Aoran Zhang
contents Flint Hills Art Center Cottonwood Falls Brewery Volland Residency Sculpture+Seating Photography
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Flint Hills Art Center
flint hills art center
second year, 10 week project
Flint Hills Art Center is located in Junction City, Kansas. It is an army base town with multicultural living in the small town. It is close to Kansas State University, Tuttle creek, and the pretty Flint Hills prairie.
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tools: Revit, Photoshop, Illustrator, Ink pen rendering, hand crafted model
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aoran zhang portfolio 2018
flint hills art center
second year, 10 week project
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PRIVATE
PUBLIC
tools: Revit, Photoshop, Illustrator, Ink pen rendering, hand crafted model
STRUCTURE
CIRCULATION
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The third floor is for artist residencies, which provides several weeks of stay for artists. Standing at the railing, artists can see people moving into the space and drawn to their artwork. The bedrooms are enclosed to provide privacy while the openings on the north and south facade ensure there is adequate sunlight entering the space.
The main gallery is located on the second floor, where people can appreciate art from different artists. In this space, people can look out to the curtain window to see the Junction City street view. The atrium is ready for sculptors to display their work, so that the audience can experience the space mixed with art and reality. The studio at the east end is isolated from the chaos.
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On the west side is the entry level of the art gallery, where people could hang out at the window bar, the dining area, or the bar next to the elevator. At this level, people are able to have a glance at the gallery and experience diagonal vertical space created by the different floor shapes.
aoran zhang portfolio 2018
flint hills art center
second year, 10 week project
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tools: Revit, Photoshop, Illustrator, Ink pen rendering, hand crafted model
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aoran zhang portfolio 2018
flint hills art center
second year, 10 week project
The bar on the first floor provide drinks and serves as the kitchen base. People can get light food from the kitchen. The loading dock is on the east side of the building, which is close to the elevator. Some permanent art works are painted/hung on the wall. When there is not an exhibition on the second floor, art can also be found inside the building.
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BAR AT 1ST FLOOR
While walking in the gallery on second floor, audiences can also experience the city view through the open north facade. Spotlights are installed on the second floor as a supplemental light source to illuminate the space when needed. The display boards are on wheels and can be moved around to rearrange as the artist’s preference.
GALLERY
tools: Revit, Photoshop, Illustrator, Ink pen rendering, hand crafted model
SOUTH ELEVATION INK PEN RENDERING
EAST FACADE MODEL PHOTO
SOUTH FACADE MODEL PHOTO
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Cottonwood Falls Brewery
cottonwood falls brewery third year, 12 week project
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FLOOR PLAN
tools: Rhinoceros, V-Ray, Photoshop, Illustrator, hand crafted model
Cottonwood falls is a quiet and traditional town. Most houses in town are cube shaped. The brewery house follows this tradition, but it has some differences on the inside. Composite fiber-reinforced concrete cladding is used on the building exterior wall to form a skin for the building and makes it look like a cube. A skylight brings natural light into the building. The brewery process, public house and private drinking rooms are located in three individual cubes inside the building. The cubes help define the usage of each space.
BUILDING SKIN
FUNCTION CUBES
SECOND FLOOR
BUILDING GEOMETRY
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cottonwood falls brewery third year, 12 week project
FUNCTION
CIRCULATION
SUN AND VENTILATION
PRIVATE AND PUBLIC
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VIGNETTE OF BAR
VIGNETTE OF DINING AREA tools: Rhinoceros, V-Ray, Photoshop, Illustrator, hand crafted model
Public occupied spaces are designed to be opened to the exterior. Curtain walls on the east faรงade allow people to experience the beauty of Cottonwood Falls and have a street view while dining. Openings on the west faรงade will help bring nature light into private spaces, and also ventilation for the brewery space.
