ADDIN CUI SCI Arc 2016-2019 PORTFOLIO
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Challenges
Artificial Intelligence is marching into human civilization faster than anyone would expect. Architecture and urbanism are unavoidable from it. Future architects have to prepare ourselves, fast and well.
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The author choose to learn the enemy before fight, trying to get architectural skills trained in the frontier of architecture automation. Cutting edge techniques are experimented and aesthetics are challenged under the inquiry of what a silicon based intelligence might perform with a series of design tasks. A silicon based intelligence looks for tidiness, organization and unambiguity, meanwhile controversially relying on randomness. So does the works in this portfolio.
Cover: Facade style transfer for Foundation Louis Vuitton Building by Gehry Partners against Death of the Blessed Ludovica Albertoni by Gianlorenzo Bernini. Credit: Neural art method applied through Ostagram platform based on essay of Leon A. Gatys’ with Vgg19 dataset; Original photograph by Mikiko Kikuyama
Zhongding Addin Cui
Disney Village Complex Design Development Big Dangerous Building Discrete Neural Network Architecture Neural Net & Blockchain Urbanism Generative Sculptural Complexity Scutoid Architecture in Revit Architecture Cultural Practice
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Table of Content
-Arc SCITools involved: Rhinoceros, Grasshopper, Python, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop
Generative Schematic Workflow
Disney Village Complex 2017 Fall Instructor: Jenny Wu Teammate: Jared Baker
4 In this collaboration, author was in charge of facade design, structure design, landscape design, line works render, program distribution, digital model management and physical model crafting. Author was highly involved in producing the following drawings: System Chunk, Program, South West Isometric View, West Elevation, Overview Plan. This generative work flow of schemes was constructed by author, under the supervision of Devyn Weiser during summer 2017, for studio and visual study course syllabus.
Chunk Model Credit: Photography by Tae Sang
Zhongding Addin Cui
Rain screen crossing system Double layer skin system
Column system alon with core structures support floor plates Irregular orientation
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Spandrels three feet in depth, Beam 2 feet in depth
Metal Grid attaches to floor plates and holds skin system
System Chunk
SCI-Arc
Design Development
Disney Village Complex Development 2018 Spring Instructor: Herwig Baumgartner, Scott Uriu Teammate: Jared Baker, Talbot Schmidt, Daniel Aris, Tamara Glants, Long Pan
6 In this collaboration, author was in charge of scheme design, facade design, structure design, drawing render and BIM management. Author was highly involved in producing the following drawings: S2, S3, S4, A1.0, A1.1, A1.2, A2.
Tools involved:Rhinoceros, Grasshopper, Vray, Adobe Illustrator
Zhongding Addin Cui
Frame Gutter FRP Panels Aluminum Panels
Transition Panel Beam to Mullion Fixture
Interior Glass Mullions Insulated Glass
Steel Structure System
APPLIED STUDIES DESIGN DEVELOPMENT SPRING SEMESTER
Steel Structure System
INSTRUCTORS: Herwig Baumgartner Scott Uriu
FACADE LAYER 1: POWDER-COATED STEEL
THE VILLAGE PERSONS
FACADE LAYER 2: FRP (FIBERGLASS REINFORCED POLYMER
MULLIONS
STEEL COLUMNS
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Jared Baker Zhongding Cui Tamara Harutyunyan Long Pan Talbot Schmidt Daniel Taveras
Insulated Glass
CONSULTANTS Jamey Lyzun Matthew Melnyk
Interior Glass Mullions
FACADE LAYER 1: POWDER-COATED STEEL
FACADE LAYER 2: FRP (FIBERGLASS REINFORCED POLYMER STEEL COLUMNS
Floor Finishing Concrete Floor Slab
CONCRETE CORES
STEEL FRAME CONNECTING FACADE TO GLAZING
Panel Connections STEEL FLOOR FRAMING
A.2 CONCRETE FLOORS
I-BEAM FLOOR BRACING
GLAZING SYSTEM TITLE : FACADE CHUNK
I Beam Grid SCALE NTS
Ceiling Tether Gypsum Ceiling
DRAWING REVISIONS NO.
