Yang cao portfolio

Yang Cao | PORTFOLIO Bachelor of Architecture, Xi’An University of Architecture & Technology Master of Architecture, Texas A&M University

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YANG(ALAN) CAO

[EDUCATION]

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY, COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS

LEED® Green Associate™

05/2016

cyang902@163.com +1 346 206 9222 245 Main St., Apt 57 Watertown, MA, 02472

Master of Architecture (Health Systems & Design Certificate)

XI-AN UNIVERSITY OF ARCHITECTURE AND TECHNOLOGY, XI-AN, CHINA 06/2013

Bachelor of Architecture

[WORK EXPERIENCE]

06/2015 08/2015

FERNANDO MENIS ARCHITECT, TENERIFE, SPAIN Internship

New Shenzhen Art Museum and the Pooling Stack of Shenzhen Library Competition Xingyi Mountain Hotel of Guizhou Province in China Exhibition of Fernando Menis’ Architecture Works 09/201305/2014

TAI’AN URBAN PLANNING & DESIGN ACADEMY, TAI’AN, SHANDONG, CHINA Entry-level Architect

Tai’an Anti-terrorism Training Center Apartment Design of Futian Residential Community 02/201306/2013

WU ZHI QIAO (Bridge to China) CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, HUINING, CHINA Researcher

Site Investigate & Survey, Mapping for Bridge Design Based on Cage Foundation

[REFERENCES]

GEORGE J. MANN

The Ronald L. Skaggs, FAIA Endowed Professor of Health Facilities Design; College of Architecture, Texas A&M University College Station, TX 77843 +1 979 229 5914 manngj885@gmail.com

07/201208/2012

FERNANDO MENIS

Founder and principal, Architect Fernando Menis Architect Santa Cruz, Tenerife, Spain +34 922 28 88 38 fernando@menis.es

TAI’AN ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN CO., LTD., TAI’AN, SHANDONG, CHINA Internship

Apartment Design of Wenquan Residential Community

[PUBLICATIONS + AWARDS]

KOICHIRO AITANI

Associate Professor (Texas A&M University) Visiting Professor (Kyushu University) Department of Architecture, Texas A&M University College Station, TX 77843 +1 979.739.9113 kaitani@arch.tamu.edu

2014-15

Norman & Renee Zelman Endowed Scholarship (TAMU)

2013

First Prize of the 10th Entity Construction Competition (XAUAT)

2011

Innovation Award (XAUAT)

2013-14

First Prize of the 8th Entity Construction Competition (XAUAT)

2010-11

Third Prize of the Structural Node Construction Competition (XAUAT) [SELECTED ACDEMIC ACTIVITIES]

[SKILLS]

Softwares

AutoCAD Revit Rhino (with GH) Sketch-up

Photoshop Illustrator InDesign MS Office

GoogleEarth Pro Atlantis V-ray

Design tools

Language

Digital drawing Watercolor 3D print Laser cut

Chinese English

02/2016

SENIOR APARTMENTS & COMMERCIAL CENTER, FOSHAN, GUANGDONG, CHINA

09/2015

CONTEMPORARY ART & ARTIST MUSEUM, AUSTIN, TX, US

02/2015

AWA DANCE SCHOOL & TOKUSHIMA THEATER, TOKUSHIMA, SHIKOKU ISLAND, JAPAN

09/2014

PALACE PUBLIC THEATER IN BRYAN, DOWNTOWN BRYAN, TX, US

09/2011

CONCERT HALL OF XI’AN MUSIC CONSERVATORY, XI’AN, SHAANXI, CHINA

05/2011

8TH ENTITY CONSTRUCTION COMPETITION, XI’AN, SHAANXI, CHINA

CONTENTS 2008-2016 1. CONTEMPORARY ART & ARTIST MUSEUM 2. CONCERT HALL IN XI’AN CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC 3. FENG LIAOXING SENIOR APARTMENT & COMMERCIAL CENTER 4. PALACE THEATER RENOVATION DESIGN 5. A SPIRIT RELAXING SPACE 6. XINYI MOUNTIAN HOTEL 7. OTHER WORKS

CONTEMPORARY ART & ARTIST MUSEUM [The Contemporary Art & Artist Museum For Ai Weiwei in Austin] Sept.2015-Dec.2015, 14 weeks [Project Type] Individual Work [Tutor] Prof. Aitani, Koichiro [Site] Austin, Texas, U.S. [Area] 35,000 sq. ft

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USA

TEXAS

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AUSTIN

CENTRE

SITE

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3 black and white prints 58 3/10 × 47 3/5 “

Wooden pillar and table 181 1/10 × 35 2/5 × 35 2/5 “

Digital lambda print 35 4/5 × 43 7/10 “

Wood 31 5/8 × 31 5/8 × 35 1/2 “

Porcelain handmade sunflower seeds

Chinese triditional dragon kite

Artist Name : AI WEIWEI Nationality : CHINA Date of birth : 08/27/1957 Artist, Architect, Curator ...

