ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO
2017-2024
BY BOWEN TANG
01 MOTUS STATION
MOTUS STATION, A PROJECT NESTLED IN THE MARSHLANDS CONSERVANCY, INTEGRATES ARCHITECTURE WITH NATURE, PROVIDING SANCTUARY FOR WILDLIFE AND HUMANS. IT FEATURES EDUCATIONAL AND RESEARCH FACILITIES, UTILIZING NATURAL ROCK FORMATIONS IN ITS DESIGN, FOSTERING A DEEP CONNECTION WITH THE ENVIRONMENT.
02 PIER NEXUS
WTE/ RECYCLING /GREENHOUSE/ PERFORMANCE CENTER BOWEN TANG & LARS HANNAH
THE WERC CENTER IN QUEENS IS DEDICATED TO INDUSTRIAL INNOVATION AND CREATING A WATERFRONT ATTRACTION FOR THE ARTS AND YEAR-ROUND GREEN SPACES. IT FEATURES A SEMI-ENCLOSED WINTER GARDEN, EDUCATIONAL AGRICULTURAL AREAS, AND A PERFORMANCE HALL EXTENDING OVER THE EAST RIVER, PROMOTING PUBLIC ACCESSIBILITY AND SUSTAINABILITY ALONGSIDE A NATURAL RIVERBANK AND PARK INTEGRATION.
02 FLOATING SCHOOL
LOCATED IN A LOW-LYING AREA OF NEW YORK, THIS PROJECT IS A MIDDLE SCHOOL BUILDING WITH A SPACIOUS GROUND FLOOR THAT INCORPORATES PLANTS FROM THE NEARBY PARK. THE GROUND FLOOR DESIGN ADDRESSES THE FLOODING CRISIS AND MINIMIZES DISRUPTION TO LOCAL RESIDENTS. THE SCHOOL IS BUILT TO HARMONIZE WITH THE ENVIRONMENT AND PROVIDE A BETTER NATURAL SETTING FOR STUDENTS.
THE PROJECT, INSPIRED BY OLAFUR ELIASSON’S PHILOSOPHY, MERGES ARCHITECTURE WITH NATURE IN A RESIDENCE FOR ELIASSON, EMPHASIZING LIGHT AND THE ENVIRONMENT, ALLOWING HIS ART TO BE EXPERIENCED THROUGH THE BUILDING’S EVOLVING DESIGN.
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SECTION B
PROFESSIONAL WORK
05 JOY CITY XIDAN, CHAT GARDEN, COFCO
BEIJING
INTERIOR DESIGN
2016 COMMERCIAL DESIGN
TEAM: ERIC YANG, KUN CHENG, BOWEN TANG, XIAO LIU
THIS COMMERCIAL DESIGN PROJECT INVOLVED RENOVATING XIDAN MALL TO ATTRACT A NEW, YOUNGER CLIENTELE AND ENERGIZE THE SPACE. THE RENOVATION AIMED TO ESTABLISH NEW RULES AND REPLACE THE PREVIOUS ORDER, USHERING IN A NEW ERA FOR THE MALL. THIS METAPHORICAL "NEW EPOCH" ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO GATHER, EXCHANGE NOT ONLY GOODS BUT ALSO INFORMATION AND INSPIRATION. I WAS INVOLVED IN THE ENTIRE PROJECT FROM THE CONCEPTUAL PHASE TO COMMUNICATING WITH THE CONSTRUCTION SITE.
MARKETS HAVE TRADITIONALLY BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH PROSPERITY AND COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THEY ARE IN A SMALL VILLAGE OR A METROPOLITAN AREA. HOWEVER, IN MODERN TIMES, MARKETS ALSO SERVE AS A HUB FOR EXCHANGING INFORMATION, RECREATION, AND INSPIRATION. THESE NEW CHARACTERISTICS ARE REFERRED TO AS THE "MODERNIZED FACTORS" OF MARKETS. IN THE PAST, MARKETS WERE THE BIRTHPLACE OF TRADING AND COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES, DRIVING ECONOMIC GROWTH. IN THIS "NEW EPOCH," WHERE THE YOUNGER GENERATION IS THE MAJOR CONSTITUENT, THE MODERNIZED FACTORS OF MARKETS HAVE BECOME MORE ATTRACTIVE THAN EVER. THE RENOVATED MARKET WAS INSPIRED BY THE "NEW EPOCH WIKI," A USER-EDITABLE KNOWLEDGE REPOSITORY FOR TOPICS RELATED TO THE "NEW EPOCH" GENRE, SUCH AS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, HIGH-TECH DESIGN, AND LGBTQA ACTIVITIES.
SIXTH FLOOR PLAN
SEVENTH FLOOR PLAN
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FOODHALL, CRC
NINGBO
INTERIOR DESIGN
2017 COMMERCIAL DESIGN
TEAM: ERIC YANG, KUN CHENG, BOWEN TANG, XIAO LIU, XING JIN
IN NINGBO, FOLLOWING SOLAR TERMS TO USE FRESH INGREDIENTS IS A CUSTOMARY PRACTICE THAT REFLECTS THE IMPORTANCE OF MAINTAINING A HEALTHY DIET IN THE LOCAL CULTURE. TO INCORPORATE THIS CULTURAL FEATURE INTO THE DESIGN, A GREEN PLANT CYCLE ECOSYSTEM WAS CREATED IN THE COMMERCIAL SPACE, WHERE CUSTOMERS CAN EXPERIENCE THE LOCAL CULTURE OF HEALTHY EATING BY BEING SURROUNDED BY FRESH VEGETABLES. I PARTICIPATED IN BOTH THE CONCEPTUAL AND CONSTRUCTION PHASES OF THIS PROJECT, INCLUDING DRAWING AND REVISION.
PRIMITIVE ATRIUM
NEW ESCALATOR LOCATION
RETAIL LOCATION
FLOORSLAB ALTERATION
NEW CONNECTING
FIRST FLOOR PLAN
GROUND MATERIAL
JOYCITY HOTEL CO-WORKING SPACE, BEIJING 2018
INNOVA KINDERGARTEN, BEIJING 2017
VOYAGE COFFEE, BEIJING 2017