DESCRIPTION
1 2 3
Chunk
PROJECT NO.
Insulation
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FRP Panels
Spandrel
Aluminum Panels
SHEET NO.
Frame
Catwalk
A.2.0
FACADE CHUNK No Scale
Beam to Mullion Fixture
APPLIED STUDIES DESIGN DEVELOPMENT SPRING SEMESTER
INSTRUCTORS: Herwig Baumgartner Scott Uriu THE VILLAGE PERSONS
FRP Panels Insulated Glass
Aluminum Panels Frame
Interior Glass Mullions
Level 9 Building Area: 1730sf Occupancy Type: B 1730/100 = 18 Occupancy Load: 18
Stair 1 Capacity: 180 Width: 4’6”
Level 8 Building Area: 1730sf Occupancy Type: B 1730/100 = 18 Occupancy Load: 18
Stair 2 Exterior Capacity: 180 Width: 4’ 6”
Level 10 Building Area: 2660sf Occupancy Type: E 2 Classrooms/Studios Occupancy Load: 40
Level 7 Building Area: 1730sf Occupancy Type: B 1730/100 = 18 Occupancy Load: 18
Stair 4 Capacity: 180 Width: 4’6”
Level 5 Building Area: 3150sf Occupancy Type: B 3150/100 = 32 Occupancy Load: 32
Level 7 Building Area: 1920sf Occupancy Type: E 2 Classrooms/Studios Occupancy Load: 40 Level 4 Building Area: 5000sf Occupancy Type: E 4 Classrooms/Studios Occupancy Load: 80
Level 9 Building Area: 4900sf Occupancy Type: E 4 Classrooms/Studios Occupancy Load: 80
Level 6 Building Area: 1730sf Occupancy Type: B 1730/100 = 18 Occupancy Load: 18
Steel Structure System
Stair 5 Capacity: 180 Width: 4’6”
Level 11 Building Area: 1460sf Occupancy Type: E 1 Classroom/Studio Occupancy Load: 20
Jared Baker Zhongding Cui Tamara Harutyunyan Long Pan Talbot Schmidt Daniel Taveras
Level 3 Building Area: 4310sf Occupancy Type: E 4 Classrooms/Studios Occupancy Load: 80
Level 8 Building Area: 3220sf Occupancy Type: E 3 Classrooms/Studios Occupancy Load: 60
Level 1 Building Area: 4200sf Occupancy Type: E 3 Classrooms/Studios Occupancy Load: 60
Level 4 Building Area: 2300sf Occupancy Type: B 2337/100 = 23 Occupancy Load: 23
Stair 10 Capacity: 180 Width: 4’6”
CONSULTANTS Jamey Lyzun Matthew Melnyk
Stair 9 Capacity: 180 Width: 4’6”
Stair 7 Capacity: 180 Width: 4’6”
Level 6 Building Area: 1300sf Occupancy Type: B 1300/100 = 13 Occupancy Load: 13
Stair 8 Capacity: 180 Width: 4’6”
Level 5 Building Area: 1650sf Occupancy Type: B 1650/100 = 17 Occupancy Load: 16
Level 3 Building Area: 2800sf Occupancy Type: B 2800/100 = 28 Occupancy Load: 28 Level 2 Building Area: 2500sf Occupancy Type: B 2500/100 = 25 Occupancy Load: 25
Level 4 Building Area: 3150sf Occupancy Type: B 3150/100 = 32 Occupancy Load: 31
Level 1 Building Area: 4200sf Occupancy Type: B 4200/100 = 42 Occupancy Load: 42
Catwalk
Level 3 Building Area: 1500sf Occupancy Type: B 1500/100 = 15 Occupancy Load: 15 Level 2 Building Area: 4000sf Occupancy Type: B 4000/100 = 40 Occupancy Load: 40
To Public Way
To Public Way
To Public Way
Level 2 Building Area: 3310sf Occupancy Type: B 3300/100 = 33 Occupancy Load: 33
Level 3 Building Area: 9100sf Occupancy Type: B 9100/100 = 91 Occupancy Load: 91
Level 1 Building Area: 4250sf Occupancy Type: A2 4250/15 = 283 Occupancy Load: 283
