Chun Ting Tsai by Chun Ting Tsai

Chun Ting Tsai Harvard Graduate School of Design Master of Architecture Candidate 2016

Chun Ting Tsai 828 Spring Creek Circle, Naperville, IL 60565 GSD: 41 Ivaloo Street, Apt 3, Somerville, MA 02143 Cell: 630 649 9911 Home: 630 922 4231 chunt.tsai@gmail.com

EDUCATION Harvard Graduate School of Design

2012 – present

Master of Architecture Candidate, 2015

Washington University in St. Louis Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Art

Bachelor of Science in Architecture 2012, summa cum laude Frederick Widmann Prize in Architecture

Annual prize of $2,000 offered to the best architectural student in the University. The selection is made by the faculty of the architecture school.

The Arthur M. Abrams Scholarships Scholar

Design Build Studio, St. Louis, MO – Forrest Fulton

2012

Study Abroad Studio, Florence, Italy – Stephen Leet

2010

Completion of learning landscape at Patrick Henry Downtown Academy

SKILLS CAD

AutoCAD Rhinoceroses V-Ray Grasshopper DIVA

Adobe

Climate

Manual

Office

Language

Phtoshop Illustrator InDesign

Coolvent ClimateConsultant Therm WUFI

Drafting Model making Casting Woodshop tools Lasercutting Photography

Word PowerPoint Excel Typing Chinese Typing English

English [fluent] Mandarin [fluent] Southern Min [fluent] Cantonese [limited]

EXPERIENCE LAULAB Summer Internship, St. Louis, MO – Freixas, Moyano

Generating a design proposal for hotel in Argentina. Work include design, illustration, model making, photographing, book layout, and computer drafting.

Studio Teaching Assistant, Washington University in St. Louis – Igor Marjanovic

2011

Studio desk crits with professor and individually outside studio, simple program workshops.

Mother Courage, St. Louis, MO – William Whitaker

A unique play that involves musicians on stage acting with the actors together. Role: Violin solo, ensemble.

2009

Washington University Symphony Orchestra

2008 – 2010

Edison Theatre Backstage Assistant, St. Louis, MO – Bill Larson

2008 – 2009

Vice section leader for Second Violin

Operate spot light, organize backstage material.

Violin Teaching, Private Lesson – Self-Employed

Conduct weekly lesson (.5 - 1 hr). Organize individualized teaching material for different students.

HONORS “A part of the neighborhood”, Washington University in St.Louis Newsroom

2006 – 2008

2012

suckerPUNCH LIC Cinema competition [Top 20 award]

2011

“Biomimicry: When architecture imitates life”, St. Louis Beacon

2011

Biomimicry Exhibition, Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Art

2011

Studio Work Honored in Faculty Portfolio – Freixas

2009

INTERESTS Violin [2001 – Present], Cooking, Piano [Self-Taught]

panels

sand dune type: structural bay exploration critic: Cameron Wu year: Spring 2013 This project uses five different module to create multi-varied spaces while maintaining continuity in the roof surface. The modules are created with partial cones. Conic geometry allows different modules of various scale to blend in seamlessly due to its scalar properties. By combining smaller modules with larger modules the final design create large, medium and small spaces. The underside of the structure is thought to be smooth and continuous while the top surface is panalized to reveal its geometry. The panalization uses geodesic curves to subdivide the cones to avoid small pointy triangular panels at the tip of the cone.

modules

cut A

cut B

cut C

fold type: infill, academic institution critic: Cameron Wu year: Spring 2013 location: college campus

diva daylighting analysis of multipurpose/classroom

The concept of the building is to create an infill building that stitches both the building together while maintaining campus circulation that runs perpendicular to the stitch. To maintain cross circulation the folded walls created deep incursions that runs parallel to the campus circulation path. Because folding techniques uses a lot of space I pinched the wall together and deviate the walls to allow for passage and to better connect the two buildings without excess circulation inbetween. This folding also created spaces that feels like semi enclosed court-yards. As the result building is most explicitly understood from the outside while user on the inside explores the unique duality of inside outside.

