TKUA Carissa Chen 2018-2023 selected works

PORT FOLIO

Ching Jung Chen Carissa Chen

Taipei, Taiwan

12th March , 2000

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cc03120316@gmail.com +886975169030

Education

2016-2018

2018-2023

Experiences

Heping Senior High School

Dept.of Architecture Tamkang University

2018-2020 TKU Yogurt Bookclub

2020-2021 Interships C.M.HUANG Architects & Associates

2021-2022 TKU. Arch Association - Lecture Group Leader

2018-2022 ‘Palmstar’ Service-oriented club for senior high school students

2022 spring Karia Looro Competition

2022-2023 TKU. Arch55th Graduate Student Association - Video Editing Group Leader

Skills

Photoshop/Illustrator/Indesign/Premiere/Autocad/Rhino/Grasshopper/Revit/Sketchup

Twinmotion/Enscape/Lumion/Powerpoint/Word

Mandarin(Native)/English(IELTS6.5)

Material

Above the city

Advisor : Akira Chang

In the narrow and congested roads, when can there be a space for pedestrians and bicycles to walk freely? In the theory of futuristim architecture, architects think about multi-story building connection passages, so that cars can shuttle in the second layer of the city, to increase the vertical usability of a city. However, if there is a layered city that belongs to pedestrians, a pedestrian utopia city, it can meet the needs of our lives effortlessly at an appropriate time. Let us forget the convenience and economy brought by the car temporarily, and "walk" out of our perspective of the city. And what would it be like to experience a completely different urban experience in such a layered city?

I took the area from Ximen MRT Station to Huanhe South Road in Taipei City as a theoretical experimental base, trying to create a gathering point to continue the original industry in the base. But increase the diversity of the area through the second layer at the same time. Connecting existing and re-created "buildings and activities" nodes through linear "bridges" forms a multi-layered city that is different from today's urban activities, and also allows people to avoid chaotic traffic.

-City operation & Layered city-

01

-The ‘Essence Desire’ of human-

In the book ‘How Cities Work’ by Yoo HyunJoon, there is some theory about the relationship between the city and human essence desire as well as behavior. I choose some of them and then develop the concept of my design.

-Taipei & New Taipei City -15minutes-

According to the 15-minute city recently as a way towards more sustainable, livable, and healthy futures.

-Reason of Connection-

Connect the old buildings in Ximen Area and create new value in the exsisting city.

A performing place sometimes gather people together holding special events. If there’s no events holding, people can still stop here enjoying the different feeling from the city center.

There are many ways to get close to the river, but never try a way to sit beside the river and watch some movies as well as have some beer with friends.

People usally like to gather and stop at the end of the circulation. Besides, be close to the green is something essential for human being.

Children can get to the school by using the bridge whick connect the road near their home.

Entering the school at 2 or 3 floor of the building, create another interesting way to arrive school

-Urban Planning-

I pick these nodes to progress my design to reduce barriers between river and people, extend events of Ximen walking district, re-use the vacancy as well.The yellow areas are the main nodes and most of the activities happened here. And the orange area are secondary nodes, providing people with temporary stops.

-Bridge Floor Planning-

Analyzing the relationship between different scales of bridge floor and human activities.

Node 3- Roundabout

Intervene the bridge connect to vacant house and add market and breakfast stand for residents as well as students. Moreover, it’s an important intersection which makes people change their destination and gather at the plaza here.

Node2-Cinema Park...

Cinema park is the end of Ximending walking district, attend to reused it and extend the activities of Ximen, in addition to be the destination of layered city.

Heading to riverside

Playground

Node1-Riverside... The Program here is a new way of watching movie different from Ximending, and a cafe set for everyone, create a space for tourists and residents here. Moreover, you can reach here by boarding cable car or walking as well as cycling.

Highway

Connected Bridge Embankment

Urban planning-

use building

and commercial building)

Roof of Cinema Mixed

(residential

Ximen walking District

Roof of Elementary school

Roof of Elementary school

Bird-viewing the city

Night on Bridge

School Roof

The history in Qingtian St.

1922-1930’s University Residential Cultural and Educational District

The Japanese-style wooden houses on Qingtian Street express the "Japanese-style houses in Taiwan" in space, including traditional Japanese style, westernization after the Taisho period, and adaptation changes in Taiwan; it also represents the Japanese in history. Build a house and settle down in Taiwan.

