LEVEL -3 - BASEMENT

-11' - 0"

SECTION - MAIN ENTRANCE 1

SECTION - MAIN ENTRANCE 3/32" = 1'-0"

1 A 303

2 4

A 209 302

A 302

2 4

A 209 302

A 302

LEVEL 5 - ROOF

55' - 6"

LEVEL 5 - ROOF

55' - 6"

LEVEL 4 - ACADEMY

41' - 0"

LEVEL 4 - ACADEMY

41' - 0"

LEVEL 2.1 - ACADEMY

25' - 0"

LEVEL 1 - ROOF

TERRACE LEVEL 2.1 - ACADEMY 12' - 6"

25' - 0"

Design

SHEUNG Y

HAN WAN

LEVEL 1 - ROOF TERRACE 12' - 6" LEVEL 0 - GROUND

0' - 0"

LEVEL -1 - EXHIBITION

-5' - 0"

- GROUND LEVEL LEVEL -3 -0BASEMENT

0' -- 0" 0" -11'

LEVEL -1 - EXHIBITION

-5' - 0"

LEVEL -3 - BASEMENT

-11' - 0"

Consul Design

SHEUNG MATT FAJY

HAN WAN MARLA SM

Consul

MATT FAJ

Date

MARLA SM

09/19/2 Scale

3/32" = Date

09/19/2

Scale TRANS 3/32" =

SECTION - WEST PORTION 3/32" = 1'-0"

SECTION - WEST PORTION SECTION - WEST PORTION 2 3/32" = 1'-0"

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TRANS

1 A 301

2 3 A 209 301

1 A 301

2 3 A 209 301

LEVEL 5 - ROOF

55' - 6"

LEVEL 5 - ROOF

55' - 6"

LEVEL 2.4 - ACADEMY

40' - 0"

LEVEL 3 - LECTURE HALL LEVEL 2.4 - ACADEMY 29' - 4 1/2"

1 A 305

40' - 0"

LEVEL 3 - LECTURE HALL

1 A 305

29' - 4 1/2"

LEVEL 1 - ROOF TERRACE

12' - 6"

LEVEL 1 - ROOF LEVEL 0 - TERRACE GROUND 12' - 6"

0' - 0"

LEVEL -1 - EXHIBITION

-5' - 0"

LEVEL -3 -0BASEMENT LEVEL - GROUND -11' - 0"

0' - 0"

LEVEL -1 - EXHIBITION

-5' - 0"

LEVEL -3 - BASEMENT

-11' - 0"

SECTION - COURTYARD SECTION - COURTYARD 3/32" = 1'-0"

SECTION - COURTYARD 3/32" = 1'-0"

1 A 301

2 3 A 209 301

1 A 301

2 3 A 209 301

LEVEL 5 - ROOF

55' - 6"

LEVEL 5 - ROOF LEVEL 4 - ACADEMY

55' 41' - 6" 0"

LEVEL 2.4 - ACADEMY

40' - 0"

LEVEL 2.3 - ACADEMY LEVEL 3 - LECTURE HALL

29' - 4 1/2"

35' - 0"

LEVEL 4 - ACADEMY 41' - 0" LEVEL 2.2 - ACADEMY 30' - 0" LEVEL 2.4 - ACADEMY

Design

40' - 0"

LEVEL 2.1 - ACADEMY 25' - 0" LEVEL 2.3 - ACADEMY LEVEL 3 - LECTURE HALL

29' - 4 1/2"

SHEUNG Y

HAN WAN

35' - 0"

LEVEL 2.2 - ACADEMY

Consul Design

30' - 0"

LEVEL 1 - ROOF LEVEL 2.1 - ACADEMY TERRACE

MATT FAJ SHEUNG Y

25' - 0" 12' - 6"

MARLA SM HAN WAN

Consul LEVEL 1 - ROOF LEVEL 0 - TERRACE GROUND 12' - 6"

MATT FAJ

Date

MARLA SM

09/19/2

0' - 0"

Scale

LEVEL -1 - EXHIBITION LEVEL - 2 EXHIBITION

-7' - 6"

-5' - 0"

3/32" = Date

LEVEL -3 -0BASEMENT - GROUND LEVEL -11' - 0"

09/19/2

0' - 0"

Scale LONGIT 3/32" =

LEVEL -1 - EXHIBITION LEVEL - 2 EXHIBITION

-7' - 6"

-5' - 0"

LEVEL -3 - BASEMENT

-11' - 0"

LONGIT

SECTION - NORTH PORTION 3/32" = 1'-0"

SECTION - NORTH PORTION

A3 | 31

3/8" PLYWOOD WOOD CAP PLATE

ALUMINUM COPING W/. FLASHING BASE FLASHING CONTINUOUS RUNNER CHANNEL

3/8" PLYWOOD 1 - 1/2" GYPSUM FINISHING

ALUMINUM PATTERN PANEL

WOOD PLATE 3" RIGIDCAP INSULATION

LED PANEL UNITS

1/2" VAPOR RETARDER

LED PANEL GUIDE UNITS

1" ROOF MEMBRANE

4" LIGHT WEIGHT CONCRETE ON METAL DECK BASE FLASHING CONTINUOUS RUNNER FINISHING CHANNEL 1" THICK WHITE CONCRETE

1 - 1/2" GYPSUM FINISHING

ALUMINUMVAPOR PATTERN PANEL RETARDER

1/2" VAPOR RETARDER

LED PANEL3/8" GUIDE UNITS PLYWOOD 1" AIR CAVITY

S.S. GUARD RAIL W/. GLASS PANEL

1" ROOF MEMBRANE

WOOD CAP PLATE 3/4" PLYWOOD SHEATHING

ANGLE-BOLTED CONNECTION

1" THICK WHITE CONCRETE FINISHING

STEEL W BEAMS

VAPOR RETARDER

DOUBLE ANGLES

BASE FLASHING 3" THICK RIGID INSULATION

GUARDSYSTEM RAIL W/. GLASS PANEL COMPOSITE S.S. ROOF L 2X2X1/8

BATT INSULATION

1/2" VAPOR RETARDER 4 - 1/4" METAL STUDS @ 16" O.C.

