Portfolio 2015

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01: sori yanagi museum

shibuya, tokyo,japan

neil m. denari architects summer 2014

collaborator: shen gao, lillian zeinalzadegan








interior rendering: exhibition hall


interior rendering: basement


02: petersen automotive museum

6060 wilshire blvd, los angeles, ca

ucla aud fall 2014 instructor: ben refuerzo



southeast exterior rendering


event space rendering


interior atrium rendering


03: shenzhen soho

lycs architecture june 2013 - august 2013

collaborator: hao ruan, yuan zhan, shanliang jin, hongyi lai



west elevation



renderings: inner courtyard


04: lishui high school

lycs architecture june 2013 - august 2013

collaborator: hao ruan, jingrui lin,




rendering: platform view


05: radiulna

ergonomically designed bracelet

ucla aud spring 2013

instructor: kivi sotamaa collaborator: hongkai li, steven matti


several spots, especially near the wrist and over the head of the ulna. This measurement allows for the addition of holes in the bracelet that respond to the individual’s unique nuances in their anatomy. Next, the scanned arm or measured contours are used in the digital realm to design the jewelry based

Jewelry has long been seen as adornment and ornament for the body, attachments and additions that of jewelry and explores the possibilities made available by digital technology in design and manufac-

composition. However, there is a second layer to the design of the bracelet that produces a dichotomy precision of additive manufacturing, several versions of the same idea can be design and produced with varying levels of density, resolution, and complexity. By creating multiple versions and producrings. These lines of collections can be organized and logistically planned such that the 3D print bed has its entire envelope utilized and the manufacturing process is optimized. This leads to higher yields at lowered costs, thus providing a feasible and lucrative business plan.

While 3D printed jewelry exists in the market today, and can be purchased by anyone online, these options are quickly becoming standard in the market. They are little more than uncustomized and conventional designs with an aesthetic driven by mathematical logic and algorithms. The power of digital scanning and modelling technology, as well as the precision of the manufacturing tools, are not fully utilized by these designs. Instead of following this trend, [THIS PROJECT] takes the interface and infrastructure developed by existing options and adds to it by fully utilizing digital technology and additive manufacturing. In its entirety, the jewelry provides the wearer with highly customized and

Each piece of jewelry will be unique to the individual who wears it, thus adorning and enhancing that

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Palestinian Cultural Center UCLA winter 2015

Stacking Apartments UCLA winter 2013

Clifton Public Library Miami University Fall 2010

Bicyclist’s House Miami University Fall 2011

06: other works


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