Yen-Cheng Chen Architectural Design Portfolio 2007~2015

2007 2016

YEN-CHENG CHEN Architectural Design Portfolio

RURAL URBANISATION

YEN-CHENG CHEN

Architectural Design Portfolio

2007-2015

URBANISATION OF RURAL AREAS Taiwan, a small island which contains more than 20 million people, is encountering the phenomenon of urbanisation in countrysides.

Save for that the convenience of transportation triggers the emergence of urbanisation, with the fast development during recent decades, cities can not accommodate extra immigrants. Therefore, as can be seen in the scenery in the background picture, not only people and buildings but also plants of various industries occupy

trysides and alleviates pressure from overloaded urban population, whilst it could also impact the environment of rural areas negatively. upon impaction?

CONTENT ACADEMIC WORKS 1 FAMICTORY 10-21

RURAL | 2012 Graduation Thesis

2 IN BETWEEN 22-27

URBAN | 2008 Design Studio

3 SUGAR SAUNA 28-33

RURAL | 2011 Design Studio

4 WATER TAP 34-41

URBAN | 2010 Design Studio

OFFICE WORKS 5 ATELIER TEKUTO 44-45

TOKYO | 2011 Intern

6 OBRA ARCHITECTS 46-49

BEIJING | 2013-2014 Assistant Architect

7 KENGO KUMA 50-51

BEIJING | 2014-2015 Project Architect

YEN-CHENG CHEN BORN 1988.12.07, Yunlin, Taiwan (R.O.C.)

EMAIL chingentei(at)gmail.com

PHONE +886 919 734 788 (Mobile) +886 5798 3212 (Home)

LANGUAGE Mandarin and Taiwanese (Native)

EDUCATION 2007.09~2012.06

Tunghai University, Taichung, Taiwan Bachelor of Architecture, Department of Architecture

SKILLS HANDMAKING Modeling, Drawing, Sketching, Chinese Calligraphy, Laser Cutting, 3D Printing, CNC Milling, Wood Working, Casting Working

3D MODELING SOFTWARE Rhinoceros, SketchUp

2D MODELING SOFTWARE AutoCAD, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator,

WEBSITE & FILM EDITING SOFTWARE Flash, Adobe Dreamweaver, Premire, PowerDirector

DOCUMENTS SOFTWARE Microsoft Word, Powerpoint, Excel

INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP 2010.12~2011.01

Tectonic Becoming, Taichung, Taiwan Selected Participant, Workshop of Taiwanese & Japanese Architects

2010.11

THU X KRVIA II, Yilan, Taiwan Selected Participant, Yilan Timescape Workshop

2010.10

THU X KRVIA I, Leh & Mumbai, India Selected Participant, Leh Housetypology Workshop

2010.07

Tunghai Architecture in Rome, Rome, Italy Selected Participant, Roman Urban Reprogramming Workshop

EXPERIENCE 2014.08~2015.11

Kengo Kuma & Associates (Beijing), Beijing, China Project Architect -Novartis Shanghai, 798 Shiwu Gallery

2013.09~2014.08

OBRA Architects (Beijing), Beijing, China Assistant Architect -Xubing Background Story, Sanhe Kindergarten

2012.08~2013.07

Command of Aviation and Special Force, Guiren, Taiwan Compulsory Military Service, Soldier of Estafette

2011.06~2011.09

Atelier Tekuto, Tokyo, Japan Intern Archi Designer -Soil Project, Takahashi House

2009.08~2009.09

Meditation Interior Design, Taichung, Taiwan Intern Site Assistant -James & Herriot Animal Hospital

ACADEMIC WORKS 1 FAMICTORY RURAL | A New Type of Home Factory

2 IN BETWEEN URBAN | Living in between Two Shophouses

3 SUGAR SAUNA RURAL | Strucuture Vanished with Natural Environment

4 WATER TAP URBAN | A Sustainable Water System in All Seasons

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FAMICTORY A New Type of Home Factory RURAL LIVING SPACE STUDY 1

Academic / Personal 2012 Graduation Thesis Program: Domestic Factory Location: Changhua, Taiwan Adviser: Hao-Hsiu Chiu

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HOME-FACTORY IN TAIWAN Besides chaos and noise, the value of linking family and work has still existed in home factory. For this

with leisure, social and domestic events.

