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Windborn Ecological Morphology Design
Sensitive Scale Velux Award:Competition
Herbal Healing Design Contest of Local Hakka Memorial
Seeking Light Graduation Project
Sweet Life Forest Elementary School
Arch-ery Bridging Directed Research
Shuttle Water Feature Installation Proposal
Others Projects
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Phtoshop
Final Cut Pro X
2024, Ecolological Morthology Design Group of 2, charge of simulation, building in revit model
Parametric architecture design Phase 2
Instructor | Hao-Hsiu Chiu
Designers | Hsuan Cheng, Acera Chen
M.Arch in Sustainable and Digital Innovation University: Tunghai University, Architecture Department
DESIGN CONCEPT |
Ｗe aim to find the new functions and purposes of intermediary spaces (architectural boundaries) and their relationship with the environment and human beings. Prioritize ecology and species, and consider human needs later. Through Simulating the wind flow, we developed a design from morphology to mitigate air pollution and at the same time create a better relationship between indoor and outdoor , environment and architecture.
GENERAL RULES |
1. Planting tree locations determined by the direction of sea and land winds.
The site is located in a coastal industrial zone in Kaosiung city, serving as both accommodation and living facilities for employees of China Steel Corporation (CSC).
Area: 48600 m2
The original site's building functions for employee living facilities include:
2. Adding water bodies for increased humidity - designed water bodies synergize with the moisture from the sea.
3. Building massing set (location and form).
4. Design of dormitory units + smaller-scale air purification design.
5. Arrangement of public activity spaces.
Existing Facilities and Amount
ISSUE __AIR POLUTION |
The air pollution problem in the Kaohsiung Harbor Industrial Zone is severe, primarily due to emissions and pollutants from industrial activities. These pollutants include sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, suspended particulate matter, among others, severely impacting air quality. Not only does this affect the health of local residents, but it may also harm the surrounding ecological environment. The industrial zone's high concentration of industries, coupled with its geographical location, exacerbates the air pollution situation. Additionally, carcinogenic components such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and heavy metals, originating mainly from combustion processes and industrial manufacturing, pose significant health risks. These substances, once inhaled, can accumulate in the body, damaging the respiratory system, affecting the immune system, and even increasing the risk of cancer. Given that these facilities are concentrated in the area, the emission of carcinogens is further intensified, posing a threat to the health of local residents.
MITIGATE__FACOTRS |
Research shows that planting urban street trees and increasing forest cover is a cost-effective measure to improve air quality. If addressing both PM concentration and high temperatures simultaneously, the attractiveness of tree coverage remains unparalleled. Trees also provide additional co-benefits such as carbon sequestration, aesthetic appeal, and regulation of stormwater runoff.
An average urban tree can purify the air within a range of approximately 10 to 50 meters around it.
be around 5m - 50m, no more than 50m
The weak monsoon makes it difficult for pollutants to disperse, while the evening sea breeze helps reduce air pollutionStatistical data indicates that evening sea breezes help reduce pollution, hence enhancing sea breezes to create wind corridors. Conversely, land breezes tend to cause pollution to spread from point sources, resulting in higher concentrations of pollutants. Therefore, prioritizing tree planting for air purification in the direction of land breezes is advisable.
High humidity facilitates the condensation of water vapor, aiding in the settling of pollutants and reducing air pollution. Increasing humidity aids in the settling of pollutants in the air, thus necessitating the addition of various water bodies. Placing these water bodies along wind corridors allows the wind to lift moisture, enhancing humidity levels in the air and facilitating pollutant deposition.
1. Eixsting site
2. Regular Plan
3. Linear Plan
3-1. Linear Rotated Plan
4. L-shape Plan
4-1. L-shape Rotated Plan xy from big to small
4-2. L-shape Rotated Plan xy from small to big
2-2. Square Type
2-1. Shifted Plan
2-3. Linear Type
2-4. L-shape Type
4-3. Advanced
4-4. Advanced (Choosen)
SENSITIVE SCALE
2024, VELUX Award Competition « Light of Tomorrow »
M.Arch in Sustainable and Digital Innovation University: Tunghai University, Architecture Department
“People’s
Natural resources like water, sunlight, wind, air (pressure), and soil are essential for sustainability, forming interconnected cycles. To utilize them sustainably and ensure mutual benefits, we must engage with them interactively. How can we consciously recognize and appreciate these resources in our lives?
