DESIGN OF BALANCE
Chen Di's Portfolio U.Va School of Architecture
dc2dk@virginia.edu | 434-249-5014
My design philosophy defines architecture as the BALANCE OF CONTRADICTIONS, such as exterior and interior, old and new, developed and undeveloped, human and nature. By revealing the hidden opportunities behind the tensions in a certain context, my design creates architecture which can transform the crisis and problems into harmony and stimulus.
a ruin of a demolished house in Nanjing, China. 2011
RESUME
Di Chen
Univeristy of Virginia dc2dk@virginia.edu 434-249-5014
Education Background: 08/2014-05/2017 University of Virginia with Master Program in Architecture 09/2008-06/2013 Southeast University(SEU) with Major in Urban Planning
Working Experience
Research Experience
01/09/2017-01/13/2017 Studio Gang, New York City
Extern
01/2017 - 05/2017 Research Assistant in “Public Pedestrian System of Lohas
Participated in American Museum of Natural History project.
Park in Hong Kong”
06/2016-08/2016
Figured out spatial organization from raw materials. Built digital model and drew
ESWAY GSP, Nanjing Intern
Conceptual designs of an underground entrance and office interior space. Visited
analytical diagrams.
construction site.
05/2015-06/2015 U.Va China Summer Program “Emerging Typologies“
01/04/2016-01/08/2016 Stantec, Charlottesville Extern
Visited multiple cities to witness the stimulus behind the rapid development of
Visited construction site of Frederick County Public School in Winchester, Vir-
China.
ginia and communicated with clients.
Did urban research by visiting site, making maps and diagrams, and writing an
08/2013-09/2013
essay.
Woods Bagot, Shanghai Intern
Helped to finish large amount of work including designs, diagrams, translations
02/2013-06/2013 graduation Project “Barcelona Encounters: Meeting Place”,
and etc.
La Salle, Barcelona
Won employers’ high praise because of professionalism, commitment, and cre-
Worked with Spanish students from La Salle to do urban research on Cerda Grid
ative thoughts and ideas.
in Barcelona.
07/2012-10/2012
07/2009-09/2009 Cultural Preservation Survey in the old town of Nanjing
Tianhua Architecture Design Co. ltd, Shanghai Intern
Took interview with local residences and participated in taking photos of the old buildings in this area with an NGO.
Skills
Digital: SketchUp | Rhino | Revit | Grasshopper | AutoCAD | Adobe Photoshop | Adobe Illustrator | Adobe InDesign Craft: Laser Cutting | Wood Working | Resin Casting
Referee
Languages: Native Chinese, Fluent English
Anselmo Canfora: Associate Professor of Architecture, U.Va School of Architecture
Awards and Honors
anselmo@virginia.edu 1-434-924-7057
2017
U.Va School of Architecture Design Excellence Award
2014-2016
U.Va School of Architecture Departmental Aid Award
2012
Scholarship from Jiangsu Transportation Institution
2011
Honorable Mention in the “S+C2011” International Competition
Esther Lorenz: Assistant Professor, U.Va School of Architecture
e.lorenz@virginia.edu 1-434-924-6450
Conformation
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Frame the Flow
Nuttallburg Visitor Center
Nuttallburg, US Academic/Independent Supervisor: Ford, Ed & Pancorbo, Luis - University of Virginia 2017.1-2017.5
Infiltration
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City Among Water
Strategic Resillent Center
Norfolk, US Academic/Group(personal role: concept, model, urban section, urban diagrams) Supervisor: Jull, Matthew & Bailo-Esteve, Manuel - University of Virginia 2016.1-2016.5
Connection
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Housing University Life
Student Housing & Mixed Use
Charlottesville., US Academic/Independent Supervisor: Jover, Magarita - University of Virginia 2015.9-2015.12
Activation
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In-between Street
Productive Village
Chalottesville, US Academic/Independent Supervisor: Lorenz, Esther - University of Virginia 2014.8 - 2014.12
Relocation
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Rethinking Modernity
Smithsonian Museum of Navigation Washington D.C., US Academic/Independent Supervisor: Li, Shiqiao - University of Virginia 2016.8-2016.12
Penetration
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Between the Walls
Gallery & Library
Washington D.C., US Academic/Independent Supervisor: Ripple, Jeana - University of Virginia 2015.3-2015.5
other Work
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Conformation
Frame the Flow Nuttallburg Visitor Center
CREEK RUNNING DOWN THE SLOPE. PEOPLE CLIMBING ALONG THE CREEK.