-- to live with factory.

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BICYCLE INDUSTRY GROUP IN CENTRAL TAIWAN In the 1970s, Taiwanese Government set up an Export Processing Zone(EPZ) in central Taiwan, in which largefamount og steel factories gather, therefore, it forms a complete bicycle. Headed

by Dajia (Giant Bicycles) & Dacun (Merida Bikes) are near the port, so it's convenient for goods exporting. However, nowadays, Taiwanese bicycle industry confront to a new competitoin from China, which has substantial cheap labours.

Thus, industrial transformation will be a big issue.

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CARGO LIFT

MATERIAL STORAGE FACTORY

1+2

2 3

PRODUCT STORAGE RESTROOM

=TEMPORARY STORE AREA

FACTORY

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This storage space was living ce before Phase IV ce builing completed.

ra is p ctio ile nal d w sp ith ace fac be ilit twe ies e an n fac dp t rod ories uc ts.

STAFF LOUNGE SHIPPING SPACE FOR LORRY SEMI-OUTDOOR REST SPACE

IN-BETWEEN SPACE This remaining space is caused by expanding factory, which is always used for extra programs, such as rest space, storage of mat roduct and shipping area.

DWELLING OFFICE WATCHDOG

JIUYUAN INDUSTRIAL COMPANY xpand the factory building whenever

IN-BETWEEN SPACE

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The buildings are connected with big roof, the fractional spaces (In-between Spaces) become a storing and resting area.

JIUYUAN Industrial Company (Located in Dacun, Changhua) built 4 factory buildings step by step. Even if they are all connected together with iron sheet roofs, there are also many fractional space between the buildings. Naturally, many blurred events between living and production are occur in the in-between space.

1 Take home as rst factory building

SPACE DEVELOPMENT OF FACTORY BUILDING

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2 Buy adjacent land for expanding as the owner have money.

The buildings are conneted to be a complete factory when the owener have more money.

7/ BIKE TRACKS

2/ PARTS FACTORIES

9/ MERIDA FACTORY

3/ SITE 8/ TIRE FACTORY 5/ MAIN ROAD 1/ INTERSECTION 4/ DOWNTOWN

SITE ANALYSIS The site is situated in the outskirt of Dacun with 3 roads joining here. The main raod and the minor road link up the factories of bicycle related industries, and bike tracks is paved for leisure activities.

Therefore, as a new type of home-factory, my "famictory" is proposed to integrate working and living.

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=SEMI OUTDOOR REST SPACE

Dajia Waipu Houli

EPZ of Steel Industry

Fongyuan

Tanzi Taichung Taiping

Wuri Changhua Dali Huatan

Wufeng

*Dacun

Caotun Nantou

CENTRAL TAIWAN Connected Industrial Chain 15

GROUND CRANE In order to combine working with living, crane, which is common for carrying large freight in factory, is taken as a installation for altering ambiguous in-between space in original factory building are represented.

BUSY SEASON

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BUSY SEASON

OFF SEASON

OVERHEAD CRANE Overhead crane, which is hanged on the rail, participates be improved. In addition, overhead crane coordinates with

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FOR WORKING

FOR LIVINING

FOR FAMILY

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Factory Shipment area Packing area (Semi-outdoor) Packing area (Interior) Rampway for truck

7. Storage

PRODUCTION The overhead crane is both used as a storage and material carrying at working time, and the ground crane is used as a place where employees do hand-packaging. It is located in the extended semi outdoor at the entrance. Also, southwind blows into the factory through the opening ground crane for ventilation.

Toilet Employee room Holiday market Worker's lounge Activity plateform Bicycle terrace Lookout terrace

PRODUCTION Connected with daily life, but the production always operate until midnight in the busy season.

