PORTFOLIO of Yiding WANG Master of Architecture University of California, Los Angeles Bachelor of Architecture School of Architecture, South China University of Technology
2008
2014
CONTENTS Library Design
GROWTH
03
Exhibition Center Design
COURTYARD
07
Elderly Community Design
INTERACTION
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3rd Prize in 2012 International Student Competition on Open Building, Beijing, China
High-rise Flats Design
Material Analysis
AIR HOUSE
19
BACKBONE
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3rd Prize in 2010 Construction Competition of SCUT, Guangzhou, China
Fold & Assembly Furniture
Other works
SUPRACUBE
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GROWTH ---- UNIVERSITY LIBRARY DESIGN IN SOUTH CHINA, GUANGZHOU
ROLE_ Individual academic work LOCATION_ Guangzhou / China DATE_ Feb/2011--- Apr/2011 SUPERVISOR_ Jianyun Zhou ECONOMIC INDICATORS site area_ 9160m2 built area_ 8670m2 far_ 0.95 building density_ 26.57% green rate_ 37.1%
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CONCEPT
PLAN & ROUTES
Ground Floor
As an important architectural node of the traditional planning of South China University of Technology, the site is intensly impressed by the existed axis. Both the peripheral buildings and the surrounded environment show a symmetric order. In the site plan, the library adopts a layout of homocentric square, which guarantees the respects to the original axis. In the meanwhile, divide the whole building into two separate parts. It allows the idea of making differences in a united situation and makes it more convinient to discriminate different functions. origin
abstraction
5th Floor
2nd Floor
4th Floor
3rd Floor
FORMATION PROCESS
Library is somewhere inspires students to obtain knowledge, in other words, it is just a place which provides all kinds of possibilities for the “growth” of students. This word immediately reminds me of the bamboos, dougong and something else whose growth just like the process of our students’ study. •Forming
•Paring
•Differentiation
•Dislocation
•Overhang
•Roofgreening
To keep respect to the existed axis in the original campus planning, the project thinks highly of symmetry.
Divide one block to two parts, distinguish them by the differences in their height.
Use the method of overhanging to create more comfortable space for students to read and get rid of being influenced by the sunshine.
Respond to the courtyards around, escavating a courtyard from the original block. It is also beneficial to build up quiet atmosphere.
Dislocate the two independent part in different direction, break the traditional symmetry in a respectful attitude.
Because of the weather in south China, cultivating shrubs on the roof is advantageous to decreasing temperature.
Experiment Center
29th Building
RESOURCES UTILIZATION
summer winter Faculty’s Entrance
Civil Engineering Building
Telecommunications Building
5F re-use
Lecture Hall’s Entrance
reservoir
re-use
--Water Cycle
--Sunlight Utilization & Resistance
Use the planted roof and the water cycle system to re-use the rainwater inside the library and urban space.
The overhang resists the intense sunlight in summer from harming the students’ eyesight. The roof absorb heat to keep the indoor space suitable for studying.
ENTRANCE SQUARE DESIGN 1F
3F
Main Entrance
•Axis
Designing Institute
Yifu Science Hall
•Influencial factors
N Main Road
East Lake
•Privacy
SITE PLAN
COURTYARD ---- EXHIBITION CENTER DESIGN IN QINGXIUSHAN SCENIC SPOT, NANNING
ROLE_ Individual academic work LOCATION_ Guangzhou / China DATE_ Feb/2013--- May/2013 SUPERVISOR_ Yan Zheng, Zhong Yan ECONOMIC INDICATORS site area_ 9750m2 built area_ 5780m2 far_ 0.59 building density_ 21% green rate_ 41%
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134.5
133.363 130.00 129.01
132
128.6
127.32
15%
130.35 123.87
129.21 129.56
INTENTION Qingxiu Mountain has become one of the landmarks in Nanning since its remarkable natural scenery. However, the surrounding facilities hamper its further development. Therefore, the local government decided to construct some buildings not only providing some leisure places for the citizens but also exhibiting their own culture and scenery to the visitors from all over the world.