STEEL W BEAMS

4" LIGHT WEIGHT CONCRETE ON METAL DECK

DOUBLE ANGLES

L 2X2X1/8

1/2" THICK LIGHT-WEIGHT CONCRETE FLOORING PANEL ON METAL DECKING

L 3X3X3/16 L 2X2X1/8

E CONCRETE FINISHING

WINDOW TOP FRAME

S.S. GUARD RAIL W/. GLASS PANEL

3/8"∅ HANGER RODS @ 32" O.C.E.W

VAPOR RETARDER

WATER TEXTURE GLASS PANEL

CHANNEL CLAMPS

ICK RIGID INSULATION 1" AIR CAVITY

S.S. GUARD RAIL W/. GLASS PANEL

CONTINUOUS RUNNER CHANNEL BATT INSULATION

PLYWOOD SHEATHING

HSS 4X4X1/8 ROUND HSSSYSTEM 4X4X1/8 COLUMN INTERIOR CURTAIN WALL

FINISHING PANEL

LIGHT-GAUGE STEEL STUDS @ 36" O.C. CONNECTION ANGLE-BOLTED

ETAL STUDS @ 16" O.C.

WINDOW BOTTOM FRAME

CONTINUOUS LIGHT GAUGE ANGLE

1/2" THICK LIGHT-WEIGHT CONCRETE HSSDECKING 2X1X1/8 FLOORING PANEL ON METAL

METAL CHANNELS @ 32" O.C. L 2X2X1/8 METAL FURRING CHANNELS @ 16" O.C.

STEEL BEAMS CURTAIN WALL TOPWFRAME

3/8"∅ HANGER RODS @ 32" O.C.E.W 5/8" GYPSUM BOARD

DOUBLE ANGLES DOUBLE-GLAZED CURTAIN WALL L 3X3X3/16

WINDOW TOP FRAME

DETAIL - RAMP & ROOFTOP TRANSITION 1 1/2" = 1'-0"

INTERIOR STEEL FLOOR SYSTEM WATER TEXTURE GLASS PANEL

L 2X2X1/8

CHANNEL CLAMPS

WINDOW BOTTOM FRAME

CONTINUOUS LIGHT GAUGE ANGLE

HSS 4X4X1/8

DETAIL CONTINUOUS - PARAPET RUNNER WALL CHANNEL 1 1 1/2" = 1'-0"

DOUBLE-GLAZED CURTAIN WALL

CURTAIN WALL TOP FRAME TRANSLUCENT GLASS PANEL ON STEEL STRUCTURE

OUS RUNNER CHANNEL

1/2" THICK LIGHT-WEIGHT CONCRETE FLOORING PANEL ON METAL DECKING

L 2X2X1/8 DETAIL - PARAPET WALL 3/8"∅ HANGER RODS @ 32" O.C.E.W 1 1/2" = 1'-0" ALUMINUM PATTERN PANEL CHANNEL CLAMPS LED PANEL UNITS

5/8" GYPSUM CURTAIN WALL BOTTOM FRAMEBOARD 4" LIGHT GAUGE STEEL STUDS @ 24" O.C. 4" HORIZONTAL LIGHT GAUGE STEEL STUDS

HSS 2-1/2X2-1/2X1/4

TAIN WALL TOP FRAME

5/8" GYPSUM ALUMINUM PATTERN PANELBOARD LIGHT GAUGE STEEL STUDS 14"4"CONCRETE FOUNDATION WALL@ 24" O.C. LED PANEL UNITS CURTAIN WALL MULLIONS 3" RIGID INSULATION LED PANEL GUIDE UNITS DOUBLE-GLAZED CURTAIN WALL 1" GYPSUM BOARD

GLAZED CURTAIN WALL

ET WALL

HSS 2X1X1/8

1" THICK POLISHED STONE ALUMINUM PATTERN PANEL FINISHING FLOOR

LEVEL 2.1 - ACADEMY

25' - 0"

DETAIL - CURTAIN WALL ATTACHMENT 1 1/2" = 1'-0"

48"X18" CONCRETE FOOTING

EXPANSION JOINT

BATT INSULATION

12" REINFORCED CONCRETE GROUND SLAB

W18 FLOOR BEAM BEYOND

WATERPROOFING MEMBRANE 2" CONCRETE 1" THICK POLISHED STONE FINISHING FLOOR 6" THICK BASE COURSE OF GRAVEL

CONTINUOUS RUNNER CHANNEL

LED PANEL GUIDE UNITS

GLAZED CURTAIN WALL

STEEL W/. BEAM

DETAIL- ACADEMY FLOOR EDGE 1 1/2" = 1'-0"

CONTINUOUS RUNNER CHANNEL METAL FURRING CHANNELS @ 16" O.C.

METAL FLASHING

N WALL ATTACHMENT

12" THICK POST-TENSIONING CONCRETE FLAT SLAB

1" THICK SUSPENDED PLASTER SOFFIT METAL FURRING CHANNELS @ 24" O.C. BASE PLATE

METAL FURRING CHANNELS @ 16" O.C.

