Hao Chen's Portfolio, 2023

Portfolio

Selected Works 2018 - 2022

Application Programme: MArch Cinematic and Videogame Architecture

Application Number: 23118789

Name: Hao CHEN

Degree: Bachelor of Engineering in Architecture（5-year）

Undergraduate School: China Academy of Art

Application Date: January 10, 2023

Contents

[1].Handmade Commodity Festival [2]. Timber Cable Station [3]. Sustainable Energy Products Exhibition Hall [4]. Vertical Idol Drafing Society

Supplement projects

Study on linear wood structure materials

Architectural design of raw soil materials

I. II. III. IV.

Handmade Commodity Festival

Timber Cable Station

Sustainable Energy Products Exhibition Hall

Vertical Idol Drafing Society

Duration: Sep. 2020-Jan.2021

Location: Dongguan,China

Duration: Oct.2021 - Jan. 2022

Location: Bogoda,Colombia

Duration: Jul.2022 - Oct. 2022

Location:Charleroi,Belgium

Duration: Jan.2022 - May. 2022

Location: Hangzhou,China

I.Handmade Commodity Festival

Aquatic exhibition centre under epidemic situation

Individual Work (Academic)

Project Location: Dongguan,China

Design Duration: Sep. 2020-Jan.2021

Instructor: Ren Tian

Instructior's e-mail: 0116003@caa.edu.cn

Dongguan, Guangdong, in southern China , has had the custom of a waterside market since ancient times. Since the outbreak of the 19-covid, people have experienced narrowing and expanding social distance in a dramatic way. When the epidemic eased, stall setting was once again in vogue.

In this design, I want to link the relationship 'shops seeking for people rather than 'people seeking for shops' to the architecture, to build a spontaneous building that is usually used for freight and retail and can be integrated into a commercial complex when the epidemic situation improves. The buildings can be clustered according to the severity of the epidemic situation.

Roaming route

Social background analysis

Evolution of the festival

Spatial element combination analysis

The development of the epidemic affects the way people gather. When the epidemic is serious, people are separated. When the epidemic is eased, people can gather together.

In this design, there are three basic prototypes of mobile shops.

They can gather with each other according to the severity of the epidemic and flow among communities. When the epidemic is relieved, people can get together to participate in the exhibition.

Unit structure construction process

Construction details

Construction strategy of aquatic buildings mainly based on steel structures.

1.Cement board is used for the internal ground of the first floor near the water;

2.The high part of the exhibition area on the second floor is a plugin splicing floor;

Individual shops make up the first floor of the complex They can gather and form a strip market. People can shuttle through the corridors as freely as a traditional waterside market.

On the second floor, the level of the store is expanded, people can select high-quality goods and watch the exhibition here.

Scenarios of Handmade commodity festival

Physical model

Timber Cable Station

II.

Individual Work (Academic)

Project Location: Bogoda,Colombia

Design Duration: Oct.2021 - Jan. 2022

Instructor: Jiang Weihua

Instructior's e-mail: 0106035@caa.edu.com

The design scheme adopts the wooden grid structure, which is characterized by a large span, floor overhang , and modular rapid construction. Therefore, we design with 3600*3600mm as the modulus, and the placement of internal functional space also corresponds to the modulus of the grid. The space division law with sliding doors as partitions, combined with the cable car system in the southwest of Bogota, has created a cable car station for exhibition and riding, as well as public services, talent markets , and other comprehensive functions. Finally, it shows a strong sense of integrity and order.

tourist areas, historical and cultural reserves, and rural areas

The East is a gathering place of Commerce and higher education.

Population density City centre

Chapinero

1. Education and economic center

2. mountainous but mild 3. suitable for urban construction

Ciudad Bolívar

(southwest suburb)

1. Close to the industrial area

2. Where the poor live

3. Mountainous, but too rugged to be suitable development

The west is a gathering area of Indian aborigines.

Industial area

The southern corner of poor areas.

Topography and Urban zoning

The southern border mainly inhabited by lower class residents. Mafia activities are frequent.