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2012 2011

2015 2014

“BEHAVIOR IS ART, BEHAVIOR IS EXPRESSION”

Earthenware, paint 9 7/8 × 11 × 11 “

Iron wood from dismantled temples 16 9/10 × 22 × 157 1/2 “

Wood 43 × 34 × 48 “

3200 porcelain crabs dimensions variable

Gold-plated bronze

Colored Vases

REUSE

REDESIGN

RECYCLE

MOBIUS STRIP

REPEAT

Site

Volume

Entrance

Roof Platform

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Ground Floor Plan

Concept of Mobius Strip

‘ Mobius Strip ’ Gallery

This contemporary art and artist museum is designed for a chinese modern artist, Ai Weiwei. The concept of this design comes from the art works and the way he created the art works. Ai weiwei likes to creat his new art works with the old stuffs he collected. At the same time, Weiwei Ai redesigns many old stuffs as the new stuffs. What’s more, he often use the similar methods to creat art works. From these above, I come up with three words started with ‘R‘, they are ‘Reuse‘, ‘Redesign‘ and ‘Repeat‘. In addition, these three words could be concluded as ‘Cycle‘. This reminds me the ‘Mobius Strip’, because the ‘Mobius Strip‘ represents the same meaning with the art works of Ai Weiwei which is making the old stuffs into new art works and never ends.

Thus, I design the gallery area based on the ‘Mobius Strip‘ beacuse the gallery has the closest relatiobnship with the art works. Then other parts of the museum such as office, storage and so on will be arranged along the ‘Mobius Strip‘ shaped gallery. As a consequence, the visitors will have a impressive experience in this museum.

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Second Floor Plan

West Elevation

Third Floor Plan

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North Elevation

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CONCERT HALL IN XI’AN CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC [The Concert Hall of Xi’an Conservatory of Music Design] Sept.2011-Jan.2012, 14 weeks [Project Type] Individual Work [Tutor] Vice Prof. Yan Wang, Li An [Site] Xi’an, Shannxi, China [Built Area] 276,000 sq. ft

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Downtown Xi’an R=3.5km Housing

Housing

Sec

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Hotel

Office

Ring Road

Housing

Library

R=0.5km University

Temple

Housing ChangAn Road

Hotel

Restaurant

Housing

Hotel

XiaoZhai Road

College Teacher

The Second Ring Road

Restaurant

Office

SITE

Housing University

Restaurant

Gallery

University

CunHua Road

R=1km

Office

Hotel

Xi’an conservatory of music

Housing

Office

Stadium

College Housing

WenYi Road

ZhuQue Street

The

Hotel

ChangAn Road

Office

Museum

XiaoZhai Road

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relaxing, working, meeting

indoor recreation, office

Visitor

sightseeing, dining, exhibition

greening, indoor recreation, exhibition room

Youngster

skating, picnic, resting

outdoor ground, greening, shelter

Audience

shopping, gathering, dining

shop, music hall, indoor recreation

Pupil

playing, skating, running

outdoor ground, greening

College Student

chatting, learning, picnic

outdoor ground, classroom, greening

Concert Performer

rehearsal, relaxing, acting

music hall, indoor recreation

Passerby

sightseeing, dining, walking

outdoor ground, indoor recreation

Resident

running, stretching, walking

outdoor ground, greening, outdoor seats

1. indoor space

2. semi private shelter

3. outdoor open space

1. The sloped inner space in the music hall is totally different from any other normal buildings. In this type of space, people will get a new experience.

2. The slant semi private shelter not only protect the indoor space but also provide people a good place talking with their friends and visiting the music exhibition.

3. Semi-underground space offers slope and big steps.

It serves for relaxing, small shows, private chatting, etc.

People enjoy themselves well here.