ANCHOR BOLTS

1" THICK SUSPENDED PLASTER SOFFIT

18"∅ REINFORCED CONCRETE COLUMN

CURTAIN WALL CONNECTOR

STRUCTURE DETAIL - 1 - CURTAIN WALL

COLORFUL LINEAR WALL-MOUNTED LIGHT DETAIL- ACADEMY FLOOR EDGE 3 1 1/2" = 1'-0"

S.S. GUARD RAIL W/. GLASS PANEL

12' - 6"

LEVEL 1 - ROOF TERRACE

2" THICK LIGHT-WEIGHT CONCRETE

2" THICK RIGID INSULATION

8" THICK REINFORCED CONCRETE FLAT PLATE

8" THICK CONCRETE FLAT PLATE

12' - 6"

DOUBLE ANGLES

CURTAIN WALL TOP FRAME

HAN WANG

A 306

WALL SECTION DETAILS

Scale & BEAM CONNECTION DETAIL - COLUMN 1 1/2" = 1'-0" 1 1/2" = 1'-0"

A 306 2

WALL SECTION DETAILS LEVEL 1 - ROOF TERRACE

12' - 6"

A 306

RIGID INSULATION

CONCRETE FOUNDATION WALL

MATT FAJKUS

MARLA SMITH

DETAIL - TERRACE EDGE 1 1/2" = 1'-0"

METAL FURRING CHANNELS @ 36" O.C.

GRAVEL DRAINAGE

09/19/2020

CHANNEL CLAMPS

3" COMPACTED RIGID INSULATION SUBGRADE 1" GYPSUM BOARD

BASEMENT WALL

WALL SECTION DETAILS

MECHANICAL SPACE

LEVEL -3 - BASEMENT

-11' - 0"

LEVEL -3 - BASEMENT

EXPANSION JOINT

-11' - 0"

A 307

4" RIGID INSULATION CRUSHED STONE

-5' - 0"

1 1/2" = 1'-0"

12" REINFORCED CONCRETE GROUND SLAB

SUBSOIL DRAINAGE PIPE

LEVEL -1 - EXHIBITION

Scale

DETAIL - LED STRIPE IN FLOOR 1 1/2" = 1'-0"

AGGREGATE BASE COURSE DRAINAGE MAT STONE RESERVOIR WATERPROOFING MEMBRANE CONCRETE CURB 14" CONCRETE FOUNDATION WALL

DRAINAGE MAT

Date

METAL FURRING CHANNELS @ 24" O.C.

PERVIOUS CONCRETE SURFACE

METAL BASE FLASHING HSS 2-1/2X2-1/2X1/4

1 1/2" = 1'-0"

Consultant

9" THICK CONCRETE WALL

STRUCTURE DETAIL - 2 - WALL

TRANSLUCENT GLASS PANEL ON STEEL STRUCTURE

18"∅ REINFORCED CONCRETE COLUMN

WATER TEXTURE GLASS PANELS

CONCRET FLOOR PANEL ON STEEL BEAMS

CURTAIN WALL BOTTOM FRAME TRANSLUCENT GLASS PANEL

WOOD CAP PLATE

Scale

SHEUNG YUK LIU

2" THICK RIGID INSULATION

ALUMINUM COPING W/. FLASHING

25' - 0"

09/19/2020

Design Team

3/8"∅ HANGER ROD @ 32" O.C.E.W 1" THICK LIGHT-WEIGHT CONCRETE FINISHING

BASE PLATE

LEVEL 2.1 - ACADEMY

Date

ROUND HSS COLUMN

WHITE COLOR LED STRIPE BUILT INTO FLOOR LEVEL 1 - ROOF TERRACE

2" THICK LIGHT-WEIGHT CONCRETE

DETAIL - COLUMN & BEAM CONNECTION 1 1/2" = 1'-0"

451 W 4TH ST PARKING, AUSTIN, TEXAS, UNITED STATES

RTAIN WALL MULLIONS

L-ANGLE-BOLTED CONNECTION

DETAIL - COLUMN & BEAM CONNECTION METAL FURRING CHANNELS @ 16" O.C. Consultant 1 1/2" = 1'-0" MATT FAJKUS PLASTER SOFFIT 1" THICK SUSPENDED

ANCHOR BOLTS Date 18"∅ REINFORCED CONCRETE COLUMN 09/19/2020

1" THICK SUSPENDED PLASTER SOFFIT

1" THICK CONCRETE SPANDREL WALL

WALL SECTION DETAILS

STEEL FLOOR SYSTEM

BASE PLATE

METAL FURRING CHANNELS @ 16" O.C.

COMPACTED SUBGRADE

ILLUMINATION BEAT

ALUMINUM PATTERN PANEL DETAIL - FOUNDATION LED PANEL UNITS 1 1/2" = 1'-0"

MARLA SMITH

PERIMETER CHANNEL

Scale Consultant 1 1/2" = 1'-0" MATT FAJKUS

HAN WANG

W18 FLOOR BEAM BEYOND

AL CHANNEL BRACING

TEEL STUDS @ 24" O.C.

09/19/2020 HAN WANG

SHEUNG YUK LIU 18"∅ REINFORCED CONCRETE COLUMN

6 METAL FURRING CHANNELS @ 24" O.C.

BATT INSULATION

T GAUGE STEEL STUDS

ANCHOR Design Team STEEL W/.BOLTS BEAM

4" THICK LIGHT-WEIGHT CONCRETE ON METAL DECKING

METAL FLASHING DETAIL- ACADEMY FLOOR EDGE 1 1/2" = 1'-0"

Design Team Date YUK LIU SHEUNG

1" THICK SUSPENDED PLASTER SOFFIT

41' - 0"

MARLA SMITH

METAL FURRING CHANNELS @ 16" O.C.

BASE PLATE L-ANGLE-BOLTED CONNECTION

HAN WANG

MATT FAJKUS

DOUBLE GLAZED CURTAIN WALL SYSTEM

1" THICKFURRING CONCRETE SPANDREL WALL METAL CHANNELS @ 16" O.C.

