2015 Work Sample by Chao Wei

Chao Wei

Chao Wei D.O.B.

1988.11.19

Contact:

chaowei.usc@gmail.com +1 (646) 725-9859 www.polytopian.com

I am a graduate student of GSAPP at Columbia University, who has strong interests in architectural design, and all forms of implementation of design. I received my Bachelor of Architecture degree from University of Southern California, honored with the Raymond S. Kenedy Design Award. I am willing to dedicate my professional design and fabrication skills to all areas of design and architectural work.

MS. AAD 1-year

Post-professional Degree

B. Arch 5-year

Professional Degree

Honor

2014-2015

Columbia University, GSAPP

Studio works published in academic publications. 2009-2013

University of Southern California

Studio works selected for yearly school exhibition “Expo”. May 2013

Raymond S. Kenedy Award

Recognized for an outstanding fifth year degree project that represents creative innovations in the presentation of architectural problems. 2007-2009

Dean’s Honor

Obtained for three semesters in East Los Angeles College.

Exhibition

Jul 2013

Never built: Los Angeles

Digital fabrication models exhibited at A+D Museum in Los Angeles. Mar2012

New Spaceship - Gunpowder Drawing Collaborated with Cai GuoQiang Studio at Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles.

Activity

2010-Present

Associate AIA

Active member since 2010, who is working towards architectural licensure. 2010-Present

LEED Green Associate Candidate

General member of United States Green Building Council. 2014-Present

East Coast League Committee Board Organize symposiums, lectures, and exhibitions at top architectural schools in East Coast. Compile thesis papers for publication Exposition.

2013 - 2014

UNStudio Shanghai

1-year Traineeship

Raffles City Hangzhou Facade Design Development

Prepared facade design development documents. Coordinated with client, engineers, and suppliers. Investigated facade system and materials. Reviewed facade construction drawings.

Interior Design Development

Managed interior material selection, documentation, and coordination. Reviewed and certified contractorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tender reports.

Lyrics Theater Hongkong Concept Design

Contributed to the competition project with a design proposal, diagrams, and renderings.

Other Traineeship Work

Presented design proposal to client (Wilmar Shanghai). Built physical model by digital tools and handcraft.

May-Aug 2012

HHD_FUN Beijing Summer Internship

Tianshui Center, Qingdao Expo Construction Document Phase

Prepared constructional documentations related to landscape and facade system.

UP Light Pavilion

Conducted the entire installation design and fabrication process. Project published on Designboom and Dezeen.

Finsler Table and Fashion Show

Designed JNBY fashion show and reception desk.

Workbase Design

Rhinoceros and Grasshopper Revit and Dynamo Maya physical simulation Python and Processing

Graphics

AutoCAD VRay and MentalRay Adobe Illustrator / Photoshop / InDesign / Premier

Fabrication

Digital Fabrication (CNC/3DPrint) Interactive Prototyping

Language

English Mandarin Chinese visit personal website at polytopian.com

The Simulation of Bone Growth

Ossification Spongy bone remodels itself based on the changing external forces it is subjected to. The thin columns of bone are called tubercular, and bone marrow and blood vessels move through the porous cavities. The structure of this bone growth along its long axis is drawn using three separate script behaviors. Major bone columns are drawn from a start point using a simple agent script. The agent trails are then attracted to one another with a cohesion script. Secondary bone columns connect the agent trails to the perimeter and the other trails with a venation script.

2014 Fall EnCoded Matter Instructor: Ezio Blasetti Research Team Chao Wei Nicole Mater Casey Worrell Wei Wen

Behavior Research Spongy bone remodels itself based on the changing external forces it is subjected to. The thin columns of bones are called tubercular, and bone marrow and blood vessels move through porous cavities. The structure of the bone growth along its axis are drawn using three separate script behaviors. Major bone columns are drawn to the start point using agent script. The agent trails are then attracted to one another with a cohesion script. Secondary bone columns connect the agent trails to the perimeter and the other trails with a venation script.