Panel System
Introducing reflective materials, light can penetrate throughout the day. By bending panels to create concave and convex surfaces, we adjust angles magnetically and enable automatic response to wind. Each panel bends independently yet connects seamlessly, preserving privacy while offering scenic views.
Thickness control
Taking a closer look at the scales’ cells, we can observe two distinct layers. At the top are stiff fibers, maintaining a consistent length regardless of conditions, while the bottom consists of stretchy cells that absorb moisture and expand, bending alongside the stiff fibers.
When considering thickness, thicker layers result in greater rigidity, while thinner layers yield softer properties. Each panel system comprises three layers capable of automatically adjusting bending amplitudes in response to environmental conditions.
Building type
“Bu Deng Apartments” are four to five-story walk-up residential buildings without elevators, originating from the modernist social housing of the 1920s. Mostly constructed in the 1960s and 1970s, they became the most common urban housing type in Taiwan.
The concept emerged from observing issues within Taiwan’s housing estates. Surrounding buildings often exhibited chaotic modifications, such as iron fences, sheets, and clapboards, to enhance privacy, protect against rain, and expand window space. The project aimed to provide a universal solution and foster harmonious interactions with the environment, thereby addressing spatial disorder.
Bionic Reference
“Pine cones respond well to weather changes. When the air is moist or it’s raining, the second layer of scales absorbs water, expanding to protect the seeds inside. Once the air dries, the cone opens where it was, allowing wind to disperse the seeds. Additionally, the scales exhibit an intriguing pattern based on Fibonacci numbers, positioned every 137.5 degrees. This arrangement optimizes space usage, as the closed scales fit snugly together. Remarkably, this pattern also creates an optical illusion.”
Material-stainless steel
Using panels as a home weather forecast, we can observe clear reflections when sunlight is direct and strong, with reflections becoming vaguer as energy weakens.
Concave Convex
Herbal Healing
Year: 2024, Design Contest of Local Hakka Memorial Group of 3, charge of concept designing, making modular scaffolding model
Youth Innovative Design Festival Architecture and Spatial Design, Best of Best
University: Cheng Shiu University
Location: Chaishan Settlement, Tauyuan Vil, Yancheng Dist., Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
Group of 2, charge of issue searching, anaylyzing, concepting, definition each location and designing B.C.G.H. spot
“Sensory design tweaks our skin, bones, and muscles, it tickles, pinches, and pops. It play rough, it touches us and we touch back.”
- James Turrell -
Chaishan Settlement, located somewhere hidden in the south side of Shoushan Kaohsiung, is an old settlement that straddles the abundant ecological resources of the National Park and sparkling Taiwan Strait. It is a secret place for city dwellers to breathe , admiring and enjoy the magnificent view, moreover a military fortress.
However, the settlement’s remote locatioin with only one mountain road as the only access, the interference of historical power, and the lack of overall planning have resulted in its accumulation of old houses and traces of repairs from different periods over the years. Makes Chaishan oldd settlement an unique special place of structure and context.
The sun drives the passage of time every day, and the forgotten light becomes the center of attention, revealing the pursuit of all things until it fades away at sunset. The delicate balance between “tourism economy” and “ecological preservation” remains a challenge for the residents of Chaishan. Therefore, the “Seeking Light sites” project aims to string together the contradictions between the two.
By linking natural invasions through bases of various heights and dispersion, paths connect the relation-
ships between each other and the community environment, portraying different traces as the seasons alternate. Different angles of scenery conveys the sounds belonging to this place by removing, retaining, and adding functions to the community. Under the night sky, an unfinished conversation with the stars goes on, making this place one of the few nice stargazing areas in the metropolitan area. In an age where light pollution is becoming increasingly severe, the importance of stargazing cannot be understated.
Chaishan serves as a bridge between the city and the community, attempting to make crowds, buildings, and light re-engage in conversation through the relationships of the field and the environment, allowing people to listen to the confession from “light”.