130.5 127.86
126.07 131 124.98
128.26
135.00 127.89
129.86
20%
128.27
132.5
132.81
129.26
131.59
139.50 137.72
131.67
143 145.87
131.97
127.16
132.6
139.57
133
131.52
126.53
132.91
132.53
135
The trend of the site is higher in the southeast and lower in the northwest. And there is a valley through the westside. The maximum height difference has reached nearly 30 meters. Meanwhile, the north and southeast of the site is relatively flat terrain with a slope less than 10%; while the middle section is with a steeper slope of about 20%.
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126.40 128.09
SITE
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126.14
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118.23
5%
8%
135.91
135.72
131.06
145.92
134.74
22.5%149.71 147
132.99
135.83
133.08
139.68
138.96
133.05 142.44 133.22
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50%
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143.62 140.4
135.57
140 30%
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147.33
25%
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25%
138.27
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8%
147.47 148
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> 150M
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133.05
133.47
138.71
144.57
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138.79 141.82
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148.8
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140M—144M 135M—139M
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130M—134M
133.14
138.30
125M—129M
139.19
< 124M 10M
50M 20M
CONCEPT -Courtyard: Create space and eliminate elevation difference. -Locality: The site is in the minority region with a special form of architecture. -Ecology: Design should create a harmonious relationship with the site.
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REFERENCE 7
ORDER
TRADITIONAL
HERITAGE MODERN
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AXIS
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6
4 3
2
5 4
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2 1
1
-1 stairs -2 incense burner -3 bell tower & drum tower -4 guardian lion sculptures -5 memorial archway -6 altar -7 apse
As a group of buildings, Fubo Temple set a series of nodes in order to emphasize the axis and provide the visitors a correct guide.
-1 pool -2 observation tower -3 old tree -4 fountain -5 sunken plaza -6 screen wall
With similar methods, set different nodes in different positions of the axis not only control and guide the audience in a proper way but also strengthen the order of it.
SITE LAYOUT 3F
---AXIS
2F
STORAGE ENTRANCE
2F
2F
2 axises: Entrance axis, east-west direction; Interior street axis, north-south direction.
---COURTYARD
Form a group of buildings and provide more enclosure space.
2F
MAIN ENTRANCE
---CONNECTION Bridges and Flatforms make the buildings into a whole and ensure the continuous exhibition.
OFFICE ENTRANCE 2F
3F
pedestrian route is almost a circulation and the car route is along the sites perimeter.
2F
---FUNCTION
2F
SITE PLAN
---ROUTES
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Divide the site into two parts, one for the exhibition and the other for receiption.
---ELEMENTS
National cultural has a great influence in this area, like the totem.
PLAN DESIGN
COURTYARD TYPE
---inner sight
internal courtyard increases the possibility of the communication between visitors.
---route
the form also provides successive tour route.
---connection
the connections between each building assure the continuous visit.
CORNER
---view
plan of homocentric square farthest use the positive factors.
---rain-proof
using of glass roof provides more space without the influence of the weather.
---sunlight
sunlight going through the roof promotes the growth of plants.