1949-1992 White Terror period

During the persecution of intellectuals, many professors were killed in their homes.

1970s

Taiwan experienced rapid economic growth and rapid urbanization. Most of the shophouses during the Qing Dynasty or the residences during the Japanese occupation period were renovated and developed into concrete buildings.

2002-present

The residents of Qingtian Street organized an activity called "Qingtian Emerald", which was a networking activity to understand the community environment. The informal organization of the community spontaneously started gatherings similar to the work of community literature and history, which gradually raised the residents' sense of community.

-The interface of Architecture-

Advisor : Yu Ying Chang

Central Courtyard

Dynamic active Ramp

Terrain

Old Japanese Tranditional house (NTU dormitory)

Leaf Xia in architecture

-The inspiration from Clothing & Art works-

Try to get the inspiration from clothing when designing the facade of the architecture.

Scenography is a tool, enabling us to give form and create space for the imagination, not in a given and fixed space, but through the shift from real space to imaginary space and back.

Scenography and the relation between Japanese traditional house-with the layers of different programs.

The elements in architecture like materials, plants, water and so on. Put different combination together to make different effects in layers.

Section BB’

Section AA’

These events which happened here create another kind of ‘ Japanese ‘ in Taiwan, effects what it look likes now in the Taipei city.

-Layers CombinationDecide what will become elements and put them layers and layers to create the abundance of the interface

Different visual and sensory experiences drive people's curiosity about the building. Enter the building from the outdoor corridor and a different interface to experience the visual feast brought by the building. Sliding doors, plants, grilles, moving lines, edges and paper windows, the transparency of different types of interfaces, and the way of interacting with people are not the same, and they can create many hierarchical relationships between buildings and people.

Among the various roofs that are different from traditional forms,the uppermost roof is made of modern metal and wood overlapping each other, creating a very rich light and shadow effect. Under the sloping roof, half is indoor and half is outdoor space, and you can experience the importance of the relationship between the sloping roof and the human scale.

To allow the transparent interface to float, a truss system is used to support and hang. It not only encloses the space but also defines the level. From the outside to inside, they are outdoor, outdoor under truss, semi-outdoor space, semi-outdoor space, or indoor (whether the sliding door is opened or not), and indoor.

The small site model shows the relationship between the building and its surroundings, which is highlighted in the residential area. In order to meet the crowds of different faces, different interfaces are used to face the urban environment.

-Part of the Building-

In this detail drawing, you can see how the space between the interfaces is used. And the essential element of the edge is highlighted on each floor as a significant semi-outdoor space.The circulation can be vertical between each floor.

The Central Courdyard is the most important space in this building, which means the end of every corridor will lead to this courtyard to make people look down at the activities happened in the middle of the architecture.

This is the most important part of the whole building. The space between the interfaces allows people to move horizontally and vertically, superimposing relatively closed and non-closed spaces, and the combination of dynamic and static. Following the ritualistic feeling found in Japanese shrines, the long staircase allows people to enter the most important space.

As I mentioned in the previous research and development, traditional Japanese roofs can be transformed into many different styles and used in architecture. Here it is shown how the activity and transparency of the roof are displayed.

03

Cube by Cube

-Responding Environment Architecture DesignTeam work by : Chen Ching Jung & Lin Yun Ting

Advisor : Chung Yu Hua

What is Responding Environment?As these work environments became more systemic in nature and architectural services need to be extended beyond the completion of the space, the architect could become a long-term consultant to their client by modifying and transforming the space in response to client needs based on user-generated data. A new architectural business model could emerge with service offerings becoming more sustainable and responsive, generating a new kind of value for the client.

-System Introduction-

Inflatable Folding Cube

C haracteristic:flexiable, adjustable

Cube

F unction:structure, joint

When combining folding cubes, it could only become one demention, so we tried to add cubes to make it in two dementions. It made the folding cube from line to plane. We put folding cubes on different surface of cube could make the plane we want.

-Twisting Degree-

-Logical Thinking-

The amount of folding cubes affect the degree that cubes twist. We decided to combine two folding cubes to be a set, so we could make different combination to control the degree.

The balloons are regarded as the distance while they are inflated in 100% between cubes.

