Portfolio of Ace Ren by Ace Ren

Portfolio of Ace Ren

2014-2015 M.Arch 1, UT

CONTENTS

[Time in the Layers] --Visitor Center appendix Million Seconds --Exhibition

[No Boundry] --Library

[WE_CREATE] --Mixed-Use

Drawing & Photography

Resume

AWARDS: > AIA Austin Student Design Awards. Austin, TX. 06/2015 > Design Excellence Winner Spring 2015 Semester. Austin, TX. 05/2015

INTRO The Longhorn Cavern was formed by the geography roles of millions year and the continue water drops, which is hardly experienced from ephemeral visual contact. Is it possible make visitors realize these geo-sequences and relationships? Is there a way to present such extreme magnitude of time in architecture experience? This project was a located in the potential creek which collects the rainstorm around the cave. Compared to the millions horizontal sedimentary layers, the architecture was organized as vertical layers down along the terrain. As visitors walk through these manmade layers, they experience the changing of time. The sunshine and seasonal gardens, the rainstorm ponds, they are a part of the site and show incredebale beautiful through those wall-space. Those vertical concrete walls were constructed layer by layer, so that the manmade patterns layers show on the surface and continue the logic of sedimentary ground. The walls pointed to the direction of cave and also expand the indoor space to outside gardens. Without clear boundaries, various activities such as the celebration or exhibition can happen there. These strategies were trying to build abstract-physical connection to the cave and expand the experience of the cave to the architecture and its site. After people walk through those layers, they will go downside and along the potential creek into the cave.

[Time in the Layers] Visitor Centor, Longhorn Carven TX Professor: Marry Legge, AIA 2015. 5

Magnitude of Changing Time

Roof System Rain Collector

Glazing & Interior Light Control

Floor System Terrain Guide

Wall System Space Organization

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a. Bluebonnets Area

Shop

d. Oak Garden

Main

Tickets

Entran

i. White Ash Garden Gallery

Lobby

o. Winter Miscanthus Area

Great Lawn

Muti-Function

Service

g. Texas Paintbrush Area

Scape Garden

h. Cherry Garden

j. Maple Garden

Studio

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Cafe Avy Garden

Kitchen

Lilac Chastetree Garden

Potential Greek

p. Goldenraintree Garden

Plan Seasonal Gardens

appendix Million Seconds Exhibition Design, Longhorn Cavern TX

Inner Cavern

Slow Motion 10-10 s

Fast Motion 10100 s

On Site 101 s

Slow Motion 10-10 s

Fast Motion 10100 s

On Site 101 s

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INTRO Here we see such a wonderful cave. Not only shaped by the earth movement, also the inflution of water, raining and evaporation, which is another crucial reason to create those amazing pattern and space. These process of nature, however, we human beings can hardly catch them in eyes. The water drop, for example, happens in one second but continues in millions years, which is far beyond our ability of congizance. But they are the truth beyond the surface. So this exhibition is not about to create something new but shows the relationship of water and cave through different physics properties. And reexpression this beautiful evolution in the magnitude of time, from 10-10 s, 100 s to 10100 s.

Enamel Gum-Tex CMC Powder Water Tank Wood Piece Slow-Mo Camera Physics Lab

Materials

Screens

INTRO With the development of the information age, the public space becomes placeless-ness since personal values may have possibility of infinite zooming in anywhere through Internet. The current monument is gradually weaken including the axis of Austin which starts from UT Tower to Capital. How can one behave in the library, the role of which is to challenge the idea of personal sharing and rare book display, so that this looking serves the purpose of a meaningful individual monumental public place and antidote to places-ness?

Person Usually Broadcasts Live Interactive Communication

YOU are the one who can lead this time, as those GODs, KINGs, or HEROs used to. It's a time for an individual have a right to say, and post a new LEGEND in anywhere.

PUBLIC

MONUMENTAL

[No Boundry] Rare Book Library, UT Austin Professor: David Heymann 2014. 12

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1. Union Building 2. Faculty Activity Center 3. UT Tower 4. Student Activity Center 5. Statium 6. LBJ Library and Museum 7. Austin Capital 7

INTRO The project tattled as " WE CREATE", which means we expect the citizen of Leander have such a opportunity to create their own community, create their beginning of career in a charming working environment, and create various ways of using the space. Although the population of Leander is blooming in recent ten years, people there just treat the town as a "Bedroom Town". They work in somewhere else but back to sleep. At the same time, the unemployee rate is pretty high. Through research, there are two problems catched our attention: 1) There is not enough jobs in the town. 2) The working enviornment is frustrated. On the other hand, the town is ready for new developments: A TOD (Transit Orientation District) is under planning; A new ACC (Austin Community Campus) is comming soon. If the future is bright, so why not just create what missed there? So our GOAL is connecting TOD & ACC to create a new community center which bring various city-life, and establish an easy-start office space for self-employed in where people can start their business from renting a desk. The project should connected into a potential green belt and bike lane system of the town, which provide Leander with the prospective for green and healthy lifestyle. Is it possible that an architecture can drive the society moving forward? Through our practice, we BELIEVE architects should think from the urban design to a handrail construction; from build atmosphere to imagine the operations of markets; from control the lighting environment to plant a tree into daily life... Then the anwser should be YES!