The Southwest has continued the pattern of black ethnic groups since colonial history.

Urban texture

The terrain of Bogota has become rugged from northeast , showing a huge gap between the rich and the poor. In the location area in the southwest, the infrastructure is particularly imperfect, and many buildings are built by residents themselves.

school museum hospital commerce public

Regional infrastructure differences

Ground floor plan

4

1.information counter

2.Security room

3.public restroom

1 3

7 8 6 5 2

Program and circulation analysis

4.retail store 5.talent market 6.cable control room

7.football field 8.terrace

Site analysis

Structural detail

Structural prototype

4.Short column inward tension

8.Vertical structural unit

1.Upper chord inward rotation 45 ° 5.Arcuate ventral pole 9.Pentagon chord

Structural model iterations

2.Upper chord outward rotation 45 ° 6.Short column outward tension 10.Octagonal chord

3.Trapezoidal chord 7.Staggered short columns 11.Triangular chord

Ventral pole is a structural member that can transfer the top stress to the bottom column.

Triangular roof truss formed by the sixth variant—Short column outward tension.

Extract basic unit for variant transformation.

Ventral pole is a structural member that can transfer the top stress to the bottom column.

Structural frame

When the structure is erected, it can also be used as a load-bearing structural wall.

Structural reorganization

Physical model

Structural joint details

Atrium view

Sustainable Energy Products Exhibition Hall

Individual Work (Academic)

Project Location: Charleroi,Belgium

Design Duration: Jul.2022 - Oct. 2022

Instructor: Zhang Jia'nan

Instructior's e-mail: zjianan@yahoo.com

In the past century, Belgium has rich mineral resources and many thermal power plants ; Now, due to the needs of environmental protection and human survival, clean energy has gradually become the mainstream, and the cooling tower has also been shut down and abandoned with the IM power station located in Charleroi. However, its interior is high and closed. Only the space with holes on the top can penetrate the sky. It is very unique and amazing. I think it can still be refreshed by design.

In general, this cooling tower is now used for the sales and storage of sustainable energy products, including new energy vehicles and UAVs. I hope to create a place dedicated to the experience of cars and UAVs . The original cooling tower is retained in the design as the main functional venue. The expanded venue is connected with the old building by an arc, forming two smoothly connected circles on the plane. The UAV flight test floor at the top is glass floor, which retains the space characteristics of light entering at the top. In order to provide better lighting for the car sales floor close to the land, a glass curtain wall is added at the side, The streamline shape fitting the tower body echoes with the test drive track of the building.

Energy industrial background timeline

Mind mapping Conceptual

First floor

The original annular space of the old cooling tower is connected with the expanded part by an arc.

The part of the cooling tower is used as the reception space and entrance, and the other side is the sustainable energy vehicle exhibition hall, restaurant and office space. The two parts are connected by a bright red test drive track.

Rendering of 5F UAV hall

Rendering of 1F office and exhibition area

Fifth floor

From the sales floor of the UAV, you can overlook the car starting from the test drive floor through the vertical glass curtain wall.

In the sales floor of the UAV, the surrounding structure of the cooling tower has been transformed into a niche for storing UAV cargo.

Interior scene I. Test drive track

Interior scene II. UAV exhibition

South elevation

At the entrance, you can see the old cooling tower as the main body of the building, and the space in front is used as a small square.

West elevation

From the old tower to the new hall, there are more and more windows, and the facade is gradually transparent from closed.

North elevation

The test drive runway starts from the old cooling tower, spirals downward, and drives out from the new hall.

Perspective section

The underground floor of the old cooling tower can still be used for hydropower generation to supply power to the sales center in a clean energy way.

From the bottom to the top, they are the sales office of sustainable energy vehicles and the sales floor of unmanned aerial vehicles. The top floor gradually becomes free for the test flight of unmanned aerial vehicles. The old cooling tower is connected with the new building through the test drive runway, and the new building is used for garage and office as an accessory of the old building.