plan at +4

plan at +13 cut B

cut

+12

conference rooom +6 +0

lounge

lecture hall +0

lecture hall lobby

lobby

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cut B

plan at +25

plan at +37

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classroom / multipurpose

office office

classrooms

office

+21

office

office +33 WC WC

WC WC

+24

+36

+18 admin reception admin office

admin office

office

cut C

+30 sm conference

+15

+27

office

office office

north elevation / section

office

third floor connection

ground floor condition

campus circulation passage

multipurpose classroom

lecture hall

bite type: geometric exploration critic: Cameron Wu year: Fall 2012 This is an geometric exploration that focuses on the planar-quad panelization technique. I intersected a torus and a two way extruded curve to create this geometry. The geometry is then subdivided for panelization. Part are triangulated to move between different alignments. I tried to put triangulation by the edges and the bottom of the object.

perimeter plan type: dormitory critic: Jeffry Burchard year: Fall 2012 This project focuses on the reading of a continuous perimeter. The facade is intended to fold and distort while packing the programs into the perimeter. The concept of the project has two main parts. First, the circulation jumps and rotates like a clock as one goes up the different floors. Second, the sectional variation of the rooms allows for six rows of windows creating the illusion of a tall building while only have four stories. This change in section also plays into the way the facade is folded at different floors while keeping the perimeter at its fixed length. One can imagine the building as a sequence of transformation. The building starts of as this bar that then got curled up like a finger creating creases at the center and altering the organization of the building.

main courtyard

sky courtyard 4th floor

common room

double room

drawer type: projective drawing critic: Cameron Wu year: Fall 2012 This is a drawing looking at two boxes tumbling. The concept of the drawing is to tumble the two boxes in a specific, calibrated path that makes the two boxes looks like that are sliding in and out of each other. On the sides are three point perspectives.

slide

type: sculpture critic: Mark Mulligan, Danielle Etzler group: Jin Jin Chiu, Sean Wong year: Fall 2012 The concept is to balance four identical wooden bars with the hidden weights set into the bar. Each bar of wood is cut through all the way in the shape of a dovetail. This geometry was used to ensure that the weights do not fall out. Cast weights of different lengths then were inserted into the bars. This system allows for infinite possibilities of configuration due to the flexible sliding system. This weight sliding system also allows for minute calibration.

in and out type: inhabitable sculpture critic: Jeffry Burchard year: Fall 2012 This project is intended to confuse and to bring the awareness to our mental maps of a building. This building uses very simple curves to create the feeling of being inside and outside at the same time. The first three room to be experienced are outdoor “rooms” that have roofs. The forth room to be experienced is actually the indoor “room” that is basically the same room as the hall way one used to get to the rooms. The hidden room is to be discovered by opening the doors on the side while entering the forth room. This firth outdoor “room” unlike the first three has an open roof.

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hallway

room 2

room 4

room 5 the hidden room

design build 2012 type: park / design build critic: Forrest Fulton team: Chun Ting Tsai, Elana Abraham, Ryan Chiu, Donesh Ferdowsi, Billy Griffitts, Michael Halls, Parker Keyes, Bomin Kim, Yurina Kodama, Sarah Miller, Lauren Miyata, Lyn Wenzel, Sam Xu, Connie Zheng year: Spring 2012 location: Patrick Henry Downtown Academy, St Louis role: coordinator between groups, designing of the mound/playing field/tree and shade, construction document, construction, presentation material and presenter. This semester long project is to build upon the design build project initiated in 2011 at the Patrick Henry Downtown Academy. Through extensive discussion, community meeting, and design we made significant alteration to the existing design while completing the rest of the space with additional playing field and shaded seating. New planting strategies and irrigation system were also implemented to improve landscape, and the urban garden.