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FRAME AND FLOW
Answering to the water feature of the Nuttalburg context, this project manages to re-organize the flow of people along a carefully designed "creek" formed by collecting ground surface drainage, in order to bring convenience and accessibility to this site. Moving along this new path, visitors will have the opportunities to enjoy the beautiful view of the New River Gorge from various terraces or buildings on “New Creek�
short creek
different elevations through "frames", the highlighted architectural language throughout the whole project.
new river
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head house existing trail
existing trail
existing trail New Trail tipple loading area
P existing trail
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CONCEPTUAL DEVELOPMENT
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FRAME THE FLOW
FLOW
SLOPE
ACCESIBILITY
TRAIL
FRAME
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PLAN AND SECTION
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SECTION 1-1 1:200
SECTION 2-2 1:200
+225.0FT +220.0FT
EXISTING TRAIL MULTI-PURPOSE +225.0FT
NEW TRAIL OVERLOOK +165.0FT +105.0FT
EXISTING TRAIL REST AREA
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NEW TRAIL
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MULTI-PURPOSE TERRACE ELEVATOR
PAVILLION
ELEVATOR
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RAMP
RECEPTION
OVERLOOK
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MASTER PLAN
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1. wood handrail
9. gutter
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2. steel connector
10. structural wood slab
18. 8” concrete slab
3. 6 3/4”x 12 3/8” glulam column
11. steel connector
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12. 6 3/4”x 12 3/8” glulam beam
20. concrete footing
TYPICAL WALL SECTION 1:16
” shape steel plate beam
5. exterior wood floor
13. hollow steel tube
6. grille
14. shading
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15. insulated double paint glazing
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16. interior wood floor
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TYPICAL TRAIL AXONMETRIC(ON GROUND)
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TYPICAL TRAIL AXONMETRIC(ELEVATED)
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1. wood handrail
9. gutter
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2. steel connector
10. structural wood slab
18. 8” concrete slab
3. 6 3/4”x 12 3/8” glulam column
11. steel connector
19. W 6 x 20 steel
12. 6 3/4”x 12 3/8” glulam beam
20. concrete footing
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1. wood handrail
” shape steel plate beam
5. exterior wood floor
13. hollow steel tube
6. grille
14. shading
7. water proof layer
15. insulated double paint glazing
8. rigid insulation
16. interior wood floor
TYPICAL TRAIL AXONMETRIC(ON GROUND)
9. gutter
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1. wood handrail
5. glazing handrail(steel top with wood bar)
2. steel plate handrail
6. glazing handrail(tempered glass)
3. steel connector
7. reinforeced concrete base(as retaining wall) 11. reinforeced concrete beam
4. 2” x 4’ wood stair
8. metal sheet cover
TYPICAL TRAIL AXONMETRIC(ELEVATED)
17. AC
9. W 6 x 20 steel 10. concrete footing
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Infiltration REVERSED SEXTANT
City Among Water Strategic Resillient Center
ARCHITECTURE IS ALSO RECYCLABLE.
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DENSITY VS FLOODING
High Urban Density
Vulnerable High Urban Density
Flooded Area
Point of Interest
Transportation Infrastructure
In 100 years, the sea level will rise as high as 8 feet in Norfolk. As a coastal city, a lot of area will be affected, especially those places with high densities. It is essential to explore a way of facing and responding to such situation, not only good for the local residence by providing them new home, but also creating paradigm answering the global climate change issue.
Flooding animation
Urban map - Flooding and density 8
IMMERSED IN URBANITY
MACARTHUR CENTER
CITY HALL
SUNTRUST BANK
VIRGINIA PORT AUTHORITY
Final stage
OVERLAY OCCUPY ATTACH FLOODING WALL
We choose to place the site in the downtown area as our goal is to make our design benefit the majority of the citizens. In order to fully engage with density, our final design scheme is to integrate the new buildings with the old structures rather than put them on the vacant land.