Stair 6 Capacity: 180 Width: 4’6”
Stair 3 Capacity: 180 Width: 4’6”
Level 1 Building Area: 7300sf Occupancy Type: B 7300/100 = 73 Occupancy Load: 73
Level 4 Building Area: 3926sf Occupancy Type: B 3900/100 = 39 Occupancy Load: 42
Level 5 Building Area: 4200sf Occupancy Type: B 4200/100 = 42 Occupancy Load: 42
Level 6 Building Area: 2610sf Occupancy Type: E 2 Classrooms Occupancy Load: 40
Level 4 Building Area: 950sf Occupancy Type: B 1000/100 = 10 Occupancy Load: 9
Level 3 Building Area: 950sf Occupancy Type: B 1000/100 = 10 Occupancy Load: 9
Level 2 Building Area: 4280sf Occupancy Type: A1, A3 Occupancy Load: 81
Level 1 Building Area: 8130sf Occupancy Type: A1 Occupancy: 192
TITLE : Egress Diagram
Towards Greater Campus (Access to Street)
SCALE 1’: 3/64”
Towards Greater Campus (Access to Street)
Towards Greater Campus (Access to Street)
DRAWING REVISIONS
Towards Street
NO. 1 2 3 4 5 6
DESCRIPTION Egress Egress Egress Egress Egress Egress
PROJECT NO.
Concrete Floor Finishing
Interior Floor Finishing
Waterproof Membrane
Pedestal Ground Floor Insulation
Concrete
Concrete
APPLIED STUDIES DESIGN DEVELOPMENT SPRING SEMESTER
INSTRUCTORS: Herwig Baumgartner Scott Uriu
Jared Baker Zhongding Cui Tamara Glants Long Pan Talbot Schmidt Daniel Taveras
CONSULTANTS Jamey Lyzun Matthew Melnyk
TITLE : 3D WALL SECTION CHUNK
SCALE
DRAWING REVISIONS NO. 1 2 3
DESCRIPTION
PROJECT NO. DATE 02.19.18 03.09.18 04.06.18
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Towards Street Towards Street
Ground Plan North Office
Insulation
SHEET NO.
A.3
Towards Street
SHEET NO.
Ground Plan North Main Office
Ground Plan South Main Office
A.9
DATE 2.19.18 2.26.18 3.05.18 3.12.18 3.26.18 4.09.18
DATE
03262018
-Arc Rhinoceros, Grasshopper, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Prusa Slic3r Tools SCIinvolved:
Diagramatic Political Architecture
Big Dangerous Building 2018 Spring Instructor: Darin R. Johnston
8 Render Downtown Chicago
Zhongding Addin Cui
Figure - Ground
Forge A Canon + CCTV
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Fragment Sea Propylees + Hypercity
Figure - Ground
Figure - Ground
Field of Options
Voids
Volumes
Section & Elevation
SCI-Arc
Discrete Architecture
Voxel House Studio Kinch 2018 Summer Supervisor: Casey M. Rehm
10 Voxel House, with Casey Rehm. Featured in AD magazine, March, 2019.
Tools involved:Processing, Python, Tensorflow, Rhinoceros, Grasshopper, Keyshot, Agisoft, Adobe Illustrator
Zhongding AddinTools Cuiinvolved: Grasshopper, Processing, Python, Tensorflow, Robot Arm
Neural Networks Robotic Assembly
Neural Network Knights 2019 Spring Supervisor: Casey M. Rehm
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Teammates: Andrew Chittenden, Ben Weisgall, Talbot Schmidt, Daniel Aris
In this collaboration, author was in charge of 3D and 2D data cleaning, 3D GAN deploying, 2D CycleGAN deploying, Robotic control, metal scafolding design and fabrication. Author was highly involved in producing all drawings and models.