THROUGH cafe & bar
FUNCTION DIVISION
reception
service area
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visitors
exhibition faculty
exhibition area
consumers
academy area
office area
audience
DOUBLE
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5
5
2
2 4
3
1 1
3
1
1 storeroom 2 equipment room 3 exhibition room 4 terrace 5 courtyard
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3
3 3
basement level plan
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4 3
2
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1 1 1
1
1 office 2 exhibition room 3 lounge 4 plaza & courtyard 5 pool
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2
ground level plan
2 1
3
1
2
3
1 1
4
1 exhibition room 2 restroom 3 balcony 4 cafe
2nd floor plan
1
3 4
1 exhibition room 2 balcony 3 cafe 4 conference room
3rd floor plan
PLANS & ACCESS DESIGN This group of buildings is mainly used for exhibition and receiption since it is in the entrance zone of the whole area. From an overall view of point, the layout of the buildings is in a circle style and divided into two seperate parts. The northeast, north and west part is used for the exhibition and there are connections between each two buildings so that the visiting access is more continuous. In the meanwhile, the southeast corner is used for receiption. main visiting access
basement visiting access
upper visiting access
receiption access
FRAME
STAIRS
TRADITIONAL ELEMENTS DETAILS
In the field researching process, I was impressed with the traditional elements of the local dwellings and decided to use them into my design. The wooden structural frame and the outdoor stairs not only provide more space inside the building but also fit it into the surroundings.
ELEVATION
INTERACTION 2012 INTERNATIONAL STUDENT COMPETITION ON OPEN BUILDING, BEIJING, CHINA
ROLE_ Team work, Leader LOCATION_ Beijing / China DATE_ Jul/2012--- Aug/2012 SUPERVISOR_ Shaopang Zhuang, Jie Tao PARTNER_ Xulu Bai, Haoling Zeng Hongyu Chen Qiaoyun Huang Zhiyuan Li CONSTRUCTION AREA_ 73443M2 BUILT AREA_ 201641M2 FAR_ 2.75
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GENERAL SITUATION
--FORCAST & ANALYSIS
The KEY points about the competition is “elderly community” and “opening”, our group interprets it in the following way. The design of the new elderly community should show more about sociality and naturality. People, especially the senior citizens, need to get easy access to nature, which is of human instincts. Further more, with the development of the society and the other words, serves as an indicator that the design of the sociality space and activity space should meets the demand of the elderly.
New design takes landscape and environment into consideration.
--SURROUNDINGS --PEDESTRIAN FLOW
--PUBLIC SPACE GATHERING
The population of the aged changes, which requires the high flexibility of apartments.
With the educational level increases, spiritual needs of the old will arise correspondingly.
High-rise apartment
SITE PLAN & STATISTICS
category
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total land area
02
gross floor area
road area
above ground underground
03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10
plot ration site coverage open space ratio greening rate building
number
73443 9634 201641 176865 24776 2.4 29% 71% 35% 80.5
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m m2 m2 m2 m2 / / / / m
height(cornice)
Maximum building stories(above ground )
23
Maximum buliding stories(underground)
2
story
900
vehicle
motor
vehicle
MAIN ENTRANCE
measurement
story
3F
3F 3F
6F 6F
underground
11
non - motor vehicle
underground
3F
12F
3F
15F
15F
3F
14F
14F
3F
3F
12F
3F 3F
5F5F
5F5F
5F5F
5F5F
5F5F
5F5F
Research center/ Hotel
2F 3F PEDESTRIAN ENTRANCE
3F
12F
7F 7F
2F
20F
20F
7F 7F 7F 7F
2F
12F
7F 7F
2F 7F 7F
Health care center
5F 5F 3F
0 900 500 500 0
5F
vehicle vehicle
storage above ground
17F
17F
3F
storage above ground
19F
19F
22F
22F
Recreation complex
SECOND ENTRANCE
3F
vehicle
5F
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2F
2F
3F
Multiple dwelling
STEP 2: URBAN PHENOMENON AND THEORY MERGED IN A MEGA-CITY.