Concept exploration 9
OVERLAP, OCCUPY & ATTACH
OFFICE RESEARCH COMMAND STAFF CENTER INFRSTRUCTURE
"OCCUPY"
Elevate
OFFICE RESEARCH COMMAND STAFF CENTER INFRSTRUCTURE
OFFICE TOWER OCCUPATION + ATTACHMENT
OFFICE TOWER OCCUPATION + ATTACHMENT
VACANT SHOPPING MALL MIX-USE LAND OVERLAP OCCUPATION OVERLAP
PARKING GARAGE OCCUPATION + OVERLAP
OFFICE TOWER OCCUPATION + ATTACHMENT
Engage
PARKING GARAGE OCCUPATION + OVERLAP
SHOPPING MALL OVERLAP
OFFICE RESEARCH COMMAND STAFF CENTER INFRSTRUCTURE By Program ByBy Program Program By Program
Recreation Recreation Recreation center center center
Offices/Research Offices/Research Offices/Research
Recreation center
Offices/Research
infrastructure infrastructure infrastructure infrastructure
By Program ByBy Program Program By Program
OFFICE TOWER OCCUPATION + ATTACHMENT
Office
Bank Bank Bank tower tower tower Bank tower
VACANT SHOPPING MALL MIX-USE LAND OVERLAP OCCUPATION OVERLAP
Townhouse
Multi-story Multi-story Multi-story mixed mixed mixed useuse use
Multi-purpose Multi-purpose Multi-purpose Multi-purpose
Garage
Parking Parking Parking garage garage garage Parking garage Renovation Typologies
Shopping Shopping Shopping mallmall mall Shopping mall
"ATTACH"
Command Command Command Center Center Center Command Center
Connect
PARKING GARAGE OCCUPATION + OVERLAP
Multi-story mixed use
VACANT SHOPPING MALL MIX-USE LAND OVERLAP OCCUPATION OVERLAP
"OVERLAP"
Mall
We developed three approaches of inserting new programs into old structure: occupying, which is to put the new program inside the original structure; attaching, which is to place the new structure side by side with the old one; and overlaping, which is to lift the new structure over the existing one without interfering it. Thus all these methods help to bring new life to the flooded city by infiltrating it with new program.
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ENGAGING SITE
New Volume
Connection
STAT ION 1 COMM LOBB AND CE Y NT
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Office -> Office
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Garage -> Research & Conference
CONF
Vacant Land -> Public Center
Entrance level - integrated with metro On the site, there are multiple types of buildings and spaces. According to their locations and programs, all the old structures will be treated differently with the most suitable method and program. As all the program is spread out around site like a campus, the pedestrian system between different buildings is quite important. And with the ground transportation is all beneath water, a elevated metro line will connect this new
hub with the rest of the city.
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ELEVATED URBAN LIFE
Public Center
Research Garden
Office
Conference Center
Vertical Connection 12
HOW TO RENOVATE A GARAGE
ASSIGNMENT3
ARCH 7230 Design Development Di Chen
GARAGE RENOVATION
glass handrail
glass handrail glass handrail earth
earth
earth gutter
water gutter proof layer gutter patio floor finish water proof water proof layer garage precast double T slab patio floor finish patio floor finish precast garage precastgarage double Tdouble slabT slab garage concrete beam garage concrete beam garage concrete beam insulation
insulation
insulation
double paint glazing double paint glazing double paint glazing
glass handrail
earth gutter water proof layer patio floor finish garage precast double T slab
garage concrete beam insulation
double paint glazing
double paint glazing double paint glazing
glass handrail glass doublehandrail paint glazing wood floor
glassfloor handrail wood wood floor
double paint glazing glass handrail wood floor
insulation garage precast double T slab gutter water proof layer balcony floor finish
insulation insulation garage precastgarage double Tdouble slabT slab precast gutter gutter insulation water proof layer water proof garage precast double T slab balcony gutter floor finish balcony floor finish water proof layer garage concrete beam garage concrete beam balcony floor finish garage concrete beam
garage concrete beam
ASSIGNMENT3
ARCH 7230 Design Development Di Chen
GARAGE RENOVATION
A good concept requires careful detail design. In this project, I take charge of the renovation of the garages on site. As the typical structural member in a garage is the precast double T slab, which can be removed without breaking the whole double paint glazing structural system, there is opportunity to double paint glazing create patio and atrium in a garage space.
double paint glazing
wood floor steel concrete decking insulation I beam ceiling
wood floor steel concrete decking glass handrail
earth gutter water proof layer patio floor finish
wood floor insulation steel concrete decking I beam insulation I beam ceiling
garage precast double T slab
garage concrete beam
ceiling
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HOW TO RENOVATE A GARAGE
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wind tunnel
garage exploded axon
garage conference center
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Connection
Housing University Life Student Housing & Mixed -Use
A MAGNET UNITES UNIVERSITY AND CITY, PAST AND NEW.