conceptual design community meeting / questionnaire community meeting questionnaire

1. What do you like about your neighborhood?

sports field covered pavilion walking

cycling

Community Garden

PEOPLE/NEIGHBORS “getting along with people” “it is nice to live in a ‘neighborhood’” “nice neighbors” “people are generally friendly” CLEAN “brand new” “historic and serene” “cleanliness” “premises are kept up”

C R E A T I N G

Green Spaces

PROXIMITY TO DOWNTOWN/PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION “walking distance from downtown”--2 “close to the bus line” MANAGEMENT “wonderful manager (Melissa Wilson) doing a great job. Love her ”

3. Do you spend your leisure time outdoors? If so, what activities do you do? Yes: “Yes, but not in my community. I’m more of a traveler.” walking 4, relaxing/fresh air

TUTORING Oasis tutoring reading prgram

4. What outdoor activities would you like to do?

No: 5 “No way”

“work on beautifying and making sure kids don’t tear up property” walking, sock ball, Frisbee, baseball, fishing, picnics, skating, biking

5. What do your kids or grandkids do during their free time, after school, and during the summer? ride bikes, rollerskate, play indoors, homework, camping (summer), read books, go to library

6. What would you like your kids or grandkids to do during their free time? exercise, bike ride, museum, learn how to eat healthy, read books, study, play on a playground, quality time with family

Join

2. My neighborhood would be a better place if…

7. Where do you buy food?

January 25 - 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. New Senior Building, 728 Biddle Street

COMMUNITY/ FAMILY “we came together as a whole and participated in more community activities” “we all came together as one” “there were more adults coming together to help the children” “my mother could live here”

Schnucks Save a Lot Shop n Save Aldi’s Saveway

STORE “there were a grocery store (Aldi’s, Shop and Save, Save a Lot) “we had a store close by” “there were a major grocery store close by”

“far away, we need a store here”

RENOVATION “they fixed up the church and the building attached”

9. Have you ever gardened before? Circle one:

ACTIVITIES “there were things to do”

10. Do you want your kids or grandkids to learn about gardening? Circle one:

welcome and invite all interested residents to attend this meeting and share ideas about potential uses.

For more information, contact Geoff Lowe at 314.286.4226

“have a decent place to play” “learn a lot of different things”

8. Would you grow your own food? very likely 2 Yes: 6 Yes: 7

somewhat likely 4

ALUMNI “I graduated from there in 1948” “I went there. No interaction with the school, but willing to volunteer” PARENTS Children attend(ed) 3 “my children attended for a very short time, needed more challenge.”

No: “I only go out if I have to. My house is so comfortable” “I’m in a wheelchair…but, I’ll walk a bit”

DO NOT LIKE “I don’t like it here in the neighborhood because there is nothing in the neighborhood” “I’ve lived here for fourteen years. Really sad to be moving, but I need a different environment”

an open discussion on the future of the new green space at the former location of the recently demolished Cochran Tower building.

11. How are you or your kids involved in Patrick Henry Elementary School?

12. How have or haven’t you used the new gardens and spaces behind PHES? YES: 0 NO: 11

“Great idea. Not likely for certain groups of people in this area, though.” “They wouldn’t even pass anything out.” “?” “No, not aware” “I haven’t lately. I don’t anymore”

13. What groups do you belong to or work with? Church (Berean 7th Day Adventists Church) Shelter Better Family Life Adult Basic Education St. Louis Dream Center Oasis Tutoring Program PTO Book Club