LIFE Workers resting spaces are related to owner's house closely, and their circulations are combined together.

LIFE The employees rest at second so they can supervise the production status immediately.

BUSY SEASON

BUSY SEASON

Working

Resting

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PRODUCTION The ground crane still interacts with factory closely, but there are activities at the other side of the crane.

LIFE At the other side, the ground crane combines the circulations with house's roof space, and the crane interacts with space in holidays.

OFF SEASON Enjoying

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1

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Master bedroom Living room Kitchen Bedroom STAIR TO CRANE STAIR TO FACTORY

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GROUND CRANE N

1F PLAN S 1 500

FACTORY FLOOR 18

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4F PLAN S 1 500

5F PLAN S 1 500

FAMILY FLOOR 0m

5m

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20 N

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FAMILY FLOOR

LIVING FLOOR

10m

20m

40m

BUSY SEASON Working

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N

OFF SEASON

BUSY SEASON Resting

OVERHEAD CRANE

GROUND CRANE

3F PLAN S 1 500

Enjoying

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2F PLAN S 1 500

FACTORY FLOOR 19

SECTION AA' 1/250

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SECTION BB' 1/250

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IN BETWEEN Living in between Two Shophouses URBAN LIVING SPACE STUDY 2

2008 Academic / Personal Program: Dwelling + Gallery Location: Taichung, Taiwan Adviser: Hong-Kin Phang

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5F PLAN SCALE 1/150

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4F PLAN SCALE 1/150

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7 10

3F PLAN SCALE 1/150

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2F PLAN SCALE 1/150

WEIDE STREET

1 2

1F PLAN SCALE 1/150 1 Passage Gallery 2 Storage 3 Amphitheatre 4 Salon

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5 Balcony 6 Toilet 7 Kitchen 8 Host’s Studio

9 Dark Room 10 Auditorium on Staircase 11 Hostess’s Studio 12 Living Room

13 Restroom 14 Bedroom 15 Cloakroom 16 Guest Room

ZHONGZHENG ROAD

1.8m

PUBLIC AREA Spaces of 2F, 3F, 4F and 5F are connected as an auditorium by

LIVING AREA

PASSAGE GALLERY

IN-BETWEEN SHOPHOUSES Taichung, as one of crowded cities in Taiwan, is continually attracted to outsiders due to many job opportunities.

However, in order to seek for houses/shelters for outsiders, soaring house prices become big obstacles. Therefore, stocking dwelling into the passage between particular two shophouses might be an useful solution. With the structure support of adjacent buildings, stocked dwelling space can be supported without extra sturcture. In addtion, for avoiding cutting 25

still connects two main roads.

BEAMS

TRUSS SYSTEM

STRUCTURE

AUDITORIUM Due to the inconvenience of narrow space, long side space straight staircase as an auditori-

WEIDE STREET

SECTION A SCALE 1/150

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ZHONGZHENG ROAD

1. Fill in-between space with building 2. Leave it 3. A dynamic a public image

LEAVE THE BULK OF STRUCTURE OFF THE GROUND In order to maintain the original function of passage and create a public space for general people, all the

SECTION B SCALE 1/150

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SUGAR SAUNA

Strucuture Vanished with Natural Environment RURAL MATERIAL STUDY 1

2011 Academic / Personal Progr Loca Adviser

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athroom Taiwan -

WHIRLPOOL RESEARCH The size of vacuum chamber of whirlpool is

1. Form into a vacuum chamber

2. Funnel shape

3. Resist centrifugal force

MATERIAL

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MADE CANDYWALL

BY WHISTLE CANDY.

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Test the rain resistant of roof/canopy made of candy.

Due to the soften candy, damp candyroof collapse.

CANDYROOF TESTING

Given that candyrood is exposed in moist weahter, it would be too weak to carry the load of itself.

SUGARWALL CASTING

The holes are the weakest parts of sugarwall.

Melted sugar accumulates at the bottom.

