CUICHENG ZHANG ARCHITECTURE
C V PERSONAL
Cuicheng Zhang
EXTRA CURRICULAR
09/2013‐06/2015: Brain Storm Club, vice president
INFORMATION
Beryl.Zhang929@gmail.com
ACTIVITIES
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In charge of the promotion of activities organized by the Brain
Storm Club, such as designing posters, banners and booking venues. EDUCATION
09/2012‐06/2016 Architecture, Xi’an Jiaotong Liverpool University,
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Responsible for the recruiting and training new members, as
BACKGROUND
BArch
well as the election of key positions within the department. 09/2014‐Present: All kinds of architecture related workshops
INTERNSHIP
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07-08/2015 Xi’an Jiaotong Liverpool University, SURF Project, team
trendy architectural concept.
leader
C O N T E N T CITY REGENERATION X1
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Conducted a research on industrial remains in the cities located
in Yangtze River delta, such as Hangzhou, Shanghai, Wuxi and Suzhou
events planner, volunteer •
A R C H I T E C T U R E C A M P U S I C O M P E T I T I O N I C I T Y G R O W T H I T I B E T I R E G E N A R A T I O N OF C I T Y I B A C K W A R D A R E A D E V E L O P
Daily administration work, including photocopying, printing
and filing of documents. •
Assisted engineers in their architectural drawing and architec-
tural modeling OFFICE
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CITY OFFICE
PUBLIC SPACE I SOCIALIZE I COMMUNICATION
TRANSFORMED BRIDGE X
BRIDGE I STRUCTURE I I M P R OV E M E NT I M AT E R I A L
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Learned about the differences between Chinese and western
PAVILION I GRASSHOPPER I OPENSOURCE I STUCTURE
APPARATUS I A R C H IT E CT U R A L I N S P I R AT I O N I SPACE EXPE RIENCE
Languages Mandarin: Native speaker; English: Fluent.
AND INTERESTS Computer Programme: Microsoft Office; Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Rhino, Grasshopper, VisualARQ, SketchUp, V-ray, Ecotect, AutoCAD, ArchiCAD, Revit
of handling matters
Drawing and Modeling Skills Laser Cutter
07-09/2014 Associacao Basileria De Assitencia As Pessoas Com Cancer Event Planning (Volunteer Work •
Designed and developed company
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Prepared and painted interiors and exteriors of residential and
commercial buildings
EXPERIENCE DESIGN
ADDITIONAL SKILLS
architectural firm , such as their different design conceptions and ways
( ABRAPEC),Brazil
GH PAVILION
Stayed at a Cancer rehabilitation center in Brazil for two months,
and helped nurse several patients back to health.
01-02/2015 Shanghai GSA construction company •
Organized class outings and annual parties.
06/2014‐06/2015 : AIESEC Global Community Development Program:
etc.
CITYCOMPLEX I R E S I D E N C E I OLD STREET LIFE I M E M O RY I TRADITIONAL TYPOLOGY I M I G R A NT S
CITY REGENERATION X2
Learned about the latest technology in this trade and the most
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Accompany with cancer patients
Interest: Artworks, Photography, Movie, Rock Music, Philosophy
Typology Analysis
City Regeneration 1 X1 Maintain Street Life in Old Shanghai Time 12/2015 Module Small and Medium Scale Buildings Topic City Regeneration Regeneration; Migrants; Street life
In this part I found that there are a number of types of buildings in the site. Many of them are transformed from other types. The photos below show that residents are willing to extend their space into streets. This will make the street more and more crowded
Case Study - Kowloon Walled City
Diagram
Design Statement
Use the street as the rule to make the building grow
The concept comes from the observation of the situation that residents are willing to expend their space. One big reason of this is lack of space. They always expend their space horizontally. From the site analysis and Shanghai history analysis the situation is emergency that with the speedy development of the city the street life is reducing. After studying case study the concept comes out that to grow the building alone the three- dimensions street, try to keep or recall this kind of street life.
The phenomenon in the site that residents try to extend the space remind me a case-- Kowloon Walled City. This is a case that residents grow their building or space by themselves. They mix use the functions. The city was more like a villege in 1898. With the flow of time, residents grow the building due to their need. After this the concept comes out.
Take the site
Fold the street in three dimensions
After construction of main building, a facade with frosted glass is added. The reason for it is that the building expresses a new type of community, zoon to ensure the privacy of it and at the same time can give residents the feeling of indoor and outdoor.