People need three basic types in this music hall: 1. indoor space, 2. semi private shelter, 3. outdoor open space.

To fulfil these, three creative types in this music hall: 1. sloped inner space, 2. semi sloping private shelter, 3. semi-underground space.

The logic generation a. Comfirm the geometric center of the site b. Contraction the preliminary outline according to the site c. Place the campus square near the collage entrance d. Set up the communication center in the site e. Form the main entrance square near the crossroad f. Adjust the site due to squares and the skyscraper

g. Adjust the site due to the surrounding roads h. Place the underground garage entrance in the site i. Set up the site to form the preliminary volume j. Pull up parts of the volume forming the entrance k. Arrange the music hall in the preliminary volume l. Comfirm the boundary on the volume’s roof

m.Pull up the boundary to fit the mass of the music hall n. Install the glass curtain wall to get better lighting and view o. Divide the campus square to form roads and resting places p. Adjust the edge of the skyscraper based on the surroundings

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Ground Floor Plan

Most of the current concert halls have their own path pattern, but these path are same. People go to the concet hall, enter into the symphony hall via the entrence square and entrence hall.

After the concert is over, they go back to home with some shopping or not. Such, it is boring for the audience come to have a concert. So in this project, I try my best to avoid this pattern.

In the meantime, I also decide to design a new kind of path for the citizens. In this concert hall people will have a totally different experience.

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Second Floor Plan

Third Floor Plan

East Elevation

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The sound path difference plan in the symphony hall

Then sound rays section in the symphony hall

The lamps arrangement plan in the balcony and the box

Structure Perspective

The lamps arrangement section in the symphony hall

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FENG LIAOXING SENIOR APARTMENT & COMMERCIAL CENTER [New Model Exploration for Senior Apartment Design] Feb.2016-May.2016, 14 weeks [Project Type] Individual Work [Tutor] Prof. George Mann, Prof. Zhipeng Lu & Prof. Chanam Lee [Site] Foshan, Guangdong, China [Built Area] 350,000 sq. ft

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Lawn

Landscape Parking Commercial

Commercial

Path Stage

Track

Terrace

River

Ramp

Ramp Platform

Stair

Plaza

Ground Floor Plan

The increasing population of older people becomes a serious problem in the world. Furthermore, in China, the nursing care becomes a social issue which requires an urgent solution. Foshan, the third biggest city in Guangdong Province of China, has the similar serious problem about the nursing care. The number of the senior housing institutions, including the public owned and private ones are very small. Most of older people live alone without appropriate care from their family members or public. This project explores a mix-used area related with senior-care services and senior housing institutions. The comprehensive project will include several communities for older people, the nursing home and other buildings related with the senior-care affairs. It will offer older people a comfortable and friendly environment.

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Longitudinal Section Perspective

Senior Apartments

Parking Garage

Pedestrain Path Main Street

River

Pedestrain

Bike Trail Platform

Resting Benches

Exhibation Museum Bike Trail

Lawn

Avenue Tree

Commercial

Passage

Ferry

Landscape Stairs

Ramp

Natatores

Water Plants

Pedestrain

Waterweed

Fish

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Physical Model

Physical Model

South Elevation

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PALACE THEATER RENOVATION DESIGN [Public Theater Design in Downtown Bryan] Sep.2014-Dec.2014, 12 weeks [Project Type] Individual Work [Tutor] Prof. Warden Robert [Site] Downtown Bryan, TX, US [Area] 14,850 ft2

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Basement Floor Plan 1 Office 2 Green Room 3 Corridor 4 Stage 5 Storage 6 Acting Area 7 Auditorium 8 Second Theater 9 Women Restroom 10 Men Restroom

First Floor Plan

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Control Room Janitor Room Lobby Reception Plazza Egress Stair Box Office AC Room Women Dressing Room Men Dressing Room

21 Switching Room 22 Rehearsal Room 23 Storeroom

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II-II Section Perspective

Stage

Fly Tower

Corridor Elevator

Rehearsal Roof Garden

Lobby

Auditorium Firestair

Gallery Control

Janitor Ramp

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Physical Model

LEVEL ROOF 36’

1 2 LEVEL ROOF 24’

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LEVEL ROOF 14’

LEVEL TWO 14’

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LEVEL ONE 1/2“ LEVEL AUDITORIUM -1’-3/4“

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LEVEL BASEMENT -12’

