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Compet i t i on:Landmar kTower
AsChi na’ scapi t alf ort hi r t een di ffer entdynast i es,Xi ’ an,t he ci t yofpeace,host ed acompet i t i onf oral andmar kskyscr apert o cel ebr at ei t s uni quei dent i t y,and t o mar k i t si nfluent i alposi t i oni na new er aofChi nesehi st or y.
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XI AN:RI BBON TOWER GraduateArchitect
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Respondi ng t oi t ’ sf r enet i c envi r onmentofbusyst r eet s and hi ghways,t het owerwas desi gned wi t hal andscaped cur t ai n.I nt ended t o shi el d i t sr esi dent sf r om bot hnoi se and vi sualpol l ut i on,t he cur t ai naddi t i onal l yadds sust ai nabl ef eat ur est ot he compl ex.Oper abl e,t he cur t ai n’ sbubbl ei ncl udesa gr eenhousewhi chr esponds t o changi ng seasons,ut i l i zi ng t emper at ur edi ffer ences t o nat ur al l yr egul at eot her wi secost l yener gyexpendi t ur es.
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XI AN:RI BBON TOWER GraduateArchitect
Office
Pr ogr ammat i cal l y,The Ri bbonToweri scomposed off ourel ement s:r et ai l , office,l uxur yapar t ment s, and a7st arhot el .Dr i venby pr ogr am r equi r ementof 220, 000m2and al i mi t ed f oot pr i ntof25per centt o si t e,t het owergr ew t owar ds t hesky.
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Locat ed i ncl osepr oxi mi t yt o Bei j i ng’ si nt er nat i onalai r por t ,t hi smi xeduser esi dent i aldevel opmentencompasses70, 000m2ofapar t ment s at op abust l i ng commer ci alcent er .
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Coor di nat i ng wi t ht hepr i ni cal ar chi t ectoft hefir m,myr ol e wast o pr oduceand devel op t ypi caluni tl ayout s,and f ur ni sh i t er at i vepr esent at i ondr awi ngs f orcl i ent sonat i mel ybasi s. At t ended and cont r i but ed wi t hi ncl i entpr esent at i ons, pr oduced 3D model s,modi fied r edl i nes,devel oped cat al ogue ofmat er i al s.
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CAMMERAY:ApartmentsGraduateArchitect
CAMMERAY
Apartments
ISLAND CITY
Floating Urbanism
3D Cell Module
Typical Waterfront
Modular Structure
Interior - Surface Promenade
Hexagon Typology
Floating Island - Masterplan
Aerial View - Permeable City
Radial Waterfront
Floors + Orthogonal Structure
Fifth Year: Thesis
Datum Waterfront
HEX 2 O: ISLAND CITY
HEX 2 O
This proposal is for a ecologically closed loop, floating utopia of the 21st century. This “urban oasis” will be floating in tropical ocean waters and will provide all the necessary elements to sustain modern life. The project will take cues from our physical sciences (biology, chemistry, and physics) to reenact processes of the natural world to harness the generative and restorative energies of the world’s oceans.
HEX 2 O: ISLAND CITY
After discovering several organic growth patterns found in nature, one form seemed optimized for a continuous, yet pourous structure to create the framework for a floating city. The optimized form is known as a “Bitruncated Cubic Honeycomb” and is infinitely connectable in all dimensions using just one repeatable module. Furthermore, it is also the natural form found in soap bubbles; perfect for the structure of a floating city.
Variation within Single Module
8 Story Module Divisions
Elevated Interior Garden + Waterfall
Section - City Program
Fractal Divisions - 2 & 8 Story Modules
Boat Entrance + Circulation
Covered Walkway + Terrace
Fifth Year: Thesis
Exterior Public Rooftop Space Potential Garden
2 Story Module Divisions