SINGLE
At present, it is harder to spot one place consisting of only few types of function. Thus, catering to the social needs, SOHO and HOPSCA come into being. COUPLE
NUCLEAR
•SHORT-TERM PLANNING
3 GENERATION
BIG FAMILY
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•LONG-TERM PLANNING
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STABLE BUT FLEXIBLE UNIT EXPANSION
01
03
MULTIPLE DWELLING
UNIT
MOST FLEXIBLE OF THEM ALL-TRANSFORMED INTO HOPSCA HIGH-RISE FLAT
9M PATH
RESIDENCE
RECREATION
LIVING SPACE
Unlike many old people in China, the person intended to buy the apartment here must have obtained social status to a certain extend. Though regarded as aging group, the old needs being treated respectably, not only verbally but also architecturally. In other words, the design must be in accordance with specification, while at the same time, the whole proposal should include challenging elements such as slopes, roof gardens, outdoor stairs and etc.
RESEARCH
HOW WE VIEW THE SENIOR CITYZENS SUPPOSED TO BE SETTLED HERE.
+ 9M * 2M GRID
C-R COMPLEX H-R CENTER
STEP 1:
COMMERCIAL
4*2=8M
LIVING SPACE ADAPTION
For the high-rise apartments in west adopt in core-tube structure, which makes the buildings more flexible for various kinds of functions, being illustrated as follows, we are sure it is an appropriate way to define open architecture and transformation in this perspective.
East-west axis
With the development of our economy and the increasing of the population, the exploration of new living mode for elders will continue. According to the reduction of the available land, we should make our design more efficient and three-dimensional. That is our initial and insistent goal.
Residential corridor
West entry of the yard
Intersection park
East entry of the yard
Activity1--
Activity2--
Activity3--
morning exercise 6:00a.m--10:00a.m
afternoon break 2:00p.m--4:00p.m
entertainment 7:00p.m--10:00p.m
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2 3
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1 aerobics 2 tea
3 Taiji 4 walking
5 chess 6 walking dog
1 tea
2 chess
3 walking
1 dancing 2 walking
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5 3
2
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3 walking dog 4 chess
5 singing
LIVING
1st to 3rd floor
1st to 2nd floor
CENTER YARD HIGH-RISE APARTMENT
RECREATION
1st to 7th floor
Landscape road
In the elevation design, we choose this latticed form since it can satisfy the fundamental requirement of the daylighting and be adapt to all kinds of devision in the meanwhile. Moreover, this design can be achieved through jointing the components together so that it is easy to dismantle and recombine.
MULTIPLE DWELLING
LIVING
SECTION ANALYSIS
1st to 5th floor
PUBLIC SPACE
OFFICE (available)
2nd FLOOR TYPICAL FLOOR
HOTEL (available)
AIR HOUSE HIGH-RISE FLATS DESIGN A.UD 403C Suprastudio of Gehry Partners/Gehry Technology
ROLE_ Team work LOCATION_ Los Angeles / USA DATE_ Mar/2014--- Jun/2014 SUPERVISOR_ Craig Webb, Dennis Sheldon, Kiduck Kim, PARTNER_ Yuhao Zhu, Yi Zhang Yiwei Wang CONSTRUCTION AREA_ 3450M2 BUILT AREA_ 15600M2 FAR_ 4.5
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ART/GALLERY/THEATRE
CULTURAL INFLUENCE
METRO NODES
The site is on the Bunker Hill and next to the cultural axis of Los Angeles, several cultural nodes, like the Walt Disney Concert Hall, the Broad Museum, the MOCA, the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, create a cultural atmosphere in this area. Therefore, it becomes an essential element in our design process.
METRO LINES APARTMENTS LOFTS
FWY101
DOROTHY CHANDLER PAVILION
FWY110
WALT DISNEY CONCERT HALL
THE MOCA
BROAD MUSEUM
PRESENT SITUATION
WALT DISNEY CONCERT HALL
---TRANSPORTATION Since the site is inside Downtown LA, the public transportation in this area is very convinient. As the graph shows, there are several metro stations around. In the meanwhile, the site is also close to Freeway 110. What particularly worth mentioning is that the street beside the site, Grand Ave, is a double-layered road. Therefore, we think it is a advantage for us to seperate the two entrances of our design.
