HELLO, ARCHITECTURE CHENG CHEN
DESIGN PORTOFOLIO. CONTACT: +61402471090 EMAIL: CHENG.DBCCENTRE@GMAIL.COM ADDRESS: 5106/318 RUSSELL STREET, 3000, VIC
"ARCHITECTURE IS A WAY OF THINKING ABOUT LIFE."
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DESIGN PORTFOLIO
ABOUT THE PORTFOLIO
THIS PORTFOLIO CONSISTS OF THE WORK DURING MY BACHELOR STUDIES IN MELBOURNE UNIVERSITY AND OTHER PROJECTS MADE DURING WORK EXPERIENCE. THE PROJECTS PORTRAY THE PROCESS OF LEARNING, SELF EXPRESSION AND DEVELOPMENT, THROUGH CRITICAL THINKING AND PROBLEM SOLVING. ALSO THE WORKS EXPLORE VARIOUS CONCEPTS, DESIGN BRIEFS, PROCESSES OF CONSTRUCTION AND COMPLEX SYSTEMS, WHICH ARE ALL BOUNDED BY ARCHITECTURE.
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01. PERSONAL DATA
Name/ Cheng Chen
Master of architecture in Melbourne University
address/ 5106/ 318 Russell Street, 3000, Vic
Phone/ +61 402471090
Skill Computer 3D Modeling / Archicad, Revit, Autocad, Rhino, Grasshopper Sketch up Rendering / Lumion, Vary, Artlantis Documentation / Adobe Suite, Micsoft Office
02. EDUCATION
03. WORK EXPERIENCE
THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE
THE COPAL INTERNATIONAL
THE DESIGN BUILD CONSTRUCT CENTRE
MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE 2014-Now
ARCHITECTURE INTERN (NOV 2012- FEB 2013)
ARCHITECTURE PART TIME JOB (JULY 2014- NOW)
The Copal international is one of the most famous design company in China, which established in 2000. Together with 8 offices in china and over 1500 staffs in total.
The Design Build Construct Centre (DBC) is an Australian deisgn company which involved in sophisticated home design, building and construction.
Responsibilities: Architectural Assitant: Working with the architects from conceptual design to final design stage included both commercail, residential and urban planning projects.
Responsibilities: Interior design of the showroom and other projects Design furniture Architecture design (residential house)
Grounding in architectural history, theory and technology Highly developed skills to manage an architectural practice and lead or work within cross-discipline project teams A sustainable outlook with the ability to use new materials and technologies to create environmentally sustainable building
BACHELOR OF ENVIRONMENT; MAJOR IN ARCHITECTURE 2011-2014 Achievement: Graduated with Distinction on average score and gotguaranty path for entering Melbourne school of design ‘s master program. Commonwealth support place for master study .
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“Architecture is the act of making the world that we live in.”
“Architecture is a way of asking questions.”
CONTENT
UNIVERSIT Y WORK
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Earth Studio
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Water Studio
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Spark Studio
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Air Studio
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26-35
36-47
DBC CENTRE
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Interior Design
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Ensuite
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Living Room
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Reception Design
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T H E C A P O L I N T E R N AT I O N A L
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The Residential House
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DESIGNS/LOGO MARK PORTOFOLIO SHOWCASE
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UNIVERSITY
THE CAPOL INTERNATIONAL
DBC CENTRE
UNIVERSITY WORK
S T U D I O - E A RT H INDIGENOUS MUSEUM
The earth studio asks students to design a museum at herring island park which is located in the yarra river, 4 kilometers upstream from Melbourne central business.
The brief shows that the museum should have a staff office; a ticket counter; a storage space; a reconcilation garden; a colonisation place and an indigenous place to show the history; also a stage and other service space should be involved in this design.
INTERIOR SPACE
Colonisation Place
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Stage
Indigenous Place
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CIRCLE PLAN
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01. Ticket Counter 02. Office 03. Storage 04. Colonisation Place 05. Female Bathroom 06. Stage 07. Disable Bathroom 08. Male Bathroom 09. Indigenous Place 10. Reconcilation Garden
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SECTION
SECTION A 1:100
SECTION B 1:100
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ELEVATION
ELEVATION A 1:100
ELEVATION B 1:100
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MODEL
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S T U D I O - WAT E R B OAT H O U S E
LEANING FROM
ALVAR AALTO
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BOATHOUSE DESIGN - 2012
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PLAN
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Ground floor (1:100) 01 02 03 04 05 06
Cafe Bar Office Female toilet Male toilet Kiost
First floor (1:100) 01 Restaurant 02 Kitchen
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INTERIOR SPACE
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RESTAURANT
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BOATHOUSE DESIGN - 2012
D E S I G N F E AT U R E S
There are several important aspects of Alvar Aalto’s design. The first character which I have involved in my design is connecting design with nature.
The second significant feature of Aalto’s design is the organic sharp. Also my design involves this idea. Look at my plan, it demonstrates this idea clearly.
The third significant feature of Aalto’s design is interior design. Aalto does not like build brilliant light in his design. In my interior design I use the warm light instead of brilliant light.
S T U D I O - S PA R K SHERLOCK HOLMES T H E AT E R “The Conan Doyle Mystery Theatre,” which will be dedicated to the staging of murder mystery plays. The body of the theatre will consist of: (1) a 500-seat prosceniumtheatre named to commemorate the Irish-American actor William Desmond (1878 – 1949) who played Holmes in the 1911 Australian production of The Speckled Band; (2) a 250-seat “black box” or experimental theatre named in honour of the Canadian-American actor Cuyler Hastings (1863 – 1914) who played Holmes in the 1901 Australian production of Sherlock Holmes; (3) a 250-seat cinema named after the New ZealandAustralian actor Harry Plimmer who also played Holmes in the 1901 Australian production of Sherlock Holmes.