SHEUNG YUK LIU

Consultant

PERIMETER CHANNEL METAL FURRING CHANNELS @ 24" O.C.

4" RIGID INSULATION

LED PANEL UNITS 4" THICK LIGHT-WEIGHT CONCRETE ON METAL DECKING LED PANEL GUIDE UNITS

4" LIGHT GAUGE STEEL STUDS @ 24" O.C. CURTAIN WALL MULLIONS SUBSOIL DRAINAGE PIPE

ED PANEL GUIDE UNITS

-11' - 0"

Design Team

LEVEL 4 - ACADEMY

RAMP

1" THICK POLISHED STONE FINISHING FLOOR L-ANGLE-BOLTED CONNECTION 4" THICK LIGHT-WEIGHT BEAM CONCRETE ON STEEL METALW/. DECKING

LEVEL -3 - BASEMENT

METAL FLASHING

DETAIL - CURTAIN WALL ATTACHMENT 1 HORIZONTAL 1/2" = 1'-0" LIGHT GAUGE STEEL STUDS 4"

4" HORIZONTAL LIGHT GAUGECURTAIN STEEL STUDS DOUBLE-GLAZED WALL

4" LIGHT GAUGE STEEL STUDS @ 24" O.C.

CONTINUOUS RUNNER CHANNEL

INUM PATTERN PANEL COLORFUL LINEAR LIGHT

4" THICK LIGHT-WEIGHT CONCRETE W18 FLOOR BEAM BEYOND ON METAL DECKING PERIMETER CHANNEL LEVEL 2.1 - ACADEMY 25' - 0" CONCRETE SPANDREL WALL 1" THICK

LED PANEL GUIDE UNITS

CURTAIN WALL 1 5/8" DOUBLE-GLAZED HORIZONTAL CHANNEL BRACING

LED PANEL UNITS

CURTAIN WALL BOTTOM FRAME

LIGHT GAUGE STEEL STUDS DETAIL - RAMP & ROOFTOP TRANSITION4" HORIZONTALALUMINUM PATTERN PANEL 1 1/2" = 1'-0" LED PANEL UNITS

WALLSTUDS BOTTOM FRAME 4" LIGHT CURTAIN GAUGE STEEL O.C. CRUSHED STONE@ 24"

4" THICK LIGHT-WEIGHT CONCRETE ON METAL DECKING

HSS 4X4X1/8 1" THICK POLISHED STONE BATT INSULATION ROUND HSS 4X4X1/8 COLUMN FINISHING FLOOR

DOUBLE-GLAZED CURTAIN WALL METAL CHANNELS @ 32" O.C. DRAINAGE 4" HORIZONTAL LIGHT GAUGE MAT STEEL STUDS METAL FURRING CHANNELS @ 16" O.C. 1 5/8" HORIZONTAL CHANNEL BRACING WATERPROOFING MEMBRANE

LIGHT GAUGE STEEL WALL STRUCTURE 1" THICK POLISHED STONE FOR CURTAIN WALL AND FACADE PANEL ATTACHMENT FINISHING FLOOR

WINDOW BOTTOM FRAME

FINISHING PANEL

TEEL STUDS @ 36" O.C.

DETAIL - RAMP & ROOFTOP TRANSITION1" THICK POLISHED STONE 7 FINISHING FLOOR 1 1/2" = 1'-0" 4" THICK LIGHT-WEIGHT CONCRETE ON METAL DECKING WINDOW TOP FRAME LEVEL 2.1 - ACADEMY 25' - 0" WATER TEXTURE GLASS PANEL

CONTINUOUS LIGHT GAUGE ANGLE

LED PANEL GUIDE UNITS

ILLUMINATION BEAT

WOOD CAP PLATE

HSS 2X1X1/8

METAL FURRING DOUBLE-GLAZED CURTAIN WALL CHANNELS @ 16" O.C.

451 W 4TH ST PARKING, AUSTIN, TEXAS, UNITED STATES

METAL CHANNELS @ 32" O.C.

CURTAIN WALL TOP FRAME ALUMINUM COPING W/. FLASHING

ROUNDROUND HSSHSSCOLUMN 4X4X1/8 COLUMN

FINISHING PANEL

LIGHT-GAUGE STEEL STUDS @ 36" O.C.

451 W 4TH ST PARKING, 451 W 4TH ST PARKING, AUSTIN, TEXAS, AUSTIN, UNITED STATES TEXAS, UNITED STATES

ANGLE-BOLTED CONNECTION

1" ROOF MEMBRANE

ILLUMINATION ILLUMINATION BEAT BEAT

LED PANEL UNITS

55' - 6"

SUSPENDED CEILING SYSTEM

S.S. GUARD RAIL W/. GLASS PANEL

3" RIGID INSULATION 3/4" PLYWOOD SHEATHING

D PANEL GUIDE UNITS

LEVEL 5 - ROOF

L 3X3X3/16

1 1" - 1/2" AIRGYPSUM CAVITY FINISHING

NUM PATTERN PANEL

ALUMINUM PATTERN SYSTEM W/.LED LIGHT SHEET AND GUIDE PANEL UNIT

BATT INSULATION 4" LIGHT WEIGHT CONCRETE ON METAL DECK

4 - 1/4" METAL STUDS @ 16" O.C.

