PORTFOLIO 2012-2014
Guosheng Chen
Master of Architecture University of Southern California
01 Cellular Automata Endeavour Gallary Design Los Angeles, CA
Initial State
Modified State
Special Events Weekdays Pedestrian Paths Vehicular Paths
Concept CONWAY’S Game of Life Rules This is the most famous cellular automata ever invented. This rule definition is very simple: a living cell remains alive only when surrounded by 1, 2 or 3 living neighbors, otherwise it dies of loneliness or overcrowding. A dead cell comes to life when it has exactly 2 or 3 neighbors.
Last CA Configuration
Reinforced Circulation
Performative SyntCax A Living Cell has only 2 states: Dead or Alive.A living cell remains alive only when surrounded 1, 2 or 3 living.Dead cell comes to life when it has exactly 2 or 3 neighbors. I add multiple points on the grid to specify a custom initial state for a set of cells. The points I add are the start points of the circulation.
Conclusions 1.Obsversition shows that the site in the big environment is too crowded, small and undervalued. 2.The California Science Center on the west side and the Science Shool at the north corner are very close to the site, which have negtive impacts on the site and make the site crowded. 3.The circulation and the interest points around the site are disorderly. They will mislead visitors.
Recommendations 1. To make the site an appropriate scale, the site should be scattered to reduce the negtive impact of surrounding buildings. 2. Most parts of the project could be undergroud or hang in the air to make the site less crowded. 3. A main road or a reinforced circulation need to plan through the site, which can guide the visitors.
Building Systems
A
B
B
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
A
2ND FLOOR PLAN
A-A SECTION
B-B SECTION
3RD FLOOR PLAN
5TH FLOOR PLAN
6TH FLOOR PLAN
EAST ELEVATION
7TH FLOOR PLAN
4TH FLOOR PLAN
8TH FLOOR PLAN
SOUTH ELEVATION
9TH FLOOR PLAN
02 Floating Cube Community Center Design
Site Section
Silver Lake, CA The project is located in Silver Lake bank, which is a very sensitive site both for the lake and the neighborhood around it. we take the lake as part of the community, creating the relationship between the neighborhood and the lake by an architecture method. It is more sustainable to attract people to the site and try to project the water spontaneously than keep it from people by fence.
Access Block
Normal Relationship
Sight Connection
Revised Relationship
As I studied the site section, our site was based on a big slope near the lake shore. I was trying to push the building all on the water so the function of the building can be more diversity and people will get a totally different experience of the lake.
Site Analysis
N
N
N
Lake ViewďźšMain Program 1F
3F
2F
Mountain Back: Secondary/Service Program
Site Orientation
Shadow Direction
Wind Orientation 615ft
640ft
595ft
630ft
N
N
N
Pedestrain
Vehicle P
Main Access
Slope and Water Running Direction
View Influence
down
Storage down
Water Sport Facility Exhibition
up
down
down
up
M
Office
Office
W up
Theater
3RD FLOOR PLAN
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
CIRCULATION
Structure
Program
Steel Bracing
Exhibiton Lobby
Concrete Column
Theater
Steel Column
Cafe Mechanical Storage Office
Concrete Retaining Wall
Water Sports
SECTION B-B
SECTION A-A
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1. Reflective Roof Panel 2. Steel Connection 3. 1/2” Dry Wall 4. Rigid Insulation 5. 4” Steel Stud 6. Customize External Metal Louver System 7. 1/2” Plywood 8. Air Intake 9. Air Exhaust 10. Finish Floor 11. Steel Decking 12. Metal Panel 13. Passive Solar Louver 14. Aluminum Mullion 15. Roof Insulation 16. Roof Decking 17. Concrete Retaining Wall
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2 3 4
5 6 7
10 12
15
16
13 14
17
DETAILED WALL SECTION
3D WALL SECTION
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11
Design Proposal
Palais de Tokyo Musée du Quai Branly Musee d'Orsay
Centre Pompidou Musee du Louvre
Site
Site
Site
153 Museums in Paris
Top 5 Museums in Paris
Museums Connection
03 Museum of Musée
Site
Seine River Museum Design Paris, France 4 Museums in 12th
Site Analysis
River Bank Layers
Gare de Lyon Layer 4:River Layer 3:Bank
Parc de Bercy
Layer 2:Road Layer 1:Building