AA (180 degree) BB (180 degree) AB (0 degree)

Developed Diagram

The controling center are hidden in the hollow core. It make the system more concise.

When the whole system is combined with AB, the cubes can only be blowed up horizontally. It can’t be twisted or even make other form in three-dimensional.

We use PVC as the cube. It is flexible but also strong.

By using folding, the cube is set up with the whole rectangle. It would also stronger the cube.

-Rotating Rule-

Dealing with the problem, we tried to make different combination in AA and BB. We found that when cubes controlled with AA and BB, they made the system rotate.

-System & Form-

When the cube connects with AA and BB, it makes a part of the system rising. As we set the cubes up, the system could become the form we desire.

Cube connects with AA BB Cube connects with AB Cube connects with folding cubes that filled with air Cube connects with folding cubes that are not filled with

Split evenly Split as reality

The location of AA and BB. The balloons AA BB would be set up regularly in these areas. The range of the layers depends on how high the arch is.

Split these cubes evenly turns out to be ideal in a deformed surface. However, when it comes to reality, the cubes would get intensive at the place where balloon AA BB are located. As the image showing above, the cube which stand on the center of the surface had separated to the corner.

-Device Orientation-

Air Mini pump inflat-

Mini pump Balloons Balloons Balloons Scenario 1 (inflated)

-Computer SimulationBalloons -inhale -inflat

Air Air Air

Rotate Rotate

-inhale -inhale inflatScenario 2 (deflated) Scenario 1 (inflated) Scenario 2 (deflated)

-inhale inflatAir Flow

Mini pump Device 2

In order to make the system filled the gas more smoothly, we had tried different ways to control the filling system. For the reason of not being affected by others, we designed our system to be modular.

Air Air Air Flow

Balloons Balloons -inhale -inflat -inhale -inflat Mini pump Mini pump Device 1

The center is bustling with noise from 8 o’clock every day.People are hurried passing through the center to go to work or drive a cart.The balloons go ups and downs with the flow of people.It’s time to pick up the energy!

It can be a orientation that stands up to seperate the space of uses in the plaza in Xinyi district.

The form changed diversely because of different activities every day.It might be an outdoor cafe, or a playground for children.Some people tend to lie on the balloons which curve.People bring their joys and sorrows here, and leave happiness.That’s why RockefeBall is here.

It is sunny at 12 o’clock. Office workers are now looking for lunch.Some people are chatting under the balloons, and some are lining up for Mosi’s hot dog - the most popular vender here. It is time to take a break !

The sun is shining brightly this afternoon, kids are bouncing and vivacious through the center. There parents are gossiping under the pavilion. RockefeBall is alway lively and vitality.

Every morning, plenty of activities have to be ready in RockefeBall Center. The balloons clean the way for the people who need to deliver the goods. People works hard before the sun rises, and also the RockefeBall.

The center also records many lovely moment. Mosi’s hotdog vender is always crowed even under the scorching sun.

The baker Picco is hurried to make the bread hot and fresh.

Someone is finding peace and quietness.

Mark loves lying on the balloons and enjoys the sunshine.

Flower store no.6 is the most romantic store.

Model testing :

Testing by all kinds of forms and logical rules, making models as well as using computers to simulate are complementary to each other.

The manufacturing process of making such a big model is not that easy, especially when the time was pressed at that time. It makes us can't help but formulate a great plan to stand to.

Final Model testing :

After studying all of the models, we realized the biggest problem of our failure is due to the wrong material. Therefore, we found a material that is available to obtain and light enough to support our study, which is Aluminum foil balloons. The result of using aluminum foil balloons is that the form changing that happens in the environment is more obvious.

-Making process of Unit Device-

Advisor : Ju Ching Huang

Living can not just only about living, there are plenty of possibilities that happen in the building, which is why we are researching space. Thanks to the covid-19, people get to have a chance to research the essence of living, work from home is getting more and more popular and has even become the mainstream during a hard time in this pandemic. I made this work before the covid, however, the only thing that didn’t change is that humans are always finding the best way to live.

-Site Condition-

The site is located in the residential area near the Chiang Kai-Shek Shilin Residence, beside the Zhongshan North Road in the Zhongshan District. When it comes to Zhongshan N Rd, due to the frequency of the traffic congestion here, the quality of the environment is not as good as we imagine. Vehicle emissions cause the air pollution in this area.