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Concerning the material of building, whistle candy is replaced by casting sugar to strengthen material property in hot and humid environment.

Sauna bathroom is situated in the mountain area in Hsinchu, in which is famous for its scenery and foehn.

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ROOF

WIND

FLUCTUATION

MELT

SOUND

RUINS

SECTION AA’ SCALE 1/150

HSINCHU FOEHN

JIUJIANGFENG

The site is located on the leeward side of the Jiujiangfeng, which blows in September in Hsinchu. As its strong and warm wind, sauna oven can be helped to combust. down and accumulate in the sauna room and cool water pool. Finally, original sauna bathroom will become ruins and hide in the forest.ly, original building becomes the ruin and hide in the forest.

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SECTION BB’ SCALE 1/150

B

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SAUNA HOUSE IN THE FOREST The sauna bathroom produce heat and sugarwall and sugarroof will be melted and destroyed gradually by them.

As this mateiral property, the structure of sauna bathroom will interact interact with the collapsing process.

CONCRETE WALL 5

2 SUGAR WALL 1

1 entrance 2 changing room 3 sauna room 4 cool water pool 5 sauna kiln 6 kiln entrance

A

5 3 5 A’

4 N

SAUNA PLAN SCALE 1/100

B’

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WATER TAP

A Sustainable Water System in All Seasons URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE STUDY 1

2008 Academic / Team Work Program: Water System + Community Centre Location: Leh, Ladakh, India Adviser: Shi-Wei Luo / Ke-Feng Liu Yen-Cheng Chen / Tze-Chao Hung Anshu Tibrewala / Amy Su

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Photo and Partial Writing Credit: Wikipedia

LEH OF LADAKH Leh was an important stopover on trade routes along the Indus Valley between Tibet to the east, Kashmir to the west and also between India and China for centuries. The main goods carried were salt, grain, pashm or cashmere wool, charas or cannabis resin from the Tarim Basin, indigo, silk yarn and Banaras brocade.

In recent years, the rapid and poorly planned urbanisation of Leh has increased the risk of according to research by the Climate and

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Take bucket and walk out of the door......

Just few steps, to get water at the tap.

Chat with neighbors.

7:00

6:00

SUMMER

Walk to market and buy some food, and then go to the temple on the way home.

There are so many foreigners on the street.

7:30

8:30

1L

5L

Just wake up. So freezing!

Don’t want to touch any water......

10:00

Nice weather!

Put the handicraft at the roof, and get the sun tan!

10L

Having the breakfast with hot chai to start a new day.

Water pipes are frozen, so I can only carry hand cart and wait for water tender at the entrance of old town.

It is so despression on the street...

7:00

WINTER

8:00

1L

10:00

5L

Bask in the sunshine and prepare some handicraft for selling to tourists next summer.

It is painful that waking up in winter...

WATER SYSTEM The system is designed for solving water problems in the old town of Leh. In order to old houses which is equiped with tank in upper storey. Thus, once one of them utlises

GOTAL HOUSE

ORIGINAL

3

SECTION

4 7

1 5

2 6

36

1F

2F

3F

Lunch time! What is going to eat ?

14:30

13:00

Invit neighbors to come to home and have some chai.

It is really cold at night!

Enjoy the warm with the heater and chat with everyone.

16:30

21:00

18:00

1L

5L

5L

Wash clothes together with neighbours and put few buckets to the place front

It is lunch time!

14:30

30L

ZZZ......

10L

13:00

Total

It is going to dark, everyone are going back home.

Start to prepare dinner and make the house warmer!

It is too cold to go to other place.

Everybody stay at home.

Let’s having some hot chai!

Although I sleep early, it will too cold to fall asleep......

16:30

21:00

18:00

Total

2L 5L

5L

30L

How to wash clothes by this kind of freezing water...

LUKRUK HOUSE

WATER TANK Water tank is divided into two part, hot zone and cold zone. Hot zone part provides hot water to public bathrooms. The design of water tank is adjusted according to water consumpwith others through various functions. In addtion, We assume that each unit can provide water to approximately 30 people.