Soft Bone Porosity

Bone Cross-section

Venation Behavior

Packing Behavior

Agent Growth

RESEARCH PROJECT

0.1. Base Scripts

- Agent Class

import rhinoscriptsyntax as rs class Attractor(): def __init__(self, POS, MAG): self.pos = POS self.mag = MAG print "made an attractor" class Agent(): def __init__(self, POS, VEC): #here we initiate the class by matching the inputs to variables in the class self.pos = POS self.vec = VEC self.id = rs.AddPoint(self.pos) self.trailPts = [] self.trailPts.append(POS) self.trailID = "" print "made an agent" def move(self): rs.MoveObject(self.id,self.vec) self.pos = rs.PointAdd(self.pos,self.vec) self.trailPts.append(self.pos) if self.trailID: rs.DeleteObject(self.trailID) self.trailID = rs.AddCurve(self.trailPts) def updateVec(self, attractors): #update the vec of the agent according to the s attractor sumVec = [0,0,0] #get the vector of attraction or repulsion from each attractor for attractor in attractors: attractionVec = rs.VectorCreate(attractor.pos,self. pos) #distance = rs.VectorLength(attractionVec) distance = rs.Distance(attractor.pos,self.pos) attractionVec = rs.VectorUnitize(attractionVec) attractionVec = rs.VectorScale(attractionVec, attractor.mag/distance) #add them together sumVec = rs.VectorAdd(sumVec,attractionVec) sumVec = rs.VectorScale(sumVec, 3/len(attractors)) #add the sum to your current vec self.vec = rs.VectorAdd(self.vec,sumVec)

Bifurcation

def Main(): lines = rs.GetObjects("select a few linesâ&#x20AC;?, rs.filter.curve) myAgents = [] for line in lines: startPt = rs.CurveStartPoint(line) endPt = rs.CurveEndPoint(line) vec = rs.VectorCreate(endPt,startPt) myAgents.append( Agent(startPt,vec) ) #ask the user to select a bunch of points and make them attractors ptObjects = rs.GetObjects("select a few points to make attractors", rs.filter.point) myAttractors = [] for ptObj in ptObjects: coord = rs.PointCoordinates(ptObj) name = rs.ObjectName(ptObj)

if name : myAttractors.append( Attractor(coord, float(name))) else : myAttractors.append( Attractor(coord, 1) ) for i in range(100): rs.EnableRedraw(False) for myAgent in myAgents: myAgent.updateVec(myAttractors) myAgent.move() rs.EnableRedraw(True) Main()

0.1. Base Scripts

- Cohesion

import rhinoscriptsyntax as rs import random def buildCrvs():

crvs = rs.GetObjects("pick curves to attract to each ", ot rs.filter.curve) thres = rs.GetReal("type threhold for attaction", 8) scale = rs.GetReal("type the scale for attraction", 0.2) gens = rs.GetInteger("type how many iterations", 10) for i in range(gens): for j in range(len(crvs)): crv = crvs[j] rs.RebuildCurve(crv, 3, 30) copyofcrvslist = crvs[:] copyofcrvslist.pop(j) allotherpts = [] for othercrv in copyofcrvslist: othercrvpts = rs.CurvePoints(othercrv) allotherpts.extend(othercrvpts) rs.EnableObjectGrips(crv) locations = rs.ObjectGripLocations(crv) newlocations = [] for coord in locations: index = rs.PointArrayClosestPoint(allotherpts, coord) closestpt = allotherpts[index] dist = rs.Distance(coord, closestpt) if dist<thres: newlocations.append(coord) else: vec = rs.VectorCreate(closestpt, coord) vec = rs.VectorScale(vec, scale) newcoord = rs.PointAdd(coord, vec) newlocations.append(newcoord) rs.ObjectGripLocations(crv, newlocations) buildCrvs() iteration = 500 al 1.2 sep 0.8 coh 0.6 att 0.2 rad 2

al 1.6 sep 0.8 coh 0.6 att 0.2 rad 2

al 1.2 sep 1.0 coh 0.6 att 0.2 rad 2

al 1.2 sep 1.2 coh 0.6 att 0.2 rad 2

al 1.2 sep 0.8 coh 1.0 att 0.2 rad 2

iteration = 400

iteration = 300

iteration = 200

iteration = 100

Symphonic Particles

TSoF GSAPP 2014Fall

This short animation is made in Maya nDynamics. The topological form is a trace of dancing figure. Particles are emitted from the skeleton of dancers. And the particles decay in 5s in amount and color. And the animation is finished with HDR rendering.