US RUNNER CHANNEL

S.S. GUARD RAIL W/. GLASS PANEL

PARAPET WALL W/. FLASHING SYSTEM

3" RIGID INSULATION

LEDALUMINUM PANEL UNITS COPING W/. FLASHING 3" THICK RIGID INSULATION

WATERPROOFING MEMBRANE 2" CONCRETE 6" THICK BASE COURSE OF GRAVEL

COLORFUL LINEAR LIGHT 48"X18" CONCRETE FOOTING COMPACTED SUBGRADE

BEAT

STRUCTURE DETAIL - 3V - FOOTING

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WALL SECTION - NORTH FACADE & RAMP FROM SECTION - WEST PORTION

DETAIL - FOUNDATION 1 1/2" = 1'-0"

TES

Perspective - Day-time Main Facade

Perspective - Night-time Main Facade

By Wang, Han

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3 2

C 1 B

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Aerial View - Day-time

By Wang, Han

Outdoor Perspective - 1

By Wang, Han

Interior Perspective - A - Creek Show Exhibition

By Wang, Han

Outdoor Perspective - 2 By Wang, Han

Interior Perspective - B - Illumination Exhibition

By Wang, Han

Outdoor Perspective - 3 By Wang, Han

Interior Perspective - C - Digital Exhibition

By Wang, Han

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04 THE BOTANICAL CENTER LOCATION: AUSTIN, TX

This project sits on the Zilker Botanical Garden in Austin, Texas. Greenhouses represent not only the literal meaning of a structure enclosed and used for the cultivation or protection of tender plants but also have an opportunity to inspire visitors. The project will take wonderment one-step further through the design of a path, entrance canopy, conservatory, and supplemental research greenhouse. An itinerary of succulents and cactus will be presented by the architectural language. Given this small-scaled work of architecture (5000 sf.), the project is a call for specifics of affective geometry that articulate inside and out, materiality, and detail. The project starts with an idea of creating a thin liner long corridor to contain the selected succulents and cactus. Other programs will gather adjacent to it to establish a conversation between education and sources.

Charcoal Drawing Of Agave

New Botanical Center The project includes a conservatory, the education/ research facility, service facilities, and site equipment. Different programs have their built-in requirements of space and volume. Therefore, it’s reasonable to design them as a response to site conditions in relation to function. The project is designated on the oak grove area, where most of the oak trees are valuable to be preserved. Therefore, the layout of the programs is decided with the intention of minimizing the cutting down, which fits the cluster of programs among trees.

Mechanical Space

Conference Room

Restrooms

Storage Room

Mechanical Space

Classrooms

Exhibition Space

Pavilion 3

Pavilion 2

Maker Space

Existing Trees With the concern of the cost of cutting down these old oak trees and environmental protection, the footprint of this project is confined by the existing oak trees.

Cafe & Storage

Admin Office Mechanical Space

Pavilion 4

Staff Office & Lounge Pavilion 1

Restrooms Pavilion 5

Existing Trees (Inner Garden) Existing Trees

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Cactus & Succulent Greenhouse

New Trees Water Troughs (Rainwater Collectors) A solution of rainwater collection is one of the requirements. Water troughs can serve both as a landscape element and as a rainwater collector.

Ground Level 3

Ground Level 2

Ground Level 1

The Showcase The conservatory, the essential facility of this project, is an enclosed container of cactus and succulent. It houses personally-selected cactus and succulents based on personal preferences, but the plants’ hardiness must be larger than 8B, which is Austin’s plant hardiness zone. The size, light need, and maintenance level influence the dimensions and design of the greenhouse. The concept is to construct a linear, thin, and huge glass showcase to protect and display these cactus and succulents, like what we always see in museums and storefronts. The operable curtain walls deal with ventilation while creating strategic connections to other programmatic adjacencies. The one-side sloping roof system tries to address rainwater collection, which will collect rainwater into the water troughs along with the conservatory.

Plant Taxonomy Diagram The diagram demonstrates exotic and familiar cactus and succulent species that are used as a reference for what will occupy the greenhouse. An array of minor experiences in contemporary life can enchant people but also that enchantment is a mood with ethical potential.

Sections

Plans

Scientific Name

Blue Glow

Hardiness Zone Plant Genus Name

Agave

Blue Glow Bloom

Parryi var. Truncata

“Huntington”

Salmiana

Salmiana Blooming

Salmiana Bloom

Angustifolia

“Marginata”

Ficus-Indica

Opuntia

Rufida

Rufida Bloom

Tetractinum “Coral Reef”

Makinoi

“Ogon”

Makinoi Bloom

Sedum

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The Conservatory Facilities Additional to the cactus and succulent greenhouse, the educational/research, service and site facilities are included in this project. These programmatic adjacencies share the same architectural language and express the uniformity in terms of shape and materials. The structural elements are made of heavy timber, and each pavilion has one structural core as an effective lateral resistive system and a sloping roof to collect rainwater into the water troughs. And the openness and protection are guaranteed by the curtain wall system. The height of the roof so high, which is aimed at protecting the existing trees since avoidance of cutting down trees is the primary criterion in the site planning.

Pavilion 3

Pavilion 1

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Pavilion 2

Cactus & Succulent Greenhouse

Pavilion 5

Pavilion 4

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05 FLOATING SETTLEMENT LOCATION: TOLEN SAP LAKE, CAMBODIA

TEAM: LIU, SHEUNG YUK (Diagrams + Structural Drawings) XU, JINGYU (Rendering + Interior Design)

The communities around the lake depend on freshwater fishing for their livelihood. And because of the seasonally dramatic water level changes, the silt at the bottom of the lake exposed during the dry season becomes fertile for farmers to plant early rice. In the rainy season, weeds that hide countless insects and microorganisms sink to the lake’s bottom and become fish’s food. The locals live in stilted wooden houses scattered along the lake shore, which can be towed away by boat or truck. The villages by the lake have homes, schools, shops, post offices, and even churches. Streets are built on the water to form a unique settlement landscape. However, this living condition is full of instability, uncertainty, and low quality. It is worth coming up with a design concept to improve the indigenous inhabitants’ overall living environment.