14. CONTACTS:

somewhat unlikely 1

very unlikely 4

No: 4

No: 1

Margaret Dean Winifred Pippins Zellnar (?) White Barbara Bass Deshalle Beene

314-241-6149 314-210-2196 314-621-7122 314-724-2474 314-448-1614 314-874-2100 Charles Williams 314-540-9456 Cameacia Harrison 314-456-8869

one of the drafts Patrick Henry Elementary School Columbus Square Neighborhood

Shrine of St. Joseph Church

google earth view 2013

final implementation

furniture

planting strategies

sculptures

trees and shade

playing field

chat path

granite path mounds classroom shading

pergola round seating

compost/ storage

irrigation system

the red wood tree

planting plans w/ season Fence - South

Ninebark Physocarpus opulifolius

American Beautyberry Callicarpa americana

Appalachain Redbud Cercis canadensis

Cherokee Brave Dogwood Cornus florida

Spice Bush Lindera subcoriacea

Big Bluestem Andropogon gerardii

Fence - Southeast Corner

Purple Love Grass Eragrostis spectabilis

Culver’s Root Veronicastrum virginicum

Purple Coneflower Echinacea purpurea

Sideoats Grama Boutelova curtipendula

Indian Grass Sorghastrum nutans

Northern Seaoats Chasmanthium I.

Swamp Milkweed Asclepias incarnata

Blue Star Amsonia hubrichtii

Fence - East

Indigo Bush Amorpha fruticosa

Joe Pye Weed Eupatorium m. Gateway

Prairie Blazing Star Liatris pycnostachya

Serviceberry Amelanchier sanguinea

Arrowwood Vibernum Vibernum dentatum

Russian Sage Perovskia a. Filigran

Little Blue Stem Schizachyrium scoparium

Fence - East 2

Queen of the Prairie Filipendula rubra

Indian Grass Sorghastrum nutans

Western Sunflower Helianthus occidentalis

Sky Blue Aster Aster oolentangiensis Devil’s Walking Stick Aralia Spinosa

Switchgrass Panicum v. northwind

Cardinal Flower Lobelia cardinalis

Blue Sage Salvia azurea

Fence - North

Fragrant Sumac Rhus aromatica

Virginia Sweetspire Itea virginica

Buttonbush Cephalanthus occidentalis

Golden Currant Ribes aureum Dawn Redwood Metasequoia glyptostroboides Grace Smoketree Cotinus obovatus

Wild Hydrangea Hydrangea arborescens

Butterfly Bush Buddleia ‘Attraction’

Smooth Sumac Rhus glabra

what we did together team work

sculpting

what we made together designs

storage system

climbing sculpture

shading

drainage for round seating

community building

organic fresh produce and growth

budget

$15,000 ------

$3,970 ------$2,400 ------$2,200 ------$2,050 ------$1,460 ------$760 --------$360 --------$200 --------$200 --------$200 --------$400 ---------

$14200 -------

-------- Budget Given

-------- Trees and Plant Material -------- Soil, Mulch, Woodchips -------- Backhoe/Loader -------- Pergola -------- Sod -------- Tables, Chairs, Sculptures -------- Foam Toy -------- Storage Box -------- Irrigation -------- Misc Rentals -------- Misc Tools and Supplies

-------- TOTAL SPENT

pressure points type: light & wall study critic: Stephen Leet year: Fall 2011 Through the additive process of stacking, material can interact with each other in the most intimate way, especially balloons. When a balloon is deflated, it has a thick appearance on its skin. However, when inflated with water, balloons are thick and heavy in volume, but it appears to be thinner and more ephemeral. By stacking, or squeezing, these balloons in place, every single balloon deform itself to find the most efficient shape to maximize their tightened space. As a result the light that passes through this system reflect the pressure of the â&#x20AC;&#x153;stressed outâ&#x20AC;? material into the space. In addition, these water filled balloons have the possibility to be used for thermal regulation system or used for radiant heating/cooling.

space & light type: light & wall study critic: Stephen Leet year: Fall 2011 In light of Louise Nevelsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work, this piece of work seek to find coherence within incoherent objects, and more specifically, under the condition of single source side light. With these set of objects found in Walmart dollar section, I have found coherence in the continuity of objects. And by making everything white makes the viewing experience not about he object themselves but rather the spaces created and the light and shadows created. It seeks to understand relationships of the inbetween spaces.