Take the street in the site
Change the shape of the
Add facade
street to make it dynamic
Fold the street in 3 dimensions
Grow the street
Add the structure in the middle
Move the structure to the facade
Add volumns
Building grows
Plan
Second Floor 1. Cinema 2. Bar
Section AA’
Plan of Floor Minus One 1:200
Plan of Ground Floor 1:200
Third Floor 1. Apartment
Fourth Floor 1. Apartment 2. Cafe
Fifth Floor 1. Tea House 2. Cafe 3. Corridor to another Building
Plan
Sixth Floor 1. Roof Garden 2. Supermarket
Seventh Floor 1. Apartment 2. Store
Eighth Floor 1. Apartment 2. Roof Garden
Ninth Floor 1. Apartment 2. Restaurant
Tenth Floor 1. Roof Garden
South Elevation 1:200
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City Office
Explore Possibility of New Type Office Time 06/2014 Module Small Urban Buildings Topic Combine Office with Urban Public Space Make Office Become a Part of Urban Life
Shaojiemei Health Products Limited Company
Shitaili Tool Limited Company
From site analysis and public space analysis, it can be seen that the site is on the subway junction which is fit for building office. Also from public space analysis it can be seen that the site is not a place which is convenient to public space. For that the company is a product design company, how to attrct customs and to promote the product is a vital question. After consideration that idea comes out that to combine company with public space. The ground floor and floor minus one is totally open to the public. People can communicate here. Also one the minus one floor there is a cafe and an experience center. People can have knowledge on the product of the company.
Chaofan Culture Utensils Limited Company Suzhou Gardens Design Institute Limited Company Shuangyue Electrical Appliances Repair Limited Company
1. Tongda Precision Instrument Factory Limited Company 2. Xinya Stainless Steel Limited Company 3. Pengming Stainless Steel Material Limited Company 4. Sanjing Aluminum Limited Company
Longsheng Mechanical & Electrical Company
Sanxiang Beverage Limited Company
Tiejian Company Suxi Branch
5km
New World Industry Products Design Limited Company Company
3km
1. Piaoyi Clothing And Accessories Limited Company 2. Xinyintong Assets Supervision Limited Company 3. Quye Park Jiadu Advertisement Limited Company 4. Lite Always Baoxiansi Limited Company 5. Lima Chemical Fiber Textile Industry Limited Company 6. Hongguang Precision Industry Limited Company 7. Quanli Lianzhoujie Limited Company
S Xinli Wine Business Company General Agency
Bairuimei Special Chemicals Limited Company
1km
Site
10k m
Jiashun Property Limited Company
Tongwen Translation Limited Company
Shaichang Electron Limited Company
Suzhou Intelligence Bus Information Limited Company Meicheshi Car Utensils Limited Company
Guanghua Printing Machinery Materials Limited Company
1km
Huace Detection Technology Limited Company
YAMAHA Musical Instrument Store Yuteng Network Information Technology Service Limited Company
Virescence Construction Devlopment Limited Company
Yiluda Advertisement Limited Company
Suzhou Industry Equipment Installation Group Company Ltd. Jian'an Materials Supply Limited Company Haijian Engineering Technology Limited Company
Jiangsu Power Company Production Skill Training Center
1km
Office & Company Analysis
Baima Arboretum
10km
Yingmaqiao Park
Guanduli Park
Wanghu Park 5km
Hucheng River Park 3km
Xinghai Park
Taohua Island Meihao Park
Tiyu Park
1km
Jinji Lake Park Pingan Island
Site
Yuanrong Park
Caixiang Park Wuren Island
Sanxiang Park
Mudu Park
Renmin Park
Dushu Lake Park
1km
Park & Green Space Analysis
Also the office focuses on covenient communication and high efficiency. So there are stairs connects different departments inside rooms. In addition, there aee several relax areas. Staff can have relax there.
Axonometric
General Manager: CEO and manager department is on the top. Meeting Room: There is a big meeting room on the opposite of the garden. Indoor Garden: On the top floor. Staff can relax here.
Product Department: Employees design products here. IT Service: On the same floor with product department to ensure they to get the timely help. Outdoor Area: To offer the chatting and relax area. Relax Area: To offer relax area for staff.Relax Area: To offer relax area for staff.