Perspective

By Xu, Jingyu

DESIGN CONCEPT SLOPING WOOD JOIST ROOF WITH BATT INSULATION

The main objective is to adapt the houses for the drastic water level changes. Learned from vernacular housing topology, our houses’ living area is at least 6 meters from the ground, higher than the highest water level in a year. We also notice that the space between their current houses and the ground is not in use. Their homes are scattered randomly without connection. When the lake starts flooding, they have no place to go. So we propose a shared platform can be submerged as a relaxing space for residents to have fun when the water level is still relatively high. The materials shall be environmentally friendly and affordable. The structure is inclined to have less impact on the natural environment. So, local timber and steel columns are ideal primary building materials.

PRIVATE CORE BATHROOM

LONG HORIZONTAL WINDOW - WOOD STUD WALL WITH BATT INSULATION

WOOD JOIST FLOOR

WOOD STRIPE FACADE

SCALE: 1/8” = 1’-0”

STAIRCASES

SITE PLAN

STEEL W BEAM

TOP OF FACADE 34’ - 0”

4 W BEAM AS PRIMARY LOAD-BEARING ELEMENTS

TOP OF WALL 30’ - 9”

Interior Perspective - 1 By Xu, Jingyu

SHARED PLATFORM TOP OF FLOOR 21’ - 6”

STAIRCASES

SHARED PLATFORM 11’ - 6”

PILE FOUNDATION

GROUND 0’ - 0”

STRUCTURAL DIAGRAM

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SECTION

Interior Perspective - 2 By Xu, Jingyu

Perspective By Xu, Jingyu

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06 BODY, LANDSCAPE, ARCHITECTURE. LOCATION: AUSTIN, TX

In this project, we adapted the Contemporary Austin Laguna Gloria Master Plan as the program and site. The Contemporary Austin seeks “to create an unparalleled arts destination on the 12-acre site on Lake Austin committed to commissioning and acquiring sculpture and permanent outdoor installations of today’s leading artists” in a landscape that expresses Laguna Gloria’s unique cultural and ecological stories. The project is to design a structure which celebrates the beauty of nature, minimizes the damage of construction, and helps visitors discover the relationship between human and nature. The two curved oppositely white ribbons suit themselves within the existing woods. With the offset position both vertically and horizontally, they show off one and hiding another simultaneously from visitors approaching in different directions.

The Shape The geological environment of Laguna Gloria is sensitive. There are also a large number of hundred-year-old heritage trees that cannot be removed. A delicate and environmental-sensitive approach is needed. For minimization of the environmental impact, the shape of the building emerged within the existing amphitheater and woods. The ribbon shape structures embrace the surrounding trees while their ends are the gestures welcoming visitors. The one cantilevered out and bent towards the lake is to emphasize the desired lake view and provide occupants a scenery in the air. 48 |

Views of the Existing Site Heritage Trees

Natural Paths

General Trees

Stone-Paving Paths

Existing Buildings

The Existing Casa

The Lawn

The Existing Art School For Children

The Upper Building

The Lower Building

Amphitheater

The Lower Building - The Cantilever

Restrooms

Store & Relaxing Space

New Visitor Center The project consists of a visitor center and an outdoor amphitheater. The visitor center is two individual buildings on two stories. The upper building in above the ground including a visitor store, restrooms, and a cafe/ relaxing space. The lower one is embedded in the ground and 1/3 of its length is a cantilever structure, including a storage room, a administration office, and an exhibition space for plants and arts, especially, the knowledge and information of those on-site sculptures. There is an existing earth-stone outdoor amphitheater on the site, therefore, it is economic and environmental-friendly to adapt it into the new project instead of removing it entirely to set up a new program. Reshape the stairs and platform to better suit the form of the new buildings and embrace the peaceful and beautiful view of the Lady Bird Lake.

The Upper Building

The Lower Building

Storage

Admin Office The Lady Bird Lake Exhibition Space

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Views In The Exhibition Gallery

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Perspective - Amphitheater + Lower Level

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07 CONSTRUCTED NATURE LOCATION: STAMFORD, CT

TEAM: LIU, SHEUNG YUK GLOVER, DANAY

The project combines the duality of play and nature to create a community and childcare center. The aggregated modules are porous with small inner courtyards and allow the edge of the building to swing between indoor and outdoor, nature and man-made. The goal is to hybridize outdoor and indoor space and to embed the building harmoniously into the landscape. The community center embraces the streetscape with various programmatic spaces inside and out with a large public park. The childcare center extends to the right with a less manicured park, hidden from the street side. The project provides spaces for kids and adults to explore the natural world while indulging in the human world in the middle of the city. Landscape lines flow into the building while the building extends its form to define adjacent outdoor space. Overall the landscape was broken down into irregular but rational zones to organize programs and express human scale.

3D MODULE AGGREGATIONS The project starts with the design of unit module. The module is subtracted from a 25’ X 25’ X 10’ box to create a space with void on corners diagonally. These aggregated modules are porous with small inner courtyards and allow the edge of the building to swing between indoor and outdoor, nature and man-made.

25'-0"

10'-0"

R10'-0"

5'-0"

Unit Module

25'-0"

10'-0"

5'-0"

15'-0"

R5'-0"

15'-0"

Axon

Plan

Front

Left

Axon

Plan

Front

Left

Axon

Plan

Front

Left

Axon

Plan

Front

Left

2-Piece

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OSTAGRAM - 2D TRANSLATION OF LANDSCAPE Ostagram Helps Us Generate Random Two-Dimensional Images That We Use To Trace The Boundaries Of Different Colors And Interpreted The Language Of Landscape Organization Strategies. The Clusters Of Dense And Loose Circles Become The Layout Within Individual Programs. And Long Curves Divide Clusters Into Several Zones, Setting Up The Overall Planning Of Different Programs.