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negative spotlight type: exhibition space critic: Stephen Leet year: Fall 2011 location: Kemper Art Museum-Main Gallery, St. Louis, MO The program asks for an interior exhibition space that only utilizes natural light to alter the experience of Richard Princeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s American Prayer. The gallery space has four north facing skylight that are all not that bright. To fully utilize this natural light, my proposal reaches high up to the skylights to gain maximum light. The concept is to create this spotlight that is made with giant planes of evenly diffused light. The space inside is four sided and a somewhat conical shape. Two of the faces are made with stretched fabric material called Newmat that will create a seamless diffused surface. The other faces will be painted dark mat color to accentuate the bright planes.

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to lock disalign the discs

to unlock align the discs

wood lock type: product design critic: Bruce Lindsey year: Fall 2011 The modern mechanical pencils are usually made with plastic and or metal. My concept is to make a wooden and sustainable mechanical pencil. By utilizing the lasercutter the pencil are made of discs with keyholes. The discs are string together by metal rods and the discs are all individually operable. The pencil will operate somewhat like a lock. When the keyholes of the discs rotate to align with the other discâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s keyholes the lead will dispense by gravity. When the keyholes are disaligned, the lead will be locked. The oval shape is to create better holding comfort. The three scored lines on the side marks the location of the keyhole thus allows the user to know how much lead is left.

gateway garden type: mix use - housing, commercial, city garden, market partner: Elana Abraham critic: Zeuler Lima year: Spring 2011 location: NW corner of Delmar Blvd & Eastgate Ave, St. Louis, MO; garden spans between Eastgate Ave & Westgate Ave in the alleyway This mix use program is located on this historic site of the Delmar Loop. To determine the exact program we looked at various aspect of the surrounding area. With large student population there is a need for residential building. Commercial value of the site is another important factor. And lastly, Missouri is a farming state and therefore we want to utilize the climate to have raised beds city gardening. The commercial storefronts are located on the first floor and the residential units are on the second and third floor. The city garden is raised above ground to maximize solar gain and also to create shaded market place and shading parking spaces in the alley way.

B A

ENRIGHT AVE

WESTGATE AVE DELMAR BLVD

alley way

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VRay rendering

seamless twist type: 3D representation study critic: Nathaniel Smith year: Spring 2011 The digitally fabricated model is representing the continuous curve pattern found on the AXE bottle that runs from the front to the back. The construction of the physical representation focuses on making seamless connections. All joins and connections are hidden in the intersection of materials to create the appearance of being one piece just like the original molded plastic bottle. The orange surface in the final physical model connects the curve of the front and the curve of the back to create a new surface inside the space of the bottle. The 3D representation of the AXE bottle shows its different grips and texture.

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theatre circulation outdoor cinema screen

view & air water feature restaurant & bar

open theatre retail & control desks parking

box theatre type: suckerPUNCH LIC cinema competition award: TOP 20 partner: Hang-Hyun Cho year: 2011 location: Long Island City, Queens, NY With the decline of people going to movie theaters the premise of the competition is to design a new movie going experience that will not only bring back the movie going experience but also bring an entertainment hub to the growing Long Island City. Our proposal is to elevate the movie theatres as giant floating boxes. This allows the ground level to have a greater connection to the river view and more commercial values such as shopping and dining. We have also create a large park in the center for outdoor movies to bring people of the community and outside of the community to this central entertainment hub. The facade rain screen pattern is inspired by moviebarcode. Above is extracted film frames of New York City movies Superman and Ghost Buster compressed into barcode form. We took the skyline of the view from our site can created lines from following the building edges thus creating a abstract barcode that relates to New York City and its film history.