PARCEL Q
To Fwy 110
---DEMOGRAPHIC The data in the Downtown Los Angeles Demographic Study 2013 confirms Downtown Los Angeles is a growing community that hungers for more of just about everything that a big city center traditionally offers. The Study not only solidly indicates positive and sustainable trends, it also reveals that the Downtown population continues to grow, is highly educated, affluent, and employed at levels that exceed city and county averages.
BROAD MUSEUM
TUNNEL PORTAL
DATA
STRATEGIES
Highly-educated residents --- Cultural Activities Advantages: Disney Concert Hall, Broad Museum, MOCA, Parcel Q
RESIDENT ENTRANCE
71% renting residence
PUBLIC ENTRANCE
TUNNEL PORTAL
56% working in DTLA
Half of the residents work in DTLA --- Private & Public Transportation
80% education degree earned
Young residents --- Service group, room type
34% home as office, SOHO
Single households --- Studio, 1 Bedroom
52% single MOCA
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17% employed in arts and entertainment
Rent: Own = 7:3
Living & working --- SOHO
TRANSFORMATION ORIGIN
THROUGH
HALF-ENCLOSURE
CORNER
NEIBOURHOOD!
LESS COMMUNICATION
LESS PRIVACY
FORMATION PROCESS
BLOCK VS INTERWAY In modern society, people are more and more accustomed to living in their own space. However, a real and healthy society need a more positive neighbourhood. Barcelona Eixample give us a good reference.
ISLAND
INTERWAY FLOORS
BREAK
TWIST
DISLOCATION
PUBLICITY
PROGRAM IN PUBLIC SPACE
A. Terrace Gallery pool & spa
Considering most residents living in this apartment work in art, a gallery is necessary which may give them more inspiration.
art studio media room B. Cafe
restaurant
art studio fitness club
Since the amount of cafe in this area is not enough, we set several cafes inside the building. In the meanwhile, they provide more communication space.
restaurant
C. High Bridge
technology center
The high bridge between the two towers not only make them into an integrate system, but also create a continuous neibourhood.
office restaurant
D. Entrance Platform Because our site is next to the Broad Museum’s Plaza, we set an entrance platform on the ground level to extend the public atmosphere.
STRUCTURE&MOVING SYSTEM
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2 3
5
1 CORE 2 ENCLOSURE FRAME STRUCTURE 3 SPACE TRUSS 4 PROTECTED STAIRWAY 5 CORRIDOR
DETAILS
STEP1: ROTATE
PIVOT ON ROTATING PANEL
STEP2: ROTATE
PIVOT ON ROTATING PANEL
STEP3: PAN
MOVING RAIL
WORKING PRINCIPLE
VIEW ANALYSIS Accompanied with the rotation of the panel and the movement of the unit, the view inside the apartment will also change. It not only satisfies the consideration of fairness among all the residents but also brings some feeling of freshness into their daily life.
PLANS
Plan @ Elevation 60m
Plan @ Elevation 119m
Plan @ Elevation 119m
Plan @ Elevation 45m
Plan @ Elevation 98m
Plan @ Elevation 38m
Plan @ Elevation 79m
Plan @ Elevation 15m
Plan @ Elevation 70m
Ground Plan Plan @ Elevation 64m
SECTION
UNIT DESIGN According to the data of the dempgraphy and the current situation of the apartments in Downtown LA, we put 3 different types of rooms inside our design, studio, 1 bedroom and 2 bedrooms. The proportion is based on the research. All of these room types have one wall clinging to the rotating panel with all the infrastructure going through.