社區步道之旅 Coummunity Trail Journey Environment introducing, old buildings
光之旅 Light Journey
Site Anaylsis
Kevin Lynch Five elements Anaysis
Kevin Lynch Five Elements Anaylsis
sun view
Facing West, sunrise after 9am, sun exposures afternoon. Adequate Sunlight
wind noise
第一公共服務區-落日轉運站
社區入口
Located in the terrain, the bridgework rises above the ground, forming a vertical intersection with various roads, releasing the space on the roofs of existing single-story houses, connecting with the terrain. Looking west from the rooftop, you can observe the seascape, while looking back reveals layers of terrain resembling a rear garden.
屋頂下
The scene captures only the junction between the coastline and the sky, capturing the colors, light, and horizon of the water, creating an alternative frame for observing the real environment as time changes. Activities under the rooftop change with the movement of light, creating dynamic light and shadow spaces.
Function:
諮詢服務處
沒有邊界的劇場
“ Sensory tweaks our skin, bones, and muscles. It tickles, pinches, and pops. It plays rough. It touches us and we touch back.”‒
James Turrell.
Due to the presence of light, we have lost many other sensory abilities. In this space, vision becomes a secondary sense, triggering changes through other senses, making people the protagonists in the space, and light becomes the incentive that leads vision forward and changes it.
山霧觀測塔
Quoted from James Turrell's <Light Scape> series. A skylight without any added materials, with a faint sweep of colored light on the wall. The color of the sky changes with the light, making the sky seem less distant. The flow of air, outdoor sounds, and temperature sensations are so direct, mobilizing the senses of people in the space, redefining the space and indoor experience. The focus should not be on the structure but on the space between the walls, the light, and the air inside the space, and the environment outside the space.
⸺Quoted from James Turrell《Light Scape》
Located in the midst of the forest, at a moderate height, serving as an intermediary for rest and translation, mimicking the form of the forest. The corridor framed among the trees allows the sunlight to shuttle through, while preserving the colors of the sky.
When we look at the stars, the light seems close, but in reality, they may be far apart. Similarly, the lights in our city may seem close at night, but they may actually be separated by walls or buildings, echoing the distance between people in the city, like light. This location is the highest point of all points, where light is not invisible due to distance. Through the illusion created by the circular corridor and light, the lights of the sparse city below at night, the lights of the ships on the sea, and the stars in the sky all appear to be on the same plane. Due to distance and intensity, they all contribute to the nighttime scenery.
from the
Quoted
poem《Loneliness of Two Billion Light-Years》 by Toshitaro Gakuen and the media work 《Two Billion Light-Years of Distance》by Ya-hui Wang.
⸺引用於Caroline Halley des Fontaines 《Photograph Project》
¹Public Service Area : The Sunset Terminal
The settlement lacked a suitable gathering space for residents. Here would be also serve as the Chef’s office area. The tunnel connecting the bus station to the first service area alters the scale and mood for the public as they transition from the city to the mountains. And both the starting point and the endpoint in the journey of seeking light.
Invisible Space Sensory with light
The rear retaining wall has severed ties with the mountain. We are attempting to open up the building by using wall openings to arouse curiosity between the interior and exterior. Light undergoes various changes over time. A patch of sunlight, though small, fills the entire space. The public lingers in the illuminated area, engaging in both observation and performance.
Community Entrance Roofscape
A bridge built on the terrain, separating from the ground and creating a vertical intersection with various roads. Apart from the existing single-story houses, it liberates the space on the rooftops, connecting with the terrain, offering panoramic views from the rooftops, with a westward view of the sea, and looking back, there are layers of terraced gardens.
Observatory Tower with Mist Skyscape
There’s a water reservoir serves as the daily water source for residents. Water is collected in containers and transported using a pump, improving the current situation. To listen to the sounds of the island, follow the stairs up to reach the elevated observation platform.In the early morning, moisture is carried into the site by the wind, creating dense mist in Taoyuan Village; the metal mesh collects dew, gathering water to provide for the public (creating a cooling mist environment).
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Using the roof to shield the overgrown vegetation on both sides, leaving only the central view, looking out to the boundary between the sea and the sky, which changes with time.