Site France National Library Gare d’Austerlitz Pedestrian Entrance Vehicle Entrance
Sight Block
Massing Proposal
Pedestrian Restaurant
Ticket
4.5m 6m
4.5m 3m
Boat Station
Museum Restroom
6m
9m
Cafe Bookstore
21m
4.5m 12m
Scenery Vertical Circulation
4.5m 21m
15m
N
Site Plan
Site Sequence Landscape & Paved
Truck Path
Building Massing
Scenery Bridge
Program Proposal Restaurant
Restroom
Ticket
Bookstore
Vertical Circulation
Lobby Perspective
Double Height Space
Pedestrian
Museum
Boat Station
Cafe
Scenery
Atrium Perspective
DOWN
Temporary Exhibition
Exhibition
Installation Exhibition
Cafe
DOWN
Second Floor Plan
B
M M
W
Locker
MEP
W
Exhibition Book Store
Lobby
Storage
Atrium Sculpture Exhibition
Exhibition N
A
Ticket UP
Painting Exhibition
UP
Exhibition
Office
B
Ground Floor Plan
A-A Section
B-B Section
A
Program
Circulation
Mechanical
Opacity&Transparence
04 Convergence & Divergence Community Branch Library Design Site Historic Picture
Downtown Los Angeles, CA
Concept Context Interspace
Intersection Space
Aerial View
Massing Sequence
Phasing 1: Historic Site Context
Phasing 2: Cut to Site Scale
Phasing 4: Adjust Space
Phasing 3: Adjust Space Scale
Phasing 5: Form Plan
Phasing 6: Extrude 3D Space
Exploded Diagram
Main Space
Expandable Exterior Area
Secondary Space
Staff Space
Visual Axes
Supportive Space
Visitor Circulation
Staff Circulation
Program Organization Children’s 3600 Sq.Ft.
A/V Library 1200 Sq.Ft.
Teenager Reading
Day Care 1000 Sq.Ft.
Adult Library 11000 Sq.Ft.
Staff 1600 Sq.Ft.
Computer 1800 Sq.Ft.
Lobby 2400 Sq.Ft.
Mechanical
Mechanical
MultiPurpose
Classroom 2800 Sq.Ft.
Children Reading
Mechanical
Information
MultiPurpose
Work Room
Adult Reading
Upper Lobby
Circulation Desk
Lower Lobby
Training Room
Teenager Reading
Cafe 1600 Sq.Ft.
Plaza
Computer Station
Parking
Parking Combine with Massing
From Precedent -- Silver Lake Library
Exploded Building Assembly
South Elevation
East Elevation
Ground Floor Plan
B
up
up
up
up
A down
down
up
A
down
worked on schematic design and development design
up
B
05 Long Lasting Building in Urban Transformation 2012 International Student Competition on Open Building Beijing, China
Function Transformation With the increasing number of elderly people, omnibus basement, including general hospital, is more necessary. SO in our initial design, residencial area is in majority, along with medical treatment.
In 2050, the population of elderly people will rise up to top, about 30% of the total number. So the apertment will transform into residence. Medical treatment will be added at the same time.
The population of elderly people is decreasing rapidly in this period, the group of young people will increase, which will certainly bring vitality to this community. So office and commerce will be added.
After a long period of time, population of elderly people will drop to a low percentage. At this time, more and more available space needs to be filled up with viable function, eventually it becomes “All Age Community”.
Basic Unit Design 3.6m,3.6m
3.6m,4.2m
3.6m,3.6m 3.6m
3.6m,4.2m 3.6m
BAY BASIC UNIT
BAY BASIC UNIT
BAY BASIC UNIT
BAY BASIC UNIT
SIZE AND STRUCTURE FRAMEWORK
SIZE AND STRUCTURE FRAMEWORK FURNITURE
DISTRICT-RIBBON ANALYSIS
FURNITURE
DISTRICT-RIBBON ANALYSIS UNIT A
BASIC UNIT PLAN
SIZE AND STRUCTURE FRAMEWORK FURNITURE
DISTRICT-RIBBON ANALYSIS UNIT B
BASIC UNIT PLAN
SIZE AND STRUCTURE FRAMEWORK FURNITURE
DISTRICT-RIBBON ANALYSIS UNIT C
BASIC UNIT PLAN
UNIT D
BASIC UNIT PLAN
Assembling Combination
Green Regenerative Methods by Using Resources Recycling In the long process of using a traditional house, it is difficult to reuse the waste produced by the transformation during second or later times, which results in more waste. At the end of a house’s lifetime, wasting of building materials happens during dismantling. From a view of resource recycling, supporting house can be recycled or reused on the functions and components after experiencing its life cycle. Supporting house consists of structure with high-durability body and filling part with changeable sewage. Therefore, in supporting houses, upper floor and lower floor can be settled by room layouts in different styles. What is more, when the house is no longer used as a living space because of age or other reasons, its function and layout can be changed. Office and commercial facilities are both good choices.