I-I Section

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Truss Wall Section Drawing 1. 3/4” Water Barrier 2. 3”×3” Angle Steel 3. 4” Fiberglass Insulation 4. Steel Framing 5. Bracing Piece 6. 4” Concrete Panel 7. 3” Translucent Sunlight Panel 8. M12 Stainless Steel Bolt 9. Angle Sheet Sheel 10. 1/2” Sealant Sheet 11. 3/4” Bearing Stiffener 12. 2-1/2” Shallow Decking 13. Concrete Slab

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A SPIRIT RELAXING SPACE [8th Entity Construction Competition of Shannxi Province,China] Mar.2011-May.2011, 6 weeks [Project Type] Team Work [Tutor] Prof. Jing Chen [Site] Xi’an, Shannxi, China [Area] 67ft2

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Square space in front of Fenti Building

Square space in front of Yifu Building

Square space in front of Cultural Gymnasium

Frequence

playing

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resting

6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Time Frequence

picnic

6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Time Frequence

fitness

6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Time Frequence

Square green space of construction site

Square space in front of Huangong Building

Trees square space of campus entrance

fitness

6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Time

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a : 2000mm*3000mm Construction site’s top interface b : Fibering abstract top interface c : Carry out substantiated abstract on intertwined branches d : Carry out insubstantiated abstract on enclosure space formed among branches e : Move away substantiated space and carry out abstraction and simplification f : Move away insubstantiated space and carry out abstraction and simplification g : Carry out geometrization processing on substantiated space h : Carry out geometrization processing on insubstantiated space i : Combine substantiated & insubstantiated space to produce top interface j : Combine substantiated & insubstantiated space to produce top interface space intention space intention

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Small Circle Middle Circle Large Circle

According to the results based on dimensions of human, the hollow space of the solid models are divi-ded into Small, Middle and Large in order to meet all kinds of solo activities or collective activities. And obtain the combination rows with the help of confirmed hollow space distribution in three kinds of spaces, then optimize final scheme by the yardstick and path.

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Knot I

Knot II a. To obtain the top interface by the research of yardstick

b. To copy the top interface, then move it upwards for 600mm

Knot III

c. To connect the circle holes between two interface and obtain the conneced cylinder

d. To extend material part of the cylinder below 1000mm

The pedestrian will notice the scenery behind by the permeable sight design

To provide a dating place for couples

What is it???

Amazing!!!

Knot IV

Material Composition

e. To set the bottom interface bellow 1800mm of the top interface

f. To dispose the double deck top interface by linear and conceptualization

g. To dispose the cylinder by space linear

To obtain pedestrian’s attention by the special form

A place for children to play games

When you explore in the strings, you will see nature space behind the top interface

A place for people to play the music and to enjoy it

A place for people to release their soul

The sunlight imples people the time change

h. To use the top interface as the structural skeleton

Bamboo

Thick nylon thread Thin nylon thread

i. To put lines down the top interface and then obtain a tangible space

j. To make more faller wire

k. To obtain experience space with multilevel and multi-dimensions

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XINYI MOUNTIAN HOTEL [The Mountain Hotel in XinYi of Guizhou Province, China] July.2015-Aug.2015, 4 weeks [Project Type] Team Work [Team Leader] Fernando Menis [Site] Xinyi, Guizhou, China.

[Area] 350,000 ft2

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Master Plan

Possible Activity Surfaces

Choreography of Elements

Expansion (Programs & Surfaces)

Fitting the Terrain

Forming the Plaza

Getting the Sunshine

Raising the Landscape

Making the Ventilation

Designing the SPA

To recreate the scattered houses of a Chinese village, as well as to create the desirable views of the mountainscape, each of the hotel unit is arranged in distinct orientation. The three blocks - covered in local stone material - sit on the three layers of rockery and weave into the three strips of greenery from the future ‘vertical forest’ project on the right, creating the harmonized “Three Fingers”. The main entrance of the hotel is located on the left which faces across the other half of the project including shops, museum and observatory tower.

Constraints and Life Streets

Circulation

Views from Platforms

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A-A Section

Hotel Floor Plan

B-B Section

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Shops & Inn Floor Plan

The panoramic tower is inspired by the natural rock formations of karst landform, consisting of three different vertical volumes intersect in elevation. The tallest volume function as vertical circulation and the panoramic viewing deck on top. The other two are occupied by coffee shop and restaurant below the deck. The gaps between the volumes covered in greenery and flowers function as the main entrance as well as sources of light into the tower.