UngradHousing
UngradHousing
Faculty Suites
Hotel
Lawn
Study
Corner Market East Range
Study
Study Study lobby Entertaining
Entertaining
Study
lobby
Cafe
Concert Hall
Study lobby
GYM
UngradHousing
McKim Hall Heating Plant
Healing Garden lobby
Open Grounds
Hotel lobby Restaurant
Medical School Library
Medical School
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A FORTRESS Located in a really complex and significant site, the West Complex cluster yet becomes a fortress-like obstruction for the surrounding urban context. It not only blocks the people flow from outside, but also limits the spatial continuity from inside. People from the hospital have to go around a long way to reach the Corner, and student coming from the Lawn will hit the wall of the west elevation. Visitors coming from the Downtown will take this giant piece as their first impression of the university. Inside West Complex, several inner courtyards were created throughout generations of construction and renovation, however which have no interation with one another and prevent people from entering.
open space without activities
access from university
"A Fortress"
access from the Corner 16
URBAN MAGNET
MARKET STREET
CORNER OPEN GROUNDS
CITY vertical circulation
HEALING GARDEN
UNIVERSITY
HOSPITAL
NEW GROUNDS Therefore, on urban scale, By removing some of the volumn, breaking part of the facade and assigning proper programs, this project manages to connect the corner, the university, and the hospital community south to JPA as a whole to respond such isolation and inconvenience. The new West Complex then is able to function as a magnet to join different urban program(university, hospital and bussiness) together to form a more organic
and active urban public space. The new project consists of four parts:"market street", "open grounds", "new grounds" and "healing garden", all of which can resonate perfectly with their neighbors, the university, the hospital, the Corner and the city of Charlottesville.
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PROGRAMS
Commercial
Residential
Education
Hospital 18
RENOVATING STRATEGY Open the ground
Housing along corridors
Preserve cores and corridor
Insert Openings
On building scale, this design pursues the connection of exterior and interior by introducing a new "corridor" space, which improves the interior spatial quality. The original building was functioned as hospital, the floor of which is typically organized along endless corridors. When
transforming such a building into a student housing project, the key issue to balance the conflicts between the new needs of a dormitory and the original structure. So without destroying the entire structure, the best solution is to improve the corridor space by inserting openings and widening
the space, so natural lighting and student life could be introduced to the corridor.
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PLANS AND SECTION
View from Dupont Circle 20
Activation
REVERSED SEXTANT
In-between Street Productive Village
ARCHITECTURE CONNECTS BEYOND ALL BOUNDARIES.
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BROKEN CITY
Downtown Mall
Downtown Mall
Friendship Court
Friendship Court
Belmont Neighbourhood
Belmont Neighbourhood
activity density
building typologies
Downtown Mall
$
Friendship Court 5 or more floors
4 floors
MIXED USE
RETAIL
building height 3 floors
2 floors
1 floors
> 18m
12 - 18m
6 - 12m
tree canopy < 6m
Belmont Neighbourhood
program
PUBLIC
land use RECIDENTIAL
F&B
OFFICE
PRODUCTION
PARKING
The site is located in an interesting context: adjacent to railway and belmont Bridge which are some form of strong spatial barriers and in between the lively Downtown Mall and the quiet Belmont Neighbourhood. Due to the railtrack, the urban context on either side is so different not only spatially but also socially. The railtrack generates barriers both physically and economically. Therefore, his project is all about the connection of these three profoundly disconnected areas, Downtown Mall, Friendship Court public housing and Belmont neighborhood.
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REUNITE
railtrack - urban barrier
Belmont Bridge - New barrier The connection with the Downtown Mall and the Belmont Neighborhood is faced with the barrier of the rail track and the existing Belmont Bridge. To cross the railway, there are 3 three ways: to simply walk over the rail, to cross by a pedestrian bridge or to go underground. The first solution will encounter security problems and the third one may easily create negative space for public. So the best way to get to the Downtown is to use a pedestrian bridge, which can integrate with the in-between street. As for the connection with the Belmont Neighborhood, with the bridge bring heavy traffic to the south corner of the site, people from the Belmont Neighborhood cannot cross the intersection freely. Therefore, by removing the bridge, on the one hand people can get rid of the heavy traffic on the ground; on the other hand the Downtown Mall may have the opportunity to extend to the east.