-Relative Relationship of Different space-

By putting the Sharing place, Public space and dwelling unit in a different way , I get 9 types of concept then choosing the best method moreover installing in the architecture.

Chiang Kai-Shek Shilin Residence (臺北士林官邸)

The Urban corridor goes through the bottom of the building and the aisle connects the floor up and down stairs.

The main sharing place with big film screen makes people gathering here together to have a good evening time after work. The birdview from direction westnorth.

-Senegal Children’s House : Playing all the wayTeam work by : Chen Ching Jung Lin Meng Shin Tsai Wen Yu Lu Kuan Lin Wang Cheng An

The host of the Kaira Looro imagine a ‘Children’s House’ as a warm and welcoming place where activities aimed at preventing child malnutrition can be carried out in a rural environment. The children of today are the leaders of tomorrow; allowing them to develop properly is essential in order to build a better future. Today, 149 million children in the world suffer from growth retardation resulting from nutritional difficulties caused by poverty, conflicts and the environmental crisis. An adequate diet, especially in the first 5 years of life, means facilitating the psychological and physical development necessary to develop all of the fundamental abilities to participate in social life.

FRAME

Insert

Cardinal value of childhood is creativity

It is the administration place where to recept the guests.

Where we choose to located the building as well as the relation between architecture and environment.

The center of the architecture is a courtyard surrounded by corridor that provides children to run.

Interior space requirment.

Volumes split to create space between.

the cardinal priciple we believe that children should conduct.

Scatter frame structure to expand the sense of palyful.

Compare to solid mass plan, space construct with frame offer a playful and multiple space usage.

The corner of the one side of architecture. Installing a large scale of stairs here to provide a place not only to walk into the building but a corner to sit, lay, and play.

We would like to lay special emphasis on that the location we place the building are corresponded to the spirit of the sacred tree locally, though the sacred tree is not the same as the original one. However, we expect the line of sight to have a strong connection with the grove near the position of activities. Not to mention placing a tree in our architecture to extend the green from our site. Additionally, we elongated the main entrance to correspond to the major road which was located at the west of the site. Compare to the solid mass that the frame structure supports individuals increase the range of sight which penetrate the courtyard to see what is happening unconsciously.

To summarize, “playing” is an essential part of this project, which means human behavior and mental health development are surrounded by the core of the concept.

We believe that the cardinal value of childhood is to “play”. Conceivably, children not only can discover their interests during playtime, but they can also master social skills by meeting friends and encountering interpersonal connection problems. Most importantly, making children capable to think from a creative and unique perspective is undoubtedly beneficial to the process when they are developing their interests. Only when children are interested in the field they plowed in, can they have a high chance to contribute well to society, and this is the main concept that this project wants to display.

To make the space playful and interesting, we consider frame structure as a solution. Compared to solid spaces, a space constructed by modularity frame structure not only offers a transparent view and flexibility of space usage but is also convenient in construction. We decide to separate the interior space to centralize the main playground, so called the cardinal value of this project. Scattering the wood frame to surround three of the interior volumes to expand the sense of playfulness to the entire site.

Thatch roof

Thatch roof- Applying the thatch as the roof material because of its waterproof properties. The roof structure is uplifted to circulate the air indoor.

Fabric & wood grill

Fabric-Setting the fabric on the top of the frame structure to shade the outdoor space. Children can get sunshine because of the transparency of the fabric.

Wood frame & wood grill

Wood Frame-Modularizing the wood frame to plug in between the volume. The children play around the wood frame and go upside down from the wood platform.

Brick volume

Brick-Using the flexibility of the masonry technique to construct the wall. Some of the light penetrates through holes on the wall.

07

Material Language

-Learning the use of architecture materials-

Advisor : Lin Kai Xuan

Among the various roofs that are different from traditional forms,the uppermost roof is made of modern metal and wood overlapping each other, creating a very rich light and shadow effect. Under the sloping roof, half is indoor and half is outdoor space, and you can experience the importance of the relationship between the sloping roof and the human scale.

Knowing how to use these material is the first step in designing architecture. The courses in school gives students a chance to learn these material well through the way to design works by ourselves.

-Metal-

Knowing how to use these material is the first step in designing architecture. The courses in school gives students a chance to learn these material well through the way to design works by ourselves.

-Concrete-

-Paper-

-Wood-