Portfolio by Chia-Hao Wang

Architect / Interior architect 0729-400173 chiahao.wang89 @ gmail.com Jarl Kulles gata 6 lgh 1104 12654 Hägersten Home/Chia

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Old Township Office - Artist District

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Context Awareness

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Villa Kullendorff - Interior & Furniture Set

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London Olympic Info Pavilion - Droplet

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Life of Slussen

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Ed u catio n

E xh ibitio ns & Publicat ions

2015-2017

MFA in Design - Spatial Design, Konstfack

2017.Oct

2014-2015

Svenska som andraspråk, ABF and Lernia

2013-2014

Svenska för invandrare, Hermods

2017.Jun

“Context Awareness” publication · Stockholm · DiVA

2011-2011

B.Sc in Arch, Unitec Institute of Technology (NZ Exchange)

2017.May

“Context Awareness” Konstfack Degree Exhibition · Stockholm

2007-2012

B.Sc in Arch, National Taipei University of Technology

2016.Dec

“Light Lab” · Show and Share exhibition · Konstfack · Stockholm

2016.May

“In between Anarchy and Authority”

“Another perspective on locality and vernacular” publication Let’s Go! NO.03 · Taipei · Association of Humanitarian Architecture

Nobel's Bunkers exhibition · Vinterviken · Stockholm

Ex per i e n c e

2015.Dec

“Don’t Touch the Ground” exhibition · Kungsträdgården· Stockholm

2017-

Freelancer interior/architect, Hao Studio

2015.Nov

“Life of Slussen” · Konstfack exhibition · Stockholm

2015,2016

PridePark host, Stockholm Pride

2015.Sep

“Material Fiction/Robotic workshop” · Konstfack exhibition · Stockholm

2013-

Designer, Skrutten Bags/HAO-Lamporna

2015.Sep

“Interior Material Fiction” · Konstfack exhibition · Stockholm

2012-2013

Airman, Republic of China Air Force

2010.Jan

“Home/Chia” · NTUT exhibition · Taipei

2011-2012

Architect, Yuan Hung Engineering Consultants Ltd.

2009.Jun

“Jelly Legs” · NTUT exhibition · Taipei

2010-2011

HR, Collaborative Regeneration Plan NGO

2009.Jan

“Loo” · NTUT exhibition · Taipei

2010-2010

Intern, Li Yong-Xin Architect Firm

2008.May

“Plankton” · NTUT exhibition · Taipei

2010-2010

Intern, Wu Chin-Han Architect Firm

2007.Dec

“Monumental X-Mas/Edible landmarks” w/PostTheater

2009-2009

Assistant, National Taxation Bureau of Kaohsiung

exhibition @ German Cultural Center & Tapei Artist Village · Taipei

C om pu te r S ki l l s

L a ngu a ges

(proficient)

(intermediate)

Mandarin Chinese (Native)

Rhinoceros

Revit

Taiwanese (Native)

SketchUp

Premiere

English (fluent)

VRay

Indesign

Swedish (intermediate)

Photoshop Illustrator Autocad CADian 123D Make Lasercut 5.3 Office

Home/Chia 2017, Concept Chia-Hao Wang

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Chia is part of my name, and it means ‘home’ in Chinese. This project is about a home which represents who I am.

I categorize my personalities and abstractly interpret them into different kind of spatial qualities. I want this space to be very discreet toward outside world, but internally dynamic and lively.

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The Diagram on the left dipicts my core idea. There are two narrow opening at the front, one as a main entrance and the other as a tall window. The narrow opening creates privacy.

The middle is a carved out void, creating a interesting inter-space in between interior and outter world.

I want to express the spatial fluidity in the interior, by using the air and light as the medium. The curved wall and ceiling is my method to redirect light and to orchestrate a sensual visual story.

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My principle is to have fun and to have different degrees of privacy as well as spatial fluidity.

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The first space one encounters in the house is livingroom and kitchen. It connects to the upper floor-study room, to the courtyard, and through the narrow window, to the outside world.

Privacy level: lower

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4 Cut-out human from Skalgubbar (www.skalgubbar.se)

Study space is an in-between space. It is the extension of the living room, as well as the extension of the bedroom.

Privacy level: medium

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Bedroom and guest room are situated at the back of the house. By using curved walls, floor level differences, vegetation, hallway, I minimise the use of door, while maintaining high degree of privacy.