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SECTION
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MODEL
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INTERIOR SPACE
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RESTAURANT
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NIGHT RENDERING
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D E S I G N S TAT E M E N T
I decided to use circle plan as I want to emphasise the observation which is through people’s eye and a circle only have one centre just like every crime only have one truth. Holmes, without doubtfully, has a very brilliant brain. So he can think and act quickly than any other people. Besides, he pays attention to every detail that is why he can find out something which may be ignored by any other people. A brilliant brain and a pair of eye are the most important tool for him. I would like to design a building which has an eye plan and every important place such as theatre, cinema and black box are all arranged in this circle as a way to emphasise their importance. About the material, I choose bluestone as the main material not only it is one of the typical material in Melbourne, it also gives people a sense of crime. And I use red column and grey glass to give audiences a sense of mystery and scene of crime. Also, I design a rolling screen on the third level as a way to make the building more like a theatre not a jail. The restaurant behind the rolling screen is half of the whole restaurant as I cut the restaurant into two. These two parts of restaurant have been designed into two different experience for users. One half express the feeling of brightness and another half express the feeling of darkness
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STUDIO-AIR PA R A M E T R I C D E S I G N The air studio asks students to create a gateway for wyndhamn city by using the digital software "rhino" and "grasshopper"
Studio AIR explores the impact of computation on architectural design. This exploration is important because approaches falling under the umbrella term of “digital architectural design� have developed into the most vibrant and influential areas in contemporary architectural discourse and practice.
GATEWAY PROJECT KENETIC ARCHITECTURE
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Flying birds Towards a meaningful direction The most significant feature of a successful design is there should have some meaning behind the design. As such, I start to search for an interesting character of the Wydham city that we could tap into. My aim is to find an element that could represent the Wydham City. Souring the Wydham City, we know Wyndham and its surrounding district has an exciting list of about 200 bird species in a variety of habitats. Therefore, I think I can use the idea of the bird to generate my design. I choose “bird” as a concept idea not just for showing the Wyndham city is an important inhabit place for birds but also the sysmbolic meaning of the bird is quite significant. Most of us see birds as a symbol of freedom, or even as symbols of the future. Their ability to soar high into the sky and their proximity with the sky makes them desirable for humans who cannot fly without substitute wings. From time immemorial, mankind has considered birds to be signs of proposal for the future. Also, based on the kinetic feature of our design, I believe that I could generate a “bird” shape membrane, as the wind pass by, each piece of the membrane mimics flying birds, which symbolizes Wyndam City will be prosperous in the future. The gateway project willing to represents the entire appearance of Wyndam City that is “flying” towards to a large development in different aspects in the near future.
GENERATE MEMBER SHAPE
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PROTOTYPE DIGITAL MODEL
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PROTOTYPE PHYSICAL MODEL
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FINAL PHYSICAL MODEL
Voronio frame
Generate membrane
Relax membrane
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FINAL PHYSICAL MODEL
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THE CAPOL INTERNATIONAL
TONG YUAN. HONG EN, CHONGQING RESIDENTIAL PROJECT
TYPICAL FLOOR PLANS
Typical floor plan A
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Typical floor plan B
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Typical floor plan C
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ANALYSIS DIAGRAMS
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ELEVATIONS
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FINAL RENDERING
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DBC CENTRE
PROJECT A-RENDERING
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DBC CENTRE RECEPTION DESK As the first port of contact with the customers and clients at DBC Centre, the reception desk is designed to be welcoming and noticeable. This unit has clean simple lines with the perfect hint of elegance. Great attention has been given to both functional and aesthetic details of this reception desk, including the selected marble, portable storage drawers, and TV unit which can display the company logo as well as the product information. L-shaped reception desk also provide easy accessibility for visitors to contact with reception staff.
PROJECT B-PHOTO
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DBC CENTRE INTERIOR DESIGN These photos show the furniture arrangement and interior design that I have done in the design construct centre. By doing this, I learnt how to match and use the color in the interior design.
PROJECT C
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ENSUITE DESIGN
The client asks us to design an ensuite for the mater room. As the rendering photos show two different style of finsh; One is light color design, another is dark color design.
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LIVING ROOM DESIGN The client asks us to design the living room for him. By using the existing brick wall as a feature wall instead of re-painting it, in this way it can reduce the cost for the client.
BULK HEAD ABOVE
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1,800
FIRE PLACE AND TV UNIT
600
STONE BENCH BBQ
LIVING ROOM ALFRESCO
3,430
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UP 300
300
2,650
GROUND FLOOR PLAN A Scale 1:50
420 Dynon Road, West Melbourne VIC 3003
Copyright in this drawing is the property of DBC. Building and interior design and the drawing shall not be reproduced or copied in whole or in part in any form without prior written approval PH: 9689 8889
EMAIL: renee.dbccentre@gmail.com
PROPOSED ALTERATION AND ADDITION TO RESIDENCE AT 5 WALSH STREET, COBURG FOR MR MUSTAFA
SCALE: AS PER DRAWING
DATE:
DESIGNED: RENEE
CAD TECHNICIAN: RENEE
PROJECT NUMBER:
SHEET NUMBER:
SEPTEMBER,2013
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