Marketing Department: This department has a stair linked to product department. It can ensure the communication efficiency. Finance: Close to marketing department. Relax Area: To offer relax area for staff.
Entrance: On the half floor which become a buffer area from public to private company. Cafe: It is opened to both staff and public. Staff can meet people who may be potential customers. Store: Store which sells products of company. It can also be the experience centre. Auditorium: Auditorium for staff. It can also be a big meeteing room. It has stairs linked to upper departmnets, which is convenient for staff to use.
Design Process
Common suspension bridge
Bridge with truss below
Add beams to stabilize structure
Add beams to stabilize structure
Add more elements to stabilize it
Add beams to stabilize structure
Slop columns
Combine truss bridge with suspension bridge
Improve the stability of the truss
Reduce a part of cable
Add beams to stabilize structure
Add deck
Case
Implementation Description B2
Architects: MARGEN-LAB
B5
B6
Location: Barcelona, Spain Project Architects: Daniel Ibáñez, Rodrigo Rubio Collaborator: FAB LAB NETWORK Client: IAAC, ENDESA B3
Project Year: 2014
This project wass done by MARGEN-LAB. It named ENDESA WORLD FAB CONDENSER. It is a thermodynamic prototype, a bioclimatic dome which installed in Barcelona. The concept of it is using parametric to make the apparatus fit the site in aspect of
B4
B1
climate.
The point that the case inspired us most was that it was: 1. It designed on a global scale that all the figures of sites in the world can be input into the parmetric process and then output a thermodynamic prototype. 2. It used vernacular material—timber, which is easy to gain in Barcelona. B2. Input the number of foundations
B5. Generate the cover of roof
Concept Derived from the case study, our team came out with the concept that we wanted to design a pavilion which can fit every site in the world. Clients just need to input the site shape and where the foundations could be as well as the height of pavilion, the procedure will output a pavilion
B1. Input the curve shape of site
B3. Generate columns to form the main structure
B6. Joint of columns
automatically. B4. Generate the pitched angle of the roof
At the beginning, we needed to define an element to form the pavilion, just like the triangle element in the case. We used column
The pavilion is generated in Grasshopper. This is the first version, after this we improve it and have the sec-
B4. Generate the pitched angle of the roof
as the initial element for its flexibility. After
ond version, which will be mentioned in the part of ‘Improvement’. As can be seen, the process has 6 steps.
B5. Generate the cover of roof
that, the height, the foot points
B1. Input the curve shape of site
B6. Joints of columns
of foundations, the number of columns
B2. Input the number of foundations
These steps are not strictly arranged step by step. They connect to each other and will be explained in
can be easily adjusted.
B3. Generate columns to form the main structure
detail afterwards.
Improvement C5
C3
Input the site curve
Take points on the site
Make an enormous circle around the site
Lift points
C2
C1
C4
C3. Form the struture of pavilion
C5. Judge the roof point which has columns which are less than 3 and delete it
C2. Generate the pitched angle of roof
C4. Judge the column which is longer than certain length and delete it
C1. Input site curve Connect lifted points to foundations
Add joint details
Pipe columns
Add foundations
Design Diagram
After thinking the problem came that if the angle between one column and ground is too small, the column cannot be held any more.
This design diagram shows the design process Input the site curve
C1. Input site curve
Take points on the site
C2. Generate the pitched angle of roof
Make an enormous circle around the site
C3. Form the structure of pavilion
Lift points
These 3 steps are the same to B1, B2, B3 and B4.
Connect lifted points to foundations
In this part we did some improvements to
Add joint details Pipe columns Add foundations Complete joints
Add roof covers
Complete joints Add roof covers
Explode Axonometric of Joint
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Judge what angle is smaller than set smallest angle, and delete the long columns.
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Judge which roof point only remains columns less than 3 and delete the point.
C5
C4
C4. Judge the column which is longer than certain length and delete it We try to transform the length to simple parameter to input. SinX of the angle is a good parameter. 30째is seem as the smallest angle in this case (the angle can be adjusted). Then take the highest roof point, take the height to formula: Height/Length=Sin30째 Diagram After this, the biggest length of column can be figured out. Next step is to judge whether the length of column is larger than this number, if yes, delete the column. C5. Judge the roof point which has columns which are less than 3 and delete it After delete some columns, the situation may appear that some roof points only have one or two columns that it cannot be supported. So in this step one judgment will be done to judge whether one roof point has less than three columns, if so, delete this roof point.