Privacy level: high

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Old Township Office

Artist-District 2017/2010, Concept Chia-Hao Wang

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Situation

Goal

Program

This block used to be the township center for nearby area during Japanese period (1920 - 45). There were a township office, a police station, a big warehouse and a L shape townhouse. Most of these historical building are beyond repaird and the land is poorly manage. Township office is the only building which has been taken care of.

The aim is to regenerate this block, and turn it into a place for general public ,artists, designers and performaners; as well as implimenting the sense of tradition and history into the complex, structures, materials.

There will be a market space for craft and art as well as farmer in the region; rental artist studio and offices; wood, ceremic, glass, metal, sculture and painting workshops; artist-in-residence (short-term flats); galleries; dance studio; and a theather for play, dance and concert.

Rental studio 1F-5F Administrative office GF

Workshop 3F-4F

Artist-in-residence 2F-5F

(new extension)

(floating extension)

(new extention)

Rental studio 1F

Market GF

(old townhouse)

(old townhouse)

B1 parking entrance (new extension)

Dance studio (new exsension)

Workshop GF

Gallery

Gallery

(old police station)

(new extension)

(old township office)

Theater (old warehouse)

Design approach -

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Creating the sense of openness Well inter-connecting site planning Reflecting exsisting styles, materials Different levels of harmonized contextualization: Restore, Repair, Contextual extension

1 Restore: Townhouse, police station and the big warehouse were severely damaged. My strategy is to abstract some architectural language, and restore the space with the modern twist.

2 Repair: Township office is the only building remain in good condition. The goal is to repair to it’s original style with original material.

3 Contextual extension: The Studio building, artist resident, galary space and theater studio are the extension of the existing building.

They re-interpreted the traditional style and structure and develope into a new yet context fitting spaces.

Market In the tropical zone, it is very important to take consideration on how to avoid extreme heat and the sudden pouring rain.

This is a calm oasis with a cozy court yard to capture ambient light.

The place is perfect for artists, craftmen or designers to host fairs. It is also good for local farmers to sell their produce.

This is where the old style townhouse stand. Unfotunatly, there are not much of the original constructions preserved.

However, by examing old documents, I try to re-construct this part of building by redesigning with old elements: the arch, the front windows and the tile-roof, the scale, etc.

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The in between place The old police station (bottom part of the image) has been renovate several times. Only roof structure remains its original state. Instead of rebuild to the original form, I decide only to capture the volume and shape, and transform it into a spacious workshop with floor to floor windows and wooden stripe shade, to capture more light without intaking too much direct sunlight.

On top of the workshop, and beneath the upper workshop (upper part of the image), is the in between space. It is a two floor hight multi-purpose platform and a roof top stair-seating.

The structure which lift up the upper workshop is constructed with reference of traditional wooden structure: tai-liang-shi and stilt structure. The massive wooden structure not only reflects historic context, but also provids a secure structure against earthquake.

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The bridge To connect studios (right side of the image), Artist-in-residence (left side) and workshops (middle), there are bridges to link them togather.

The facade styles are referencing the townhouse and the police station. And sun shades are added for lower heat intake, providing a better, more comfortable environment.

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Theater and dance studio The old warehouse was built in 1939 during the war. Currently, only partial wall and the timber roof truss left. I propose to re-construct the timber truss system, using reinforced wood and partially glass roof.

On top of the theater is the new extension for dance studio, south facing forest, north embracing the city view and the park. The original timber truss is relocated in the dancing studio for preservation.

Old truss

New truss

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Context Awareness 2017, Master of Fine Arts, Thesis Chia-Hao Wang

“People care for and protect spaces they feel invested in. An area is eventually safer if people feel a sense of ownership and responsibility towards the area.�

-Oscar Newman The relationship between architecture and its context is easily overlooked, especially in the modern world.

With my research, I want to imagine a new way to connect with the context. I want to arouse the awareness of being in this specific location. I am looking for an alternative method to link the interior with the exterior.

Here are the journey my exploration. I manipulate materials and forms, in order to shape the perceived world from inside and outside of the architecture.

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Practice 1 Can I contextualize a space with the intangible elements?

I looked into different kind of practices about light, shadow and atmosphere. From experiments of materials and forms, I gather some key words: Suggestive, Boundary obscurity, Ethereal, Ephemeral, Rhythm.

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Practice 2 Frame the world I experiment how frame, reflection, light and shadow interact.