SCI-Arc
Tools involved: Processing, Python, Tensorflow, Adobe After Effect
Generative Adversarial Neural Network
Hoax Urbanism Studio Kinch 2018 Summer Supervisor: Casey M. Rehm
12 Flat Panel Hoax Urbanism, with Casey Rehm. Video featured in A+D Museum 3-Ways Exhibition, Los Angeles, 2018. Credit: CycleGAN algorithm by Junyan Zhu
Zhongding AddinTools Cuiinvolved: Processing, Python, Tensorflow, Rhinoceros, Grasshopper
Blockchain as a Variation Methodology
Extraterritoriality research: Speculative Blockchain Urbanism 2018 Fall Instructor: David Ruy, Mariia Masha Hupalo Jury: Thom Mayne, Hernan Diaz Alonso, Eui-Sung Yi
hash variation evolution uniqueness event massing A composition of 4 form variations out of 64
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0 0 0 0 0 1
Sample No. 01 of 64 versions
Chain What Blocks 64 versions of endless form variation
SCI-Arc
Generative Sculptural Complexity
Cyborg Misprision - Ornamental Crime 2019 Spring Instructor: David Ruy
14 Left: Style transfer for post modernist relief against an one point perspective scene of Hall of Supreme Harmony, Forbidden City, Beijing, China. Right: Facade style transfer for modernist high rise against Dongyang woodcarving artworks at Green Lake Hotel, Kunming, China. Credits: Neural art method applied through Ostagram platform based on essay of Leon A. Gatys’ with Vgg19 dataset; Cultural Landscape Series #45 by Bob Clyatt; Highrise photograph by Alex Powell.
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Zhongding Tools involved: AddinProcessing, Cui Python, Tensorflow, Unreal Engine 4, Zbrush, Autodesk Maya
SCI-Arc
Tools involved: Autodesk Revit
Double Curved Complex Geometry Control in Revit
Scutoid House 2018 Fall Instructor: Kerenza Harris, Pavel Getov Team: Boya Wang, Yawei Amy Zhang
ARCHITECT
PROJECT
PROJECT
SCUTOID COMPLEX
SCUTOID COMPLEX
CLIENT
CLIENT
WESTSIDE COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE
WESTSIDE COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE
CUI ZHONGDING
CUI ZHONGDING WANG BOYA ZHANG YAWEI
CONSULTANTS 3
Structural
Description
FACADE EXPLODE AXON
2
NTS
FACADE COMPOSITION ANGLES
CONSULTANTS
NTS
Structural
John A. Martin & Associates, Inc. (JAMA)
John A. Martin & Associates, Inc. (JAMA) mmccoy@johnmartin.com 950 S Grand Ave, Suite 400 Los Angeles, CA 90015, USA tel: 2132-785-3133
mmccoy@johnmartin.com 950 S Grand Ave, Suite 400 Los Angeles, CA 90015, USA tel: 2132-785-3133
Civil Engineer
Civil Engineer
Brandow & Johnston Structural + Civil Engineers
Brandow & Johnston Structural + Civil Engineers emelo@bjsce.com 700 S. Flower Street. Suite 1800 Los Angeles, CA 90017 tel: 213-596-4500
emelo@bjsce.com 700 S. Flower Street. Suite 1800 Los Angeles, CA 90017 tel: 213-596-4500
MEP
MEP
Glumac Tech Company
Glumac Tech Company 707 Wilshire Blvd., 23rd Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017 tel: 213-239-8866
707 Wilshire Blvd., 23rd Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017 tel: 213-239-8866
Landscape Specialist
Landscape Specialist
Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc
Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc 660 South Figueroa Street Suite 2050 Los Angeles, CA 90017 tel: 2132-261-4040
660 South Figueroa Street Suite 2050 Los Angeles, CA 90017 tel: 2132-261-4040
Geotechnical / Soils
Date
DOUBLE CURVED GFRC PANEL
FLAT GFRC PANEL
DOUBLE CURVED GFRC PANEL
FLAT GFRC PANEL
DOUBLE CURVED GFRC PANEL
No.