Undergo - return ground to pedestrian
New Bridge - Connection 23
EXPLORATION
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FINAL PLAN
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STREET LIFE
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Relocation
Rethinking Modernity Smithsonian Museum of Navigation
HUMAN IS NOT THE CENTER OF NATURE. HUMAN IS PART OF NATURE.
REVERSED SEXTANT This studio project started with the research and rethinking of sextant, one of the 18th century scientific instruments, which indicate the dawn of modernization.
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Through the long history of navigational instrument evolution, sextant is the most successful version before the modern GPS system as it is convenient to use and accurate to measure by using double reflection principle to bring object and horizon in one vision.
The original sextant's mechanism can be viewed as a human centered operation, which is the source of all the consequences of today's modern world, that the object(sun or star) is moved to fit into human standard(horizon). Therefore my installation is tended to reverse the principle of a sextant by discovering the horizon's own horizons.
The final production is to add more weight on the back by using the same language of the first transectional pieces thus forming a bone-like strcture. One eye can see the horizontal horizons while the other can get a view of the vertical divisions. Both have different density of lines in order to adapt to different size of objects.
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SITE PLAN
The site is located at the National Mall of Washington D.C. Adjacent to other museums upholding modern categories of knowledge. Following the installation design, this new Smithsonian National Museum will be focused on navigation. This museum will inspire the public about the close relationship between human and environment with exhibition of premodern navigational instruments. Also, the museum itself will be integrated
with environment so that the visitors can explore the building by navigating themselves with the environmental references such as the sun or the landmark.
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ARCHITECTURE AS INSTRUMENT NORTHERN STAR UNION STATION
UNION STATION
UNION STATION
CAPITOL
CAPITOL
CAPITOL
SUMMER SOLSTICE SUNRISE
SUMMER SOLSTICE MIDDAY SUN
MONUMENT
basic volume The best location for the building volume is the north part of the site. The height of the building will be the same as the adjacent East Gallery.
NORTHERN STAR UNION STATION
UNION STATION
NORTHERN STAR
MONUMENT
One of the navigational references is landmark. I choose three most important landmarks - the Union Station, the Capitol, and the Monument - to establish the three main orientaions for the cuts.
CAPITOL
MONUMENT
SUMMER SOLSTICE SUNSET
sunrise/sunset
To get rid of the excessive volume of the building, these two cuts are based on the orientations of sunrise and sunset on solstice days in DC.
NORTHERN STAR
EQUINOX SUNPATH
EQUINOX SUNPATH
SUMMER SOLSTICE SUNSET
SUMMER SOLSTICE SUNSET
SUMMER SOLSTICE SUNSET
WINTER SOLSTICE SUNPATH
SUMMER SOLSTICE SUNRISE
SUMMER SOLSTICE SUNRISE
SUMMER SOLSTICE MIDDAY SUN
MONUMENT
SUMMER SOLSTICE MIDDAY SUN
CAPITOL
SUMMER SOLSTICE SUNRISE
MONUMENT
SUMMER SOLSTICE SUNSET
SUMMER SOLSTICE MIDDAY SUN
UNION STATION
EQUINOX SUNPATH
CAPITOL
SUMMER SOLSTICE SUNSET
MONUMENT
landmark
SUMMER SOLSTICE SUNRISE
SUMMER SOLSTICE SUNRISE
SUMMER SOLSTICE MIDDAY SUN
WINTER SOLSTICE SUNPATH
WINTER SOLSTICE SUNPATH
SUMMER SOLSTICE MIDDAY SUN
northern star/summer solstice
sunpath
final volume
In order to create more comfortable spatial experience for both north and south side, both facades will be slopes, the angles of which are determined by the altitude of the northern star and the midday sun in summer solstice in DC.
Besides all the previous static references, it is also necessary to introduce some dynamic ones. Therefore these two cuts are based upon the sunpaths on eqounuxes and winter solstice of DC.
To extend the spatial experiences, the outdoor space is also organized related to the environmental references.
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NORTHERN
EXPLORE!