Outdoor rainscreen pattern detail

wall metal framing LED information lighting

polycarbonate

interior window

view from ferry looking NE

view from manhattan

skin & feather type: facade system, biomimicry critic: Catalina Freixas group member: Hang-Hyun Cho, Austin Chod, Anne Kainic year: Spring 2011 location: St. Louis, MO Under the premise of biomimicry our team researched on penguinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s feather and how it creates effective insulation in extreme climate. The basic principle of penguinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s feather is air insulation. By trapping air in the down feather the penguin can change the thickness of this trapped air depending on its need for insulation. The basic concept is to create a flexible air insulation system that can increase or decrease in volume as needed. Our final design is a series of interlocking window pieces that curl and bends to create more trapped air for more insulation. All mechanism are hidden in the hinge. A string is attached to the end of the window and as the window rotates the string is forced to shorten and therefore creates a contraction.

movement of penguins and change of the turtle formation

THERMAL REGULATION SYSTEM of EM MACRO SCALE: TURTLE FORMATION trackingSCALE: of a penguin’s movement around the turtle formation MICRO BLOOD CIRCULATION

heat loss body temperature

OVERALL BLOOD CIRCULATION CHANGE wind

blood flow more flow less flow

movement of penguins and change of the turtle formation

tracking of a penguin’s movement around the turtle formation

air temperature lower

higher

DETAIL: CHANGE IN FEATHER + BLOOD FLOW

feather skin fat blood vein

control of heat loss greater loss

less loss

feather puffing models

air temperature lower

higher

wind

feather SCALE: INDIVIDUAL OPERATION MICRO skin fat feather muscle

control of heat loss section greater loss

less loss

wind

air temperature lower

higher

photovoltaic cells printed on PETG

metal tube energy transfer

metal frame

tension cord

aluminium screen axon

light brick type: public library critic: Ian Fraser year: Spring 2011 location: Delmar Loop, St. Louis, MO In the digital age, the benefit of the library is often under appreciated. Library allows people to brows in a tactile way that is more inspiring. A pleasant and quiet reading space is the main privilege to any library over searching or reading the online catalog on an eye straining screen. The central core consist of the main book stacks and services while the outside ring is this semi-exterior space with diffused lighting and natural ventilation when possible. To achieve this, aluminum extrusion screen is used to diffuse light and also serves as a rain screen. Aluminum is sustainable and recyclable material. They are also mass produced to efficiency and ease of construction. Large glass windows behind this screen will control ventilation.

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buffer zone quiet reading spaces

interior core book stacks + circulation

lobby view out

semi exterior reading space

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SLEEPING

IVE

HOW

OCESSION OF OPACITY

SECTION

WORK

LIVING SPACE

WORK SCULPTURE STUDIO

DINNING SPACE

GROUND

EXHIBITION ENTERENCE

OPACITY OF SPACE

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ROOF

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1 ft.

CLOSED

LIVE

SHOW

SECTION

OUTDOOR SPACE

WORK

LIVING SPACE

PAINTING STUDIO

SLEEPING

WORK SCULPTURE STUDIO

DINNING SPACE

GROUND LIVE WORK SHOW

object spaces

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CLOSED

SHOW

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EXHIBITION ENTERENCE

VENTILATION SKIN

ROOF

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ROOF

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LIVING SPACE

WORK SCULPTURE STUDIO

This live, work show, house is for one painter and one sculptor. The program consists of two art studio basic housing needs and gallery space integrated to the house. Art and sculpture have always had the tradition of being displayed. They are often viewed as objects distinct from their surroundings. While architectural elements often blend in to the background with their surrounding, my proposal is to design this live, work, show with architectural elements that appeared as displayed object. The architectural elements such as stairs, bathrooms, beds, are just as important as an object as the space around it. The exterior red screen addresses the issue of privacy while making the building a local landmark to promote its gallery exhibits. SLEEPING

GROUND

LIVE

type: live, work, show critic: Gia Daskalakis year: Fall 2010 location: Locust St & N Garrison Ave, St. Louis

SKIN

FIRST

GARAGE

DINNING SPACE

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jellyfish house type: case study critic: Gia Daskalakis year: Fall 2010 The Jellyfish house by IwamotoScott is a conceptual building type. The building uses advance technology to constantly monitor its surroundings, thus regenerate and cleans the polluted soil below while being completely self sufficient. In essence it is just like a living sponge in the sea. By using the special geometric algorithm of the Delaunay triangles and the Voronoi diagram IwamotoScott have develop this skin where all the technology will be embedded into. To study this sponge like geometry, I cast flexible rubber resin to simulate skin like performance with various densities of pores.