Content Input

Style Input

Output

Tracing Sketch

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1 PLAY LAB 2 EVENT SPACE 3 MEDIA ROOM 4 LOBBY 5 EXHIBITION SPACE 6 MULTI-FUNCTIONAL CLASSROOM 7 COURTYARD 8 SCULPTURE GARDEN 9 TEACHERS’ OFFICE 10 MULTIPURPOSE SPACE 11 DINING SPACE 12 FOOD GARDEN 5’ 0’

13 CHILDCARE DINING 14 KITCHEN 15 COVERED SCHOOLYARD 16 CLASSROOM 17 PLAYGROUND 18 AMPHITHEATER 19 OBSERVATION AREA 20 PUBLIC PARK 21 RIVER BOARDWALK 22 RESTROOM 23 STORAGE 24 MECHANICAL ROOM

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30’

SCALE: 3/32” = 1’

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RICH

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HILL

AVE

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CLINTON AVE

Detailed Site Plan

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By Glover, Danay

COMMUNITY CENTER

CHILDCARE CENTER

CHILDCARE CENTER In the beginning, we decided that the childcare center should be semi-open. It is connected to the community center and public space, but the accessibility is limited. There is only one main entrance on the street side, and the only access within the building is through the multipurpose room. But at the same time, we make sure that the classroom clusters and kids’ dining area is situated consistently between outdoor spaces. We also provide skylights which are derived from our initial module, to gain more natural light and interesting moments. We want to highlight the duality and transition of nature and man-made in this drawing. The man-made landscape surrounds the building and then gradually transits to a more natural landscape. There are trio adjacencies of the structures, man-made landscape, and natural landscape.

TEACHER OFFICES

MAIN ENTRANCE

TRANSITION AREA TO COMMUNITY CENTER MULTI-PURPOSE SPACE SMALL COURTYARD

SCHOOLYARD

OUTDOOR DINNING SPACE CLASSROOM CLUSTERS DINNING SPACE

FOOD GARDEN CHILDREN DINNING OPEN KITCHEN

OUTDOOR PLAYGROUND GATHERING SPACE

LAWN

WALKWAY TO RIVER EDGE & OBSERVATION AREA

PLAYGROUND The playgrounds are a hybrid of the natural and manmade landscape features. The public playground adjacent to the classrooms is mainly based on Noguchi’s approach. The ground is manupilated to create non-specific playground equipment. The enclosed schoolyard is a stone garden with nonspecific functions, allowing kids to discover their way of playing among stones. And the classrooms are between these playgrounds so kids can move through back and forth.

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08 REGENERATION OF RAILROAD SEGREGATION LOCATION: ALBUQUERQUE, NM

The project is a mixture of urban design and landscape architecture. The site, Rail Yards located at Albuquerque, New Mexico, is unique because of its location, history, environment, and culture. It challenges us to explore a bold and new strategy to solve problems. The existing railroad divides Albuquerque into two parts and the Rail Yards have been left unused for many years, causing issues such as population loss and economic decline in these neighborhoods. A soccer stadium is proposed to be a new attraction with ancillary and community facilities and improved infrastructure to reactivate this area.

THE DILEMMA OF TRANSPORTATION The railroad dichotomizes Albuquerque, and the rail yards become a huge partition that segregates the two neighborhoods adjacent to it, Barelas and South Broadway. This area lacks an east-west-oriented road system, public transportation, and pedestrian accessibility.

BUS ROUTES & STOPS

BIKE LANES

SIDEWALKS

RAIL ROAD BIKE LANE

BUS STOP

BUS ROUTE

BRT STATION

PAVED ROAD

CONTEXT BUILDINGS

SITE BOUNDARY

GREEN SPACE

SIDEWALK ON BOTH SIDES

TRANSIT CENTER

SIDEWALK ON ONE SIDE

EXISTING BUILDINGS ON SITE

VEHICULAR ROADS

86%

VEHICLE

WALK + BICYCLE

BUS

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0.3% RAILROAD

THE POTENTIAL OF CITY HEART The ongoing project called Barelas Great Blocks on the main street, 4th street, which is only two blocks away from the site, aims to create an inviting corridor and spur economic opportunities for Barelas. The proposal is a project that could mediate the separation and provide connections between two communities and collaborate with the Great Blocks project to reactivate the neighborhood.

DIRECTIONS OF ROADS LEADING TO THE SITE

ONE-WAY ROAD TWO-WAY TWO-LANE ROAD

THE GOALS

TWO-WAY FOUR-LANE ROAD

1. To provide more connections between Barelas and South Broadway. 2. To prioritize the pedestrian and bicycle traffic on-site, improving the human-scale experience. 3. To attract a large number of people to stay here instead of only passing by, aiming to spur the economy.

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THE POTENTIAL OF REGIONAL ATTRACTION The site is only two blocks away from the Albuquerque Transit Center, which operates Amtrak, New Mexico Rail Runner Express, and bus stations. Combined with the interstate routes, I-40 and I-25, this area has the potential to be a regional attraction. Since the ridership of New Mexico Rail Runner Express is declining after 2010, this proposal could be a new attraction to encourage people to take the train. 1,400 1,200 1,000 800 600 400 200

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NMRX Annual Ridership, 2007 - 2018 29% 71% Sunday 858 2,103 25% 75% Saturday 1,323 4,035 29% Weekdays 2,651 0

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4,000

71% 6,463 6,000

Average Total Passenger Count

8,000

10,000

Unfilled Seats

Average Filled Seats, 2018 Personal Appointment Business Appointment

Other

Airport Leisure/Tourism

Work School

Reasons for Traveling on Rail Runner Trip, 2009-2018 Customer Surveys

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ORGANIZING LANGUAGE The organizing language comes from the iconic vernacular architecture – Kivas. As the most significant public structure, people gathered in kivas for rituals and essential affairs. And it is the center of outdoor public space in pueblos. Therefore, the circle becomes the primary geometry to start programming.

