In response to the imminent threat of rising sea levels and the encroaching challenges of climate change, this project of an undulating urban park bears witness to this environmental change, and sets a public stage to allow children and parents to experience rising sea levels through the tangible experience of interacting with water.
Shanghai is a sinking city port. In the year 2030, the metropolisis is projected to be severely affected by rising sea levels and climate change. The floodplains of Huang Pu river are the first to dissapear. This experiential journey, punctuated by seasonal flood patterns, progresses from puddles to pools. The architecture welcomes the urban water park’s eventual submersion by the high tides
These diagramatic studies demonstrone natural wave rhythms through the understanding of seasonal flooding patterns. The contrast between nature and urbanity becomes particularly pronounced along this expansive stretch, where it is disrupted by the encroaching tides of the Huang Pu river.
These diagramatic studies demonstrone natural wave rhythms through the understanding of seasonal flooding patterns. The contrast between nature and urbanity becomes particularly pronounced along this expansive stretch, where it is disrupted by the encroaching tides.
1. Roof
2. Connecting Bridge
3. Undualating ground
4. Punctuated site
This Public Library in Aoyama, Tokyo is a showcase of insider operations that are normally hidden from spectators. Different spaces host different interactions: incubation of knowledge within the library, exchange of ideas on the ground podium space, and exchange of expression within the theater. Spaces are reconfigurable with a pulley system: in the theater, chairs can be pulled up and down according to the number of people, while in the library, books can be pulled up into a work space.
Everything is hung off the ceiling structure. Programs of the building are stacked - theater, library, public space, archive stacks - and cantilevered by one central core. Operations are exposed and revealed to the street at the intersection of volumes. Within the core, there are three layers at work - stairs, book shelves, elevator. The core acts as a showcase of books on the ground floor like a billboard.
(Project published in Yale Retrospecta 46)
The structure model tests the stability of of 3 trussed layers horizontal cantilevered upon uneven terrain. Supported by four rectangular beams, they hang off its base through cantilevering.
At the core of the library consists of 3 essential layers: a centrally operated elevator, enveloped on all sides by a four-story bookshelf archive, and external fire staircases intricately winding around the bookshelf’s exterior. This core structure not only facilitating vertical mobility but also functioning as a dynamic billboard, exposing the library’s operations to both passersby and eager patrons outside its walls.
A two-family house with a bridge as the operating device
Designed to accommodate two singleparent families for the Friends Center in Fair Haven, the project joins its current ecology to the design with the operating device of a bridge. Serving as a functional link between the two households residing under one roof, the bridge is a device that facilitates access to shared public amenities like the kitchen and living room, all while maintaining a distinct separation between the two living units. To retain its immediate surrounding landscape, bridge is perched above the land, inviting residents to enter a house that is blended into its natural surroundings. (Team: Alice Cochrane, Deming Haines, Calder Birdsey, Cornelius Pelzer) My role includes all renders + 3D modelling + physical modelling + photoshop
After a semeter of conceptualizing housing for the school teachers of Friends Center for Children, a New Haven-based daycare center, we began the construction of the winning proposal on site. In the hot summer of 2023, the entire class took turns each week to complete the house on the Fair Haven site. We gained insights into client’s needs and hands-on experience in the field through the practical application of architectural principles and on site work, from building the foundation to interior design.
My team detailed the interior areas of the house, including the cabinet wall, kitchen and staircase. We salvaged donated materials to finish decorating the interior of the house. Upon the completion of the project we were able to compare the design and the eventual outcome of the house.
An park transit design proposal that celebrates a new urban node for the city
In reimagining a site measuring 480 meters in length and 220 meters in width, the proposal aims to rejuvenate the abandoned space into a pivotal hub, serving as a expansive urban “living room” for the city. Expanding the concept of a courtyard on a grand scale, the urban vision encompasses a central public subway station, an underground mall, and an elevated urban park. My work included GFA study, program analysis, research on surrounding retail development, plan and section design, and rendering.
My role: Graphics, renders, plans, sections, and flythrough animation on Lumion (Flythrough video avaliable upon request)
3 COURTYARDS + ENTRANCES
INTERNAL COURTYARD CIRCULATION PROGRAM
YOUNG
LUNCH,
LUNCH, DINNER, SHOPPING, BOOKSTORE/STUDY, SPORTS, ART GALLERY
Line 4 station
Library
Commercial garden
Jihua Road
Green Loop Corridor
Waterfall Public carpark Retail Courtyard
Cultural Center Kids layground
and Culture lawn
Yunnan Road