[WE_CREATE] Mixed-Use, TOD Development, Leander TX Cooperation with Hanqi Li Professor: Matt Fajkus, AIA 2015. 12

12/10

To merge the architecture into the city landscape, it was divided into several parts but conncected through platform to present a monumental but friendly outlook. The programs were arranged according to the surrounding background. The connection of the west train station to the east green belt and ACC was reflected on the form. Because the terrain goes lower from the west to east, we cut out a center plaza and continued it to the east green belt, also raised up two ramps from the first level to the second level which indicated two important directions and the funcational second level platform. The building served both surrounding families and those who worked inside. The flexible space encouraged people's creative usage. Various courtyards and green space were invited into the building. So that it's not just simple boxes keep people stay inside, but also a plaza, a platform, a garden, and a place belong to the city of leander, a community works for everyone.

Programs

Concept Diagram

Flexible Usage

26 V0: The View of the Center Plaza in a Concert without Water

V1: The View of Wadding Pool Seeing From the Rehearsal Room

89’-0”

G1 Mechanic Room

98' - 1 15/32"

Cafe/ Lobby Book Store

UP UP

Pond

Changing Room

Courtyard

Changing Room

100' - 0"

93' - 8"

100' - 0"

DN UP

91’-0” 100' - 0"

89' - 0"

85' - 0"

83' - 0"

93’-0” DN

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95’-0”

Cafe / Restaurant

Bike Shop

97’-0”

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99’-0” 100' - 0"

First Floor Plan

Section 2 1/16" = 1'-0"

1 A501

Sim

Office

Gallery

Gallery Lobby

Book Store

Section 3

1/8" = 1'-0"

Section 3 in Detail 1/8 Copy 1 1/8" = 1'-0"

Office

Cafe/ Lobby

University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture Professor Matt Fajkus Fall 2015 14

Section 4 1/16" = 1'-0"

Roof 154' - 0"

Level 4 140' - 0"

Sections

Leander TOD Development

Level 3 126' - 0"

Auditorium/ Study room Level 2 112' - 0"

Changing Room

1/16" = 1'-0" 12/09/15

A301

V2: The Book Shop in Gallery 1F

V3: The Window of City in Gallery 4F

V4: The Public Area in Office 2F

V5: The Sky Bridge Between Gallery & Office

Walkway,Vegetation-free

2 A502

Soil

Sim

Filter Layer Drainage Layer Waterproofing membrane

Insulation

Vapor Control layer

Steel deck with concrete

Wide Flange 16x40 Girder

Ceiling panel

3 A502

Sim

Green roof 1" = 1'-0"

5" x 3" Steel angle

Pastic panel with handrail: Steel, paint finish, ivovy Glossy

Light strip 1 x 4 Wood Floor Strip

Ground light strip Gutter

Wood decking

Concrete slab Damp-proof polyethylene film Crushed stone

Steel Deck with concrete

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Green roof and Restaurant 1/2" = 1'-0"

Floor and Fence 1" = 1'-0"

12/09/15 1/16" = 1'-0"

A303

Unnamed

Leander TOD Development

Parallel Section

3 1, Architecture in Urban Collage 2, Architecture with the Nature 3, Architecture for everyday life

40 Drawing: Temperial Monumental The last mercy of industry

Ace (Xinran) Ren

3202 Helms St. #203, Austin, TX 78705 Cell: (512)584-5177, Email: rxinran1990@gmail.com

Education The University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture Major: Architecture Degree: Master of Architecture (expected in May 2018)

Austin, Texas, US, 08/2014-present

Chongqing University Chongqing, China, 09/2009-06/2014 College of Architecture and Urban Planning. Major: Urban Planning Degree: Bachelor of Engineering Accomplishment: Ranked among top 16 finalists (11/2013) for the finals in National Young-Bird Best Design Competition Sponsored by Domus Magazine.

Awards & Distinctions AIA Austin Student Design Awards. Austin, TX. 06/2015 • • Louis F. Southerland Endowed Scholarship. Austin, TX. 06/2015 • Design Excellence Winner Spring 2015 Semester. Austin, TX. 05/2015 Scott/Byram Graduate Fellowship Scholarship. Austin, TX. 04/2015 • • Ranked among top 16 finalists for the finals in National Young-bird Best Design Competition Sponsored by Domus Magazine. 11/2013 Excellent Research Award in the University Students Research Projects. 05/2012 • • Outstanding Student Award of Chongqing University. 09/2009

Professional Digital Design Rhino/Revit/AutoCad/SketchUp; V-ray/Atlantis/Max-well/Lumion; Photoshop Suite/OnOne Suite.

Work Experience Tianjin, China, 11/2013-02/2014 Tianjin Urban Planning and Design Institute. Assistant Designer for project of ‘Urban planning and design of Quanzhou’, China. Participated in urban planning project for the golf surrounding area of 80 hectare. Site research and analysis; generate, organize and support supervisor develop concepts and design process. Generate design documents and helped the city define the future strategies of development. Hefang Urban Planning and Design Co. Chongqing, China, 10/2011-08/2013, 05/2014-08/2014 Assistant Designer. Worked on the projects of: a) District facade and building improvement in Chongqing and Fuling. Surveyed and created base drawings of 168 buildings across 8 districts in 2 years. Assisted in gathering issues and concerns, preparing illustrative concepts and establishing facade visions. b) Archaize architectural design of pagoda, Xijinag, Chongqing. Conducted field study of traditional construction details. Assisted in computer modeling to balance architectural aesthetics and functional perfection in modern life. Created evaluation blueprint paintings. Community renewal design, Chongqing. c) Analyzed site conditions and building styles. Assisted in master plan creation, project planning and landscape design, utilizing my research result on Chinese Architectures of Early 20th Century for the project. Institute of Urban Planning and Design. Chongqing, China, 06/2012-08/2012 Assistant Designer for project of ‘Urban planning and design of Hejiang district’, China. Performed in-depth analysis of geographical features and local cultures for a land of 62 hectare. Participated in planning a 20-hectare commercial district and integrating local culture in the design.