PARKING LOTS

GARAGE

COMMUNITY SPORTS CENTER

STADIUM LOADING ZONE

1 STADIUM GATHERING PLAZA

AMPHITHEATER

SKY BRIDGE

PLAYGROUND

ROOFTOP GARDEN

MAIN GATHERING PLAZA

SOCCER STADIUM

URBAN PARK

2 STADIUM LANDSCAPE PLAZA

MIXED-USE BUILDING

6 FACILITIES

SKY BRIDGE

OVAL LAWN

3 LANDSCAPE PLAZA

FOOD TRUCK PLAZA

3 STADIUM LANDSCAPE PLAZA

MUSEUM

RETAIL PLAZA

PICNIC AREA

GALLERY WATER GARDEN

GROCERY STORE

PARKING LOTS PARKING LOTS EXISTING PLAZA

4 LINEAR LAWN AT RETAIL PLAZA FARMERS’ MARKET

EXISTING RAIL YARDS

PROGRAM PROCESS

7 WATER GARDEN

6 SMALL MOUNT PARK

5 RAILROAD CROSSING

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SOCCER STADIUM

DROP-OFF AREA

THE STORY OF MATERIALS The warm and vivid colors are the palette of New Mexico. The story of the material is simple. It tries to tell you the ongoing story of this ancient and austere land.

LANDSCAPE PLAZA

PLAYGROUND

MAIN STADIUM GATHERING PLAZA

RESTROOM

CAFE BUS STOP

Asphalt

ROAD

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Rubber Mat

PLAYGROUND

Wood Chips

Balboa Pebble

Grass Joint Stone Paver

Rammed Earth Concrete PLAZA

Polished Concrete Basket-Weave

Polished Concrete Stretcher

Medium Slate Flagstone WALKWAY

Balboa Pebble

Mojave Tumbled Rammed Earth Pebble Concrete

Pigmented Concrete

PARK PAVEMENT

Medium Slate Flagstone

LANDSCAPE PLAZA

Balboa Pebble

Pigmented Concrete

FOOD TRUCK PLAZA

LOADING ZONE Light Slate Flagstone

Asphalt

RETAIL BUILDING

RETAIL BUILDING LAWN PARKING LOTS

Raja Red Sandstone Tile

PICNIC AREA

RAIL ROADS

Sunset Buff Sandstone Tile

PAVILION

Black Pebble PARKING

Grass Joint Stone Brick Paver

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Aerial View - South West

PARKING GARAGE

SOCCER STADIUM COMMUNITY SPORTS CENTER URBAN

PLAYGROUND

SKY BRIDGE

MAIN STADIUM GATHERING PLAZA

FACILITIES

LOADING ZONE

FOOD TRUCK PLAZA

PARKING LOTS

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PARK

MUSEUM

Eye-Level View - 1

RAIL ROADS

RETAIL PLAZA

Eye-Level View - 2

Eye-Level View - 3

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Aerial View - North East

EXISTING RAIL YARDS

RETAIL PLAZA

GALLERY

GROCERY STORE WATER GARDEN

MUSEUM

SKY BRIDGE

MUSEUM OVAL LAWN

6 URBAN PARK

PARKING LOTS

MIXED-USE BUILDING

SMALL MOUNT PARK

GRAND RAMP

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SOCCER STADIUM

Eye-Level View - 4

MIXED-USE BUILDING

ROOFTOP GARDEN

SKY BRIDGE

Eye-Level View - 5

Eye-Level View - 6

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CURRICULUM VITAE M. Arch Candidate GPA: 3.72 / 4.0

CONTACT

Cell: 512-359-2852 Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/sheung-yuk-liu-6371b8192 Email: liusy51244@gmail.com Address: Austin, TX

EDUCATION

The University of Texas at Austin (UTA) Master of Architecture First Professional (M. Arch I) Austin, Texas Sep.2018 – May. 2022

Southeast University (SEU) Bachelor of Engineering Nanjing, China Sep. 2014 – July 2018 Major in Civil Engineering, specialized in Water and Wastewater Engineering, including the design of drainage and pipeline in the scale of building and city, and the design of water and wastewater plants.

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

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Digital Modeling

Graphic

AutoCAD Revit Rhino SketchUp Enscape

Photoshop Illustrator InDesign Lightroom ArcGIS

EXPERIENCE

Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF) New York City, New York Feb. 2021 - July 2021 Participated in • 2 competition projects • 4 ongoing projects Experienced the real work atmosphere in the well-known international architecture firm. • Assisted design teams in design process by performing sketching and CAD drawings, model making and other required tasks. • Prepared drawings and models for presentations using CAD or other media as required within established time frames. • Strove to prefect drawing and sketching skills. • Researched technical systems appropriate to project assignment. • Contributed to team effort through spirit of cooperation with team leaders and peers. Follow direction positively and thoroughly, and ask questions to ensure that assigned tasks are mutually understood.

Frank Lam & Associates, Inc. Austin, Texas Aug. 2020 - Dec. 2020 Participated in • 10 projects • 2 Inspection reports Experienced the real work atmosphere in a small structural engineer office. • Assisted engineer and designer in preparations of architectural and structural drawings. • Designed structural floor plans. • Assisted engineer and designer in preparations of specifications. • Assisted engineer and designer in field works.

East China Architectural Design & Research Institute (ECADI) Shanghai, China July 2017 - Aug. 2017 • Got involved with the process of designing water supply and drainage of buildings. • Experienced working space and atmosphere of an engineering & research institute. • Learned to professionally use CAD.

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