1 SUNDIAL PLAZA
2 GPS TRENCH
4 SUNPATH ATRIUM
3 ENTRANCE
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7 CAPITOL OVERLOOK
8 UNION STATION VALLEY
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10 THE GALLERY 31
PLANS +8.10M +8.10M PLAN PLAN 1:500 1:500
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2nd floor plan
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3rd floor plan
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4th floor plan
1. sundial plaza 2. cafe 3. storage 4. office 5. gift shop 6. lecture hall 7. sunpath atrium 8. multipurpose space 9. restaurant 10. gallery
-6.00M -6.00M PLANPLAN 1:5001:500
0.00M 0.00M PLANPLAN 1:5001:500
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Penetration
Between the Walls Gallery&Library
MAKE NECESSITY BECOME ENJOYMENT.
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A CONNECTING SITE
Metro exit
Metro exit
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secondary performance space
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Dupont Circle
Located between the two population concentration of the Metro exit and the Dupont Circle, this project provides the opportunity to link these two spots and creates an active public space in between as right now these two places have little connection.
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EMBRACING WALLS
vertical circulation
outdoor gallery performance cafe
Space organized by WALL
Ground Open to Public
wall and boxes
The unique site which has an existing builiding on the boundary requires a partition wall to seperate. Thus, another wall paralell to it helps to define the public circulation on the ground level, creating a street-like space on the urban scale. Meanwhile, on the building scale, the walls can also perfectly be integrated with the programs of library and gallery by being turned into stacks or armature.
Central Meandoring Space
Box Penetrating Walls 35
WALL DETAILS
1 2
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4 6 5 solid wall integrated with stacks
windows with louvers
solid wall integrated with stacks
1. 100/150/15mm welded steel box-section edge joinst 2. 600x600mm reinforced concrete column 3. frosted glass glazing 4. 420/500/20mm welded steel box-section edge beam 5. frosted glass ceiling 6. 450/40mm louver covered with wooden veneer for shading 7. 450/40mm louver covered with wooden veneer as book stack 8. insulated wall 9. 240mm reinforced concrete slab
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windows with louvers
solid wall integrated with stacks
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windows with louvers
Walls transforming into bookshelves
1. 100/150/15 mm welded steel box-section edge joinst
6. 450/40mm louver covered with wooden veneer for shading
2. 600x600mm reinforced concrete column
7. 450/40mm louver covered with wooden veneer as stack
3. frosted glass glazing
8. insulated wall
In order to keep the consistency of the building language, the walls are made of horizontal pieces, which become louvers on the facade and stacks in the interior space. Since this building has a huge west elevation exposed to the harsh summer west sun, the louvers are quite crucial for both thermal performance or interior lighting condition. Along with the frosted glass window and ceiling, they helps to provide reflected diffusive light which is perfect for exhibition and reading space.
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secondary performance space +3.00ft stacks
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performance hall
outdoor gallery +9.00ft
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classroom
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classroom
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5th floor plan 1/16" = 1'
3rd floor plan 1/16" = 1'
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classroom balcony
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classroom
studio
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reading area stacks
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stacks
studio balcony up
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research
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balcony
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reading area
stacks studio
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4th floor plan 1/16" = 1'
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5th floor plan 1/16" = 1'
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6th floor plan 1/16" = 1'
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7th floor plan 1/16" = 1'
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STREET WITH ROOF
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use wood in roof structure to evoke people's memory of the traditional house of China. Those wood beams are just like a kind of pretty decoration on the celling.
Nanjing, China Personal/Academic/Independent 2012.8 - 2012.10
COURTYARD HOUSE CONSTRUCTION 1. tile 2. waterproof layer 3. insulation layer 4. 100mm wooden ceiling 5. 150mm wooden ribbon
6. steel cap 7. gutter
tile waterproof layer insulation layer
section 1
section 2 100mm wooden ceiling
8. 300mm reinforced concrete
9. glass window
150mm wooden ribbon 10. sliding glass door
section 1
ll these yards have direct or indirect connection with each other. People may wander om one to another. Therefore, the space become continuous. Moreover, some special maywith perceive the existance of at most All these in yards have direct positions, or indirect people connection each other. People may wander hree during theTherefore, same time. might make people believe that the fromyards one to another. theSuch spacefeeling become continuous. ouse looks larger than its real size. Thispeople kind of design method be often seen in Moreover, in some special positions, may perceive the can existance of at most hethree Classical China. yardsGarden duringofthe same time. Such feeling might make people believe that the house looks larger than its real size. This kind of design method can be often seen in the Classical Garden of China.
