Anita Mong Shuen Lu Bachelors of Science in Architectural Studies University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
STUDIO ART PROJECTS
Winner of 2007 Boston Globe Scholastic Art Awards
INTERACTIVE [SOUND]SCAPE Time Fall 2008, Junior Studio Instructor Professor Kevin Erickson The performance space controls the sound experience within it. Each panel on the double sliding panel walls can be manipulated depending on how much sound is desired in the space. The interior space is comprised by an ellipsoid shape chamber and a curved wall outside of the chamber so that a passageway is created between. The different spacing in between and the curvature on each surface produces a mixture of sound effects, including diffraction, reflection and echoes; Therefore people experience a progression of sound change as they walk through it. The ellipsoid chamber works as a concentrate experience of sound effect like echo and amplifying of sound. If the sound is produces on either side of the focal point, the sound is transferred and amplified on the other focal. However, if sound is produced anywhere else in the chamber, it results as echoes.
WHAT’S UP Time Spring 2009, Junior Studio Site La Salle and Kinzie, Chicago Instructor Professor Roger Hubeli “The street level itself is a dead space. No diversity of activity takes place on the ground floor; it is only the means of passage to the interior.” Richard Sennet Dead space ascends above the street where only the absence of activity exists.. Walking through the city of Chicago, I noticed many architectural design focuses only on the lower stories of the building; above that, the facade is monotone as if the architect does not want people to notice the space above. Therefore; I proposed a flash mob activity with the junior studio led by Professor Hubeli, Porfessor Larsen and Prfessor Hicks to bring pedestrians’ attention to the space above. We released, in the middle of the stopped traffic, 200 yellow balloons spray-painted “WHAT’S UP” on January 30th, 2009 at around 8:30am. People’s reaction was surprisingly good; they were extemely curious and their eyes followed the balloons as they flied up in the air. Couple balloons actually got caught on the top of a building around and was flying in the air for almost 2 weeks. The video is on youtube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5s9eVpjXAQ
CROPPED Time Spring 2009, Junior Studio Site Wacker Drive, Chicago Instructor Professor Roger Hubeli CROPPED exposes under-emphasized phenomena of the city by utilizing the design of the building to frame views of Chicago. The dynamic spacial experience is achieved by the manipulation of forms of the buildings and the programs within it. Wacker Drive is divided into three levels: Upper, Lower, and Service. The project is interested in exposing the tucked-away environment of the Service Level of Wacker Drive by bringing people to that level. The Hostel is divided into three structures: guest rooms, reception and entertainment. The three structures are connected by a circulation plinth which also functions as an added ground level. This level rises up to Columbus Drive so that pedestrians can walk across the street to the other side of our structure. The phenomenal experience of the city was controlled by the juxtaposition of the structure to either the river or the street. The Guest Room building is comprised of a double-loaded hallway from which light tunnels puncture through the rooms to the exterior. These tunnels vary in sizes and placement and bring light into the traditionally dark double-loaded hallway. In between two guest rooms a larger tunnel is place which can be occupied as a small lounge space. This space allows for some privacy in the public setting of a Hostel. In addition, atrium light wells puncture the building and bring light not only to each level, but also to the public pool area within the circulation plinth. The Reception building is positioned against Wacker Drive; thus, it concentrates on the experience of the street. The window openings are much larger on the side of the street, and much smaller on the side of the river. On both sides, specific views towards the city are framed. The Entertainment building has two wings which extend into the river. The wings enclose the serene sound of the water for the occupants to experience. Each building is designed to enhance the way a person experiences the city of Chicago.
MOBILE SHOWROOM Time Fall 2009, Senior Studio Site Sharidan Road, Chicago Instructor Professor Terese Tierney
Contemporary is defined by the new; however newness only exists in a moment of time. A hotel to be contemporary then must continually address the new. Cities are constantly changing. Chicago is a city of art. From public artworks, street artists to museum exhibitions, residents and visitors of Chicago are immersed in all forms of art. The site on Sheridan Road is in close proximity to both Loyola University and The Art Institute of Chicago, therefore has a great advantage to attract both distant visitors and local artist to stay in. To obtain the quality of fast change of the city, the guestrooms of the hotel work as showrooms for the designers to stay and produce art so the programs of the hotel is constantly changing. The walls in between each showroom can be moved according to the need of the residents so the space is controlled and responsive to the needs of its occupants. The guestroom levels are on the first and fifth floor and the reception, pool and bar/ restaurant are on the third, forth and sixth floor. By placing guestrooms on the first floor, interaction between the street and the activities inside the rooms are enhanced and more public. Guests are directed by the escalator to enter the reception/ lounge area through the third floor and by there they either go up or down to their rooms. The continuous escalator that wraps around the building guides the guests through each floor and all the spaces of the hotel. The fifth floor are guestrooms/ showrooms area and by placing the restaurant/ bar floors above it, people circulate through the fifth floor to get to the bar; this way, interactions between the designers and the public continually occurs. The escalator paths are all indoors, outdoors and sometimes half in and half out. By doing so, guests are provided with all kinds of experience of the hotel. PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT
PUBLIC bar/ restaurant PUBLIC stairs
PRIVATE/ PUBLIC guestrooms/showrooms PUBLIC stairs
PUBLIC reception/ lounge PUBLIC stairs PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT
PRIVATE/ PUBLIC guestrooms/showrooms
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT
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ARCHITECTURE OF CRISIS Time Fall 2009, Internship Exhibition Location I-Space Gallery, Chicago Employeer APTUM Architecture Participation Initiated the idea and manufactured the sculptures Crisis- “a decisive moment; a situation that has reached a critical phase.� Today, we are combating the economic as well as the social and environmental crisis that resulted from the housing bubble. With the potential surplus of 22 million vacant homes across the US, we are left with an abundance of material rendered unusable. The exhibition questions the maximization of developer driven capitalism and its manifestation in the imagery of the oversized suburban house a the expense of material and construction quality. Through speculative narratives, the exhibition challenges the sustainable quality of three typical materials used in suburban construction- vinyl siding, pre-engineered wood trusses and asphalt roof shingles. Productive manipulations of these materials are revealed in three suspended boxes that are deployed as apertures to view nrratives. Strategically placed binoculars allow visitors to participate in the exhibit and immerse themselves in the scenes.
TIEN CHUAN SPA RESORT Time Summer 2008, Internship Site Taipei, Taiwan Employeer H.C.C.H. Associates, Architects & Engineers Participation Manufactured models, participated in weekly meetings with the client and studied the zoning
TAICHUNG CITY SUBWAY STATION Time Summer 2007, Internship Site Taichung City, Taiwan Employeer J.J. Pan and Partners, Architects & Planners Participation Model building Status International Competition, Under construction