Delaunay triangles & Voronoi diagram

formwork

casting

plans section

hybrid drawing

view looking towards Palazzo Vecchio

perspective of light type: light installation critic: Stephen Leet year: Summer 2010 location: Uffizi Space, Florence, Italy Florence is the birthplace of the renaissance and the birthplace of the perspective drawing. The Uffizi space is very long, narrow and deep space that often messes with our perception and our understanding of the actual dimension and proportions of the space. In response to the development of the perspective drawing technique and my perception of the space, the light installation is meant to be viewed with two ideal viewpoints just like the way many Renaissance art or architecture. When in reference to the strong converging lines of the Uffizi space, on one end the three glowing orbs will appear to be the same size while on the other end the orbs will appear to not conform to the expected perspetival projection. This strange experience will remind the view of their understanding of scale, perspective, and proportions.

mapping occupancy density, period, directoin, flow

UFFIZI GALLERY

VOLUME

POINT of REST

DURATION

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POINT of REST

DURATION

SPEED

16:30

view from across the arno

Pivoting Door in Plan

learning density

Glass 0

type: furniture study for kindergarten Movement of Second Floor

critic: Catalina Freixas Glass year: Spring 2010 location: Manchester Ave & S Boyle Ave, St. Louis, MO

Movement of Second Floor

oor

The project began with a playing session with many kindergarten children. To gain better understanding of how children use space I did some mapping of a childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s body and movement. Throughout the mapping Glass process and some research I have learned that children learn in a non linear fashion. My concept is about density of learning. To create different density of 2 4 1 0 learning, I have developed a furniture system where different learning tools, chairs, and tables can be connected to a pole and are flexible to rotate. By encountering different density of obstacles and objects will create different learning experiences. Therefore classrooms can but Door customized to their desired learning needs. Adult Height Furniture Child Height Furniture

Door Adult Height Furniture Child Height Furniture 0 1

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Partial Movement Change in Individual Limb Motion

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W E

S A

K P

Sp P

A K

K A

S E

Sp P

K A S E

W N

Sp P

A WE

S K N K S

P P W

N Sp A E

E W S K N K S

ONE SECOND one second 15 Frames Per Second

Joint Connections Right Joints Left Joints Center Joints

Change in Angle 0° - 5° 6° - 10° 11° - 15° 16° - 20° ETC.

Rules of Measurements

153°

149°

153° 176°

164°

159°

148°

156° 4°

173°

7°

162°

164° 175°

142° 151°

154°

168°

7°

168°

14°

144°

156°

9°

103°

125°

99°

P A E

E K W S Sp N K S

26° 15°

21°

164°

A P P W

A E

A P W

39°

38°

Sp K

Sp S N

P A Sp

PA E N

S K

S W K

N K

173°

72°

P A Sp S K

160°

161° 90°

180°

157°

173°

24°

6°

96°

S W K

PA E Sp

S K N

4°

W W

1°

33°

18°

P Sp

S K

PA E W S K

PAE Sp

S K N

AE P Sp S W S K N K

E A P

42°

44° 140°

136°

PA E N

S K

AP Sp P A E S K N K S

68° 54°

E A P

150°

A A K Sp K S SP N P

157°

165°

Joints Arm Joints Leg Joints Neck Joints Spine Joints Direction

8°

117°

100°

148°

When the angle is less then 180 degrees, the angles are shown as it is. When the angle is greater then 180 degrees, the angles show the amount of degrees pass 180 degrees.