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Ground floor plan

Section 1-1

Red Wine SPA Email: cyang902@yahoo.com Phone: +1 346 206 9222

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WALL CONSTRUCTION May.2010 - May.2010, 2 weeks [Project Type] Team Work [Tutor] Prof. Gaochao Du [Site] Xi’an, Shaanxi, China [Area] 120 ft2

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Construction Process:

1. Basement Construction 2. Wall Construction 3. Window Construction 4. Lintel Construction

150mm

120mm

90mm

60mm

30mm

South Elevation

West Elevation

The traditional way to construct a brick wall is to cement the bricks horizontally. However, when we started to build a wall, we wanted to find some new ways. Firstly, we wanted to use grey and red bricks to make a variation on color. Secondly, we wanted to make a different texture of metrical bulging red bricks in construction. Finally, we made “V-shape” window. By combining this construction idea with composition, we used two weeks constructing a real wall. In this process, we knew that we should have a lot of skills even when building a small piece of wall: We should know how to make the bricks and the mortar combine together, how to mix the cement and sand , how to set a line and ensure the bricks can be cemented on a line.

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Greening in architecture

WUYI MOUNTAIN HOTEL DESIGN Oct.2010 - Jan.2011, 10 weeks [Project Type] Individual Work [Tutor] Prof. Xiaoping Teng, Kun Zhou [Site] Wuyishan City, Fujian, China [Built Area] 67,000 ft2

Sight in architecture

Light in architecture

Hotel&trees in site

Platform Perspective

Function distribution

Yard,deck&veranda

Space gradation

Guests&staves streamline

The site is located in Wuyi mountain area of Fujian Province in China. After the mountain hotel is completed, it will attrack a large number of people come here to have a good vacation. These people are likely to be closed to trees, rivers and fresh air, when designing a mountain hotel, I focus on the relationship between nature and human. Huizhou style is used in the mointain hotel to fit the local characteristic. Some traditional Chinese architecture elements such as classical garden is also used in this design. In this project, organic rhythm of architecture has been purposed to evoke the absent memory of playing with nature. In response to the height of mountain, plants, wind and view, this rhythm, which can be shown especially in path, size of space and angle of roof, makes the architecture merge with the surroundings and gives people unique experience in nature other than the one in city. As a consequence, I believe people here will have an excellent time.

South Elevation

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ADMINISTRATIVE CENTER DESIGN

Section 1

Oct.2012 - Nov.2012, 6 weeks [Project Type] Individual Work [Tutor] Prof. Li Xiao [Site] Chenlu, Tongchuan, Shaanxi, China [Built Area] 46,700 ft2

Section 2

Site Tree

Open space Building

Green roof Normal roof

Platform Inner graden Road

Service Office

This site is located in Chenlu town which is near Shaanxi province in China. Chenlu town has a long history and it is famous for the porcelain. In this project, the local government plans to build a new area to attract the tourists. The government hopes to build a new area for tourist center, hotels, museum and government center. In this progect, the whole class is divided into several big groups and each big group has seveal small groups. My duty in the small group is design the government center for Chenlu town. I use the traditional elements, textures and materials for this design. There are two concept for the government center design, first is keeping the old architectures and constructions as much as possible; the second is keep the local traditional culture and methods for architecture design. From this project, I created the toof of lower level as the platform for the upper lever. As a consequence, this project forms different level in height, thus the created space will not only attract the local officers and villagers, but also attract the tourists. At last, a friendly and open government center is designed for Chenlu town.

North Elevation

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THE CIRCLE OF LIFE Mar.2013 - May.2013, 6 weeks [Project Type] Team Work [Tutor] Prof. Jun Wang [Site] Xi’an, Shannxi, China [Built Area] 450 ft2

Extract scenes with size Connect scenes Fuse with nature Childhood Youth Adult Agedness

1200*π 1800*π 2400*π 1600*π

People grow up in the nature with different ways. From birth to death, everyone has different life track. But in the aspect of dimension, most of people are in common. So we embodied the life track with some design methods. In this entity construct we make different space for different person in order to create rich space experience. Thus, we use the soft plastic pipes to form the basic shape. At the beginning, the circle is the smallest, then the size of the circle becomes more and more bigger. At the same time, we use the thin strip to tie the pipes together.

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