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1 Animal 2 LDK 3 Bedroom 4 Storage 5 Guestroom 6 Toilet 7 Family Temple

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1F

2F

3F

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Preparie for breakfast, boil water for hot chai. Let’s try someting special today!

On the way home, meet a lot of foreigners keep taking photos to houses and say “Julay! ”.

6:30

9 :30

6:00

SUMMER

8:30

10:00

5L

It is comfortable to have a walk with cozy weather.

Turn the pray wheel. Find out that lots of shops are opened.

10L

Wake up, but still sleepy......

I am in a trance and let water fall by mistake.....

Go to warm Life Center. Work and chat with others people! There are many shop closed and no tourist on the street.

I do not want to get up!

7:00

It is a little boring to make handicraft alone at home. How about go to Life Center to meet other people?

8:00

WINTER

8:30

9:00

2L

People bask in the sun at roof...

Boil water while brushing my teeth and washing my face.

A freezing day starts.

PRAYER SYSTEM ’s interaction, and entire system operate prayer wheels. The routh which follows water supply system is strung as a path of religious and tourist path. Thus, the original mundane track receives another new meaning, the path of pilgrimage.

GOTAL HOUSE

INNOVATED

SECTION PRAYER WHEEL

2

2F 4

3

3F

6

1 5

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It is lunch time! I want to go using new style of kitchen in Life Center!

Let’s going to the new cafÊ?

15:00

13:00

16:30

18:00

19:30

Total

21:00

3L 40L

20L

40L

It is going to be dark.

Go back home soon!

Finally I can wash clothes cleanly. Meet many people here, and exchange the gossip!

Having lunch together can save lots of resource!

13:00

ZZZ.....

200L

80L

It is better to take a shower at public shower room before I sleep! It is easier to fall asleep!

Hurry to go back home while it is getting dark......

15:00

17:00

Total

20:00

3L 20L

40L

40L

It is so happy to brush teeth and wash face with hot water....

110L

Tender bring water coming today!

I can finally wash clothes!

LUKRUK HOUSE

HOUSING AS A WATER TAP Water tank is divided into two part, hot zone and cold zone. Hot zone part provides hot water to public bathrooms. The design of water tank is adjusted according to water interact with others through various functions.

In addtion, We assume that each unit can provide water to approximately 30 people.

2 1 1 LDK 2 Bedroom 3 Storage 4 Guestroom 5 Toilet 6 Family Temple

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2

1F

5

2F

3F

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CONNECTION OF WATER SYSTEM The connection between each water tap unit is divided into two parts, tourism and daily life. Tourism ambient temples. People who are walking on this path will travel through public spaces which builds the connection of the community much stronger.

1 LAUNDRY Given that water scarcity and the distance from water resource, laundry may play an integral function for indigenous residents.

In the old town of Leh, we propose to place 10 centres: Two of them is B&Bs, and others centers adopted according to the environment and conditions. During dry spell, water restrictions will be imposed from the top tank, subsequently, entire system will be impacted by water channel center at the end. The top water tank services non-local residents and tourists, the middle layer of water system is to provide water to each unit, and the bottom one provision for public water.

OLD TOWN OF LEH

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GONPA(TEMPLE) OLD TOWN PATH DWELLING

2 RELIGIOUS Prayer wheels are rolled by According to the Tibetan Buddhist tradition based on the lineage texts regarding prayer wheels, spinning such wheels will have much the orally reciting the prayers.

WATER TAP MAPPING WATER TAP(COMMUNITY CENTRE) WATER SYSTEM ROUTE PRAYER WHEEL(RELIGIOUS POINT) DWELLING

8mX2mX2m =32m3 =32,000l

5,000lX4

5,000lX4

15,000lX4

3 THEATRE Housing taps, which are set at the tourist path, link the information of traditional life, including outdoor theatre which provide knowledges of traditional culture of Leh to tourists.