Major Joints Minor Joints

171° 174°

170° 171°

144°

145°

PA E W Sp S K S K N

36°

57° 157°

P E W

Sp S S

152°

96°

45° 89°

A AP W

180°

1°

179°

165°

136°

27°

171°

A E W P K S

A P

P E W

41°

5° 173°

E K W S

Sp N K

A AP

178°

2°

139°

159° 95°

144°

A E W P K S Sp

158°

173°

8°

88°

A P

172°

2°

175°

150°

155° 101°

142°

175°

158° 161° 108°

82°

164°

141°

132°

139°

151°

177°

171°

154°

168°

176°

179°

Sp N

AE P S W K

130°

70° 136°

AP Sp P A E S K N K S

143°

Major Joints

154°

A A K Sp K S SP N P

Joints Neck Shoulder Elbow Wrist Spine Pelvis Knee Ankle

157°

N S E W Sp P K A

General Science, Math, Earth Science

GROW

Raised Bed Garden

EXPERIMENT General Science, Math, Earth Science PLAY

Interact, Physical Development

GROW

Raised Bed Garden

CREATE Drawing, Making

ADMINISTRATION Principle Office, Nurse Office, Teacher Office

COMMUNICATE Dinning, Cooking, Socializing

CREATE Drawing, Making

ADMINISTRATION Principle Office, Nurse Office, Teacher Office

EXPERIENCE Music, Theater, Culture, Performance

CONTEMPLATE Reading, Writing, Thinking

PLAY

SUSTAIN

Interact, Physical Development

EXPERIENCE Music, Theater, Culture, Performance

Green Wall

First Floor Plan

COMMUNICATE Dinning, Cooking, Socializing

CONTEMPLATE Second Floor Plan Reading, Writing, Thinking

Roof Plan

Site Plan with Vegetation

Drawing, Making Site Plan with Vegetation

High Density

SUSTAIN Low Density

EXPERIMENT General Science, Math, Earth Science Roof Plan

High Density Low Density

CREATE

ADMINISTRATION Principle Office, Nurse Office, Teacher Office

GROW

Raised Bed Garden

0 1

Green Wall

SITE

PLAY

Interact, Physical Development

COMMUNICATE Dinning, Cooking, Socializing

CONTEMPLATE Reading, Writing, Thinking

EXPERIENCE Music, Theater, Culture, Performance SITE

SUSTAIN

Green Wall

Large Tree High Density Small Trees Low Density A

Roof Plan

Shrubs

Site Plan with Vegetation

0 1

Grass 0 4

0 4

Large Tree Small Trees Shrubs Grass

SITE SITE SITE 0 2

North Elevation

0 2

South Elevation 16

North Elevation

South Elevation

Large Tree Small Trees Shrubs Grass

ENTRANCE Section A

0 1

Section B

SITE ENTRANCE

Section A North Elevation

0 2

Section B South Elevation

Section C

Section C Section A

Section C

Section D ENTRANCE 0 1

Section D Section B

Section D

north elevation

burn type: outdoor/indoor nature classroom critic: Liane Hancock year: Fall 2009 location: Shaw Nature Reserve, prairie The man-made prairie of Shaw Nature reserve requires regular maintenance and regular burring of the prairie grass to help regenerate the soil. The main element of the project is the large retaining walls. The retaining wall will collect water as it rolls down the hill to create a small artificial wetland for educational purposes. The walls also help to block out the loud insect noises surrounding the classroom. And most importantly, instead of evacuating the area when the prairie is to be burned, the design of the walls will allow people to stay around the classroom while the prairie burns. This will create a more intimate understanding and learning about the prairie land and wetlands.

sections looking west

classroom view

burning prairie

view looking east

sound

type: mapping/reserach critic: Liane Hancock year: Fall 2009 location: Laumeier Sculpture Park (left) & Shaw Nature Reserve (right)

plaster cast section drawings