FLAT GFRC PANEL
Date
DOUBLE CURVED GFRC PANEL
Description
VERTICAL C CHANNEL
No.
HORIZONTAL C CHANNEL
WANG BOYA ZHANG YAWEI
FLAT GFRC PANEL
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ARCHITECT
Geotechnical / Soils
Applied Earth Sciences
Applied Earth Sciences info@aessoil.com 4742 San Fernando Road. Glendale, CA 91204 tel: 818-208-5538
info@aessoil.com 4742 San Fernando Road. Glendale, CA 91204 tel: 818-208-5538
COVER 1
FACADE SYSTEM (NTS)
FACADE UNFOLD NTS
A5.1
G0.0
ARCHITECT
METAL CAP
GFRC PANNEL
PROJECT
PLYWOOD
RIGID INSULATION GFRC PANNEL
SCUTOID COMPLEX
1/2" GWB INSULATION RIGID INSULATION WATER PROOF CONCRETE SLAB
WATER PROOF
CLIENT
GFRC CLIPPER 2.0%
METAL DECKING
WESTSIDE COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE
L-ANGLE INSULATION
METAL PLATE METAL DECKING I-BEAM I-BEAM
In this collaboration, author was in charge of double-curved massing design, facade system design, structure design, underground parking design, foundation design, wall type family, ground plan, interior design.
METAL PLATE
DROPPED CEILING INSULATION
CUI ZHONGDING
HAT CHANNEL
DROPPED CEILING
WANG BOYA ZHANG YAWEI
1/2" GWB
No.
Description
1/2" GWB
Author was highly involved in producing the following drawings: G0.0, A0.0, A0.1, A1.0, A1.1, A1.2, A3.3, A4.1, A4.2, A5.0, A5.1, A6.1, A7.3.
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FACADE PARAPET DETAIL
2
3" = 1'-0"
FACADE FLOOR DETAIL
CONSULTANTS
3" = 1'-0"
Structural
John A. Martin & Associates, Inc. (JAMA) mmccoy@johnmartin.com 950 S Grand Ave, Suite 400 Los Angeles, CA 90015, USA tel: 2132-785-3133
GFRC PANNEL 1/2" GWB
This project is designed, coordinated, developed and implemented entirely through Autodesk Revit platform.
Civil Engineer
Brandow & Johnston Structural + Civil Engineers
INSULATION
emelo@bjsce.com 700 S. Flower Street. Suite 1800 Los Angeles, CA 90017 tel: 213-596-4500
RIGID INSULATION WATER PROOF
GFRC PANNEL
GFRC CLIPPER
MEP
1/2" GWB
Glumac Tech Company 707 Wilshire Blvd., 23rd Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017 tel: 213-239-8866
INSULATION RIGID INSULATION Landscape Specialist
WATER PROOF
Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc 660 South Figueroa Street Suite 2050 Los Angeles, CA 90017 tel: 2132-261-4040
CONCRETE METAL DECKING Geotechnical / Soils
Applied Earth Sciences info@aessoil.com 4742 San Fernando Road. Glendale, CA 91204 tel: 818-208-5538
CONCRETE MODULE
Scutoid geometry was mathematically found and defined in Nature journal July 2018, by Pedro Gรณmez-Gรกlvez. This project was an exploration on the new geometric discovery in September 2018.