SIZE 6M*6M HEIGHT 3M 1 FLOOR SINGLE
STUDIO
SIZE 9M*6M HEIGHT 6M 2 FLOORS FAMILY
2 BEDROOMS
SIZE 12M*6M HEIGHT 3M 1 FLOOR COUPLE
1 BEDROOM_A
SIZE 6M*6M HEIGHT 6M 2 FLOORS COUPLE
1 BEDROOM_B
BACKBONE MATERIAL ANALYSIS
2010 CONSTUCTION COMPETITION OF SCUT, GUANGZHOU
ROLE_ TEAM WORK, LEADER DATE_ NOV/2010--- DEC/2010 SUPERVISOR_ Gang Song PARTNERS_ Yidi Yao Haoxiang Yang
MATERIAL_ WAX
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INTRODUCTION The MAIN purpose of this competition is to discover a new characteristic of some kind of material under a creative processing technic. In the meanwhile, use this characteristic to establish a new formation. WAX, being easy to burn, insoluble in water, with a low melting point, seems to be fragile. BACKBONE, the main component of one’s skeleton, supports the whole body with its solidness and strength. Eventually, we find a effective way to combine these two opposite objects together.
•Material
•Flammibility
•Meltability
Wax is generating from lipa distilled from animals, plants and minerals.
Candles are the most common form of wax which proves its flammibility.
The melting point of wax is low so that it can be easily transfered into liquid.
•Exploration
•Origin
•Experiment
Find some other characteristics after looking up some materials on the Internet and books.
As an organ to support human’s body and cushion severe pressure, the structure of backbone is stable.
Attempt to make the wax similar to the shape of backbone so that it can present a stable form.
•Water absorbing Use needle tubing to absorb water from beaker.
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•Injection
•adhere
•draw off
•Segmentation
•Melting
Divide the candle into some small parts.
Melt the small parts of wax into liquid form.
•forming
•Adhering Place the balloon into the melted wax and wait for a few minutes.
•Cooling Use water to cool the wax into solid form.
SUPRACUBE FOLD & ASSEMBLY FURNITURE A.UD 289 LEC 8, Suprastudio of Gehry Partners/ Gehry Technology ROLE_ TEAM WORK, LEADER DATE_ NOV/2010--- DEC/2010 SUPERVISOR_ Kiduck Kim Andrew Witt
PARTNERS_ Yi Zhang Chao Weng Yuhao Zhu MATERIAL_ STEEL
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PRODUCING PROCESS CNC ---- cut
UNIT LAYOUT
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Use CNC to cut the steel plate into the shape we want. The zigzag edges are designed for the matching between two pieces. The holes are reserved for the rivets.
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ROBOT ARM ---- fold
UNIT TYPE A
The design consists of 4 different components. Since the steel plate is difficult to fold precisely, so we accomplish this step under the help of robot arm.
B 16”
16”
16”
mirror
16” 16”
C
16”
D 16”
16”
16” 16”
CATALOG 1
2
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DETAILS ---- assemble 5
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HINGE & RIVET
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In order to combine these folded pieces together, we find some rivets. Also, we use hinges to make the rotation as the catalog shows possible. 25
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16”
SUPPLEMENTARY WORKS From 2008 to 2014
LIGHT DRAWING WITH ROBOT ARM Role: Team academic work Location: Los Angeles, A.UD 289 LEC 9 Date: Mar 2014 Tutor: Ozel Guvenc
02 HOUSE WITH PASSIVE DESIGN Role: Individual academic work Location: Los Angeles Date: Oct 2013 Tutor: Kiduck Kim, Craig Webb, Will Fox
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WEARABLE ARCHITECTURE DESIGN Role: Team academic work Location: Los Angeles Date: Jan 2014 - Mar 2014 Tutor: Kiduck Kim, Craig Webb
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FINE ART & PHOTOGRAPHY URBAN DESIGN Role: Team academic work Location: Guangzhou Date: Jun 2012 Tutor: Jun Miao
04 OFFICE BUILDING DESIGN Role: Individual academic work Location: Guangzhou Date: Oct 2011 Tutor: Jun Miao
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Photographs Jul. 2009 - Jul. 2012
REMEMBER
STOP
THINK
VOTE
QUIT
MOVE ON
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