section 2
wooden beam
While the main structure of the house is made of concrete, I want to use wood in roof structure to evoke people's memory of the traditional house of China. Those wood beams are just like a kind of pretty decoration on the celling.
section 3
section 4 supporting structure
Integration
In&out, Tradition&Modernity Courtyard House
section 3
bar
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PAST & PRESENT
use timber which distinguishes from concrete on the ground so that a wander lane in wander I use timber distinguishes from on thethe ground thatmay a wander in his house can which be illustrated. As long asconcrete people follow lane,sothey reach lane all the this house illustrated. As long as people follow the lane, they may reach all the laces and allcan thebe views in this house. t places most and all the views in this house. at the een in
section 4
living room
1. tile 2. waterproof layer 3. insulation layer 4. 100mm wooden ceiling 5. 150mm wooden ribbon
main room
WC
section 1
yard
section 2
service
6. steel cap 7. gutter
main room traditional house in Nanjing plan
main room
tile waterproof layer
bar living room
dining room kitchen WC
studio
insulation layer
yard
main room
100mm wooden ceiling
1st floor
section dining room kitchen
8. 300mm reinforced concrete studio
9. glass window
This project aims to achieve the integration with interior and exterior
and balance between tradition and modernity. Traditional Chinese residential buildings have strong complex in achieving harmony between nature and artifacts. Unlike western architecture, Chinese houses usually regard courtyards as essential composition, rather than simple decoration for the building. In Nanjing, the traditional house possesses a concise form. There are two rows of rooms, between which there is a small yard. This yard is just like a guset room, not only inviting family and friends, but also sunshine, wind, raindrops and snowflakes into the heart of home. I wish to design a courtyard house based on this traditional form in order to find a new form of living architecture and to evoke people's memory of the harmony between the nature and our ancestors. traditional house in the south Nanjing old city
section 3
section 4
meeting
bedroom
WC 1st floor
150mm wooden ribbon 10. sliding glass door meeting
bedroom
WC
entertaining
wooden beam
This project aims to achieve the integration with interior and exterior and balance between tradition and modernity. Traditional Chinese residential buildings have strong complex in achieving harmony between nature and artifacts. Unlike western architecture, Chinese houses usually regard courtyards as essential composition, rather than simple decoration for the building. In Nanjing, the traditional house possesses a concise form. There are two rows of rooms, between which there is a small yard. This yard is just like a guset room, not only inviting family and friends, but also sunshine, wind, raindrops and snowflakes into the heart of home. I wish to design a courtyard house based on this traditional form in order to find a new form of living architecture and to evoke people's memory of the harmony between the nature and our ancestors.
entertaining bar
2nd floor
living room
supporting structure
WC 2nd floor
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HAND DRAWINGS
Charlottesville, US Personal/Academic/Independent 2014.7 - 2014.8
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Charlottesville, US Personal/Academic/Independent 2015.11 - 2015.12
INTERSTELLAR
Big Bang
The T h i souter p r o j space e c t a i is m sa tplace o a c hwhere i e v e tthe he integration darkest and with the most interior glorious and exterior exist at and the balance same time. between The brightest tradition stars and modernity. glide along Traditional their orbits in Chinese dark void, residential formingbuildings time and h a v e sI tam space. r o nso g fascinated c o m p l e x by i n the a c hvast i e v iand ng harmony between mysterious universe,nature and when and artifacts. I shot in aUnlike dark room western with my architecture, cell phone light Chinese and houses my camera usually set inregard long exposure courtyards mode, as essential composition, suddenly I realized that rather this than situation simple decorationsimulates perfectly for the building. the stars orbiting in the In Nanjing, the traditional house possesses universe. a concise form. There are two rows of rooms, between which there is a small yard. This yard is just like a guset room, not only inviting family and friends, but also sunshine, wind, raindrops and snowflakes into the heart of home. I wish to design a courtyard house based on this traditional form in order to find a new form of living architecture and to evoke people's memory of the harmony between the nature and our ancestors.
Star Rise
Big bang The beginning of everything. From null to infinity. The first light in the darkness. This is just like turn on a light in the middle of a dark room, from nothing to full of light. Star rise On earth the sunrise gives us a flaming sky, while the witness from the outer space of a star rise on a planet is like a crown or a diamond on a ring. Sun Eclipse Such rare scene determined by the most concise mathematics and physics laws provide scientists great opportunities to study the mysteries of the sun, such as corolla, is also a beautiful moment.
Sun Eclipse
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