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3 1 1. Classical moulding 2. New renaissance moulding 3. Colonial moulding

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Practice 3 Light lab: Parabola/Hyperbola/Catenary I create a controlled environment to study light. I use it to exame objects and how they react to light. Some of them is random objects, and some of them is carefully formed, based on mathematic.

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Practice 4 Space, time and context: How can one compose a spatial narrative?

In a room, the context is connected to the space and time. The movement of light is an unique code, a site specific narrative.

I create a 3D network, allowing light to pass through, shadow to cast on, grasping the ethereal moment.

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Two of the final installation.

The ghost shadows and twisted view.

The flowing light in the space, on the surface and wall.

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Villa Kullendorf

Interior & Furniture Set 2017, concept Chia-Hao Wang Richard Lindvall

Living room: The coffee table is in pentagon shape. It allows people to use it in different directions. The sofa is a modular 2+1 set, with 135o twist.

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The villa is built in concrete. We want to echo the notion of mass and sleek from concrete, making the furniture as part of the architecture.

The furniture set is formed and shaped from the geometry of the house. The aim is to maximize vitual fludity and to direct people’s movement, in order to inter-conect different rooms.

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Dining room: The concrete is growing like a tree from the ground. Table top is formed with an unique asymmetrical hexagon shape (1:2:3:1:2:3).

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For kitchen: The island is the core of the kitchen. Two ovens, storages, plumbing and stove top exhaust are all fitting in the back side of the island, in order to create the clean mass impression.

The extruded higher level at one side functions as a bar top, allowing people to hangout.

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London Olympic Info Pavilion

Droplet 2011, Competition Chia-Hao Wang Sharn Amon David Rao Deepteshwar Rao

“Every last drop counts” We find our inspiration from one of the London olympics theme, sustainability, as well as water. Water is the main key to this project – it provides hydration for the athletes, it is a scarce resource in environmental terms.

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The Info Pavilion is an inflated ETFE light weight structure, with an iconic shapes resembling water doplets, floating on top of a pond. The pond creates natural cooling system.

There are three “droplets� structures, serving different purposes. One is 24-7 access information center, one is admin-office, and last one is a helium filled floating screen, broadcasting lastest news.

The placement of the pavilion acts like a block, luring people walk in.

Because this pavilion is 24-7 accessible, it would not interfere the traffic flow.

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The main info-droplet has several funtions. Besides the primary purpose as an information center, it also contains a cafe, and a gift shop. Each sections can be closed seperated, maintaining the path open 24-7.

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The floating-droplet serves as a big screen, broadcasting the latest news and ongoing games.

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Life of Slussen 2015, Master of Fine Arts 1st Chia-Hao Wang

This is a playground. In 1930’s, Slussen is an innovative design. For people, it is futuristic, fun Rise and cool. It is something unseen before. The installation creates different levels of space, allowing people to explore, walk, climb on and sit down…

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This is the life of 1930’s Slussen in the form of sculpture. The detached concrete waste, debris, is the center of this proposal. Debris is the symbol of dysfunction and decay. I want people to feel this awkwardness and discomfort.

Through symbolic fashion, four stages represent from rise to fall of Slussen. Decay can be seen as abandoned by human, while re-occupation can be seen as the countermeasure. By manipulating of foot traffic, arousing visual and tactile sensation, and spatial occupancy, one can examine the relationship between re-occupation (debris/gabion) and people.

When people get use to Slussen. It is no longer an excitement. Instead, it integrates into society. A fully functioning Slussen shows its glory and prosperity. It is flourishing and fast paced. A repeated pattern and symmetrical geometry implies the forward going world.

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When subway connects south and north of Stockholm, Slussen suddenly lost its advantage. It is no longer relevant. It is the state of dysfunctional.

Slussen is struggling to find its value. Here debris is like tumor, aliens and weird shaped objects making it difficult to walk through.

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Everything comes to its end and so is Slussen. The piles of debris are like memories which are too heavy, hoarding, stuffing, blocking its way. It swollen so much you can hardly see what’s on the end of the way. It’s the death.

And then it is the reborn, at the end of tunnel, where you see the light again.

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Old Township Office

Home/Chia

Artist-District

Context Awareness

2017, Concept

2017/2010, Concept

2017, Master Thesis

Villa Kullendorf

London Olympic Info Pavilion

Interior & Furniture Set Droplet 2017, concept

2011, Competition

Life of Slussen 2015, Master of Fine Arts 1st