4 CAFÉ Hostels provide places to stay and rest to tourists, and additional cafÊ caters fare and drinks outdoor by extending

COMMUNITY CENTRE

WATER SYSTEM

Place 8 normal units in the old town of Leh for attracting 240 people to settle in. As community centre, some new activities come with water system can interact with indigenous people.

A cluster of water systems which formed as a dendritic pattern spreads along hillside.

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OFFICE WORKS 5 ATELIER TEKUTO TOKYO | 2011 Intern

6 OBRA ARCHITECTS BEIJING | 2013-2014 Assistant Architect

7 KENGO KUMA BEIJING | 2014-2015 Project Architect

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ATELIER TEKUTO

YOSUHIRO YAMASHITA ARCHITECTS, TOKYO, JAPAN INTERNSHIP PTEMBER

SOIL PROJECT - EARTH BRICKS HOUSE

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OBRA ARCHITECTS PABLO CASTRO + JENNIFER LEE ARCHITECTS, BEIJING, CHINA ASSISTANT ARCHITECT 2013 SEPTEMBER / 2014 AUGUST

1. XUBING BACKGOUND STORY

徐冰背后的故事

Responsibilities/ Construction Documents, Materials Research, Coordinate with Client and Contractors, Supervise Construction Site

LIGHT BOX NO.3 ELEVATION

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BACK SIDE FRONT SIDE

Mirror Electricity Cable Tube Glass

Steel Structure

OBRA ARCHITECTS

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2. SANHE KINDERGARTEN

三河燕郊幼稚園

Responsibilities/ Assist in Design Development, Physical Models, Coordinate with client, Local Design Institute and Contractors Sanhe Kindergarten is situated in Sanhe Yanjiao, where is the suburb of east Beijing. We take the kindergarten building as a big playground for chilldren, the building volume is a large-scale building block that children play with. We set many terraces and exterior stairscases, in order to create more opportunities for children to encounter their friends in those exterior spaces. addition, we make a loft that we regard it as a big furniture for each classroom, children therefore experience the space by two various layers in the classrooms.

SOUTH ELEVATION

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SCALE 1/100

CLASSROOMS Classrooms which form a U shapr encompass and face to a playground, thus, sunshine can stream into them and children can also play in the playground easily.

UP D03

UP D01 D04

GROUND FLOOR PLAN

SCALE 1/200

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KENGO KUMA KENGO KUMA AND ASSOCIATES (BEIJING), BEIJING, CHINA PROJECT DESIGNER 2014 AUGUST / 2015 NOVEMBER

1. NOVARTIS SHANGHAI (COMPLETED) Responsibilities/ Construction Design and Update Drawings, Coordinate with Client and Contractors, Supervise Construction Site Designers/ Kengo Kuma, Hirokatsu Asano, Yen-Cheng Chen Novartis invited KKAA (Kengo Kuma & Associates) to design a canteen/cafeteria in their Shanghai campus. With the distinct geometric roof shape built by wood, whole canteen/cafeteria gives people a wonderful experience. It was on construction stage when details according to the requirement from the client and supervised the construction process with the site managers and the contractors. (Photos are not allowed to publish.)

2. 798 SHIWU GALLERY (COMPLETED) Responsibilities/ Go through All Design Stages, Materials Research, Coordinate with Client and Contractors, Supervise Construction Site Designers/ Kengo Kuma, Hirokatsu Asano, Yen-Cheng Chen 798 Art Zone is a 50-year-old decommissioned military factory buildings with unique architectural style. Since 2002, there have been many artists, studios and contemporary art institutes assembled in this district, which formed an art community gradually. For Shiwu gallery project, KKAA considers client’s requirement with low budget that should be intriguing. KKAA conceives and designs display shelves comprised by coke bottles and panels. Empty coke bottles, which apear weak, carry panels layer by layer. In addition, the selves have transparent appearance as bottles look very light.

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Acrylic Screw BOTTLE CAP

BOTTLE NECK

Hole

COKE BOTTLE

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