Date
HAT CHANNEL
PEDASTAL
EXTERIOR DETAILS 4
FACADE WINDOW DETAIL 3" = 1'-0"
1
FACADE GROUND DETAIL 3" = 1'-0"
A6.1
1 A7.2
WA-A
WA-B
109.2
UP
193 SF
UP
WA-B
109.3
52 SF
1
DN
109.1
A7.2.1
EXIT STAIR 109
68 SF
108.2
MECHANICAL SHAFT 104
RESTROOM 101
WA-B
150 SF
ELEVATOR 103
WA-B
WA-B
108.1
280 SF
EXIT STAIR 108
WA-E
15' - 0"
25 RISERS @ 71/2 " 24 TREADS @ 11"
23 RISERS @ 71/2 " 22 TREADS @ 11"
WA-B
WA-B
WA-A
A.1
103.1
WA-C
WA-C
WA-B
WA-D
665 SF
100.A
SMALL GALLERY 106
1 A3.2
1275 SF
LOBBY 100
106.1
21' - 6"
WA-D
WA-A
106.2
106.3
102.2
WA-E
106.A
WA-C
DN
B.1
MAIN EN TRY
100.1
107.1
1
A3.1
916 SF
GALLERY 102
WA-E
407 SF
ATRIUM 105
107.A
WA-D
102.C
WA-C
WA-E
WA-D
102.1
WA-E
1075 SF
CAFE & GALLERY 107
18' - 6"
B.2
1 A4.1
DN
4' - 0"
UP
C
107.B
WA-E
17
102.A
WA-E
WA-E
GFRC SKIN
N
A4.2
1
1
1/4" = 1'-0"
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
1
A3.3
10' - 0" 17' - 0" 3' - 0" 20' - 0" 20' - 0" 2' - 0" 18' - 0"
Author is highly involved in producing G0.0, A0.0, A0.1, A1.0, A1.1, A1.2. 17' - 0"
A
0
1
2.1
2
3
4
4.1
5
6
Description
info@aessoil.com 4742 San Fernando Road. Glendale, CA 91204 tel: 818-208-5538
Applied Earth Sciences
660 South Figueroa Street Suite 2050 Los Angeles, CA 90017 tel: 2132-261-4040
Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc
707 Wilshire Blvd., 23rd Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017 tel: 213-239-8866
Glumac Tech Company
emelo@bjsce.com 700 S. Flower Street. Suite 1800 Los Angeles, CA 90017 tel: 213-596-4500
Brandow & Johnston Structural + Civil Engineers
mmccoy@johnmartin.com 950 S Grand Ave, Suite 400 Los Angeles, CA 90015, USA tel: 2132-785-3133
John A. Martin & Associates, Inc. (JAMA)
Date
A1.1
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
Geotechnical / Soils
Landscape Specialist
MEP
Civil Engineer
Structural
CONSULTANTS
No.
ZHANG YAWEI
WANG BOYA
CUI ZHONGDING
WESTSIDE COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE
CLIENT
SCUTOID COMPLEX
PROJECT
ARCHITECT
Zhongding Addin Cui
SCI-Arc
Tools involved: Google Sketchup, Adobe Illustrator, Midas Civil
One Built Project
Built Project: Hutong Retail Store Drawing Architecture Studio, Beijing 2015 Teammates: Han Li, Yan Hu, Xintong Zhang
18 Collaboration duty: Site survey, Schematic Design, Structure design, Design Develop, Construction Document
Zhongding Addin Cui
Tools involved: Sketchup, Autodesk CAD, Adobe Illustrator
Architecture Cultural Practice
Architectural Comics: Linear City of Yongho Chung Drawing Architecture Studio, Beijing
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2015 Teammates: Han Li, Yan Hu, Xintong Zhang, Danni Wang, Mengxi Yang, Zirui Wang
Collaboration duty: Sketchup Modeling, Adobe Illustrator Drawing, Interview transcripts