IV. Vertical Idol Drafing Society

Group Work (Academic): Team of Two, with Chuanting JIN

Duty: Site survey,Social background research,Space& structure design

Project Location: Hangzhou, China

Design Duration: Jan.2022 - May. 2022

Instructor:Zhan Yuan

Instructior's e-mail:zhanyuan@lycs-arc.com

After the millennium, the entertainment industry has set off a wave of idol selection/shows worldwide. Young people without systematic performance skills have emerged from all ages and backgrounds through training and drafting to become superstars.

The design discussed the cruel selection mechanism behind this phenomenon and illustrated this scene in architecture used to select idols into a hierarchical society full of class contrasts. Regarding spatial order, the 18-story building is divided into three layers for distinctive groups : trainees without special skills, trainees in the specialties group, and trainees who “survived” in the final selection. The spatial language reflects the competition scenes of each level, and the idol hierarchy is reflected in the spatial structure . The space order has evolved from a tight and homogeneous single compartment to an open and free plan. At first, one person could only have an enclosed small-size room, but after a successful upgrade, he can enjoy a whole floor. Furthermore, the progressively transparent facade suggests an increased exposure and opportunity for performers to showcase their talents.

Timeline / The development of media industry Social analysis

Since 1971, talent shows have been held frequently in East Asia with the new prosperity of digital media. Every year, only one or two trainees can stand out from hundreds of young people to become superstars. In 2018, China ushered in the first year of talent selection. Cai Xukun won from 100 candidates and became an Asian superstar.

Industrial analysis

Idol drafting process

Massing generation

Fourth stage space type training room comprehensive exercise room

Third floor plan

1 Basketball court

2 Small bleachers 3 Badminton court 4 Grandstand

Fifth floor plan

1 Dance practice room 2 Dormitory 3 Physical exercise room 4 Broker's office

Third stage space type training room, dance practice room, vocal practice room

Seventh floor plan

1 Dance practice room 2 Dormitory 3 Physical exercise room 4 Broker's office

Eighth floor plan

1 Living room 2 Study room 3 Physical exercise room 4 Broker's office 5 Creative practice room 6 Dance Practice Room

Second stage space type training room, dance practice room, vocal practice room

First stage space type training room, dance practice room

Program analysis

First floor plan

1 Practice room 2 Physical exercise room 3 Broker's office

Ninth floor plan

1 Recording Studio 2 Storage room 3 Kitchen 4 Vocal practice room 5 Bedroom 6 Lounge area

Regarding spatial order, the 18-story building is divided into three layers for distinctive groups: trainees without special skills, trainees in the specialties group, and trainees who “survived” in the final selection.

The spatial language reflects the competition scenes of each level.At first, one person could only have an enclosed small-size room, but after a successful upgrade, he can enjoy a whole floor. Furthermore, the progressively transparent faade suggests an increased exposure and opportunity for performers to showcase their talents.

Interior rendering

At first, one person could only have an enclosed small-size room, but after a successful upgrade, he can enjoy a whole floor. Furthermore, the progressively transparent facade suggests an increased exposure and opportunity for performers to showcase their talents.

Narrative of spatial sequence

I.Study on linear wood structure materials

This research on linear wood selects the community center of the thick wood base in Ayase, Japan as the main case.

During the research, I learned that linear timber structures can be built in different ways, such as arch camber, bunching, overlapping and overlapping, and bring different plane spaces and roof spaces. The construction method I selected is the pyramid grid structure. Each structural unit can be disassembled into three parts, which are connected by steel members and bolts.

Manufacturing process and tools

The space truss is divided into three parts from top to bottom, namely the upper chord, web member and lower chord. The four corners are supported by short columns. This structure is equivalent to a thick plate, which uniformly distributes the force to the structural columns.

II.Architectural design of raw soil materials

Site linear drawing and sketching

Before designing rammed earth buildings, I conducted research on local buildings in Xiaoshan, Zhejiang, and used linear sketch to show the texture of different materials in buildings.

Steel structure connection cornice

Research model

Research model

Study on raw soil materials. Using the experimental method of controlling variables, the test is carried out from the structural strength and color performance of the rammed soil test block. I tried to change the nature of rammed soil through pure natural materials.

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