Resonant Strings SoTF GSAPP 2014Fall

This short animation is made with Maya Audiowave plugin. The topological form is responding to the amplitude and frequency of the music. Surface follows simple sin-curve movement. HDR Rendering with gredient material of red-black-blue visualizes the movement of strings.

music the Gazette - Infuse Intro special thanks to

Professor Jose Sanchez

SoTF GSAPP 2014Fall

Mixed-Use Development

Raffles City Hangzhou 2013 - 2014 June UNStudio Traineeship Work Facade DD: Shuyan Chan, Markus van Aalderen, Shuojiong Zhang, and Anna von Roeder. Interior DD: Garret Hwang, and Cristina Gimenez.

UNStudioâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mixed-use Raffles City development is located near the Qiantang River in Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang province, located 180 kilometers southwest of Shanghai. Raffles City Hangzhou will be CapitaLandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sixth Raffles City, following those in Singapore, Shanghai, Beijing, Chengdu and Bahrain. The project incorporates retail, offices, housing and hotel facilities and marks the site of a cultural landscape within the Quianjiang New Town Area. Raffles City Hangzhou reaches a height of 60 stories, presenting views both to and from the Qiantang River and West Lake areas, with a total floor area of almost 400,000 square meters.

PROFESSIONAL WORK

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Stadhoude P.O.Box 75 1070 AJ Am The Nether

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May(C)loud

DESIGN PROJECTS

Interactive Soundscape

May(C)loud 2013 January - May Instructor: Kristine Mun Studio T.A: Myles F. Siotto, Sam Keville Physics Lab: Angella Johnson Special Thanks: Nicole Larkin Manuel Kretzer & Materiability Network

May(C)loud is an interactive soundscape, initiated by the sound of environment, interacts with the visitors, and learns from their response to generate the iterating process of interaction. Inspired by William Hogarthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s principles of beauty, the design of May(C)loud took three aspects into consideration, Variety, Symmetry and Intricacy. All human senses delight in the beauty of variety, the composed dynamics. Drafted from the behavior of sound, a rhythmic series of geometry is presented to visualize the invisible sound. And in return the change of environment entertains the eye and ear with the pleasure of variety. Driven by the study of Electro-active Polymer (EAP), a new kind of intelligent material, the shape of leaf units follows the rule of symmetry. Meanwhile, a great sense of intricacy emerges from the integration of triangulation patterns and circle packing. In sum, its mobility and interactivity vitalizes a dynamic beauty.

Environmental Loop

Triggers microphones to pick up noise from the environment again

Equipments: 9x Micro-Servos (170 degree rotation) 5x Servos (continuous rotation) 1x Arduino Mega 2x Arduino Kits 2x USB Power Cords 6x Piezo Buzzers 6x Female Mono Jacks 4x Speakers 1x External Power

Loud Burst shocks the occupants into silence

A certain decibel level and frequency is reached, Silence for 3 seconds Microphones detect volume and frequency of noise from various locations

Learns from the reaction of the occupants: becomes louder or quieter in response to the change in volume of the environment

Internal Action Loop

Input Output

Servos respond to noise and pull the Spinning Unit: Volume defines the amount of actuated servos; Frequency defines the speed

Spinning Units pull the strings that actuate the piano wire

Piezo Sensors collect sound from the subtle vibration of the piano wires

Piano Wire Units vibrate and create a new layer of sound

Cone Units actuate in response to the new layer of sound

Fabrication Components 5"

4 7/8”

3 5/8”

4 7/8”

R 3/16"

1/16” 1/8”

R 5/16" 3 3/4"