Function Change
Suitable for the Elderly
BEDROOM
1. Dual-control Switch 2. Illumination brightness 3. Emergency Pager 4. Small Electronical Socket 5. Armchair
6. Wardrobe with More Drawer 7. Bedside Cabinet 8. Enough Space for Wardrobe 9. Main Light Switch in Evidence 10. Avoid Tight Corners
11. Space Behind the Door 12. Greater Depth 13. Hight of the TV Screen 14. Hight of the TV Socket 15. Wide Table
16. Computer Screen Oppsite the Window 17. Socket above the Table 18. Table Lamp 19. Air Condition Blow other Direction
1. Handy Table-board 2. Secure Cooking Range 3. Special Disposed Surface 4. Obligated Socket in High Place 5. Secure Window 6. Handy Operative Surface 7. Proper Space Dimension 8. Large Capacity Refrigerator 9. Secure Holder
10. Handy Trash Bin 11. Special Floor Surface 12. Storage Wheelbarrow 13. Continuous Table-board 14. Empty below Lavabo 15. Capacious Kitchen Sink 16. Obligated Socket in Low Place 17. Beveiling Table-board
1. Mirro Box 2. Light with Enough Brightness 3. External Window 4. Storage Space 5. Adjustable Shower Nozzle 6. Safe Handrail 7. Article Platform 8. Shower Stool 9. Soft Partition such as Shower Curtain 10. Floor Drain
11. Waterproof and Antifouling Wall 12. Avoid Stagnant Water Overflowing 13. Dressing Bench 14. the Port of Washing Machine Suitable 15. Separated Wet and Dry Area 16. Waterproof and Antifouling Surface 17. Save Space under Wash Basin 18. Shallow Pool 19. Hight of the Mirro 20. Waterproof Socket
KITCHEN
BATHROOM
Unit Analysis of Kitchen & Dining Room
Unit Analysis of Bath Room & Living Room
Unit Analysis of Bedroom
06 Zidong International Industrial Park Intern Project, Urban Bloom Architecture Design Nanjing, China
Multi-functional Typology
Multi-functional Space
Design Concept:Urban Magic Cube
Solar Photovoltaic Panels Outdoor Balcony
Central Courtyard Green Roof
Restaurant
Vertical Circulation
Exhibition
Commercial
Appartment
Louvers Stained Glass Water Feature Vertical Green
Hotel
07 New Ward Building of Qixia Hospital Intern Project, Urban Bloom Architecture Design Nanjing, China
08 Xiamen University Confucius College Intern Project, Institute of Architectural Design, SEU Xiamen, China
A sun-tracking instrument indexing time and temperature, “Bloom� stitches together material experimentation, structural innovation,and computational form/patterningmaking into an environmentally responsive installation. The form’s responsive surface is made primarily out of 14,000 snart thermobimetal tiles, where no two pieces are alike. Each individual piece automatically curls a specified amount when the outdoor ambient temperature rises above 70F or when the sun penetrates the surface.
09 Bloom & Hex Sphere Research Assitant Project, dO|SU Los Angeles
The current step, more ambitious than the last, is to stitch the many aspects of thermobimetal together into a more comprehensive prototype. The direct application to architecture is unknown at this time, but the implications for high-performance buildings are tremendous. It is part of what is called a bottoms-ups approach, championed by figures like Paul MacCready, who designed the first human-powered flight machine called the Gossamer Condor. When critics asked why he bothered to invent something so impractical, the aeronautical engineer insisted that inventing anything even if impractical spawned something critically important: a new way of thinking about the world. But when it is done, the product will mesh art with technology, architecture with science, aesthetics with engineering ,raising new questions and spawning new ideas.
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