MODEL & EXHIBITION
Utilizing this rooftop, the views from all three levels can be preserved, and the activities beneath the roof can vary depending on the users. Light and the sea are the masters here.
Under the Rooftop Lightscape In the Forest Shuttle Light ²Public Service Area : Information
In the scene, only the intersection of the coast line and the sky is retained, capturing the colors of water, light, and the horizon, creating anoth er frame for observing the real environment as it changes over time. The activities beneath the roof change with the movement of light, creat ing a space with shifting shadows.
The view is obstructed by surrounding trees. Sunlight filters through the gaps, and by using the surrounding forest landscape, it ascends to a higher perspective. On the steep mountainside, a long corridor is used to reduce the slope, creating an illusion of ascending to a higher realm. During the day, enjoy the sunset as it descends in the west, and at night, engage in a
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Here, at the highest point among all the locations, distance doesn’t obscure the light. Through a circular corridor and the play of light, at night, you can look beyond the sparsely lit city below to the lights of boats on the sea and the stars in the sky. They all appear to be on the same place due to distance and varying brightness, creating the night’s enchanting
Year: 2024, Bridging Directed Research Group of 3, charge of material and making
M.Arch in Sustainable and Digital Innovation
Location: Tunghai University, Architecture Department
When designing this bridge, the lightweight nature of carbon fiber arrow material stands out as pivotal. This material’s strength and lightness allow the bridge to adopt a slender form, reducing the burden on foundations and enhancing structural efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
The bridge employs an arch-shaped structure that disperses weight using principles of mechanics, providing robust support. This design not only amplifies structural strength but also endows the bridge with visually capti
Material
Carbon fiber is a lightweight and high-strength synthetic material that plays a vital role in construction. It surpasses steel in strength while being lighter, allowing for thinner and more lightweight structures, alongside excellent corrosion resistance and weather durability. Additionally, its recyclability introduces more possibilities for environmentally friendly construction.
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Year: 2023, Water Feature Installation Proposal
Yuejin Lantern Festival Exhibition Jan 12- Feb 12
Group of 3, charge of idea, design, structure
University: Cheng Shiu University
Location: Yuejin River, Yanshui Dist., Tainan City, Taiwan
The theme of this selection is “The Ship Speaks - Spectrum Boundaries.”
Light has no boundaries; it can travel from a distance of 13.7 billion years ago, allowing us to understand that the universe unfolded from a big bang. Light can convey time, distance, history, evoke memories, and instill fear. We often say, “Seeing light is like seeing hope,” and this fascination with light is shared across science, religion, and humanity. Although wormholes have not been confirmed, we know them as time machines capable of traversing space and time, turning the impossible into possible. Moments of regret, longing, or curiosity about the future are visible but unreachable. This art installation aims to let people with different emotions experience and explore the sensations it brings.
The interaction of mist, light, and nature is like the formation of new life in nebulae or the brilliant light emitted by a dying white dwarf. Life and death are natural, ordinary, and magnificent. The artwork takes half a form, with the other half reflected on the water’s surface, sometimes clear and sometimes blurry. Light reveals its existence, fostering anticipation for what the future holds, hoping that life can be as beautiful.
The overall structure is based on linear relationships, including fabric woven from threads, symbolizing the weaving of our universe.
Aluminum Funnel System
Total height approximately 3.2 meters, constructed with 22mm circular aluminum bars forming 7 rings and 20 columns of funnel-shaped structures. Each ring conceals LED light strips on the inner side, with the top ring being an octagonal aluminum frame with a diameter of about 3.2 meters, serving as the misting device support.
Floating System
To stabilize the structure, polystyrene (plastic floats) counteracts buoyancy. The floating device below is approximately an 8-meter diameter polygon, connected by iron components to prevent instability. The central device floating on acrylic includes misting devices and spotlights or other purposes.
Fabric
System
Elastic and porous fabric is chosen, presented in a crisscross overlapping manner to showcase a mesh-like pattern. The fabric’s appearance varies based on the degree of overlap, forming a fuzzy layer through mist interaction, emanating from fine pores.