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INTERIOR 1
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STRUCTURAL MODEL tools: Rhinoceros, V-Ray, Photoshop, Illustrator, hand crafted model
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Vent Pipe 3”
Vent Pipe 3”
Vent Pipe1.25”
Vent Pipe1.25”
Vent Pipe 2”
Hot Water Pipe Vent pipe1.5” Cold Water Pipe
Water Closet
Supply line
Supply line
To sewerHot Water Pipe
To sewer
Vent Pipe 2”
Waste Pipe 3”
Water Closet Water Heater
Vent pipe1.5” Cold Water Pipe Waste Pipe 3”
Water Heater
PLUMBING SYSTEM STUDY
FRONT FACADE aoran zhang portfolio 2018
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Volland Residency
volland residency
fifth year, 3 week project
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In the early 20th century, Volland was one of the important train stops in Kansas, that provided necessities to passing trains and trainmen. The existing was built back then for a family whose livelihood depended upon the train. Nowadays, with the development of technology, Volland no longer serves as a train stop, and the family sold their house to the Volland Store owner. When we first went to visit the site, we were inspired by the beauty of the historical house and the unique experience of seeing the train pass by. Therefore, for this proposal, our team decided to keep the exterior of the historical house and turn the interior into a generous studio space. Living spaces and utilities are placed inside the new structure and connects with the old house by a concrete platform.
Team member: Design+Make studio, Aoran Zhang, Dipen Patel, Tanner Lopez tools: SketchUp, Rhinoceros, Photoshop, Illustrator, laser cut and hand crafted model
Site Volland Store
Railway
SITE
BUILDING ORIENTATION
CURRENT APPROACH
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aoran zhang portfolio 2018
volland residency
fifth year, 3 week project
Process Diagram
1. Original footprint
2. Lift up the house
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5. Remove all the interior walls to create an open studio
tools: SketchUp, Rhinoceros, Photoshop, Illustrator, laser cut and hand crafted model
6. Mirror the footprint of the house
3. Add new concrete-steel platform, then put the house back
4. Highlighted are the existing interior walls
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7. Gable roof provides a more uniform space in the living structure
8. Open up the living structure to bring in the natural light and view
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volland residency
fifth year, 3 week project
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First Floor Plan
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tools: SketchUp, Rhinoceros, Photoshop, Illustrator, laser cut and hand crafted model
Based on our observation and research, we found that the north and west side have the best views to the prairie; the east side is closest to the old K-10 which is the main approach to the house, and the morning sunlight will come in from this side to the studio; the south side has a stronger connection with the other historical houses on site and the Volland Store, but it is also exposed to the strong southern light. Thus, public spaces, like kitchen dining, and living room, are on the south side of the house to enhance the connection with the future Volland community; the living and sleeping space are placed on the west side of the new structure so that people can enjoy the sunset and prairie view; utility in the studio is used as the partition to block the southern light, and the utilities in the new house are located close to the studio on the east side so that both houses can benefit.
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The historical house is intentionally redesigned with no walls attached to the four facades. In this way, artists can fully appreciate and be inspired by the vintage house.
aoran zhang portfolio 2018
volland residency
fifth year, 3 week project
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SOUTH ELEVATION RENDERING
tools: SketchUp, Rhinoceros, Photoshop, Illustrator, laser cut and hand crafted model
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SECTION ACTIVITY MODEL
aoran zhang portfolio 2018
volland residency
fifth year, 3 week project
Exploring brick stacking strategies While the Design+Make studio designed the house, we also tried to use brick in our design as the material is now symbolic of Volland, with its iconic brick store. Below are some proposals I did with my teammates.
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November 8: Aoran and Evelyne Permeable Patterns
Alternating Stagger Experimenting with wooden panels to separate layers. Allows for larger horizontal gaps.
Design + Make Studio 2017
tools: SketchUp, Rhinoceros, Photoshop, Illustrator, laser cut and hand crafted model
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Sculpture+Seating
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seating + sculpture
fifth year, 3 week project
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Team member: Aoran Zhang, Jiayi Wang, Evelyne Chokkattu, Harrison Pitchford, Binglei Shao, Zijun Zhao tools: Rhinoceros, V-Ray, Photoshop, Illustrator, laser cut and hand crafted model
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aoran zhang portfolio 2018
seating + sculpture
fifth year, 3 week project
1. Rendering 2. 3/4� scale model 3. Full size model 4. Model photo 5. Structure detail 6. Call out from 5
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a. 3� screws for studs b. Wall mounting bracket c. Fin spacer brackets d. 1/2� bolts e. Wall mounting bolt holes f. Fin space pins g. Adjustable floor brackets
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Photography
photography
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tools: Sony a6000, iPhone
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