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R 1/8"

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1” 3/16”

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x 27

3 1/2”

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2 3/8”

1/4” 3/32” 1/32” 1/8”

5/32”

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6 1/4"

1/16”

1/8"

1/4”

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1/8"

varies in length, corresponding to the circle’s radius

R 1/2" R 5/16"

x 119 x 43

R 1/4"

varies in size, corresponding to the circles’ circumference 1 3/4”

R 1 1/2"

R 1/4" R 1/4"

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x 21

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varies in diameter, varies in number of divisions (0, 3-6)

5”

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varies in size, corresponding to the intersection

Butterfly Unit

Cloud Flower Unit

Leaf Unit

Unit Assembly Willow Leaf Unit Actuation Butterfly Unit Actuation Cloud Flower Unit Actuation

Dumbo Aquatic Center

Inâ&#x2039;&#x2026;Flux

2014 June - August

Our aquatic center, Influx, is an architectural landscape which investigates the role of boundary, beyond its conventional use for spatial and programmatic organization, and redefines its form and function through systematic explorations of the tectonic and material composition. The continuity inherent in the form and organization of the building allows the users to fluidly experience the space through its landscape of influx between urban and local, interior and exterior, private and public, and definitive and generative.

Instructor: Phu Hoang (M O D U) Studio T.A: Sean Kim Design Team: Chao Wei Dongjoo Kim

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Human Body Thermoregulation

Thermoregulation

CORE TEMPERATURE 36-38°C

EVAPORATION evaporation rate is reversely proportional to relative humidity (RH), thus physically feel hotter in humid environment.

90% Evaporation

80% Radiation 60%

67%

41%

40%

RADIATION normally, only 4% of blood flows to the skin, under heat stress, 48% of blood flows to the skin.

33%

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20%

Convection

CONVECTION

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23% 10%

6% 4%

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Air Temperature

1300 1.1°C

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2.2°C

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4.3°C

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26°C

26°C 10.0 25°C 817 8.0

24°C 23°C

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Walking

Moderate Excercise

Bicycling in Place

Weight Lifting

Running Jogging

Vigorous Excercise

Showering

Resting

Calories consumed during specified excercise (in Cal) // 1kCal energy is approximately the amound of energy needed to raise 1kg of water by 1°C Metabolic equivalent, a physiological measure expressing the energy cost of physical activities and is defined as the ratio of metabolic rate (in MET, kCal/kg*h) 1.1°C

23°C 22°C

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25°C 24°C

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22°C

Calories

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Approxiamate temperature raise of 1m3 air per person according to the Calories consumption, asumming radiation is the major way of heat exchange

Absolute Pianos

Brooklyn Heights Promenade

Outdoor

Indoor

Outdoor

Indoor

Temperature: 74F Relative Humidity: 79%

Temperature: 74F Relative Humidity: 57%

Temperature: 74F Relative Humidity: 79%

Temperature: 74F Relative Humidity: 57%

Outdoor

Indoor

Outdoor

Indoor

Temperature: 78F Relative Humidity: 56%

Temperature: 74F Relative Humidity: 43%

Temperature: 78F Relative Humidity: 56%

Temperature: 76F Relative Humidity: 59%

Swimming

Floor Plan @4m

Floor Plan @12m

Los Angeles Fire Department Lifeguard Division Headquarter

FDHQ 2012 September - December Instructor: Doris Sung (D.O.S.U)

FDHQ sits on Dockweller beach, is adjacent to LAX on the west. It includes a major beach watch station, a beach vehicles and utility storage, as well as a meteorological record center. Design concerns noise, wind, solar radiance and temperature as the environmental drivers. It utilizes two passive sustainability design strategy: Natural breeze from the ocean (west) are moderate and comfortable. A courtyard typology increases natural ventilation. And fluid shape is a despondence to the wind pattern. Solar radiation, cloud coverage, and temperature change dramatically on the beach. High heat mass building material is used on the south-east side to maintain a comfortable interior environment.

AXONOMETRICAL WALL SECTION

scale 1” = 4’ - 0

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